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In KDE, the default cursor is so... X; and in Gnome it reminds me of the white pointer from Microsoft Windows. Here's a simple command to give you a left or right pointer in the Mac style cursor. You can even make it colorful!

This is the default cursor under KDE

This is the default cursor under Gnome.

This is the command that allows you to alter the cursor on both desktops:

xsetroot -cursor_name left_ptr -fg \#000000 -bg \#ffffff

This is the cursor named Left Pointer (left_ptr). Currently, the background is white (-bg\#ffffff), and the foreground is black (-fg \#000000) The color codes are listed in hex.

For you lefties, this is right_ptr.

If you are feeling colorful, this is a yellow foreground with a red background: -fg \#ffff00 -bg \#ff0000

You can experiment typing different combinations into a terminal window. When you have a color combination that you like, for example the Mac mouse, type up a simple shebang script:

#!/bin/sh
xsetroot -cursor_name left_ptr -fg \#000000 -bg \#ffffff

In KDE, place this script in the Autostart folder. Under Gnome, use the Control Center -->Session Manager, and add it to your startup items.