A few things about the computer itself:
I've used Macs at school a little bit - old iMacs, PowerMacs and iBooks - all without OS X. I bought my first Mac on Friday for college - a 12" Powerbook, 40 gig hard drive, 640 mb of RAM. I like how I can change the size of the dock, and even move the places of items in the dock. I'm unable to move around my minimized windows on any Windows OS, which I've always found cumbersome. I've also noticed my Powerbook is much quieter than any PC laptop I've used before. Some Dell laptops I've used are simply roaring.
I love Safari - it looks great and is really easy to use. I had a few problems accessing pages - I couldn't get to a few thinktank pages I occasionaly use for research, such as the Cato Institute, or The Nation, a left-wing publication I read, but so far that hasn't been too bad. I was surprised, though, that I was unable to access the website of PC Magazine (www.pcmag.com). Safari has significantly less clutter compared to IE, and it displays web pages much sharper and cleaner than IE.
iChat is a convenience and is much more simple than AIM on PC's. I especially like how I'm able to organize my buddy list by people who are available, idle, and away.
I used the iTunes Music Store for the first time today, and it was a good experience. The first thing I liked about it much more than Kazaa was the lack of any ads. The store is easy to navigate, and it's extremely easy to purchase music. I bought 1 album and a few individual songs. The song selection could always be a bit bigger - it's missing some very popular bands: The Beatles, The Doors, Led Zeppelin, Linkin Park, and Metallica (yes, I'm aware not every macrumors.com user likes those groups, but there are a lot of people who do, so please, let's not get into a big argument about which bands are good or bad), but I don't mind too much. I own or know someone who owns CD's by the aforementioned groups, so I'll just rip them onto my Powerbook. By the way, purchasing "Freebird," a 9:10 song, for only 99 cents was a fabulous deal.
Tonight I'm going to try to sync my Palm with my Mac, and watch a DVD on it. I'll check this thread later to see if anyone posts some tips for the problems I've encountered.
Alex
I've used Macs at school a little bit - old iMacs, PowerMacs and iBooks - all without OS X. I bought my first Mac on Friday for college - a 12" Powerbook, 40 gig hard drive, 640 mb of RAM. I like how I can change the size of the dock, and even move the places of items in the dock. I'm unable to move around my minimized windows on any Windows OS, which I've always found cumbersome. I've also noticed my Powerbook is much quieter than any PC laptop I've used before. Some Dell laptops I've used are simply roaring.
I love Safari - it looks great and is really easy to use. I had a few problems accessing pages - I couldn't get to a few thinktank pages I occasionaly use for research, such as the Cato Institute, or The Nation, a left-wing publication I read, but so far that hasn't been too bad. I was surprised, though, that I was unable to access the website of PC Magazine (www.pcmag.com). Safari has significantly less clutter compared to IE, and it displays web pages much sharper and cleaner than IE.
iChat is a convenience and is much more simple than AIM on PC's. I especially like how I'm able to organize my buddy list by people who are available, idle, and away.
I used the iTunes Music Store for the first time today, and it was a good experience. The first thing I liked about it much more than Kazaa was the lack of any ads. The store is easy to navigate, and it's extremely easy to purchase music. I bought 1 album and a few individual songs. The song selection could always be a bit bigger - it's missing some very popular bands: The Beatles, The Doors, Led Zeppelin, Linkin Park, and Metallica (yes, I'm aware not every macrumors.com user likes those groups, but there are a lot of people who do, so please, let's not get into a big argument about which bands are good or bad), but I don't mind too much. I own or know someone who owns CD's by the aforementioned groups, so I'll just rip them onto my Powerbook. By the way, purchasing "Freebird," a 9:10 song, for only 99 cents was a fabulous deal.
Tonight I'm going to try to sync my Palm with my Mac, and watch a DVD on it. I'll check this thread later to see if anyone posts some tips for the problems I've encountered.
Alex
