How Did You Find MacRumors?

[gwuMACaddict]

Just like the title says... how did you find the site? Stumble across it while surfing the web? News article? Friends?

Just wondering how we all wound up here :D

Personally, a friend showed it to me right after I got my first iMac, way back when.

[Verto]

Just like the title says... how did you find the site? Stumble across it while surfing the web? News article? Friends?

Just wondering how we all wound up here :D

Personally, a friend showed it to me right after I got my first iMac, way back when.

Found it while trying to find out when the next iBook update would be..came across the site with all that information listed. A day later I noticed the forum link, lurked for a week or so, then finally joined when I was ready to make my order.

[CubaTBird]

stumbled across it when visiting the internet archive... browsed the forums for a few months before joining up... :o

[pulsewidth947]

Came across it when searching for info about Mac Mini's and working out if I should wait for an iBook update around January time.

[emw]

Well, as I discussed in this thread (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=123053), I was introduced by my brother. Bastard. Now I'm hooked. :eek: :D

[devilot]

My older cousin said I had a lot of questions he couldn't answer and told me to check out a few different sites. I liked MR better than Appleinsider and I forgot which other sites he listed. Mm hmm, then I saw the Forums link, and I was terrified because the car forums I have joined are massive, sprawling, overgrown, useless wastes of bandwidth. But much to my relief and pleasure, MR forums are so neat and well moderated. I can actually post a question and receive relevant, useful, helpful answers. :D

[iBlue]

google :D

i don't remember what it was that i was searching for but i was having trouble with something (i'm still sort of a mac newbie, especially by comparison to the lot of ya) and the answer to my question appeared in a thread here. i was stunned by the sheer volume of help and interesting people, so i stuck around ;)

[iDM]

Mentioned to a Mac nut i was thinking about getting a Mac after seeing his Ti 'book and he suggested to check out MacRumors and follow any rumors about new powerbooks since thats what I wanted. Followed it very heavily and bought a 15" Pb Rev. A the morning they came out, turns out MacRumors was so right that I woke up early that morning 6 am and bought the computer at 7!

[plinden]

Leo LaPorte mentioned it on The Screen Savers.
I miss that program.

[CubaTBird]

Leo LaPorte mentioned it on The Screen Savers.
I miss that program.

that was a really good show!

[michaelrjohnson]

I actually was a visitor to MR before there were forums. I would alternate my Mac news from a variety of sources. Then, one day, I noticed that MR had introduced forums! I nabbed my username, but really didn't realize how much of an early-adopter I was to these forums. My user ID is 540... And according to Doctor Q, I'm one of the very, very few active members from that far back.

Long live MR! :)

[leekohler]

Our IT guy and another of my co-workers told me about it. We're all fortunate enough to use Macs daily on the job, so it helps out from time to time.

[iGary]

Google....

[tangerineyum]

a friend recommended it to me when we were younger, he is a mac zealot who is much more interested in the "political" aspect of the apple community. Stuff how ms will end the world and PC users have some hidden agenda to cripple world economies with some crazy virus that mac will be immune to. He actually doesnt know how to do much with his mac, meaning no photoshop no fcp or imovie and no garageband or soundtrack. :rolleyes: Its just fun conspiracy theory for him. Very odd i think.

[Macmaniac]

My boiler plate response.
A long time ago I found Macrumors through the good people at 91FM Philadelphia. They had a show called the CompuDudes who offered free tech support on the air. They had a news section in their program and they mentioned Macrumors in reference to a rumor related to the G4 Cube. I logged on using my Performa 6300, found the forums and 4 years later the rest is history.

[iSaint]

I think I was searching for Macintosh forums via Google. A friend and I were in the market for switching for about 8 months before we bought our laptops. We both joined MacRumors and read it often for opinions and info on Macs. Damn happy we did! ...find MR and Macs, that is!

[zelmo]

Stumbled across a post while Googling for info on PowerBook accessories. Joined immediately and started pestering people with my n00b questions and ridiculous predictions. Haven't looked back yet. ;)

[xsedrinam]

An Administrator in Apple Discussions pointed me here, after docking me 30 points for posting a "rumor" (I believe I alluded to a Panther update, which came out the following day...this is anathema in there), so I drug my thought processes out of the box and in to here. Though I appreciate and see the need for monitoring threads, I also appreciate the relative freedom in here to at least enjoy laughter along with good information, along with the lattitude to decipher whether or not that information is just rumor or fact. Kudos to MR.
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[mkrishnan]

I was sent here by the devil to free the hearts and souls of mankind. :)

[Jaffa Cake]

It was so long ago I don't even remember... I dare say I was Googling around trying to find the answer to some technical problem and got ensnared. I certainly lurked for quite a while before I got signed up and made my first post.

[superbovine]

I was sent here by the devil to free the hearts and souls of mankind. :)

is it possible to trade-up for a soul?

[dubbz]

Google, I believe. I was thinking about buying a Mac, so I searched around for info and I guess MR came up in of those seaches.

Made my first thread (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=37099), with questions (after searching of course ;)).

Of historical note, I didn't end up buying anything, until later when I bought a used PM G4 on a online action site (and even later, a PB G4).

[michaelrjohnson]

It was so long ago I don't even remember...
But... it was just last year? :)

[iRachel]

Google...

Needed a new laptop, was thinking of buying a mac. Lurked for several months, then joined. Finally got around to getting the laptop in June.

[Jaffa Cake]

But... it was just last year? :)No, it was just last year when I signed up and became a member (August 1 2004 to be precise, so I'm just past my first anniversary :)). As I mentioned, I'd lurked for quite a while before that – a good couple of years in fact.

[mkrishnan]

is it possible to trade-up for a soul?

I would never ask anyone to go soulless except myself.

[Daveway]

I found it about 2 years ago when I was looking to buy an iPod.

[Zman5225]

I found it a few months back when I really wanted to get into the apple/mac world. I did a google for mac forums and it was there. Haven't looked back since :)


Jack

[michaelrjohnson]

No, it was just last year when I signed up and became a member (August 1 2004 to be precise, so I'm just past my first anniversary :)). As I mentioned, I'd lurked for quite a while before that – a good couple of years in fact.
Ah, sorry, my mistake. :o Either way, Happy Anniversary!

(I just checked, I'm 5 days away from my 5th anniversary! Time flies.)

[Applespider]

I found it through Google while researching a Powerbook purchase and lurked for a while. Then used it mainly as a troubleshooting resource for a while and then decided that since I'd learned so much about my Mac, that it was only fair that I returned the favour and helped others troubleshoot... which means you hang around more.... and then you find the current events and community forums... and then your post count goes through the roof.... :o

[Jaffa Cake]

Ah, sorry, my mistake. :o Either way, Happy Anniversary!

(I just checked, I'm 5 days away from my 5th anniversary! Time flies.)And congratulations back at you for your impending anniversary! Seeing as the fifth is associated with wood, maybe we should have a whip-round and get you one of those wooden ipods (http://www.bit-tech.net/modding/2005/07/05/wood_ipod_zapwizard/1.html)... ;)

[MacRy]

Found it on Google, lurked for a while then joined.

[Thomas Veil]

I came here over a year ago. I was a regular at another Mac forum, where one particular guy had a habit of baiting a few people he didn't like. At some point I joined his list. Since this guy was a moderator, I doubt it would have done much good reporting him.

I sent a private "goodbye" PM to a few of my favorite posters there explaining my position, got back some very nice responses, and disappeared quietly.

Then I Googled "Mac forums" and found this place. I lurked a bit, liked what I saw, and joined only a day or two after leaving the other forum.

[solvs]

Had to do something at work. :p

I was unhappy with some (all) of the other sites out there. Typed in MacRumors as a variation of MacOSRumors (which it only took a few viewings to realize what a joke that site was). MacNN started sucking, some of the other sites were badly done or poorly moderated, filled with trolls or overzealous mods. Watched this site for like a year before posting. Gave me some thing to do when I was unemployed too (I temp'ed a lot, lots of issues with girlfriends, etc). Barely ever even look at most of the others now, this site is a good place to find whatever's out there.

Political forum started getting fun around the last election too. ;)

[Xephian]

When searching for Mac forums on Google.

[barneygumble]

I was actually looking for some pictures of the 30 inch in action when it came out, and the dual 2.5 man i read through the entire 6500 post threas, i then lurked for a year and finally signed up :D

[mad jew]

My brother signed me up. No idea why, but I kinda got addicted about six months ago and now I'm seeing a professional about it.

I don't speak to my brother anymore. How could he do this to me! :(

[ravenvii]

I first became interested in Macs back in 2002, and started surfing the rumor sizes, starting with some of the more well-known sites. I first started posting at MacNN. It got really boring there, so I left after a short time, and went to post at SpyMac. That place sucked, so I left. Sometime along the way I found MacRumors. I started lurking around, and found it's an awesome place, the best forums I've ever been at, alongside www.gonegold.com (the site went down last year). I started posting, and became an active member ever since. This is the only Mac-related forum I post (or even read regularly) in, and the only one of two forums I frequent (the other being www.consolegold.com, where I and many other former GG'ers ended up after the sudden and unexpected closure. That day sure did suck).

MacRumors, don't you dare do that to me! I love it here, and I don't know what I'd do if I suddenly found MacRumors gone. :eek:

[GeeYouEye]

typo trying to go to macosrumors.com

[AmigoMac]

Steve asked me to come here and read what you write and share with them in Cupertino to get the company better for us... Mighty mouse.

Actually, I don't remember why but I lurked a couple of months after I got rev. a 12" PB and then registered.

* Still thinking how MR came to my life *

[BakedBeans]

under a stone

[mad jew]

under a stone


Not Capt Underpants' infamous stone (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=141987) I hope. :p

[rockthecasbah]

stumbled across it when visiting the internet archive... browsed the forums for a few months before joining up... :o
same thing, i went here for rumors but never signed up to comment for a while..then i got into it :)

[xsedrinam]

typo trying to go to macosrumors.com
:D :D :D That gets my vote, so far.
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[skunk]

Followed a link from As The Apple Turns. Couldn't manage a three-point turn, so I stayed.

[Alone2Gether]

I found this site during my dilemma on whether to buy the powerbook or wait.

I decided to wait til october/early november to get one.

hopefully an update by then.

[dubbz]

typo trying to go to macosrumors.com

Now, that one just made me grin for some reason. :D

[Savage Henry]

Yahoo news article .... > Which linked to the macsorumors.com .... > Which after a few days linked me to As The Apple Turns .... > Which didn't take long before it linked me to this, which is the only one still worht the effort. Gawdblessit.

[RacerX]

I was doing a Google (or Yahoo) search on Rhapsody and came across a thread here that had some of my screenshots in it. The people in the thread were questioning if the shots were real because I had changed some of my app icons and the dates in the shots were from 2003 (I guess those members never thought anyone would still be using Rhapsody that long).

I joined to correct what had been said in that thread and have been visiting every so often ever since.

[~Shard~]

My brother provided me with all sorts of links, resources, etc. and MacRumors was one of them. Shortly thereafter I purchased my own first Mac (my previous Mac experience was always with my brother's machines) and have been an active member here ever since!

[fistful]

I believe I came across MR on Apple's support MB (which is horrible btw) trying to find some relatively unbiased advice on a powerbook purchase.

When I joined I planned on just signing up to get the advice I needed then leave. In the process I ended up getting hooked and now here I am.

:)

[StealthRider]

I found it when I was looking for news the day the iMac G4 was introduced...January 2002...almost 4 years ago. Wow.

[Lacero]

I found out about MR when someone on another forum posted several mac links. I made the mistake of clicking on one of them...

[amacgenius]

DJLC showed me a Marketplace thread he had, and I started posting threads in the Marketplace, and this is my first post in any other board :p.

[zap2]

google!! after i got my iMac G5( should have found it before for i bough it) o well

[Tahko]

from hopeinenomena.net. It's a finnish apple user site and I found this site out when somenone was going to buy soon-to-be-updated PB and link to this sites buyers guide was provided.

I found these forums one of the best mac forums and decided to stay! and am grateful for it, since this new iBook is so much better than the previous!

:D :D :D :D

[joepunk]

I don't remember how I came across this site it was that long ago (Spring 2004). I could have been searching for info for something, but that is just a guess. I didn't join until August 2004. My first post was when my iPod arrived before my PB. My one year anniversary is today. :D

By the way this reminds me that I need to purchase AppleCare since the one year deal will end in a couple of weeks.

[iShater]

I recall some sort of poll or something on MacCentral that listed Mac sites, and MacRumors was one of them. I checked it out, and the rest is history. First hit is free ... then you are hooked :rolleyes:

[skunk]

I found it very congenial.

[Midnight]

I found Macrumors about seven months ago through a google search. I've been lurking in the forums since then until I recently joined.

[HydroMan]

Found it through google when my G3 iMac got severely sick, lurked for a couple of years until I decided to buy a G5 iMac.

[sprstu]

looking for tech tips via google.

[puckhead193]

Older brother recommand it and now i'm hooked.
This is the best "community". i used to go to a car forum and it was a waste of time. They did the stupidest mods ever to their cars. (Why would you want to put a body kit on your new $80,000 lexus and paint it baby blue :rolleyes: )

[ham_man]

Ummmm...Google? Hell if I know..

[pubwvj]

I stubbed my toe and can't get up... (I stumbled on MacRumors.com totally by accident.)

[solvs]

typo trying to go to macosrumors.com
Glad I wasn't the only one who got something good out of that horrible site.

[jdechko]

Ah yes... I had practically ignored the whole Mac Scene until I decided to by an iPod (my gateway drug, if you will). Later, on the Apple Web site I read about the PM G5 release. I wondered if a PB G5 was on the way. I did a google search for a G5 PowerBook.. Lurked around for a while, then, a little over a year ago I joined.

[lilstewart]

I found it on google.

[~Shard~]

I wondered if a PB G5 was on the way. I did a google search for a G5 PowerBook.. Lurked around for a while, then, a little over a year ago I joined.

I don't know how MacRumors could have possibly come up on a Google search for "G5 PowerBook" - that phrase has never been mentioned here whatsoever... :rolleyes: ;) :cool:

[Mr. Anderson]

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=42859

This and the 32nd "Where'd you get your screen name thread", things that slow?

D :D

[wrxguy]

I think i put in something like "new to macs" in google and i found it and i have been on everyday since...