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Nov
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Written by:
Shawn Bass
Friday, November 09, 2007 2:34:41 PM
So my Toshiba laptop started acting up this past week while I was teaching a class in Orlando. I didn't want to risk the laptop locking up on me while in class, so I went out one evening and picked up a new laptop. I'm writing this blog entry from the new laptop. Here's a quick photo of it:
Now do you understand why I feel dirty? I can't even begin to tell you how much crow I'm gonna have to eat when my sister-in-law (longtime Mac bigot) finds out that I bought one. It'll be never ending "I told you so"'s
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4 comment(s) so far...
Re: I feel dirty...
Nothing to feel dirty about. Having used a Mac since the late 80s (the grayscreen years), they're not bad little devices. Just realize that there are only about 6 or 8 useful things that they can do natively (everything else is emulated). So, if you're looking to use your new laptop primarily as a demonstration device, you probably made a good choice. If you're expecting it to be a work horse, capable of running a ton of different software packages, expect to have to run a Windows emulator...
By Mark on
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 9:21:37 AM
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Re: I feel dirty...
@Mark,
Thanks for your comments. I'm already running VMWare Fusion with Unity to integrated a few must-have Windows apps into OSX. Overall though I think everything is going pretty well (or as well as expected for a first time Mac user). A very long time ago I was an Apple user, but haven't touched one in about 10 years. Boy how things have changed...
By Shawn Bass on
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 1:56:39 PM
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Re: I feel dirty...
The best laptop I have bought (MacBook Pro) being a long time Windows users, I only dabbled with Macs. Like you I use Fusion and it is far better than the HP laptop it replaced. Spaces in Leopard are great, Fusion runs XP full screen in Space 2 ;)
By BarryB on
Monday, November 19, 2007 9:43:28 AM
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Re: I feel dirty...
@BarryB -
Thanks for your comments. I have to say I'm enjoying the Macbook Pro very much aside from minor nuances here and there. VMware Fusion definitely seems to fit the bill aside from a few minor issues I'm having with apps not coming into focus when launching through Unity. Overall though, I'm very happy.
By Shawn Bass on
Monday, November 19, 2007 10:34:19 AM
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