Mac Users Of Mtc (apple: Go Ahead, Take A Bite!)

[boomouse]

don't i know it. at the moment, my macbook is with the service center for replacement of the entire LCD ( the part arrived finally!) and thanks to boom's advice, i extended my applecare warranty earlier this year so it's still covered. i don't have to pay a single cent. thanks boom!

 

Glad to be of service. You're welcome.

Edited November 10, 2008 by boomouse

[searchbug2002]

Hello Sir Boom,

 

I am planning to switch to a Mac real soon in a week or two. It will be the first time I will make the switch. This being the case, I would need help in transferring my old "windows" based data to the new mac i will be using.

 

I know MS office files can be easily opened by mac or any other platforms for that matter. However, before I even purchase a mac, I would like to ask help on the process of transferring my MS Outlook data to the Mac software counterpart. This should cover the whole range of data from old/existing email, contacts, to do list, etc as well as setting whatever mail program mac uses to download all my incoming mail.

 

Please do advise. If im not sure as to how to transfer the data, it might influence my decision to buy a mac.

 

Also, you mentioned that you might be selling your year old MBP? How much?

 

TIA

[Guest lustfortravel]

boom,

 

the good news is that i got my laptop back with the newly installed lcd screen.

 

the bad news is that everything looks pale and too bright. the colors are too washed out and it disappoints me. does this mean i need to have my monitor calibrated again for the correct colors before i can do any editing on my photos? unfortunately, the spyder2 is still out of stock so i don't have any colorimeter to use at the moment. :cry:

[boomouse]

Hello Sir Boom,

 

I am planning to switch to a Mac real soon in a week or two. It will be the first time I will make the switch. This being the case, I would need help in transferring my old "windows" based data to the new mac i will be using.

 

I know MS office files can be easily opened by mac or any other platforms for that matter. However, before I even purchase a mac, I would like to ask help on the process of transferring my MS Outlook data to the Mac software counterpart. This should cover the whole range of data from old/existing email, contacts, to do list, etc as well as setting whatever mail program mac uses to download all my incoming mail.

 

Please do advise. If im not sure as to how to transfer the data, it might influence my decision to buy a mac.

 

Also, you mentioned that you might be selling your year old MBP? How much?

 

TIA

 

When migrating from Outlook to Entourage remember that while the two may look and work alike (…looks like a duck, quacks like a duck… doesn't apply here) they use very different files in typical Microsoft fashion.

 

The archive files you save in Outlook at called "pst" files because of their extension. The files needed to import into Entourage are called "mbox". And there is no easy to convert one from the other with the use of an intermediate mail client on the Mac which is Mozilla's Thunderbird. Here's the link for the info:

 

http://www.riches.com.au/articles/export-o...k-entourage.htm

 

boom,

 

the good news is that i got my laptop back with the newly installed lcd screen.

 

the bad news is that everything looks pale and too bright. the colors are too washed out and it disappoints me. does this mean i need to have my monitor calibrated again for the correct colors before i can do any editing on my photos? unfortunately, the spyder2 is still out of stock so i don't have any colorimeter to use at the moment. :cry:

 

You can calibrate your screen. Go to SYSTEM PREFERENCES. Choose LCD DISPLAY. Choose the COLOR pane. Click on CALIBRATE. Make sure you are in a darkened room with no light shining from behind you. But this only works if you trust your eyes. Guess why I like to shoot in black and white?

[dagon]

I'm using an iPhone the past 2 months... I'm having problems activating bluetooth to communicate with my old phone.. do you know where I can get help?

 

Thanks!

[boomouse]

Apple just announced the opening of the Philippine edition of the Apple Online Store.

 

http://store.apple.com/ph?cid=AOS-PH-134495-C0008431

 

But after trying to buy something, I got this:

 

 

I guess they still have teething problems.

 

Wait muna tayo…

 

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On another note, a satirical comparison between Snow Leopard aka OS X 10.6 and Windows 7--which still befuddles me as to how at least 12 perhaps 16 iterations of Windows got knocked down to seven by Microsoft. Perhaps they were not counting the ones they considered false starts?

 

The comparo from The Onion is here:

 

http://www.theonion.com/content/infograph/...pard_vs_windows

 

And this is the dispositive portion:

 

Edited November 11, 2008 by boomouse

[searchbug2002]

Hello Sir boom,

 

thanks for answering my pervious question. Although I have not really gone through doing it yet.

 

I maintain a "briefcase" in my notebook pc which i normally sync with a folder in an office desktop which acts as a file depository. In this case, the Mac I will be purchasing will eventually be the only Mac used in the office so far. It will be a Mac in a windows network. I have read that connecting to a windows network would not be a problem. However, is there a counter part of "briefcase" for Mac where in I could sync my files (Sync with my windows files in a windows network)? So that I would not have to copy all my files all the time to the office file depository? It would also be difficult to keep track of each individual file I used or made.

 

Please do advice what is the best way to do this.

 

thank you in advance

[boomouse]

Hello Sir boom,

 

thanks for answering my pervious question. Although I have not really gone through doing it yet.

 

I maintain a "briefcase" in my notebook pc which i normally sync with a folder in an office desktop which acts as a file depository. In this case, the Mac I will be purchasing will eventually be the only Mac used in the office so far. It will be a Mac in a windows network. I have read that connecting to a windows network would not be a problem. However, is there a counter part of "briefcase" for Mac where in I could sync my files (Sync with my windows files in a windows network)? So that I would not have to copy all my files all the time to the office file depository? It would also be difficult to keep track of each individual file I used or made.

 

Please do advice what is the best way to do this.

 

thank you in advance

 

OS X has a migration assistant.

 

After you have transferred your files, a quick Google will show you any of several file sync scripts that you can use between OS X and Windows volumes.

[Guest lustfortravel]

You can calibrate your screen. Go to SYSTEM PREFERENCES. Choose LCD DISPLAY. Choose the COLOR pane. Click on CALIBRATE. Make sure you are in a darkened room with no light shining from behind you. But this only works if you trust your eyes. Guess why I like to shoot in black and white?

 

i tried this, boom, and my gray screen turned out more blue than gray. i don't think i trust my eyes, either. i'll have to wait for the spyder 2 express to be available then before i resume editing.

[lomex32]

Can anyone reommend a 128Mb Video Card for my G4 on OS 10.3.9 ?

[boomouse]

Can anyone reommend a 128Mb Video Card for my G4 on OS 10.3.9 ?

 

Many Apple PowerMac computers are sold with ATI graphics boards pre-installed as "Configure to Order" (or CTO) options from Apple.

 

For example, the following AGP graphics cards have been available at one time as CTO options for various PowerMac G4 systems:

 

* RADEON 9000

* RADEON 7500

* RADEON

* Rage 128 PRO

 

"Blue and White" PowerMac G3 and "Graphite" G4 systems may have included a Rage 128 or Rage 128 Pro PCI graphics card.

 

Any driver updates for these graphics cards will be qualified and released by Apple. They should be available from the following sources:

 

* on the Mac OS Installation CD provided with the system at time of purchase

* driver or Mac OS updates provided by Apple

 

All Technical Support and Warranty Service for these graphics cards is handled by Apple.

[searchbug2002]

OS X has a migration assistant.

 

After you have transferred your files, a quick Google will show you any of several file sync scripts that you can use between OS X and Windows volumes.

 

 

Thanks Sir boom

[boomouse]

Thanks Sir boom

 

This just came out:

 

Belkin announced the immediate availability of its new Switch-to-Mac Cable on Wednesday. The USB cable includes a built-in converter that handles the process of transferring PC settings and files from a Windows machine to a Mac.

 

The Switch-to-Mac Cable supports Mac OS X 10.4 and 10.5, and Windows XP or Vista. It can transfer Internet settings, photos, music, movies and other files to a Mac, and adds files to the appropriate Mac application or directory.

 

Belkin's Switch-to-Mac Cable is priced at US$49.99 and is available in the United States now. It will be available in Canada, Australia, Europe and Asia in February 2009.

 

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I know its an additional piece of kit you have to buy if you wish but depending on how well you know your way around computers, this can make life easier.

[Jeriko]

Hi guys. There seem to be a lot of Mac users here. I do also use a Power Mac G5 desktop which i use sometime to edit videos but i use a Windows laptop which i always bring everyday due to the type of work i do. Being a user of different types of gadgets, i know how important this things are in our everyday life and often times to the point that we feel we can no longer live without it. This is how important this machines are to us.

 

Having said so, i would just like to inform you that there are mobile/gadget applications available to protect your machines. These mobile applications would help you secure and track your gadgets in case stolen. For more information on these applications, please do visit www.synchtec.com

 

For any inquiries, will be glad to help you.

 

Regards and have fun!

 

 

 

okay, i am starting this thread to find out who in MTC uses a Mac. iMac, eMac, iBook, PoerBook, G4, G5, macMini.... kahit ano.

 

if there are Windows PC guys, and there are multiple threads about this platform, aslo about Linux, Unix and its derivatives, then, lets start a Mac Thread. i mean Mac the computer, not the iPod, okay?

 

i dont use a mac myself, but i am familiar with one. i do, however plan to migrate to mac. im planning to get wither a macMini or an eMac later this year. i need to learn a new playing field, ika nga

 

you cold say that im looking for users who would share their mac experience and maybe further convince me to own one.

 

thank you!

[marc.alan]

haha! that quote of my inital post made me think again why i started this thread...

 

i was very much interested in getting a mac

 

and after 3 years, yes im finally getting a mac this weekend (actually my fiance is getting the mac)

 

... so finally i will be able to contribute regularly to a thread i started... haha...

 

see yah guys!