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By: Macblogger.net - Apple Mac Tips & Tricks (a new blog by yours truly)

Macblogger.net - Apple Mac Tips & Tricks (a new blog by yours truly) — Wed, 30 May 2007 20:36:54 +0000

[...] the 20th of this month I posted for the first time on my new Apple Mac Blog – macBlogger.net. That post gave the run down on my intentions for the site and why I set it up in the first place. I have [...]

By: Robbert

Robbert — Tue, 29 May 2007 12:13:13 +0000

No problemo just give me a ping when online !

By: Cormac Moylan

Cormac Moylan — Tue, 29 May 2007 12:06:03 +0000

Excellent news Robbert. I’ll talk to you on MSN this evening.

By: Robbert

Robbert — Tue, 29 May 2007 09:09:20 +0000

YUP i still am interested.

Rob

By: Cormac Moylan

Cormac Moylan — Mon, 28 May 2007 16:34:31 +0000

A yes, the bible that is Google. Goglble?
Live and learn is the only way Francis.

The thing I love about Macs and Apple software in general is the ‘if you think it should do this, then it probably does it’ philosophy.

I will look up the Microsoft email address tomorrow in work.

By: francis mahon

francis mahon — Mon, 28 May 2007 16:29:16 +0000

Cormac,

Was there a particular person/email address you chased Microsoft on – I have a little undirected frustration I could send in their direction over the non-appearance of my Vista CD.

Regarding ease-of-use in Mac OSX, I cannot only say the following: it is very rare that I consider buying a book a waste of money, but while awaiting delivery of my Mac, I picked up “The Missing Manual – Mac OSX Tiger Edition”; I don’t think I’ve flicked through it more than once or twice in the past 15 months. (I found the other “Missing Manual” I read to be fantastic – “Google Edition”)

Francis

By: Cormac Moylan

Cormac Moylan — Mon, 28 May 2007 11:25:00 +0000

Cheers Paul,
I would strongly recommend the change over.

Macs can run Windows/Linux both as a dual boot and via parallels. http://www.parallels.com/

You get the best of both worlds and you are using superior hardware. Leopard should be out near the end of the year so maybe then would be a good time to upgrade..

I need to start blogging more on here..

By: paul

paul — Mon, 28 May 2007 09:10:00 +0000

Good stuff Cormac ! I’ve been thinking of doing the change soon, maybe for my next computer which is due in 6-12 months. It will be interesting to hear about your changeover.

All the best with the new site too !

ciao,
p

By: Cormac Moylan

Cormac Moylan — Sun, 27 May 2007 20:56:33 +0000

Eoin, what would happen when web 3.0 became more mainstream?
I would have to register mcblogrz or something. Yikes!
Plus Google will through up a ‘did you mean mac blogger’ message on occasions.

Francis,
I agree about the speed and the do it better points. Totally. I had concerns about a year ago about switching to Mac due to software issues but I haven’t come across a single instance where there was no Mac alternative. I would actually say that software in general runs better on Mac.

I got my free Vista and Office CDs only after chasing them up a few times about it. I have Vista dual booted on my iMac. Never really use it. I took a look at it at and said ‘meh’, back to OSX.

Thanks for visiting guys
Cormac

By: francis mahon

francis mahon — Sun, 27 May 2007 18:48:55 +0000

Cormac,

I’ve about a year’s headstart on you, but I changed to Mac for exactly the same reasons – the “family” PC is still available when I need it, but I’ve found the Mac can do everything I ask of it, quicker and easier than Windows.

p.s: did you apply for the free copy of Vista that Microsoft promised the attendees at Croke Park? Still waiting myself – my curiousity would force me to try dual-booting my Mac…

Francis