Stephani Stephenson on tue 18 nov 03
Hello all,
what you say, mel is ringing loud and clear...i just updated to a new
emac, with lots of memory, etc.
it is beautiful, though a bit too pristine looking for my liking.
actually it is quite deluxe, but
in my opinion , everything has gotten too darn glammed up! It is like a
plush new car, after driving the pickup truck for years.....
I am not sure I like things gliding around and fading in and out all
over the screem...would prefer a good
straightforward menu , I liked the intuitive menu of the old macs.........
I don't know where to find half the stuff now, just hope when I say
abracadabra it will appear.
and I think that all these sleek features are memory hogs anyway
the sidebar items bounces like lovely animated spacial orb... but it
isn't my style I guess.
Don't get me wrong, there is much to appreciate about it.. but seems
like too much style and padding on everything
I have my green imac now sidelined, but it is still a trusty durable
machine and will have a long useful life...as a sidekick
the main reason I decided to lay my neck at the sacrificial altar of
updating
is 1. i needed to update browsers, software, etc., largely to keep up
with the stuff that was coming IN, and couldn't do so with the memory on
the old machine. and did not want to get into loading up the old machine
with new OS.
2. since I do deal with images and web publishing as well as desktop
publishing , I realized I need to learn how to burn CDs and manipulated
larger images, especially for printing.also I do a lot of my layouts and
designs on computer now, so needed the 'elbow room' on a computer to do
it and to get software to enable me to do a better job.
SO, I did it..and also updated my camera..as the camera technology has
improved many times over in the last 4 years...... but I still these
new ones are too laden down with features in many respects.....
So right now2 computers are clustered on my desk together... I
understand I can hook one up directly to the other to transfer info...I
have decided to take it slowly , as the learning curve is going to take
some time...
sincerely
Stephani Stephenson
steph@alchemiestudio.com
Kathy Forer on wed 19 nov 03
Stephani,
You can turn off or subdue those bouncing bells and whistles on your
new emac. Just go to System Preferences... under the Apple. My
suggested method is "left to right, top to bottom," just go through
each item, like you'd read a book, there are about 25 of them, and
you'll have a huge help up the learning curve.
Networking is indeed simple. Get a "cross-over" ethernet cable, plug it
between your two Macs and say abracadabra. But first go to System
Preferences > Sharing in your new eMac and turn on sharing. Appletalk
should be checked Active in Built-in Ethernet in Network. You'll also
need to go to Control Panels > Appletalk on your older iMac and change
it to "Ethernet."
File Sharing need be turned on one machine only. The other will be the
one where you mount the computer on your desktop. Go to your older
iMac's Chooser and select AppleShare. You should see your eMac's name
in the box to the right. Select it and enter the name and password you
use on your new computer and you should shortly see your emac's drive
on your iMac's desktop. You may need to restart your iMac before you
see anything.
Copy away! But try to keep the really good organization of your new OS
X. All your Doc in your User folder, separated into Documents,
Pictures, Music, Movies & Sites if you have no other way of
organization. I also have a Project and Work folder, and a few others,
at the top level of my User folder and that's handy. As for old Apps,
try to install them from original disks, don't just copy them.
I think it's a little more complicated the other way but not too bad:
http://macguru.biz/macnetwork.html or I'm happy to help.
This Mac announcement is in the equal opportunity for macs category.
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