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From: bknight on 5 Aug 2010 09:07 On Wed, 04 Aug 2010 21:59:55 -0700, Alan Baker <alangbaker(a)telus.net> wrote: >In article <kh4k56thbo0o6uegb12r7omsbo5r23164i(a)4ax.com>, > bknight(a)conramp.net wrote: > >> On Wed, 04 Aug 2010 17:21:35 -0700, Alan Baker <alangbaker(a)telus.net> >> wrote: >> >> >> > >> >> > -Greg >> >> >> >> Nonsense - the basic 13" MacBook that I bought my daughter last Fall is >> >> currently selling at $949, in the campus computer store, given the >> >> student discount. She also got a wireless HP printer/scanner thrown in, >> >> and this is also part of the current deal. >> >> >> >> That includes iSight camera, bluetooth, 802.11n wifi (most of the campus >> >> has wifi access), DVD player/burner, and on-campus repair service. Given >> >> that students can get Office for ~$50 - none of the PC nickel and diming >> >> to set up a usable system. >> >> >> >> Oh, and the best part of all? No Windoze ;-) >> > >> >And higher resale values. >> >> >> Talk about nonsense. Who ever resold a computer???? :-) >> >> I think the chronic criticisms of PCs is bullshit. I've had only >> Dells since '95, in fact we still have one in my home office that I >> bought in '98 that's still going strong. I've had 5 desktops and only >> one blew up...because of a virus. We've bought new ones for other >> reasons though. The rest are still alive. There was the one that the >> FBI had me testify about....bought it from a store in Dallas. When I >> needed some support from Dell I found out that it was stolen. >> >> The two laptops are in great shape, and I never had a problem with >> Vista. >> >> IMO the Mac is a fine computer, but the ballyhoo and owner rants >> about PCs isn't merited as far as my experience goes. >> >> BK > >What can I tell you, BK. What I hear over and over from Windows users >is: > >Before: "I don't see what all the fuss can be about" > >After: "Oh my god, I can't believe it is this much better". > >Honestly, I've seen this many times. I don't doubt that at all. I can only tell you that I've used Macs belonging to others and found them to be great machines....just not any better than the PCs I've had. BK
From: bknight on 5 Aug 2010 09:10 On Wed, 04 Aug 2010 22:03:53 -0700, Alan Baker <alangbaker(a)telus.net> wrote: >In article <kt9k56t59ok4u5q34eheuq3m5be38pgg49(a)4ax.com>, > bknight(a)conramp.net wrote: >> I never had to sell one of my PCs. If Macs are the ultimate computer, >> why would anyone ever sell theirs? >> >> BK > >They want a newer Mac. I just bought newer PCs, mainly for larger capacity. BK
From: bknight on 5 Aug 2010 09:25 On Thu, 05 Aug 2010 07:36:37 -0500, Lloyd Parsons <lloydparsons(a)mac.com> wrote: >Last change up was from a 20" iMac Core2Duo @2.4Ghz to the 27" iMac >Core2Duo @3.06Ghz. Bigger screen for my music engraving and a bit more >speed for some video I fiddle around with. Do you compose music? BK
From: Lloyd Parsons on 5 Aug 2010 09:33 In article <qsel561d33ji2ni7mg4gfpesa3n0i6fjvj(a)4ax.com>, bknight(a)conramp.net wrote: > On Thu, 05 Aug 2010 07:36:37 -0500, Lloyd Parsons > <lloydparsons(a)mac.com> wrote: > > >Last change up was from a 20" iMac Core2Duo @2.4Ghz to the 27" iMac > >Core2Duo @3.06Ghz. Bigger screen for my music engraving and a bit more > >speed for some video I fiddle around with. > > > Do you compose music? > > BK No, or at least not anything that is ever good! :) I mostly do some engraving to get the very small typefaced fakebook music over to something I can read. Scan in, blow up, modify a bit and then load into MusicReader so I can play it on my organ. I use Finale and Sibelius, mostly Finale these days. Totally amateur stuff, but I enjoy it. I know you are a musician. So maybe you can explain loop-based music to me. I have GarageBand on my Mac that everyone says is wonderful, but it is all loop-based. And I just don't get it. -- Lloyd
From: bknight on 5 Aug 2010 09:48
On Thu, 05 Aug 2010 08:33:49 -0500, Lloyd Parsons <lloydparsons(a)mac.com> wrote: >In article <qsel561d33ji2ni7mg4gfpesa3n0i6fjvj(a)4ax.com>, > bknight(a)conramp.net wrote: >> Do you compose music? >> >> BK > >No, or at least not anything that is ever good! :) > >I mostly do some engraving to get the very small typefaced fakebook >music over to something I can read. Scan in, blow up, modify a bit and >then load into MusicReader so I can play it on my organ. > >I use Finale and Sibelius, mostly Finale these days. Totally amateur >stuff, but I enjoy it. That's what music, any music, is supposed to be for. > >I know you are a musician. So maybe you can explain loop-based music to >me. I have GarageBand on my Mac that everyone says is wonderful, but it >is all loop-based. And I just don't get it. Looping is just sampling, and reconstructing those samples, to create a repetition that can be electrically inserted into recorded music. That's the extent of my knowledge about it. BK |