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SaintHax
03-09-2007, 08:30 AM
:rock:
eternals layre
03-09-2007, 12:31 PM
Welcome to the club
pmFan
03-09-2007, 12:53 PM
What unit is that? Is it a desktop that is customized for the TV/entertainment all-in-one? Let us know what's in it (at least for those of us not that familiar with the Mac line). It looks bigger than a Mac Mini...
SaintHax
03-09-2007, 12:59 PM
It's a plain Mac Mini...I got it for the Frontrow software, and something new to tinker with.

Going to put it on a 40" flat panel and hook up a wireless keyboard/mouse to it.
Wheeljak
03-09-2007, 01:13 PM
Those things are gorgeous; it's almost like they are small pieces of furniture, rather than electronics equipment.
pmFan
03-09-2007, 10:41 PM
Wow! I thought Mac Minis were smaller, more cube-like (or am I thinking of another small formfactor PC?). Cool! Good luck setting it up, it looks like it will be fun! One day I have to convince my wife that we need one for the TV... get rid of BrightHouse's DVR.
eternals layre
03-10-2007, 01:51 AM
mini is the size of about 4 cds high and wide
SaintHax
03-13-2007, 02:31 PM
I've installed Windows on my Mac...
Cozmo D
03-13-2007, 02:33 PM
I've installed Windows on my Mac...

I plan to do that on my MacBook Pro soon.:rock:

Did you do XP or Vista.:)
SaintHax
03-13-2007, 03:47 PM
XP, I don't see anything amazing about Vista...it's reminding me of the Windows ME days.

It's too much of a hand holding OS.
SaintHax
03-13-2007, 03:48 PM
BTW...any good sites for free software/tips?
Cozmo D
03-13-2007, 03:51 PM
I was just thinking the same thing about Me.

You got a good Newsgroup server?
SaintHax
03-13-2007, 03:57 PM
Haven't messed with news groups in years...most all of them now are paid services.
Cozmo D
03-13-2007, 04:04 PM
www.newshosting.com costs me $155 per year and is worth every penny. Unlimited downloads and I believe 8 feeds (I only use 3). FANTASTIC retention too! Had 'em for about 4 years now, not a single regret. :)
Hero1
03-13-2007, 05:13 PM
ooh im using a mac too.. i feel dirty :haha:
Etherspin
03-14-2007, 03:40 AM
dirty ?? but most macs are a lovely soapy white or metallic like sterilised stainless steel.....

:D
eternals layre
03-14-2007, 08:54 AM
You might want to cheek out crossover for mac to win your windows programs
i have about 10 windows programs installed and running fine. Beats loading up a virus laden os.

All free software sites.
http://mac.majorgeeks.com (some commercial)
www.freshmeat.com
www.versiontracker.com
www.sourceforge.net
Etherspin
04-07-2007, 01:06 AM
any of you mac dudes experiencing weirdness with the file upload dialogue?
for some reason its not working for me as of this week, in camino, safari,firefox,opera, i just get a blank box. no controls load....???
Wheeljak
04-07-2007, 01:31 AM
Funny Mac parody ads (no, they're not anti-Mac, you sissies)
http://tv.truenuff.com/mac/
Etherspin
04-07-2007, 01:36 AM
the performance one !!! "when did dipshit get here" ROFL
Wheeljak
04-09-2007, 01:48 AM
http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=macs_cant
Terrick
04-13-2007, 11:44 AM
So, I'm on a mac right now at school. So far, the only thing I like about it is the extremely wide monitor. I still haven't figured out how to find the resolution, but I can tell you that it says "iMac" and it's really big. Other than that, it keeps slowing down and making my mp3 skip. Every mac I've ever used on campus (and i've used a lot; I'm a computer lab consulant) has been slow, especially logging on and off. It could be because of the build since the school has to get a million different kinds of software on everything, but either way they have shaped my impression of macs. I still like the monitor, though..I need to go buy a big monitor for my room.
SaintHax
04-13-2007, 12:13 PM
mine's pretty slick...I need a bit more ram but it's fairly quick to respond to things.
Etherspin
04-13-2007, 07:28 PM
So, I'm on a mac right now at school. So far, the only thing I like about it is the extremely wide monitor. I still haven't figured out how to find the resolution, but I can tell you that it says "iMac" and it's really big. Other than that, it keeps slowing down and making my mp3 skip. Every mac I've ever used on campus (and i've used a lot; I'm a computer lab consulant) has been slow, especially logging on and off. It could be because of the build since the school has to get a million different kinds of software on everything, but either way they have shaped my impression of macs. I still like the monitor, though..I need to go buy a big monitor for my room.

I was a PC fiend for ages.. like 11 years.. making own programs, spending way too much time using, then when i wanted to do some audio stuff Coz and T suggested a mac would be the way to go for that..

not gonna blab on except to say i didnt know what i was missing and ill avoid ever using a PC again.. :rock:

dont know whats up with your networked imac there terrick but mines pretty much always on and I open programs without regard to how much other stuff, you know i can have garageband open for some vocal stuff, 10 tabs open in opera, 4 in safari,bittorrent and be converting an AVI into dvd format.. I've only managed to properly freeze/crash and have to reboot about 6 times since march april 2005 and most of those were on games ported from windows!!

:p