Comments on: Musings of a new Mac user http://scripts.indisguise.org/2007/10/27/musings-of-a-new-mac-user/ Angela's scripts archive Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:49:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Indiscripts » Blog Archive » Another new MacBook post http://scripts.indisguise.org/2007/10/27/musings-of-a-new-mac-user/#comment-25025 Indiscripts » Blog Archive » Another new MacBook post Tue, 04 Dec 2007 15:24:50 +0000 http://scripts.indisguise.org/2007/10/27/musings-of-a-new-mac-user/#comment-25025 [...] Expo (SITEX) to purchase my first ever personal Mac. Almost a month prior to this, I had received my first Mac in the form of my work machine, a MacBook Pro, and after a lot of deliberation, have decided to purchase my [...] [...] Expo (SITEX) to purchase my first ever personal Mac. Almost a month prior to this, I had received my first Mac in the form of my work machine, a MacBook Pro, and after a lot of deliberation, have decided to purchase my [...]

]]> By: Angela http://scripts.indisguise.org/2007/10/27/musings-of-a-new-mac-user/#comment-25022 Angela Tue, 04 Dec 2007 13:22:53 +0000 http://scripts.indisguise.org/2007/10/27/musings-of-a-new-mac-user/#comment-25022 @Ivy: Thanks! I just got a new MacBook actually (personal use), and it's running Leopard, so Spaces helps. It just feels really cluttered, and I'm not the sort of person to want to have to minimize applications first before opening up a new window. :D @Mat: Thanks for your recommendations! I don't think I'm inclined to dish out an extra license of Parallels myself, so it looks like BootCamp for me at the moment. When I get a new Windows license. ;) You're absolutely right, though: I'm hooked! I just bought my own personal MacBook last weekend, but haven't been able to sit down and blog about it yet. About the screen real-estate, I liked the fact that everything's full-screen on Windows because I feel I'm more focused that way. I can tile the windows if I need to see two applications at once; but otherwise I don't want to see anything else but what I'm currently working on. And since most of my Windows are browsers, it's really better to have them at least at 1024x. However, it's not as disturbing to me now; a few more weeks of this and I probably won't mind. :) @Ivy: Thanks! I just got a new MacBook actually (personal use), and it’s running Leopard, so Spaces helps. It just feels really cluttered, and I’m not the sort of person to want to have to minimize applications first before opening up a new window. :D

@Mat: Thanks for your recommendations! I don’t think I’m inclined to dish out an extra license of Parallels myself, so it looks like BootCamp for me at the moment. When I get a new Windows license. ;) You’re absolutely right, though: I’m hooked! I just bought my own personal MacBook last weekend, but haven’t been able to sit down and blog about it yet. About the screen real-estate, I liked the fact that everything’s full-screen on Windows because I feel I’m more focused that way. I can tile the windows if I need to see two applications at once; but otherwise I don’t want to see anything else but what I’m currently working on. And since most of my Windows are browsers, it’s really better to have them at least at 1024x. However, it’s not as disturbing to me now; a few more weeks of this and I probably won’t mind. :)

]]> By: Mat (loadx) http://scripts.indisguise.org/2007/10/27/musings-of-a-new-mac-user/#comment-25013 Mat (loadx) Tue, 04 Dec 2007 09:04:36 +0000 http://scripts.indisguise.org/2007/10/27/musings-of-a-new-mac-user/#comment-25013 Don't go with parallels it's craptastic.. Just use Vmware and make a new virtual machine, much easier and a hell of alot faster. IE will work exactly the same the only difference is it's virtualized. I've been using Mac's for quite a while and i've seen everything every other OS offers out there but none compare to the solid nature of the BSD core and for OS X this is no exception. Software is easier to install and far more efficient with the use of DMG's. There's no dependency hell like in a linux based operating system and most of all the power is still retained in the terminal you just need a bit of magic from sudo or to create a root user. Unless you're from a solid BSD background and judging by your list of OS's above; you're not. Then it's going to take a bit of getting used to. Play with it and read as much as you can in a month or so I await your new impressions and I'm betting you'll be hooked. Oh about the cluttery full screen stuff on mac. it's for a reason because a mac only takes up enough screen real-estate as the application needs and unlike a shitty windows pc you have expose to deal with window switching (f9, f10, f11) you'll find that the window state actually becomes more comforting as you begin to multi task and juggle more stateless windows at once. P.S get macports to setup your dev sandbox. Don't bother with fink. Enjoy Don’t go with parallels it’s craptastic.. Just use Vmware and make a new virtual machine, much easier and a hell of alot faster. IE will work exactly the same the only difference is it’s virtualized.

I’ve been using Mac’s for quite a while and i’ve seen everything every other OS offers out there but none compare to the solid nature of the BSD core and for OS X this is no exception. Software is easier to install and far more efficient with the use of DMG’s. There’s no dependency hell like in a linux based operating system and most of all the power is still retained in the terminal you just need a bit of magic from sudo or to create a root user.

Unless you’re from a solid BSD background and judging by your list of OS’s above; you’re not.
Then it’s going to take a bit of getting used to. Play with it and read as much as you can in a month or so I await your new impressions and I’m betting you’ll be hooked.

Oh about the cluttery full screen stuff on mac. it’s for a reason because a mac only takes up enough screen real-estate as the application needs and unlike a shitty windows pc you have expose to deal with window switching (f9, f10, f11) you’ll find that the window state actually becomes more comforting as you begin to multi task and juggle more stateless windows at once.

P.S get macports to setup your dev sandbox. Don’t bother with fink.

Enjoy

]]> By: Ivy http://scripts.indisguise.org/2007/10/27/musings-of-a-new-mac-user/#comment-25003 Ivy Tue, 04 Dec 2007 05:01:10 +0000 http://scripts.indisguise.org/2007/10/27/musings-of-a-new-mac-user/#comment-25003 Oh I hear ya on the no window maximization thing. It drive me nuts! If you're running OS X Leopard it shouldn't be too bad since spaces will help with the desktop clutter. As for IE, you might want to try bootcamp. My old Macbook was running Windows Vista Ultimate fine. :) Oh I hear ya on the no window maximization thing. It drive me nuts! If you’re running OS X Leopard it shouldn’t be too bad since spaces will help with the desktop clutter. As for IE, you might want to try bootcamp. My old Macbook was running Windows Vista Ultimate fine. :)

]]> By: Angela http://scripts.indisguise.org/2007/10/27/musings-of-a-new-mac-user/#comment-24894 Angela Sat, 01 Dec 2007 04:00:48 +0000 http://scripts.indisguise.org/2007/10/27/musings-of-a-new-mac-user/#comment-24894 Haha, I just bought my own personal MacBook last night :D Inuupdate/customize ko pa hehe. :D Haha, I just bought my own personal MacBook last night :D Inuupdate/customize ko pa hehe. :D

]]> By: AJ Batac http://scripts.indisguise.org/2007/10/27/musings-of-a-new-mac-user/#comment-24892 AJ Batac Sat, 01 Dec 2007 03:23:31 +0000 http://scripts.indisguise.org/2007/10/27/musings-of-a-new-mac-user/#comment-24892 Yey Hooray! New mac zealot in town. :) At least someone at PHPUGPH knows why I love Macs now. :) Hooray! Yey Hooray! New mac zealot in town. :) At least someone at PHPUGPH knows why I love Macs now. :) Hooray!

]]> By: Angela http://scripts.indisguise.org/2007/10/27/musings-of-a-new-mac-user/#comment-24477 Angela Sat, 24 Nov 2007 03:39:51 +0000 http://scripts.indisguise.org/2007/10/27/musings-of-a-new-mac-user/#comment-24477 Hi Anonymous, Thanks for your feedback regarding Parallels! I think I'll be going with just Bootcamp for now; I can't justify using Parallels when I'm not doing heavy freelance webdesign/dev work on my personal laptop. :) And yes, I did know about Firefox for Mac. :) Most of the apps I use have Mac equivalents, so yay for that. :) Hi Anonymous,

Thanks for your feedback regarding Parallels! I think I’ll be going with just Bootcamp for now; I can’t justify using Parallels when I’m not doing heavy freelance webdesign/dev work on my personal laptop. :)

And yes, I did know about Firefox for Mac. :) Most of the apps I use have Mac equivalents, so yay for that. :)

]]> By: Anonymous http://scripts.indisguise.org/2007/10/27/musings-of-a-new-mac-user/#comment-24475 Anonymous Sat, 24 Nov 2007 02:37:23 +0000 http://scripts.indisguise.org/2007/10/27/musings-of-a-new-mac-user/#comment-24475 Parallels is okay if you don't plan to run much off a windows on your mac, otherwise bootcamp is a much better option. Because it'll run it at full speed and optimization, which would most likely be better if you're a gamer. With bootcamp though you're soley on your windows side, rather than it acting like a virtual machine in your mac. Under parallels and bootcamp you are acutally using windows for both, because you install the windows software, and it runs the same as it normally would. Not sure if you know but there is a downloadable version of Firefox for Mac. Parallels is okay if you don’t plan to run much off a windows on your mac, otherwise bootcamp is a much better option. Because it’ll run it at full speed and optimization, which would most likely be better if you’re a gamer. With bootcamp though you’re soley on your windows side, rather than it acting like a virtual machine in your mac. Under parallels and bootcamp you are acutally using windows for both, because you install the windows software, and it runs the same as it normally would.

Not sure if you know but there is a downloadable version of Firefox for Mac.

]]> By: Claire http://scripts.indisguise.org/2007/10/27/musings-of-a-new-mac-user/#comment-23538 Claire Mon, 12 Nov 2007 04:27:17 +0000 http://scripts.indisguise.org/2007/10/27/musings-of-a-new-mac-user/#comment-23538 Re: Camino - I tried it out but I really didn't like the look of forms in it. Especially the form buttons. I mean, was that just the site I was looking at or is that a general concern? I have yet to see what the new Safari is like, but I'm pretty happy with FF as it is. Re: Camino - I tried it out but I really didn’t like the look of forms in it. Especially the form buttons. I mean, was that just the site I was looking at or is that a general concern?

I have yet to see what the new Safari is like, but I’m pretty happy with FF as it is.

]]> By: Angela http://scripts.indisguise.org/2007/10/27/musings-of-a-new-mac-user/#comment-23046 Angela Mon, 05 Nov 2007 13:45:42 +0000 http://scripts.indisguise.org/2007/10/27/musings-of-a-new-mac-user/#comment-23046 Ah, but if I get too used to it and alienated from Aptana, I shall end up needing to have it installed "for real"! XD It's so difficult to make decisions these days, hehehe. I wonder if they will humor me at all if I ask for a Coda license... Hmm, well, looks like I'd definitely go with Bootcamp for my personal laptop! XD I shouldn't mind booting up again just for checking on IE, although I might be annoyed when I need to visit IE-only sites. They're annoying! But sadly a lot are like that :( Thanks for the website recs -- I actually didn't know about them prior to today, so that helps a lot. :D (Now the only question is... do I have money? Come to me, o Money!) Ah, but if I get too used to it and alienated from Aptana, I shall end up needing to have it installed “for real”! XD It’s so difficult to make decisions these days, hehehe. I wonder if they will humor me at all if I ask for a Coda license…

Hmm, well, looks like I’d definitely go with Bootcamp for my personal laptop! XD I shouldn’t mind booting up again just for checking on IE, although I might be annoyed when I need to visit IE-only sites. They’re annoying! But sadly a lot are like that :(

Thanks for the website recs — I actually didn’t know about them prior to today, so that helps a lot. :D

(Now the only question is… do I have money? Come to me, o Money!)

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