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POSTED BY: PHOENIXROSE
UPDATED: Saturday, January 9, 2010 00:09
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Saturday, January 2, 2010 9:03 AM

PHOENIXROSE

You think you know--what's to come, what you are. You haven't even begun.

After seven long years of my old tower PC, this mah new computer. I lub it.

It runs eerily quiet. And I need to get a compatible version of photoshop. That or set up the boot camp and get a copy of windows. Whichever is cheaper, I suppose. Everything is working beautifully so far.

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Saturday, January 2, 2010 10:18 AM

KWICKO

"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." -- William Casey, Reagan's presidential campaign manager & CIA Director (from first staff meeting in 1981)

Congrats, Rose - You're going to LOVE your new Mac. I've been on 'em for over 20 years now, and still can't believe how insanely easy things are, compared to the experiences I have to go through at work on a PC. Wish I had the latest versions of PhotoShop and Illustrator to go with mine, but they're out of my price range these days, considering I don't do graphics for a living anymore...

I just recently went wireless with my MacBook, and the AirPort Extreme base station looks just about like your Mac Cube. About that same size.

Mike

Work is the curse of the Drinking Class.
- Oscar Wilde

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Saturday, January 2, 2010 1:11 PM

NAVYSEILS

Apparently during the cold weather my town turned into silent hill. Walking to college I pass this scene every day...

tis creepy.

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Saturday, January 2, 2010 4:29 PM

MSA

WOW Navy...tres awesome

ok baby John in his Jayne hat...he hasn't quite grown into it

and with daddy watching a Stray Cats concert. He spent the whole song bopping and waving his arms wildly. He loved the concert

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

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Saturday, January 2, 2010 5:26 PM

SIGMANUNKI

Congrats on the new Mac (mini right)! If you can't afford Photoshop, then I'd recommend checking out GIMP:

http://www.gimp.org/downloads/

There's a book on-line (also available for purchase) that can help with getting used to it:

http://gimp-savvy.com/BOOK/index.html

Regarding the windows thing. Windows 7 is not yet supported by bootcamp. Also, MS has changed there licensing such that you'll have to get (I believe) the most expensive version to be able to legally install it with bootcamp.

Oh, and welcome to the world where things just work

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Saturday, January 2, 2010 10:38 PM

PHOENIXROSE

You think you know--what's to come, what you are. You haven't even begun.

D'awwww, the oversized hat almost makes it better ^_^

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Originally posted by Navyseils:
tis creepy.

But quite beautiful.

Quote:
Originally posted by Kwicko:
Congrats, Rose - You're going to LOVE your new Mac. ... Wish I had the latest versions of PhotoShop and Illustrator to go with mine, but they're out of my price range these days, considering I don't do graphics for a living anymore...

You did graphics for a living? Shiny. I'm working towards that this very moment. Fortunately, since I am working towards it, I can get the tasty software discounts offered to students. Still a pretty penny, though.
Oh, I do love it, I do! I've been wanting one for years and years. Finally convinced the majority of my family to give me cash for my birthday this year, so I could finally buy one. I'm a near-professional designer, gorrammit, I don't need another necklace, I need a functioning machine!

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Originally posted by SigmaNunki:
Windows 7 is not yet supported by bootcamp.

Yes, I know that. It's okay, though, because it's probably also less-than-compatible with the Creative Suite 3 software I own. Since that's, you know, out of date by a whole year. I haven't seen any indication that I have to get the most expensive, super version of Vista to install it on the mini (yus, you spotted the mini) and in fact saw XP listed as an option (if I want an OS that tops out at 2 gigs of RAM...hey, I dealt with that for almost a decade, I might be able to handle it) which would possibly be better to run my hopelessly(!) out of date professional programs. Or I'll end up buying them all again. It'll all work out before I graduate and embark in the field.

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Sunday, January 3, 2010 7:25 AM

MSA

mac is always best

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

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Monday, January 4, 2010 11:58 AM

HELL'S KITTEN

^__^

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Monday, January 4, 2010 9:59 PM

SIGMANUNKI

Quote:
Originally posted by PhoenixRose:

I haven't seen any indication that I have to get the most expensive, super version of Vista to install it on the mini

That's new. It was linked to from Slashdot a while back. Not sure if it includes Vista or not.

Quote:
Originally posted by PhoenixRose:

(yus, you spotted the mini)

Aren't they pretty! I got two sitting right beside me

Of course, one is years old. So much so, that I /needed/ a new one if I wanted to even watch youtube videos.

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Originally posted by PhoenixRose:

and in fact saw XP listed as an option (if I want an OS that tops out at 2 gigs of RAM...hey, I dealt with that for almost a decade, I might be able to handle it) which would possibly be better to run my hopelessly(!) out of date professional programs. Or I'll end up buying them all again. It'll all work out before I graduate and embark in the field.

You should check out Bochs (open source). It might save you some rebooting (among other conveniences) depending on how powerful your system is and how much XP needs. There are other like software out there that are both pay and free.

Anyway, good luck. Hopefully, you won't have to spend you life savings.

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"We don't fear the reaper"

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Friday, January 8, 2010 5:25 AM

MSA

more John

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

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Friday, January 8, 2010 9:16 AM

STEGASAURUS

Looks like he's keeping his head up really well, MsA!

Mine's still a complete bobble-head cause he doesn't care for tummy-time...

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Friday, January 8, 2010 10:43 AM

MSA

aww but a cute bobble... oh you have to try the froggy fun tummy time mat. It works great. Plus it has a prop up pillow to start them off and a mirror. My little guy just loves the mirror and that got him going. I can send you the link for it.

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

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Saturday, January 9, 2010 12:09 AM

PHOENIXROSE

You think you know--what's to come, what you are. You haven't even begun.

John is looking so much like his daddy

Well, clearly, I couldn't sleep. I had the sleepies, and then they went away. So, I think it's time for a new thread... http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.asp?b=11&t=41401

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