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Bozza

Bozza

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A thread for NSCers with a Mac or thinking about getting a Mac. Hints, tips, must-have software etc etc - post it here.

Please do not post here to flame any "Macs are shit" type stuff. If you have no interest in Macs - step away from the thread NOW

To kick things off - a magazine offer. Get 3 issues of MacUser for the grand total of £1. Additionally, with this subscription, you'll get a free iTrip (either use it or knock it out on eBay) worth £20+. Subscribe easily here:

https://secure.widearea.co.uk/dennis/campaigns/5073/Opening.html

(and, yes, you can cancel after the 3rd issue and not have to pay a penny more)
 




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REDLAND

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Great thread Bozza, shall we post details of our machines and any peripherals we are using as well ???
 


Scoffers

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I am considering converting over from my PC.

It seems to me that the whole Mac story is getting more and more compelling, for 2 reasons, firstly, you can now do pretty much everything with a Mac that you can do with a PC but everything is under one umbrella so compatibility is not an issue, and you have one point of contact if something goes wrong.

Secondly, I have Vista at home, and whilst it's better than XP in some ways, it's also quite obviously still inferior to the Mac OS.

I'd say the only down side to Mac's is the range of games available, would that be fair?

Jon Honeyball's column on the Microsoft/Mac battle in this months PC Pro is revealing.

http://www.pcpro.co.uk/columns/124378/epilog.html
 


itszamora

itszamora

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Sep 21, 2003
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Wanderer said:
I am considering converting over from my PC.

It seems to me that the whole Mac story is getting more and more compelling, for 2 reasons, firstly, you can now do pretty much everything with a Mac that you can do with a PC but everything is under one umbrella so compatibility is not an issue, and you have one point of contact if something goes wrong.

Secondly, I have Vista at home, and whilst it's better than XP in some ways, it's also quite obviously still inferior to the Mac OS.

I'd say the only down side to Mac's is the range of games available, would that be fair?

Jon Honeyball's column on the Microsoft/Mac battle in this months PC Pro is revealing.

http://www.pcpro.co.uk/columns/124378/epilog.html
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I'd say that is fair, yes, but it's slowly improving. Sports Interactive (of Football Manager fame) are very good and release everything they do on dual format discs, whilst a lot of other games do come out later in Mac format. Though if you do intend to buy one for games, I'd steer clear of what I've got - a MacBook - as it doesn't have a separate graphics card and therefore can't run a lot of modern games, Civilisation IV being an example of one I was going to get but can't.
 






Trufflehound

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itszamora

itszamora

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Sep 21, 2003
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NMH said:
Here's a question for you MAC users - do any of you use SKYPE and do you have problems with it working alongside your other applications (especially Firewalls/virus protection)?
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I use it very occasionally and have never had a problem with my firewall set up as it normally is and my anti-virus switched on.
 






nail-Z

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Jul 10, 2003
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I confess to being somewhat intrigued by the Mac. Never used one, but now I am in the market for replacing my worn out PC I am tempted to purchase. Especially as I'm not a gamer.

The new iMac does look rather dashing.
 


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Kylies Stunt Arse

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Jul 20, 2003
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The iMac looks great, and has some cracking features on it. My better half has one and she really likes it. Trouble is it still won't run a few things that she needs it for, and the only way around that is to buy either Boot camp or Parallels and a copy of XP.

Fortunately, she can use my PC for these things.

The Mac is great if you're a creative, but for web browsing, and most business things it seems to be an expensive folly as a PC will do everything and for a lot less cash.
 


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REDLAND

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Kylies Stunt Arse said:
The iMac looks great, and has some cracking features on it. My better half has one and she really likes it. Trouble is it still won't run a few things that she needs it for, and the only way around that is to buy either Boot camp or Parallels and a copy of XP.

Fortunately, she can use my PC for these things.

The Mac is great if you're a creative, but for web browsing, and most business things it seems to be an expensive folly as a PC will do everything and for a lot less cash.
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what is she trying to do on it (but can't) ?
 






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REDLAND

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Kylies Stunt Arse said:
She has some software for courses that she's doing. They do not support Mac users at all. It's also a pain in the arse that none of the ISP's we've used in the past will support Macs.
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fair doos nothing I can do about that !!!
 






Bozza

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Indeed, but Bootcamp is free, and a copy of XP is only a few quid on eBay etc so it shouldn't be a huge pain to go down the Windows route when you need to.
 




Scoffers

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Rowdey

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Wanderer said:
What does that mean exactly ?
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Assume you mean the processor bit ? or are you trying to be saucy ?!

Not my machine, but from my understanding (and the fact that i'm the one who has to drive it across London to get fixed..) the G5 has two of them, and with annoying regularity one or other of them seems to go bang, leaving it to run on just the one.

She's had 2 or 3 new ones and had then swapped around someway or another too.

Minimum of £200 each time. Not including my courier service..
 








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