Introduce Yourself

[Miles]

Over the next few days i will be adding in some forum rules and some other items in here but for now I thought we could introduce ourselves and welcome new members.

I'm Miles, 32, a Canadian living in Bangkok. I am a new switchover from Windoze/Ubuntu and the happy new owner of a 17" MBP. In my spare time I do webdev/programming, surfing, travel, and mess around with OS X.

:)

[Kiro]

Hey, I'm Kiro. I've always loved Macs. I currently use an 2.0GHz iMac G5 and a 12" Powerbook for mobility. I love to write, blog, and photograph. I hope you have an awesome time here!

[wpholmes]

I'm Will, from the Midwest.
I also like photography (www.flickr.com/photos/wphj), blogging, video editing, and playing around with my black MacBook.

[Nick Cotton]

Hi everyone, I'm Nick from Sydney. I love movies, music, sport and Macs.

I've currently got a Mac mini, but I'm saving up for a MBP.

[Sid]

Hello everyone. I'm Sid, 26, from the St. Louis area.

Switched from a PC to a Mac almost 3 years ago and haven't looked back. Hobbies on the Mac include playing around in Garageband, web developing, beginning graphic editing and some gaming when time permits.

[B0rg]

Hey Im Dan from Pheonix. Im into motocross, beaches, and uhhh apple!

Actually I just wanted to say that I think the new website design is completely amazing and same with this forum...Looking forward to watching this place grow :)

[Justin Laramee]

Hey, I'm Justin from Montreal. I'm enjoy Photography (http://flickr.com/photos/justinlaramee), Hockey and Apple products. I'm currently using an iMac G4, but I plan to upgrade to a MacBook Pro after the WWDC.

[John]

Hullo, John, a Brit living in Switzerland and totally taken in a few years ago by the Apple experience since being given an iPod 3G and using iTunes for the first time. I am living proof of the halo effect.

I have been through a few generations of PowerBooks now, waiting for Leopard to arrive to see if some new hardware is going to drop at the same time.

Spare time is mostly devoted to my growing family and my new Nikon D40.

[kokyun]

Hi, i am kokyun from Malaysia, currently using eMac, spend most of my time reading and explore with the power of Mac OS X and PSP

[michaelramm]

Hello to all,

My name is Michael and I am a new Mac switcher in March 2007. I have a 15" MacBook Pro, and I love it. I practically do not go anywhere without it.

I am a NetAdmin for a small municipality in Alabama. I have been married since 1995 and I have 2 wonderful kids (boy 4, and a 1 yr old girl).

I originally started my computing career on the Apple IIe, then to a Mac Classic, LCIII, then a Power Computing PowerCenter 120 [yes, the clone Mac]. I have now come back full circle with my MBP.

I also blog on productivity, specifically Getting Things Done by David Allen (http://www.amazon.com/Getting-Things-Done-Stress-Free-Productivity/dp/0142000280) at Black Belt Productivity (http://www.blackbeltproductivity.net/).

Look forward to meeting a lot of people.

[thewrinklyninja]

Hi all,

I am a recent Mac switcher of 3 months now. I am looking for tips on apps and command line stuff and contributing somehow to the scene. My hobbies include Macs, Anime, Manga, Gaming and pretty much anything Sci-fi.

see you around the forums :laugh:

[decryption]

I'm Anthony, I run a pretty large Mac forum of my own - www.mactalk.com.au
We're the biggest in Australia! (the only Australian one :p)
I really like the MacApper site and I really like forums, so why not join in eh!?

[Miles]

Hey decryption...Nice to see you found us. I'm a regular reader at your site as well ;)

[MarvinSum]

Hey all,

I'm Marvin, another recent switcher. Have a C2D MacBook and love it, apart from the fan noise though.

In my free time, I enjoy music, blogging and poking fun at Microsoft.

[MikeFerri]

Im...uhhh, Mike?

Im not exactly a new switcher. Its been a few years and a few iBook's since I took the plunge. I currently have a macbook and am looking into either a mini or an iMac.

[Kyle Nilson]

Heidi ho guys. I'm Kyle (slash gnomexp) and am relatively experienced with both platforms. I moderate at both Aqua-Soft and MacThemes and am helping with some design details here.

I have a MacBook (CoreDuo) and a 23in ACD. I'll get a new Mac Pro at the end of summer.

[k0m]

Hello! Im Jeff, I've been using windows my whole life, just switched over last year, and Its safe to say I'll never go back (I do run windows for games though). I've been designing for almost 6 years and coding for 8(frontend). I just started programming last december.

I picked up my Mbp and I have to say its a beauty :)

[acole]

I'm Anthony.

I'm a Mac user who lives in the bay area. And apparently they thought I was good enough to write here, so I'll be doing that now.

I also run http://themacmind.com in my spare time. And I *attempt* to have what some people call a life.

[Conner]

Hey, I'm Conner. I've had a Mac for a while, and now have my own black Macbook that I love. I love web design and blogging, and other I'm a Mac things like that. I look forward to hearing more about MacApper and winning some stuff.

[Tonio Loewald]

I've been programming since I was a kid, and started out on the Apple II. I've always been crazy about games (not just computer games) and really only learned about computers to write, play, and design games. The fact that very nearly all my useful job skills were acquired in the pursuit of games is ... ironic. It's also very sad that the Mac did not end up becoming a dominant gaming platform.

I used to contribute to Australian Mac User (I'm an American who grew up in Australia and now lives back in the US), and have been designing games (paper and computer) for twenty-five years. I've worked as a desktop publisher, multimedia developer, game designer (yeah I actually got paid to do it for a while), management consultant, and, lately, web developer.

My current favorite toys are Cheetah 3D (which needs to be reviewed on this site) and Unity 3d (which needs to be reviewed on this site).

My day job is web development for a large advertising network.

For fun, I design and play games, read, hang out with my wife, clean up after our cats, etc.

[Tonio Loewald]

Oh I notice Michael Ramm is from Northport -- about 20 minutes away from me. Roll Tide!

Incidentally -- I am anything but a switcher -- I've been a Mac user since 1985. (I gave up computers after studying Comp Sci and then saw a Mac demo in 1984. When they gave the presentation I snuck out to use the demo Mac in the lobby and was hooked. Luckily, I was a math student and our Math department immediately went 100% Mac -- turns out Mathematicians love being able to typeset their own work.)

I do have over fifteen years of Windows development experience, but at no point have I ever preferred Windows. 3D Studio Max is an amazing program though.

[sorli]

Just saying hello,

I've been using Mac's for a while, but just recently purchased my Mac Pro workstation I use for graphics design, video and web development.

I'm looking forward to speaking with other people about Macs and finding out what's happening behind the Mac industry.

Thanks,

[Peety]

HI I am crazy, Peety.. A Canadian living in the Netherlands. I was born in Barbados but raised in Canada. I own an imac G4 and a pc AMD and will be purchasing my first 17" MacBookPro when OSX 10.5 is finally released.

My current computer addiction sometimes get me in trouble!!!!!!!!:thumbup:
(therefore, computers are no longer permitted in the bedroom )



Anyway, it is a pleasure meeting all of you..:drool:

[sorli]

Nice photo Flickr page...

I also take photos, but have yet to put much online since the majority of my clients are website owners and the photos I've taken are already online on their websites.

BTW, what do you like and don't like about Flickr.com? Curious why you went with Flickr for photo hosting and storage.

Thanks for the info and link to your flickr website.

Hey, I'm Justin from Montreal. I'm enjoy Photography (http://flickr.com/photos/justinlaramee), Hockey and Apple products. I'm currently using an iMac G4, but I plan to upgrade to a MacBook Pro after the WWDC.

[replenish]

HI,

I'm John, 25 from the UK I'm a good looking, fun individual that likes.... wait sorry wrong website.

Anyway...... I'm a PC Techie in a large School. We started buying Macs about 6-8 Months and it some how became my job to look after them, not that I'm complaining.

I have a Black MacBook C2D with 2gb of ram but work on all varieties of Macs throughout the day. We are also an Apple regional training centre so tend to get all the new stuff too :thumbup:.

Microsoft are good for one thing 'Gaming' and that's where you will find me on a regular basis. My Gamerag is 'REPLENISH'.

[sorli]

John,

I loved the intro...got to remember that (or is that plagerism). :biggrin:

Sounds cool and what do you think of your Black MacBook?

[replenish]

lets just say I keep a magic eraser close at hand at alllll times. Other then that it's awesome.

[DJY]

Hey everyone

I'm David, and currently in Canberra AUST...
yes the national capital of Australia is Canberra not Sydney.

Saw decryption's post about this site in Mactalk (I'm also a regular over there) and thought I'd take a look. Like what I saw - so decided to register.

I've been using Mac's now for about 3 yrs - and still love it!
Have switched more people than I can remember now (yes not only did I become one of the enlightened - but I like to convert others too!!!!)
I'm normally non religious (apart from my addictions to toys, gadgets, and anything Mac now), am love the community vibe with Mac's and am happy to keep learning and maybe help others out along the way.

[Jaysen]

Jaysen, systems/network engineer at a fotune 500 manufacturer in upstate NY. Went form an SE30 in '88 to a IIci to a IIfx to linux (kernel version 1), windows and Solaris. My wife bought me a MBP 17" which was dleivered Tuesday. My life is now much better.

Although my primary occupation is as a computer nerd I am also a studio musician and songwriter. Started using ProTools on that IIci when I was ... younger ;) My plans for the MBP are
1) colapse 5 worstations onto one kick butt laptop
2) get out of traveling to the studio
3) have a system that doesn't require constant work to keep running (i do this all day, tired of doing it at home).

Some things that I think I can offer to the Mac community at large
1) I have a lot of cross platform experiance (look at me post on WAP access)
2) I have a lot of platforms available for testing fixes.
3) I subscribe to the "right tool for the job" mentality meaning that I believe that there are somethings that are better on other OS. Yet I still choose a Mac...

That pretty much sums it up.

[mattchandl3r]

Hi, I'm Matt. I live in Brooklyn, NY, and I'm a Web Manager for a large university health care network in New York City. I am originally from Indianapolis, and moved to New York just over a year ago.

I've done freelance music and entertainment writing for over 10 years. I also hosted a weekend overnight radio show for about 10 years.

I'm an Apple Fanboy in denial. I hate to admit that I drank the Kool-Aid years ago, but I guess it's true.

I'm looking forward to contributing and meeting cool folks.

Matt

[v00]

Hello, my name is Andrew, I'm a long time Mac user and systems administrator. I've used just about every Mac OS and model and currently manage an IT department that oversees the network and systems for a medium sized company. I also have a blog (http://www.v00.org/), a web development and hosting company (http://www.ni-on.com/), as well as an online store (http://www.goodymine.com/).

I don't really enjoy long walks on the beach as I hate the feeling of sand between my toes.

[Miles]

Welcome guys - dig the avatars :)

[rjbestford]

Hello MacApper Team!

I am 26 year old bohemian bum from Cumbria, England. I switched from Windows to OSX in January 2007.

I am currently using a sexy little macbook and eagerly awaiting my copy of Leopard in the mail.

I am fan of photography. Although after checking out some of the flickr pages already posted here, I am ashamed to post my own (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thedharmablues).

My dirty secret is a year before getting my macbook, I convince my then girlfriend that it was an awful idea for her to get a mac because I was concerned about compatibility issues. I was young and foolish. I now secretly love the fact that she and her new rockstar boyfriend are missing out on the joys of OSX.

I write for a music blog called weheartmusic (http://www.weheartmusic.com).

And that's pretty much my autobiography to date.

[Mactropolis]

Howdy all!

My name is Mr. Mayor and I run a humble little Mac Blog over at Mactropolis (http://www.mactropolis.com).

Really looking forward to chatting with you all!

[andrewd2]

I feel at home already.

My name is Andrew Daley.

My Mac experience comes from my current position at a university in Canada. Currently I am the Assistive Technology Coordinator. Mainly I help those with disabilities use computers to level the playing field in an academic setting. Part of my job is to research software as it relates to students with disabilities. Unfortunately, most of what I do is focused on the Windows side of thing because of the lack of development on Macs for assistive software (which is changing by the way). My work machine is my personal Macbook with Bootcamp installed for beta testing of Windows assistive technology. My first love is the Mac, which is a good thing considering that the majority (now) of students here at this university prefer the Mac; including those students with disabilities. Most of my time is spent researching the latest and greatest on both platforms.;)

[f1sh]

Hey guys...new to the forums but not to Macs. I been reading this blog all year and just decided I may as well introduce myself.

Interests include: hacking iPhone/AppleTV, *nix, video production, scuba, traveling, photography.

[Chris Thomson]

Hey guys,
I'm Chris, from Toronto, Canada (which means if I'm a little negative against the iPhone, you know why). I became a Mac user in April 2006, and haven't turned back since. My first iPod was the iPod nano (2nd gen), which I got in Feb 2007, and recently purchased an iPod touch, and have resisted to jailbreak it; I am waiting for Feb 2008, when official 3rd party apps arrive.

Anyway, I love the blog, and am starting to get involved in the forums :)

[Shane Cooke]

Ni hao, Sawatdikra(p). Shane here, traveling as usual.

My first Mac was a Powerbook 170 back in 1998 or 1999. Moved on to a Powerbook 5300, then a Lombard, then a 400Mhz purple iMac. I really liked that iMac. Moved on from there to a used TiBook (current), and added a 1st gen Mac mini. I mainly do audio work, and text work, on these, but enjoy some video experimenting too. Music is almost always on somewhere, usually Van, some form of lounge/lo-fi/deep house, and some nice canadian alt-rock. Am living north of Miles it appears, in China, but central asia in general is my home.

Currently I am toying with Pownce.

[Miles]

Hey Shane...Nice to see another Canadian in Asia roamed in here ;)

[Taylor Brown]

Hello all :)

I was just browsing and noticed the introductions section, so here I go.

This should be somewhat short.. My name is Taylor Brown and I have been using Macs for almost two years now. I am a 3d content creator in a virtual world called Second Life (http://secondlife.com) and I have been doing that for about three years now. I build architecture, furnishing and home accessories. Feel free to ask questions, I don't know what all to say about myself.

[Gojufreak]

Hi there,

Adam Simeonidis is the name, Im from a small beach town in NSW, Australia. I am new to OSX as i was previously a Windows/Linux user. I think this change was for the best. I like how smoothly things run and the amount of work that you can get done on these machines. I like photography and I am a keen karate - ka.

[Havok]

Merry christmas people, my name is Kim Visnes, and I'm from Oslo, Norway. It's a bit cold up here right now, and I'm getting ready to go home from the cabin. Anyway, I've been using mac for a couple of months now. My personal one that is. I've been using macs on and off for a couple of years, but just recently started getting into the whole mac thing. :P

So my first mac is a black MacBook of the new kind released back in November with everything at maximum (except for the ram, only 2, not 4 GB). Ever since switching, I have turned on my stationary Windows PC a grand total of 5 times, and that's only to get files from it. :P

Next up I'll be getting a MacPro, which I can't wait for. :D

[mayachoy]

Hello

[Nick Green]

Greetings all,

My name is Nick Green and I am from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. I am currently studying Business Informatics at Dalhousie University. I am the proud owner of a black MacBook which has helped me to pass all my courses so far. Other interests of mine include photography, videography, and playing and composing music.

[jsteinmann]

Hello.... I'm from Tampa Florida. I am an avid Mac user and web developer by occupation.

[emilymccutcheon]

Hi guys, my name is Emily McCutcheon. I'm from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and I just switched to Macs about three years ago after some serious PC issues. I make websites for lawyers most of the time, but I'm also really into sci-fi, comic books, and Photoshop.

[Opal Tribble]

Hello Everyone,
I'm Opal Tribble I made the switch to Mac in October 2006. I'd been avoiding them for years. Although I liked them, I was afraid to try a new OS. I came from a Windows technical background. Once I made the switch, I was happy. My only regret is that I didn't switch sooner.

I love my Mac so much I took my father along for the ride. I purchased him a Power Mac G5.

[Miles]

Hey Emily, nice to see another Canadian in here (I'm from Vancouver) :)

[Rory Rezzelle]

Hey everyone! My name is Rory and I'm from Georgia. Currently I'm a contractor at a hospital doing server support and documentation. I'm married, no children, and my wife and I love to Free Form Role Play on IRC (it's actually where we met). A couple of my hobbies are juggling, reading, video games, playing with my Mac, and just hanging out with friends and family.

Right now I've got a 13.3' MacBook but I'd really love to have a MacBook Pro soon. I just made the switch to Mac from Winblows last summer and I've been loving it ever since!

[BillW]

Hi, my name is Bill. I've been using Macs since 1984 with MacWrite and MacPaint. Ah, those were the days. Currently, my day job is creating web applications using database backends in various flavors, but in my spare time I keep my Apple Certifications up-to-date, write Cocoa apps, play guitar with GarageBand, and watch TV shows on my iMac. :-)

I look forward to being a part of this community!

[Tori Munn]

Hi, I'm Tori (28, female) - a long time Apple/Mac user - since the Apple IIe! I'm currently using a MacBook to write (I'm a freelance writer) but we also have a new iMac in the house. I've been using Macs steadily since my first job as a graphic designer (a G3).

I live in upstate NY (Capital Region) with my husband and daughter.

[Kelly]

Hello everyone!

I'm Kelly Phillips, I usually go by Ghostshadow, I'm an 22 year old Apple enthusiast, IT specialist, graphics designer, and web developer. I've basically been raised on the Mac platform all my life. I have a broad knowledge in all platforms. I am very passionate about the digital world, electronics, computers, you name it, I love it. I've coded the famous "Image Resize" application for OS X, most of my skills are self taught. I am also the founder of the Mac OS X Archive project, Mac OS X Archive.com (http://www.macosxarchive.com)

What else can I say? I love being immersed in technology.

Oh! Did I mention, I have an Apple tattoo? Yep sir, I do.

http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/6921/684623152lja4.jpg

Looking forward to getting to know you all.

[Jonas Wisser]

Hey out there, I'm Jonas Wisser. I'm a student at Oberlin College, where I work as a Resident Computer Consultant and Help Desk Consultant- specializing in Macs, of course ;-). I've got a fairly broad knowledge of all the operating systems, though, and I like playing with computers generally in my free time.

I actually got my first Mac when I left home for college- before that, I was stuck with the family desktop. 64 MB of RAM and Windows ME. This may have something to do with my enduring love of Macs, with their higher-end hardware and tendency to, you know... just work. Currently, I'm working from a G4 Powerbook, but I built a desktop this January that I'm going to turn into a Hackintosh as soon as I'm done with my Linux from Scratch project.

Can't wait to get involved with MacApper!

[Tom Dillon]

Hi everyone, I'm Tom Dillon. I am in the middle of a degree in Philosophy, but am currently not attending school or working as I have just moved up to Olympia, Washington from San Francisco. In addition to pursuing my degree, I am an aspiring speculative fiction writer (read: working in retail).

I have been using Macs since my first computer, an LC II, but between then and now I have worked with Windows, Linux, BeOS, and a number of other Operating Systems. In addition, I have worked with everything from software development to graphics to desktop publishing and advertising.

This looks like an awesome community and I'm excited to be a part of it.

[Greg Bocic]

Hi, I'm Greg and I'm new to MacApper. I don't have a tattoo on my head but I certainly have one somewhere in my brain :)

[Matt Hancock]

Hi all!

I'm Matt. I'm from Oklahoma City, OK. I switched over to the Mac a couple of years ago, on the day the Macbook came out. I used to be an IT consultant, working mainly with Linux and Windows. When I hear of problems anymore, the first thing I want to say is "go buy a Mac."

In my spare time, I love roasting coffee and writing.

[clight]

I've been a Mac user since 1984. Currently I'm a motion graphics artist and video producer/editor.

If someone can direct me to the answer to this question I'd be grateful... sometimes when I download a torrent for the mac it arrives as a zip file, but when I unzip it it becomes a Windows file named "setup.exe." Do I have a setting wrong?

Thanks,

Clay

[s_melchior]

Hi everybody, I've been using Macs on and off during my work life, and finally went back to a Mac-only environment 2 years ago. Yeah!!! I have moved to Dubai recently and the Mac support and the community here is not so big... so I'm always looking for tips and be happy to give tips wherever I can. Hope to see you all around in the forums :-)

-Stephan

[doug]

Hello how r u? This is my first day in this site. Tc, Bye.

[Adam Fisher-Cox]

I'm Adam Fisher-Cox and I'm pretty darn active in the Apple Internet field. You may have seen me around at other sites. My first computer was a Mac Plus, and I switched back to all Mac about a year and a half ago after my Windows box made me mad one too many times.

[Shaps Mohsenin]

Hi everyone, I switched to the Mac about a year ago, and have never looked back since. I'm a software developer working in Australia. In my personal time I enjoy writing music and blogging for the Mac community. I'm always looking for new tips and hints and definitely willing to provide any I might have myself. I look forward to seeing many of you in the forums and hopefully get a chance to talk to some of you over the passing months.

[Lee]

Welcome to the team!

[Justin]

I know no one really remembers me here because I did not do much. Well I really didn't do anything. I am hoping to get more active within the next few months, mainly on these forums.

[christian]

Hello, tried to ship you some words. Have some tec-troubles with that. Maybe last update of Safari are to blame. Have a nice holyday.

[Garoolgan]

Hi I'm Garoolgan, an almost 25 year PC vetran but one look at Vista last year and I started saving for a Mac.
Unfortunately the Mac landing hasn't been all that peaceful as I'm having all sorts of problems, mostly with dates. The machine itself is fabulous, much faster than any PC I've ever had. I'm a mix of Nationalities and I live in yet another country = France. I had to do a special order for my MacBook Pro as I wanted a QWERTY (English) keyboard and English OS.
Apart from that I live with my wife and our little dog Vik (a Coton de Tulear) in Nice on the South Coast. With 25 years of PC computing I'm rapidly heading for what is called here the "third age" though I don't feel quite that near death yet.
Garoolgan

[ssstickers]

Hi There

Just a quick hello .

I'm a musician from Melb AU.

I produce Electronic Music in several genres : Minimal Tech House to Brutal Noise. I am also a Sax Player of 23 Years and earn my living (sic) playing Sax mainly and doing some Sound Engineering for live bands (and some dead ones too...)

my first post is here : Apps not working after HDD Replacement.

hope i can get some advice ,

best

ssstickers

[jon buscall]

Hello, I'm Jon.
I'm based in Stockholm (Sweden) and have been using Macs for 18 years to write several books and a stack of articles.

I still have a Powerbook from 1993 that weighs a tonne but boots without problems. These days I come out from time to time from behind my iMac when my four basset hounds demand to go for a walk.

[Mikefx]

Hello everybody,
I am a "backfromthedead" Mac user from Redondo Beach (remember macintosh II ?). I am in love with this computer. It was very easy to learn the ropes so to speak. I want to try and go wireless in my house next. I guess a wireless modem is what I need?

I am a purchasing agent for a media controller manufacturer and I also am a sculptor, mostly polynesian art (you know, Tiki's). I also play in a PUNK ROCK DEVO TRIBUTE BAND. Well, thats it for now... gotta go.
Bye for now.
www.swangulodesign.com
:)

[Mark Milian]

What instrument do you play, Mike? I've been playing guitar for about six years.

[MacHeadCase]

Hello to all! I've just joined here, this forum looks like a lot of fun and hope to contribute quite a lot in the near future.

I've used Macs since 1996: my first mac was a Mac clone, a PowerComputing PowerCenter 150 Desktop.

My second was a second hand iMac Grape but the analog board fried and bought myself a sexy 17" widescreen 800 MHz G4 iMac.

My third is this one, a 20" iMac 2.1 GHz G5.

I've been a member of a few Mac forums. And now I'm here. :)

[Kilted]

Hello ,
I just found this forum and so I joined. I have used Macs only since 06 but I love what they can do . I have a 20" iMac and my son uses a 17" and a Macbook all running Leopard.

I live in Norway... and yes I do wear kilts on occasion :wink:

[MacHeadCase]

Hi Kilted! Welcome to MacApper! Hope to read more of your posts. :)

[Kilted]

Thank-you kind lady :cool:

[MacHeadCase]

How was your long weekend in Norway, Kilted?

Mine here was pretty terrific, photo shoots went great I really enjoyed it. I now lust for the Canon 300mm f2.8 L IS. :drool:

[iKitten]

Howdy, y'all! I've been a Mac user on and off in a couple of occupations over the years, but am a one year owner of a MacBook. Don't miss Windows one iota!

[MacHeadCase]

Hello hello iKitten! Welcome to MacApper! I hope you enjoy it here! :thumbup:

And I love your sig! :laugh:

[Kilted]

Welcome Kitten. :cool:

[Kilted]

How was your long weekend in Norway, Kilted?

Mine here was pretty terrific, photo shoots went great I really enjoyed it. I now lust for the Canon 300mm f2.8 L IS. :drool:

Our national day 17th May was cold and wet it even snowed. It was a weired day weather wise.

I started a Photo blog project. Just me and my cellphone one picture of a moment in my day for a year. No Fancy cameras just my HTC cell and me.. Oh yes and oodles of talent :tongue_smilie: :tongue_smilie: :lol: Only joking I think I'm a bit pretentious.. you can decide that one

Post a link to your pics please :)

[MacHeadCase]

I converted all the ones that are pretty good to .psd then it's a question of converting to .jpg only those that will make it on my SmugMug account.

Will definitely keep you posted, sir. :coolthumbup:

[Ryan]

As you can tell, I'm Ryan, and I've been using macs since last year for a while, but bought my first one last year. I know Kilted iKitten and MacHeadCase from another forum, and really like this one so far!

[MacHeadCase]

And iKitten, Kilted and Ryan are very cool folks! :cool:

[Zoolook]

Hello, I am Mark and this is my first post. I know Ryan, MacHeadCase and iKetten (possibly others) from another forum.

I'm happy to help, bit of a techy and looking forward to stretching my legs in a new forum.

[iKitten]

Welcome, Ryan and Zoolook! Nice to see you. :)

[Kilted]

Welcome here guys

I just love that Sig iKitten

[MaDDoG]

Well hello all. I am finally here. Hoping that this is the new cool place to relax and kick back a while. For those of you that know me I apologise. For those that don't, I also apologise.

[Kilted]

Apology accepted oh Mad one :rasberry:

[MacHeadCase]

Hello to all you guys! Really happy you made it here. We all know Kelly here who we knew as GhostShadow over there. Looking forward in meeting the others here as well.

And well I guess we can make ourselves at home. :thumbup:

[bobtomay]

Hey good folks. What's happnin!

Only been usin' a Mac fer about a year. So. I really don't know all that much. And if I learned it over a week ago, I probly already fergot it anyhow.

Can't wait to see ur shots MHC. How's the job hunt goin'?


(And as ya kin tell, like to type the way I talk on occasion. :drool: )

PS. I'll consider the apology and let ya know.

[MacHeadCase]

:w00t:

Bobtomay! Howdy fella! Welcome to MacApper! Glad to see your friendly face. Hope you like it here.

[Kilted]

Hi Bobtomay!! welcome to macapper

[Zoolook]

Hi bobtomay, good to see you here!

[iKitten]

Hi, MaDDoG and bobtomay!! Glad to have you. :thumbup:

[Steven Owens]

Welcome to all the new members! It is great to see all the activity! If you need anything or have any suggestions, don't hesitate to contact me.

[MaDDoG]

Welcome to all the new members! It is great to see all the activity! If you need anything or have any suggestions, don't hesitate to contact me.

A better range of wines and spirits.....oh and a cake stand would be nice.:tongue:

[MaDDoG]

Hello every one. I toyed as registering as Schweb for a while but figured I'd get banned so I just became me......

[MacHeadCase]

That would have made my day...

Scratch that... it woulda made my week.

Nope not exactly that either... It would have made my year. ;)

[MaDDoG]

So when all his members leave and he is sitting there all by his self I wonder what he will be thinking?

[MacHeadCase]

He'll prolly blame it on someone else. :tongue:

[Zoolook]

Ooohh... you could cut the atmosphere with a knife.

BTW, the in-line ads don't know if you either use AdBlock or Safari-Block, but I don't think they know.

[MacHeadCase]

Do you mean the ad blockers work? I haven't been there nor checked in a while...

Edited to add:

Been there just now... I used a double-whammy to block those stoopid ads, it would make the navigation in there crawl. Not a good idea when you have to be alert for spam and stuff. SafariStand and Saft and all I see is a very wee-small word Advertisement with a very small triangle next to it. By golly, I have thwarted them ads. :rasberry:

[iKitten]

Hello every one. I toyed as registering as Schweb for a while but figured I'd get banned so I just became me......
Doh! I'm glad you didn't. :scared:

[Ryan]

Great to see you here Bob and MaDDoG!

We have some great people signing up!

[Mark Armstrong]

Hello everyone.
I'm Mark. I'm a writer, Mac user and just wondering why do some many people here put their age?

[MacHeadCase]

Welcome to MacApper, Mark. About the age question... Funny you should ask. I kept asking myself why do so many people here put their real names. :laugh:

Kiddin' ya! Hope you like it here! :)

[Mark Armstrong]

HeadCase, good point, but who says that's my real name?

And, since you are being so helpful, and I being all n00b here, maybe you can tell me where to go to edit my profile. I can't find a link anywhere!

[MacHeadCase]

Quick Links -> Edit Profile from the drop down menu.

I just joined three days ago myself so am a n00b too. ;)

[Mark Armstrong]

Thanks, just found it. Now I can really make up some stuff.

Three or four days ago! And 79 posts. You're busy ... or you've got a lot of free time.
Either way nice to meet you.

[MacHeadCase]

Nice to meet you too. :)

[MaDDoG]

HeadCase, good point, but who says that's my real name?

And, since you are being so helpful, and I being all n00b here, maybe you can tell me where to go to edit my profile. I can't find a link anywhere!

His real name is Neil.:thumbup:

[bobtomay]

His real name is Neil.:thumbup:

LOL :lol:

[MacHeadCase]

... and he's taking a big step for humankind. :biggrin:

[MaDDoG]

I wonder if he'll moon us all.......

[MacHeadCase]

I wonder if he'll moon us all.......

:laugh:

[Peter Craddock]

Hey all,

My name is Peter, also known as "Pace" on a number of fora, and I've (apparently) joined the MacApper staff.
Been using a Mac since I received an iMac in 1999, and only truly started to use it with OS X. Also, I'm a Law student.
As a means of saying "hi", I've come to adore patting and feeding my Leopard, far more than I ever did with my previous big cats.

[MacHeadCase]

A big welcome to you Peter! Hope you like it here! :)

Oh and Brussels... Are you a Brit working there?

[Peter Craddock]

Student, so not working quite yet. Been here for sixteen years though ;)

[MacHeadCase]

Whoah! Must be lovely there! What are you studying in?

I'm trying to remember if I knew any "Pace" members in the forums I've been a member of...

[Peter Craddock]

Law. Fourth year, by the way.

I've mostly been active on AmbrosiaSW's boards, I was on Spymac as "pacemusic", I am on MacHeist, MacThemes, and YouWriteOn. There, I think that's it for my "active" places :closedeyes:

[MacHeadCase]

Doh! Sorry! I had forgotten the Law Student in your first post in here! :blush:

Interesting though. Is European law pretty much all the same from one country to the next if you are studying in another country than your own? Unless it is International law you are studying?

Oh what happened to SpyMac is a real shame, I hear. I never joined there (when I lurked, it looked a bit too rough for my tastes), but the place went downhill at some point and last time I looked at the main page, it was like a soft pr0n place. Ewww.

[Peter Craddock]

Nope, it tends to differ on many aspects and greatly. But then, when the EU enters the picture, things tend to interact much more.
But I'll be specialising in EU Law next year, which isn't as nation-focused ;)

Re-Spymac, it went Web 2.0 way too early, and "Spymac classic" (for all of us who weren't interested in posting our home-made stripping videos and earning money by getting the most views) stayed around for a while, until the editorialist left and all of us followed.

[MacHeadCase]

Wow! Very interesting what you'll be doing!

And it's pretty sad when forums go like that.

[mathogre]

Greetings and Salutations!

I'm mathogre and am new here today. I was refered to MacApper by MacHeadCase, a friend of mine.

I'm a mathemagician, working in air traffic control research and development. I used a first generation Macintosh in 1984 at work. It was an amazing piece of equipment back then. My first personal Mac was a refurb MacBook that I bought in January 2007. After some hardware issues, I replaced it with a new one in November 2007.

I discovered Linux in 1997. When OS X came out, the Mac had my attention. To me, the Mac user interface and multimedia capabilities on top of a Unix environment seemed the perfect combination. By 2006, I'd become weary of Linux and thoroughly hated Windows. Enter the Mac. Is it perfect? Fwiw, my wife has remarked more than once that I don't swear at my Mac, and I can assure that I'm a "tough audience" when it comes to computers.

For recreation, I play with math. At present I'm playing with the traveling salesman problem (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traveling_salesman_problem), with the hope to handle moderate sized problems on my Mac. I'm programming it in Python (http://www.python.org/). I have a wife (almost 24 years), daughter (approaching 10 years), and guinea pig (over 2 years). I enjoy reading and have rediscovered photography in the last year. I play Dungeons and Dragons every couple of weeks (and have been playing for only 3 years).

I know a few of the folks around here, and hope to meet lots of new folks here too! This looks like a good forum. ^_^

Best regards,

Mathogre

[Ryan]

Great to have you here MO, we do have a lot of great people!

[MaDDoG]

hola MO

[MacHeadCase]

*Snip*
I'm programming it in Python (http://www.python.org/).*Snip*

Just in case you need to create something visually pretty some day...

Creating Gradients Programmatically in Python (http://jtauber.com/blog/2008/05/18/creating_gradients_programmatically_in_python/). :)

[MaDDoG]

Pass thanks MHC

[mathogre]

Thank you Ryan! Hola MaDDoG! Wow, MHC, that's cool. I never knew it could do that. Hmmm... it gives me ideas...

[MacHeadCase]

Glad you find it useful MO. Came across that the other day and thought of you. :)

[Steven Owens]

Welcome to all the new people!

[mathogre]

Thank you Steven!

[MaDDoG]

Hey, I have more posts that the admin staffer

[Stretch]

Hello, most of you guys already know me. I'm 6'8", hence the username, and I still don't play basketball.

[jayb]

hello..new to the scene..trying to learn more about macs

[MaDDoG]

hello..new to the scene..trying to learn more about macs


Welcome Jayb. Sit down and stay a while. We all hope you find what you are looking for and become a valuable member of our community.

[Steven Owens]

Welcome Stretch and jayb! Let me know if there is anything I can help you with.

[MacHeadCase]

Welcome to MacApper, jayb! I hope you like it here.

And welcome to Stretch too, he was late in showing up here! :laugh:

[Kilted]

Welcome Jayb and of course Stretch... :coolthumbup:

[bobtomay]

Welcome jayb, feel free to roam around and ask away.

Stretch, you can actually get into that car?

[iKitten]

Welcome, jayb ~ hey, Stretch, nice to see you over here!!

[MacHeadCase]

Welcome, jayb ~ hey, Stretch, nice to see you over here!!

Stretch had joined a year ago but had never posted. Us showing up it awakened him and he rose from the dead inactive accounts. :lol:

[iKitten]

Yeah, I read later that he was here first. *laugh* But it's still nice to see him here! :thumbup:

[dtravis7]

Hello all. Missed all of you so thought I would drop by and say hello. LOVE your avatar iKitten!

[mathogre]

Welcome dtravis7!!!!!!!!! W00t!!!!!!! Great to see you. :thumbup:

[MacHeadCase]

Hiya stranger! Glad you made it here. :thumbup:

And that avie... is that you?

[dtravis7]

Hiya stranger! Glad you made it here. :thumbup:

And that avie... is that you?

I rarely use that pic but that is me a few years back playing Blues Guitar. My hair was so long I had on a headband to keep it out of my eyes when I played!
:cool:

[MacHeadCase]

You must be 15 on that photo, yes?

[dtravis7]

You must be 15 on that photo, yes?

I told someone this yesterday on another forum, I have always looked very young for my age. I was maybe 30 in that pic! No joke. When I was 21 I had trouble getting into clubs as I looked so young.

[bobtomay]

hey dt - we could have been look alikes. Kept mine in a pony tail instead of the headband though.

Know what you mean about looking young. Shaved my beard off once. Think I was 32. My regular hangouts carded me. Now I just look like the old guy I am. ;)

[MacHeadCase]

Yeah I always looked young for my age too. People gave me 15-20 years younger.

Now the last time I looked it's catching up to me... :unsure:

[iKitten]

Hello, dtravis! My paw got stale. :biggrin:

I occasionally get people who think I'm still in college. Since I have an alcohol intolerance, carding is not a problem!

[Kilted]

Nice to see you here Travis :coolthumbup:

[Mac0sXuser]

I am who I am. I like macs , cars, body boarding, surfing, and cheese :tongue:

[MacHeadCase]

Welcome to MacApper, Mac0s! Glad you found us, man! :thumbup:

[bobtomay]

welcome aboard Mac0sXuser

Pull up a chair and stay awhile.

[JohnTheMacGeek]

Hello! Happy to be here! I like reading, fishing and, of course, Macs!

[MacHeadCase]

You're off to a very good start. :laugh:

[JohnTheMacGeek]

Thanks. I'm gonna jump off for the day. I have to get up early for work but I'll be diving in here over the weekend. Looking forward to it!

[MacHeadCase]

K see you when you can make it! Ciao, John! :coolthumbup:

[MaDDoG]

Hello new people. Iove new people. They are so new and nice and look so good.

[Brown Study]

Hi, gang and all those I have yet to meet!

I finally made it after crossing the Alps at night and swimming across the raging torrent and chattering machine-gun bullets to freedom.

*wipes brow, wrings out towel, sinks into overstuffed chair and orders double latte*

[MacHeadCase]

Welcome to MacApper, good sir. Well we have certainly made you work hard for this so how about a bit of Scotch to spike that latte, hmm? ;)

[dtravis7]

Brown Study! Cool. Glad you made it here! :thumbup:

[mathogre]

Greetings Brown Study!!!!! Glad you found your way here. :thumbup:

[Brown Study]

how about a bit of Scotch to spike that latte, hmm? ;)Thought you'd never ask. :tongue:
Brown Study! Cool. Glad you made it here! :thumbup:Thanks, dtravis! Glad to be here.Greetings Brown Study!!!!! Glad you found your way here. :thumbup:Thanks! So am I.

:thumbup: :thumbup:

[MacHeadCase]

As bobtomay would say, take a seat and make yourself comfy. We're just starting to get settled ourselves so browse the forums, maybe something will make you want to jump right in! :)

[JohnTheMacGeek]

Welcome Brown Study! Glad you're here!

[MacHeadCase]

Yeah this is turning into a swell party, don't you think? :)

[MaDDoG]

Welcome o Study of Brown. I hope the journey was not too arduous.

[MacHeadCase]

Welcome o Study of Brown. I hope the journey was not too arduous.

*Psssttt!*

Give him scotch to revigorate him, MDDG.

[Brown Study]

Welcome o Study of Brown. I hope the journey was not too arduous.Hi, MaDDoG. It wasn't too bad. I simply followed the sound of some song or other through a few mountain passes.

Kinda weird. I think the hills were alive.

[MaDDoG]

Hi, MaDDoG. It wasn't too bad. I simply followed the sound of some song or other through a few mountain passes.

Kinda weird. I think the hills were alive.

Thanks for that. I'll have that Julie Anthony sound stuck in my head ll day now. Fortunately I'm off to the gym shortly and they will be playing loud music and that may just wipe out the damage you have just caused to my mojo.

[Brown Study]

Do a couple of push-ups for me. Lord knows, I need them.

[MaDDoG]

Not into push ups. Jog for about 20 mins, then cycle for 30, some light weights and stretches a,d collapse at home. Today will kill me as I have been too busy for a couple of week to get in there.

[Mac0sXuser]

Do a couple of push-ups for me. Lord knows, I need them.

I got your back Brown Study. Five for you!

[Brown Study]

Thanks, MacOSXuser. I wondered why I felt so much better!

[Stretch]

heya brown study!

[Brown Study]

heya brown study!

Hi, Stretch!

[MaDDoG]

I'm back from the gym. Guess you've now done 10 push up Browny s I also did 5 for ya.

[Brown Study]

I'm back from the gym. Guess you've now done 10 push up Browny s I also did 5 for ya...........
And are my arms tired.

[MaDDoG]

..........
And are my arms tired.

So they should be. You really put i on those last couple:lol:

[Kilted]

Sorry I missed your arrival Brown.. Welcome to the madness :coolthumbup:

[Rxx]

Hey hey hey everybody.

Howsssssss it goooooooing?

[MacHeadCase]

Yo! Will ya lookitdat? Howdy CL33! Glad you made it here! :coolthumbup:

[Rxx]

Haha, glad I did indeed. I cant get my old avatar over here though. Forgot where I found it too.

http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/member.php?u=35314

[bobtomay]

Just grab it from there and drag it to your desktop.

Ready for new insertion.

Welcome CL33

[MacHeadCase]

If I wanna see that, I have to log in. No way Jose... :laugh:

Let's try and find you a great replacement. Although I dunno where to look for 'em... :uhh:


Edited to add:

bob has the right idea, that'll work!

[bobtomay]

and to save ya a trip

grab it and I'll delete it from here

[MacHeadCase]

There ya go CL33. You just have to go to your Edit Profile thingy and upload it by clicking on the left sidebar Edit avatar.

[Rxx]

Done, you may remove now

[MacHeadCase]

Done, you may remove now

I don't see it? The avatar, I mean. :confused:


Edited to add:

DOH! It shows up now. Never mind...

[Rxx]

I don't see it? The avatar, I mean. :confused:


Edited to add:

DOH! It shows up now. Never mind...

No, he just said to copy it, then he will remove it. So I did it, and now he may remove it from his post. I think thats what Im understanding.

[MacHeadCase]

K I guess that's what went on then. :blush:

[Rxx]

Its cool :thumbup:

[mathogre]

W00t w00t CL33Zero!!!!!! Welcome!!!!! You might know a few people around here. :biggrin: Enjoy!

[Brown Study]

Hi, CL33Zero. Kick your shoes off, grab the recliner and make yourself at home!

[iBones]

Oh...I got in trouble already cuz I ddin't look around enough to find this place.

I'm iBones. Whatever. Glad to be here. :cool:

[MacHeadCase]

Well howdy iBones! Take a look around, we're just getting ourselves acquainted with the place ourselves.

Our goal is to rule the world of Mac forums. :w00t:

[iBones]

Well howdy iBones! Take a look around, we're just getting ourselves acquainted with the place ourselves.

Our goal is to rule the world of Mac forums. :w00t:Shouldn't be hard.

[MacHeadCase]

LOL

:lol:

[iBones]

LOL

:lol:
Surely you meant: http://www.blackreign.net/forums/images/smilies/rofl.gif

[ogacon]

Hiya.

[iBones]

Hiya.Yo. Hey, you're newer than me. Or at least you only have 1 post. :tongue_smilie:

[Rxx]

Ogacon has entered the building

[iBones]

Ogacon has entered the buildingYeah we noticed that. Who is he/she? :rolleyes:

[MacHeadCase]

Hiya.

Well hello ogacon! How have you been, man? Really happy you found us! Make yourself at home! :thumbup:

[Rxx]

Another friend. From another place. Like alot of us

[MacHeadCase]

Yeah we noticed that. Who is he/she? :rolleyes:

Very cool guy! :)

[iBones]

Oh...well in that case he must have come from M-F...cool people don't like it there. http://www.augk18.dsl.pipex.com/Smileys/evil2.gif

[MacHeadCase]

I doan wanna get into that... :sneaky2:

[JohnTheMacGeek]

Oh...well in that case he must have come from M-F...cool people don't like it there. http://www.augk18.dsl.pipex.com/Smileys/evil2.gif:lol: ... and that's all I've got to say about that!

[iBones]

I doan wanna get into that... :sneaky2:But you're cool and you're here. Just sayin'. :)

[MacHeadCase]

AHAHAHAHA

I'm just me. And we're waiting for an avatar from ogacon...

We wanna see an avie
We wanna see an avie
We wanna see an avie
We wanna see an avie
We wanna see an avie
We wanna see an avie
:thumbup:

[ogacon]

AHAHAHAHA

I'm just me. And we're waiting for an avatar from ogacon...

We wanna see an avie
We wanna see an avie
We wanna see an avie
We wanna see an avie
We wanna see an avie
We wanna see an avie
:thumbup:

I'm trying to decide to keep with my grey duck one... a nickname derek calls me, or come up with a new one. Hmmm.... I'm at camp, so I can't really do much this summer, this week is the most I can get on otherwise I'm really busy working. It's only staff training right now. So, the fun starts next week!

[MacHeadCase]

K we'll still be here you know. In the meantime you'll have all the time in the world to select a cool avie!

[ogacon]

Well... It's a food pyramid. I'm cooking for for 300+ a week everyday, so I thought it would fit! :) Glad to be here. I'm sure each time I come back the place will have grown.

[MacHeadCase]

For 300? I hope you're not on onion duty too often... :O


Edited to add:

Yay! An avie!!!! Cool man!

[ogacon]

Meh, we get that about once a week to add to our picnic. Cheeseburgers. Those aren't actually that bad to do though. I hate doing other things more. like grapes... those are annoying.

[MacHeadCase]

At least grapes don't attack your eyes... :tongue:

[iBones]

A food pyramid. All righty then.

[MacHeadCase]

Here guys (http://macapper.com/forums/showthread.php?p=7582#post7582)!

[ogacon]

A weird golden Mac Pirate thing... All righty then! :)

[ogacon]

So what's a good IRC Client for Mac? I haven't gotten one yet...

[iBones]

A weird golden Mac Pirate thing... All righty then! :)
Quiet. You wish you thought of it first. :tongue:

[MacHeadCase]

So what's a good IRC Client for Mac? I haven't gotten one yet...

I use Colloquy (http://colloquy.info/). Works well.

[ogacon]

Quiet. You wish you thought of it first. :tongue:

True, and I also wish I thought of the "i" in front of my name as well. Very creative and original! Teach me! :P

[iBones]

True, and I also wish I thought of the "i" in front of my name as well. Very creative and original! Teach me! :PSlow learner? Quiet.

[Brown Study]

Hi, iBones. Being from Seattle, did you need special dispensation (and probably very expensive) from Ballmer before you could run your Mac?

[Brown Study]

Hello, ogacon. Welcome aboard.

[MaDDoG]

Welcome iBones. Like your avatar.

[mathogre]

Welcome iBones!

[iKitten]

(I knew I needed to get back here sooner.)

Hello again, CL33Zero and BrownStudy! Nice to see you made it over the Alps. You should be dry by now!

Welcome, iBones!

[MacHeadCase]

(I knew I needed to get back here sooner.)

*Snip*


Yes you did! Now there's a lot of catching up to do! :)

[JohnTheMacGeek]

Welcome iBones!

[iBones]

Thank you.

I escaped under an assumed name from that other place and the clown who runs it. Heh -- he ran me a long time ago. What a tool.

[Brown Study]

(Nice to see you made it over the Alps. You should be dry by now!
.....
Hi, iKitten! I learned not to sit when crossing the Alps. They have very pointy tops.

[MacHeadCase]

Howdy John/Ein/SiloMonke/DLStarr7! Glad ya found me! Hope you stick around and join in the fun! :w00t:

We're just kinda starting actually and we wanna grow up and become adults one day.

[iBones]

Howdy John/Ein/SiloMonke/DLStarr7! Glad ya found me! Hope you stick around and join in the fun! :w00t:

We're just kinda starting actually and we wanna grow up and become adults one day.Who says thhey were looking for YOU? :rasberry:

[MacHeadCase]

'Cuz he likes me. Me and John/Ein/SiloMonke/DLStarr7 are good buddies. :biggrin:

[iBones]

'Cuz he likes me. Me and John/Ein/SiloMonke/DLStarr7 are good buddies. :biggrin:OK but I'm not certain about it. :lol:

[bobtomay]

I was told by my Mac/Photo buddy MacHeadCase that this is a good place to make my debut and introduce myself.

Hi! My name is John (or DLStarr7 or Ein or SiloMunke).

Oooh, SiloMunke, that's a cool one. :coolthumbup:

But, you can go by whichever one of them you want. :biggrin:

I won't remember next time anyhow. :uhh:

Alzheimer's you know. :blink:


edit:
Oh yeah, I forgot -


Howdy!!

[MaDDoG]

welcome whoever he is.... John/Ein/SiloMonke/DLStarr7....this place is cool.

[JohnTheMacGeek]

Welcome, MaDDoG!

[MaDDoG]

Welcome, MaDDoG!

????? I have been here a while now...:w00t:

[MacHeadCase]

Welcome anyway! :w00t:

[MaDDoG]

Why thank you kind persons.....I will attempt to maintain decorum at all time whilst I am a member of this forum and to pledge allegiance to the mods......

[MacHeadCase]

There you go. And don't forget the undisclosed amount of cash to be deposited in our retirement fund.

[MaDDoG]

Cheque is in the mail.....:biggrin:

[MacHeadCase]

Cheque is in the mail.....:biggrin:

Ah we knew we could count on you. :tongue:

[MaDDoG]

Ah we knew we could count on you. :tongue:

It has lots of zero's but not much else....:lol:

[MaDDoG]

chat room is a bit lonely.