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[goobimama]

Depends on what work you are talking about. The Mac mini is not capable of running the Pro apps (Final Cut, Logic Pro). But if its Adobe CS3 apps, Aperture/Lightroom, Coding, Office apps, and whatnot, the mac mini is just fine. The CPU is pretty fast, and 2GB memory is good enough for most uses.

@iMav: ....

 

[jamesbond007]

and ofcourse you can mod your car to fit in a Mac Mini.... and you have computer literate Car!!

 

[preshit.net]

as goobimama said

 

[goobimama]

Some french woman had called me to show her how to use her MacBook. Apparently, her son kind of forced her to buy a Mac instead of a PC and now she doesn't head nor tail. So I go there to find a Macbook Pro (multi touch one) with a french keyboard layout and french OS X. Apparently out there in france you only get the french layout one. So the A is where the Q is supposed to be, the M is somewhere else. All very weird. To add to that the OS was in french.

In any case, what I'm getting at is, is there any way to rearrange the keys to normal QWERTY and reset the keyboard within OS X to match that? Can I just plonk out MBP keys?

 

[SunnyChahal]

Called up Apple Store(Imagine Corner) today.MBP costs around 1.29 Lac.Is it OK?I also asked for a 500 GB FireWire800 HD and they said that they don't have it but will arrange for me.What's the cost a 500 GB FireWire800?
BTW those guys are very very polite and friendly!!
Wish me Luck!I'm buying my first Apple computer tomorrow WooT!

 

[dinesh72]

In any case, what I'm getting at is, is there any way to rearrange the keys to normal QWERTY and reset the keyboard within OS X to match that? Can I just plonk out MBP keys?

Have you already tried
System Preferences - International - Language - English
System Preferences - International - Input Method - English
Log out - Log in
??

 

[goobimama]

Why Macs still aren't right for most businesses

Is it time to consider moving your small business to Macs?

First, you should know that I'm no Apple (AAPL, Fortune 500) fanatic. I've used the gear steadily since the Reagan era; the early Apple II and the computer-as-Cuisinart lookalike that was the original Mac were both college tools of mine. But overall, I have found Apples, as lovely as they are for certain applications, just not worth the hassle for most small businesses....yeah whatever

Now, while I understand that Macs might not be ideal for large businesses and such, this guy has gone and given some really stupid points to support his argument!

First off, the packaging is seriously overdone: The slogan "Designed by Apple in California" posivitively shouts at you from the box. Like I care.

And like it makes the Mac any less of a business machine!

But why should locating the "on" switch be such a struggle? Just stick the thing where I, and my employees, can find it: right up front.

The Power switch is perfectly designed. The hand just curls around the corner and the design is moulded such that your middle finger just about automatically goes onto the button. No struggling here. Stupid point.

But - as ever, with Apple boxes - there were not enough USB ports. I was forced to dump my USB hard drive in favor of an Ethernet enablement unit.

The iMac comes with a total of four usable USB ports which is more than enough for any business. One for the mouse, one for the external drive, and two free for any other peripherals. Notice there is no mention of struggling to find those extra sixteen USB ports at the back of the PC cabinet, just hoping that you don't trip the power cable.

Apple devotees swear by the touch-sensitive shell of the "Mighty Mouse," but its top left- and right-click buttons still look an awful lot like just one.

Must I really sit through a full round of special effects - the desktop slides away to reveal some mysterious star in full supernova disappearing into infinity behind my various backups - just to find a what I said to a client in a lost e-mail? Honestly.

Time Machine is such an intuitive backup/restore tool. Why do people have a problem with good design? Those stars are anything but distracting.

Have you already tried
System Preferences - International - Language - English
System Preferences - International - Input Method - English
Log out - Log in
??

Note: Even if I change the keyboard layout via software, I'm wondering if one can change the physical layout of the keyboard. It is all very weird. Not QWERTY.

 

[aryayush]

Although I don't see why it is worse than the previous one.

The previous one recognised ISBN barcodes too. It pretty much recognised anything you threw at it. The new one only works with U.S. barcodes, which means that more than half of my book collection isn’t recognised.

Plus, the previous version clearly and immediately mentioned that it didn’t find a match for whatever it is you were scanning. The new one takes forever and has a convoluted activity window that makes no sense as an error console.

Damn!

And that delete animation is utterly disgusting.

Yeah, the burst animation is just plain stupid. The burning animation and the one when you add something to the library are pretty good though.

Where are all the glitzy features that Ars Technica’s preview of the beta promised? They even had screenshots and now none of that seems to be there. Did they strip out all the cool features they promised? This is the biggest letdown ever.

 

[dinesh72]

Software updater started working after two days. Installed Aperture 2 again and the updater worked fine.
Installed 10.5.3, Only four min installation! Restart took bit of time. Not much.

In my company network we have proxy server. We have our login ids. When I use Safari, it keeps asking me for proxy authentication. I mean for every page open I've to enter my login details. I can't use safari due to this. On the contrary Opera only asks once in the beginning and thats it. I don't have to enter my login details unless I quit Opera.
Any solution to this? I want to stick to Safari!!!!

 

[jamesbond007]

^^^ I can't say it will work, but try this, In Safari --> Preferences --> Security, select Accept Cookies to always, and see if it works.

 

[dinesh72]

No it didn't work.
Just noticed that the pop down which comes actualy says my password is incorrect!!
Infact it is not. I ticked the option to remember it in the keychain but no use.

 

[aryayush]

These are the sort of issues where you have to do a little experimentation and trial-and-error yourself. It very rarely happens that other people have faced the exact same issue, so it’s very difficult to provide help without being present on the spot.

 

[coolmel]

Hey folks,

Finally finally, i got my 24" Penryn Imac yesterday from the Imagine store, Malad. Boy o boy o boy, the heart was thumping wildly as i left home to collect it, but once i had laid my hands on the beauty, it was a calm that i had been badly waiting for so long now. Tell u what, the 17 kgs box WAS damn heavy and didnt even fit in my cars boot. So had to keep it on d rear seat. Came home asap, undid the shipping box n there it lay in front of me....The G-o-r-g-e-o-u-s white box, with the specs written on top. Took it out n mann that was one moment! wooow..( posting pix soon) After a gap of as many years, finally a OS change and a really better change. Just waiting to soak myself deep in it B-).

Theres one thing i wanna ask u guys.. I wanna upgrade to 4gb ram. Apples charging 18 grand for 2GB ram which i dont wanna purchase. I had a word with Goobimama the other day regd this, he told me the same.. So which brand i should purchase?? how about Transcend?? pl lemme knw soon.

Cheers,
Mehul.

 

[preshit.net]

Congrats and Welcome to the Club

Where do you dwell exactly ?

 

[coolmel]

Dwell in Vileparle(E)..where r u from?? temme abt the Ram yaar, i wanna purchase it fast.

 

[preshit.net]

I'm from Malad, about two stone throws away from Inorbit.

About the RAM, Apple RAM is ridiculously costly. Kingston and Transcend are both good companies for RAM. There's this another company that's pretty famous in the US whose RAM people prefer instead of Apple's. I don't remember the name though.

 

[aryayush]

@coolmel,
Purchase RAM from Kingston or Transcend, whichever you prefer. Both of them are compatible with your iMac.

And congratulations, man! WOW! You have the best Mac among us now. I hope I can join you soon. Welcome to the family!

How much did the thing cost?

Fill out your profile. Look at the template in the first post.

 

[coolmel]

Preshit, i can surely catch up with you. Lemme know when. Kingston n Transcend 2gb ddr2 800mhz Ram is available for around 2200 Rs.. will get it today itself.

Aayush: Yep i will do that up. My fingers are typing in excitement!! I had the 2nd 20" in mind but nothing like the 24. thanks a lot for the wishes.

my email is myg126@gmail.com. Btw, is any1 of u available on ichat?? is yes then gimme ur ids, will b pretty cool to chat up wid ya..

 

[SunnyChahal]

Congo Mehul!Surely you seem to be excited!But why 4GB RAM,2GB is enough!.....unless you do graphics and stuff
Does the new MBP also have 45nm penryn?And all MBP's have Multi-Touch.Am i right?
This evening I'll also be joining the club.The wait is over!

 

[preshit.net]

Anytime you wish mate

Awesome purchase indeed. And I'm on iChat most of the time. What ID do you use on it ?