An Architect's View

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• 1 flashape // Mar 1, 2006 at 10:44 AM

  ERROR: Everything is ok.

• 2 john Wilker // Mar 1, 2006 at 11:04 AM

  Don't Panic
  
  :)

• 3 Rob Wilkerson // Mar 1, 2006 at 12:16 PM

  I'm strongly considering making the switch (that's "The Switch") and think it might be comforting to have my OS remind me every once in a while that it's all good. Better than the alternative I've been experiencing for about the last 10 years... :-)

• 4 john Wilker // Mar 1, 2006 at 12:52 PM

  I switched just two weeks ago. well not 100% I have an Inspiron for coding, DB and all that stuff. my iBook is purely for writing. I like it though. much lighter to carry to lunch or the park LOL

• 5 Eric Laney // Mar 2, 2006 at 3:25 AM

  I switched about three weeks ago at home and couldn't be happier. Unfortunately, I'm stuck with Windows permanently at work, as they have even removed support for other platforms via VPN, much less in the office. *grumble*

• 6 Rob Wilkerson // Mar 2, 2006 at 4:43 AM

  You all are killing me. I'm already on the edge of spending money I should spend elsewhere and you all are just throwing gas on the fire with your I'm-a-switcher-and-deliriously-happy-about-it anecdotes. Thanks.
  
  Like this isn't hard enough already... *grin*

• 7 john Wilker // Mar 2, 2006 at 8:35 AM

  Glad to help. You could go my route depending on your needs. The apple store outlet has some good deals on refurbs. my iBook was very affordable. And now the next gen iBook 12 inch is on the outlet for a 100 more than mine with way more features :(

• 8 Jared Rypka-Hauer // Mar 2, 2006 at 11:18 AM

  Rob... lemme throw more gas on your fire.
  
  I was all MacOS "back in the day" when a Mac SE with HyperCard could do things that haven't been replicated anywhere else to this day... circa 1985. All GUI, audio/visual, super simple braindead software development. VERY nice. Then in 91 I went PC because it was professionally expedient.
  
  About a year ago, I switched back... and I'll never look back. I have VirtualPC on my PowerBook for some things (like SQLServer Enterprise Manager) but by and large it's faster, prettier, more stable and a lot more fun than anything that's ever come from Redmond. :)
  
  (and no Clippy!!)
  
  Laterz...

• 9 Rob Wilkerson // Mar 3, 2006 at 2:57 AM

  You people are just cruel, but since you're taunting me anyway, bear with me as I ask a bit of a tangential question: anyone have any experience with the new Intel laptops? I think that's where I'll probably go (laptop is a must, Intel chip is familiar), but I'd like to hear from someone who has used one in the "real world"...

• 10 Sean Corfield // Mar 3, 2006 at 8:14 AM

  I was a Mac user when Apple switched from 680x0 to PowerPC and whilst it was generally a very smooth switch, I would be wary of jumping to an Intel Mac this early in the game. I will definitely switch (from PowerPC to Intel) but I won't do it for six months or so, maybe a year. I love Apple but their "1.0" products tend to have quirks and early adopters sometimes have a bumpy ride.
  
  If I recall correctly from the PowerPC introduction, it was about six months to a year after the announce that applications tended to get rev'd for the new architecture and the second gen PPC machines appeared (and the O/S itself was rev'd). Given that Apple were originally hinting at June for the Intel Macs but launched early, I'd expect year end / early 2007 would be a good time to change over.
  
  Now, if you're thinking of buying a *second* Mac to accompany an existing PPC one, then, yes, I'd go Intel. I'm toying with the idea of buying a dual core Mac Mini as a "second" machine for home now (we already have an iMac, a PowerBook - and I have my work PowerBook too - oh, and an old Windoze machine and a Linux laptop :) Hmm, I guess that would make it a "fifth" machine...

• 11 john Wilker // Mar 3, 2006 at 8:31 AM

  I agree with Sean. I think even adobe said it'd be 6 months or so before their mac products were ported. I'd also wait. I'm sure my next machine will be a macintel, but not for at least a year.

• 12 flashape // Mar 3, 2006 at 9:01 AM

  yeah, dont do the intel yet if you're looking at that as a main production machine. I am starting a new job and they were about to buy one for me, but then we found out that flash player was unusable on it, which is a deal breaker for a flash programmer.

• 13 Rob Wilkerson // Mar 3, 2006 at 9:01 AM

  I appreciate the input, thanks. I'd heard about the Adobe stuff, but as a developer that didn't concern me all that much. All of the reviews seem to indicate that Rosetta is sufficient - albeit a bit slower - for most non-Intel software. I could live with that if I had to. I'm more concerned with hardware-related issues than anything else.
  
  I know I'll wait a couple more months before buying so some folks will have time to start reporting on their experiences, but the shakes have commenced...

• 14 Rob Wilkerson // Mar 3, 2006 at 9:08 AM

  Oh, one more thing (as long as I'm here):
  
  Is there a strong online Mac community - one specializing in mac-noobs would be ideal - that I can start following to help ease the imminent transition? I've been doing a lot of research and have learned a lot, but I find that I have a lot of newbie questions. It would be great to find a potential source for answers...

• 15 flashape // Mar 3, 2006 at 10:27 AM

  well, I usually hit up macosx.com. they've got a decent forum going over there, plus they actually offer free tech support.
  
  
  
  

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