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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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#78 ·
Greetings Mr. Jimmy

mrjimmy said:
sheamusj,

You're fast becoming the official EhMac greeter! ;)
A pleasure to meet you!

Thank you!

Returning the kindness and courtesy extended to me by the ehmac community,
 
#79 ·
ZipperZap, I am now starting my my 36 year in teaching. I have taught in rural, suburban and urban schools, from grades 2/3 up to high school, and now at a university level. My wife talks about me retiring, but I tell her that "I have many miles to go before I sleep."
 
#80 ·
mrjimmy said:
sheamusj,

You're fast becoming the official EhMac greeter! ;)
And at this rate he may very well catch up to Dr.G. ;)
 
#81 ·
MaxPower said:
And at this rate he may very well catch up to Dr.G. ;)
Love your sense of humor MaxPower!
 
#83 ·
sheamusj said:
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:
hi sheamusj,
i've certainly found montreal to be so - the combination of a low cost of living, incredibly cheap university (if you're a resident or studying in french), somewhat more left-leaning politics, and a culture that feels, well, more like a culture (whatever that means..) seem to attract a lot of creative-type folk. the big ol' downside is finding work if you're an anglophone :(
but so far, for me at least, that's far outweighed by all the good - i highly recommend it as a place to come hang out in for a while, at least. job market aside, i know lots of anglos worry about not speaking french, or their french not being good enough, but i've found the overwhelming majority of francophones to be very welcoming and accomodating - so long as one's willing to make an effort to speak their language (afterall, they're all expected to speak english anytime they go anywhere else in canada... and often in quebec aswell).
all that said.. i am starting to miss toronto a bit :(
 
#84 ·
* Who you are (male, female, student, professional, etc.)

Hey. My name is Chris (male-student), I'm currently studying Political Science in my second year, but planning to switch into an Advertising program.. w00t for uncertain career paths..

* Brief summary of some of your other interests

Sports, Cars, Politics, Macs, Photography, Social Life.. just living, loving and laughing..

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

I came into contact with some money in my senior year of high school.. money that was in trust.. and I was planning on getting a new computer for university in the fall. Thought about Macs like two years before it but never considered it because of the money. Got a large portion of money, found a ad on ehmac for a 12' Powerbook.. and I bought it.. blindly never used one before in my life..

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

1, 12' PB 1.33ghz

* What are your favourite Mac programs?

Adium, Mail, iPhoto, so many.. life is easy with my Mac..

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

Ottawa
 
#85 ·
A Pleasure Meeting You

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

Hey. My name is Chris (male-student), I'm currently studying Political Science in my second year, but planning to switch into an Advertising program.. w00t for uncertain career paths.. Ottawa
Chris, thank you for taking the time to (re)introduce yourself to the ehMac community!
 
#86 ·
hi!

hey there!

i've been around on the ehmac.ca forums for a really long time now, just never got around to posting anything. i'm from richmond hill, ontario.

i own 4 macs. i bought my first mac in the spring of 2001, before getting into a four year design program (york/sheridan program). it was a dual g4 450 mhz. i still have this mac because i can't seem to part with it. it served me well! a few years later, i bought myself a 12" 1 ghz powerbook. i needed something portable and i need something with good power, so the 12" worked great for me. a year later, i bought myself a 2 ghz dual g5 powermac (non-intel). about a year after that, i won a 17" imac g5 from the yorkdale apple store.

i'm a huge mac enthusiast. i've gotten lots of friends to switch over. those friends, in turn got their friends to switch too.

anyways, that's enough about me! just wanted to say hello!
 
#87 ·
A Pleasure Meeting You

col127 said:
hey there!

i've been around on the ehmac.ca forums for a really long time now, just never got around to posting anything... just wanted to say hello!
Happy to see your post. The ehMac community appreciates your willingness to contribute! :clap:

BTW one of my sons went to Sheridan for three years then a fourth year at Humber. Got offered a great job within two weeks of completing college.
 
#88 ·
Okay, I'll bite.

Haven't been here lately. I'm a mom of two (both girls aged 3 and 1) and work from my parents' home managing an investment portfolio. In a previous life, I was a social worker.

My dad bought our first Mac in about 1985 and we have owned Macs ever since - first the original (we bought a second disc drive and ultimately a 20 mg external hard drive for it - how would we ever use up all that space :lmao: ). When said hard drive was dying we bought a colour classic. When I left home I bought a Power Mac 6500 and a year later my dad bought the first iMac. Last year I got an iBook G4 (the better to be on the computer and still hang out where the kids are) and very recently my dad bought a new Intel iMac.

Despite the 20 odd years of Mac ownership I'm still not very technologically inclined - I find that a lot of stuff discussed here (especially in troubleshooting) is way over my head. Please excuse this if you are reading my pleas for help!
 
#89 ·
Wonderful to Meet You

sjb said:
Okay, I'll bite.

Haven't been here lately. I'm a mom of two (both girls aged 3 and 1) and work from my parents' home managing an investment portfolio. In a previous life, I was a social worker... Despite the 20 odd years of Mac ownership I'm still not very technologically inclined - I find that a lot of stuff discussed here (especially in troubleshooting) is way over my head. Please excuse this if you are reading my pleas for help!
SJB, I appreciate you taking the time to (re)introduce yourself.

You sure have your hands full with two little girls, wow, ages 3 and 1... You are lucky!

BTW I've been hanging out with Macs for 22 years and I barely know anything compared to many others within the ehMac community.
 
#90 ·
I live about 10 minutes outside of Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Two kids, too many computers. Into camping (including winter camping), video editing and the odd computer game.

The rest is classified. :D

Heard about this place from Groovetube and I'm told another couple of mutual on-line acquaintances are here as well.
 
#93 ·
Welcome to the ehmac Community

Just_Doug said:
I live about 10 minutes outside of Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Two kids, too many computers. Into camping (including winter camping), video editing and the odd computer game...
A pleasure meeting you!
 
#95 ·
A Pleasure Meeting You

braintree78 said:
Hi there,

Male, early thirties, originally from the Caribbean, resettled in Eastern Canada.

-PowerBook G4-
Welcome to the ehMac community! :clap:
 
#96 ·
Names Andy and yes I'm male, I live in Halton Hills, Originally from the UK.
I work for a mass merchandiser and look after the building/opening of new stores.
I enjoy digital photography, woodworking, gardening, autosports and the odd beer or two.
Owned PC's since around 1990, bought and keyed my first Mac 2 weeks ago.
It's a MacPro 2.66 with 2 gigs and 2 Sdrives which is overkill for me as I play with photos, surf the net and do my banking.:D I bought a Mac yes because I got sick of viruses and programs like Norton and ZA etc. leeching from my system and ultimately providing zero protection. Do I sound bitter?:D My nephew, a young lady in graphics and my sister in Oz all convinced me to go Mac.
No favourite progs yet in fact I'm in the middle of what for me is a very steep learning or should I say re-learning curve. But I will win and to help me win I joined ehMac which I googled. So far it's been a big help.
 
#97 ·
Welcome to the ehmac Community

AndyB said:
Names Andy and yes I'm male, I live in Halton Hills, Originally from the UK.
I work for a mass merchandiser and look after the building/opening of new stores.
I enjoy digital photography, woodworking, gardening, autosports and the odd beer or two.
Owned PC's since around 1990, bought and keyed my first Mac 2 weeks ago.
It's a MacPro 2.66 with 2 gigs and 2 Sdrives which is overkill for me as I play with photos, surf the net and do my banking.:D I bought a Mac yes because I got sick of viruses and programs like Norton and ZA etc. leeching from my system and ultimately providing zero protection. Do I sound bitter?:D My nephew, a young lady in graphics and my sister in Oz all convinced me to go Mac.
No favourite progs yet in fact I'm in the middle of what for me is a very steep learning or should I say re-learning curve. But I will win and to help me win I joined ehMac which I googled. So far it's been a big help.
A pleasure to meet you AndyB!

I'm sure you will be very happy with you new MacPro. BTW what are Sdrives and how did you get two in your new Mac?
 
#98 ·
sheamusj said:
A pleasure to meet you AndyB!

I'm sure you will be very happy with you new MacPro. BTW what are Sdrives and how did you get two in your new Mac?
SDrives=Super Drives Macs word for DVD player/burner and it was a buy 1 get 2. Well actually you buy the 2nd drive and they give you one when you buy the Mac:D
 
#99 ·
My name's Justin, and I'm a new grad student in ecology and evolution at UNB Fredericton. I've been lurking around here for a while, partly because I've been busy with school and partly because I've been usually spending my time on other forums like AppleNova and AppleInsider.

I'm originally from Toronto, where I spent a lot of my time upgrading and modding my Dual 1.25 Ghz MDD G4, with more than a little help from Steve Smedley, the fellow in the UK behind aqua-mac - when I wasn't busy trying to survive my undergrad program at U of T.

I have to say, the ordeal I had to go through to get a Pioneer DVR-111D and a good Firewire/USB drive case for it makes me miss College and Spadina, where a good fifteen minutes and less than $80 would get me a great DVD burner and an equally great case for it. Oh well. The people here are actually about a nice as people back in Toronto said they would be...
 
#100 ·
Welcome to the ehmac Community

rampancy_fatalin. said:
My name's Justin, and I'm a new grad student in ecology and evolution at UNB Fredericton. I've been lurking around here for a while, partly because I've been busy with school and partly because I've been usually spending my time on other forums like AppleNova and AppleInsider.

I'm originally from Toronto, where I spent a lot of my time upgrading and modding my Dual 1.25 Ghz MDD G4, with more than a little help from Steve Smedley, the fellow in the UK behind aqua-mac - when I wasn't busy trying to survive my undergrad program at U of T.

I have to say, the ordeal I had to go through to get a Pioneer DVR-111D and a good Firewire/USB drive case for it makes me miss College and Spadina, where a good fifteen minutes and less than $80 would get me a great DVD burner and an equally great case for it. Oh well. The people here are actually about a nice as people back in Toronto said they would be...
A pleasure to meet you Justin and very best wishes for great success in your studies at UNB Frederickton! :)

Enjoyed your comment regarding "College and Spadina"... It so happens that I was there yesterday.
 
#101 ·
sheamusj said:
Enjoyed your comment regarding "College and Spadina"... It so happens that I was there yesterday.
Thanks! It's a little frustrating not being able to get some of the stuff here I'd been used to getting there, like cheap optical media. The bookstore here's stocked with a really good selection of items (for a university and city like this), but the problem is that it's horribly overpriced.

Still it's uncanny how many Mac users there are here.
 
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