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04-26-2011, 03:23 PM
So I go and pick her up and we drive to best buy and she makes a bee line for the apple area. I tell her no way I'm not spending all that money on a computer an argument ensues, needless to say I had to have a computer and she wasn't going to allow a pc to be charged on her account. So me being cheap grab the cheapest one a mac book this starts another argument about the benefits of the pro, so needless to say she one that one to. So in the end i i got a mac book pro with the i5 processor and I have to say that it is the most well put together laptop i have ever owned. I'm still triing to wrap my hands OSX but I seem to be figuring it out. I just thought some of you would get a kick out of story of my forced conversion to the Mac. |
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04-26-2011, 03:31 PM
 - Nick p.s. Make sure you pay Mom back quickly! 
- Computer slow, too many "beachballs", read this: Beachballs - Computer seems slower than it used to? Read this for some speedup tips: Speedup - Almost full hard drive? Some solutions. Out of Space - Apple Battery Info. Battery |
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04-26-2011, 03:32 PM
15" 2.4GHz i5 256gb SSD MacBook Pro | Dual Drive 2.3GHz i5 Mac mini w/SSD | 11" 1.7GHz i5 64gb MacBook Air | Dual 2.0GHz PowerMac G5 | 24" ACD | 16GB Verizon iPhone 5 | iPad 32GB Verizon LTE | iPad mini 16GB | TV1 | TV3 |
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04-26-2011, 03:35 PM
Every (well almost) convertee comes to love the world of mac. Sure a few things are different than over in the other place but when you discovered this forum you also discovered a wealth of knowledge and support from the very helpful community here. Welcome! Happiness is not getting what you want, but wanting what you get. |
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04-26-2011, 03:37 PM
Now seeing you say your still coming to grips with it, have a look at these links as im sure they will help you out some. Welcome and enjoy Quote:
Adium ~ Chat Client Growl Notifications SuperDuper or CarbonCopyCloner ~ Both make bootable copies of your HD HandBrake ~ Video Converting Burn ~ As it says A Burning App Transmission ~ p2p client Skitch ~ Screen capture and more VLC ~ Video player that plays most codecs and does a lot more Perian and Flip4Mac Makes watching certain codecs easier ... This is Essential IMHO Audacity ~ Play with Music App CandyBar ~ Mods all your icons, and dock MainMenu or Oynx ~ Does the same as Disk utility only more thorough Quicksilver ~ Works like Spotlight but way way better and does so much more StuffitExpander ~ Opens Zip and rar files and more Lil Snitch ~ Firewall type App that looks at your incoming and outgoing traffic and last but certainly not least ..... AppTrap ~ Once installed it sits in System Preferences and deletes all associated files of anything that you put in the trash ...  Dont forget to use the Reputation System if someone has helped you out !!! Arguing with a zealot is only slightly easier than tunneling through a mountain with your forehead!!!!! |
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04-26-2011, 03:39 PM
Anyway, grats on the MBP. you will see the benefits soon enoug. MBP 17" 2011, 2.3GHz Intel Quad-Core i7, 8GB RAM, AMD Radeon HD 6750M 1GB RAM MacMini 2011, 2.7GHz Intel Dual-Core i7, 8GB RAM, AMD Radeon HD 6630M 256MB RAM iPhone 4S 64GB, iPad Gen3 32GB WiFi, iPod Nano Gen6 8GB, Apple TV Gen2 |
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04-26-2011, 03:44 PM
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- Nick p.s. Sorry OP...couldn't resist.
- Computer slow, too many "beachballs", read this: Beachballs - Computer seems slower than it used to? Read this for some speedup tips: Speedup - Almost full hard drive? Some solutions. Out of Space - Apple Battery Info. Battery |
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04-26-2011, 03:53 PM
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Anyway, being that you a college student with a limited amount of funds, I understand her choice. Its comes down to basics. Sure, she could have helped you buy the cheap $700 PC, but chances are you would have been back there next year doing the same thing. So ... Spend 2000 dollars once, or 700 dollars 3 or 4 times. You bought a quality product that you will most likely graduate with. |
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04-26-2011, 04:04 PM
MBP 17" 2011, 2.3GHz Intel Quad-Core i7, 8GB RAM, AMD Radeon HD 6750M 1GB RAM MacMini 2011, 2.7GHz Intel Dual-Core i7, 8GB RAM, AMD Radeon HD 6630M 256MB RAM iPhone 4S 64GB, iPad Gen3 32GB WiFi, iPod Nano Gen6 8GB, Apple TV Gen2 |
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04-26-2011, 04:05 PM
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04-26-2011, 04:34 PM
Its almost payed for too!  Sorry she isn't take applications at this time. |
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04-26-2011, 05:23 PM
Your mom gave you a lesson in "tough love" there, but the key word I think is LOVE. Bravo to you too for being versatile enough to take on another operating system that was "out of your comfort zone." Do let us know if you have any questions. |
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04-26-2011, 08:24 PM
Mid 2010 MBP 2.53 GHz i5, 4GB RAM || iPhone 4 16 GB iOS 4.3 (not jailbroken) || Amazon Kindle (graphite display) || HP Netbook running Win7 or Ubuntu || Various iPods *Macintosh, MACintosh, or M.A.C.intosh. Which one looks correct? *
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04-26-2011, 08:58 PM
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But seriously, had it not been for the release of the MBP refresh I would have only filed my tax returns 11 days ago. Last edited by vansmith; 04-26-2011 at 09:02 PM. Reason: Language |
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04-26-2011, 09:12 PM
Oh wait ... |
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