About a fortnight ago, I ordered a MacBook Pro and an up-to-date version of Leopard. I had one custom modification - a glossy screen as opposed to a matte one - and it angered me how it took a week or so just to get into the UK. However, it was well worth the wait and I have quickly taken to my new Macintosh.
Moving to OS X, in my opinion, is easier than making the Windows-Linux jump; my only frustration is with iTunes, the fact it likes to bring disorder to your music collection (or its own sense of order¿) and the fact it refuses to accept .avis (I mean seriously! And you thought Microsoft were stubborn!). It’s also slightly irritating that Alt+F4 doesn’t close a window but rather ⌘+w does, and when you close a window the fact the process isn’t killed will also take some getting used to!
I’ve decided to go with NeoOffice for my Office suite, with MS Office installed on XP via. Parallels Desktop, Firefox as my web browser, Mail as my mail client (all I need now is Google to give me IMAP support) and Adium for IM (iChat doesn’t support MSN). I’m not certain about image editing but I’m inclined towards Seashore due to its pricetag (libre and gratis).
I’ve set up Time Machine on a 50GB partition on my 250GB external HD (time will tell if this will suffice!), excluding music and videos.
Enjoy some pictures of my MacBook Pro and iPod Nano fresh from iPhoto!
Tags: apple, macintosh, os x, macbook pro, os x leopard
Nice! I’ve just “switched” back to Mac because my PC died (which I had anticipated with a mixture of fear and yearning). It’s only an old iBook, but I’m happy for the return. Still, I can’t wait to upgrade to something more recent and, of course, Leopard.
NeoOffice and Adium seem good choices. As a browser I’m currently enjoying Camino, though. Seashore is nice, but still very limited, but at least it beats iPhoto. I love the way iTunes manages music, but iPhoto is just confusing and annoying when you like control over your edited and unedited images. Obviously, I still have to learn too. I should try out Gimpshop. Or maybe you could and do a review of course.