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Title: Rico got a Mini!
Post by: Rico on May 13, 2006, 03:42:12 PM
Well, took the big Mac plunge today gang.  Got my first Apple Computer.  The Intel Mac Mini.  Where's the freaking maximize window button?!  Hehe!  It's a pretty slick piece of hardware, I have to say.  And I seem to have all my PC's and Mac networked and playing nice together - so far.  Lots to learn still!

(http://www.treksf.com/images/ricos_mini.jpg)
Title: Re: Rico got a Mini!
Post by: Geekyfanboy on May 13, 2006, 04:20:42 PM
Oh Rico.. you have turned to the dark side  :starwars:
Title: Re: Rico got a Mini!
Post by: Rico on May 13, 2006, 05:36:01 PM
A bit yes!  Hehe!  Trying to learn how to do Podcasts on it now.
Title: Re: Rico got a Mini!
Post by: De on May 13, 2006, 06:01:21 PM
So Kenny, if Intel Macs are the devil's playground, is there some kind of underground community dealing in pre-Intel Macs now?  Good thing my old G4 still works :)
Title: Re: Rico got a Mini!
Post by: Chief on May 13, 2006, 07:33:25 PM
Congrats Rico! You will finally get some computing done. HEH

I am a mac expert so anything you need help with, let me know.

Man I really want one of those!
Title: Re: Rico got a Mini!
Post by: Picard_delta_5 on May 13, 2006, 09:51:22 PM
rico, use garage band to make podcasts, it comes standard on all macs, i dont know that much though, im way better with PC's...
Title: Re: Rico got a Mini!
Post by: Octeris on May 14, 2006, 05:39:30 PM
Yeah me and Rico have been toying with it. We instantly understood GarageBand was meant for podcasting and audio recording. The problem is doing some of things that are possible on Audacity on GarageBand.

Who knows, maybe I will start a podcast...
Title: Re: Rico got a Mini!
Post by: Riskygodfather on May 15, 2006, 03:20:45 PM
Yay, Octeris. You should make it on games, you seem to know a lot about them. And I've heard that Audacity is way better to use than Garageband, but GarageBand is much simpler. Am I right? Anyway, nice Mac Rico, I still prefer PCs better for their gaming capacitys, but macs are generally more powerfull, so grats.
Title: Re: Rico got a Mini!
Post by: Picard_delta_5 on May 18, 2006, 08:03:47 AM
well, garageband has some cooler features and some stuff is just way simpler than audacity... i havent really used garageband that much but it looks good. i only use audacity cause its the best free program out there, and they dont make garageband for windows... if they did, i would probably get it if the price was reasonable.
Title: Re: Rico got a Mini!
Post by: Rico on May 18, 2006, 08:14:09 AM
Well, gang I'm returning the Mini today.  Long story short, it just didn't have enough new features above what my PC's can do already.  While I think it's a slick little box, for a long time PC user like me it's not really much help.
Title: Re: Rico got a Mini!
Post by: Geekyfanboy on May 18, 2006, 08:51:13 AM
hallelujah.. you've seen the light  :biggrin

just kidding, I use Mac's at work and think they are great, but love my PC

sorry it didn't work out Rico
Title: Re: Rico got a Mini!
Post by: Rico on May 18, 2006, 10:00:49 AM
No biggie.  It was a test and I'm glad I tried.  But like I said, nothing I can't do on my PC's already.  Besides, I can buy more props and goodies now!  ;)
Title: Re: Rico got a Mini!
Post by: Geekyfanboy on May 18, 2006, 10:03:14 AM
Buying more collectable is always a good thing  :biggrin
Title: Re: Rico got a Mini!
Post by: Riskygodfather on May 18, 2006, 01:46:06 PM
Well, Spock's heart will be broken when he hears what you said about his precious Mac, but I have to say I agree with him in some ways where a Mac is better. The problem is the OS doesn't have enough good stuff to be superior to PCs.
Title: Re: Rico got a Mini!
Post by: Picard_delta_5 on May 21, 2006, 04:23:38 PM
HA, good move rico... as Kenny said, youve seen the light...
Title: Re: Rico got a Mini!
Post by: spock on June 01, 2006, 10:42:19 AM
BIG MISTAKE! Get a macbook pro instead. You can run crapy windows and stuff with it also.
Title: Re: Rico got a Mini!
Post by: Riskygodfather on June 01, 2006, 04:09:24 PM
Crapy windows as in windows is bad, or crappy as in it runs poorly. Because Windows isn't as good as Mac OS, but it's not crappy.
Title: Re: Rico got a Mini!
Post by: spock on June 01, 2006, 04:13:31 PM
Its only logical to say that ;)
Title: Re: Rico got a Mini!
Post by: Picard_delta_5 on June 07, 2006, 04:09:10 PM
btw, those mac commercials with the pc are inaccurate... especially the one with the camera... because a pc would recognize the camera before the mac would...
Title: Re: Rico got a Mini!
Post by: spock on June 16, 2006, 07:54:49 PM
Have you owned a Mac picard for an extended peroid of time? If no...you dont kno what you are talking about
If yes.....you are an inept fool
I do admit pcs are great for games but everything else farts.
Title: Re: Rico got a Mini!
Post by: Picard_delta_5 on June 16, 2006, 08:57:15 PM
says you...
Title: Re: Rico got a Mini!
Post by: Riskygodfather on June 17, 2006, 06:53:10 PM
That was an entertaining post Spock had. "Inept fool" is one of my favourite things to cool Inept Fools.

OMG, LOOK AT MY POST NUMBER 666!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Rico got a Mini!
Post by: Picard_delta_5 on June 18, 2006, 12:09:34 PM
are you a superstitious person risky?
Title: Re: Rico got a Mini!
Post by: Geekyfanboy on June 19, 2006, 08:11:51 AM
We have PC lovers and Mac lovers on this forum.. we all have a right to like what we like. Everyone has thier opinions on weather Macs or PC are better, but please keep the conversation civil.  Thanks
Title: Re: Rico got a Mini!
Post by: Jen on June 19, 2006, 11:01:15 AM
Welcome to the Dark Side Rico...Its about darn time you turned!  :D
Title: Re: Rico got a Mini!
Post by: Picard_delta_5 on June 19, 2006, 11:28:48 PM
kenny, i wasnt offended by spocks "inept fool" remark...

i wouldnt worry about us being "civil" with eachother... i think we all get along pretty well...
Title: Re: Rico got a Mini!
Post by: Riskygodfather on June 21, 2006, 02:32:08 PM
I'm not really superstigous... or religous (that much). But 666 is kinda famous. And Spock, if you've ever read PennyArcade comics (Penny Arcade (http://www.penny-arcade.com)), you would probably already know this, but you remind me (a little) of Gabe and Tyco's neighbour (can't remember name right now) who loves Macs, and always brags about new Apple porducts that come out. You're more civilised and polite than him, but still. And he actually was a TOTAL nerd, but then in one comic he jumped off his roof when he heard some game wasn't coming out for the Mac(or somthing) and Gabe looks out the window and see him jumping with tears in his eyes. The fall knocks the nerdyness out of him, and now he looks like a "dude"
Title: Re: Rico got a Mini!
Post by: Jen on June 22, 2006, 10:14:18 AM
That sounds like a funny comic Riskyâ€"but slightly slanted...Maybe some of the writers/artists secretly work for Mr. Gates. Hummmah-ha-ha-ha.
Title: Re: Rico got a Mini!
Post by: Rico on June 22, 2006, 11:05:00 AM
Moving this to archive.  Especially since I did end up returning the Mini.
Title: Re: Rico got a Mini!
Post by: Jen on June 23, 2006, 10:44:50 AM
dough!  :o
Returned?! Curses!  ;D