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#1 ·
Hello everyone! And welcome to ehMac.ca: Canada's Mac Community! We hope you will enjoy your stay and become an active, positive presence to this little corner of the web.

This thread is here for you to introduce yourself (Or re-introduce yourself) and to allow us to get to know you better! After-all, community is what ehMac.ca is all about!

Please feel free to be as brief or as detailed as you feel comfortable with. (Be careful about giving away too much private, personal information)

* Who you are (male, female, student, professional, etc.)
* Brief summary of some of your other interests
* How you got involved with Macs, or how you are currently involved.
* How many/which Macs have you owned or presently own?
* What are your favourite Mac programs?
* What general area of this great country are you from?

Let's continue to foster a sense of community here! ehMac.ca Newbies / Lurkers, press that New Reply button! :)
 
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#52 ·
* Who you are (male, female, student, professional, etc.)

My Name is Mark Trites-Professional- I work in the construction Industry and work as a professional Tile setter, and Painter. I love new construction and Renovations.

* Brief summary of some of your other interests

I love using Macs, rollerblading, working, travelling to places I have never been (I love Ontario for that) I love buying rare and unique things as I collect stuff (retro/ metro)

* How you got involved with Macs, or how you are currently involved.

I got involved with macs in 1996 when I bought a Mac plus from Value Village for 14 bucks. It was the best money I ever spent. It got me involved with getting to know computers better.


* How many/which Macs have you owned or presently own?

Ever since the first Mac I have seriously owned over 40 mac computers. A few of them were duplicates etc but for the most part they were all unique. I have also gone to therapy to help with that!:lmao: I uesed to have a list somewhere! Ever since that Plus I have never looked back to windows thank God.

* What are your favourite Mac programs?

All of them, I love itunes, imovie, iphoto etc...the ease of use and the ability to show people who don't own macs how easy it is to do stuff. I love OSX...no questions...it's stability and rock solid foundation.


* What general area of this great country are you from?

I was born in North York (Toronto) Ontario in 1973. We lived in Bramalea for a few years and then moved to the country (torbram/ mayfield) just off of Airport road north of Brampton. My family then moved west (Alberta) when I was 4 and grew up in the Red Deer area. I spent many years in Calgary as well. Since 2000 I lived in Peterborough and Collingwood Ontario. I now reside in Guelph, Ontario.
 
#55 ·
sheamusj said:
First, the I love the introductions and re-introductions. As a new member to the ehmac community, getting to know a bit about other members makes me want to become even more involved.........
Welcome sheamusj.

Pop by the Shangri-la Clubhouse. There you'll find good friends and good conversation.
 
#56 ·
ZipperZap has landed!

I'm ZipperZap and I'd like to join your community - I've been lurking around and it seems to be a place peopled with pretty fine folks!

* Who you are (male, female, student, professional, etc.)

My Name is Scott - been male since birth and have no desire to change that and I'm currently retired. I was an educator for 35 years ... and learned a lot!

* Brief summary of some of your other interests

'Other interests' include ... a history buff - all kinds of historical interests ... photography, diving, fishing, flying, ocean related activities, avid traveler - I've been all over N. Am. from Pt. Barrow to Central America - father of four and grandfather of five {so far), deleriously/happily married for the past twenty four years and am good cook, as well! Two cats and a dog round things out, nicely.

Oh, and a bird flew in - landing on my youngest daughter's head - a few weeks ago, needing to be fed whatever it is that parakeets eat. Jenny took care of that - and the bird decided to stay.

* How you got involved with Macs, or how you are currently involved.

'Involved' since 1984 ... 'my first' was a Mac II ... then a 2C ... then an si ... and a Quadra ... and then a lot more!

* How many/which Macs have you owned or presently own?

At the moment I have a Power Book, a flatscreen and duel processer G4 upstairs. I also have a Dell notebook PC around here, somewhere, but rarely ever see/use it. My Macs and I have been a pretty close 'team' since I bought the first one.

* What are your favorite Mac programs?

I've owned most of them and have used each to some degree or another. My most useful - by far to date - has been Photoshop. I've just completed a three year documentation/digitizing of all of the family records/photos - many that that**extend back to 1652. It's been formidable, to say the least, but now all of the children and grandchildren each have it all on DVD's now - and forever.

I also dabble with video conferencing, on occasion.

I also send out daily humor to friends and friends of friends daily - and have done so since a little after the inception of the net.

* What general area are you from?

I am generally from the west.
 
#57 · (Edited)
Hello everyone, I was referred to ehmac by a co-worker and it looks nice around these parts. I'm looking forward to becoming a regular :)

* Who you are (male, female, student, professional, etc.)

My Name is David - I'm a web designer at a downtown office, & do freelance work on the side. I'd love to work in the east coast but not sure demand is enough for consideration.

* Brief summary of some of your other interests

Sports are important. Soccer, snowboarding, tennis & volleyball are the regulars. I come home from the office and actually like going in front of my computer, so I like digital media. I love watching episodes of Samurai Jack & Futurama on DVD and yearn for the return of both.

* How you got involved with Macs, or how you are currently involved.

I took Plastics Engineering right out of high school and realized how un-interested I was for it all except one class which was Drafting & Design using Autocad & Cadkey. This is when I decided to take my arts interest and combine it with that of the computer. Took Fine Art & then Digital Media Design. DMD program was my first 'real' encourter with the MAC and I was impressed. Sure I despised the one button, circular mouse, and the fact the sometimes programs just close when they felt like it but dammit they were darned solid :)

* How many/which Macs have you owned or presently own?

Right now I own an ibook that I barely use (find laptops uncomfortable) and would like to save for a nice desktop.

* What are your favorite Mac programs?

Photoshop hands down. Been using it on the PC and now that I use it on Mac its so much better and works on a steadier basis.

* What general area are you from?

I live in the west end of Toronto


See you all around the boards :)
 
#60 ·
Who you are
Well, Terry would be my name. I've had it quite a while now. I am 30 years old, have a wonderful wife and two kids, oh I also have a dog. Today I am a stay-at-home dad, (the hardest job in the world) I was a logger up until April of this year. (Had an incident at work that changed my life). Now -now I am planning to go back to school for the Arts, I am also training to become a counselor for people who have to deal with mental illness. and as of to day that is whom I am... but there's always tomorrow.

Brief summary of my other interests
Other interests of mine are photography, foreign films, drawing, painting, reading old books, and being outside, I love outside :)

How I got involved with Macs, and how I am currently involved.
Used them in high school. Graphic Arts Class, was if I remember it was a Mac Plus, and a couple of Mac Classics. I now use my mac for photography stuff, design & digital painting, drawing, whatsoever. I use it mostly to work out, and store ideas.

How many/which Macs I have?

Yesterday - Colour Classic
- Powerbook 190cs
- iMac
- B/W 350

Today - 17" G5 iMac

Tomorrow - ?

My favorite Mac programs?
Painter IX, Photoshop, Illustrator, and iPhoto... ohhhh almost forgot iCal I have to write everything down or it doesn't exist.

General area of this great country are you from?
Originally from the center of BC, But now I reside on an island, surrounded by the ocean.
 
#61 ·
howdy, all..
well, i just bought my first mac mid july, and this site was recommended to me by a friend as a good way to get to know the mac world. i spent some time scanning posts for answers to my mac-noob questions before joining and posting myself, and am now finally getting around to this. hopefully at some point i'll be able to help someone else, too... though it seems the folk here are FAR more knowledgeable than I. anyhoo..

* Who you are (male, female, student, professional, etc.)

I'm a dude; a perpetual unofficial student; a professional dabbler (bike mechanic, web designer, salesman, treeplanter, chef, etc.); an amateur dilettante (pianist, painter, graphic designer, soap boxer, hair cutter, gourmande, quasi cultural connoisseur)

* Brief summary of some of your other interests

i guess i sort of covered that in the last section. here's one, though: the purpose of capitalization, except in regard to proper nouns. i don't get it - just don't see the use. we all know this is a new sentence - that's what periods and question marks are for, right? any insights you might have would be greatly appreciated.

* How you got involved with Macs, or how you are currently involved.

i had long heard legends of the beauty, power, and smooth-functioning magic of the macintosh, and had always dreamed of owning one myself, but had never been able to afford one. This past tree-planting season was particularly profitable, however, so I made the leap mid july. I bought the macbook pro 2.0ghz, and networked it with my PC (thinking I'd still want to use it for some stuff). After I found out about parallels & bootcamp, I wound up using my PC as nothing more than a file server for my MP3 collection. I sold my PC two weeks ago, upgraded to 1 gb of RAM, and I haven't looked back since.

* How many/which Macs have you owned or presently own?

Just the one... mbPro 2.0ghz 1gb ram. At some point, though, I'd like to get a mac desktop. probably not 'til after next planting season, however :(

* What are your favourite Mac programs?

quicksilver. love it. I'm not a big fan of the mouse, as a rule, so finding quicksilver was a godsend.

* What general area of this great country are you from?

from toronto originally, but have lived in the beautiful montreal for a few years now, and i'm loving it. to my mind, toronto is to montreal as PC is to Mac... smaller community.. WAY better looking.. seems to just work a lot better... and now with bootcamp, they can both switch seemlessly between two different languages ;) mon mac, je l'aime :) - est-ce-qu'il y'a des francophones ici dutout?
 
#62 ·
Yes is an Understatement

« MannyP Design » said:
Thanks... people seem to be drawn to my avatar--I think it has hypnotic powers. :D
Can't stop thinking of the beauty of your avator and the possibilities of your capabilities to visually communicate complex ideas in elegant, simple and powewrful ways. :clap: What I call "profound communication".
 
#63 ·
Welcome to the ehmac Community!

ZipperZap said:
I'm ZipperZap and I'd like to join your community.
Great to see your post and looking forward to your future contributions to the ehmac community :)
 
#64 ·
Thank You and Will Do

MaxPower said:
Welcome sheamusj.

Pop by the Shangri-la Clubhouse. There you'll find good friends and good conversation.
Shangri-la clubhouse here I come! Many thanks for your warm welcome to the ehmac community! :clap:
 
#65 ·
Great Introduction

ZipperZap said:
I'm ZipperZap and I'd like to join your community - I've been lurking around and it seems to be a place peopled with pretty fine folks!

* Who you are (male, female, student, professional, etc.)

My Name is Scott - been male since birth and have no desire to change that and I'm currently retired. I was an educator for 35 years ... and learned a lot!

* Brief summary of some of your other interests...
I too have an interest in History and Dr. G and I share with you an interest in education. Again welcome! :clap:
 
#66 ·
Great to Meet You David

retrolab said:
Hello everyone, I was referred to ehmac by a co-worker and it looks nice around these parts. I'm looking forward to becoming a regular :)
Yoda says, "welcome to the ehmac community and regular contributor hope you will be". :clap:
 
#67 ·
Lovely Introduction Terry

macpablo said:
Who you are
Well, Terry would be my name. I've had it quite a while now. I am 30 years old, have a wonderful wife and two kids, oh I also have a dog.
Sure appreciate you taking the time to (re)introduce yourself for all we ehmac community newbi's.:)
 
#68 ·
Great Meeting You

thedave said:
howdy, all..
well, i just bought my first mac mid july, and this site was recommended to me by a friend as a good way to get to know the mac world. i spent some time scanning posts for answers to my mac-noob questions before joining and posting myself, and am now finally getting around to this. hopefully at some point i'll be able to help someone else, too... though it seems the folk here are FAR more knowledgeable than I. anyhoo..

* Who you are (male, female, student, professional, etc.)

I'm a dude...
Welcome to the community! I heard from multiple reliable sources that Montreal may be filled with creative intelligent fun-loving people. What do ya think? :clap:
 
#69 ·
* Who you are (male, female, student, professional, etc.)

Greetings all - My name is Elaine, and I've been a female for as long as I can remember. Came with all the requisite parts, too, which resulted in the production of a lovely daughter almost 17 years ago. Been married for almost a quarter of a century to a wonderful man (who, interestingly enough, is also the father of my daughter).

Profession? Umm... I sell stuff. Seriously - self employed travelling sales person type for the past 18 years. But not the sort of things you'd expect a woman to sell. So, if hydraulics crank your handle, or mechanical aspects of machinery get you drooling ... I'm your woman.

Prior to that: office stuff, and my original field was in geophysics type stuff in Calgary. Why'd I leave? Can we say 'NEP'?

The "MLeh" comes from my original board name on another board - MonsterLady, which has, over the years been reduced to a rather endearing 'ML' by those who know me best. MLeh just seemed the appropriate 'Canadian' version to use.

* Brief summary of some of your other interests

Work & travel keeps me busy most of the time, but I'm a bit of a cyber-mum to a bunch of people that I've met via webboards, AIM & IRC. Most of my time with them is spent reinforcing positive traits, and telling them to 'go outside, eat healthy food & get a good night's sleep'. They call me 'mumsey'.

Aside from that: I love music. I'm involved in my local church where I'm the choir director. Also, as a mum, pertaining to my daughter's activites I do volunteer stuff like being the bookkeeper for the choir she's in, and I'm generally carting around boxes of chocolates or tins of maple syrup, or choir CD's which I'm always trying to flog to friends and neighbours for the latest choir or school band fund-raising efforts.

* How you got involved with Macs, or how you are currently involved.

Computers are tools. My first experience with computers was programming in Fortran - keypunch cards - and my first experience with PC's was the Digital 'Rainbow'. When the Macintosh was introduced I realised finally here was a computer that I could use most efficiently. Never seen a reason to switch. My PC using friends ask me to help me with their computers, and I have to keep telling them I'm NOT that much of a geek - because with a Mac I don't have to be.

* How many/which Macs have you owned or presently own?
MacPlus - still in a box in storage - System 6 currently on it
PB 170 - donated to a school - System 7
6100/60 (Pizza Box) - sitting in the storage room - System 8.5 on it, but I think it would run 9.1

6500/250 - sitting on the other side of my desk for all those cool OS 9 games that won't run on OSX.
PB G3 - Pismo - my husband uses it now
iMac G3 (Blueberry) - originally my daughter's, donated to our church
iMac G4 (17" LCD 'Pixar') - my daughter's current computer - she'll probably get a new laptop (either MacBook or MacBookPro) to use when she goes of to Uni next year as she is heavily into music/video stuff.

If anyone has a use for the 6100/60, or a old dot matrix ImageWriter LQ, or a Personal LaserWriter (not the AppleTalk version), send me an PM, and I'd be happy to donate them to a good home. (You pay the freight). Once the daughter has her new laptop, I'll be able to steal her iMac and boot it into OS 9 for the games thing, so I might even be convinced to part with the complete 6500/250 with Personal LaserWriter & 17" Monitor if someone needs a starter package that will only run OS9.

PB G4, 15" 1.25 GHz - my current computer, and no plans to upgrade it in the near future

* What are your favourite Mac programs?
AccountEdge, Mail.app, Adium

* What general area of this great country are you from?

I'm from Calgary, but I live in coastal British Columbia now.
 
#70 ·
Who you are (male, female, student, professional, etc.)

I'm a 23 yr old student (taking an indefinite study break) living in Bathurst, NB. I will be beginning my 3rd year (B.Education at the University of New Brunswick -Fredericton) as soon as I am financially able to!

Brief summary of some of your other interests.

I've got a passion for cars, computers and the Habs. I love to work with children having disabilities (autistic spectrum disorders) in the public school system.

How you got involved with Macs, or how you are currently involved.
How many/which Macs have you owned or presently own?

I've been a Mac owner since 1997 or so (first bought a PB 3200c, then an iMac (indigo G3-500) and currently a Powerbook G4 12in which I've got no need to upgrade for a while as it fits my needs.

What are your favourite Mac programs?

I love working with OSX, surfing the 'Net using Firefox and T-Bird for E-Mail. I also run a Linux distribution (a Ubuntu live CD) whenever I feel the need!
 
#71 ·
My Reintroduction..

Who you are (male, female, student, professional, etc.)

Here I am, a guy from Calgary, doing graphics at a TV station for their morning show. In January, I'm being let go due to restructuring. This means I'm in limbo career-wise right now.

Brief summary of some of your other interests.

My main passion is film. I have an interest in all aspects of it. I just finished 10 days at the Calgary Film Festival, taking in 15 movies, 3 film talks and as many parties as I could to help get my name out there.

I'm presently developing some ideas for a short film.. you never know, it may take off.

I'm also running the Calgary Screening Club, people who get together and see a movie, then relax and talk about it after. We're always looking for members!

How you got involved with Macs, or how you are currently involved.
How many/which Macs have you owned or presently own?

I've been a Mac owner since they came out! I started with an original Mac, and upgraded as many times as possible. I've run the Gamut.. Original Mac, Mac Plus, Colour Mac, Centris 610, Power Mac 7200, Emac, and now a G5 iMac.
I seem to be the mac expert in my circle of friends.. They come to me for advice and training. This is why I think I should be working at an Apple Store somewhere. I've trained more people than I can count or remember on various Mac programs and the O/S. Some people call me a "Mac Zealot", I prefer to be called a "Mac Evangelist"

What are your favourite Mac programs?

My favourite Mac programs are Safari, Mail, Photoshop, Final Cut Pro Production Suite. I'll try any Mac programs if they look interesting to me. I just finished editing and creating a DVD with iLife from my family vacation to Disneyland.

Anyway, that's me. I thought I'd reintroduce myself to the group.
 
#72 ·
Welcome

MLeh said:
* Who you are (male, female, student, professional, etc.)

Greetings all - My name is Elaine and...

I'm from Calgary, but I live in coastal British Columbia now.
Thank you for the lovely introduction! :clap:
 
#73 ·
Great to Meet You

Bruno_NB said:


Welcome to ehmac community. Best wishes for good success in your studies.
 
#74 ·
Good to Meet You

Garry said:
Who you are (male, female, student, professional, etc.)

Here I am, a guy from Calgary, doing graphics at a TV station for their morning show. In January, I'm being let go due to restructuring. This means I'm in limbo career-wise right now.
Thank you for taking the time to (re)introduce yourself. Sorry to hear about your being let go due to restructuring. We'll be pulling for you to quickly get a (great) new job.
 
#75 ·
Who you are (male, female, student, professional, etc.)
Hi, I am Kray, I'm 27 years old, I live in Calgary and sneak around in the dark peeping in people windows trying to get a glimpse of their universal remote controls.
I was born and raised in the backwoods of BC by Blind Albino Pygmie Dwarfs and was thought to have been growing a 3rd arm in my first three years, turns out it was just a tree branch that had lodged itself in my armpit.

Brief summary of some of your other interests
I have an unhealthy obsession with my cat, Macintosh computers and Peanut butter and Celery (Not all at once mind you). I also enjoy video production, but shy away from my desire to create porn, photography and listening to music (Helps keep my mind occupied)

How you got involved with Macs, or how you are currently involved.
Who said I was involved with a Mac? It's all lies I tell you! It's heresay! Nothing happened, I swear.

How many/which Macs have you owned or presently own?
I have a B&W G3 that I hacked with some lighting, a DP G5 and an original Snow iBook. I have a crapload of classic Macintosh computers, can't remember which ones, so that will have to do till I retrieve them from my Aunt's basement to get the models.

What are your favourite Mac programs?
Final Cut Pro, PhotoShop, Aperture, Toast, Transmit, Adium, Dreamweaver, Cleaner,
Rumpus, IE 5.2 (HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHA, sorry, couldn't resist.).
 
#76 ·
Good to Meet You

MacDaddy said:
Who you are (male, female, student, professional, etc.)
Hi, I am Kray, I'm 27 years old, I live in Calgary and IE 5.2 (HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHA, sorry, couldn't resist.).
Love your sense of humor! :clap:
 
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