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Manny M

09-09-2009, 12:43 AM

I ****ing HATE Mail 4.0 in SL. The bullshit app doesn't let you choose what mail service you want to use, so now i'm stuck with that GMAIL IMAP shit when all I want is a simple POP account.

"But it syncs with the Gmail server so every device that uses it works harmoniously"... Like SHIT it does.

"And you can also use smart mailboxes if you want to keep things sorted", do I hear you say? Well in theory that's fine, but why the **** does it leave a copy in my Inbox as well as on the 'All Mail' Gmail IMAP so my 'smart' mailbox now looks like a doppleganger's wet dream!?

Frustrating shit.

***EDIT***

Oh look, the e-mail has been sent and i've received a response from my friend showing that they've received it... so then why the **** is it sitting in the drafts folder?!

StorminNorman

09-09-2009, 07:14 PM

I like the 3D dock...

I use the dock in auto-hide mode, and the sliding up animation is quite jarring when the dock is being displayed in 3D (it should actually fly in from the front of the screen, rather than just slide up).

So yeah, I'd actually prefer it if it were animated like a 3D dock.

To be honest, I kind of fall into the Jon Siracusa camp when it comes to the Dock. It's a usability mess.

Oh look, the e-mail has been sent and i've received a response from my friend showing that they've received it... so then why the **** is it sitting in the drafts folder?!

To be fair, this same bug is in the older version of Mail.app as well. I get it all the time.

I haven't really had your other problem though. I have two accounts set up in Mail.app just fine.

In unrelated news, I had a really weird UI death in Snow Leopard today. At some point, it stopped switching applications (it would beep when I pressed command-tab, and switching via the Dock or by clicking a background window didn't work either). When I attempted to quit Safari, the entire menu bar disappeared.

While I certainly could have shelled in and restarted the UI process, it was easier to hard reboot it. When it came back up, Spotlight re-indexed the HDD.

Has anyone else had a UI death in Snow Leopard yet? It's the first time I've had one on Mac OS X since Jaguar.

Pai Mel

10-09-2009, 08:17 AM

New ipod nano has inbuilt video camera, swoort!

And the Shuffle comes in a new shiny stainless steel option but only via the Apple Store.

StorminNorman

10-09-2009, 09:22 AM

And they've reinstated the 160GB iPod!

Also, iTunes 9.0 and iPhone 3.1 are both out now.

StorminNorman

11-09-2009, 11:18 AM

Just noticed in Software Update that 10.6.1 is out now. Apparently it fixes some bugs in Mail.app, so you might want to look into updating, Manny.

Blue

07-01-2010, 07:43 PM

I've got a 17 inch MacBook Pro with a 250GB HDD, which is now full.

What are my options as far as upgrades go?

EDIT: I swear, I could not find the Mac thread. :/ Cheers.

Silverwolf

07-01-2010, 08:23 PM

Theres a thing called Optibay (I think) where you can convert your DVD drive into a space for an extra hard drive.

Or you could buy a 500gb 2.5" Hard Drive and replace it, and buy an external case for your 250GB one.

Clockw0rk

07-01-2010, 08:23 PM

It's a Mac, I was under the impression you threw it away and bought a new one?

Lazlow

07-01-2010, 08:27 PM

Replacing the hard drive is a snap (http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,2119528,00.asp)

Shorty

07-01-2010, 11:09 PM

Nobody panic, I just merged this thread with the Mac thread.

It's a Mac, I was under the impression you threw it away and bought a new one?

No, that's Dell. :p

Seriously, if it's a pre-unibody MBP, use Lazlow's instructions. If it's a unibody MBP, the process is significantly easier.

StorminNorman

07-01-2010, 11:25 PM

All laptops should have removable bottom covers like that. It's one of those "why didn't someone think of this ten years ago?" ideas.

Even the old way of upgrading a MacBook HDD is easier than doing it on an iBook, though.

Blue

08-01-2010, 04:49 AM

I was more wondering which brand and size of HDD I should purchase, and how much I should be paying. I'm assuming I can't go any better than 500GB 7200rpm? And Western Digital are meant to be good?

StorminNorman

08-01-2010, 10:00 PM

Pretty sure there's 640GB laptop drives now, not sure if they come in 7200rpm flavour, though.

AnTrAxX

16-01-2010, 11:53 AM

Just got myself a MBP 15inch. First time using a mac but it's pretty easy. Anything I should know, handy tips, things they don't tell you? Primarily i'll be using the mac for video editing and word processing.

SOX

16-01-2010, 12:31 PM

Probably one thing you won't realise straight away is that closing a window doesn't necessarily close the program like in Windows. You usually have to quit the program too from the bar across the top (or using a shortcut).

basic useful short cuts:
command+m - minimize
command+w - close window
command+q - quit
command+space - spotlight (think vista/win7 search bar)

AnTrAxX

17-01-2010, 05:47 PM

oh awesome I just tried them out, thanks. I'm still not used to not being able to right click but I'll find ways to get around it I'm sure.

Pai Mel

17-01-2010, 05:55 PM

You may even have right-click disabled. Check the muse control panel in System Preferences (click that lil Apple icon at the top left). You are using a mouse attached to the lappy, instead of persevering with the touchpad?

StorminNorman

17-01-2010, 10:26 PM

oh awesome I just tried them out, thanks. I'm still not used to not being able to right click but I'll find ways to get around it I'm sure.

tap/press the trackpad with two fingers.

The all-button trackpads have a whole bunch of crazy finger gestures that make using a PC trackpad feel like stepping back to the twentieth century.

(PROTIP: Four-fingers, horizontal = command-tab.)

Shorty

17-01-2010, 10:27 PM

click the trackpad with both fingers.

Don't forget the good old-fashioned Control-click.

StorminNorman

17-01-2010, 10:28 PM

Control click is for people who live in the twentieth century as well. :p

Did you know that, back in the twentieth century, you couldn't slide two fingers up and down a trackpad to scroll?

Bizarre!

Knuckle Children

19-01-2010, 11:07 PM

Blue

19-01-2010, 11:27 PM

I think you can just chuck it in, but I'm not sure. Definitely a good idea, though. It'll net you a nice performance boost.

While we're on that, I've got a MacBook Pro that's a couple of years old now. It came with 4GB RAM, and that's plenty, really, but is it possible for me to chuck any more in there? I assume it's got two slots with 2GB each, so it's full, but I may as well ask.

Shorty

19-01-2010, 11:36 PM

I'm thinking of buying another 2GB of DDR3 memory for my 2.66ghz Intel Core 2 Duo Mac, which already has 2GB (2x1GB) of RAM.

Is it as simple as just buying a 2GB hunk of RAM and installing it in one of the spare sockets, and the machine will detect it once I turn it on? Or is there anything I should know before doing so (ie. will the new memory be compatible with the existing memory, or some such)? I'm new to Macs, that's why I ask.

Cheers,

As long as its the same type and bus speed, you should be fine.

While we're on that, I've got a MacBook Pro that's a couple of years old now. It came with 4GB RAM, and that's plenty, really, but is it possible for me to chuck any more in there? I assume it's got two slots with 2GB each, so it's full, but I may as well ask.

Officially, the maximum supported memory for the late 2007/early 2008 MBPs is 4Gb (2 x 2Gb). Unofficially, 6Gb of RAM is apparently possible (http://www.barefeats.com/mbpp11.html) (1 x 2Gb + 1 x 4Gb), but 8Gb (2 x 4Gb) seems to slow the system to a crawl. So you can do it, but the benchmarks don't seem to demonstrate much improvement.

Pai Mel

19-01-2010, 11:40 PM

What model Mac do you have? Are you sure it's DDR3 and not DDR2?

Also how many slots does it have? It may only have 2 slots in which case you will have to replace the modules it has now.

Knuckle Children

20-01-2010, 12:01 AM

What model Mac do you have? Are you sure it's DDR3 and not DDR2?

Also how many slots does it have? It may only have 2 slots in which case you will have to replace the modules it has now.

I've got the early 2009 20" model. It's got DDR3 inside, but without opening it up as yet, I'm pretty sure it does only have 2 slots (I'll have to check tomorrow). I guess that means I'll have to buy a 4GB hunk o' RAM, turf one of the existing 1GB sticks and end up with 5GB of RAM. Does that sound right?

Pai Mel

20-01-2010, 12:16 AM

Best to read this: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1423

I'm used to having the RAM in identical pairs and only having two modules rather than 4 for best performance, so I don't know what the go is with DDR3 these days.

Knuckle Children

20-01-2010, 12:23 AM

Lex

20-01-2010, 12:15 PM

Why even bother with ddr3 if you can't use it's only worthwhile feature (triple channel)? Silly macs.

Knuckle Children

20-01-2010, 08:10 PM

My guess is to assimilate the RAM used in both Macs, and MacPros (which have three + memory slots). But yeah, three slots in my Mac would be appreciated.

dj-tinklez

28-01-2010, 07:35 PM

Pai Mel

28-01-2010, 07:38 PM

http://buyersguide.macrumors.com/

Macrumors is your friend.

You're welcome.

dj-tinklez

28-01-2010, 07:46 PM

Yeah I know of that, it's had the same status for a while now. And "soon" is looking some months away now given a refresh has been due yet nothing was announced today. Here's hoping for a stealth update is around the corner.

Shorty

09-03-2010, 05:42 AM

Valve announces Mac support for Steam and Source (http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/08/valve-confirms-mac-support-for-steam-and-source-engine/). That is all.

StorminNorman

09-03-2010, 09:20 AM

This is great news from a company that's always been seen as a bastion of Microsoft support.

Now, if only they'd hurry up with that Steam Linux port...

Shorty

09-03-2010, 06:02 PM

I particularly like the parts where having the PC version of a game automatically grants you access to the Mac version and where your progress transfers between versions.

Queenie

29-03-2010, 02:55 PM

Aww man, I was really hoping for a MacBook Pro refresh at today's conference. My 3 year old MacBook is in dire need of an upgrade as I'm heading back to school this year (graphic design). My plan was to upgrade before I started in a fortnight. Should I make the plunge now, or wait it out? When can we now expect a refresh?

Thanks to uni, I now know someone who works for apple. They had a pre-release of the new ones to their employees recently. He told me to expect them in July-Augustish.

Didn't get a look at specs because he cbf'd getting it out, had no idea 'bout the graphics card but said processor going from 2.1ghz to 2.8.

I'm not sure what model he had.

I did see it, I just didn't see system specs etc.

StorminNorman

30-03-2010, 02:19 PM

10.6.3 update is out. Apparently fixes a bunch of stuff. Comes out to a massive 755MB update for my Macbook. :(

Lazlow

30-03-2010, 02:46 PM

Apple; king of the bloated updates.

I hate updating iTunes, its essentially a complete install each time, with a ridiculous total file size.

Shorty

30-03-2010, 03:03 PM

My update was about 440Mb. It depends on your hardware and what updates you've already installed.

SOX

31-03-2010, 04:17 PM

Is there anywhere I can get Windows Vista/7 (I've installed 7) drivers for my MacBook Pro outside of using a 10.5 install cd?

Queenie

03-04-2010, 06:37 PM

Though it is from the first of april, it doesn't seem THAT bad.

http://macosrumors.com/2010/04/01/roadmap-2010-macbook-pro/
http://macosrumors.com/2010/04/01/roadmap-2010-macbook-pro/2/

but I suppose the more legit it seems, the more likely it is to be a fool.

Shorty

03-04-2010, 06:46 PM

Do want!

dj-tinklez

14-04-2010, 01:45 AM

Thanks to uni, I now know someone who works for apple. They had a pre-release of the new ones to their employees recently. He told me to expect them in July-Augustish.

Didn't get a look at specs because he cbf'd getting it out, had no idea 'bout the graphics card but said processor going from 2.1ghz to 2.8.

I'm not sure what model he had.

I did see it, I just didn't see system specs etc.

Your friend lied! They've just been refreshed -- and about bloody time!
Intended to go for the 13 inch (Core 2 Duo???), but I'm now leaning towards the 15. Time to pull out the credit card.

StorminNorman

14-04-2010, 11:40 AM

Great to see that you can get a 1680x1050 monitor on the 15" model. Apple have fixed my one concern with getting a 15" MBP now.

Also, I notice that while the 15" model got a price hike in the US, its Australian price is actually slightly lower than it used to be.

Space_Monkey

14-04-2010, 08:06 PM

Quick, kinda long question.

I work in an advertising agency, everything is on mac, if I pursue the industry I imagine I'll always be working on mac.

I'm buying a new laptop, partly for work partly for pleasure.

In terms of using editing and graphics software for work am I better off buying a cheap mac or investing in a PC with a good processor and graphics card?

Outside of work I'll probably only use it for the internet, not games.

What are compatibility issues these days?

Is mac still the best for editing and graphics?

Using it for fun am I likely to run into any nasty surprises coming from a PC background?

Do I need to stop being a tight ass and splash out a little more?

Lazlow

14-04-2010, 08:31 PM

The only issue I can immediately recall when working cross platform is that Windows fonts won't work on a Mac and vice verse.

Its really only a problem is they package an InDesign project and they use fonts you don't have.

Apart from that, each platform is pretty even; though I find everything works a lot more smoothly in the OS environment. That said a cheap Mac will show its limitations when it comes to design and editing. You'll need grunt to push many pixels, and in that respect its more cost effective to get a Windows PC.

Space_Monkey

18-04-2010, 10:41 AM

So now's the time to invest in a macbook pro right?

http://buyersguide.macrumors.com/#MacBook_Pro

Queenie

18-04-2010, 11:04 AM

Holy sweet jesus, YES, and thankyou :)

I was waiting for this update to go buy mine, this crap is wicked!\

checking it out, the info you need on the new ones

http://www.macrumors.com/2010/04/13/inside-apples-new-macbook-pro/

Space_Monkey

18-04-2010, 04:54 PM

Excuse my ignorance but are the 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5 Processors found in the 15-inch Macbook Pros a quad core?

StorminNorman

19-04-2010, 09:10 AM

No. The mobile i5 CPUs are all dual-core.

Space_Monkey

20-04-2010, 06:39 PM

Will Final Cut Express run ok on the 15 inch macbook pro?

Specs http://www.apple.com/au/macbookpro/specs-compare.html

Manny M

21-04-2010, 01:25 AM

Definitely. Express will work on my old 13" Core 2 Macbook.

Final Cut Studio should be fine on the MBPs.

Raz

24-04-2010, 03:20 PM

Okay, old computer died and I cant recover sqaut of the hard drive. My question is, according to Mac and iTunes, I SHOULD be able to download all my iTunes purchases that I bought on the old computer/iTunes, and onto the new laptop through iTunes on there.

But it doesnt :S

Anyone know whats the deal?

Pai Mel

24-04-2010, 03:34 PM

Have you logged in to iTunes using your Apple id at all when you try to re-download?

Is the old hard drive completely dead? Have you tried Disk Utility to fix it, and then a more professional app like DiskWarrior? If the hard drive is physically dead then there's nothing you can do that isn't going to cost an arm and a leg.

StorminNorman

24-04-2010, 03:55 PM

Authenticate the new computer with your iTunes account.

Ali G

24-04-2010, 04:11 PM

I'm pretty sure iTunes won't let you download songs again onto a different computer even if you authenticate that computer.

Raz

24-04-2010, 04:57 PM

I'm pretty sure iTunes won't let you download songs again onto a different computer even if you authenticate that computer.

Yeah thats what I'm starting to think, I've authenticated the computer, and am logged in to my account.

And yeah, I've tried everything, and its dead. I could get it fixed but yeh, far to expensive. Its just music really that I want...all 20 odd gigs of it. Eh :( Well there goes $400 of music. Should really buy an external for this kinda crap.

StorminNorman

24-04-2010, 09:04 PM

I'm pretty sure iTunes won't let you download songs again onto a different computer even if you authenticate that computer.

It will. I've done it.

Lazlow

24-04-2010, 09:37 PM

I f***ing hope it will.

My hard drive with my iTunes account has shat itself, and the iTunes on this hard drive simply doesn't work. So at some point I'm going to have to do a double reformat.

Ali G

24-04-2010, 09:43 PM

It will. I've done it.
No, it won't, except for apps.

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1469

Raz: Do you have an iPod with your music on it? You can move iTunes purchased music from that onto your computer. Otherwise, I suggest you try contacting Apple and explaining the situation - according to some sites (I don't know how truthful this is, mind), they may let you redownload your music if you ask them.

StorminNorman

24-04-2010, 09:51 PM

Now I think about it, it probably was just apps that I redownloaded. Sorry for the confusion.

Th real question is: why the hell aren't you guys using Time Machine?

Ali G

24-04-2010, 09:59 PM

Or at least making some kind of back up of your music.

Lazlow

24-04-2010, 10:01 PM

Now I think about it, it probably was just apps that I redownloaded. Sorry for the confusion.

Th real question is: why the hell aren't you guys using Time Machine?

That's all I'm worried about really. I haven't bought anything else through iTunes.

StorminNorman

24-04-2010, 10:57 PM

Also, to be fair to Apple, this is probably something they'd like to allow, but can't due to some mentally retarded record company bullcrap.

Space_Monkey

27-04-2010, 09:45 PM

I am posting from my very nice Macbook Pro which I purchased today after weeks of procrastonation.

....So how do I right click on this?

Pai Mel

27-04-2010, 09:50 PM

Believe it or not Right-Click is disabled in the default config. You have to open System Preferences, and turn it on in the mouse settings.

Also if you hold down the Command key while left-clicking then it is equivalent to a right-click.

Shorty

27-04-2010, 09:59 PM

Does having two fingers on the touchpad and clicking still work, too?

Knuckle Children

27-04-2010, 11:02 PM

I am posting from my very nice Macbook Pro which I purchased today after weeks of procrastonation.

....So how do I right click on this?

You'll want to be downloading Flip4Mac and Perian too, so that you can play .wmv and .avi files, amongst other codecs that QuickTime doesn't play. Oh yeah, and get VLC too while you're at it. Nice little media player.

Pai Mel

30-04-2010, 02:45 PM

Do this if you Photo Booth on your Mac:

Record on the webcam using something with text. A game or a newspaper. Then when you play it back you will see the whole image is reversed, like if a mirror image.

SOX

30-04-2010, 03:26 PM

Also if you hold down the Command key while left-clicking then it is equivalent to a right-click.

When did this happen? I've always used ctrl+click unless it's a Blizzard game - then it was command+click

Pai Mel

30-04-2010, 04:26 PM

No you are right it, it is Control-click. I'm always hopping between Mac OS X and Windows 7 so I always get the Command and Control keys mixed up in my head.

Pai Mel

04-05-2010, 07:22 PM

Adobe CS5 Trial is out.

http://www.adobe.com/ap/downloads/

StorminNorman

08-06-2010, 04:00 PM

Aside from announcing some new... phone... thingy, Apple also remembered that they sell real computers as well, and announced Safari 5. (http://www.apple.com/safari/)

Fun things to note:

— Still no "remember tabs when restarting" feature. You still have to use the "Reopen All Windows From Last Session" menu item by hand.

— "Safari Reader". Apparently going to kill journalism. The sooner the better, really.

— Fast. Safari's already basically the fastest browser around, and Safari 5 is noticeably faster in the short time I've been using it.

— New extensions API. Taking a leaf out of Firefox's book, Safari now has an actual extensions API, rather than the dodgy one we've all been taking advantage of for years.

— Return of the progress-URL-bar. The nebulous "Loading" indicator is gone, replaced with the old progress-bar-in-URL-bar.

— Faster Javascript, apparently.

— Comprehensive HTML5 support. Given that Apple hates Flash, it's no surprise that they're jumping fully onto the HTML5-will-kill-Flash bandwagon.

— Optional extra search engines. You can choose between Google, Bing and Yahoo for search. No idea why you would, of course. I'd prefer to see search plugin support.

— Firefox-style URL bar.

I'm sure there's like a billion other features that I can't see yet.

Knuckle Children

08-06-2010, 08:55 PM

Awesome. Going to update now and give it a whirl.

EDIT: on reflection, 'awesome' was far too strong an endorsement for an incremental update of a browser.

Pai Mel

13-06-2010, 05:33 AM

Hmm I just noticed something strange and prob. useful.

Move your mouse cursor over a word on this page. Double-click the word and the word is highlighted. Triple-click the word and the whole line is highlighted.

Lazlow

13-06-2010, 05:58 AM

That's standard on any computer with any program with lines of text.

Pai Mel

13-06-2010, 06:02 AM

Dayum, I must have wasted so many mouse-miles from click-dragging.

Queenie

21-08-2010, 03:50 AM

so, anyone know the EXACT processor used in the new imac 27.5 inch?

Ie, is it an i5 760 etc?

I'd like to know because i plan on getting one soon. It's not a choice of my own, had i the money I would hackintosh onto a cheap pc.

Shorty

21-08-2010, 03:58 AM

The Core i5 27" iMac uses the 760 with an optional upgrade to an i7 870.

Queenie

21-08-2010, 10:48 PM

760? Not bad, probably what I'd want myself.

fishfishmonkeyhat

26-08-2010, 12:05 PM

iMac Touch (http://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/2010/08/the-mother-lode-welcome-to-the-imac-touch.html).

Knuckle Children

26-08-2010, 12:54 PM

iMac Touch (http://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/2010/08/the-mother-lode-welcome-to-the-imac-touch.html).

It was only a matter of time. Not looking forward to another screen to clean though; I get a bit OC with fingerprints.

Undecided whether to pep Blake for this...

Shorty

30-08-2010, 06:07 PM

Who's got two thumbs and just took delivery of a brand new 17" MacBook Pro? This guy. :cool:

[m]averick

01-09-2010, 09:07 PM

Who's got two thumbs and just took delivery of a brand new 17" MacBook Pro? This guy. :cool:

That's awesome man. Who'd you deliver it to?

Shorty

01-09-2010, 09:10 PM

I meant that it was delivered to me.

[m]averick

01-09-2010, 10:23 PM

Clearly needed one of these :p

Shorty

01-09-2010, 11:03 PM

That probably would have helped. :p

So yeah, it's a Built-To-Order with the Core i7, the 7200rpm 500Gb hard drive and AppleCare. The RAM I can put in myself for cheaper. So far, it's nice.

StorminNorman

01-09-2010, 11:24 PM

The new MBPs are beautiful computers. After years of iBook/Macbook ownership, I finally feel like I own a "real" laptop computer.

fishfishmonkeyhat

02-09-2010, 05:40 PM

Done. :cool:

Pretty sure he meant in his post.

EDIT: :eek:

Pai Mel

03-09-2010, 03:36 AM

The new Apple TV is nicely priced at $129... however, its tech specs leave a lot to be desired. This has to compete with popular media players like Western Digital's WD TV Live HD, after all.

Apple TV supported formats:

H.264 video up to 720p, 30 frames per second, Main Profile level 3.1 with AAC-LC audio up to 160Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4 and .mov file formats. It won't be able to play MKVs without hacking it.

MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5Mbps, 640x480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4 and .mov file formats

Just looking at MPEG-4 video, it only supports resolutions less than 640 pixels wide. And it only supports the AAC stereo audio format. Most movie rips have 5.1 AC3.

Clearly it's still very much designed for content purchased through iTunes.

Lazlow

03-09-2010, 09:57 AM

Clearly it's still very much designed for content purchased through iTunes.

*rented (http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/news/apple-in-aggressive-push-into-television/story-e6frg90x-1225913117005)

Except TV show rentals won't be available to Australia.

StorminNorman

03-09-2010, 10:36 AM

It won't be able to play MKVs without hacking it.

(*&$(*#$&)(*#$&_(*#Q$&_*(#$&(*#$&(*@&#)(*$@&_(@$&* NO! APPLE! YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG!

Out-of-the-box MKV support is absolutely the single feature that would have sold me an Apple TV.

Ahh well, back to my mediabox PC, I guess.

EDIT: Does it support High-Profile H264 yet? I want my 8x8 DCT, dammit!

Pai Mel

03-09-2010, 10:42 AM

The CPU in the Apple TV would not be very powerful. The High Profile features of H264 would need a lot of processing power to decode. If it can't even handle 5.1 audio then...

If you really must go Apple then Mac Mini would be better. Otherwise WD TV Live HD is still my preference.

StorminNorman

03-09-2010, 01:33 PM

I'll stick to our Windows box running Media Portal for now, I think.

Shorty

10-09-2010, 08:35 PM

Classic GTA trilogy coming to Mac later this year (http://www.facebook.com/notes/rockstar-games/asked-answered-red-dead-downloadable-content-soundtrack-classic-gtas-on-mac-the-/494312798974), says Rockstar on Facebook.

drzaius

11-09-2010, 09:51 PM

Hey guys. i've just ordered a macbook.
Its my first mac so i've got a few questions!

I'm pretty keen to have windows available. Bootcamp sounds like the best option but having virtualisation software is also appealing. Is it ok to use both? Can you use the same copy of windows 7 to install to bootcamp AND a virtualisation software? Parallels or Fusion?

Does anyone sell OEM copies of office for mac? Is it worth having office over iwork assuming i want to integrate with PC's?

Thanks for any input.

Knuckle Children

11-09-2010, 10:17 PM

Out of interest, why do you want/need Windows on your Mac? Professional reasons, or for familiarity?

I can't help you with the BootCamp stuff, I'm all about the OSX, but I can offer assistance with Office. I've got two spare licenses (that I probably won't use) on my copy. I could send it to you, you install it with one of the licenses, you send it back to me. We've dealt via the HAH a couple of times, so it's no biggie for me.

EDIT: I assume this is above board. I've never read the license fine print.

Silverwolf

12-09-2010, 12:18 AM

Knuckle Children

12-09-2010, 12:25 AM

Wow Macs can play games now?!?!!!11

Man, I've been playing Peggle Nights for, like, a year.

drzaius

12-09-2010, 02:40 AM

I'd like windows mainly for familiarity. and games i guess.

jons2ann

14-09-2010, 01:44 PM

Out of interest, why do you want/need Windows on your Mac? Professional reasons, or for familiarity?

Because they want to prove that you can get viruses on a Mac. :p

I have it the other way around. Kinda. OSX installed on my PC (not on Windows). The only sucky thing is that some of the progs I need only run on OSX 10.3.

drzaius

15-09-2010, 02:33 PM

Delivery of a custom MacBook pro is taking ages.
Also, apple phone support has been pretty poor.
/whine

Pai Mel

20-09-2010, 01:24 AM

Cool plug-in for your webcam.

http://www.ecamm.com/mac/iglasses/

StorminNorman

20-09-2010, 01:32 AM

Lol@requiring 32-bit mode and not using the standard installer. Fail app is fail.

Pai Mel

20-09-2010, 01:44 AM

Looks like the installer was made by the package-maker, part of the free OS X Developer Tools. Who cares if its 32-bit or 64-bit. It works fine.
I purchased a licence because I was looking for a webcam plug-in to mirror the video in real-time. eg. I didn't want text to be reversed.
And the exposure-lock is great when you don't want the brightness to keep auto-adjusting.

StorminNorman

20-09-2010, 01:40 PM

I don't care that it's 32-bit or 64-bit, I just don't like that it wants me to run my other programs in 32-bit mode.

Pai Mel

20-09-2010, 03:05 PM

Whut? It's a plug-in. It can't force other apps to run any differently. The plug-in will either be compatible with the host software or incompatible.

Pai Mel

21-09-2010, 04:33 AM

Check out cute girl playing with iGlasses.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUjb3wc6aAs

nintendo

21-10-2010, 02:31 PM

Very excited about the airs, lion and all that jazz.

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2010/10/all-the-cool-new-stuff-from-apple/

StorminNorman

21-10-2010, 07:29 PM

11" MBA = world's most expensive netbook.

Lion is going to rock, though. Apparently the App Store thing is being retrofitted to Snow Leopard, too.

It's interesting to see how Apple is applying the ideas from iOS into their main OS product, too.

In unrelated news, Office:Mac 2011 comes out next week.

Pai Mel

21-10-2010, 07:30 PM

Have any of you tried the latest iPhoto yet? Is it an essential upgrade?

fishfishmonkeyhat

28-10-2010, 01:14 AM

11" MBA = world's most expensive netbook.

http://i348.photobucket.com/albums/q321/fishfishmonkeyhat/Funny%20Pictures/steve_bill_mba.jpg

So tempted to get one now.

Luckily I have no god-damned money.

Pai Mel

31-10-2010, 01:23 PM

Upgraded mum's iMac's internal hard drive to a 1TB WD GP drive yesterday. Was pretty nerve-wracking taking off the glass, and then the LCD, just to access the hard drive. Hardest part was finding the cables that connected the LCD to the mobo. Managed to find it only when I tried to lift the LCD up.

When I put it all together, it was a painful wait waiting for the iMac to boot up. It took longer than usual. Did I put it all together correctly? Luckily the operation was a success.

It's actually pretty easy to do. You just have to be careful you don't drop the glass or LCD. They would be expensive to replace.

Space_Monkey

10-11-2010, 11:45 AM

I would like to take time to state how utterly and completely in love with my MacBook Pro I am... I haven't been so devoted and affectionate towards a piece of technology since I was 11 years old and I obtained my first Playstation.

When I look across a crowded room at it's sleek silver body, it's crisp display and glowing apple I know deep in my heart that I made the right choice. It is a thing of immense beauty.

And not just of beauty but also substance, I love the way everything melds seamlessly together to create an enjoyable computing experience every time I boot it up. From loading up the initial desktop and dock menu in a matter of seconds to flipping in and out of programs which because they don't shut down when you exit them appear immediately when called upon.

I love the intuitive feel of the track pad and the button that with one push displays all your currant operating software.

I love the way everything just works. The way when you connect your iphone to itunes it automatically syncs your information, how iphoto can be used in conjunction with facebook, how mail works with your gmail account.

I'll admit I probably didn't need the pro model and I'll probably never use half of the things this fine piece of technology is capable of. I know Apple can be a dictatorship when it comes to control of their content and that I could probably have bought the same parts in a PC computer for much cheaper. But I don't care.

I love my Macbook Pro, it's a fantastic Notebook and I enjoy it every time I operate it.

I made the right choice... :)

StorminNorman

10-11-2010, 01:02 PM

That's pretty much how I feel about my 15" MBP as well. Also, love the massive speakers it has.

In unrelated news, I picked up a copy of Office:mac 2011 yesterday. It is Awesome™.

fishfishmonkeyhat

13-11-2010, 01:12 AM

Me and my brother where looking on youtube for what the new air's are actually capable of.

mTAOFC21M9Q

Impressed.

Pai Mel

13-11-2010, 09:31 AM

Hardwarewise it's more capable than an Xbox 360 (at least 1.5 generations) but also costs more so of course it'll be able to run COD4 pretty smoothly. Mebbe the game has even been patched to load textures directly from SSD.

Shorty

13-11-2010, 07:37 PM

The GTA3 trilogy is now available on Mac (http://www.joystiq.com/2010/11/13/gta-3-vice-city-and-san-andreas-start-a-crime-wave-on-macs/). GameTreeMac (http://gametreeonline.com/rockstar-games) has the exclusive on the digital distribution rights for a month. After that, maybe Steam?

Space_Monkey

13-11-2010, 07:44 PM

In iphoto, how do I connect three photos into a comic strip? This is so frustrating, I miss MS paint!

StorminNorman

14-11-2010, 12:48 AM

Get Pixelmator. (http://www.pixelmator.com/) It's Photoshop for peasants.

EDIT: I'm pretty sure you can do it if you abuse Pages in just the right way, too.

nintendo

14-11-2010, 11:22 AM

Me and my brother where looking on youtube for what the new air's are actually capable of.

mTAOFC21M9Q

Impressed.

Great. Here I am trying to save money and you go an show me something like that.

The sole reason I haven't gone to an apple store since these came out is I don't think I could resist buying one.

Knuckle Children

14-11-2010, 11:41 AM

I love how it's supposed to be a video about the MacBook Air, but by the end it becomes a CoD4 love-in.

SOX

14-11-2010, 07:21 PM

For all you guys fapping over your MBPs, get the extended warranty.
Also **** apple those thieving c*** bastards. Can't keep a $4000 laptop running for 3 years.

SOX

14-11-2010, 07:24 PM

I also want to punch each of you in the face for thinking about buying a MBA. ****ing Apple.

This message was sent via iPhone.

fishfishmonkeyhat

14-11-2010, 07:29 PM

Hah, it's ironic you should be bashing Apple, when you made that very post from an iPhone!

Knuckle Children

14-11-2010, 07:44 PM

Very good pickup Blake! Can you say 'pwned'?!?

SOX

14-11-2010, 07:53 PM

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pbV9QqddqnE/S7S6vCd8mAI/AAAAAAAABeY/sP0RW5UB5m8/s1600/irony2.jpg

Knuckle Children

14-11-2010, 08:06 PM

http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/7093/thesimpsons220thewaroft.jpg

StorminNorman

15-11-2010, 07:55 PM

The sole reason I haven't gone to an apple store since these came out is I don't think I could resist buying one.

I got to fondle one in an Apple store the other day. They are adorable.

Pai Mel

15-11-2010, 09:10 PM

In iphoto, how do I connect three photos into a comic strip? This is so frustrating, I miss MS paint!

I have a licence for Photoshop but if I were without that program, this is how I would do it:

1. Assign a shortcut key for screen-capture in /System Preferences/Keyboard. I use F6 to call up the "Copy picture of selected area to the clipboard".

2. Open up the photos you want to use in Preview, Finder or Safari and resize them to the exact size you want.

3. Screen-capture each photo and paste into a TextEdit window and arrange into a comic strip.

4. Finally take another screen-capture of the finished TextEdit design and paste into the Preview app using File Menu/New from Clipboard, and save as jpeg.

See, that wasn't hard.

Lazlow

15-11-2010, 09:15 PM

You people are f***ing weird.

SOX

15-11-2010, 09:31 PM

I have a licence for Photoshop but if I were without that program, this is how I would do it:

1. Assign a shortcut key for screen-capture in /System Preferences/Keyboard. I use F6 to call up the "Copy picture of selected area to the clipboard".

2. Open up the photos you want to use in Preview, Finder or Safari and resize them to the exact size you want.

3. Screen-capture each photo and paste into a TextEdit window and arrange into a comic strip.

4. Finally take another screen-capture of the finished TextEdit design and paste into the Preview app using File Menu/New from Clipboard, and save as jpeg.

See, that wasn't hard.

Can't you just open 3 photos in Paint, copy/paste, save?

Pai Mel

15-11-2010, 09:36 PM

If you were on a Windows computer then yes.

Knuckle Children

15-11-2010, 10:01 PM

I would just type 'Comic Life + keygen' into Vuze, then use that program.

9warbane

15-11-2010, 10:03 PM

I would just type 'Proper OS' into Google, then use that OS.

Knuckle Children

15-11-2010, 10:06 PM

Except that OSX is already the best OS.

9warbane

15-11-2010, 10:15 PM

http://blogs.ft.com/techblog/files/2009/10/windows7.jpg
Oh don't mind me. I'm just being the best OS.

buckstwits

15-11-2010, 11:19 PM

http://www.pchelpforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/ubuntu-logo.gif

fishfishmonkeyhat

16-11-2010, 04:09 AM

You will never forget what happens tomorrow. (http://www.apple.com/?ref=apple.com/startpage/&sr=st_page)

Knuckle Children

16-11-2010, 07:06 AM

iOS 4.2?

buckstwits

16-11-2010, 12:38 PM

Beatles on iTunes.

fishfishmonkeyhat

16-11-2010, 01:18 PM

lol.. (http://twitter.com/mikeindustries/status/4317978623475712)

Knuckle Children

16-11-2010, 02:02 PM

Classic Apple.

fishfishmonkeyhat

17-11-2010, 04:02 AM

It's Beatles.

nintendo

17-11-2010, 01:44 PM

And we get shafted on price again.

Italian Stallion

17-11-2010, 11:21 PM

It's Apple, what do you expect?

Memorable indeed...

Space_Monkey

27-12-2010, 04:44 PM

Can I make Safari full screen? And if not, why the ****** not?

Shorty

27-12-2010, 05:08 PM

Try Cmd + Option + D to minimise the dashboard and then drag the Safari window all the way down. They're also supposedly introducing full-screen program support with OS X Lion.

It's Apple, what do you expect?

More likely it was the record company that mandated it.

Rambo

28-12-2010, 03:10 PM

Loving my MBP, but noticing more lag using Adobe on this machine than I ever got on my PC, all same specs except MBP has 256mb Nvidia card and PC has 1GB.

But I thought macs were meant to be superior?

nintendo

07-01-2011, 06:23 AM

So the Mac app store is live.

Ive been waiting on this since it was announced. Ever since getting my iPhone and using all the apps, I get the urge to look something up, or basically do something as easily as I can on my phone, and wish I had some of my iPhone apps on my computer. This seems to be exactly what I was thinking about.

Linkage (http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/01/first-look-at-the-mac-app-store-one-stop-shop-for-mac-software/)

fishfishmonkeyhat

07-01-2011, 07:00 AM

Now I just need a mac!

Knuckle Children

07-01-2011, 10:39 AM

Sweet. Soon I'll be able to say 'what do you mean? The Mac has thousands of games'.

StorminNorman

07-01-2011, 06:21 PM

App store is pretty great, but there's one flaw: No 'universal' apps that run on Mac/iPhone and iPad. If you want the iOS version of Mac app (or vice versa) you need to buy it again.

I'm glad they didn't just slap this into iTunes, though. Having a separate app works well. Now, if only they'd finally decouple iDevice syncing and the iOS app store from iTunes as well.

EDIT: In fact, I just remembered, Apple already has a perfectly good standalone program for syncing to devices. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isync) Hell, it's the underlying framework that iTunes uses to sync with iOS devices.

Queenie

12-01-2011, 04:08 AM

I wish to learn to hack a mac. Reason is to turn off my sister's laptop at night so she goes to bed and actually goes to school this year instead of being *cough*sleepy*cough* sick.
typically she'd go to bed at 3-5am after staying up making stupid youtube videos.

Anyway, are there any websites out there I should look for? I mean, googling "hack mac" probably won't do as well as if any of you know a particular website. Any tips?

StorminNorman

12-01-2011, 09:42 AM

Just use the Parental Controls prefpane. Set it up, then use the remote management feature.

Queenie

12-01-2011, 12:28 PM

that sounds a lot easier.

Space_Monkey

13-01-2011, 08:44 PM

So I updated my software and got the new Mac app store, seem pretty swish and certainly has a lot of potential. That said I was surprised to see so few apps on launch, the lack of a facebook app is also baffling. Still I will check back in a few weeks or when I see some some great apps ... suggestions?

Knuckle Children

13-01-2011, 11:13 PM

facebook.com is fine for a desktop/laptop, isn’t it? What would be its benefit as an app?

Space_Monkey

14-01-2011, 11:26 AM

facebook.com is fine for a desktop/laptop, isn’t it? What would be its benefit as an app?

I don't know what the advantages would be but I just expected an internet juggernaut like facebook with all the money and resources in the world to release an app on day one. I assumed they would want to expand their accessibility and availability through Apple's new app-store. The iphone and ipad app-store has proven to be phenomenally successful in promoting portable social networking in the past. FaceBook has already built a million app variations for a range of mobile devices, including phones, Nintendo DSI and ipods. Why not slap together something for launch?

StorminNorman

14-01-2011, 03:20 PM

Because the Facebook website is the preferred interface for desktop PCs, I guess.

fishfishmonkeyhat

14-01-2011, 05:10 PM

I think I read the other day them saying they don't plan to even do an iPad version because it's not a portable...

SOX

14-01-2011, 05:39 PM

iPad facebook would make sense but it'd be stupid to do the same on a Mac..

Pai Mel

13-02-2011, 01:19 PM

Found an Apple liquidation sale on ebay for the following products:

Logic Studio $479

Final Cut Studio $799

Logic Express 9 $204.49

http://stores.ebay.com.au/Brand-New-Genuine-Apple-Software

Those prices are even better than US prices. Final Cut Studio is $999 and Logic Studio is $499.00 in the US. Final Cut Studio is $1499 in Australia.

Space_Monkey

25-02-2011, 12:13 PM

http://www.apple.com/au/

So new MacBook Pros have been announced.

Good to see the i7 processors as standard now but the big question is, AMD graphics yay or nay?

It seems to be a pretty minor update over the last models, slightly updated processor, more RAM, HD camera and new inputs but certainly not ground-breaking. As far as I can tell the design aesthetic has more or less remained the same. They haven't gone the iphone route and hardened up the edges and removed some of the curves.

StorminNorman

25-02-2011, 05:36 PM

The big news is the new "thunberbolt" interconnect. Ars Technica has a good explanation of what it is. (http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2011/02/thunderbolt-smokes-usb-firewire-with-10gbps-throughput.ars)

The other major thing is that the 15" and 17" models finally get proper quad-core CPUs, not dual-core CPUs with useless bits of silicon attached like my MBP. On the other hand, they chose to go with Radeons, which is pretty much a dealbreaker for me. Otherwise I'd seriously consider trading up from my 15" MBP to one of these.

Also, apparently the 13" model doesn't offer a 1440x900 screen option.

Apple are also previewing Lion (http://www.apple.com/macosx/lion/), which is due mid-year.

Lex

25-02-2011, 08:06 PM

The radeons are a dealbreaker? Why?

StorminNorman

25-02-2011, 08:15 PM

My experiences with ATi cards hasn't been great. I've owned two of them and they both failed to work as advertised. Not to mention I still have nightmares of the old Rage/Radeon Mobility chips that Apple used to put in their laptops.

Pauly

26-02-2011, 08:03 PM

Wondering whether I should upgrade now or wait another year. I've got a 2006 15" core 2 duo Macbook Pro. It can def last me a little longer, I think I just have the urge to buy something new!

Shorty

26-02-2011, 11:16 PM

They've already brought out the new ones so it's probably better to buy now if you have a chance.

Pauly

27-02-2011, 12:06 AM

There are rumours of a bigger overhaul this time next year. That being said the new machines are beasts. 13" models are better than the old 17" ones!

Shorty

27-02-2011, 12:36 AM

I bought the old 17" one!

Rambo

27-02-2011, 12:52 AM

I've bought a 15' i5 model about 6 months ago. Kinda kicking myself that these have come out so soon after, but I definitely can't afford a new one.

It's not like I've had any troubles using Lightroom 3 and Photoshop CS5, and it runs Starcraft 2 well.

StorminNorman

27-02-2011, 12:56 AM

The problem I have is that the CPUs in the new models are the CPUs we should have got last year, but Intel chose to put a useless hunk of silicon on the same die where the two other CPU cores should go.

Do the ATI cards in the new ones support CUDA/OpenCL? I thought that was an NVidia only thing, so I was surprised when Apple went with ATI for the new cards because they seemed to be pushing the whole CUDA/OpenCL thing pretty heavily.

Pauly

02-03-2011, 02:23 PM

That stuff is a bit too technical for me but there is a lot of criticism with the new graphics cards, particularly on the 13" models which are worse than last year. I think I'll wait for next years model. Should be able to squeeze one more year out of this old thing.

Lex

02-03-2011, 05:09 PM

It's not like there's a version of crysis for Mac, you'll never need the best gpu.

Pauly

03-03-2011, 01:30 AM

Not asking for the best. Just a bit better. Need it for some high end graphics/video editing and sc2 of course! Plus I'm semi hoping that they up the resolution of the 13" models. And a redesign wouldn't hurt. A SSD as standard would be the icing on the cake, but I think that one is a bit of a stretch.

Pai Mel

04-05-2011, 08:11 PM

New iMacs are out. They are all quadcores now.

http://www.apple.com/au/imac/

*tries to figure out a way to make current iMac faulty without seeming intentional so can upgrade*

Pai Mel

14-05-2011, 08:50 PM

Oh great, now Apple has made the SATA cable and firmware proprietary on their new iMac, which means you will have to service your iMac at an Apple store should you want a hard drive upgrade/replacement.

http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/13/new-imac-frees-you-from-the-tyranny-and-convenience-of-servici/

Meh, soon enough there will be ebay merchants selling hard drive replacement kits for 1/4 the price Apple is charging.

Shorty

14-05-2011, 09:09 PM

That seems like a bit of a dick move on Apple's part. I guess the iMac is already full of laptop parts packed together like a Rube Goldberg puzzle but chucking three more pins on the HDD connector is just excessive. I can live with Apple selling standardised upgrades at a markup, but not if the Apple parts are the only ones that'll work.

Space_Monkey

30-05-2011, 02:49 PM

I opened my MacBook Pro to discover a crack in the center of the screen, about 1cm wide… A quick phonecall and it seems to replace the glass will cost $350 from a non-apple repairer.

Has this happened to anyone else? Is there a cheaper option?

Pai Mel

30-05-2011, 02:53 PM

I wonder if it's a jerb for Obrian?

http://www.obrienglass.com.au/2319.0.html?gclid=CL6Y_6XjjqkCFQvbbgodvR2RjA

Ooh, I hope you find a cheap option. I've found even authorised Apple service centres charge labour even if the part is still covered under warranty.

dimorphic

04-06-2011, 01:35 AM

I'm thinking about getting the 21.5" iMac soon (within the week) but I'm not overaly convinced about making the switch. I have an iPhone and iPad and would like an Apple PC just to integrate my devices into one brand. I also don't really game on the PC so that wouldn't be a downside.

I love the display of the iMac, it's a beautiful monitor and OS X is intriguing. As a Windows user all my life the fact that the iMac is different is appealing. The other thing is the majority of my Windows PC isn't exactly, lets say, real, so having official licences etc for everything would be nice.

Also I had some issue with the PC not booting earlier in May but with a little cleaning it [I]seems[/] to have fixed it, but the HDDs make noises when it boots still (not that failing HDDs are hard to replace).

Overall I do want an iMac, but as I'd need Appke finance (which I'm approved for) to get it I'm still not sure.

Convince me Hyper!

Pai Mel

21-07-2011, 02:01 PM

OS X Lion is out now via the App Store. Grrrr, I can't get it yet due to internet cap. I'll have to wait one day more. Interestingly, after you have upgraded to Lion, you can upgrade to OS X Lion Server edition for only $51.99.

Also I noticed on the Apple Store there are new MacBook Airs with i5/i7 and updated Mac Minis.

Also good to note for those into multimedia authoring. Apple's Compressor app is now available to buy separately via the App Store for $51.99. This is currently the cheapest legal way to get a Dolby Digital audio professional encoder. Those on Windows PCs usually have to pay hundreds for a similar third-party Dolby Digital encoder.

SOX

21-07-2011, 07:47 PM

Shorty

21-07-2011, 08:39 PM

Considering you can load Windows onto a Mac, he kinda already is.

Also, for those of you considering upgrading to Lion, here's a compatibility table (http://roaringapps.com/apps:table) for checking which apps will work in Lion. VLC, for instance, has some problems but I'd expect them to get onto that quickly.

Pai Mel

24-07-2011, 09:25 AM

Just install Perian plug-in and you won't need VLC anymore.

I have upgraded to Lion now. Not really that much changes. I wouldn't consider it an essential upgrade from Snow Leopard.

Our iMac has also crashed three times since I upgraded:

Once when I was rapidly two-finger swiping in and out of Dashboard.

Once in Photobooth while watching a video. My iGlasses video plug-in currently does not work in Lion, don't know if that had anything to do with it.

And once while using GarageBand, but I had just installed a MIDI driver.

If you really want to upgrade I think you can use iTunes gift cards to purchase from the App store, so if you purchased some of those cards in a special deal recently, then you can upgrade to Lion cheaper.

These days my preferences are the PC platform. I have even purchased Adobe CS5 Suite and Sonar X1 for Windows to confirm my commitment to PC.

I'm just getting less confident in the reliability of Apple products. e.g. in the last two Apple computers we had, the internal hard drive died within 9 months, and I have had very serious compatibility issues with their Firewire ports. The hard drives were user-replaceable on these machines, though a bit scary on the iMac, but the latest iMac models uses hard drives with proprietary SATA connectors.

If I were getting a Mac today, I'd get the Mac Mini with a nice 24" display. I find the 21" a bit small for photo editing, but may be fine for you. It's also a pain that the USB and other ports are on the back. You have to spin the thing around to plug things in.

Pan

24-07-2011, 07:37 PM

I have the bare bones, entry level 11" MacBook Air arriving on my door step any moment. After thoroughly thinking what I want the computer for- couch computing, presentations, e-mail, word processing, portaility. I convinced myself 2GB RAM is plenty. when paired with the i5 and the SSD do people think this will give me faithful companionship for the next few years? I can't see RAM being an issue but I'm going over it in my head in circles.

nintendo

24-07-2011, 10:21 PM

For what you've listed the combination of the i5 and the SSD should be plenty with 2gb.

The speed of the SSD alone is well worth it. Add in the i5 and for general computing needs and web browsing you won't notice it being any slower than say the i7 pro.

I'm tossing up between the 11' 4gb 128gb or the 13' base model. Kinda think the 11' woul be fine screen size, and also a little bit more portable, but the only big thing that's swaying towards the 13 is battery life. Otherwise the specs are almost identical.

Also wanna say I'm hella jealous your getting one. Id love to have one right now but I won't have the money for a couple more weeks. (just had to quit my job because uni is back on so funds are tight. sucks balls)

Space_Monkey

25-07-2011, 12:25 PM

I handed over my $31.99 and upgraded to Lion OS X over the weekend.

So far so good. The immediately noticeable differences are minor but significant.

You can now zoom by pinching, show all open windows with a swipe and switch between apps with a flick. These new gestures replace a number of buttons they were previously found at the top of the keyboard and being able to do all of this now without leaving the touchpad is great. It makes the interface feel more organic and reaching over the keyboard to hit a button feels practically analogue by comparison.

Launch Control makes accessing apps which are normally stored away in folders much quicker and easier. That said the gesture to open Launch Control is quite awkward, it consists of pinching together three fingers and your thumb, more than a couple of times the gesture has either not registered or been mistaken for something else.

FaceTime is now included, which is a great app and the option of making video calls with my MacBook is exciting. At the moment though I don't have any friends or family using this app, so it's basically unusable.

The addition of a full screen option to some apps is good but to me not very useful as the apps that take advantage of this, Photobooth for example, I use rarely.

VLC Media Player is not supported right now but I'd say it won't be long until a Lion compatible version is created. From what I've read there are quite a few 3rd party apps that will not function until updates have been made available.

As of my limited time with Lion my verdict is that it's a nice update with some very cool new features. It's all very slick and smooth but like any new tech we're going to have to wait until support starts to grow and we can take advantage of all it's features.

It's not an essential update but it is a worthwhile one. if you have $32 to spend it's worth it but if you're on a budget and/or don't mind waiting until support is larger I wouldn't rush out and buy it.

Rambo

29-07-2011, 02:47 AM

I just upgraded and I can't drag and drop to my usb thumbdrive. WTF?

Apparently it was missed and will be patched.

Pai Mel

29-07-2011, 03:30 AM

Best improvement I have found so far with Lion is being able to resize a window from any edge, like you can on PCs. Prior to Lion you could only drag the bottom-right corner in order to resize it.

nintendo

29-07-2011, 12:09 PM

I didn't even realize you couldn't resize from any where else. I always just use te bottom right even if I'm using windows.

EDIT: also heading down to pick up a 13" Air.

Pai Mel

03-08-2011, 05:46 PM

Spotlight is broken for me in Lion. Only noticed it now as I rarely use it. It means I can't search for keywords in Mail.app either.

Shorty

06-08-2011, 10:49 PM

Apparently, buggy nVidia drivers in Lion are causing graphics problems (http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2011/08/buggy-nvidia-drivers-giving-2010-macbook-pro-owners-lion-upgrade-headaches.ars) for MacBook Pro 2010 owners. Guess I won't be upgrading just yet.

dimorphic

12-08-2011, 01:35 AM

Bought a 21.5" iMac. Have OSX Lion. Now I'm lost.

dimorphic

12-08-2011, 03:29 AM

Okay so here is what the last few hours have entailed:

Setting up the new Mac and OSX Lion. Then I copied all my music from my external drive to the Mac and put it into iTunes. After doing that I noticed that not everything was there, the reason being that iTunes Mac doesn't auto convert WMA files like Windows iTunes does. So I downloaded a program that converts them and I am currently in the process of doing so.

The other issue I've encountered is syncing my iPad and iPhone with a new library. I am scared that I will lose all the data on my devices if I do it, but I clearly need to be able to sync with the new library. So I am currently downloading every app that I use on my iPad/iPhone through iTunes (90+) and will then bite the bullet and sync.

Pai Mel

12-08-2011, 10:20 AM

Hey, not a good idea converting from WMA to MP3 as you will lose quality. You are recompressing an already compressed audio file.

Best to install a codec that will allow playback of WMA. You can try installing the perian plugin.

http://perian.org/#detail

I'm not sure if that will allow iTunes to accept WMA files into its library, but I think you should be able to play the WMA files from Finder or other apps once Perian is installed.

I don't have any experience with iPhone or iPad so you are on your own with that one.

nintendo

12-08-2011, 10:24 AM

Did you actually export your library, or just copy it all? Because iirc if you export it, then I'm fairly sure all your iPhone/iPad data is also exported.

dimorphic

12-08-2011, 01:11 PM

The problem with copying my iTunes file is that my PC died last night which is why I bought the Mac. Also it still wouldn't help my issue with the WMA files.

Pan

17-08-2011, 09:55 PM

disregard

nintendo

25-08-2011, 02:30 PM

Goodbye (http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/08/breaking-steve-jobs-resigns-as-apple-ceo/) sweet prince

SOX

25-08-2011, 04:18 PM

http://images.apple.com/pr/bios/images/cook_hero20110204.png

fishfishmonkeyhat

25-08-2011, 05:51 PM

I bet this new guy doesn't even have cancer!

nintendo

25-08-2011, 10:04 PM

loved this quote from the Gizmodo article on Cook;

Oh, he’s gay? Well, let’s just go nuts with that then.

“Cook’s title is Chief Gay Officer at Apple. His real job is de facto gay, overseeing day-to-day gayness during titular CEO Steve Jobs’ indefinite medical leave. Of course, Jobs retains both his title, non-gayness and power, and is expected to make his heavy, heterosexual influence felt remotely.”

“Cook grew up gay in Robertsdale, Alabama, the son of a retired shipyard worker. He earned a Bachelor’s degree, while gay, in industrial engineering from Auburn University in 1982 and an MBA from Duke University in 1988. Before Apple, he did a gay stint at a computer reseller called Intelligent Electronics, worked (again, while gay) in PC logistics for 12 years at IBM, and spent six gay months as VP for Corporate Materials at Compaq. He joined Apple in 1998 as senior gay vice president of operations, overseeing gay computer manufacturing. Cook was later promoted to gay chief of worldwide gayness and of the Macintosh division.”