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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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#102 ·
* Who you are (male, female, student, professional, etc.)
Ian aka MacJunky and known to the locals as MacBoy. I am male, I repair and mod Macs.

* Brief summary of some of your other interests
What other interests?

* How you got involved with Macs, or how you are currently involved.
Grew up with them and now repairing and modding them.

* How many/which Macs have you owned or presently own?
1Ghz PowerMac G4 AGP Graphics (Sawtooth), 768MB RAM, Radeon 7000 64MB DDR PCI, Rage 128 Pro 16MB AGP, 120GB/80GB HDs, Apple Combo SD-R1312/52x CREATIVE CD-ROM, 10.4.8.1/10.4.0/ Server/10.3.9/9.2.2
ATX server case, 480w Demon Silver Chrome PSU, 3x blue 80mm/3x black 50mm fans
17" DELL D1028L CRT @1600x1024
15" ACANA Professional 15Sp CRT @ 1280x1024
(seen here: http://img332.imageshack.us/img332/8615/10017842ka1.jpg )

400Mhz B&W G3 Rev 2 (Yosemite), 32MB RAM, Radeon 7000 32MB DDR PCI, x2 450MB HD, 32x Apple CD-ROM, no OS ATM (lacks PSU and case)

300Mhz B&W G3 Rev 1 (Yosemite), 256MB RAM, Radeon 7000 32MB DDR PCI, 80GB HD, 32x Apple CD-ROM, 10.4.7/9.2.2 ATX case, 300w ATX PSU

450Mhz SE DV iMac (Kihei), 512MB RAM, 8MB Rage 128 VR, 80GB HD, 10.4.7/9.2.2

333Mhz Rev D Strawberry iMac (Life Savers), 160MB RAM, 6MB Rage Pro Turbo, 6GB HD, 10.4.7/9.2.2

400Mhz PowerBook G3 Series Bronze Keyboard (Lombard), 384MB RAM, 8MB Rage LT Pro, 40GB HD, 10.4.0 Server/9.2.2

300Mhz PowerBook G3 Series Rev 2 (PDQ), 256MB RAM, 4MB Rage LT Pro, 5GB HD, 10.4.0 Server/9.2.2

200Mhz PowerMac 7300 (Montana), 160MB RAM, 4MB onboard gfx, 2GB HD, 8.6

80Mhz PowerMac 8100 AV (Cold Fusion), 80MB RAM, 4MB PowerMac AV card, 160MB HD, 8.1

25Mhz PowerBook 160 (Brooks), 8MB RAM, 512k VRAM, 120 MB HD, 7.1.1
33Mhz PowerBook 150 (Jedi), 16MB RAM, 120 MB HD, 7.1.1
33Mhz PowerBook 150 (Jedi), 8MB RAM, 120 MB HD, 7.1.1
25Mhz PowerBook 145 (Colt 45), 8MB RAM, 230MB HD, 7.5.3
33Mhz Performa 580CD, 52MB RAM, 1MB VRAM, 500 MB HD, 8.1
33Mhz LC 575 (Optimus), 36MB RAM, 1MB VRAM, 2GB HD, 7.6.1
33Mhz LC 575 logicboard (Optimus), 16MB RAM, 1MB VRAM
8Mhz Macintosh Plus (Mr. T), 4MB RAM, 20MB HD
8Mhz Macintosh Plus (Mr. T), 1MB RAM

I currently own all of the above and 6 peecees that shall remain un-identified.

* What general area of this great country are you from?
Creston, B.C.
 
#103 ·
MacJunky said:
* What general area of this great country are you from?
Creston, B.C.
mmmm...Kokanee ;)

Oh, yeah, welcome to ehMac!
 
#104 ·
MacJunky said:
* Who you are (male, female, student, professional, etc.)
Ian aka MacJunky and known to the locals as MacBoy. I am male, I repair and mod Macs... Creston, B.C.
A pleasure to meet you Ian! :clap:
 
#105 ·
"Dr.G, a little off topic, but after having lived in Canada for a while, are you still a Bulldog, or better yet, do you still hate the Gators? FSU fan by the way. Cheers!" Mikeinmontreal, I am still a fan of "them dawgs", but I don't actually hate any team ................... other than the LA (nee Brooklyn) Dodgers, since I was born a New York Giants fan in New York City.
 
#107 ·
Dukenukem said:
Hello there,

I am so glad that I found this community.

So...male, 33, living in Waterloo ON, originally from Bulgaria. I am a "switcher", looking to buy my first Mac, probably Mini.

Cheers :)
A pleasure to meet you Dukenukem and welcome to the ehMac Community!

You will LOVE Mac, the new Core 2 Duo is awesome!

BTW I believe Carbon Computing has a Mac store in Kitchener/Waterloo. Also I recommend you purchase David Pogue's book on Tiger (OS 10.4.8), the August 2006 printing from the Missing Manual Series. It is an incredible reference source and you will quickly learn a ton of great (and fun) stuff.

You might consider going to Carbon and asking for a demo of Mac capabilities and ask to play with PhotoBooth, you'll have a ton of fun with it. (note: PhotoBooth is part of Tiger OS).

Looking forward to reading your posts here often!
 
#108 ·
Hello ~~~
I am Yong. I moved to Canada about 6 years ago all the way from China. I am now a Ph.D student at McGill University. Besides a couple of hours I spend in the lab everyday to get my head permanently damaged, I play around my Mac and drink beer. My first Mac was an iBook G3 500, which was given to me as a gift from my girlfriend. Since then, I have owned an iBook G4, two Powerbook G4 and an iMac G5. Now I am typing a MacBook Black. My experience with Mac has been great except I spent almost all my savings to upgrade at least once a year. Maybe I should ask help from Dr. Phil.
 
#109 ·
ehMax said:
* Who you are (male, female, student, professional, etc.)
I'm a male high-school student.
ehMax said:
* Brief summary of some of your other interests
Programming, web design, obesessing over product I can never afford.
ehMax said:
* How you got involved with Macs, or how you are currently involved.
The first computer I used was a Macintosh Plus (1 MB of memory) that my dad used in university. Dungeon of Doom for the win!
ehMax said:
* How many/which Macs have you owned or presently own?
Uh... none, yet. I'm planning to grab a MacBook soon.
ehMax said:
* What are your favourite Mac programs?
Not sure I'm really qualified to say anything yet. :p
ehMax said:
* What general area of this great country are you from?
Toronto, eh?
 
#110 ·
supereggie said:
Hello ~~~
I am Yong. I moved to Canada about 6 years ago all the way from China. I am now a Ph.D student at McGill University. Besides a couple of hours I spend in the lab everyday to get my head permanently damaged, I play around my Mac and drink beer. My first Mac was an iBook G3 500, which was given to me as a gift from my girlfriend. Since then, I have owned an iBook G4, two Powerbook G4 and an iMac G5. Now I am typing a MacBook Black. My experience with Mac has been great except I spent almost all my savings to upgrade at least once a year. Maybe I should ask help from Dr. Phil.
Yong, well, for better or worse, you are not alone in being new-mac obsessed, but at least you came to the right place for support and understanding.:)
 
#111 ·
Hey, what's up people! You may have noticed me a little on these boards, I'm kinda new here, just started posting. My name is Guillaume, and (obviously) I'm from Quebec. I think I have ADD, as I fail to concentrate on stuff for more than 5 seconds (except if it's computerized mental stimulation --> programming). W/e.

* Who you are (male, female, student, professional, etc.)
Male, Computer Engineering student at McGill University

* Brief summary of some of your other interests
I like to travel a lot. I've been in a lot of different, cool, places! I love programming, gaming and the like.

* How you got involved with Macs, or how you are currently involved.
My mother's ex boyfriend (she was with him for like 13 years, he was basically my father) was always talking about how Apple was better, yet he never owned a Mac. When they came out with iLife 04 and the Keynote, we bought a 17" iLamp loaded, then my brother and I each got our own PowerBooks, and so on.

* How many/which Macs have you owned or presently own?
Household has 6 Macs ATM, 1.25 Ghz iLamp being the oldest.

* What are your favourite Mac programs?
Life stuff, Eclipse, anything that will overcome boredom!

* What general area of this great country are you from?
L2read! Quebec (Close to Montreal)


So yeah, this is me. I love Macs. Everyone I touch becomes an Apple fanboy. My girlfriend, whom had never touched a computer before she met me, can now tell you everything between the Clamshell and the newest MBP models. I'm a little over the border...

I love programming, I do Java, Flash, some C++, but whenever I try to learn a language it's natural. Well they all have the same logic anyway. I learned Lua (if we can count that in) recently, too. I'm always trying to build websites and the like, but I think it's cause of what I suspect to be ADD, I can never finish them. I wanted to start building websites as a side income, but ... well ... I failed :).

I'm also a classified-ad junkie. I spend all my day on them, even if I don't need stuff. It's a way to focus my attention, but it ain't necessarely good either...

Anyway, peace!
 
#112 ·
supereggie said:
Hello ~~~
I am Yong. I moved to Canada about 6 years ago all the way from China. I am now a Ph.D student at McGill University. Besides a couple of hours I spend in the lab everyday to get my head permanently damaged, I play around my Mac and drink beer. My first Mac was an iBook G3 500, which was given to me as a gift from my girlfriend. Since then, I have owned an iBook G4, two Powerbook G4 and an iMac G5. Now I am typing a MacBook Black. My experience with Mac has been great except I spent almost all my savings to upgrade at least once a year. Maybe I should ask help from Dr. Phil.
A pleasure to meet you superreggie and thank you for taking the time to introduce yourself to the ehMac community! :clap:

Looking forward to reading your posts over time!!
 
#113 ·
Jeremy Banks said:
I'm a male high-school student.Programming, web design, obesessing over product I can never afford.The first computer I used was a Macintosh Plus (1 MB of memory) that my dad used in university. Dungeon of Doom for the win!Uh... none, yet. I'm planning to grab a MacBook soon.Not sure I'm really qualified to say anything yet. :pToronto, eh?
Welcome to the eMac community Jeremy! :clap:

And, very best wishes for success in your studies and... For the time when you will get your new Mac!!
 
#114 ·
Wako said:
Hey, what's up people! You may have noticed me a little on these boards, I'm kinda new here, just started posting. My name is Guillaume, and (obviously) I'm from Quebec... Anyway, peace!
Welcome to the ehMac community and it is a pleasure to meet you Wako! :clap: :clap:

Looking forward to rading your posts over time!
 
#115 ·
My name is Mike, I live in Kitchener,Ontario. I am new to this Mac thing, still recovering from years of abuse by Microshaft. I currently have;
iMac G3 333
iMac G3 350
iMac G3 450
G3 B&W 350
G4 Power PC 400 Yikes
G4 Power PC 400 Sawtooth
G4 Power PC 450 Sawtooth
eMac G4 1Ghz

I miss my Windoze Machine, I could use it to prop open my door when I am carrying another Mac into my place.
 
#116 ·
kwmike said:
My name is Mike, I live in Kitchener,Ontario. I am new to this Mac thing, still recovering from years of abuse by Microshaft. I currently have...
Hi Mike!

Thank you for taking the time to introduce yourself to the ehMac community! :clap:

I've been reading your posts and threads over the last little while and sure appreciate your contributions! :clap: :clap:

Best best wishes to you for a fab Holiday Season and for a great year of health, happiness and productivity in 2007!
 
#117 ·
* Who you are (male, female, student, professional, etc.

Howdy Folks. My name is Stephan. I'm a 34 year old male. Happily married. I am a Freelance Audio-Visual Technician (Fancy term for someone who sets up projectors and audio systems for corporate functions).

* Brief summary of some of your other interests

I love the outdoors, fishing walking, etc. I am trying desperately to get photography gigs as I'm tired of my current vocation. I love to read, play snooker,shoot darts, basically any pub games.

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

Got tird of dealing with PCs. Bought a 20" iMac G5 about 2 years ago and never looked back, and neither did my Mac.

* What are your favourite Mac programs?

iTunes, iPhoto, iCal, Handbrake shhhh.

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

Toronto

Cheers,

Steph
 
#118 ·
Rampant AV said:
* Who you are (male, female, student, professional, etc.

Howdy Folks. My name is Stephan...
Welcome to the ehMac community Stephen and it is a pleasure to meet you! :clap:
 
#119 ·
Well, I'm a university student. I bought my first Mac to take away with me (proud moment), but I've worked with Macs for years and always loved their stability and simplicity compared to PCs. Never could justify one at home on account of price, but university was a special case. :D I hail from Victoria, but I'm at school in Kingston.

Other interests include cars and writing. :)
 
#120 ·
Luckily, we still have Sheamus as our official greeter. Paix, mon ami.
 
#121 ·
Hey everyone. New here. Found out about ehmac from another message board. Anyways my names Howard, and I'm form T.O. Currently in my last year of university for accounting.

Just bought my first mac......a second generation 2ghz macbook and loving it. Still can't beleive how fast this little machine is, it blows away my old Pentium M. I installed XP via bootcamp, and was shocked to find out that it runs windows better and fast than a PC :eek:. And office mac looks so much better than office on a PC.

Happy holidays! :D
 
#122 ·
Afternoon, Howard. Sheamus, our official greeter here in ehMacLand, will be with you shortly. How did you come up with the name "gggfff"?
 
#124 ·
HowEver, that person in the PC/Apple ads is intentionally a dope. Howard is a smart person. Paix, mon ami.
 
#126 ·
Dude. LOL. I know the name Howard accompanied by the accounting profession.... might give off impressions of a middle aged man going through his mid life crises......But I'm only 21 and look nothing like that guy in the Mac ads...lol. If anything I resemble the hipper, younger dude better. But I really don't like him at all. In fact, I wanna punch him in the face every I see that stupid smug on his face.
 
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