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Sleep … September 14, 2006

Posted by atharkhan in : Tech , 1 comment so far

The thing about getting a new computer (and a MacBook at that!) is that having to sleep is almost an annoyance that takes time away from what you want to do.

But…

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Testing Out PhotoBooth September 14, 2006

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Testing Out PhotoBooth
Originally uploaded by atharkhan.

So… it’s pretty easy to take a picture on PhotoBooth and post it on a blog. The resolution is pretty low but it’s nice to have a camera always available to take a quick shot.

Some effects are pretty nice. I like this one. All you need to do is point at the lens with your chin… and you come off looking somewhat like a “bad-ass.” What? Too much? Okay…. I’ll shut up now.

Moving to a Mac - 1 September 13, 2006

Posted by atharkhan in : Review, Tech , 1 comment so far

So my first impressions are: I can’t do much …and I don’t know why, but I love it! As with anything I suppose, everything is not perfect. Here’s why:

  1. Programs DO get “hung” and I have to do a “force quit.”
  2. It gets just as hot if not hotter. Especially around the keys towards the left edge of the keyboard.
  3. It is NOT faster than a comparable PC. I am sure you could argue this a million different ways but I dont see it as significantly faster just yet.
  4. The screen does not lay flat. I knew this one going in. What I didn’t know is that the same reflective screen that was pretty okay in the apple store was much worse at home (especially if you’re under a light.)
  5. The OS takes up more space on the disk than what I thought. A 60GB drive had only about 35GB usable which was kind of disappointing. Maybe there is some preinstalled junk/trialware I can get rid of. I have already removed Office.
  6. I have tried a few times and was unable to set up Mac Mail properly. I was attempting to follow instructions provided by Gmail but havent been able to do it just yet.

That being said, I am trying to be as objective as possible. It was after all my first day on the thing. There are a lot of cool apps preloaded — I just don’t know how to use them just yet.

If you have any tips, shortcuts etc. that helped you ease into using a Mac, please feel free to leave a comment.

Thanks!

-A.

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