Rog Posted October 23, 2002 Share Posted October 23, 2002 Well, the stalk dropped a little bundle under the gooseberry bush at the bottom of the garden ... either that or a bunch of boxes were shipped to me at work today. Either way, I'm now the owner of a brand new iBook. I'm installing ... er, things on it at the moment, I'm not sure what but it keeps asking for CDs. More later, I'll ge to the bottom of this Mac vs. PC thing yet ;) "That's what the internet is for. Slandering others anonymously." - Banky Edwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagevibe Posted October 23, 2002 Share Posted October 23, 2002 Sorry to hear that. Perhaps if you get really good with your iBook someday you can get a computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groovepusher Sly Posted October 23, 2002 Share Posted October 23, 2002 :thu: :thu: :thu: Don't let the Mac wannabe's get to you. Sly :cool: Whasineva ehaiz, ehissgot ta be Funky! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rog Posted October 23, 2002 Author Share Posted October 23, 2002 [quote]Originally posted by dino321: [b]Sorry to hear that. Perhaps if you get really good with your iBook someday you can get a computer.[/b][/quote]I've got a computer, my friend. I also have several Windows boxes ;) Look, I'm not after another stupid Mac / PC war. They got VERY boring several years ago. I'm curious about Macs, I've heard good things and so I (or is that i?) bought one. I'll post comments when I've had enough time to form them. First impressions: All the packaging, printed matter and the computer itself are VERY good. There are lots of well thought out little design features, for example little hooks pop out of the power supply so you can wrap the cable around them when not in use. The whole unit feels very solid. Set up was much easier than XP ... very friendly. On a negative point, the mouse pad thing often stops working for a few seconds which is very annoying. I've put the iBook on charge to see if this helps. I hope it does or I'm going to be pretty pissed off. "That's what the internet is for. Slandering others anonymously." - Banky Edwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wewus432 Posted October 23, 2002 Share Posted October 23, 2002 I am so proud of you Rog. You'll be doing amazing thangs on that computer before long. Got any soft synths? Ya know the Native Instruments Absynth is very cool on Mac. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franknputer Posted October 23, 2002 Share Posted October 23, 2002 Good for you, Rog! Now, maybe you'll never have to see [url=http://lostris.wyvern.com.au/~mustang/]this. [/url] :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wewus432 Posted October 23, 2002 Share Posted October 23, 2002 Dat's too funny CK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
where02190 Posted October 23, 2002 Share Posted October 23, 2002 Since you're on a laptop, you might find this FW dock useful: http://www.npstudios.com/fwdock.html Welcome to the world of Apple!!!!!!!!!! Hope this is helpful. NP Recording Studios Analog approach to digital recording. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rog Posted October 23, 2002 Author Share Posted October 23, 2002 Well, I'm on the internet (duh!) wirelessly (and painlessly) :D "That's what the internet is for. Slandering others anonymously." - Banky Edwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyH Posted October 23, 2002 Share Posted October 23, 2002 Congratulations Rog, you wil probably enjoy the little beastie quite a bit. The touchpad might be fine - but if another finger gets too close to the touchpad, the pointer will act erratically. I do it regularly... If the touchpad is continuing to be flaky, call Applecare and see about sending it in for a fix. If you need to get something done in the short term, plug in any USB mouse. RandyH "The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side." Hunter S. Thompson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G. Ratte Posted October 23, 2002 Share Posted October 23, 2002 Sometimes the touchpad acts screwy if your hands are wet. At all. And buy it a hat. Something snazzy, iBooks like hats. G. Ratte' http://www.cultdeadcow.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
where02190 Posted October 24, 2002 Share Posted October 24, 2002 FWIW, I highly recommend getting an Applecare protection plan. It adds an additional 3 yrs to your one year warranty, under the 90 day rules (free phone support, everything is covered), and if you get it as a business(as opposed to an individual) you get 4 yrs of ONSITE care. If anything does go wrong, and not saying that it will, but shit breaks, they will come to you to repair it, and you get priority over the personal users. Hope this is helpful. NP Recording Studios Analog approach to digital recording. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
not coaster MODERATOR Posted October 24, 2002 Share Posted October 24, 2002 So whacha gonna do with it? :D :wave: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rog Posted October 24, 2002 Author Share Posted October 24, 2002 [quote]Originally posted by gratte: [b]Sometimes the touchpad acts screwy if your hands are wet. At all. And buy it a hat. Something snazzy, iBooks like hats.[/b][/quote]The pad works fine - I think the little fella just needed a battery charge. I'm not sure about hats ... do Apple make any? "That's what the internet is for. Slandering others anonymously." - Banky Edwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rog Posted October 24, 2002 Author Share Posted October 24, 2002 [quote]Originally posted by Monster Cereal: [b]So whacha gonna do with it? :D :wave: [/b][/quote]uh ... look at porn? No, I'm going to use it for mobile recording as soon as I can decide on some decent convertors. The MIO looks to be the only candidate so far but I'm open to suggestions. I need something that can be powered from the firewire port. I don't think USB is going to be up to recording 8 channels of 24 bit, or maybe I'm wrong? "That's what the internet is for. Slandering others anonymously." - Banky Edwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offramp Posted October 24, 2002 Share Posted October 24, 2002 I wouldn't trust the USB for much of anything other than control. Maybe MIDI. Firewire boxes I'm eyeing at the moment are the MOTU 896 and the stuff from Metric Halo. Presonus has one, too, but I haven't messed with it yeet. I've upped my standards; now, up yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanmass Posted October 25, 2002 Share Posted October 25, 2002 The Metric Halo 2882 looks very nice... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wow Posted October 25, 2002 Share Posted October 25, 2002 MAC's Rule , Flame suite ON ! :bor: :bor: :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rog Posted October 25, 2002 Author Share Posted October 25, 2002 [quote]Originally posted by The Troll with Soul: [b]MAC's Rule , Flame suite ON ! :bor: :bor: :D [/b][/quote]Thanks for contributing :thu: Now, can you please just fuck off? :D "That's what the internet is for. Slandering others anonymously." - Banky Edwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rog Posted October 25, 2002 Author Share Posted October 25, 2002 [quote]Originally posted by deanmass: [b]The Metric Halo 2882 looks very nice...[/b][/quote]I've ordered one! It should be here tomorrow. "That's what the internet is for. Slandering others anonymously." - Banky Edwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groovepusher Sly Posted October 29, 2002 Share Posted October 29, 2002 And? Sly :cool: Whasineva ehaiz, ehissgot ta be Funky! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rog Posted October 29, 2002 Author Share Posted October 29, 2002 [quote]Originally posted by Groovepusher Sly: [b]And? Sly :cool: [/b][/quote].... and I cancelled the order. I've found a 2882 + DSP in the US for cheaper than a 2882 without DSP here! Stay tuned :) By the way, OS X is brilliant! Much better than XP. I know that XP is bloated and has to deal with literally millions of combinations of hardware and get them to work together, blah blah blah. This iBook works like a dream, OS X is great, the whole feel of the product is first class. It feels a little like my old Amiga but on steroids :) I'll never buy a PC again if I can help it :) Dear Apple, Please send my free Powerbook to ... "That's what the internet is for. Slandering others anonymously." - Banky Edwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groovepusher Sly Posted October 29, 2002 Share Posted October 29, 2002 Damn look at all the happyfaces!! Sly :cool: Whasineva ehaiz, ehissgot ta be Funky! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanmass Posted October 29, 2002 Share Posted October 29, 2002 Cool that you ordered a 2882. Where did you get it? 8th Street had a good price on that bundle...I am thinking about it, but am wondering if it is overkill for me. I have also been looking at the Tascam 428 + Deck or DP 3.X I have a Ti powerbook with a little 20GB external drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henrysb3 Posted October 29, 2002 Share Posted October 29, 2002 Rog, your impressions are just like mine were with this OS9 machine. I was really kind of worried that things would be so foreign I would have a lot of learning to do, but the reverse was true. It's not just that Windows must accomodate for all those combinations of hardware, it has to do it from a platform that is under constant hacker attack. Since the Mac OS is partially embedded in hardware, the vulnerability to viruses is dramatically reduced, so the constant checking Windows seems to do is also less of a time robber. I met an incredible musician in Colorado who had just switched from PC to Mac last year and our conversation could have been used in one of the switch commercials. I'm glad to hear your observations on OSX, as that's probably where I'm heading with my next machine. He not busy being born Is busy dyin'. ...Bob Dylan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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