PC to MAC convert
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- jonatne0
Thanks Ninja, you've been a lot of help.
Iggy,
Great info, I'll have to look more into it when the time comes.
The design I do isn't too heavy. Mostly just illustration or tweaking designs sent to me from my designers.
The heaviest stuff will be photo manipulation. I may reserve my powerful PC tower for all photography needs though.
- ismith0
To follow up: The display quality isn't very good on the 17", the lighting is rarely even and it only gets worse over time. Granted, mine is a pre-LED model but from what I've heard it hasn't gone away completely. Verdict: If you don't need 17", don't bother. If you do need it, you're probably better off getting a decent external one. I bought it just because getting an external monitor wasn't really an option for me, but I do wish I could've just gotten 15" and been okay.
- a_iver0
some of my favorite free apps:
Smultron: html editing
Cyberduck: ftp
NetNewsWire: rss
Journler 2.5.3: note organization
Bean: textedit replacement
Linotype Font Explore: font love
Alarm Clock: obvious
iScrobbler v1.2.1: last.fm updates
Salling Clicker: trigger applescripts w/ bluetooth phoneAlso it's not free but look into Saft for Safari. Totally worth it.
- Meeklo0
You can always be one of those guys on a mac that runs windows on it..
read the caption
http://flickr.com/photos/tiangot…- I do :) Except I run XP on my MBP 2.4GHz 4GB RAM. Best Windows laptop I have ever had. Oh and I use OSX sometimes too!DogsBreath
- kodap0
I'm going to burn andtrash the existent pcs I still have at home bunch of useless trash. 30 seconds after formatting, virus spread all over, and then more virus once I install an anti-virus, so they can make sure I have to get 2 upgrades... fuck Micro$oft. already ruined my network once, and I have to change constantly passwords to access my private bank/ accounts / ftps / -
so... get a mac even if it's a mac mini... still worth any expensive pc setup, plus the crap operative system
- d_rek0
I have a 15" macbook pro with the glossy display, 2.2ghz intel processor, 2gb ram, 160 gb hdd, dvd-r, firewire, usb 2.0 and this puppy runs circles around my pc - simply because the workflow is that much better. As for software... OSX is suprisingly abundant with everyday productivity software... for more serious needs you should look to the apple library of software, although you can find most anything third-party too.
- MSTRPLN0
Wait until September 15th
- it looks like there is not much coming but a different shell though http://www.appleinsi…Meeklo
- d_rek0
As far as cross-platforming goes I go back and forth from pc-mac all the time - especially with adobe files and software. The biggest problem I run in to is not having the same fonts machine-to-machine, but that's minor. Outside of that the only real problems I have are with drives that are formatted for NTFS.
- flashbender0
free alternatives to bundled/paid software
http://lifehacker.com/5042753/fr…http://lifehacker.com/380493/fre…
and you may wish to have look at some of the suggest software lists:
- akrokdesign0
go with the 15" and then upgrade the RAM. needs at least 2GB. if possible, get 4GB.
- if your on a budget, don't buy the upgrade at the apple store. get it from macsales or someone eles.akrokdesign
- even if you have the money, get it from crucial ram I would say.
apple steals from you every chance they haveMeeklo - they're not as bad as they used to be... though still a bit more.cramdesign
- they're bad. never upgrade ram at apple, they have the same ram you buy elsewhere, only ridiculously pricedrafalski
- modern0
Coding - Textmate
FTP - Transmit
CSS - CSSEdit
IM - Adium
Divx - Perian for Quicktime
Last.fm - scrobblepod or coversutra
Torrent - Transmission
Todo - Anxietyand Nodebox and Quartz Composer for generative graphics
- akrokdesign0
good call. :-)
- jonatne0
Lloyd,
What doesn't run better than what?
- utopian10
GET THE IMAC 24" a better value, getting a a new one next month for 2k
- Mojo0
Don't wait around for the 'new' apple. There's always a new one coming out.
Invest now.
- +100 Find what will serve your needs for now and the next three years and buy itlocustsloth