From PC to Mac... Week 3

Posted by Jake Good
on Oct 13, 06

It’s the end of my 3rd week at space150… and on a MacBook Pro.



Here are my observations:




  • There are definite learning curve issues when going back and forth between OSX and Windows. Its tough!

  • Love Parallels… it’s golden.

  • Having a terminal rocks!

  • Need your *nix fix? MacPorts (formerly Darwin Ports) to your rescue.

  • You know… there are actually good applications on the Mac to get anything done…

  • And you know what else, Mac applications *DO* crash just as regularly as Windows applications. FireFox is the WORST.

  • The drag and drop application installation (from .dmg files) is cool, but I always feel like I’m missing something… like it’s too easy.

  • Gotta dump the single button mouse as quick as you can… holy cow that’s annoying.

  • The MacBook Pro runs freaking HOT. I mean… you can literally cook an egg on it!

  • Things are clean… slick, fast. I don’t really notice the slowdowns as often.

  • The hardware on this particular MacBook Pro freaking screams! Core Duo 2.16 GHZ + 1.5 GB RAM.

  • iTunes has some neat interface changes from the Windows version that make it sweet… integration rocks!

  • I miss Visual Studio… Parallels to the rescue again!

  • Mac Office Support is… shall we say dated? Mac Office 2004. Yikes.

  • Expose is beautiful… Witch rocks… TextMate rocks… Growl is cool.

  • I can use my NXT kit on it! w00t!

  • Universal Binaries is a cool concept. Have multiple architectures for your OS? Package up applications into ONE bundle that can support them all…. Rosetta (PPC emulator) is cool, just wish it could access the BT stack.



Those are just a few… I’ll make sure to keep posting more details as I figure them out.

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  1. M. – Oct 13 06 @ 08:00AM

    Hmm, I don’t recall having any application crash on my Mac ever—although I rarely use FF.




    Otherwise I agree with everything you said.

  2. M. – Oct 13 06 @ 08:00AM

    Dude you couldn’t handle my mom!




    LMFAO!

  3. Dan Mork – Oct 13 06 @ 08:00AM

    I’ve found some cool keyboard shortcuts too:





    • in any native Mac app hover your mouse pointer over a word and press ctrl + command + D to find the word in Dictionary.

    • to send an e-mail link from Safari use command + shift + I

    • to take a screen grab press command + shift + 3 for the whole window, command + shift + 4 for a region, or command + shift + 4 and then press spacebar to grab a window.

  4. Tom Johnson – Oct 13 06 @ 08:00AM

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvC-vlmcHPA&mode=related&search=

  5. Jake Good – Oct 13 06 @ 08:00AM

    I’m loving it so far… and with the ability to dual boot and/or use Parallels… the pure design of the MacBook Pro is awesome… aside from heat problems, it feels awesome under my hands! Almost as good as Mike’s mom…

  6. M. – Oct 13 06 @ 08:00AM

    Aaron,




    I guess I’ve just been lucky or something. ;)

  7. Erich Hartwig – Oct 13 06 @ 08:00AM

    I’m really digging the idea of a MacBook Pro for college next year. I’ve been on a PC my whole life, but friends have to pull me out of the Apple Stores kicking and screaming when I play too long.

  8. Aaron Ballman – Oct 13 06 @ 08:00AM

    :: snickers :: I’ll let you live your little dream Jake, but realize this: one day, you’ll wake up and realize that Mac really isn’t that hot. :-)




    Oh, and M, I’ve kernel panicked my OS X box more than I’ve blue screened my XP box (though, to be fair, I’ve blue screened my Vista box more than both combined). As for app crashes, they’re a daily occurrence around our Mac shop.

  9. Jake Good – Oct 13 06 @ 08:00AM

    That tool, whomever it is… is blogging from Seattle. I have a vague idea of who it is :)




    At any rate… thanks for the backing Mike… I got you bro… :)

  10. M. – Oct 13 06 @ 08:00AM

    your mom,




    I gotta get my boy’s back on this one, and say that you seem to be the tool. I mean, too chicken shit to leave a name, or a link to your site?




    Grow up dude.

  11. your mom – Oct 13 06 @ 08:00AM

    you’re a tool.

  12. M. – Oct 13 06 @ 08:00AM

    Oh shit! Was that her who tried to pick you up in the bar?




    She is German. Hahahahahaha

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