Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/10/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I've been reading all this stuff about Mac on this list for a while now - so I bought into it all and purchased a iMac 2 GHz Intel dual processor computer with the new Leopard OS coming to me Oct 26. I also purchased an Epson Perfection V750 M-Pro scanner to hook up to it (no fire wire cable included - sigh). Well, after a lifetime of Microsoft I have to admit Mac is pretty slick - but not as "user friendly" as touted by all those Mac folks over the years. It's not less complicated or complex - just different. I would imagine it's what you are used to. I think it's also a culture thing - perhaps I will soon find myself buying a Volvo with a "Free Tibet" bumper sticker and walking around with a bottle of designer water. I like the idea of the extensive Apple support but find the phone support folks rather pigeon-holed and unable to answer questions not in their script - lots of passing the buck and recursive loops. Did you know there is not one person in all of Mac-Dom that will say "let me pull up your account and see what's going on" - instead you are directed to yet another web page. I am still gonna do my check book on the PC. But my real issue is an over abundance of scanner software - one purchased and the rest came bundled with the scanner. Bundled - Epson scanner software, Adobe Photoshop Elements, Silverfast Ai and EZ Color by X-rite. I purchased Adobe Light Room on advice from the guy at B&H. What does what with which? - I have to assume some of these applications have to be redundant. Does anyone have an approach to make sense of all these applications - Help! Rob -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+54moggie=embarqmail.com@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+54moggie=embarqmail.com@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of slobodan dimitrov Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 9:42 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] mac upgrade I went from an iMac to a MacBook. But, I still have the iMac. I did it mainly to accommodate all the darned new software. The new notebook is much faster with graphics. Which means my oldest daughter is constantly hogging it to watch anime. As far as sweating CS3 and the like, I'm still using CS2. I haven't needed the so called extra features, and I don't shot raw. Though, this coming week I have a request for raw, and they want it shipped in raw. Which means I don't have to deal with it. My next computer will probably be an iMac. s.d. On Oct 22, 2007, at 11:49 AM, leo wesson wrote: > Hello All! > > Has anyone upgraded from a G5 to a Mac Pro tower and seen a noticeable > difference? > > Thanks > > > Leo Wesson > Photographer/Videographer > 817.733.9157 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information