I have a 15" PowerBook G4 (old/original version) and a Mac mini.
The PowerBook is a great computer. I've used it for everything from
work/MS Office to playing DVDs on flights to doing programming using
the Terminal window (and vi and other editors). I bought two
batteries (required if you'r
Also, the Powerbook seems to be much better built than what I'm used
to in the PC world. I have a Dell Latitude D800 at work and it seems
like a clunky cheap piece of plastic next to my Powerbook. Add to
that
the lack of viruses and spyware and that might make a better choice
for a college stud
On Fri, Sep 09, 2005 at 08:16:34AM -0700, Rob Hudson wrote:
> Also, either it's CUPS or the gnome print dialog that has a "Create PDF"
> option when you print.
It's Gnome's thing. KDE has one like it too.
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cutePDF is the windows software I use. Its nice (and free I believe).
Walter.
On Sep 9, 2005, at 8:40 AM, Bob Miller wrote:
Rob Hudson wrote:
(This is in Linux)
In mozilla or firefox you can print to file which prints the current
page to a .ps file. You can then install a package "ps2pdf"
Rob Hudson wrote:
> (This is in Linux)
>
> In mozilla or firefox you can print to file which prints the current
> page to a .ps file. You can then install a package "ps2pdf" to convert
> ps to pdf. Anything you can print in the browser can then be a pdf.
>
> Also, either it's CUPS or the gno
Walter Hurst wrote:
The "print to pdf" is an amazing feature and has changed my printing
behavior. I've started using some freeware on the PC that does the same
thing (probably capitalizing the Mac push in this area).
Nothing knew but wanted to point it out in case people weren't aware...
(
I have a 15" PowerBook G4 (old/original version) and a Mac mini.
The PowerBook is a great computer. I've used it for everything from
work/MS Office to playing DVDs on flights to doing programming using
the Terminal window (and vi and other editors). I bought two
batteries (required if you'r
On Thu, Sep 08, 2005 at 11:07:25AM -0700, M. Bitner wrote:
> > A lot of things that are ctrl-key in Windows are cmd-key in MacOS X. Cut,
> > copy, and paste for example. I don't find it hard to use ctrl-x vs cmd-x
> > when I sit down at a wintendo or wintendow wannabe (Gnome, KDE, etc),
> > thoug
> A lot of things that are ctrl-key in Windows are cmd-key in MacOS X. Cut,
> copy, and paste for example. I don't find it hard to use ctrl-x vs cmd-x
> when I sit down at a wintendo or wintendow wannabe (Gnome, KDE, etc),
> though I am always trying to alt-w to close a window.
One of the things
Check the cost of extended warranty if you buy a laptop. It's
worth it in most cases. For a desktop it may not be worth it.
>From a hardware POV Apple is over engineered. Having installed a
slimline drive on a larger Powerbook and offering to install a
new hard drive on Larry's machine I can tell y
M. Bitner wrote:
> I bought my first ever Mac in February, a G4 Powerbook. Overall I like
> it a lot. There are some differences I found difficult to get adjusted
> to, but once I did I thought the OS X solutions were generally more
> elegant and user friendly than Windows. The only complaints I h
> On Wed, Sep 07, 2005 at 04:39:32PM -0700, M. Bitner wrote:
>> Are you looking for recommendations on hardware or general obstacles
>> to switching?
Yes.
>> I bought my first ever Mac in February, a G4 Powerbook. Overall I like
>> it a lot. There are some differences I found difficult to get adj
On Wed, Sep 07, 2005 at 04:39:32PM -0700, M. Bitner wrote:
> Are you looking for recommendations on hardware or general obstacles
> to switching?
>
> I bought my first ever Mac in February, a G4 Powerbook. Overall I like
> it a lot. There are some differences I found difficult to get adjusted
> to
On Wed, Sep 07, 2005 at 04:06:29PM -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> My sister may be interested in migrating from Microshaft to
> Apple. (Linux would be out of the question. She worships
> Gates.) She hasn't decided between laptop and desktop. But
> both are likely. The daughters may need lap
On 9/7/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> My sister may be interested in migrating from Microshaft to
> Apple. (Linux would be out of the question. She worships
> Gates.) She hasn't decided between laptop and desktop. But
> both are likely. The daughters may need laptops when t
Hey Allen:
You really can't go wrong with OS X for usability
purposes. I haven't used an Apple desktop in a long
time, but my girlfriend has been very happy with her
PowerBook (1.5 years). She is a student also. They are
quite affordable and will run Office and other apps
that will likely be neede
My sister may be interested in migrating from Microshaft to
Apple. (Linux would be out of the question. She worships
Gates.) She hasn't decided between laptop and desktop. But
both are likely. The daughters may need laptops when they go
off to college.
Any recommendations? Likes? Dislikes?
My sister may be interested in migrating from Microshaft to
Apple. (Linux would be out of the question. She worships
Gates.) She hasn't decided between laptop and desktop. But
both are likely. The daughters may need laptops when they go
off to college.
Any recommendations? Likes? Dislikes?
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