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Hey Everyone,

I didn't see an "introduction" sub forum and i'm not sure if you guys do this or not, but i figured i would go ahead an introduce myself as a new member :)

So here we go! My name is Mike, and i am currently a full-time college student working on my Network Administration degree. I like to think i am proficient with both windows and mac based computers (not so much linux, but ive spent some time using it o_O). Although I am more knowledgeable on windows based systems (as they are the prominent systems) i know quite a bit about the apple systems. Before i get any rage responses dont think for a second that i am saying windows is better than mac, but each has its pros and cons. :D

So hopefully i can learn a lot here, and possibly help some people out as well.

Happy Mac-ing!
Ekim
 
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Hey Mike!

Welcome to the boards. I'm sure you'll find your stay enjoyable and the people here very knowledgeable.

Have a good one :)
 
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sup mike....
cya around
 
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Welcome to the forum, Mike!

You're knowledge of both Windows and Mac are an addition here...

To Zigdog:

Love your sig, man!
 

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Before i get any rage responses dont think for a second that i am saying windows is better than mac, but each has its pros and cons. :D
Yes they do. You might get people who will disagree but you'll also get many here who will agree with the statement.

Welcome aboard!
 
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As read in The Art of War, you must "know your enemy" ;)

Haha, but really, knowing both sides of the world is an asset IMO.
 

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Welcome, from a current Windows network admin. Trust me, after many long years of babysitting crack baby Windows servers, you'll come to appreciate your Mac when you get home and actually want to get something done ;)
 
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Yer macs Rock...
Im still at boarding school and when you get back to house,
and all the windows users are screaming at their slow computers and you start up you mac, its such a good feeling when it boots in a quarter of the time it take a windows machine of the same specs.!!!!
and then when u actually need to work. you spend your time working not getting frustrated with a complex windows based system!!!
 
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Welcome, from a current Windows network admin. Trust me, after many long years of babysitting crack baby Windows servers, you'll come to appreciate your Mac when you get home and actually want to get something done ;)

Haha, im currently doing some side work with my college's tech services dept and trust me the few windows servers we have SUCK! Servers = linux, OSX = desktop ^_^
 
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Welcome aboard, kick back and enjoy your stay here, and I also hope that you do learn more about linux since I am a strong support the free software foundation.
 
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Welcome aboard, kick back and enjoy your stay here, and I also hope that you do learn more about linux since I am a strong support the free software foundation.

Of course of course! Who doesn't love free!?! ^_^
 
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Hey Dude..join the fun...or was it the fun is yet to come..anyway.. some of us old Mac heads are still here, just dont make fun of us as we still use old Macs.
 
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Hey Dude..join the fun...or was it the fun is yet to come..anyway.. some of us old Mac heads are still here, just dont make fun of us as we still use old Macs.

Haha, ill keep that in mind grandpa :p
 
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.ekim, emoclew
 
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he didn't mean you were a clue to emo... welcome spelled backwards... as is your name. Although, the comma was in the wrong location. It should read:

.ekiM ,emocleW
 
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Ahhhhhhhhhh! Gotcha gotcha! You can't throw stuff at me like that.. just finished programming in visual basic >.<
 

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