All Things Mac/ Apple
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Anyone got the Macbook Air? I'd be really interested to hear opinions/reviews of the 11" and 13" models. In particular, how good they are for day/overnight trips and whole weeks away from home.
M.
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We've been buying directly from element. They take forever to respond to any sort of correspondence (like a week), but I generally prefer to buy from the source whenever possible.
As do I, however, I haven't had any issues dealing with Tekcases. Emails are responded to the same day (sometimes within a few minutes)
They even took back the carbon fiber backplates I used already because it interfered with reception
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I got one, the 13".
No probs whatsoever with a week away.
Cool. I thought it might be a good work option if the new folks are Mac friendly. I'll only be out a few days a week most of the time, and can use my desktop when at home for most things.
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I must experiment with iCloud, I've already got a mobile me account, I just haven't looked into it yet. I'll probably end up getting stuck with a Dell or Thinkpad, based on previous jobs. Now all I have to do is decide which job to take…
On the plus side, whatever their IT preferences, they're all denim friendly dress-code wise!
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I used the same IBM Thinkpad for 6 years at work, until it finally died (I killed a hard drive, but they 'fixed' it), then they replaced it with the cheapest Lenovo Thinkpad there was. It was unlovely, to say the least, and weighed a ton. I'm hoping I can go mac at the new place, but I'm preparing myself for the worst!
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^plenty of apps but nothing decent especially if your used to using CS5 on a desk top
Hm, I would settle for lightroom-ish capacity, simple curve, sharpening and local edits
I've only got PS Express, which lets you crop, resize, sharpen, play with focus etc, as well as add some very basic effects. It's all very simple though, and very basic. Not sure about curve altering, I think the crop tool is just right angles.
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I got Mac Pro 4,1 as desktop and MacBook Pro 15" i7 quad core as mobile system. iPhone 4 and iPad.
The new MacBook Air is excellent and has a very good value for money. If Apple will continue to develop that project with more firepower, will be my next laptop.
When we love something, we go all in.
I've got all those too and agree about the Air. Finally decided against the Air though and went for the iPad. I travel 3-10 times a month and had a 17in Macbook Pro, which sucked to travel with. Sold it a few months ago and downsized to the new 15in. Still too big for a plane ride in my opinion. So, hopefully the iPad will be a happen medium. I wish I could just use it for work but I need a quad-core for that.Can't wait to see what they do with the Air over the next few years.
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I got the iPhone 4S last week, finally upgrading my very tired 3G. It's cool, but beware if you're restoring from the 3G backup - it monkeys around with Facetime in a really annoying way and loses the App icon.
No work laptop for me, I can remote desktop into work on my home machine and I have a standard desktop PC there. Now I need another excuse for the Macbook Air…
M.
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About to start the Walter Isaacson Book…
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I'm thinking of maybe getting a 4S soon. I was one of the nerds who lined up and got the first iPhone the day it came out but since then went another direction. I love my HTC Thunderbolt on Verizon but the lack of global capability makes no sense for me, and the loaner program is a drag. Doug/Gimpkid I see you both used the element vapor cases - any issues with getting car connecting kits or other cables in there? I know that it doesn't work with most docks but I guess a dock extender should deal with that. They do look like very cool cases…
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I'm thinking of maybe getting a 4S soon. I was one of the nerds who lined up and got the first iPhone the day it came out but since then went another direction. I love my HTC Thunderbolt on Verizon but the lack of global capability makes no sense for me, and the loaner program is a drag. Doug/Gimpkid I see you both used the element vapor cases - any issues with getting car connecting kits or other cables in there? I know that it doesn't work with most docks but I guess a dock extender should deal with that. They do look like very cool cases…
Only problem I've had was getting my Square credit card reader plugged in, which goes in the headphone jack. It was really only a problem because the reader hit case before the jack went all the way in.
You shouldn't have any problems with normal "free" cables as the vapor case has a wide cut out on the bottom (and an okay one for headphones).
As far as anything that it would "dock" directly into, I doubt it would work.
About to start the Walter Isaacson Book…
I just finished it. Great read and got me inspired to get more involved with the design aspects of my projects.
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No work laptop for me, I can remote desktop into work on my home machine and I have a standard desktop PC there. Now I need another excuse for the Macbook Air…
RDPing from an Air while sitting on the coach is a dream… (Microsoft makes a remote desktop client for mac).
