Hi, SoB, and congratulations on your purchase. I am sure you and your laptop will live happily ever after. One suggestion … I wasn't satisfied with the Apple mouse either, so I bought a Macally iceMouse Jr. I am soooo happy with it. Two buttons that make super quiet clicks, and it feels so springy (is that a real word?), and it's small enough to fit perfectly in my palm. They sell a bigger iceMouse too. Hope you let us know how your Mac experience is coming along. And Merry Christmas.
Hi! First of all, thanx for visiting G-D! I'm currently typing away at on the mac. To be honest ever since I got it I've been using it for all routine computer stuff (mail/web/mp3s/pics etc) and the PC is left for the downloading and more importantly, playing games! It's a great system, I'm still learning all about OS X and the general mac feel. I'll sure give that mouse you recommend a try, thanks! Just one question, what's the use of the 2nd mouse button? Merry X-mas to you and all, unfortunately due to my job I'm doing 7 night shifts starting tomorrow (9pm to 9am), ie x-mas eve to new year's eve :(
SoB
12:00 am
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1/ congratulations on your purchase....very posh indeed! I learned to use Mac 3 years ago for work (this should be a hint)....many good things but I'm still a windows "whore" as you descibed it best......the laptop is very very tempting - drooling here - (and expensive) although I prefer the smaller versions because of easier mobility....you need to make a sacrifice for it before it breaks (from all the envy!)....
2/ stop whinning about work, how do you think you'll buy these things without your job! one of the good things about being a doctor is MONEY (something to put in your pros list)....
UNBG
2:37 pm
OK OK, sit down and be calm. Relax and take a deep breath.
I'm currently posting this from my new laptop! What's so shocking about that I hear you say? Well, this laptop happens to be a Powerbook 17". Which is, erm, ahem, made by.... APPLE!
Yes, your eyes don't fool you, the SoB has switched platfoms (well my main PC is still IBM + Windows)! To be honest, I'm still getting used to Mac OS X. It feels great to work with and literally drips with the style apple are really famous for. But being a windows whore for the last 9 years makes it a bit difficult to get used to something else. Add to that the fact that macs don't have a right mouse button, and we've got a problem Houston.
But still, the laptop itself is a piece of beauty. It's very light weight (about 3kg) and thin, with a big 17" screen and a slot loading (aka no tray) DVD burner superdrive. It also has MAC OS X (Panther) with the iLIFE suite installed.
A great thing about the system is that it's based on *nix so very stable and no viruses. Also, it sets itself up to be compatible with your existing network (in my case it seamlessly connected to my windows wireless network hassle free, and can read shared files from windows pc, and ofcourse use wireless internet).
For the time being, I'm happy. Let's see what happens in a week or so once I've calmed down :)
"You're NOT going to believe this"
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Hi, SoB, and congratulations on your purchase. I am sure you and your laptop will live happily ever after. One suggestion … I wasn't satisfied with the Apple mouse either, so I bought a Macally iceMouse Jr. I am soooo happy with it. Two buttons that make super quiet clicks, and it feels so springy (is that a real word?), and it's small enough to fit perfectly in my palm. They sell a bigger iceMouse too. Hope you let us know how your Mac experience is coming along. And Merry Christmas.
11:00 pm
Hi!
First of all, thanx for visiting G-D!
I'm currently typing away at on the mac. To be honest ever since I got it I've been using it for all routine computer stuff (mail/web/mp3s/pics etc) and the PC is left for the downloading and more importantly, playing games!
It's a great system, I'm still learning all about OS X and the general mac feel.
I'll sure give that mouse you recommend a try, thanks! Just one question, what's the use of the 2nd mouse button?
Merry X-mas to you and all, unfortunately due to my job I'm doing 7 night shifts starting tomorrow (9pm to 9am), ie x-mas eve to new year's eve :(
SoB
12:00 am
1/ congratulations on your purchase....very posh indeed! I learned to use Mac 3 years ago for work (this should be a hint)....many good things but I'm still a windows "whore" as you descibed it best......the laptop is very very tempting - drooling here - (and expensive) although I prefer the smaller versions because of easier mobility....you need to make a sacrifice for it before it breaks (from all the envy!)....
2/ stop whinning about work, how do you think you'll buy these things without your job! one of the good things about being a doctor is MONEY (something to put in your pros list)....
UNBG
2:37 pm