Re: MacBook pro - OT

This whole thread reminds me of this joke.

How to fix any computer in 2 easy steps.

Windows
1. Reboot - Did that fix it? If not go to step 2
2. Reformat Hard Drive and reinstall operating system - lose all your
files. Quietly Weep.

Mac
1. Take it to a an apple store - Did that fix it? if not go to step 2
2. Buy a new Mac - over draw your bank account. Quietly Weep.

Linux
1. Learn to code in C++. Recompile the kernel. Build your own
microprocessor out of spare silicon you had lying around. Recompile
the kernel again. Switch distros. Recompile the Kernal again but this
time using a CPU powered by refracted light from Saturn. Grow a giant
beard. Blame Sun Microsystems. Turn your bedroom into a server closet
and spend ten years falling asleep to the sound of whirring fans.
Switch distros again. Abandon all hygiene. Write a regular expression
that would make other programmers cry blood. Learn to code in Java.
Recompile the kernel again (but this time while wearing your lucky
socks). - Did that fix it? If not go to step 2

2. Revert back to using Windows or a Mac. Quietly Weep.

-Marc

On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 8:52 AM, Anthony Faria <tfaria72_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> LOL
>
> On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 6:42 AM, Alexei Monastyrnyi <alexeim73_at_gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> A real story, one large bank ordered 4000 MacBook Pro 15"to run on them
>> Windows XP as a native OS.
>>
>> A.
>>
>> On 6/28/2011 1:59 AM, john matijevic wrote:
>> > Helllo Team,
>> >
>> > I also considered an Apple, but from working with Fortune 500 companies,
>> I
>> > find that more businesses uses Windows PCs.
>> > At least most likely a Windows PC will be assigned rather than a MAC,
>> from a
>> > business point of view. Perhaps smaller companies allow you to be more
>> > flexible, bigger businesses tend to lease equipment and assign to keep
>> > standard from support point of view.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> > John
>> >
>> > On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 11:39 AM, Marko Milivojevic<markom_at_ipexpert.com
>> >wrote:
>> >
>> >> I have to agree with "1 year" reevaluation. I haven't touched OG for
>> >> more than a year now, but I kept an eye on it. I don't see any
>> >> dramatic changes. 100% compatibility with Visio would be a must, yet I
>> >> doubt we'll ever see that. I'm still hoping for a miracle from
>> >> Microsoft and a Mac version of Visio :-)
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Marko Milivojevic - CCIE #18427
>> >> Senior Technical Instructor - IPexpert
>> >>
>> >> FREE CCIE training: http://bit.ly/vLecture
>> >>
>> >> Mailto: markom_at_ipexpert.com
>> >> Telephone: +1.810.326.1444
>> >> Web: http://www.ipexpert.com/
>> >>
>> >> On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 08:14, Carl Gosselin<carl.gosselin_at_altizone.com
>> >
>> >> wrote:
>> >>> Yes I tried Omnigraffle and I too was not too impressed with the
>> results
>> >> but
>> >>> what really killed my hopes for going Mac only was the fact that you
>> had
>> >> to
>> >>> go through a web site for file conversion between Omnigraffle and
>> Visio.
>> >>> Like sharing files with otherB collaboratorsB pr clients isn't aB
>> >> necessity!!!
>> >> > I tried Cross-Over for Visio but I found that the video rendering
>> >> wasn't up
>> >>> to par.... VMware Fusion in Unity mode gives me the best of both
>> >> worlds...
>> >>> I haven't reevaluated for over a year now maybe things improved but I'm
>> >>> happy with my setup.
>> >>> -Carl
>> >>>
>> >>> On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 10:58 AM, Marko Milivojevic<
>> markom_at_ipexpert.com
>> >>>
>> >>> wrote:
>> >>>> Oh - add one more. Actually 6 more (that's how much I love Macs). My
>> >>>> workhorse is 27" iMac and my laptop is 17" MBP with 8G RAM and SSD.
>> >>>> You would have to pry them from my dead cold hands to replace them
>> >>>> with Windows machines.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> And again - Visio is the only reason for me having VMware. OmniGraffle
>> >>>> is just a toy in comparison, I'm afraid.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> --
>> >>>> Marko Milivojevic - CCIE #18427
>> >>>> Senior Technical Instructor - IPexpert
>> >>>>
>> >>>> FREE CCIE training: http://bit.ly/vLecture
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Mailto: markom_at_ipexpert.com
>> >>>> Telephone: +1.810.326.1444
>> >>>> Web: http://www.ipexpert.com/
>> >>>>
>> >>>> On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 06:49, Jeferson Guardia<jefersonf_at_gmail.com>
>> >>>> wrote:
>> >>>>> wow.. I didnt expect this discussion to go so further nor I didnt
>> >> expect
>> >>>>> so
>> >>>>> many CCIE's crazy for macs :-) I thought I was one of kind along with
>> >> a
>> >>>>> few
>> >>>>> other guys.. great points raised though.. I was really interested on
>> >>>>> getting
>> >>>>> the 512GB SSD but it's like 1,2k more.. It's gotta be really worth it
>> >> to
>> >>>>> put
>> >>>>> on that extra money.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> I've heard I can buy a 128gb SSD unit later on and replace my CD
>> drive
>> >>>>> for
>> >>>>> that HD.. I might do that.. :-)
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> thanks for everyone's contributtion, my mac is coming really soon and
>> >> im
>> >>>>> getting rid of everything including my dell's employee i5..
>> whatever!!
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> --
>> >>>>> Jeferson Guardia
>> >>>>> CCIE #28157
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> 2011/6/27 Rick Mur<rmur_at_ipexpert.com>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>> You can just call me by name Scott ;-) It's been a while since I sat
>> >>>>>> across
>> >>>>>> of you ;)
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>> I have the 11" Air with 1.6Ghz and 4GB RAM and 128GB SSD. I can do
>> >>>>>> anything
>> >>>>>> on this machine as I could on my previous Core 2 Duo 17" Macbook
>> Pro.
>> >>>>>> VMware
>> >>>>>> runs blazing fast! As Scott mentioned I use Windows mostly for Visio
>> >> as
>> >>>>>> OmniGraffle has the worst Visio export ever and I kind-of need to
>> >> share
>> >>>>>> the
>> >>>>>> files with other people. So yeah I also need Windows for just 1 app.
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>> --
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>> Regards,
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>> Rick Mur
>> >>>>>> CCIE3 #21946 (R&S / SP / Storage), JNCIP-M #1352
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>> On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 12:33 PM, Scott Morris<swm_at_emanon.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >>>>>>> The SSD is well worth it IMHO. B Power-on is awesome. B Even with
>> >>>>>>> full
>> >>>>>>> disk encryption, I'm up and logging in within 15 seconds and ready
>> >> to
>> >>>>>>> rock in about 30 seconds. B :) B (If disk check needs to be run it
>> >>>>>>> may be
>> >>>>>>> 60 seconds, but still much better than normal HDD!)
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>> Omnigraffle as mentioned works well for Visio files. B But just as
>> >>>>>>> easily, VMware Fusion with an XP image should run blazing fast
>> >>>>>>> (faster
>> >>>>>>> on Mac/VM than on my Lenovo T61!).
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>> But Visio and Quicken are about the only things that I rely on
>> >>>>>>> Windoze
>> >>>>>>> for any longer. B Other than the occasional #$*&#ing web site that
>> >>>>>>> requires Internet Exploder.
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>> I own the 17" and love it. B Even though large, it's still quite
>> >>>>>>> light.
>> >>>>>>> But with the new versions of things, the 15" MBP or 15" Aire should
>> >>>>>>> be
>> >>>>>>> just as good in most instances.
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>> I'm sitting across from someone running the Aire with SSD and
>> >> swears
>> >>>>>>> it
>> >>>>>>> does everything he needs!
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>> Pricey yes, but definitely worth it IMHO!
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>> *Scott Morris*, CCIE/x4/ (R&S/ISP-Dial/Security/Service Provider)
>> >>>>>>> #4713,
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>> CCDE #2009::D, JNCIE-M #153, JNCIE-ER #102, CISSP, et al.
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>> CCSI #21903, JNCI-M, JNCI-ER
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>> swm_at_emanon.com
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>> Knowledge is power.
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>> Power corrupts.
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>> Study hard and be Eeeeviiiil......
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>> On 6/26/11 4:54 AM, Jeferson Guardia wrote:
>> >>>>>>>> wow this topic raised SO many good opinions and advices.. Im
>> >>>>>>>> definetly
>> >>>>>>> going
>> >>>>>>>> for a mac.. :-)
>> >>>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>> So, do you guys think is worth adding an extra 1200 USD for
>> >> getting
>> >>>>>>>> the
>> >>>>>>>> 500GB SSD ? My friend told me its just AWESOME.. I think I`ll get
>> >> a
>> >>>>>>> 15inch
>> >>>>>>>> i7 8gb with that 500gb SSD.. is gonna be a little bit expensive
>> >> but
>> >>>>>> such
>> >>>>>>> a
>> >>>>>>>> nice machine..
>> >>>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>> thanks everyone for jumping in :) fun times!!
>> >>>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>> 2011/6/25 Carl Gosselin<carl.gosselin_at_altizone.com>
>> >>>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>>> I own the 17" MacBook Pro, being a consultant I found it gave me
>> >>>>>>>>> the
>> >>>>>>> best
>> >>>>>>>>> package as a mobile office and I don't think it's heavy to carry
>> >>>>>> around.
>> >>>>>>> I
>> >>>>>>>>> do appreciate the aluminum casing for durability and style!! I
>> >>>>>>>>> have a
>> >>>>>>> Time
>> >>>>>>>>> Capsule at home for wireless backups... Other then that I use
>> >>>>>>>>> iTerm
>> >>>>>> and
>> >>>>>>>>> VMware fusion for Visio and other Windows app. I did run into
>> >>>>>>>>> issues
>> >>>>>>> with
>> >>>>>>>>> Parallel that pushed me towards fusion but that 3 years ago... I
>> >>>>>>>>> paid
>> >>>>>>> for
>> >>>>>>>>> the 8GB RAM and 500GB SSD and it was worth it!!!
>> >>>>>>>>> I would never go back now that I went Mac!!
>> >>>>>>>>> -Carl
>> >>>>>>>>> ;-)
>> >>>>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>>> ==============================
>> >>>>>>>>> Carl Gosselin CCIE R&S Voice #15228
>> >>>>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>>> On 2011-06-25, at 20:53, Alexei Monastyrnyi<
>> >> alexeim73_at_gmail.com>
>> >>>>>>> wrote:
>> >>>>>>>>>> My wife has a 13" one, the only downside is no anti-glare
>> >> screen
>> >>>>>>>>>> for
>> >>>>>>>>>> this screen size. VMWare Fusion is good, although they say
>> >>>>>> Parallelsis
>> >>>>>>>>>> 20% faster. And you may find them quite warm siting on your lap
>> >>>>>>>>>> when
>> >>>>>>>>>> they are running. :-)
>> >>>>>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>>>> Cheers
>> >>>>>>>>>> A.
>> >>>>>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>>>> On 6/26/2011 6:53 AM, Jeferson Guardia wrote:
>> >>>>>>>>>>> Hi,
>> >>>>>>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>>>>> Sorry.. This is Totally OT .. I know that..
>> >>>>>>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>>>>> I'm a network eng.. Working a lot on pre-sales (visio diags
>> >> etc)
>> >>>>>>>>>>> and
>> >>>>>>>>> lots of routing voice etc..
>> >>>>>>>>>>> I wanna get rid of my Dell and get a mac pro for work and
>> >> fun..
>> >>>>>>>>>>> Which one should I get .. The 13.3 , 15 or 17? I don't want
>> >>>>>>>>>>> anything
>> >>>>>>>>> very heavy because I move a lot.. So I don't think of getting
>> >> the
>> >>>>>>>>> 17
>> >>>>>>> inch..
>> >>>>>>>>> Any recommendations from Mac users working on networks and
>> >> stuff??
>> >>>>>>>>>>> Regards,
>> >>>>>>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>>>>> B ............................
>> >>>>>>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>>>>> Jeferson Guardia
>> >>>>>>>>>>> CCIE #28157
>> >>>>>>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>> >>>>>>>>>>>
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