LawTalkers - The thread where Spring has sprung, and Penske has risen from the law. Word!

It's that time to get a new home computer. I'm trying to decide whether to make a leap to Apple or not. If I do get a Mac desktop, can I use the Acer monitor that I have for my PC with the Mac? Can I use my HP all in one printer/fax/scanner with the Mac? How well does Citrix work with a Mac? I know, I know, I could Google that myself, but I would like to hear first hand experience with those of you using Macs at home.

If you already have a monitor you want to use, why get a Mac? Seems to me getting an Apple is all about having an iMac.

http://www.zath.co.uk/wp-content/upl...tober-2009.jpg

But what do I know? Maybe you want a super duper powerful Mac Pro.

Either way, if your monitor and printer are relatively new, they should work with a Mac. (I don't see why any monitor wouldn't.)

TM

Adder

06-25-2010 01:23 PM

Re: Should I deepen my relationship with the Cult of Jobs?

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Originally Posted by notcasesensitive (Post 426970)

Make it Coffee Bean and maybe you'll see me there. Middle of the day. With apparently nowhere to go. It is the LA way.

Or Caribu Coffee for me. Maybe quite soon, in fact. Unless I manage to motivate myself to ride the Capital Crescent/Rock Creek loop.

Icky Thump

06-25-2010 01:25 PM

Re: The thread where Spring has sprung, and Penske has risen from the law. Word!

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Originally Posted by Pretty Little Flower (Post 426948)

Just for fun, I Googled "5K Results" and saw a Minnesota race, so looked that up. Northern Minnesota, so not a ton of participants. Out of 267 women in the race, you would have come in 268th. Possibly 267th. The last place woman was 45 minutes. Second to last place was 43 minutes. Top women were about 17 or 18 minutes. The "fast" people you know who finished in 30 minutes would have finished in the lower half of women.

Sounds like that old pie eating contest where the prize is more pie.

Icky Thump

06-25-2010 01:30 PM

Re: Should I deepen my relationship with the Cult of Jobs?

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Originally Posted by John Phoenix (Post 426954)

Prolly any recent monitor will work with a mack laptop or mac mini.

The HP all-in-one will work if it's mac compatible.

Don't know about whether Cytrix works on macs but macs do run windows.

The mac operating system is far, far better than windows. I'm in the why didn't I switch sooner camp. Actually, I am the kind of guy who jerks off thinking of an imac.

John Phoenix

06-25-2010 01:36 PM

Re: Should I deepen my relationship with the Cult of Jobs?

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Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall (Post 426972)

ZOMG. That looks pretty sweet.

Did you just call me Coltrane?

06-25-2010 01:36 PM

Re: Should I deepen my relationship with the Cult of Jobs?

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Originally Posted by Icky Thump (Post 426975)

But what am I supposed to do without both right and left clicks on the mouse?

ThurgreedMarshall

06-25-2010 01:37 PM

Re: Should I deepen my relationship with the Cult of Jobs?

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Originally Posted by notcasesensitive (Post 426959)

I can't answer your Citrix ... questions

I run Citrix just fine on my Mac. But this question is for your IT group. They need to have the software at the firm that accomodates Macs for you to be able to work at a virtual desktop at home. The first time I tried to do it I had trouble (years ago), but IT sent me some email with an attachment that made it seamless from then on.

TM

Oliver_Wendell_Ramone

06-25-2010 01:41 PM

Re: Should I deepen my relationship with the Cult of Jobs?

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Originally Posted by Gattigap (Post 426967)

Indeed. Once I get my IT folks to configure it, then I'll totally be sitting in the Starbucks with the iPad, bluetooth keyboard, latte in hand, and wondering if that's really Flower over there in the corner, Googling MN 5k results.

And speaking of Apple, my iPhone 4 is with IT and should be in my hands within the hour. So long, Blackberry.

iPad may well be in my fairly near future...

Sidd Finch

06-25-2010 02:28 PM

Re: Should I deepen my relationship with the Cult of Jobs?

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Originally Posted by Oliver_Wendell_Ramone (Post 426979)

And speaking of Apple, my iPhone 4 is with IT and should be in my hands within the hour. So long, Blackberry.

iPad may well be in my fairly near future...

I was just instructed by my techno-guru to "buy an iPad, because if enough people get one then the IT-gestapo will have to relent."

I might do that, but only so I can feel like a 21st-century Rosa Parks.

Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)

06-25-2010 03:19 PM

Re: Should I deepen my relationship with the Cult of Jobs?

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Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall (Post 426972)

Either way, if your monitor and printer are relatively new, they should work with a Mac. (I don't see why any monitor wouldn't.)

TM

He could always plug the monitor into the iMac and have a second screen. Two pornos at once. Quad penetration FTW!

Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)

06-25-2010 03:20 PM

Re: Should I deepen my relationship with the Cult of Jobs?

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Originally Posted by Did you just call me Coltrane? (Post 426977)

But what am I supposed to do without both right and left clicks on the mouse?

Use any mouse apple has produced in the last five+ years that has a right click feature.

ThurgreedMarshall

06-25-2010 03:28 PM

Enough already.

Katy Perry, we know you have a great rack. You know you have a great rack. You know we know you have a great rack. So let us fucking see it already.

http://cdn04.cdn.thesuperficial.com/...02-480x642.jpg

TM

Greedy,Greedy,Greedy

06-25-2010 03:35 PM

Re: Should I deepen my relationship with the Cult of Jobs?

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Originally Posted by John Phoenix (Post 426954)

My approach has always been to stick with the PCs and buy more wine and scotch. Those priorities have worked well for me, and I see no point in changing them.

Approprp of Nothing, I recently have decided that scotch is very good on ice cream. I love summer.

Anne Elk

06-25-2010 03:51 PM

Re: Should I deepen my relationship with the Cult of Jobs?

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Originally Posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.) (Post 426982)

Use any mouse apple has produced in the last five+ years that has a right click feature.

I have a non-Apple (and much cheaper) mouse with the right click, works just fine. The right click is the one PC habit I can't give up.

Haven't had any luck with Citrix yet, but I can bring the work laptop home when needed.

Did you just call me Coltrane?

06-25-2010 03:56 PM

Re: Should I deepen my relationship with the Cult of Jobs?

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Originally Posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.) (Post 426982)

Use any mouse apple has produced in the last five+ years that has a right click feature.

iwhiff!

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