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Re: IE6 & Vista --> was Paypal Developer Da
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2007-11-05 15:00:36
I went to CompUSA on my lunch hour and was ready to buy a MacBook (not Pro) with extra RAM, but they were out of stock.

But I did get some important info from the salesperson -- to boot up with Windows, or emulate Windows, you need to buy a Windows license, which is another $150. ; They also had something else for $99 that they said I would need to use all the features of something or other on the Mac.

Mac is so out of my $$ league!  This is a Mercedes and I can only afford a Metrocard.  :-(



----- Original Message ----
From: "bz-gmortbeezifies.com" <bz-gmortbeezifies.com>
To: Joomla <joomlalists.nyphp.org>
Sent: Monday, November 5, 2007 2:03:29 PM
Subject: Re: [joomla] IE6 & Vista --> was Paypal Developer Da

Donna Marie Vincent wrote:
>; I have been considering a Mac for the first time because I really don't
> want to go with Vista, but I'm concerned about the learning curve. &nbsp; I've
> been using Windows since v3.1 (1993).&nbsp; Can an old dog learn Mac without
> losing productivity?
>

If I had a large budget to blow on a new system, it would be a macbook.

With the new systems, you can boot XP, you can boot Vista, you can boot
Mac, and you can boot Linux.

So you don't need to learn any new tricks, you can start off with dual
boot into XP and try out the Mac as you have time.

The biggest benefit I see is with a Mac, you have the ability to test
browsers from all 3 operating systems(Windows, Mac, and Linux) on one
platform.

That said, I didn't have the budget for a Macbook, so I went with a
refurb Dell and have been cursing Vista every since.
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Re: IE6 & Vista --> was Paypal Developer Da
country flaguser name
United States
2007-11-05 19:39:32
Just FYI, there are other options than full blown XP that
work  
perfectly w/ VMware on OSX (for testing),

http://www.litepc.c
om/xplite.html

These are cheaper + without the bloat.  I think the whole
Leopard /  
Spaces / Fusion setup is definitely worth it.  You run both
OS in full  
screen, easily swap between them, and have drag / drop /
transfer  
capability.

I traded my first born + soul for a MacBook Pro + have not
looked back.

- Jon

On Nov 5, 2007, at 4:00 PM, Donna Marie Vincent wrote:

> I went to CompUSA on my lunch hour and was ready to buy
a MacBook  
> (not Pro) with extra RAM, but they were out of stock.
>
> But I did get some important info from the salesperson
-- to boot up  
> with Windows, or emulate Windows, you need to buy a
Windows license,  
> which is another $150.  They also had something else
for $99 that  
> they said I would need to use all the features of
something or other  
> on the Mac.
>
> Mac is so out of my $$ league!  This is a Mercedes and
I can only  
> afford a Metrocard.  :-(
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: "bz-gmortbeezifies.com"
<bz-gmortbeezifies.com>
> To: Joomla <joomlalists.nyphp.org>
> Sent: Monday, November 5, 2007 2:03:29 PM
> Subject: Re: [joomla] IE6 & Vista --> was Paypal
Developer Da
>
> Donna Marie Vincent wrote:
>> I have been considering a Mac for the first time
because I really
> don't
>> want to go with Vista, but I'm concerned about the
learning curve.
>  I've
>> been using Windows since v3.1 (1993).  Can an old
dog learn Mac
> without
>> losing productivity?
>>
>
> If I had a large budget to blow on a new system, it
would be a  
> macbook.
>
> With the new systems, you can boot XP, you can boot
Vista, you can  
> boot
>
> Mac, and you can boot Linux.
>
> So you don't need to learn any new tricks, you can
start off with dual
> boot into XP and try out the Mac as you have time.
>
> The biggest benefit I see is with a Mac, you have the
ability to test
> browsers from all 3 operating systems(Windows, Mac, and
Linux) on one
> platform.
>
> That said, I didn't have the budget for a Macbook, so I
went with a
> refurb Dell and have been cursing Vista every since.
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