My Mac Experience

What A Lame ME....



Its like this, when i first saw the iMac G5 like 2 or 3 years ago i was so excited that i started to promote this i dunno-what-the-hell-it-is to everyone of my friends. Not promote in the sense that i asked them to buy it but simply telling stuffs like how cool this imac design is and stuff.
For a sponsered student like me and the rest of my friends, we were allocated some money to buy computers for our own usage during our educational year. Well i got the money but somehow kept it for the right time (and somewhat used it to do other stuffs before finally a computer did appear in my life).

During that time which was during my 1st and 2nd year of medical life, there was no internet connection,we're still like nomads during summer and there were hardly any assignments to do. So the computer serves mainly for watching movies, playing games and listening to music.

Lucky me i have a beautiful (beautiful isnt she), very good cook and lovely girlfriend who bought a laptop! You didnt get my point do you... At least there's a computer in case i need one! Not that im that stingy not to buy one myself but we all know that laptops last at the most 2 years before they become super slow, having alzheimers syndrome (not enough random access memory,RAM to run as fast) and they simply gave up on you! My resolution was that let my girl buy hers first then after her laptop gave up on both of us (like it is now) , we become settlers instead of nomads and there's internet connection then only ill buy my computer in which everything did happen even in the sequence!

After 2 years of my first encounter with the iMacG5 only i grabbed the opportunity to buy one myself. Not that i waited for that long for nothing but the fact that i dont see any future in using a mac just yet- most programs dont run on them, the OS is not windows and its expansive!! Well that was before apple intergrated intel processors that makes it possible to boot into windows which makes everybody everthinking of buying macs have a second option if ever they feel uncomfortable using it....ill blog out about mac programs later. Like i said before...my writing is super boring!!!

My mac experience was not a very good one though....i wanted to buy my mac in malaysia coz in russia its super expansive. I can opt to buy a macbook or any laptop rather than iMac but the fact that i like to watch movies in big screens kinda lead me into buying an iMac in the end. ...headache hunted me since the day that i bought my mac. Yes, i enjoy having it very much but the notion of not being able to bring it back safely seems to overcome the joy of having it.Imagine bringing back this monster from malaysia which it alone weighs 15kg, my clothing luggage 10kg and foods 15 kg which is 10kg in excess of my permitted check in....but now finally im writing this blog on my mac in the comfortness of my moscow hostel with nelly the cat sitting on my lap takes away all my nightmare which ill tell later cause im starting to sound boring and monotonous with super long sentences being written......see ya

Here are some pictures taken with my built in Eye-Sight

Khairina Farhanah my nephew...















Marek, Me and Pak Abas in thermal view

















Anas...trying to become i dunno...



my Bro..decapitating himself



asrul..being tail fed by nelly the smelly cat















Lutp and krun being sucked into a sink hole...my god lutp!

Making it right-an easy guide into becoming a switcher

I think i suck at blogging frankly speaking. And the thought of blogging doesnt suite me well either. But what the heck! Life is too short and i might as well blog myself out at least once in my life(in which now i did more than once) . Nevertheless ill tell you one thing, you have to make it right if you wanna switch to a mac. What do i mean by making it right- the right reason to buy a mac, choosing wisely the right mac that suits you, buying from the right people at the right time (you can get your mac cheaper by 200-800rm less if you know the right time to buy) and convincing yourself you made the right choice in buying!

Most people who knows mac well enough knows macs are expensive relative to windows machine. That was true -before apple made their transition to intels processor. Since their transition to intel, users became more attracted towards mac as they have the choice to run windows (ill blog out how to do this latter)if anything goes wrong that is! And because of this the prices have dropped to a more competative level against other windows machines. I myself am not that rich but i can say this, buying my mac- worth every penny spending!

Why Mac?- below are some articles i 'cilok' (grabbed in malay) from apple website. Not that im THAT lazy but these people are THAT good in their words that having the thought to write my own words seems soo not possible- haha! But Ill give my own comments at the bottom

Thinking about upgrading to Vista? Even more reasons to get a Mac.

1. No upgrade nightmares.

Before you can even think about Vista, you’ll likely need a new PC. Or upgrades for memory, hard disk, and graphics card. Why go through all that hassle, when you can just get a Mac?

-this is soo true- have you seen vista before? They cilok each and every one features in Mac OSX! So why even bothered to change for a cilok version while you can get the 'real vista'!

2. You can even run Windows.

The Mac gives you choices. With the latest software options, an Intel-powered Mac can easily run Vista or Windows XP applications. Not that you’ll want to..

- this may be the war factor to buy a mac! If you have a windows machine- you can run only windows. But if youre dare enough to risk your machine you can run a few other OSes but with a mac you can easily run windows-be it 98,2000,xp or vista and even linux! Not to say that you will use these OSes but you get what i mean...

3. It’s simpler.

No need to choose from the many (and expensive) flavors of Vista. Every Mac runs the same Mac OS X — with the full set of industry-leading features.

-oh yeah! this is soo true.Most of users would want to upgrade to vista mainly for the aero interface (equivalent to Expose' in MacOSX) but think again! not all vista comes with the aero interface! They are that many version of vista that you yourself might be loosing your head before deciding which to buy!-buy a mac and regardless which mac you choose it doesnt matter! They're all the same

4. You don’t have to buy new stuff.

Your existing printer, camera, keyboard, and mouse will work with a Mac. PCs and Macs can usually share peripherals if they connect via USB, FireWire, or Bluetooth, three industry standards available on every Mac.

-Yup no worries! Your gadgets will perfectly work well with your mac

5. Know iTunes? You know Mac.

You’ll recognize features like the library collection, playlist arrangement, and instant search in many Mac applications. So you’re something of a Mac expert already.

-yeah!mainly all the interface in mac uses this same pattern of interface in itunes. So if you have been using itunes you should know how easy it is that making a switch to MacOSX is hassle free!

6. Macs run Microsoft Office.

Microsoft Office for Mac OS X gives you Word, PowerPoint, and Excel, all with familiar features and shortcut commands. For collaborative work, Office for Mac connects to Microsoft Exchange servers.

-yup you can connect to your colleagues using windows to share files!but this relationship goes only one way though!

7. You can take it with you.

Most popular applications for Mac and PC use the same file formats, making it simple to exchange documents with friends and coworkers or move existing files from a PC to a Mac.

-yup! no problem at all exchanging file.Im the only one using a mac here!and all the other windows users are taking files that i downloaded to my computer using my torrent client software!

-a quick addition of my own- no virus for mac and for those who are gamers,you can play all windows games plus mac games on your mac!

you need more convincing?- www.apple.com/getamac/

Which mac to buy?
- you should know by now that all of the mac runs MacOSX. You can see at the bottom of this
page the whole mac family.

MacBook- those who need to work on the move, doesnt require much graphics power to play games and doesnt cost that much.

MacBookPro- BigMac!!Big in screen area,big in graphics processing and for those with big Pockets!

iMac- this is a desktop mac. I recommend this for all those couch potato like i am! You can choose from the smallest 17" to the biggest 24"monster iMac! Suitable for those who like
to play games (ATI X1600 128 and 256 MB) and in need of large disk space (up to 250 G)

MacPro- This is for super gamers and graphic designers and big spenders!

MacMini- the most affordable mac of all!

- to know the price and specification in detailed for malaysia i highly recommend you check out www.cgcomputers.com

Where to Buy?When to Buy?
- I Highly recommend for malaysians to buy your macs at the premium apple resellers outlets
rather than buying in shops that arent.

-One shop in particular for those residing in penang is Cg computers. Man this company rocks! Besides selling macs at a reasonable price, they'll give you free mac course for beginners! (im not being paid for promoting these if any of you ever wondered)

- I strongly recommend if you're gonna switch for a mac to buy it during PCFair. Its around april and august each year. i got my ram upgraded to an extra 1G for free!

My Mac- iMac 20" , 2 gig core duo, 250 G HD, SuperDrive, 1.5 G DDR2 RAM, ATI Radeon X1600 128 Mb
- this is the mac i dragged from malaysia to moscow!

why mac?

Im not gonna be biased about windows because i know where my root was before i made my switch.One of many reasons i switched to mac was because i was bored with the xp interface that was in the market for about 5 years without any new generation of OS from microsoft. Futhermore the everlasting condition where you have to reformat your pc once in a while just to make it run smoothly really doesnt make it up to my mind. I mean, common!! My machine was not bad at all in terms of hardware but still crushes and hangs seems like hunting my computer for whatever sins my computer have ever done.

Then i heard about the 'crush resistant' apple Macs so the apple users called. So i check it out nevertheless. Went to check out apples' official website.
The designs of their line of macs were flawless. Macbook, MackBookPro (MBP), iMac , and MacPro all seems like an art display rather than machines themselves. But these are the most recent lines of macs they released which have intel processors installed, which in fact boost their sales and got me into buying an iMac in the end.

The only perpective that i had in mind when i purchased my 20"iMac was that i can actually run windows if in any way i dislike or cant make my switch from windows to MacOSX tiger (that's apples version of OS) and the fact that it has Front Row (a program to produce and enhanced couch potato's life like me) that let mac users to play video,music and photo contents and dvd by using the apple remote.

But after a while using this mac system,its that good that using windows its like looking something afar from a window.....lets not hail this apple that high shall we!the mouse sucks though!!

Made on Mac

Malaysian Mac switcher, a blog dedicated about my personal experience switching from being a windows user to a mac. Ever since my switch, i've never turned my back on using windows.
Stay tune and you may as well become the next switcher like i am.
Ill tell secrets on buying guide in malaysia, free softwares, and customizing your mac (or a future one) so that you'll not feel isolated when making your switch when using your computer, and best of all using your mac to run windows (in case you change your mind along the way that is)...

Changing Malaysia, one mac at a time....