Apple Mac Book

Bealo · Post by **Bealo** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 11:40 pm

On the advice of a work colleague i bought an Apple Mac book when i was last in the States. I was told they were user friendly but so far it's ben out of the case about 3 times.

I have had problems setting up my email and i-chat?? and to be honest have using my works brick of a Dell.

I am waiting to see my work mate who is a bit of a Geek and has a Mac book pro with loads of knowledge and software and give him mine to sort out.

What do you think about the Apple computers????

ValoSunnyGti · Post by **ValoSunnyGti** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 12:15 am

i personally hate them,

they are good for photo editing and videos but thats all IMO.

much prefer pc

duncan · Post by **duncan** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 5:53 am

Love mine - I used my Mac Book Pro for most stuff and have windows loaded on it aswell for those times when developers are lazy and havent developed a Mac version of software.

You need to get a copy o Microsoft Office with Entourage - that will be much more familiar for you as it is like Outlook, but without the spam or viruses.

Stick with it - it will save you a lot of time and trouble in the long run.

Bealo · Post by **Bealo** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 6:02 am

Cheers Dunk.

Can you PM a list of software other than that stated you would recommend me getting as i'm going to Bangkok for a week or two on the way home from Australia and software is so CHEAP there is scary.

PS let me know if you need anything .

duncan · Post by **duncan** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 6:11 am

This is the microsoft stuff:
http://www.microsoft.com/mac/default.mspx (there is a free trial download)

For MSN I use Adium:
http://www.adiumx.com/

If you want to run windows then use Parallels:
http://www.parallels.com/ (then you can load on a copy of XP aswell)

For photo library and simple editing such as levels and colour balance I use Aperture:
http://www.apple.com/aperture/

Obviously iTunes for music

Firefox for internet browsing as Safari is pants IMO

RX7 · Post by **RX7** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 6:17 am

They are rubbish mate, I'll give you a

Bealo · Post by **Bealo** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 7:30 am

Thanks for that guys, i might have to get it out again and fire it up lol.

I'll have a look at those web sites Dunk and let you know how i get on,

Cheers.

alexb · Post by **alexb** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 8:12 am

I've got a G5 iMac and an Mac Mini which I have connected to my TV and amp as a media centre, and had a G4 iBook a while back so you can tell I like them

My XP laptop hardly gets used, OSX is so much nicer and easier to use IMO.

You might also want to try VMware Fusion (http://www.vmware.com/products/fusion/) if you need to run XP, they offer a 30 day free trial.

Alternatively you can partition the hard drive and set up Boot Camp but I'd try virtualisation (Parallels or VMware) first.

Cheers,
Alex

Bealo · Post by **Bealo** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 8:42 am

Thanks Alex

Not sure about what you said but i'll pass the info to my mate who is my Mac spanner man lol....

alexb · Post by **alexb** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 9:00 am

Haha no worries

You shouldn't really need to worry about getting XP installed, there are official versions or equivalent products for almost all popular Windows applications.

The only time I *need* XP is for Microsoft Money as they don't make a Mac version.

Cheers,
Alex