j79 Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 MUG! - Mac discussions here Thanks Xarthan! So, scanning the board really quickly, I noticed there are a few other Soompi users who are also Mac users! I wanted to start a thread for Mac Users to share news or topics, questions they may have about the OS or hardware, issues they're having with their Macs, or just things Mac related (creative work done on a Mac?!) Feel free to also post other Apple related news or links So, if you're a Mac user, share what you have! What Macs are you running? When did you become a Mac user? What's your next Mac going to be?? Anything Mac related, feel free to post My info! Hardware: Mac Pro 8 Core 2.26 Xeon / 12GB RAM / 512 ATI 4870 / 24" LED Display (Apple Cinema) MacBook Pro 15.4" 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo / 4GB RAM / 320GB HDD / 256MB video card Mac Mini / 2.0 Ghz / 4GB RAM -- Hooked to TV for media purposes Mac Mini / 1.66 Ghz / 2GB RAM / 20" LCD (Apple Cinema) GigaBit network! I'll update this post with other Mac user info! So, post your Mac info Soompi Mac User Group List ~*kYo*~ : iMac .Cherry. : White MacBook - 2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo / 1 GB 667 MHZ DDR2 SDRAM RAM & iMac - 2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo / 512 MB MHZ RAM 'the_Legend : 15.4" MacBook Pro / 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo / 2GB DDR SDRAM / 160GB 5400 HDD / NVIDIA 8600M GT w 256MB GDDR3 SDRAM / iSight `tsochi_foo : MacBook <3one : 15.4" Macbook Pro <yiboy> : 13" MacBook / 1GB RAM aaclove : 2.4GHz White MacBook abviolinplayer : White 13" MacBook ADORE.you : 2.5Ghz Core 2 Duo MacBook Pro / 2GB / 512MB VRAM / 250GB 5400RPM akanesan : 13" MacBook 2.0 GHz alexander : 12" PowerBook G4 / 60 GB / Combo Drive ANGiEE : 13" MacBook angelzstar : MacBook White AngeloDS : 24" iMac / 3.06GHz Intel Core 2 Duo / 4GB memory / 1 TB HDD / NVIDIA GeForce GT 130 with 512MB memory Aozora122 : White MacBook asialover830 : MacBook Pro AsianL0ve : iMac ? AznDanny : 13" Black MacBook / 2.16 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo / 2 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM bear : White MacBook bigfatkelly : MacBook Brusky : 15.4" 2.4GHZ MacBook Pro bonbons : MacBook bunniecuppycakez : White 13" MacBook butterflyeffect : White 13" MacBook carrotcake Black MacBook cass : MacBook / 1GB RAM CatGoesMeow : 2.53 GHz MacBook Pro / 4GB DDR3 / 320GB HDD / 9600gt + 9400m centric : 2.4GHz MacBook chriskong37 : 17" MacBook Pro / 2GB DDR2 RAM / 160 GB SATA HDD / NVIDIA Geforce 8600m GT / iSight chrissejin : MacBook Pro christiiiina : MacBook cocoa : White 13" MacBook coffee.princessx3 : iBook G4 1.33 GHz PowerPC G4 / 768 MB DDR SDRAM / 80GB HDD colormuffin : MacBook crystalclear147 : 13" MacBook Pro daffodil* : 20" iMac daifeilo : MacBook damachee : MacBook damnalky: 17" MacBook Pro & MacPro Desktop (quad-core processor, 4GB memory, 500GB HD, NVIDIA 7300, 30" Cinema display) davidleemcp : Black 13" MacBook 2GHz / 1GB RAM dhillman : MacBook Pro dogs7268 : MacBook dorkiee__ness : MacBook dot1q : Mac Mini & MacBook Pro 15". drawkcab : Mac Pro dREAMYrEVERIE : White MacBook 2.16GHz Intel Core 2 Duo / SuperDrive 8X / 120GB HDD / 1GB RAM duykato : MacBook Pro eatadandelion : Black 13-inch MacBook 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo / 2GB RAM / 250GB HDD ebae89 : MacBook ehytee7 : 15.4" MacBook Pro 2.4 GHz Intel Core Duo / 2GB 667 DDR2 / 160GB HDD 5400 RPM / NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT 256 GDDR3 / Built in iSight Epic_Rice : 15" MacBook Pro erure : 15" MacBook Pro & 24" iMac evolution_ : MacBook Pro Fascination Street : White 2.4GHz MacBook glamchicdiva : 2.4 GHz MacBook Goombi : Macbook Pro 2.2 GHz hanamoto : PowerBook G4 hblee82 : 24" iMac, 15" MacBook Pro and 13" Black MacBook hiimpaulkim : 2.5 GHz MacBook Pro / 2GB / 250GB HDD hitokirichan : PowerBook G4 hot_chocolate : MacBook 2.0 GHz ihigh : White 13" MacBook 2.0 GHz / 3GB RAM / 80GB HDD (Upgrading to 120GB) incyphe : Macintosh IIsi / 17MB RAM / 280MB Hd / Radius 24bit color graphics card / 13" Apple RGB monitor / running system 7.0.1. ipaul : MacBook Air / 1.6Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo / 2GB 667Mhz DDR2 SDRAM / External Superdrive JAMIEE : MacBook Black jeezchris. : 15" Powerbook G4 / 1.5Ghz (modded from a 1.33Ghz) / 1.25GB DDR333 RAM / 80GB HDD / OSX 10.4.9 jinhee : MacBook joonieballoonie : 24" iMac 2.4GHz & iPod K1M : 15'' MacBook Pro / 2.33GHz Intel Core 2 Duo / 2GB / 120GB / SuperDrive kcee : MacBook kennesu : MacBook kiki: MacBook klazyflip : 20" iMac / 2.4 GHz Dual Core / 2GB RAM / 250GB KnD : 15" MacBook Pro / 2GHz Intel Core Duo / 2GB Ram kyungxah : White 13" MacBook / 2.1 GHz l'amour : MacBook laihanSUPERJUNIOR : iMac leiwa : 20" iMac lenda : iBook G4 LH<3 : MacBook lynnaxchoi : MacBook magator : Macbook Intel Core 2 Duo MaliciousKid : White MacBook MeikiMeii : iMac melvbot : iBook G4 mikaney. : 13" MacBook (White) 2.0 GHz & iMac at home milkyway_sushi : 13" MacBook mofo : iMac 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo / 2GB memory / 250GB hard drive / 8x double-layer SuperDrive / ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT with 128MB memory monicahhhx : 24" iMac motsfleuris : White 13" 2.16gHz Macbook / 2.16GHz Intel Core 2 Duo / 1GB RAM / 120GB HDD / Double Layer Super Drive MUGETSU_DJ.Ace : G5 mz_kimmi_dee : 13" MacBook n-jjang: 15" MacBook Pro o_selina_o : 17" MacBook Pro olivialiu6 : White 13" MacBook PockyUpNose : 17" iMac Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0GHz & 12" iBook 1.33 GHz / 1.5 GB RAM prettykorean07 : 13" MacBook / 2.16 GHz Intel Core Duo 2 / 2GB RAM / 10.4.10 Privodevat : 13.3" Black Macbook / 250GB HDD / 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo / 2GB RAM pyunghwa : iBook G4 quirkyrocket : Black MacBook / 2.2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo / 1GB RAM / 160 GB Hard Drive / OS X 10.5 rapunzel283 : 2.16GHz White MacBook Rivi-Chan <3 : MacBook rocpinkslip : MacBook Rokusasu : 13" MacBook sarang_<3 : Mac Mini SatinDoll : iMac 2.4GHz seriatim_* : MacBook Pro shortee28 : MacBook Intel Core Duo / Mighty Mouse / 4X5 Wacom Graphire / 100GB Ext. Maxtor Shortyyy126 : iMac shim shim hae : MacBook shinnn : Black MacBook silhouette : 13" White MacBook / 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo / 1GB RAM / 80GB HDD / Combo drive skillstoshow : MacBook 2.0 Ghz Core 2 Duo / 2GB DDR3 / 160 GB HDD soapysuds : iBook G4 SongBird : 12" PowerBook G4 / 1.33GHz / 768 MB DDR / 60 GB / Combo Drive solei : MacBook Pro stargazer2190 : 13.3" MacBook stickearth : MacBook Sujatmi : White 13" MacBook sWtB : MacBook rich.paekk : White MacBook 2.0GHz / 1GB RAM / 80GB HDD ryancm : White Macbook / 1 GB RAM / 80GB HDD Taejun23 : 15.4" Macbook Pro, 2GB Ram, ATI Graphics Card 256MB, CPU 2.16 ghz Dual Core, 120GB SATA & 24" iMac, 2.8 Ghz Dual Core, ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO- 256MB, 500GB SATA, 4GB Ram TFame : MacBook thecursiveQ : MacBook tontamoo : 14" iBook G4 PowerPC / 1.07 GHz / 60GB HD / Combo Drive toxic-apple : MacBook treeesh : 13" MacBook Trungy : MacBook / 2.4 GHz / 4 GB SDRAM / 130 GB Hard Drive tszho : 15.4" Macbook Pro tvxgforever : MacBook woteva : 13" White MacBook Xarthan : 2.4GHz MacBook Pro, 15" MacBook Pro 2.16 GHz & Mac Pro 3.0GHz Dual Core & Black MacBook xbossinix : Macbook 13" White / Intel Core 2 Duo / 2GB RAM xo huni : MacBook Pro xradiostatic : 15" MacBook Pro / 2GB Ram / 2.4GHz Intel Core Duo xxdorkie : MacBook umademesmyle : MacBook Yue Lai : 13" 2.16GHz MacBook (Black) Yukita : G4 & White MacBook 2.16GHz Intel Core Duo yumidoma : 15" MacBook Pro / 2GHz Intel Core Duo / 2GB Ram zenigame : PowerMac G5 If your specs change (upgrades, replacements, etc), PM me with the info and I'll be happy to update the list! Mac Related Links http://www.apple.com http://www.microsoft.com/mactopia http://www.barebones.com - Get the best text editor, BBEdit - from BareBones http://www.macsurfer.com - Daily collection of News, Reviews, and Rumors! http://www.myfirstmac.com - Site for new switchers! http://www.versiontracker.com - Great collection of software for OS X http://www.coolosxapps.net - Fantastic website to download really cool Mac applications from! (Thanks Cherry!) http://osx.iusethis.com - another great site with reviews of almost every Mac program available. Think of it like Digg + Mac software. (Thanks tontamoo!) Mac Software - System Related http://appzapper.com - An un-install application Mac Software - Productivity http://quicksilver.blacktree.com/ - App Launcher, File Searcher, Do everything from Keyboard! (Thanks zenigame!) Internet - Communication http://www.adiumx.com - A very popular IM program similar to Trillian (Connects to AIM, MSN, Jabber, etc.) Internet - Browsers http://www.getfirefox.com - Download FireFox for you Mac! http://www.omnigroup.com/ - Developers of OmniWeb (alternative web browser) and other great software! http://www.caminobrowser.org/ - Alternative browser to Safari / FireFox (Thanks zenigame!) http://www.webkit.org - Latest Nightly build of WebKit (Safari rendering engine) Internet - Bit-Torrent & File Transfer BitTorrent: http://transmission.m0k.org/ (Thanks zenigame!) BitTorrent: http://azureus.sourceforge.net (Thanks zenigame!) FTP: http://www.panic.com - Must own FTP app for OS X Media - Apps http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ - Wonderful open source video player (Thanks zenigame!) http://homepage.mac.com/major4/ - ffmpegx - The power of 20 Unix Tools in a single application to quickly encode and author video in any format! http://niceplayer.sourceforge.net - Video player for Mac (Thanks zenigame!) Media - Codecs http://perian.org - A great QuickTime support app (Thanks zenigame!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alexander Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 I have a PowerBook G4 12" - 60G ComboDrive. It's my first Mac I got about a year and a half ago. I love it <3 Hopefully my next mac will be the iMac, I won't get a new notebook for a while, though. Maybe after I graduate college I'll get a new one. My reasons for getting a Mac is easy: when I was in elementary school all through high school I went through these crappy windows computers that will shut down whenever they felt like it, restart whenever they felt like it, freezed all the time, was INCREDIBLY slow, and the blue screen of death paid me a visit constantly. It was so annoying, so I was dead set on getting a mac and went to the Apple Store constantly playing with the computers ha ha. XD I will NEVER go back to PCs lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j79 Posted April 22, 2007 Author Share Posted April 22, 2007 I have a PowerBook G4 12" - 60G ComboDrive. It's my first Mac I got about a year and a half ago. I love it <3 Hopefully my next mac will be the iMac, I won't get a new notebook for a while, though. Maybe after I graduate college I'll get a new one. My reasons for getting a Mac is easy: when I was in elementary school all through high school I went through these crappy windows computers that will shut down whenever they felt like it, restart whenever they felt like it, freezed all the time, was INCREDIBLY slow, and the blue screen of death paid me a visit constantly. It was so annoying, so I was dead set on getting a mac and went to the Apple Store constantly playing with the computers ha ha. XD I will NEVER go back to PCs lol Awesome! We have the same PowerBook I bet It's really nice! It's small and compact. Everyone who sees it (even though it's older) is like, "OH! I love your computer...which MacBook is that?!?!) - LOL. I actually loved tinkering with Windows and didn't mind reformatting every 6 months. I thought it was normal since all my other friends would say, "yeah, I reformatted and now my computer is running great!" We'd get together and reformat and then fight with driver issues. LOL. As much as I would dread it now, It was pretty normal back then My reason for switching was because of a girl (seriously) and also because I got my one and only virus -- it wiped out over 5 years worth of music and photos. A friend of mine had the virus and she sent me some exe file which had it. I didn't even bother to check (because, i assumed she was 'safe') and ran it. Weeks later, I lost everything. The girl...she was a Mac user and needed help. Before that, I would just scoff and say, "buy a PC" (I was the uneducated PC user who had no clue what the Mac was about, just that it 'sucked' because everyone else said so...) I was like "OKAY! I need to learn some stuff about Mac (or, at the time, MAC ) and realized it wasn't as backwards as I thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SongBird Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 Awesome! We have the same PowerBook I bet It's really nice! It's small and compact. Everyone who sees it (even though it's older) is like, "OH! I love your computer...which MacBook is that?!?!) - LOL. My reason for switching was because of a girl (seriously) and also because I got my one and only virus -- it wiped out over 5 years worth of music and photos. A friend of mine had the virus and she sent me some exe file which had it. I didn't even bother to check (because, i assumed she was 'safe') and ran it. Weeks later, I lost everything. For some reason that little passage just made me think about condoms and HIV/AIDs prevention lol I have a powerbook G4. 12"/1.33GHz/768 MB DDR/60 GB/combo drive I am not going to bash my PC. I love my thinkpad as much as anything. I am a proud owner of a T20 and T60. I am not a super nerd who knows everything about PCs, but I do know enough to fix my problems and prevent myself from having any problems. My first desktop was a HP with very little hardware space and a low Celeron processor. It died because of hardware issues (fan died, computer burnt out), not Windows fault. But let's not go there. The reason I got a Mac is because I would like to know more about their hardware and softwares. The ins and outs and abouts, ya know. It isn't an entirely new world, but it is different in some aspects. And my answer to "Mac or PC?" Really, I like both. The both have their negatives and positives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Xarthan Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 i just recently got a 2.16 15" MacBook Pro. I also have a 3.0 DualCore Mac Pro at work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incyphe Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 Macintosh IIsi, 17MB RAM, 280MB Hd, Radius 24bit color graphics card, 13" Apple RGB monitor running system 7.0.1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pyunghwa Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 Cool, maybe you guys can help me out. I have a iBook G4 and have been having alot of problems with it lately. It's been known to randomly freeze, telling me to reboot it, crashing and stuff. I was wondering if you guys have had this problem in the past and what I should do about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j79 Posted April 22, 2007 Author Share Posted April 22, 2007 Cool, maybe you guys can help me out. I have a iBook G4 and have been having alot of problems with it lately. It's been known to randomly freeze, telling me to reboot it, crashing and stuff. I was wondering if you guys have had this problem in the past and what I should do about it. Hi pyunghwa, Do you still have your original CDs that came with the iBook? I would suggest running the Apple Hardware Test (could be RAM going bad...although, the iBooks have known to have Logic Board issues....hopefully that's not it!!) Also, what version of OS X are you running? I have a powerbook G4. 12"/1.33GHz/768 MB DDR/60 GB/combo drive I am not going to bash my PC. I love my thinkpad as much as anything. I am a proud owner of a T20 and T60. I agree SongBird--I'm actually really glad to see this thread hasn't turned into a Mac vs PC flamewar...which, hopefully it won't. There are definitely merits to both operating systems. And the IBM T-series are very nice!! Xarthan VERY NICE! I'm envious incyphe I think we're showing our age here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MUGETSU Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 PC/Mac (G5) user here...fairly used to with both! my first computer my parents bought for me was an Apple Macintosh back in the day. It was so expensive and slow! LOL I used to play Oregon Trail on it all the time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j79 Posted April 22, 2007 Author Share Posted April 22, 2007 Nice, MUGETSU -- Oregon Trail was the best!! If you list your specs, I'll add you to the list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alexander Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 Awesome! We have the same PowerBook I bet It's really nice! It's small and compact. Everyone who sees it (even though it's older) is like, "OH! I love your computer...which MacBook is that?!?!) - LOL. My reason for switching was because of a girl (seriously) and also because I got my one and only virus -- it wiped out over 5 years worth of music and photos. A friend of mine had the virus and she sent me some exe file which had it. I didn't even bother to check (because, i assumed she was 'safe') and ran it. Weeks later, I lost everything. Yeah I get told that my computer is nice all the time, mostly 'cause of its size. I love that it's so tiny and I can take it anywhere without a problem. Too bad they don't offer notebooks this size anymore, but I think for my next one I'll probably like to try out a bigger one, a nice 17-incher. And what a sweet story on how you became into macintosh! All to help out a girl. As for the virus passage, I really did think like SongBird. XD Macintosh IIsi, 17MB RAM, 280MB Hd, Radius 24bit color graphics card, 13" Apple RGB monitor running system 7.0.1. WOW...old school!! XD Really cool, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Xarthan Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 k enough talk, lets see some pics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dot1q Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 Proud owner of a Mac mini... I have a G5 at work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jeezchris. Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 MAC! 15" Powerbook G4, 1.5Ghz (modded from a 1.33Ghz), 1.25GB DDR333 RAM, 80GB HDD, OSX 10.4.9! Is anyone using osx86? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PockyUpNose Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 Apple iMac MA590C/A 17" Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0GHz Computer ...............it looks nice too LOL...but expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Volts Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 Proud owner of a Mac mini... I have a G5 at work. how do you like your Mac mini ? i'm still wondering if i should get a Mac mini or an iMac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DKYang Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 I'm not a Mac user......yet, but I do have question about Apple's softwares. So far, I have never had serious problems with PC. I know what I'm doing so I don't have problems, very few. I'm positive I'll occur few problems when I use a Mac, but I won't know until I use one. So here's the question. What softwares come with the Mac pre-installed? For example, I know the iGarage is one and iWorks. That's about it. I want to see how many of these softwares are already installed. It's probably because of these softwares that it costs a lot for a Macbook/Macbook Pro. I'm in charge of media stuff at my church, so these softwares might become useful for me. Just a link or a list will help. I'm not planning on getting another laptop until next year or 2, buts it's good to research stuff early. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest milkyway_sushi Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 I have a macbook 13" , first mac and i love it. wanna get a mac desktop some down the future Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hot_chocolate Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 Hiii! i have a black macbook 2.0GHz ummm jus wondering if any of your macs ever randomly shutdown? mine tends to do it quite often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dot1q Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 how do you like your Mac mini ? i'm still wondering if i should get a Mac mini or an iMac For me the decision was simple as I wanted something low profile. I just use a kvm switch to use an existing monitor for the mac mini. The mac isn't my primary pc and I only use it for work purposes. The imac has a much larger profile and is overkill for my needs. I just need something that will run osx. I think it really depends on what you're planning to use your mac for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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