Your welcome - I think we all just selfishly want to see you set up with the productive working environment possible so that you can keep hitting home runs on Red5.
BTW, you don't need to be a student to sign up for the regular Apple Developer Connection, it's open to anyone who classifies themselves as a developer. The only disadvantage is that regular ADC costs $499 rather than the $99 student ADC price, but the discount on a mid-range MBP plus accessories will save you more than $499 anyway AND you get various other goodies too, including a free upgrade to Leopard, saving you $130 in October. It's also worth noting that a lot of folks, quite legally and morally, take a few minutes to sign up online to a course at their community college, free to citizens in most states, thereby fully entitling themselves to Student ADC membership and saving a further $400. Just saying. Good luck and enjoy your new machine, Donnacha On 9/2/07, John Grden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > WOW, EXCELLENT advice!! > > The student discounts etc, I wouldn't be able to do unfortunately, but the > memory tip ROCKS! Thanks for letting me know > > And thanks for the Monitor tip - as it stands, I have 2 20" dell Ultra sharp > monitors for my current setup, so I'll be giving the other one to my family > ;) > > Thanks for the tip on the mouse, I was going to use my usb mouse from my > current laptop, but having a keyboard/mouse setup like that would rock > > THanks for all the info again! > > John > > > On 9/1/07, Donnacha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > John, welcome to the Apple fold, your life is about to get a great > > deal easier and less stressful! > > > > If you haven't ordered it quite yet, you may find the following tips > useful: > > > > Joining the Apple Developer Connection gets you a one-time-only 18% > > discount, free upgrade to Leopard when it is released and various > > other goodies. The cost of joining the ADC is, however, considerable, > > wiping out most of that saving UNLESS you join as a student developer, > > which only costs $80 or something like that. You are entitled to join > > as a student even if you just sign up for an evening class in your > > local community college or, in the UK, an Open University course. > > > > You could also get a fairly substantial student discount, generally > > around 16% but it varies from college to college, if you either buy in > > the name of a student friend or simply say you are a student - they > > don't check if you order over the phone. A huge advantage of buying > > via the regular student scheme (rather than the student ADC) is the > > incredibly cheap version of Applecare you're entitled to. > > > > Applecare: get it, it's one of the best things about owning a Mac. > > > > Personally, with the cash you now have to hand, I would get the 2.2 > > rather than 2.4, the 25% price difference simply isn't worth it for > > such a marginal increase in processor speed and graphic memory - yes, > > I understand that you want the best but, seriously, step back and > > think about the real world difference that slight increase in specs > > will get you. Better to save that 25%. > > > > The following extras will do far more for your productivity: > > > > 4GB of ram, Crucial, $320, easy installation, sell your 2GB to a Macbook > owner. > > > > 750GB Western Digital MyBook Pro (Firewire 800, Firewire 400 > > and USB 2.0), resist the 1TB version, it's loud as Hell. > > > > For hooking up to your MBP and increased productivity when working at > home: > > > > Apple Bluetooth keyboard, Apple Bluetooth MightyMouse. > > > > ... and, either > > > > DELL UltraSharp 3007WFP-HC 30 inch Monitor $1,274.00 > > > > or > > > > DELL UltraSharp 2407WFP-HC 24-inch $699 > > > > or > > > > DELL UltraSharp 2707WFP 27-inch $1, 019.00 > > > > Unless you get a particularly good deal on an Apple Cinema Display > > (and, generally, they don't do discount promotions although there is a > > student price and you can apply the big Apple Developer Connection > > discount to them at the same time as you buy your computer), Dell > > offer far better value, far better connectivity and the above models > > offer superb quality. > > > > A bigger monitor undoubtedly represents the best value productivity > > boost available, especially no that prices have plummeted so far. I > > own the 24-inch and one of the best things about it is that it can > > pivot 90 degrees, a far more useful screen shape for programming and > > browsing than regular widescreen. You can easily pop it back to > > widescreen when you want to watch a movie. The 30" does not pivot and > > neither, I think, does the 27". It's also worth noting that the 27", > > though bigger, has precisely the same resolution as the 24". > > > > If I was buying today, at these prices, I would undoubtedly buy the > > 30". None of the MBPs have any problem driving a 30" screen. > > > > Software: > > > > Superduper back-up software > > > > Quicksilver > > > > TextMate > > > > > > Good luck and keep up the good work, > > > > Donnacha > > > > On 8/31/07, Zárate <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Glad to see this sort of thing > > > > happening. Enjoy your new toy! > > > > > > On 8/30/07, John Grden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > HAHA, well, all I thought I had it all in the bag with my wife when > her > > > > laptop was crapping out. > > > > > > > > See, I get the 2nd hand cars, she gets the 2nd hand computers and her > laptop > > > > is an old one ;) But then the budget wasn't even close, so... > > > > > > > > > > > > On 8/30/07, Jake Hilton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > My next laptop will be a Mac Book Pro.. > > > > > > > > > > I just have to convince my wife that my 2 year old hp isn't quite up > to > > > > snuff anymore... :) > > > > > > > > > > Jake > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 8/30/07, Lenny Sorey <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Hey John, > > > > > > > > > > > > I did not know about this campaign. > > > > > > > > > > > > But.... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I am very happy for you and hope you get a lot of good use from > your new > > > > Mac Book Pro!! : ) > > > > > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > > > > > > > Lenny > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 8/30/07, John Grden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > yeah, on my workstation compiling anything takes forever and it > kills > > > > my focus half the time. I tend to yell. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 8/30/07, Daniel Rossi < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I have one, it's sooo much faster to compile things, congrats > :) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 31/08/2007, at 3:48 AM, John Grden wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.rockonflash.com/blog/?p=66 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I updated the post with a big thank you to everyone - > unbelievable!! > > > > enough was donated in 3 days and what awesome experience it was - I > hardly > > > > know what to say! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Except > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ROCK ON \m/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > oh, and > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > LOVE YOU > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > [ JPG ] > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > > > Red5 mailing list > > > > > > > > [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > > > http://osflash.org/mailman/listinfo/red5_osflash.org > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > > > Red5 mailing list > > > > > > > > [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > > > http://osflash.org/mailman/listinfo/red5_osflash.org > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > [ JPG ] > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > > Red5 mailing list > > > > > > > [email protected] > > > > > > > > http://osflash.org/mailman/listinfo/red5_osflash.org > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > Red5 mailing list > > > > > > [email protected] > > > > > > > http://osflash.org/mailman/listinfo/red5_osflash.org > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > Red5 mailing list > > > > > [email protected] > > > > > > http://osflash.org/mailman/listinfo/red5_osflash.org > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > [ JPG ] > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Red5 mailing list > > > > [email protected] > > > > http://osflash.org/mailman/listinfo/red5_osflash.org > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Juan Delgado - Zárate > > > http://zarate.tv > > > http://dandolachapa.com > > > http://loqueyosede.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Red5 mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://osflash.org/mailman/listinfo/red5_osflash.org > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Red5 mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://osflash.org/mailman/listinfo/red5_osflash.org > > > > > > -- > [ JPG ] > _______________________________________________ > Red5 mailing list > [email protected] > http://osflash.org/mailman/listinfo/red5_osflash.org > > _______________________________________________ Red5 mailing list [email protected] http://osflash.org/mailman/listinfo/red5_osflash.org
