Comments on: Pro http://www.sensoryoutput.com/archives/2006/02/09/pro/ Kyle Rove's Weblog Sat, 22 Nov 2008 06:09:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Kyle http://www.sensoryoutput.com/archives/2006/02/09/pro/#comment-13654 Kyle Thu, 09 Mar 2006 20:44:34 +0000 http://www.sensoryoutput.com/archives/2006/02/09/pro/#comment-13654 Yeah, I noticed that, too. Having upgraded from an iBook, I never had the opportunity to get OmniGraffle for free with the computer, but I was expecting it. Alas, only OmniOutliner (which I rarely use). I purchased my new license for OmniGraffle 4 (educational upgrade from 3) for $20. Not bad. I use it quite a bit for diagramming stuff for medical school when the diagrams provided by the book or lecture are not meeting my needs. Plus, it's universal! I tried using OmniGraffle 3 for a while under Rosetta, but it was acting a little funky (palettes wouldn't move or respond). Anyway, the upgrade has been nice. Although, I miss the old icon. This overly green icon is a little sterile. Yeah, I noticed that, too. Having upgraded from an iBook, I never had the opportunity to get OmniGraffle for free with the computer, but I was expecting it. Alas, only OmniOutliner (which I rarely use).

I purchased my new license for OmniGraffle 4 (educational upgrade from 3) for $20. Not bad. I use it quite a bit for diagramming stuff for medical school when the diagrams provided by the book or lecture are not meeting my needs. Plus, it’s universal! I tried using OmniGraffle 3 for a while under Rosetta, but it was acting a little funky (palettes wouldn’t move or respond). Anyway, the upgrade has been nice. Although, I miss the old icon. This overly green icon is a little sterile.

]]> By: dan http://www.sensoryoutput.com/archives/2006/02/09/pro/#comment-13652 dan Wed, 08 Mar 2006 19:05:29 +0000 http://www.sensoryoutput.com/archives/2006/02/09/pro/#comment-13652 Kyle I have noticed that the MBP doesn't come with OmniGraffle, but no one seems to have mentioned it. Kyle I have noticed that the MBP doesn’t come with OmniGraffle, but no one seems to have mentioned it.

]]> By: Kyle http://www.sensoryoutput.com/archives/2006/02/09/pro/#comment-13614 Kyle Sun, 19 Feb 2006 20:56:09 +0000 http://www.sensoryoutput.com/archives/2006/02/09/pro/#comment-13614 Although I have enjoyed the small form factor, the screen size (more specifically, the resolution) has been especially limiting to productivity. I look forward to the increased screen real estate with my MacBook Pro. Looks like Apple's revised shipping estimates were incorrect: my MBP shipped yesterday and is scheduled for delivery on Thursday. Sweet! I decided last minute to swing for Apple's printer deal: buy any Mac and a printer and get $100 rebate. Since some of the printers on the list were less than $100, I basically get the printer for free. Although I have enjoyed the small form factor, the screen size (more specifically, the resolution) has been especially limiting to productivity. I look forward to the increased screen real estate with my MacBook Pro.

Looks like Apple’s revised shipping estimates were incorrect: my MBP shipped yesterday and is scheduled for delivery on Thursday. Sweet!

I decided last minute to swing for Apple’s printer deal: buy any Mac and a printer and get $100 rebate. Since some of the printers on the list were less than $100, I basically get the printer for free.

]]> By: Jordi Bunster http://www.sensoryoutput.com/archives/2006/02/09/pro/#comment-13609 Jordi Bunster Thu, 16 Feb 2006 05:06:47 +0000 http://www.sensoryoutput.com/archives/2006/02/09/pro/#comment-13609 I was in a similar situation. I used the iBook G3 (800Mhz though) for three years. I used it daily for work, and it was starting to affect my productivity. The MacBookPro was not for me though: I decided to watch the transition to Intel from the safe side. I also use Photoshop way too much to run it under Rosetta. So I just bought an iBook G4, since the PowerBook has awful cost-benefit ratio. Maxed out on memory, it is close to 300% upgrade from the old one anyway. Hopefully it'll run for three more years, and by then, the Intel stuff will be running free of glitches and emulation. :D I was in a similar situation. I used the iBook G3 (800Mhz though) for three years. I used it daily for work, and it was starting to affect my productivity.

The MacBookPro was not for me though: I decided to watch the transition to Intel from the safe side. I also use Photoshop way too much to run it under Rosetta.

So I just bought an iBook G4, since the PowerBook has awful cost-benefit ratio. Maxed out on memory, it is close to 300% upgrade from the old one anyway. Hopefully it’ll run for three more years, and by then, the Intel stuff will be running free of glitches and emulation. :D

]]> By: Kyle http://www.sensoryoutput.com/archives/2006/02/09/pro/#comment-13608 Kyle Wed, 15 Feb 2006 23:56:44 +0000 http://www.sensoryoutput.com/archives/2006/02/09/pro/#comment-13608 Well, Apple has upped the ante: faster speeds for longer wait times. Basically, Apple sent future MacBook Pro owners a Valentine's Day present in the form of faster speeds. If you ordered a 1.67 GHz, you get a 1.83 GHz machine, and if you ordered a 1.83 GHz machine, you get a 2.0 GHz machine. Sweet deal, huh? One catch, however, to which I have already alluded: all orders have increased wait times before they ship. I guess two more weeks isn't _that bad_ in the grand scheme of things. Good things come to those who wait. Well, Apple has upped the ante: faster speeds for longer wait times. Basically, Apple sent future MacBook Pro owners a Valentine’s Day present in the form of faster speeds. If you ordered a 1.67 GHz, you get a 1.83 GHz machine, and if you ordered a 1.83 GHz machine, you get a 2.0 GHz machine. Sweet deal, huh?

One catch, however, to which I have already alluded: all orders have increased wait times before they ship. I guess two more weeks isn’t that bad in the grand scheme of things. Good things come to those who wait.

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