Tue - July 19, 2005
First impressions on os x
Having got my powerbook, i was all filled with
excitement on how it feels to use one regularly.... I was actually thinking
that having experienced using the powerbook and os x panther briefly that was
all to it. Or so i thought , i was bracing for an anti-climax however it did
not turn out to be an anti-climax after
all.
...She managed to install and
began surfing in about 15 minutes , now that just struck me
hard.
...One of my first treats was to
launch the terminal and feel the Unix beneath and it gave me immense
satisfaction.... I found myself just experiencing joy at just using the
powerbook.... Installation of software which were mainly drag and drop was a
welcome change and it was a bit daunting to get used to the
simplicity.
...I was thinking of
retaining my old notebook (Toshiba SP 2100 Pro) around in case she would take
time to getting accustomed to the Powerbook.
Posted at 09:09 PM Read More
Sat
- July 16, 2005
My Powerbook
This being my first purchase experience with
Apple i was naive to believe that i will soon have my powerbook after all the
lead time indicated was 3-5 days.... Then as fate would have it there was
apparently no place on the plane that day for my powerbook it was booked on the
next flight on Feb 17th 2005, damn K&N. I was then literally tracking my
package from Shanghai to Luxembourg to Netherlands and finally on Feb 21, 2005,
3 weeks after my order my powerbook finally arrived.
Posted at 03:03 PM Read More
Wed - July 6, 2005
My switch to a Mac
A little more than 4 months ago , 10 Feb 2005 to
be precise i made a decision to switch to a Mac. While i had heard a lot about
the (legendary) ergonomics of a mac i was not convinced enough to use one let
alone buy one.... My perceptions of a Mac were shaped by my experiences with
Mac OS 9 about 6 years ago. All i remembered were that they were strange looking
brightly colored machines.
...I vaguely
remember that it started around Jan 2005 when i was on the lookout for a new
notebook. Out of curiosity i started to learn more about OS X, i was hooked
though still was not convinced to buy one.... The mere thought of having the
power of Unix was enough to kindle a strong liking for the Mac.... Even then i
was also planning on having it dual boot onto Linux (Debian) as i really wanted
to work with Unix more.
It was a
painful 2 months when all i was doing was reading up all about OS X and hanging
around in Mac forums trying to decide if i should move to the other side. I was
only too aware of the numerous issues others faced on getting Linux on a laptop
but i was cautiously confident of having the power of Unix with me.
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