1st Mac

[Geekbabe]

My son & I played around with photo booth & Motion FX, lol, this computer is a lot of fun. A friend of mine won a copy of Parallels and gifted me with it so I'll be installing windows & checking it out. I might still prefer Bootcamp in the end but will at least try this.

 

[alfa147x]

My son & I played around with photo booth & Motion FX, lol, this computer is a lot of fun. A friend of mine won a copy of Parallels and gifted me with it so I'll be installing windows & checking it out. I might still prefer Bootcamp in the end but will at least try this.

In Fusion you can actually launch your bootcamp partition. So you can use it both ways. Might be able to do that in Parallels.

 

[MrX8503]

This is the biggest thing that all 1st mac owners should know. The "+" sign does not maximize your window and Macs don't support write NTFS.

 

[Gooberlx2]

Gonna chime in myself.

Just ordered a refurb 2011 mini server for $849, not a bad price at all methinks. I'm totally stoked for:
a) my first mac (though I've used them plenty)
b) upgrading from a Q6600, which sucks balls in lightroom 3 and anything to do with HD h.264.
c) unix/posix
d) iLife
e) something new

 

[dclive]

This is the biggest thing that all 1st mac owners should know. The "+" sign does not maximize your window and Macs don't support write NTFS.

...without a freely downloadable applet / library added to your system, which would take most people about 5 minutes to find, install, and complete.

 

[dclive]

Gonna chime in myself.

Just ordered a refurb 2011 mini server for $849, not a bad price at all methinks. I'm totally stoked for:
a) my first mac (though I've used them plenty)
b) upgrading from a Q6600, which sucks balls in lightroom 3 and anything to do with HD h.264.
c) unix/posix
d) iLife
e) something new

Ah...but in 2006 the Q6600 was the bomb!

 

[Gooberlx2]

Ah...but in 2006 the Q6600 was the bomb!

It was...it really was. Way more than enough power to do well as a NAS in the basement.

 

[Kadarin]

Gonna chime in myself.

Just ordered a refurb 2011 mini server for $849, not a bad price at all methinks. I'm totally stoked for:
a) my first mac (though I've used them plenty)
b) upgrading from a Q6600, which sucks balls in lightroom 3 and anything to do with HD h.264.
c) unix/posix
d) iLife
e) something new

I just ordered one today, too (not a refurb) for my xmas present to myself. Quad i7, 8GB, 2x 750GB drives... Along with a 27" thunderbolt display, this will be used for running vms and home work tasks (I work from home on occasion). Graphics performance isn't important for this setup, but the fact that it's quiet and small form factor is.

Looking forward to setting it up

 

[MrX8503]

...without a freely downloadable applet / library added to your system, which would take most people about 5 minutes to find, install, and complete.

From what I remember it was difficult to get read/write ntfs in 64-bit mode. 32-bit mode was not a problem, but 64-bit mode is another story entirely.

 

[dclive]

I would try this one: http://ntfsmounter.com/support.html

Google now has a "commercial" version that says it's 10.7 compatible - albeit at $33!

I bet a bit more googling would find a few more solutions....

 

[MrX8503]

lol, thats actually the software I use to do read/write ntfs 64-bit mode. Its kind of a pain, but it works.

 

[Geekbabe]

I'm really enjoying the screen on this, I had to use my Toshiba laptop and was immediately struck by how much better the screen is on my Air, text is MUCH crisper.

 

[nerp]

Imagine working on a 27" iMac every day and then sitting down in front of some old Sceptre from 4 years ago.

 

[Gooberlx2]

Getting close to being done setting up my mini server. I was happy to see it arrive with dual 750GB WD Black HDDs instead of dual 500GB whatever-they-were-supposed-to-be. Works pretty well in RAID-0.

iTunes sucks ass during the initial library import over SMB/CIFS to my old Win7 PC (now acting as a NAS). I can't imagine why, but it's gotta be something to do with iTunes specifically. Directory listings, iPhoto, Lightroom and file copies all flow pretty quickly on the gigabit network otherwise.

I gotta say, The mission control/expose/dashboard UI is way better (imo) than anything I used in linux. Quite easy and functional, especially with the trackpad.

Now I just gotta upgrade to 8GB RAM, activate applecare, and finish installing a few things.

Is anyone running fail2ban or denyhosts on Lion for blocking ssh spammers? Seems like the setup has changed slightly over the years from OS 10.4-->10.5-->10.6. But I can't find any 10.7 guides.

 

[silverpig]

Gonna chime in myself.

Just ordered a refurb 2011 mini server for $849, not a bad price at all methinks. I'm totally stoked for:
a) my first mac (though I've used them plenty)
b) upgrading from a Q6600, which sucks balls in lightroom 3 and anything to do with HD h.264.
c) unix/posix
d) iLife
e) something new

I've got a Q6600 hackintosh server that I love.

 

[ViviTheMage]

We got the same MBA 8)...my first as well.

 

[bearxor]

This is the biggest thing that all 1st mac owners should know. The "+" sign does not maximize your window and Macs don't support write NTFS.

The + maximizes the window. It just maximizes it to the content. If I do it in Finder, it will just fit all of the files in the window perfectly. If I do it in Safari, it usually drops all the way to the bottom of the screen and just wide enough to fit the webpage content.

I guess it doesn't "maximize" in the traditional sense of the word, however.

 

[TheStu]

The + maximizes the window. It just maximizes it to the content. If I do it in Finder, it will just fit all of the files in the window perfectly. If I do it in Safari, it usually drops all the way to the bottom of the screen and just wide enough to fit the webpage content.

I guess it doesn't "maximize" in the traditional sense of the word, however.

No, the problem is that the X in Windows and OS X closes the window. The _ in both minimizes it. The other character makes a window full screen (but not really, the task bar and title bars are still there) or does the resize thing. I like the resize thing, but it is jarring.

 

[Geekbabe]

Progress, my Mac can now use our network printer & access our home entertainment server LOL and I've discovered that Preview will let me view PDF files

The thing that strikes me most in learning a new OS is that I tend to approach problems thinking I need the 4-5 step more complicated solution when in reality with Apple the answer to my problem is quite simple.

One thing that I really like about OS X is that I can access my system info/ control panel so quickly, clicking on the upper left hand corner to get system info, system preferences, software updates and get access to the app store rather than having to wade through several menu's is really nice, I'm basically able to control the entire system via one menu.

 

[Tyranicus]

No, the problem is that the X in Windows and OS X closes the window. The _ in both minimizes it. The other character makes a window full screen (but not really, the task bar and title bars are still there) or does the resize thing. I like the resize thing, but it is jarring.

The really jarring thing is that certain apps, like TextEdit, will fill the whole screen if you click the +.

 

[ViviTheMage]

Progress, my Mac can now use our network printer & access our home entertainment server LOL and I've discovered that Preview will let me view PDF files

The thing that strikes me most in learning a new OS is that I tend to approach problems thinking I need the 4-5 step more complicated solution when in reality with Apple the answer to my problem is quite simple.

One thing that I really like about OS X is that I can access my system info/ control panel so quickly, clicking on the upper left hand corner to get system info, system preferences, software updates and get access to the app store rather than having to wade through several menu's is really nice, I'm basically able to control the entire system via one menu.

I actually prefer to use the finder to get to my menus...similar to windows 'god mode'.

 

[Geekbabe]

I actually prefer to use the finder to get to my menus...similar to windows 'god mode'.

I think it has to do with my eye tracking or something, looking to the upper left of my screen to get to things feels more natural for me.

 

[Geekbabe]

Just finished moving all my data off my Windows laptop, have things set up so that I can use Win live writer remotely via one of the house's PC's... and am now restoring my old laptop for a new user.

Aside from the Win Live, I'm now running solely on OS X power. I decided to immerse myself in Lion, learn the OS first before going with a dual boot setup.

 

[JSt0rm]

Do yourself a favor and learn all the short cut keys. You will be flying thru the os in no time.

 

[TheStu]

Just finished moving all my data off my Windows laptop, have things set up so that I can use Win live writer remotely via one of the house's PC's... and am now restoring my old laptop for a new user.

Aside from the Win Live, I'm now running solely on OS X power. I decided to immerse myself in Lion, learn the OS first before going with a dual boot setup.

Did the same thing when I get my Mac. Started really hating booting into XP (got mine back in '06).