Comments on: Mac Conversion http://www.brianjarrett.com/2008/08/19/mac-conversion/ Never trust a man with a first name for a last name Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:45:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Brian http://www.brianjarrett.com/2008/08/19/mac-conversion/comment-page-1/#comment-49039 Brian Mon, 13 Oct 2008 04:35:58 +0000 http://www.brianjarrett.com/?p=804#comment-49039 Macs aren't cheap but man, I love 'em. I use Ubuntu Linux on my file and database servers and my laptop. I use Fedora on my webserver. I have a single Windows instance in a virtual machine on my Mac and I'm very close to getting rid of that one. Macs aren’t cheap but man, I love ‘em. I use Ubuntu Linux on my file and database servers and my laptop. I use Fedora on my webserver. I have a single Windows instance in a virtual machine on my Mac and I’m very close to getting rid of that one.

]]> By: Nathan http://www.brianjarrett.com/2008/08/19/mac-conversion/comment-page-1/#comment-46205 Nathan Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:04:54 +0000 http://www.brianjarrett.com/?p=804#comment-46205 I agree, I hate Vista too. I'll stick with XP SP3 as it works great for me. Stable and reliable as far as I'm concerned and no need to upgrade hardware or worry about software compatibility. We are currently exploring deploying Vista in my office. The problem is that we are not getting the needed hardware upgrade to make Vista work. Home office is shipping us a bunch of RAM and the plan is to add just enough RAM to make Vista work. Not well thought out. I've never really uses a Mac. Macs are still a little pricey. I use Knoppix, installed to hard drive as a permanent partition, at home and have been very happy with it. It does everything I need to do and more. Comes with OpenOffice, Firefox, Thunderbird, etc. I agree, I hate Vista too. I’ll stick with XP SP3 as it works great for me. Stable and reliable as far as I’m concerned and no need to upgrade hardware or worry about software compatibility.

We are currently exploring deploying Vista in my office. The problem is that we are not getting the needed hardware upgrade to make Vista work. Home office is shipping us a bunch of RAM and the plan is to add just enough RAM to make Vista work. Not well thought out.

I’ve never really uses a Mac. Macs are still a little pricey. I use Knoppix, installed to hard drive as a permanent partition, at home and have been very happy with it. It does everything I need to do and more. Comes with OpenOffice, Firefox, Thunderbird, etc.

]]> By: Brian http://www.brianjarrett.com/2008/08/19/mac-conversion/comment-page-1/#comment-40717 Brian Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:46:54 +0000 http://www.brianjarrett.com/?p=804#comment-40717 Wow, thanks for the comments guys. I will check out VueScan; I think I saw my model listed. Image Capture didn't see my scanner unfortunately. As far as syncing goes I'm using The Missing Sync and it works beautifully. My wife e-mails me iCal appointments by adding me as an attendee and I accept and add to my iCal calendar. Then I sync to my Palm. It's essentially the same functionality I had with Outlook only faster and cleaner with no MS bull. I had the opportunity to play around with OS X this past weekend and learn more about it. The more I use it, the more I love it. This Mac is awesome! Wow, thanks for the comments guys. I will check out VueScan; I think I saw my model listed. Image Capture didn’t see my scanner unfortunately.

As far as syncing goes I’m using The Missing Sync and it works beautifully. My wife e-mails me iCal appointments by adding me as an attendee and I accept and add to my iCal calendar. Then I sync to my Palm. It’s essentially the same functionality I had with Outlook only faster and cleaner with no MS bull.

I had the opportunity to play around with OS X this past weekend and learn more about it. The more I use it, the more I love it. This Mac is awesome!

]]> By: Partners in Grime http://www.brianjarrett.com/2008/08/19/mac-conversion/comment-page-1/#comment-39910 Partners in Grime Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:21:09 +0000 http://www.brianjarrett.com/?p=804#comment-39910 Congratulations! Macs are wonderful computers in this multimedia world. Congratulations! Macs are wonderful computers in this multimedia world.

]]> By: Chris http://www.brianjarrett.com/2008/08/19/mac-conversion/comment-page-1/#comment-39886 Chris Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:41:18 +0000 http://www.brianjarrett.com/?p=804#comment-39886 You didn't mention what kind of scanner you have but have you tried the Image Capture app with your scanner? It comes with OS X and should be in your Applications folder. I found that it works on my old Canon usb scanner. Another option is Vuescan. It works with a huge number of scanners and might be worth a look. There's a free demo at http://www.hamrick.com/ You didn’t mention what kind of scanner you have but have you tried the Image Capture app with your scanner? It comes with OS X and should be in your Applications folder. I found that it works on my old Canon usb scanner. Another option is Vuescan. It works with a huge number of scanners and might be worth a look. There’s a free demo at http://www.hamrick.com/

]]> By: Paul http://www.brianjarrett.com/2008/08/19/mac-conversion/comment-page-1/#comment-39884 Paul Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:03:07 +0000 http://www.brianjarrett.com/?p=804#comment-39884 Have you tried VueScan for that scanner of yours? http://www.hamrick.com/ I've found it to drive pretty much any scanner, and there are Mac versions, Windows versions, Linux, etc. Highly recommended. Oh, though you didn't mention it, if you have issues translating files from Windows to Mac OSX, I suggest you try MacLink Plus from DataViz: http://www.dataviz.com/products/maclinkplus/ It can convert pretty much any file. I've used it for years in my business, where file translation was a must. Good luck and enjoy! Have you tried VueScan for that scanner of yours?

http://www.hamrick.com/

I’ve found it to drive pretty much any scanner, and there are Mac versions, Windows versions, Linux, etc.

Highly recommended.

Oh, though you didn’t mention it, if you have issues translating files from Windows to Mac OSX, I suggest you try MacLink Plus from DataViz:

http://www.dataviz.com/products/maclinkplus/

It can convert pretty much any file. I’ve used it for years in my business, where file translation was a must.

Good luck and enjoy!

]]> By: swissfondue http://www.brianjarrett.com/2008/08/19/mac-conversion/comment-page-1/#comment-39877 swissfondue Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:10:03 +0000 http://www.brianjarrett.com/?p=804#comment-39877 iSync will not sync between Macs. You need a MobileMe subscription for this (works fine for me, despite what you can read on the internet). Or try syncing through a third party such as Google calendars. Then there are the likes of sugarsync etc. iSync will not sync between Macs. You need a MobileMe subscription for this (works fine for me, despite what you can read on the internet). Or try syncing through a third party such as Google calendars. Then there are the likes of sugarsync etc.

]]> By: No name http://www.brianjarrett.com/2008/08/19/mac-conversion/comment-page-1/#comment-39876 No name Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:55:37 +0000 http://www.brianjarrett.com/?p=804#comment-39876 Look at VueScan for your scanner. http://www.hamrick.com Supported scanners http://www.hamrick.com/vuescan/vuescan.htm#supported Look at VueScan for your scanner. http://www.hamrick.com

Supported scanners

http://www.hamrick.com/vuescan/vuescan.htm#supported

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