The release of Safari 4 and Firefox 3.5 release candidate 2 available for Mac I wanted to know which browser performs the best. Other websites have performed benchmarks comparing a bevy of browsers within a Windows environment. While the results may be similar, Internet Explorer and Google Chrome are not available for Mac (Chrome is currently in Alpha). I wanted to provide a benchmark for Mac users comparing the two major browsers in their ability to render JavaScript, their ability to display websites, the amount of memory they used, and their adherence to web standards. For this test I compared Safari 4.0.1 and Firefox 3.5 Release Candidate 2 using my 2.66 GHz MacBook Pro 17” with 4 GB of RAM. Continue Reading »
I get very annoyed with the lack of trust clients have with web designers. I’m sure this comes from horrible experiences with unqualified, unexperienced or new designers who tend to be cheap, quick and perform plenty of mistakes. Many potential clients tend to say, “I have a few quick and easy changes for my website” or “this won’t take long” and then provide a list of not-so-easy tasks. No one goes to their doctor and says “hey doc, I don’t feel too well, but this would be quick and easy to fix,” while having flu like symptoms.
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30 days later and I’ve come to the end of this journal a different computer user than I entered. At this point, I find it difficult to think about using anything that isn’t a Mac. Its not the applications, the look, the feel, that has swayed my mind, it is the simplicity. The MacBook Pro is a top of the line laptop, regardless of any operating system you use. My computing life is easier, I save more time performing tasks, and I’m able to do more with less. Continue Reading »
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The past 29 Days of my life with a new Mac has been an awesome and rewarding experience. I’m surprise how much my life has changed merely by switching to a Mac. It may sound corny that a computer has changed significant parts of your life, but in a world where we rely on computers more often it makes sense. The approach of Apple is very different from Microsoft of the general open-source community and it makes computing approachable, useable, and adaptable. Nothing is perfect and while I believe Apple has made major strides since my last experience with them, there’s are some things missing on Mac. Continue Reading »
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I’m on my last three days of My Mac experiment. I wanted to use a program that comes with Mac that I haven’t. Something fun and interesting. My choices left me to either trying Front Row or Chess. I never understood the purpose of Front Row until I tried it. I had no clue what Front Row was, did, or provided to the Mac experience. I was delighted when I experimented with the program. Continue Reading »
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27 Days Later and I’ve become a Mac Zombie (get the reference win a cookie). Apple has infected me with the evil “I Love Mac” Virus through Avalon (my 17” Mac Book Pro) and I want to spread my evil Mac germs everywhere! So far my life with Mac has been amazing, I don’t have any major complaints and with Snow Leopard around the corner, I’m excited to see what Apple improves.
On Day 26, I talked about customizing your Mac, mainly though the physical appearance and icons, but I want to highlight some tweaks I found helpful. Continue Reading »
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I have been afraid to customize Avalon. With Windows, I always feel I may break something when customizing the system. In my new Mac Life, customization is simple and easy. While background and color options can be managed within the system preferences, there are some additional ways to customize the Mac to your preferences. Continue Reading »
If your a serious gamer, your not buying a Mac for its gaming possibilities. Historically, Mac gaming has been a joke, the selection of titles limited, horrible, and three years late. Ever since the migration to Intel processors, many speculated game developers would openly approach the platform. Developers still prefer Windows over Mac, as most of the popular games are made for PC. There are exceptions to this rule.
There’s three (well four) options for gaming on a Mac. I’ve tested three of these options but rather avoid the fourth. Continue Reading »