One More Reason For Me To Switch...
Damn. I've been trying to fix soundcard issues with my computer (drivers won't install and Windows says it can't install the hardware) and just trying to find files and such for such a new guy is way frustrating. I built my PC last summer and am now trying to use it for mixing my band's newest recording. I'm using Soundforge 6 and thought it would be a piece of cake. Yeah right. I'm having problems with pops and hiss and my primary recording is clean as a whistle. Just trying to work with Windows to diagnose and solve my problems has been so frustrating I really blew my top earlier. This recording is very important to me and I never ever thought I would have such seemingly simple problems remain unsolved. I am new to computers but have caught on to a lot of things very quick. I have been able to solve most problems myself, but even with the help of numerous online friends, I am still without a mixed down version of our next CD.
I cannot wait until I can afford a Mac. I've watched my friends do all sorts of audio editing and manipulation on their Macs and I have been very jealous since. I am hoping my student loans can afford me such a luxury and I will sell off my damn PC and never look back.
Sorry peoples. I just had to get that off of my chest.
Oh yeah, another reason for becoming a convert:
Mac people seem to be more friendly in helping each other when problems do arise. I don't know if its just in the PC world, but I have been called all sorts of names because I haven't mastered my Windows based box and all of its quirkiness. In just seeking out information on buying a Mac, people have been nothing but friendly to me. Quite a change from being called "stupid" by some random online jerk.
I'm counting the days... <img src="graemlins/hmmm.gif" border="0" alt="[Hmmm]" />
[ 02-11-2003: Message edited by: trebuchet ]</p>
I cannot wait until I can afford a Mac. I've watched my friends do all sorts of audio editing and manipulation on their Macs and I have been very jealous since. I am hoping my student loans can afford me such a luxury and I will sell off my damn PC and never look back.
Sorry peoples. I just had to get that off of my chest.
Oh yeah, another reason for becoming a convert:
Mac people seem to be more friendly in helping each other when problems do arise. I don't know if its just in the PC world, but I have been called all sorts of names because I haven't mastered my Windows based box and all of its quirkiness. In just seeking out information on buying a Mac, people have been nothing but friendly to me. Quite a change from being called "stupid" by some random online jerk.
I'm counting the days... <img src="graemlins/hmmm.gif" border="0" alt="[Hmmm]" />
[ 02-11-2003: Message edited by: trebuchet ]</p>
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besides, it's a hell of a lot easier to be nice to folks when your computer isn't pissing you off all the time.
<img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" />
<strong>it's a small enough community we can afford to be nice.
besides, it's a hell of a lot easier to be nice to folks when your computer isn't pissing you off all the time.
<img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" /> </strong><hr></blockquote>
Back when I was a PC user, I whacked my Compaq really hard, it made sort of a midi beeping sound and then shut off. Later, I found out that I destroyed my harddrive. Damn, it felt good though.
As for trebuchet, go for the Mac man. It'll treat ya' right, just like a good computer should. <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" />
[ 02-11-2003: Message edited by: Bioflavonoid ]</p>
Oh and you can use the apple instant loans at places like macmall.com and maczone.com, which is good cause they tend to give you free stuff, well semi free, I'm getting a 'free' airport extreme card but they charge 39.99 to install it but hey its like half price anyways Oh and no sales tax
<strong>it made sort of a midi beeping sound and then shut off. Later, I found out that I destroyed my harddrive.</strong><hr></blockquote>
That's kind of........ a bummer.
Well, I guess it had deleted the driver for me, so I got the driver disk and opened 'Add New Hardware'. The control panel didn't find anything. No matter; I found the driver for it. I browsed to the location and it didn't find anything. I closed the control panel, and Windows detected new hardware.
I showed it where the driver was, and it started to install. Then it asked me to insert the Windows 98 SE CD, which I lost a few years ago. The only response to this prompt is 'OK', so I pressed the button, and the installation completed unsuccessfully. That was borderline acceptable, I thought; I'll just get the CD from someone else and I'll be up and running in a few days.
I deleted all the crap pertaining to the old install of my driver from the Network control panel, and it, as usual, asked me to restart. So I did, and Windows crashed on startup with a cryptic error message regarding a driver. I restarted again, and the same thing happened.
Of course, one can't reinstall over Windows and that install was so screwed up, it wasn't worth keeping around anyway, even if I could, so I reformatted and popped a copy of Red Hat Linux 8 on it.
The installation process for this hodge-podge of interdependent, open source UNIXy junk managed to be more refined and straightforward than that for Windows 98. I didn't have to give it any driver disks, and I didn't have to restart until it was done. I logged in for a Gnome session and it worked.
There are numerous problems, however, which I won't bother listing unless someone wants to hear them. I find it odd that there is no shining example of a totally functional and totally polished consumer operating system out there for the PC.
[ 02-11-2003: Message edited by: Mac The Fork ]</p>
Now he has an iBook, his bandmate got a G4 Pro Desktop with cinematic display. No more calls and they have progressed so far that they will probably be releasing their music and web site by this Spring.
Macs just RULE.
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That's kind of........ a bummer.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Oh man... <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" /> <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" /> <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" /> Too funny. <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" />
:cool:
<strong>Trebuchet, although it has NOTHING to do with the thread, I just want you to know that your user name ROCKS! That font is one of my favorites, and I use it in a LOT of stuff that I do.
:cool: </strong><hr></blockquote>
'Tis okay. The trbuchet just happens to be my favorite catapult. Actually, I named my side project band Trebuchet... because we hurl the ROCK!
Oh, and thanks to those with the purchasin advice. My school doesn't offer the super-mega savings, but $50 is $50.
Finally, I'm getting a new computer. Soon, I'll get my mixing programs and will be recording my band on my Apple! Oh yeah, and doing my homework... like a good student.
Oh, pertaining to the Educational Discounts: Software is wicked cheap. I know soon I will be taking advantage of these deals. Unfortunately, our local store doesn't do Edu discounts on hardware... just software, but oh well. I'm getting my Mac!
<strong> In just seeking out information on buying a Mac, people have been nothing but friendly to me. Quite a change from being called "stupid" by some random online jerk.
[ 02-11-2003: Message edited by: trebuchet ]</strong><hr></blockquote>
You're incredibly and utterly stupid.
I don't know why, you just are.
Welcome to Appleinsider
<strong>So, I have my iBook on the way... I'm getting my Mac!</strong><hr></blockquote>
Welcome to the family, trebuchet! if you ever miss your old life as an insulted and abused PC neophyte user, feel free to pay a visit to AppleOutsider.
But they are holding it for me! Yay! An iBook, hot off the presses, just for me.
Next week, I am going to be having a lot of fun.
Edit: Oh yeah, I forgot to say my sound on my PC totally fell apart now. Its hard to even listen to music on my computer. Its sounding worse and worse every day. I guess my little iBook arrived just in time.
[ 02-20-2003: Message edited by: trebuchet ]</p>