Comments on: My First Mac OS Upgrade http://johnsadventures.com/archives/2009/02/my-first-mac-os-upgrade/ The personal website of John Conners, a Scotsman living in Yorkshire who loves photography and writes software for a living Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:45:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John Conners http://johnsadventures.com/archives/2009/02/my-first-mac-os-upgrade/comment-page-1/#comment-15984 John Conners Mon, 16 Feb 2009 15:12:50 +0000 http://www.johnsadventures.com/?p=1436#comment-15984 One of those new MBPs is definitely on my list as soon as my MacBook expires (or I can think of a good enough excuse to tell my wife), very nice! One of those new MBPs is definitely on my list as soon as my MacBook expires (or I can think of a good enough excuse to tell my wife), very nice!

]]> By: Dave http://johnsadventures.com/archives/2009/02/my-first-mac-os-upgrade/comment-page-1/#comment-15981 Dave Mon, 16 Feb 2009 12:46:18 +0000 http://www.johnsadventures.com/?p=1436#comment-15981 Been on a Mac since 10.2 and still miss my PowerBook 12" although the extra power of my MBP with 4Gb of RAM does kind make the larger form easier to handle (still not convinced by the glossy screen as soon as it becomes an option I'll be replacing it) I did have 6Gb of RAM in my slightly older MBP and that made it just a fantastic machine, but as I can upgrade whenever I need to I tend to get the latest and greatest when it comes out, especially as moving from one mac to another is so easy.... Been on a Mac since 10.2 and still miss my PowerBook 12″ although the extra power of my MBP with 4Gb of RAM does kind make the larger form easier to handle (still not convinced by the glossy screen as soon as it becomes an option I’ll be replacing it) I did have 6Gb of RAM in my slightly older MBP and that made it just a fantastic machine, but as I can upgrade whenever I need to I tend to get the latest and greatest when it comes out, especially as moving from one mac to another is so easy….

]]> By: John Conners http://johnsadventures.com/archives/2009/02/my-first-mac-os-upgrade/comment-page-1/#comment-15964 John Conners Sun, 15 Feb 2009 21:41:14 +0000 http://www.johnsadventures.com/?p=1436#comment-15964 I was originally thinking of waiting until Snow Leopard gets released but the Mac Box Set was too good to pass up. I'm sure they'll do something similar when it's released. I was originally thinking of waiting until Snow Leopard gets released but the Mac Box Set was too good to pass up. I’m sure they’ll do something similar when it’s released.

]]> By: Paul Andrews http://johnsadventures.com/archives/2009/02/my-first-mac-os-upgrade/comment-page-1/#comment-15963 Paul Andrews Sun, 15 Feb 2009 21:38:21 +0000 http://www.johnsadventures.com/?p=1436#comment-15963 Hello John, I've been running Leopard since it came out so I'm hoping that when Snow Leopard is released in a few months they will continue with the Mac Box Set as this is a worthy saving. Paul Hello John, I’ve been running Leopard since it came out so I’m hoping that when Snow Leopard is released in a few months they will continue with the Mac Box Set as this is a worthy saving.

Paul

]]> By: John Conners http://johnsadventures.com/archives/2009/02/my-first-mac-os-upgrade/comment-page-1/#comment-15951 John Conners Sun, 15 Feb 2009 12:26:58 +0000 http://www.johnsadventures.com/?p=1436#comment-15951 Heh heh, glad to be of service! Yeah, what I love about Macs is that they always make an informed choice about what you're trying to do rather than stupidly waiting for you to work eveything out for yourself. Well thought out software from top to bottom. Heh heh, glad to be of service!

Yeah, what I love about Macs is that they always make an informed choice about what you’re trying to do rather than stupidly waiting for you to work eveything out for yourself. Well thought out software from top to bottom.

]]> By: Kenny http://johnsadventures.com/archives/2009/02/my-first-mac-os-upgrade/comment-page-1/#comment-15950 Kenny Sun, 15 Feb 2009 12:24:26 +0000 http://www.johnsadventures.com/?p=1436#comment-15950 You played no small part in converting me. As for OS X. It is a joy. When I installed Refit to dual boot to Ubuntu, I thought I had trashed my Mac. I simply plugged in the external USB disk that I use as a Time Machine, and bang!, it worked out exactly what I was trying to do and fixed it for me. I'm not easily impressed, but that left me speechless. You played no small part in converting me.

As for OS X. It is a joy. When I installed Refit to dual boot to Ubuntu, I thought I had trashed my Mac. I simply plugged in the external USB disk that I use as a Time Machine, and bang!, it worked out exactly what I was trying to do and fixed it for me. I’m not easily impressed, but that left me speechless.

]]> By: John Conners http://johnsadventures.com/archives/2009/02/my-first-mac-os-upgrade/comment-page-1/#comment-15949 John Conners Sun, 15 Feb 2009 12:17:48 +0000 http://www.johnsadventures.com/?p=1436#comment-15949 Yeah, Macs aren't cheap unfortunately although you can get reconditioned Macs at a better price. And you're welcome! :) Yeah, Macs aren’t cheap unfortunately although you can get reconditioned Macs at a better price. And you’re welcome! :)

]]> By: Nick Seeber http://johnsadventures.com/archives/2009/02/my-first-mac-os-upgrade/comment-page-1/#comment-15947 Nick Seeber Sun, 15 Feb 2009 11:37:35 +0000 http://www.johnsadventures.com/?p=1436#comment-15947 Thanks for the heads-up - I'm still using Windows but less and less wedded to it now that virtually all of the important features I use every day aren't on my local machine anyway. Now the most significant barrier to me going over to Mac is the cost - and that I like to use Open Source where I can (though that's getting a lot more Mac-friendly as time goes by. Another year or two maybe :-) Also, thanks for the desktop background software- loving it and recommending to lots of friends. Thanks for the heads-up – I’m still using Windows but less and less wedded to it now that virtually all of the important features I use every day aren’t on my local machine anyway. Now the most significant barrier to me going over to Mac is the cost – and that I like to use Open Source where I can (though that’s getting a lot more Mac-friendly as time goes by.

Another year or two maybe :-)

Also, thanks for the desktop background software- loving it and recommending to lots of friends.

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