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...
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. 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? 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.
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My first Mac, a Pro
My 2nd a Macbook, also Pro
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. 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? 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?
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
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My first Mac, a Pro
My 2nd a Macbook, also Pro
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...
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.
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?
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