MAC Transition so far.....
There are some things that the MAC just seems to do seamlessly, like the whole set up process.
On the other hand even though I was promised converting my PC outlook mail would be easy, I have found it harder than expected.
I think part of the problem of course is that my email files run into the 5 GB range in about 6 separate files.
So far my old PC has been working for about 10 hours converting each email message into the required format, and I am yet to try and actually import these into Entourage yet.
I did manage to delete all my contacts in my iPhone by selecting the wrong settings, and I am hoping that they all come back once all of my emails and contacts are on the MAC properly, well either that or I will restore the iPhone from my PC.
I don't know whether it's the maxed out memory I had installed on the MAC or just the fact that it's not a PC but the web surfing experience is totally different.
Where on the PC things like Facebook would hang, be slow and jerky on MAC it's just seamless quick and easy to use.
I am going to have to learn all of the shortcut keys and get used to the keyboard, but I would have had the keyboard issue with almost any new computer really.
It's going to be a steep learning curve and I will blog more about my experiences as it happens
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Contemplating Moving to a MAC
I have been contemplating moving from a PC to a MAC for ages and ages.
Before the boy left his previous company we even bought a whole lot of employee software for MAC so I would have most of the software I need.
With the whole technical nightmares I have been having over the last few weeks and glacial pace at which my PC has been running the issue has come up again.
I love the stylishness of the Macbooks and I love the feel of them, but I am really wary of having to learn a totally new computer interface and the down time that this will provide.
I am thinking of the MacBook 2.0 GHZ 13.3 inch aluminium with 4GB Ram or the White MacBook with the same RAM, the $400 price difference for the aluminium vs white is something I can;t really work out.
When it comes down to the look, I actually prefer the white glossy finish than the aluminium, as I have had aluminium Sony Vaois for years and years.
My concerns all stem from two areas:
- Getting used to the new interface
- Running my normal programs via MAC.
I had considered running Boot Camp or something so I could dual boot the computer, but there is really only one application that I use with any regularity that I would have to buy as a MAC program and that's my business accounting package.
But since I am wanting to move from a desktop financial package to an online financial package that argument seems redundant.
The other option is to run my financial package on one of the many pcs in the office and get it of of my machine.
There is also the issue that this will force me to finally fix all the quirks in our software for running on MAC browsers which is a rather important and significant plus
Does anyone who reads my blog have any experience in moving from PC to MAC with things like transferring PST files for outlook?
And what about using all of my old PC files through USB drives, do they work fine with MAC?
I have some many USB storage devices that I don't want the issue if I do move.
One of the really big features I love about the mac is the fact that there are so many MAC stores which you can pretty much walk into with your MAC and just ask them for help.
I am pretty PC literate in many ways, but sometimes you need to know something out of the ordinary and you need an expert.
So any one care to give me some advice or thoughts here?
Especially about transferring PST files, video formats etc
*Sigh* you know the boy calls it like a dog going back to it's own vomit every time I walk by an apple store I always play with the MacBooks!
Maybe I should just pull my finger out and do it?
Labels: technical
New Homepage Design
I have just finished creating the new homepage design, I still have a few issues left to fix, but all in all I am pretty happy!
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New Look for the site
I am progressively updating the main templates to the site, and I am also doing some new and very exciting coding!
There will be a few small issues while I do the updates, but in the main the site is fully accessible!
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My Inner Geek
I am a geek at heart, no not a nerd, that's different!
After the last several months efforts of working almost non stop, I can finally do some real geek stuff that I have not had the bandwidth for in a while.....
Yes that's right I can finally learn some new stuff and read all of those technical articles I have been putting in my favorites! It seems thatt every five minutes a new technique or technology is being created. And I rarely have time to give this stuff more than just a passing look.
So the big thing that I have been learning over the past year of course is AJAX. I have been slowly integrating AJAX widgets and stuff into both our products and our clients applications. But as yet when I read stuff it is for very specific purposes. But now I can just explore all the new stuff with no real specific problem to solve in mind!
Labels: technical
Bogger Beta Sucks!
I transferred over to Blogger Beta the other day and now no one can add comments to the site!
Ugh
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Extraordinarily boring technical post!
For you guys that could not give a toss about anything technical - don't read further!
Ever since I got my new phone I have been mobile photo blogging. But the images were being sent up at a huge size and I would have to then log in and manually change the image size.
For days I have been looking for the correct way to do this with a Syle in the stylesheet. Finally I found it! So here its is:
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I am a thirty something married gay boy living in Sydney, almost on top of the gay scene but not in it!
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