Just ordered an iMac

Thanks for the link...

 

Yes you may be right but my current powerbook G4 has been through hell and back for 3 1/2 yrs I will only buy a mac. I will pay the extra for the best computer plus a pc can't do what a mac can with PS, Indesign, and illustrator.

 

Oh, I understand.....still doesn't take away from the sticker shock.

 

I am so jealous, great computer man...

 

I actually decided to leave the Mac alone and come back downstairs -- will play with it again tomorrow after work.

So far so good -- it's WAY different obviously than windows... but I like it... much more intuitive... and so damn easy to use...

 

Fixed it..

 

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Nice!!!!! 24in?

 

damn that thing looks big... gotta be the 24...

 

You're both right...
24" iMac, 3.06 ghz....
I'm defintiely loving this computer...

 

Lovin mine too... couldn't be happier...

 

So I'm in the process of transferring some files, etc. from my PC to my Mac... about 30 gigs of data...

I love this thing...

 

A couple of good app suggestions (a list we have here at work)...


Parallels - I installed Vista in a Bootcamp partition and Parallels allows me to run the same instance inside of OSX. The feature that made me convert from VMWare Fusion was the fact that it does cross-platform file association - I can double click on a .mpp file on my OSX desktop and it'll bring it up in Microsoft Project for Windows in Confluence mode (Windows is running in the background completely hidden - the application runs seamlessly next to all other OSX apps).

Toast - CD/DVD burning software.

Adium - Multi-protocol chat client. Adium just rocks.

BBEdit - HTML editor. I do a lot of PHP coding and this fit the bill perfectly.

Carbon Copy Cloner - SuperDuper (a competing product) is not yet available for Leopard, so I just downloaded this to clone my drive over to a 7200rpm drive I got my hands on. I admit I have not tried it yet, but it should copy my OSX install and my Bootcamp partition just fine (it does a bit-level copy).

Cisco VPN Client - I need to VPN into work, don't I? I can connect even faster than I can in Windows with a small helper application called Shimo.

Handbrake - 'Rip' a DVD into DivX.

VLC - Media player that plays all popular formats & codecs.

Firefox - Many suggested Camino, but information I found online suggested that Firefox's preferences were not 100% compatible with those of Camino. I was running Firefox on Windows - I copied the contents of my profile folder over and everything just worked - all of my bookmarks, extensions, saved passwords, etc.

Thunderbird - Another app I was running in Windows. I tried out Mail.app, which is built into OSX, but it is incompatible with my mail server's IMAP capabilities. I read suggestions that OSX 10.5.2 may fix this when it's released in the next few days. Just like Firefox, I copied the contents of my profile folder over and everything worked great.

iCal - Built in calendar app. My only complaint is that the notifications are a bit weak. I'd prefer a sticky Growl notification. (There is a script that does just that, but it is not currently available for Leopard)

Spanning Sync - This application syncs iCal with Google Calendars beautifully.

Expose - It's pretty; however, I don't think it's as efficient as the Windows Taskbar at switching apps. Regardless, it's an essential app if to do nothing else but show off.

Miro - Video downloading and viewing application. I use this to download Diggnation.

Little Snitch - Great app to control the firewall. Lets you know when an app is trying to contact the outside world and allows you to deny it access.

NetNewsWire - RSS reader so I can read blogs such as Lifehacker, Engadget, and Jalopnik.

Remote Desktop Connection - Microsoft app to remotely control Windows machines.

Pathfinder - I just found this one today and I'm very glad I did! It's a replacement for OSX's 'Finder' app (similar to Windows' Explorer). Finally, I can have folders listed at the top of folder trees, use the return key to open an app/folder instead of rename it, and have a keyboard shortcut to copy the curent path!

The Unarchiver - Unarchives RAR and all the other popular formats. Why can't this also be the Archiver?

USB Overdrive - When I first attached a USB mouse, I had a hard time clicking on any small text. This app lets you manually set the mouse speed and acceleration curve (I prefer 180dpi & 125% acceleration).

Fan Control - My machine was running very hot. This app kicked up the fan speed to keep my pants from melting.

Slingplayer - The slingbox is the best $100 you can spend if you travel on business and have a lot of season passes on your Tivo! Luckily, Sling Media makes this client for OSX, too.

Transmit - Incredible FTP client.

Last, but not least, Quicksilver. The most powerful 'launcher' for any operating system. I can perform most tasks (connecting to an ftp site, launching my browser and going to one of my bookmarks, etc) in only a few keystrokes.

 

Just copied and saved all of those...

Thanks... rep to you

 

Glad i could help/share. After all I didn't come up with any of those myself!

 

Please inform me how a mac is so superior to windows in terms of photoshop and illustrator? My Thinkpad works fine with both of those programs.

if the best thing that you've done in college is buy a mac...wow.











right now im dual booting windows and ubuntu. i have no problems with either of them. ubuntu is a great operating sytem for people that need something for just basic computing needs. best of all, it's absolutely FREE (granted I got windows xp and vista for free also thru my school.) if I need to use other software, I'll just go to windows.

my roommate last semester had a mac, and I hate OSX. I don't get why people say they're so easy to use. Maybe it's because I've been using windows since 3.1 (not bad for being 19 years old huh)...It's a stupid layout to me. Any operating system that lets you drag your hard drive to the trash is retarded.

I never see myself owning any mac product. iPod, desktop, laptop...nothing.



linux FTW!

 

NO FUCKIN WAY!

I just like computers that work...

and OSX is so damn intuitive... it's laid out the way things should be...

 

Hells yeah on Ubuntu and Fedora... Macs blow! sorry Delmarva... but there to stuck up there own asses.... lol