Originally Posted By peeaanuut I havent decided if I want to put out the cash for .mac yet, but the iweb app seems pretty cool. I am still learning iPhoto as I never really used a photo management program before. it usually was just thumbnails in explorer on the PC. Well I guess I did use Picasa a little bit and if they made that for the mac I would definately use it. Next is iDvd and a little slideshow fun. Great pics by the way.
Originally Posted By DVC_dad I have been running Windows XP for months on a Macbook now with ZERO problems. None. Runs flawlessly.
Originally Posted By LuLu >>How often do you hear, "You two look more like sisters than mother and daughter?"<< Actually, I do hear that so much I'm starting to believe it ;-) I can see that it could be true from a distance (or from a photo). (Not deluded enough to think we look like sisters in person ;-) Thanks Shiva and Nut! Nutty, you can try the .mac on a 60-day trial. I haven't paid up yet, but I can tell I will - it's pretty convincing. iDisk seems pretty fantastic for getting files to/from clients, and the iPhoto/publish to web is uber cool. Of course you already have the peeaanuut gallery!
Originally Posted By peeaanuut Well I got windows installed and it works fine. However, I cannot seem to get Call of Duty 2 to run. *unhappy* I didnt get to fool with it much. I have done a bunch of driver installs however I am thinking it has something to do with directX. I will try and see what i can do later this week. Lulu: your iweb use inspired me. I made a website in it this weekend. While it doesnt do everything that I like to do, it does alot of things well and I dont have to use it with .mac so that is a bonus. I also got to work with iMovie this weekend and make my own little clip from a babyshower/kegger we had. Was kind of fun but I am finding quickly I need more ram. So off to the shop the mini goes for a non warranty breaking upgrade. lol
Originally Posted By LuLu Tell me about it. I got some ridiculous amount of RAM with this, and I need more. Let me know what you get! Babyshower/kegger? LOL! What's the link?
Originally Posted By LuLu Oh, I just reread that you're taking your 'puter in for more RAM. Do I have to buy from Apple or lose my warranty?
Originally Posted By peeaanuut As far as I understand, you do not need to get apple to install it, but you need an apple authorized service center to do the work. of course I didnt get the extended apple care so I shouldnt worry about the warranty, but I know if I do this on my own, something else will go wrong.
Originally Posted By peeaanuut i believe there is a 3 gig ram cap on my mini so I think I am just gonna go to that.
Originally Posted By peeaanuut oh oops. forgot the link.... <a href="http://www.peeaanuut.com/emmalee" target="_blank">http://www.peeaanuut.com/emmal ee</a>
Originally Posted By LuLu Neat! So that's one of their templates? I haven't looked into that yet. The page I did is the mac gallery, so I didn't pick anything, but each viewer can pick their own layout. >>but you need an apple authorized service center to do the work<< *confused* Can't I put it in myself? Tho I think I'm just gonna wait, as it's this particular job that's a RAM-eater... others may not be so bad. I have 4 gigs and am not happy yet, LOL...
Originally Posted By peeaanuut you do quite a bit more work in heavy graphics than I do. I only have 1 gig of ram. You can upgrade your own and I think you have a mac pro which is really easy to upgrade. My mini is a bit more difficult to open. I cna do it myself which wont break warranty but if I do anything wrong that will. lol That template is in iWeb and than I just exported to a folder. I usually like to work in code, but I am moving away from that because it just takes too darn long. This drag and drop stuff is pretty nice and looking at the code that iWeb puts out it isnt ugly or contain much extra stuff like frontpage or some other WYSIWYG editors do.
Originally Posted By peeaanuut I finally put up pictures. But I am so ashamed because my desk is an absolute wreck. <a href="http://peeaanuutsmac.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://peeaanuutsmac.blogspot. com/</a>
Originally Posted By peeaanuut lol I try to keep it clean but what happens is that I get something and just plug it in and not worry about routing cables. Than I set some time aside to clean it up later. For a week or so anyways. lol
Originally Posted By peeaanuut finally got a chance to work with windows XP and some of my games. So far I am 2-1 with Gun and Medal Of Honor working but Call of Duty 2 not working. We shall see what happens when I throw the rest of the games in. So far I am super mac happy and I have even posted more than once or twice on the blog too. Maybe I will follow through on this one huh? <a href="http://peeaanuutsmac.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://peeaanuutsmac.blogspot. com/</a>
Originally Posted By mapleservo Just checked out your blog..nice job! We've just got new 20" iMacs at the office and I'm really happy with them but the mighty mouse (wired) is taking a bit of getting used to. I keep resting my fingers on the right side which fouls everything up.
Originally Posted By peeaanuut thanks for checking it out. keep reading and maybe more people will read it. I want an iMac now because I want a better video card and 4gigs. Oh well, next time.
Originally Posted By mapleservo Maybe you'll get picked up by Macsurfer. That's almost (well, not really...) like getting dug. You'd have more traffic than you want. There seems to be a lot of die-hard PC users giving the Mac a try nowadays (I know 2 in the last month) so it's good that they can learn from your experience. I had a friend a while back who waffled about picking up a mac mini or an iMac because he wasn't sure if he'd like it. He waffled for a while and ended up getting the 17" iMac. Two weeks later he was kicking himself for not getting the 20". As you say, "next time".
Originally Posted By peeaanuut I had actually been flaking on a mac for sometime because I just didn't want to go through the hassle. But when i got it I found there wasn't much hassle. A few annoyances and a few things to get used to, but in reality, its an easy OS to learn. Now I still think that some macs are a bit overpriced, however, most people do not need more than a mini can provide so i consider that their saving grace.
Originally Posted By ShivaThDestroyer >>here seems to be a lot of die-hard PC users giving the Mac a try nowadays (I know 2 in the last month) so it's good that they can learn from your experience.<< I'm another one that is giving it some serious thought and I was thinking the same thing : )
