Mac users

[JazmenFlowers]

I thought there should be a thread for us to discuss Mac news, etc.. I just found this site and I'm so ecstatic. I know exactly what I want.

www.macstyles.com

[irishgrl]

I thought there should be a thread for us to discuss Mac news, etc.. I just found this site and I'm so ecstatic. I know exactly what I want.

www.macstyles.com
I love my mac, and cant think of going over to the dark side evah! thanks for the link Jazzy.....

[carrie721]

ooh, awesome site! i love apple accessories/rumors/etc.

[JazmenFlowers]

ooh, awesome site! i love apple accessories/rumors/etc.
you'd probably like www.mac-forums.com

[carrie721]

you'd probably like www.mac-forums.com

i think i used to post there, a loooooooong time ago. i can't remember what my username was, so i should reregister. thanks for the link. :D

one of my faves is www.lowendmac.com. soooo much information there.

[JazmenFlowers]

i think i used to post there, a loooooooong time ago. i can't remember what my username was, so i should reregister. thanks for the link. :D

one of my faves is www.lowendmac.com. soooo much information there.
thanks. I just added it.

for some reason I never registered with mac-forums. as I remember, there was some strange requirement that I can't think of now that kept me from registering.

[carrie721]

thanks. I just added it.

for some reason I never registered with mac-forums. as I remember, there was some strange requirement that I can't think of now that kept me from registering.

weird ... maybe it was a different forum i was on. i was a fairly prolific poster for a while ... hmm.

i hate when message boards require you to have an email account that isn't "free" ... it's really annoying.

[JazmenFlowers]

i hate when message boards require you to have an email account that isn't "free" ... it's really annoying.
yep. I think that was it.

speaking of...why does The Ledge require that? I signed up back when you could still have a hotmail account. so, of course, the email I'm registered with is long gone, but I can't change it cause I still have only hotmail. I think it's totally stupid. but that could just be my ignorance of the reasoning.

[carrie721]

yep. I think that was it.

speaking of...why does The Ledge require that? I signed up back when you could still have a hotmail account. so, of course, the email I'm registered with is long gone, but I can't change it cause I still have only hotmail. I think it's totally stupid. but that could just be my ignorance of the reasoning.

i think it's to prevent people from registering under multiple accounts, or at least make it more difficult to do so. i'm just glad i have my school acct, or i couldn't have registered!

[Johnny Stew]

i think it's to prevent people from registering under multiple accounts, or at least make it more difficult to do so.That's exactly why. :nod:
We had a few losers (but most especially one) who tried registering tons of different accounts with various offensive names and/or names that were intentional slams towards various Ledgies.

The solution was to ban web-based email accounts and require ISP-based accounts instead.

[JazmenFlowers]

aha. mystery revealed and sense made.

damn. leave it to Stewy to make both of those happen in a matter of moments this late at night. :xoxo:

[JazmenFlowers]

macdesktops.com is awesome.

[irishgrl]

macdesktops.com is awesome.
I like to peruse tucows for mac downloads. I used to bookmark ZDNet Mac downloads, but its kinda changed and I dont go there anymore.

[JazmenFlowers]

ClearDock is cool. lets you take off the grayish color of your dock so that it's clear. you can get it at unsanity or versiontracker I think.

I also want to get some themes, but you have to have Shapeshifter I think and I'm not sure how all that works. I'll have to look into it.

anyone else found some new, cool apps?

[JazmenFlowers]

anyone have experience with CandyBar (to change icons) or changing icons manually?

[carrie721]

anyone have experience with CandyBar (to change icons) or changing icons manually?

yeah, i changed a lot of my icons manually on my old imac. do you know how to do it?

[JazmenFlowers]

yeah, i changed a lot of my icons manually on my old imac. do you know how to do it?
I think so, but you can go ahead and tell me to be sure. :p

[carrie721]

I think so, but you can go ahead and tell me to be sure. :p

lol. copy the pic you want to use, then view the folder's info (apple+i or right click, etc). click on the icon folder at the top, then hit apple+v to paste. :thumbsup:

[JazmenFlowers]

lol. copy the pic you want to use, then view the folder's info (apple+i or right click, etc). click on the icon folder at the top, then hit apple+v to paste. :thumbsup:
awesome. I just changed a lot of them. thanks!

how would I change things that stay in the dock, with the exception of things like Safari, etc....I got those, but like Finder and Trash Can and System Preferences?

[carrie721]

awesome. I just changed a lot of them. thanks!

how would I change things that stay in the dock, with the exception of things like Safari, etc....I got those, but like Finder and Trash Can and System Preferences?
i don't remember how to change those, although i remember running into a roadblock ... hmm. something to research.

[carrie721]

okkkkk, if i'm going to be going back to school in the fall, it's time to start saving up for a new computer. of course it'll be a mac.

jaz, you have an imac, right? what size/speed/etc did you get? are you happy with what you got?

[JazmenFlowers]

okkkkk, if i'm going to be going back to school in the fall, it's time to start saving up for a new computer. of course it'll be a mac.

jaz, you have an imac, right? what size/speed/etc did you get? are you happy with what you got?
I have an iMac G5...as far as speed, etc...lord, I don't remember. but I'll look it up and let you know.

I am extremely happy. I would've gotten a laptop is the only thing I would've done differently.

[carrie721]

I have an iMac G5...as far as speed, etc...lord, I don't remember. but I'll look it up and let you know.

I am extremely happy. I would've gotten a laptop is the only thing I would've done differently.

sweet. i did the whole laptop thing, now i have a broken laptop ... i think i need something sturdier. :laugh: i'm glad you're happy with your imac - i was thrilled with my old one (the original model), so i'm glad they're still awesome. hopefully they'll have some back-to-school specials come august. :thumbsup:

btw, i need to stop going to ourchart.com. i made the mistake of watching ilene chaiken's video blogs ... :shocked:

bad move.

[JazmenFlowers]

sweet. i did the whole laptop thing, now i have a broken laptop ... i think i need something sturdier. :laugh: i'm glad you're happy with your imac - i was thrilled with my old one (the original model), so i'm glad they're still awesome. hopefully they'll have some back-to-school specials come august. :thumbsup:

btw, i need to stop going to ourchart.com. i made the mistake of watching ilene chaiken's video blogs ... :shocked:

bad move.
yeah. the iMac is perfect then. and now they have the camera built in to them too.

this is your brain.
this is your brain on Ilen Chaiken.

see the difference?

[ragandbone]

This is a cool plugin for Itunes that searches for local shows based on your music library.


I am in love with it already! No more searching each venue and local calendars to find shows. http://www.iconcertcal.com/

[JazmenFlowers]

This is a cool plugin for Itunes that searches for local shows based on your music library.


I am in love with it already! No more searching each venue and local calendars to find shows. http://www.iconcertcal.com/
awesome! thanks!

I love cool things like this.

[JazmenFlowers]

I got a MacBook today! woohoo! it's so purrrty. so now, I can sit on the sofa and surf. :blob1:

http://static.flickr.com/56/152176476_6ce0e908fc.jpg

[carrie721]

jealous beyond my wildest dreams.

[JazmenFlowers]

anyone made the jump to Leopard yet? I hear it has bugs out the wazoo.

[AliceLover]

anyone made the jump to Leopard yet? I hear it has bugs out the wazoo.

Nope, but I did get a Macbook for College and totally love it. It has basically changed the way I look at computers.

[JazmenFlowers]

Nope, but I did get a Macbook for College and totally love it. It has basically changed the way I look at computers.
they are awesome. I love mine. switching was the best thing I did.

[AliceLover]

they are awesome. I love mine. switching was the best thing I did.

Absolutely! My mother is even thinkning of investing in a desktop for our home computer.