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Buh, buh, but it's Klaus Nomi. He's my hero.

Fine, I'll change it, but you won't like change.
 

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Now that one I like. :D
 
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EVERYONE, CHANGE YOUR AVATARS!!!!!!OHHHHH THE MADNESS! MADNESS, I TELL YOU! MUWAHAHAHAHAHA! EVIL LAUGHING!

Anyways.....
 
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umm no i will not change mine
 
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no you are welcome to be weird, in fact i encourage it.

i just like my avatar and dont want to change it ;)
 
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Look everyone, iWhat is watching!

I think something funny is coming along!!!!!!
 
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Fidou,

Hello Mate, welcome from me also.

I've been using PCs since the 80's and never thought I would switch, but this Vista thing bothered me. I just bought my Macbook in March and I've had no problem switching. The biggest difference that I've seen is that the Mac OS is more key combo oriented and I've been a mouser. I still use the mouse, but many of the important moves in OS X are with key combos and will take a little getting used to, but one combo at a time :)

You won't have any trouble using the Mac - it's really user friendly and when you have a problem just come here for help.

Again, welcome, Noel

Thanks for the welcome and info Noel. I'm still using Win XP and when I see my friends that are under Vista, I don't want to try it lol and somehow I feel it's time to change and discover a new environment :)

I didn't answer your concern about which Mac laptop to buy - I have the 13" white Macbook. It's smaller than the Pro and a little lighter in weight, also less expensive. The Pro is neat with the aluminum casing, but that can get dinged up easier than the Macbook, which has a nice plastic finish that's easy to keep clean. But the larger size, while heavier and prone to damage, has a larger screen, which would be good for watching movies.

Some like the black Macbook, but it does show finger prints and dirt more easily than the white.

In any case, either is a Mac, and you can't lose for the kind of things you want it to do...

Originally, I was interested in the MacBook as it is a small size laptop. I currently have a Dell D610 (14.1") and wanted to go for something a bit smaller for easy carrying. However after checking the MacBook Pro I found it very nice as well :) and liked the fact it has a dedicated video card but as I'm not doing any video/photo editing I guess the MacBook video card should do well for watching movies, etc?. Maybe later I'll be doing some photo editing but nothing professional.

Also the price difference make me think. I've got couple of friends saying that I should go for the MacBook Pro as it has more features, etc but the point here is to figure out which machine meets my needs. It would be pointless (and costly) to buy an expensive laptop (with all the latest features or technology) to finally find out that I'm not using any lol

Anyway, I'm just waiting for after the WWDC to see what's going on as I've read the rumors about the redesign of the MacBook and MacBook Pro, plus I'm not in a hurry so I think it's worth the wait :Smirk:

Thanks for the help :)
 
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Darn iWhat is gone and he didn't say something funny. :(

I'm still laughing at the hot mess thing from like yesterday...
 
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Darn iWhat is gone and he didn't say something funny. :(

I'm still laughing at the hot mess thing from like yesterday...

iWhat is never funny. Unless you mean looking at him.
 
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Look at all these people here.....anyone care to say something funny?
I was up like all night last night so i'm laughing at like anything.....

And my CPUs have both been running at 30-50% with all programs closed.
Now one's at 5 and one's at 6, but when everything is closed it goes back up again.
Weird.
 

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i refuse to change my avatar!

i just did! :)

and i really like this one. :D
 
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What if:

The cat in your avatar was white and the background was black.
What WOULD you do?
 

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it would be a whole different comic strip.

arlo and janis maybe?
 
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Well, i'm not even gong to pretend to play it cool like I know what you're talking about. :)

Anyway, remembering I slept for like 1 hour last night total, and if y'all can't tell i'm in a REALLY off the walls mood today, so i'm going to bed.

The caffeinated boy has left the building!
Although, i've had no caffeine today that I know of.
If I weren't me I would say i've been REALLY annoying today! lol ;)

Enjoy your peace and quiet!

Nightie Night M-F!
Good Night, Sleep Tight, don't let the worms bite when you fire up bootcamp!
hehe.
 
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I'll change it. When pigs fly.

*sees pig fly through sky*

Darn...
 
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I changed my avatar during the Christmas season and adopted this new one afterwards. Phew, three avatars in the space of six months! The pace of change is just dizzying around here! :D
 
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