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Slappin Fish 10-09-2009 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by sinclair (Post 16413429)
because the invention of "point and click" or "cut and paste" was not revolutionary at all.

because windows doesn't have "point and click" or "cut and paste"?

Do I have to buy a Ford to join the industrial revolution?

alexchechs 10-09-2009 10:47 AM

All you need to know is you made the right choice...

sinclair 10-09-2009 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by CYF (Post 16413489)
Xerox PARC invented the GUI. Apple borrowed some elements of it, and hired some PARC researchers.

Windows has "point and click" and "cut and paste" also :2 cents:

You are correct sir. Jobs and Woz had the idea to actually put it into a personal computer, and thankfully Adobe put their support behind it. Gates used it in his software and now we have a choice a to what we use. The revolution is choice.

Sharky 10-09-2009 11:19 AM

A friend just showed me DropBox. Have any of you heard of this service? seems like a pretty good way to share data between multiple computers or people?

fatfoo 10-09-2009 11:23 AM

I was using Mac once, and the mouse has only 1 button, yo. That's very trippy.

KillerK 10-09-2009 11:44 AM

I can find no reason to run a mac over windows 7. Hardware is way worse, software is the same or not on the Mac.

Sharky 10-09-2009 12:54 PM

i have windows 7 ordered for my desktop. i should get it sometime this month.

potter 10-09-2009 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Slappin Fish (Post 16413202)
Forgot to add something constructive..

You'll definitely need VMware or Parallels so you can run some windows only software.

What windows only software????? Not that I'm saying it's not good to have, but come on - the only reason I've seen it "needed" was for testing different o/s platforms with new design/programming.

dav3 10-09-2009 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Sharky (Post 16410156)
So I have ordered a Macbook Pro at the encouraging of coworkers and friends. My 1yo HP laptop with 4GB RAM takes about 15 minutes to fully reboot and load the programs. i've had enough.

You can probably spend about 5 minutes cleaning up your startup and a few other things and save yourself the cost of a macbook.

Major (Tom) 10-09-2009 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Sharky (Post 16410156)
So I have ordered a Macbook Pro at the encouraging of coworkers and friends. My 1yo HP laptop with 4GB RAM takes about 15 minutes to fully reboot and load the programs. i've had enough.

The 24" LED Cinema display arrived today. The laptop should arrive early next week.

What do I need to know? Are there any good resources for lifetime PC users making the switch?

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ProG 10-09-2009 02:11 PM

Just out of curiosity, do you believe switching from a PC to a Mac will prevent it from ever taking 15 minutes to load? Its YOUR fault the PC takes that long, not the hardware. You will have the same problem with a Mac, because you don't know how to maintain your system properly.

digifan 10-09-2009 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by fatfoo (Post 16413699)
I was using Mac once, and the mouse has only 1 button, yo. That's very trippy.

My mac mouse has four buttons.

RyuLion 10-09-2009 02:33 PM

Quick! trow your Mac away..

digifan 10-09-2009 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by RyuLion (Post 16414374)
Quick! trow your Mac away..

Nooooooooooooooooooo!

shermo 10-09-2009 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by DukeSkywalker (Post 16414306)

:1orglaugh:1orglaugh

tripleXeffects 10-09-2009 03:02 PM

I run a PC and spent about the same as I did on a Mac Pro my Mac is way better!

My Mac mouse is my old PC Mouse and a Wacom Cintiq

Big John 10-09-2009 06:17 PM

I have my macbook pro on dual boot as some stuff I just have to do in windows or prefer to do in windows. You get the best of both worlds that way. :2 cents:

That said...shame the audio drivers are so crap in windows on the macbook :(

dav3 10-09-2009 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by DukeSkywalker (Post 16414306)

:1orglaugh:1orglaugh

SayWhut 10-09-2009 07:40 PM

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Shoplifter 10-09-2009 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by ProG (Post 16414323)
Just out of curiosity, do you believe switching from a PC to a Mac will prevent it from ever taking 15 minutes to load? Its YOUR fault the PC takes that long, not the hardware. You will have the same problem with a Mac, because you don't know how to maintain your system properly.

Yep something is wrong.

My new Windows 7 setup boots in under a minute. Boot times on new PC's with new I7 motherboards are very good.

Just an opinion, but I feel it's the wrong time to buy a Mac with Windows 7 being released very soon. I would give it a try and then make up your mind.

FuzzyDunlop 10-09-2009 09:23 PM

I switched from pc to mac about 18 months ago after using pcs for 15 years. Am glad I did. Bit of a learning curve however worth the effort.

psili 10-09-2009 09:32 PM

Enjoy yet another operating system you'll eventually get used to, have issues with, and because you bought into the Mac crowd, will mentally suppress. Because it seems Mac owners will have issues, much like Windows, Linux, Unix, or any other OS system. It's just that Mac owners never admit that shit.

Sloane 10-10-2009 03:01 AM

anyone running statsremote on their mac? not in PC mode?

Serge Litehead 10-10-2009 04:58 AM

OFFtopic, don't know what you did with your PC, my 2.5yo 4Gig RAM HP still works like new... i keep installed soft to bare minimum of what i actually need and use, nothing useless is loading at startup and into taskbar, and regularly run CCleaner which basically removes all temp folders within the system and cleans registry from clutter that uninstallers forget to remove when uninstalling progies - CCleaner is the only registry tool I trust.. as others have tendencies to corrupt registries instead of optimizing them.
2.5years without even of reinstalling vista and it runs smooth without any problems.

personally i'd get i7 system before any mac but as a mobile light weight notebook might consider mac notebook in the future as I like to explore new things and see what macs are about))

good luck with your switching!

J B 10-10-2009 05:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Sloane (Post 16416073)
anyone running statsremote on their mac? not in PC mode?

More than 100 people were using our Mac beta version in the last months.

Yesterday StatsRemote V4 was finally released :)
http://www.statsremote.com/v4/

pentae 10-10-2009 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by psili (Post 16415723)
Enjoy yet another operating system you'll eventually get used to, have issues with, and because you bought into the Mac crowd, will mentally suppress. Because it seems Mac owners will have issues, much like Windows, Linux, Unix, or any other OS system. It's just that Mac owners never admit that shit.

Its true. We just spend a lot less nerdy time tweaking bullshit that we dont care about like the rest of you, and more time being productive not only on the pc, but in our real lives.

Sharky 10-11-2009 06:08 PM

Oh man, tomorrow is the big day. Fedex will deliver my macbook pro. It's like waiting for Christmas morning. lol

I hope its worth all the anticipation.

Juicy D. Links 10-12-2009 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Sharky (Post 16419877)
Oh man, tomorrow is the big day. Fedex will deliver my macbook pro. It's like waiting for Christmas morning. lol

I hope its worth all the anticipation.

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Sharky 10-12-2009 07:04 PM

It arrived this morning. I've forced myself to not play with it all day and get work done. I'm messing with it now and its going to be a learning curve for sure.

Question.. It looks like Entourage might be the best mail solution for me as I am already used to Outlook. Are there any reasons I shouldn't use it? I tried setting up apple mail and it seems like a pain compared to what I am used to.

digitaldivas 10-12-2009 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by baddog (Post 16410265)
Expect to pay more and to be deleted from people's ICQ list.

i am on a mac and the icq thing has never been an issue :2 cents::2 cents:

digitaldivas 10-12-2009 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Sharky (Post 16422920)
It arrived this morning. I've forced myself to not play with it all day and get work done. I'm messing with it now and its going to be a learning curve for sure.

Question.. It looks like Entourage might be the best mail solution for me as I am already used to Outlook. Are there any reasons I shouldn't use it? I tried setting up apple mail and it seems like a pain compared to what I am used to.

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digitaldivas 10-12-2009 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by pentae (Post 16416460)
Its true. We just spend a lot less nerdy time tweaking bullshit that we dont care about like the rest of you, and more time being productive not only on the pc, but in our real lives.


Yeah, I have not had an issue with my mac for um... like 3 years and that was transferring the core OS from my old mac to my new one in 2006. :disgust

onlymovies 10-12-2009 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Sharky (Post 16422920)
It arrived this morning. I've forced myself to not play with it all day and get work done. I'm messing with it now and its going to be a learning curve for sure.

Question.. It looks like Entourage might be the best mail solution for me as I am already used to Outlook. Are there any reasons I shouldn't use it? I tried setting up apple mail and it seems like a pain compared to what I am used to.


Just curious if you don't mind...which macbookpro did you get?
I have my eye on the 15inch 2.8GHz

GTS Mark 10-12-2009 10:12 PM

Awesome Sharky, i know your pain and i am thinking of doing the exact same thing you are :)

Please let me know your thoughts after you have had a few days to play with your new toy!

Good seeing you in Munich bud!!

Barefootsies 10-12-2009 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by baddog (Post 16410265)
Expect to pay more and to be deleted from people's ICQ list.

:1orglaugh :1orglaugh

uvort 10-12-2009 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by ProG (Post 16414323)
Just out of curiosity, do you believe switching from a PC to a Mac will prevent it from ever taking 15 minutes to load? Its YOUR fault the PC takes that long, not the hardware. You will have the same problem with a Mac, because you don't know how to maintain your system properly.

This says it all.. I have seen people on much older machines then you were running and it boots faster. You most likely had a bunch of unnecessary programs booting on start up. It will just be a matter of time before you make the same mistakes and your new machine is doing the same thing. :error

Joshua G 10-13-2009 12:23 AM

i was thinking maybe he needs to defrag. my pop was bitching about slow loading excel & he defragged, & it ran new again.

Sharky 10-13-2009 02:16 PM

i cleaned it up and got the load/reboot time to about 4 minutes with all necessary programs loading.

The Mac is pretty good so far. Other than adium sucking balls.


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