'Official' New Member Thread: Welcome

[Eustace]

Hey Folks!

New Member from NW Arkansas here. I've been lurking for a bit and decided I better man up and join. I hope I can bring something positive to this community!

[Jack The DJ]

Hi guys, I'm new here, just thought I would introduce myself and say hello! Basically, I'm a huge Apple fan, so this seemed the right place to share my knowledge, and hopefully gain some more! I don't yet own a Mac myself (shock horror) however all the years of using them at school and round mates houses has certainly given me some experience. The Only Apple products I have at the moment is the 16GB iPhone 3G (which I am in love with) and my old 20GB Black & White screened iPod with the click wheel. At the moment, I'm currently saving for either a MacBook / MacBook Pro or 24" iMac (as you can see I am keeping my options open!)

Anyway, that was enough of an introduction.

Jack

[snow leopard]

Welcome Jack. how abt posting some pics of your new 16GB iPhone 3G and feedback on its goodness/badness? we still haven't seen of it in Singapore yet.

[phthalo]

Hi! Found this forum while looking for a fix about a software update thing. Got my solution, and now I'm sticking around just in case. Posting from a MacBook Pro 15". Had a PowerBook that got fried last year, hence the MBP.

Anyway. Hi.

[Podgie]

Hey guys, I am new here and thought it would be the right thing to introduce myself. I am not sure if this is the right place to post it, but it seemed to fit. My name is Paul and I have been a mac user for about 6 months now. I used to be a PC user but like many, made the switch (and will never go back) I am 16 years old and have being saving up over the past 6 months to buy all that is involved in my setup. I personally think its pretty decent and I will post it in the u18's setups. When I do I will also put a link here. Anyways, I should hopefully be around for a while on here as I LOVE discussing apple and all things new. so without further ado, Hi. :D

[emp1re]

Hello guys, I just wanted to say hello and introduce myself. I have been an rumor onlooker for quite some time now and decided it was time to jump in. There is some great hardware/software topics abound and I couldn't help but want to become all inclusive. Looking forward to sharing everything Apple and computer related.

Respectfully,

emp1re :apple:

[dmr727]

Welcome to the boards! And heck, you don't have to keep it all Apple related - some of us *rarely* talk about Apple at all.

:)

[emp1re]

Welcome to the boards! And heck, you don't have to keep it all Apple related - some of us *rarely* talk about Apple at all.

:)

...sounds good dmr, thanks for the warm welcome ;)

[Cynicalone]

Hello...

Welcome to iPhone err... MacRumors:Forums :D

[ucfgrad93]

Welcome aboard! Hope you enjoy MacRumors as much as the rest of us do.:D

[emp1re]

Welcome aboard! Hope you enjoy MacRumors as much as the rest of us do.:D

Hey, again, thanks for the welcome guys. :D:D:D

[nanofrog]

Welcome. :)
Warning: This site may be addictive. ;) :p

[gnikcjack]

Hello everyone! I've been lurking for a while, but I felt compelled to create an account because I have lots of stupid questions to ask about the macbook.

[biker74]

Hey guys. New to this forum but on others.

Couple in the UK and couple in the US - all very interesting.

Not much to say really, hello.

Into biking bigtime, got a Rockster - pride and joy. Second pride and joy would be my iphone 3g - I really must get a life :)

[richthomas]

Hello everyone! I've been lurking for a while, but I felt compelled to create an account because I have lots of stupid questions to ask about the macbook.

welcome youll get your avatar (500 posts) in no time! as this place is pretty active.

ask away! just be sure not to load you question with caps, exclamation marks and please helps.

[DigiCatRedux]

Good Morning all.

I joined the MacRumors community after doing some research on what might be a fun, active and informative forum board. Last forum I was a regular participant with, was back in the days before Spymac imploded - (nuf said), so I'm going to try MR and see how that goes.
The boards have been around here for years and the formula works, so my peeps tell me.

Figured it'd only be right to say Hello & introduce myself.
I'm working as a graphic designer, a job I love. It's the primary reason why I switched over to a Mac as well- I'd had it with PC's after number 5 gave me the same woes as number 1,2,3 and 4... bought a little eMac as my first Apple product a few years ago, After doing a body of research & some time with a friends who let me borrow one of his Mac computers for a couple months.
Haven't looked back since. Missing the Blue-Screen-of-Death, and unexpected program closures, I am not.

Current set up is a 20" G4 iMac with 2gb Ram, upgraded DVD-r/w drive with 120gb internal HD, 500gb external HD. running OS X 10.4 Tiger. Wacom Intuos 3 6 x 11 tablet & and a bunch of other stuff nobody really cares about.
:p

She's admittedly getting a little dated, but I still love her. Saving up for a full-blown latest-model aluminum 24 inch iMac, but 'ol G4 here will continue to have a home.

Lesse- what else can I blather on about... My Home State is Hawaii, I'm an avid reader though my spelling is atrocious, I like petite brunettes, Tried snowboarding last year (think I'll keep it), Jagerbombs make my clothes fall off, I have the same birthday as when the world is supposedly going to end (Dec 21 2012 - won't that be nice. I still get cake, right?), I try to learn something new every day.
Ok- nice to make everyones acquaintance-
Hope to have fun here & maybe make a few new friends along the way.

DigiCatRedux Out. :)

[spikespike]

Hey,

I lurk here occasionally but never post.

I started in mac communities about 8 year ago, first in a small Rogue Spear gaming community moving on to MacAddict (now Mac|Life, or M|LF) and then to several off shoots of MacAddict (ch54 and now macstack). Some guys over in that direction mentioned this place and boom, I found something to replace MacAddict.

I've got a 20 inch 2nd generation iMac, a video ipod thats like 4 years old and im fiending for an iPhone. Damn you tmobile!

[jpmittins]

I'm not technically new, but I did join about a month ago and, not knowing about this thread, I felt I never got the proper welcome. I'm kidding, I don't expect a welcome, though I would like to say welcome to all of the new members that are constantly joining Macrumors. Hello there and have a good time! (we promise we won't bite)

I have to say, this is one of my stranger posts on here. Whatever.

[Blakely028]

Welcome all newbies! :D

Yeah, I'm not really a newbie but these 4 months since I joined MacRumors have been worthwhile. I have a White MacBook 2.4GHz at the moment and have been enjoying my daily visits to Macrumors, checking the forums and rumors, well done guys and gals for making such a great community! I hope to be on here for a long while! :)

Long may it continue!

Thanks
Dan

[Hls811]

I've been on MR for over 4 years and I never knew this thread existed. :D

Welcome everyone newer than me! :)

[lorenwade]

Haha, I'm in fact new, unlike some of the people above me. Haha. I'm new and still discovered this thread!

Anyway, I've been using Apple computers since I was very young. I used my family's iMac when I was 13 or so to make websites. I've had almost every mini-sized iPod to date. I have a Power Book that I demolished and only works when the power cord is in a certain place and if I touch it, it dies. :p

I'm new to posting here, but not new to it's community. I've been reading Mac Rumors for years for tips, ideas, tricks, etc.

Now that I should be receiving my iMac (the first of my own) tomorrow or Friday, I thought I'd join the community to learn what I can!

[Scepticalscribe]

Hello all, I'm technically not all that new (although I did join only a month ago, but lurked reading the forum for months before that and I switched in April after many months research to my wonderful MBP; I don't plan to switch back). To those newer than myself, welcome to the forum and to the world of Mac. It is a fascinating world, and the forum community is very helpful, too. Beware, though; Nanofrog is quite right; this forum is addictive, evilly so. Cheers and good luck

[yancey47]

Hello. I'm new and mostly been posting in the MLB thread. I like my imac a ton.

[iGuardian]

Hello!

I've been browsing the MacRumors forums but have only joined yesterday, it's been great so far!

And welcome to all other new members!

[stoich]

Im new here! My buddy referred me to this site and said it was the absolute best for anything Apple! Im excited Ive never been a forum before so we'll see how it goes

[wanliu218]

I am come frome China with IT work, I want to study english.hope every one help me.tks.

[Tallest Skil]

Welcome? You've posted in the wrong thread, and probably even on the wrong website, but we'll help in any way we can.

[wanliu218]

Welcome? You've posted in the wrong thread, and probably even on the wrong website, but we'll help in any way we can.

but i was interested in Apple Hardware.

[Tallest Skil]

but i was interested in Apple Hardware.

Good! What would you like to know?

[wanliu218]

Good! What would you like to know?

for example .Apple mp4,Apple notebook,apple iphone .etc.

[wanliu218]

but i English very bad,and you have good suggest,ths.

[northy124]

for example .Apple mp4,Apple notebook,apple iphone .etc.
It is Apple, .mp4 (Or .MP4), MacBook & MacBook Pro (Notebooks), Apple iPhone (You got that right:D).

but i English very bad,and you have good suggest,ths.
Edit your post don't make a new one if yours is last one in thread & yeah your English isn't it's best but good enough for a forum.

[wanliu218]

thank for you discuss.

[stoich]

hey hey hey1

[northy124]

thank for you discuss.

????????????????????

[iJohnHenry]

"Thank you for your interest."?

[spikespike]

Remember, China's the world's next great super power. We better not piss this guy off...

[northy124]

Remember, China's the world's next great super power. We better not piss this guy off...

China ha don't make me laugh Russia on the other hand yes yes they are the next superpower:D.

[FoxInSox]

Figured I'd post my first here.

[iJohnHenry]

Wise choice.

Now await the critique of your first 6 words.

It will be along shortly.

[nakamuramori2]

does status at macrumors matter ?

[northy124]

does status at macrumors matter ?

Ah yes young unwise one, Status matters LoL nah I don't think it does.

[FoxInSox]

Wise choice.

Now await the critique of your first 6 words.

It will be along shortly.

Please critique me.......As I am most bored tonight. I'm even watching 90210 :eek

[iJohnHenry]

Not me, Son.

I leave that to others, even more bored than you. :rolleyes:

[munson]

Ah yes young unwise one, Status matters LoL nah I don't think it does.

I don't even know one rank from another in most cases, heh

I am just on the prowl for n00bs... ;)

[FoxInSox]

Not me, Son.

I leave that to others, even more bored than you. :rolleyes:

Did you call me son? Sorry.........I wouldn't be considered a son.....daughter might be a bit more accurate :p:p:p

Am I allowed to post a picture with my name?

[FoxInSox]

How would I post a picture? I can't figure it out. Will they let a newbie??? Just a little character below my screen name....

[EricNau]

How would I post a picture? I can't figure it out. Will they let a newbie??? Just a little character below my screen name....
That's known as an avatar, but having one requires 500 posts. You can read all about it in the FAQs: Link (http://guides.macrumors.com/Help:MacRumors_FAQ#I_can.27t_upload_an_avatar)

With some time and patients, it's an easy enough goal to reach. :)

(Please note, however, that any posts that are off-topic, useless, or otherwise purely intended to pad your post count will be quickly removed by the moderators.)

[FoxInSox]

Oh..........Ok I was thinking most of the people were new on this thread. I guess not. Now I feel stupid.........Ok thanks for the info. Wow 500 for an avatar? Can you tell me what all the different titles mean? If you don't mind..

Thanks........;)

[EricNau]

Oh..........Ok I was thinking most of the people were new on this thread. I guess not. Now I feel stupid.........Ok thanks for the info. Wow 500 for an avatar? Can you tell me what all the different titles mean? If you don't mind..

Thanks........;)
Also in the FAQ: Link (http://guides.macrumors.com/Help:MacRumors_FAQ#How_do_user_titles_work.3F) ;)

[FoxInSox]

Thanks Eric, That was helpful to read.

So you have somewhere between 5-10,000 posts???

Wow

[EricNau]

Thanks Eric, That was helpful to read.

So you have somewhere between 5-10,000 posts???

Wow
8,002 8,003 to be exact. :o

Although that's nothing. Check out mad jew (http://forums.macrumors.com/member.php?u=31961), he's got over 32,000! :D

[FoxInSox]

8,002 8,003 to be exact. :o

Although that's nothing. Check out mad jew (http://forums.macrumors.com/member.php?u=31961), he's got over 32,000! :D

Yikes..........I'm getting closer:eek::eek::eek:

I just want an avatar:(:(:(

[tonster]

hi everybody! bought my first mac a couple weeks ago after messing around with pc's for pretty much my whole life. i was really into pc gaming for the most part which is why i always had a windows machine, but constantly updating your hardware to play the latest and greatest got annoying. before i usually ran linux on my non-gaming, everyday use machines, but now i have a sleek macbook pro to replace them all. still have a nice powerful windows machine for when i want to game though.:D

[emp1re]

helloz people, I am newz. to start off, i bought my first mac last year around in november, and havent used the apple half of my partition that much, since i use vista on the other side soley. to be honest, i dont use my mac side that much since i dont have pirated software/applications for the os, so i pimp vista now. yeah, that's not what you want to hear, but why would i lie? i like apple os cool ok, but i can't right click and that is a big annoyance for me. now, believe it or not, i would bet big bucks that i used a mac a long time before most of you, since i was playing with macs when most here were in diapers. however, i still can't get adjusted with most of it but have been set in my old ways. can i break out of it, or should i? give me five reasons and/or benefits to break out of the mold. thanks for the opportunity to break ice and give an openner...:apple::apple::apple::apple:

[DeekinBlooz]

I've been lurking on MacRumors and a bunch of other Apple fan sites for 2 years. Finally, I've taking the plunge and posted some comments. I'm new to Macs as of 2006 and now my household has several Apple products. I am just waiting for the new MBs and MBPs so I can treat myself!

I wish I had a longer history with Apple products. I started out programming on a PDP-11, then a VAX, and then on to DOS/Windows. I never had ANY personal exposure to Macs. My business is now 100% Windows, although as one of the owners, I am working to change that. Unfortunately, so much of the software we need is Windows-only, and virtualization is not a solution - it's just a work-around. We need more Mac-Windows parity in applications!!!!!

[ibrooke]

Just joined..... saying hi! :)

[rarity]

Hi! I've been browsing the forums ever since the iPhone came out. I finally got one in Feb 2008, and I love it! I don't have any intentions on upgrading to 3G at this time.

I'm learning a lot from the posters here, and I look forward to continuing to learn lots of new stuff.

[catherine20]

hi all,
i'm catherine from china,
just wanna say hi to all of you,:)

anyone wanna make friends with me,then pls contact me,thank u.

[greenspanke]

just saying hello to everyone. I'm new and liking this forum a lot already.

[jde167]

It is great to be here! I've been browsing mac forums for a while now to inform my first mac purchase. I just bought a last gen. MBP 15.4" Glossy, 2.5 Ghz, 2GB Ram, 250GB 5400, etc. I'm super excited! I've wanted a mac for a couple years now and finally am making the switch. :)

I can't wait for it to come in the mail!

[amya000]

im not sure if its ok for me to post this here...but im new & i just wanted to introduce myself...so im amya...hope to talk to some of you soon!

[RED™]

Hey there!

I've just registered after reading about a long time regularly in this forums and the front page!

I live in Germany, but I'm italian - was a good choice to make summer holidays in Italy and buy a free iPhone 3G! :D

What else about me... I am 23 years old and female (if that is important to mention ;)

Ok then... hope to read you soon and virtually meet over here!

C ya - RED™ :)

[peteb78]

I'm new as of an hour ago and I cant seem to start a new thread/ question so I guess this is a good space:

I have an issue with iphoto.

I unfortunately moved photos within Finder, the result being black thumbnails in iphoto. I change the source file in Preferences with no change.

I have downloaded photos files all over the place in Finder and need to consolidate.

[themoonisdown09]

I unfortunately moved photos within Finder, the result being black thumbnails in iphoto. I change the source file in Preferences with no change.

I have downloaded photos files all over the place in Finder and need to consolidate.

You should be able to just drag and drop the photos you want into iPhoto.

[thaibuddha79]

I just joined this community because it seems to have the most capable respondents thus far, and I appreciate the vastness of intelligence on here.

[luoy38]

I am a new mac user, just registered today and come in to say hello to your forks! :apple:

[GLaDOS]

Sorry if this is in the wrong board, I couldn't see an introductions board!

Well hallo thar, I just got ripped off buying a Sawtooth PowerMac G4. I dodn't know how much it was worth, but at £150, I thought it was a good deal.

so how are you?

[drichards]

Oh hey a new member thread. Neat.

My name's Dan and I'm a designer. Lately I've been designing and sometimes making furniture, but I'm an industrial designer at heart. I have a late Macbook Pro and I used to be a mechanic. In this economic weather, who knows what I'll be doing tomorrow. I'm a newly minted Mac enthusiast, a convert after catastrophic PC multiple component failure on my BYO that I'd been using for the last four years, late summer 2007. QOS at Best Buy and the like drove me away, and a friend at the Apple store showed me the way.

[Domanic]

Herro.

I'm Dom. I'm a college student from West Sussex, UK and in a matter of days I'll be making the much glamorized jump to the mac. I'm studying English Language and Literature along with Media Studies and hope to go on to become an English specialist Upper Primary/Lower Secondary teacher. I hold a black belt in Wado Ryu Karate and I'm working as an instructor in primary schools around my home town.

[johnmadden78]

After months of lurking and reading, I finally signed up yesterday.

My name's John. Up until two or three years ago I could have been on the Microsoft 'I'm a PC' ad - I was freakin' evangelical about the things. Then I got an iPod. Then I started working in a Mac-based office. Then a year ago, I got me a MacBook Pro. I've never looked back.

Seems like this is a fun forum, and one of the friendliest I've been around. I'll try not to lower the tone of the place. :D

And I'll post a bit in the 'Post your setup!' 'Post what your wearing!' 'Post your last shopping!' threads over the next few days by way of a more personal introduction.

[Rayy]

Hi there everyone, couldn't find an appropriate forum category for this so I chose the community discussion. I just wanted to say hello, I'm a mac enthusiast and I've used a macbook for a year or so now before finally moving to a 20' iMac. I got my iMac a week ago and I'm now officially a mac user.

I also own a blog which I get helped on by another two friends, the blogs about all things Apple and it's quite noobish at the moment. We're hoping to expand it in the upcoming months and provide the best news available :) Umm, I don't know what else to write but umm Hello :)

[tirwinjr]

Just wanted to say hello and thank you for being here. I converted to Macism last year with the purchase of my shiny white macbook and recently upgraded to the new MacBook Pro. Because of my upgrade my wife is now a Mac user too (with my perfectly good hand-me-down). We're also both iphone users. I can't wait to dig in and see what I can find here.

Go Ravens! :D

[kid rock]

Welcome to the gang!
:D

[kastenbrust]

dont forget to do a full battery charge and discharge otherwise it wont live as long :)

[syldnk]

Hi !
(hope this is right spot)

great place here !, already learned a lot !

finally got my macbook air and iphone and are now ready to explore the world of Mac.

all the best for 2009.

:apple:

[Getinkedtattoos]

Hello everyone, , this is my 1st post as I decided to join an Apple specific forum and it seems as if I am ALWAYS seeing Macrumors Forum coming up in Google searches that I am always doing so I just figured since I am constantly searching for answers about my Apple products and related things I may as well get to know a few good people and maybe get a little better answers to my "Constant" questions...LOL!!!! I apologize if this thread belongs somewhere else, this just seemed to be the most appropriate area, I have been a member of quite a few different forums for the better part of the last decade or so, so I am pretty familiar with Forum rules and procedures. Anyway, I just wanted to say hello and I'm sure you'll all be hearing plenty from me. Thanx, "Get Inked"

[Haemorrage]

Hi everyone!

I decided to join this forum after about a month of looking around for info about my "new" eMac. I've decided to get back into using macs after my dissatisfaction with Vista and ugly looking PC's.

The mac I own at the moment is a 1Ghz (ATI graphics) eMac and I used to own a Bondi Blue (revision A) iMac G3.

Hopefully, I can get a Mac Mini later on in the year so I can have a more modern Mac experience :D

[Mafishioso]

Hi everyone I'm just new here!:)

[steve2112]

Just another new guy checking in. Now I need to go on a posting spree and lose this embarrasing newbie title. :)

[spursguy123]

Hey everyone just wanted to say hi. I recently bought a unibody Mac less than a week ago. So far im loving it and hope to learn somethings here. :)

[MaskingTape]

Congrats! Have fun and enjoy it.

[Eanair]

Hello everyone.

I just joined today, I guess I'm a total and complete newbie here!

[Peter Maurer]

I've actually had this account for a while, but I finally wrote my first posting on these forums today, which makes me an active member, I guess. So... hi! :)

[Dr Tetromino]

Hi there. I'm a 16 year old student with a 5th gen iPod and a 2nd gen iPod touch. I'm a PC user at heart, but Macs are certainly appealing. Maybe when I go to college I'll get a MacBook. I mainly joined here for the iPod Touch and iTunes discussion. :) I've lurked here a couple months before joining, and this place seems to have a great, mature member base. I'm happy to be here.

[mikeschmeee]

Hello everyone!!

I'm new to the Mac world and I'd just like to stop by and introduce myself.
I am a 23 year old and I recently purchased the new aluminum MacBook 13.3inch 2.0ghz
I'm having fun with the laptop so far and I am hoping to learn a lot from this site/forum and its members.

See you around

Mike

[Snowguy]

Hi, my name is Bryan and after lurking for some time I decide to create an account and get in on the discussion.

I've used Apples/Macs since I was about 6 years old, as our schools here almost exclusively use Mac. At home we used PCs and I had a PC until I made the big switch in 2004 when I bought a 17" flat panel iMac G4.

I used that computer for 4 years without a single crash/problem. Last January I bought a late 2007 iMac 2.4ghz core 2 duo and I recently upgraded the ram to 4 gb.

I also have an 80gb iPod classic (black). I am a faithful Apple user, and I can say that while not my entire family are Apple users, we are Microsoft free (my stepdad uses Linux). So far, I've convinced my sister and 3 friends to buy Macs when it came time to buy a new computer... and they're all hooked now.

[Forest91]

Hello everyone
Just registered, thought i'd say 'hi'
Just purchased my third mac, a brand new Macbook pro 15 inch, 2.4 2g, 250g. Previous to this i've had an ibook and a black macbook. Anyway glad to be here.

Tom

[Little HZ]

Hello, all. After lurking here for many months, I finally joined--and am glad to be a part of the community. I've learned lots here, and look forward to learning more.

I've been a mac user for more than 20 years. Am currently looking forward to buying an iPod touch sometime this year. :p

[macnchiefs]

New member here. Just bought my unibody macbook about two weeks ago and registered on macrumors last week.

Great to be here and I've learned a lot so far.

[proegy]

Hallo every body I'm Nabil from Egypt my job is unified communication Engineer specialized in Microsoft :D I know some of you will hunt me down for this but what you can do:p

So I like Apple and wanted to have the New Mac book :apple: since I saw it first time. The last Feb I taked the decision and got it and I wasn't mistaken :rolleyes: it's really amazing :eek:, I searched allot for forms that discuss about apple in general and different technology as will and I'm happy to say that this form have it all ;)

Because I'm new to Mac and new here I though I say hi to every one hope to catch up with you in different topics :cool:.

Take Care all and have wonderful day :)


.

[Tharian]

Hello everyone! I'm Devin, and I'm very happy to join this online community.

I've been a follower of Apple for a relatively short 1.5 years, but have definitely become "absorbed" so to speak (can't wait to hear *that* taken out of context:) ).

I'm in college and just completing my junior year working towards a BSBA in Finance (great timing, no?).

I own a unibody 2.4 Macbook and a white iPhone. Also, I've converted my girlfriend and bought her a unibody 2.0 and a white iPhone as well.

Lastly, I work for Apple Retail part time as a Concierge! Best part time job I've had, ever! Funny story- when I started there (1.5 years ago) I had never used a Mac before. Now I'm really happy with my switch!

Anyway, I'm very glad to join this community!

Thank you

-d

[woodsballhero]

Hi guys, i just wanted to introduce myself to the forums.

I am a proud mac owner for 2.5 years now and i'll never go back to PC :)

Let me tell you a little bit about myself:

I live in Long Island, New York
I am a 17 year old High School Student
My ultimate goal in life is to save lives by becoming an ER surgeon
I am familiar with HTML and CSS, i actually made my own website!

[awesome761]

Well, i just transfered over here from iPod Touch Fans (http://www.ipodtouchfans.com) because i got banned, and i got sick of that site anyway. I like this site a lot better because it is more mainstreamed to all Apple products and not just the "iPod Touch." I am very happy to have a fresh start and a fun adventure here at this forum!

All the best

[Captain Awesome]

Hey all :D

Well, I'm Captain Awesome - Because you're just dying to know, here's a list of my Apple crap:

- 3 Xserves
- PowerBook G4 15" aluminum
- AirPort Extreme (the older dome one)

I want a unibody MBP and an iPhone 3G S (3GS?).
Ooh, and an LED cinema display.

Unless I somehow manage to get myself banned, I'm here to stay :D

[TQ305]

Hey all, new member over here, just want to stop by and say hi.

I recently got a new iPhone 3G S and its definitely great, much faster, and the video recording is awesome.

Glad to be on this forum,

TQ305

[webcakes]

Hi

New member to to this forum although I have been a faithfull visitor of the macrumors site since I bought my Ipod Touch a year ago. And that has been such a nice experience that last week I bought myself a mac mini. Not a new model, but a 2007 model, at a stock clearance. I decided to go cheap so I can save for the new iMac (2010?) later.... :)

After 20 years of windows computing I must say the first days were confusing and I am still struggling with the keyboard shortcuts a bit, but overall, I'm quite excited ! I hope to learn a lot more on this forum.

webcakes

[MacBOS]

I just wanted to say...

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa196/bryantortega/Private/apple_macintosh_1984_high_res.jpg

to everyone in this forum, hopefully i will make plenty of good friends.

[SaltySailer]

Hi, I'm a newbie to posting but not to apple products.

My first apple purchase was the 2G iPod and it's still going!
I have a mac mini, macbook "13, itouch, shuffle 1G and 2G, and my latest addition was the iPhone 3G. I'm still learning how that one works. I guess I'm apple obsessed ever since my crappy Dell died.

Joined macrumers to get tips on what my apple products can do!

[JoeArc10]

Hi,
I'm new to the world of Mac. I have an iMac, and dabble in a bit of video editing for a local public access cable show. I'm not much of a gamer, but I recently downloaded Myst IV, but don't know how to proceed. I joined this forum to see if someone could help me start the game.

[Chelsealov3]

So, I think I registered farther than two months ago..but I just started posting recently...

Hi, I'm Chelsea.:cool:

[spillproof]

I never posted in this thread, oops. Hi everyone, I'm Ryan. Welcome! Have a look around, mingle, and remember search is your friend :)

[jeepster]

hi all

new to the forum and have had my 3gs since launch and decided to follow all and jailbreak it , done this last night and i have to say its a much better phone , this is my 1st iPhone as i had a blackberry storm which was sent back due to it being the worst phone ever , one of the many phones out there trying to copy the iPhone and failing miserably.

i am now truly converted to everything iPhone and hope to make some friends on here and join in on some discussions.

cheers all

:)

[iLeW]

Hey, my names Lewis, I'm a 20 year old medical student in UK, a long time lurker but thought I should start posting, so got myself a profile :). Just wanted to say hello to everyone, your a really nice group of people on this forum and I hope I can be part of that. Buying a macbook in september and I'm sure you lot will be an invaluable resource during that time and hopefully I can give something back. Anyway I'll stop rambling, so what I'm tryin to say is HELLO! :D

[JennaMcDowell]

I would like to say that I am a newbie.. BUT. When I had the iphone before I was a member with around 300 posts.. after I shattered my iphone, I deleted my account on here, and joined PinStack (because I had a BB). I cant for the life of me remember my name, I think it was Jenna8620 or something like that.

So in a sense, yes I am a newbie..

My name is Jenna (obviously), I am 23, and I graduate in 2 semesters as a Paralegal, law school is in my plans for life, I am on my 2nd 1st gen iPhone, and I am getting a Macbook as soon as my school money comes in.. :) :cool:

[Kmike]

Hi,
Have switched over to macs ( about 9 months) have started with used macbook and added MBP 2.16 ghz. 15.4" used ...... ya both used and still consider myself LUCKY!!!
Not only for the wonderful macs but this forum which have really helped in my mac experience...... namely upgrading RAM and HD too which previously used to give jitters.... there are many things but will keep it short.
JUST WANT TO THANK THE FORUM MEMBERS.

[PCtoMAC?]

Hello

The names Mike, my first two computers in the mid 90's were macs but I've been exclusivly PC since then. So I guess my name username should have been MACtoPCtoMAC?......anyway since I got my Iphone last year ive been hooked back into the Mac world so I am going to get a new macbook pro in the next week or so. I've been lurking for awhile now so I thought it was time to introduce myself.

Cheers

[nancy.peterson]

Hi Everyone!!

I am Nancy. Glad to meet you guys here. I look forward to having useful and entertaining time here.



Thanks & Regards

Nancy Peterson

[MKSinSA]

Howdy, y'all!

This is my 12th post on the board (still proudly rated a noob) and I just discovered this thread. I've worked with Mac iBooks for a few years and found them nice enough. The thing that pushed me over the edge in favor of the Mac was the clean OS and its superiority in fighting viruses. Well, that and my old, old PC now qualifies as a historic monument.

Hope to run into some other newbies on the playground and happy Apple biting!

Cheers!

[LightningEXPERT]

I am Jason from North United States of America.

About me:

How I found this site: Google Search Engine

Hobbies: Game Maker 7.0 unregistered, Zelda Classic 2.10, playing video games, reading The King James Version of The Holy Bible (The KJV o' THB) etc.

NES (Nintendo Entertainment System) games I play [IX will be listed]:
Dragon Warrior, Dragon Warrior II, Dragon Warrior III, Dragon Warrior IV, Super Mario Bros., SUPER MARIO Bros. 2, SUPER Mario Bros. 3, Contra Series, Mega Man series.

SNES (Super Nintendo Entertainment System) games I play [VII will be listed]:
Mega Man X, Super Metroid, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the past, Kirby Super Star, Breath of Fire II (BOF II), Super Mario All Stars + Super Mario World, BOF.

[hks99]

I am a new member here as well but ive been lurking on these forums for sometime allready. I have been using macs for about 5 years, starting with ibook and them moved to powerbook and now a macbook. I also changed my Nokia to iphone 3G :)

I live in finland and i am old :)

[christurbo]

Hi guys,

I am Chrismac from mac-forums.com, and thought I would sign up here :)

My career is in IT and I have been working on MS/Linux based netrworks since day 1, however I 'switched' in June this year after purchasing an iPhone!

This is what I have had pass through my hands since June this year [in order]:-

Apple iPhone 3G.
Apple MacBook White 2GB RAM > Then upgraded to 4GB RAM.
Apple iPhone 3GS.
Apple MacBook Pro 13" 2GB RAM / 160GB HDD > Then upgraded to 4GB RAM / 320GB HDD.
Apple MacBook Pro 15" 2GB RAM / 250GB HDD > Just ordered 4GB of RAM and a 320GB 7200rpm HDD.

As you can tell I have tuned into a Mac NUT! :eek:

I have got to the stage where using a MS machine grates on me! lol ;)


Anyway - hello! :apple:

[Fannon]

Been reading the MacRumors website for a while now, but never really bothered to register until now.

Just a quick post to say hello to everyone, and hopefully i'll be able to give my input to some posts and also be getting some great advice off everyone here :)

Got my first white MacBook about a year ago, slightly upgraded it with a new bigger hard drive and more memory, then i got myself the current iMac only a few months ago and loving it. Then i went Apple mad and signed upto a contract on O2 for the iPhone 3G S. Currently im a I.T Engineer here in Scotland for a nationwide company based in the UK.

Hobbys including the likes of computers, gaming, photography, cycling, eating out etc.

So, anyway ill stop going on but looking forward to being a regular contributer to the forum.

Thanks for reading :cool:

[leopard07]

I just joined the forum after doing a google search for "ipod collectors," as this site came up under the top 2 results. I follow macrumors on Twitter and get alot of useful info, so thought would give this a try....

I did the search for "ipod collectors" b/c a family member of mine has the original ipod and was going to use as a trade in at the Apple Store for a new ipod. A tech working there suggested that he sell as a Collector's Item instead, as would be worth ALOT more than the trade in offer, so posting this in case any of you ipod collectors might be interested? I believe it is the first generation/first model released, and it uses the firewire charger. It looks practically new to me, and just noticed some minor surface scratches on the silver back -- And it works fine! I am not totally sure of the gigabytes, but "think" it is 5GB model.

I told him that I would do some research on it, so if anyone out there has any interest, or can suggest where I should further look for pricing info, etc. I would greatly appreciate :)

Also, I have a 4GB ipod mini (Gold Color) that is still in the box and was never used (It also charges via the firewire cable). Additionally, I have the ipod mini Dock that is in the wrapped box and unopened box.

Thanks.....:apple:

[pengpai]

I'm Peng. Nice to meet you, brothers and sisters~~:D
It's my first time to be here.
I'm waiting for my iPhone 3GS. It has been sold out.:(
Well, best wishes:):)

[Ozzie7876]

I recently joined, and have just started posting, I just came out of my shy bubble!

David

[SiXAXiS]

Hello MacRumors Community! I just came here from a different iPod touch site , and they were a bunch of douche bags so i came here! So let me get into my mac collection... I have a 13' 2.26GHz macbook pro and a iPod touch 1g. Anyone going to get the 3g? :D

[electroshock]

Hi. Just like the original Mac said on that beautiful wintry day, January 24, 1984. :D

Rank newbie to MR -- have mercy on my n00b soul. ;) Used Macs since the SE in 1987 and never looked back ever since.

Funniest Mac heart attack story: one day in 1992, I decided to boot an old pinball game on a 400K MFS-formatted Mac 3.5" floppy disk on a SE with a 20 MB hard drive while waiting for somebody. I didn't realize it, but the bootable disk had System 1.0 on it. So when it booted into the original Finder, I didn't see the 20 MB hard drive icon on the desktop. I just about needed emergency dry-cleaning, especially since it wasn't my Mac. ;) Then I remembered that System 1.0 had no idea what hard drives were and couldn't even mount them. Game worked great. Afterwards, rebooted and saw the familiar System 6 desktop AND the hard drive icon. Whew!

Well, hey, hi to everybody -- I'm liking my 7th day here. :)

[tpr007]

Hi.

Not exactly a 'new' member. I first joined a couple of years ago when I bought a refurb macbook that came with a duff battery. I sent it back, and went back to Windows with a Samsung laptop.

Now that laptop has started dying, I took the opportunity (and staff discount!) to get a MacBook. (and it works!)

So, I will probably be here more from now on.

[tpr007]

I'm Peng. Nice to meet you, brothers and sisters~~:D
It's my first time to be here.
I'm waiting for my iPhone 3GS. It has been sold out.:(
Well, best wishes:):)

Hi. Nice photo, it looks like a public park I once visited in Beijing :D

[pengpai]

Hi. Nice photo, it looks like a public park I once visited in Beijing :D

thanks:)
actually, it was taken in xi'an, one of the ancient capitals of china.

[PrincessNoell]

Uh, yeah. A little scared though, haaa.

This is my first mac, actually so I'm still getting used to it.
Got any suggestions?
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t13/Deathxbyxmyhairpin/mime-attachment-4-1.jpg

That's me. c:
I'm not nine, by the way. :c
As that's the most common response I get.

[Reelknead1]

Hey Guys,

My name is Andrew and I work as a certified Mac tech for my college that I attend in CT.

I have been wanting an iPhone for over a year now but having t-mobile doesn't really help. So my girlfriend bought me an Ipod touch, thinking I would kick my obsession and buy a blackberry like her. That plan back fired the iTouch just made me want one more :).

So this weekend I bit the bullet and bought a used iPhone 3g on ebay for 300 dollars and then the next morning bought another 3g from a friend of a friend for 100 bucks. I don't know where he was the night before :confused:. In any case I have TWO NOW!! :D, I'm selling one of them though because being a college student I kinda need the money.

I'll be hanging out here and over in the other sections but being a new iPhone user I have a feeling i'll be in here a lot to check out what you guys are up to.

Sorry for the long read, I just wanted to introduce myself.

[TheAngryKiwi]

Hey everyone,

I'm Blake, from Auckland, New Zealand.

I'm 16 years old and work at MagnumMac, NZ's largest Premium Reseller. As we don't have an official Apple presence in NZ yet, we're basically the closest you get.

I switched to the Mac in 2006, and have used them on and off as well for many years.

I've read MacRumors for a while and decided to join :) I maintain a YouTube page at youtube.com/annoyedwithsignup and a website at www.ludicroushypocrisy.com.

Hope to meet some of you and stay for awhile :)

[Gila]

Howdy, I was doing a photo search and discovered this web site. Figure the right thing to do is introduce myself; so howdy again! I am a long time Mac user and figure this might be a good place to visit every once in a while, even though I'm what might be called "old school"... :D

[Simgar988]

I'm not new but missed out on this thread when I was. This thread I'd 7 years old, boy how time flies!

[tpr007]

Hello!

I missed this thread by 2 years so don't worry ;)

[snowdeflector]

Hello, to all members old and new.

[NYMustangs.com]

Hey all, switched from my beloved Windows Mobile 6.5 phone yesterday to the new iPhone 3GS. So far it seems alright. Going to definitely need to jailbreak this thing today though, I'm not liking the restrictiveness of the phone. Windows Mobile may be a bit slower but it seems like there's way more programs and modifications out there.

Anyway, I figured I would say hi, sorry if this is in the wrong section.

[iFabio]

Hi everyone,

this is my first post, I am Fabio and I write from Italy, more 'precisely from Milan, congratulations to everyone for the forum, really beautiful and very interesting, I'm happy that I was writing.

We read in the forum ..:D

PS I forgot, I love Apple!:apple:

[alfred1986]

Hi..I am Alfred Winston.. I am a new member of..

I have just bought my new iPhone, and i am happy that i found out this site for sharing my ideas on iPhones.

I am sure that from here i can learn and clarify my doubts regarding iPhones...

Thanks..:)