Thinking of going all Apple

infiniteentropy · #1 by **infiniteentropy** » Dec 11, 2011 6:34 pm

Hi,

I'm looking to get a new computer/phone in the coming months and I'm seriously thinking of going all Apple. Today I tried to transfer our digital copy of Ice Age 3 to my Android phone for my son and found it wasn't straight forward and didn't seem to even be possible from iTunes. I transferred it to the iPad no problem.I'm now considering an iPhone and a MacBook Pro for my next upgrades to make an integrated digital life easier. Has anyone gone all Apple? Did you encounter any problems?

My day job is a .Net developer and I occasionally work from home via remote desktop over a VPN. Do you foresee a problem doing this from a Mac?

Also, has anyone put a Mac mini in the lounger under the TV? I'm thinking of doing this for music/films. I'm not loaded, so this will be a year long (or more project). But I'd be interested to know if anyone has done similar and if they had any problems?

The_Metatron · #2 by **The_Metatron** » Dec 11, 2011 6:43 pm

All Apple since 2003. No compelling reason exists to change that. I never had any problems.

chairman bill · #3 by **chairman bill** » Dec 11, 2011 6:57 pm

Somebody will be along shortly to tell you how Apple is all crap & work of the Devil, and how you should build your own PC for £1.99, out of an old B&W TV set, some egg boxes & an old toothpaste tube. And they'll call you a fan-bois. You have been warned.

infiniteentropy · #4 by **infiniteentropy** » Dec 11, 2011 6:59 pm

chairman bill wrote:Somebody will be along shortly to tell you how Apple is all crap & work of the Devil, and how you should build your own PC for £1.99, out of an old B&W TV set, some egg boxes & an old toothpaste tube. And they'll call you a fan-bois. You have been warned.

Thanks. I've spent 14 years building PC's and I'm fed up with doing it.

AlohaChris · #5 by **AlohaChris** » Dec 11, 2011 7:02 pm

I made the switch 2 years ago and I'll never go back! Do it!

LucidFlight · #6 by **LucidFlight** » Dec 11, 2011 7:34 pm

chairman bill wrote:Somebody will be along shortly to tell you how Apple is all crap & work of the Devil, and how you should build your own PC for £1.99, out of an old B&W TV set, some egg boxes & an old toothpaste tube.

And, it'll be ten times faster than any top-of-the-range Mac.

infiniteentropy wrote:My day job is a .Net developer and I occasionally work from home via remote desktop over a VPN. Do you foresee a problem doing this from a Mac?

This should do the trick: Microsoft's RDC for Mac.

LucidFlight · #7 by **LucidFlight** » Dec 11, 2011 7:44 pm

Ooh! A video:

PC on a Mac with Remote Desktop Connection

infiniteentropy · #8 by **infiniteentropy** » Dec 11, 2011 8:14 pm

Thanks, it does look tempting. I've also convinced my other half, so its pretty much a done deal. Just need the pennies in the bank now.

twistor59 · #9 by **twistor59** » Dec 11, 2011 8:33 pm

I'm sure it'll work fine, but just rather expensive.

smudge · **#10** by **smudge** » Dec 11, 2011 8:42 pm

Switched a couple of years ago.
Once you do it you won't consider going back....

orpheus · **#11** by **orpheus** » Dec 11, 2011 11:12 pm

(Uncle Orph'sTM popcorn - "100% pure apple flavor" )

Blackadder · **#12** by **Blackadder** » Dec 11, 2011 11:21 pm

Been all Apple since 2005. Never regretted it.

MrFungus420 · **#13** by **MrFungus420** » Dec 12, 2011 4:45 am

infiniteentropy wrote:Thanks, it does look tempting. I've also convinced my other half, so its pretty much a done deal. Just need the pennies in the bank now.

That's the biggest problem, the price. For $600 (US), I got a really good PC that I can upgrade. It would cost up to double that to get an Apple, and it couldn't be upgraded.

CarlPierce · **#14** by **CarlPierce** » Dec 12, 2011 1:09 pm

Apple people

Any of you know how to get games that require flash-player to work on an ipad2.
It wouldn't let me download flashplayer.....

DoctorE · **#15** by **DoctorE** » Dec 12, 2011 1:10 pm

Feeling ok on windows... see no reason to change.

Nora_Leonard · **#16** by **Nora_Leonard** » Dec 12, 2011 1:20 pm

Aggie should be along shortly...but I just want to say, as I've said a million times before, I :heart:

my iMac! But I'm a dyed-in-the-wool Mac person, even if I don't have an iPhone, iPad or iPod. I wouldn't really use any of those.

halucigenia · **#17** by **halucigenia** » Dec 12, 2011 1:31 pm

Mac, Pah. I’ve had the same home built puter for the last 10 years.
It originally cost me nothing as it was “recycled” then.
I have only replaced the case 3 times the motherboard 5 times the RAM 5 times and the processor 8 times.
And it still works great, though I do tend to break it and have to reinstall the OS from scratch at least once a year.

Macs are for rich wimps.

Nora_Leonard · **#18** by **Nora_Leonard** » Dec 12, 2011 1:38 pm

halucigenia wrote:Macs are for rich wimps.

This Mac devotee is far from rich, yet I'd still pay the extra for a Mac.

infiniteentropy · **#19** by **infiniteentropy** » Dec 12, 2011 1:47 pm

halucigenia wrote:Mac, Pah. I’ve had the same home built puter for the last 10 years.
It originally cost me nothing as it was “recycled” then.
I have only replaced the case 3 times the motherboard 5 times the RAM 5 times and the processor 8 times.
And it still works great, though I do tend to break it and have to reinstall the OS from scratch at least once a year.
Macs are for rich wimps.

Reminds me of Trigger in Only fools and horses

Trigger has just been presented with an award for saving the council money.

Trigger: And that's what I've done. Maintained it for 20 years. This old brooms had 17 new heads and 14 new handles in its time.
Sid: How the hell can it be the same bloody broom then?
Trigger: Theres the picture. What more proof do you need?

halucigenia · **#20** by **halucigenia** » Dec 12, 2011 1:55 pm

infiniteentropy wrote:Reminds me of Trigger in Only fools and horses

Trigger has just been presented with an award for saving the council money.

Trigger: And that's what I've done. Maintained it for 20 years. This old brooms had 17 new heads and 14 new handles in its time.
Sid: How the hell can it be the same bloody broom then?
Trigger: Theres the picture. What more proof do you need?

The original is about a trusty knife:- I have replaced the blade x times and the handle y times.

If you are good at self builds you could try a hackintosh