kojack

The feedback will be delayed a little bit. We were talking this morning and we are prioritizing everything to transition into our own home businesses we are planning. The Mac, while I think it would be a great addition to us, will be put on the backburner for about 6 or 7 months. We need some new photo and video imaging equipment so we are going to put our money to that first. then transition to mac for our processing at a later date. it's not like our computers right now are terrible old junk. They are all great systems that work (besides iOS integration) of course. i may pick up an M1 mini used to start the transition sooner if I can find one locally for a decent price. As it stands right now, the price tag for my macbook alone would be close to 5300 bucks Cdn. I can get 2 new camera bodies, and lenses to get going with for that and create more income than the extra speed of the mac would provide at this time. No doubt, I will be transitioning to Apple silicon. Just have to be smart about our money right now because I am hitting eject on my job and going home based full time within 6 months. The wife, having a high paying job with healthcare here, will need some extra time to create steady home based income. She works from home now and has an awesome home office, but both of us want to work for US. Not someone else. We are positioning ourselves to be only reliant on our computers and camera equipment, and not location. That way, when Colin get's out of high school next year, we can travel...work....and give him the best life seeing everything there is out there in the wild! So, this will be put on pause for the time being. I thought I could do what I need to do with my current cameras, but alas, I cannot. They don't do video at all. So we are going to get a lightweight current model camera mounted on a gimbal for video work, and then get a nice big camera that can take large zoom lenses and battery grip for balance for stills. We are going to have a photography tour business starting up this summer so having some great gear for marketing will be essential!

Agreed 100 percent. The negatives are not as many compared to the positives. I am keeping my dells. For what I would get selling them (not much), I will still have windows computers. If I could get a reliable imessage solution for windows, I would stay put and save thousands. I use imessage alot. So, for everything to work together, moving to macOS is my best bet. I am actually hyped to try a new powerful mac. My last mac was 2011 when I had my mini and installed a small ssd and hdd plus maxed the ram in it. I ran it through a 27" cinema monitor and LOVED that display. I would say I will get 2 studio monitors when I get the mac studio.

So, I have succumbed to the evil empire and I am getting macbooks and a studio to replace my dell pcs. The xps8940 wil be replaced with a studio or Pro if I can get one on a good deal, the inspiron will be getting replaced with a new 14" maxed out pro, and the wifes inspiron will be getting replaced with an M2 macbook air in starlight. Got to have the ecosystem. I hate to say it! ha ha. I will be trying macos asap!

Well, speak of the devil. I tried it on my workstation and it is 90% functioning. Must have heard me talking smack about it!

Too little too late IMO. I am sick of trying to get stuff to work with my iPhone. I need imessage for reasons, and it looks like it's not coming to windows in any form anytime soon. I am done trying. Maxed out Macbook pro 14 incoming within the next month with brydge dock for on the desk for editing work.

I just ordered a new Apple watch ultra for me and a 41mm series 8 for the wife. Dunno, Trying them again. I like the fact that any accessory is available for them, they work seamlessly with our iPhones, and we just paid for Apple one premier so we have apple fitness + to try too.

So, my wife and I were deep in discussion the other evening about just having everything work together technologically for our family. We are both fed up with stuff not working together so we decided on going to apple for our tech...YAH I KNOW! I fought with this for years, hoping, just hoping we would get something to tie our iOS deivces to windows. I am tired of waiting....So, the transformation has started. I went and bought two 256gb iPad 10th gens for us. I don't do any heavy lifting on tablets so the base 10th gens are perfect for us. I am using mine as a content consumption device, and she is using hers as a notebook replacement. I have 2 Logitech keyboard setups coming for them that actually use the apple connection on the iPad for the keyboard to work. Better than Bluetooth IMO. I started trying stuff with the ipad and connected my USB C dock to the tablet, and put my Logitech receiver in it for the mouse. Bam....worked right away. Then I pluged in a DP cable and bam...worked right away. So, she can use her ipad as a complete computer replacement for doing things like basic word processing, excel, web surfing and doing graphic design for our businesses. It's much faster than her dell 2 in 1 we bought a few years ago, and the screen is the same size but much clearer. I am very impressed with the new iPads. Plus, they just work when we need them to. OMG I just said the magic fanboy words "it just works". I am going to off myself now...have a great day people!🤪

Well that trash was short lived. It worked on my notebook, but not on my desktop. I was sitting working away at my notebook the other day and was messaging with my wife, so I said, self, might as well fire up unison so I can keep working while talking to her. Fired it up. No dice. Don't work anymore. I will be buying apple notebooks for me and her, and a new worksation for me as well. I just want everything to work as it should instead of jumping through 8 rings of fire to get something to half ass work.

Leave politics out of the site would be best! However, until that is a law, I will politely respond to said nuttery with actual facts etc.

We have one of those fancy shmancy curved uber expensive Samsung tv monitors at work to display the 4k output of our tv boxes. Is 4k noticeable? yes when you are a ft or 2 away from the set, once you are back 6-8 where most people view it, NOPE. Marketing is a hell of a drug!

Ahh the typical righty election fraud battle cry....Just like everything religious/righty...every accusation is a confession.

I love snoop's other cookbook,

Meth...but I don't have any photos...ha ha. In all seriousness, We are having boston lettuce taco wraps. taco seasoned ground beef, tomato, avocado, sour cream, salsa and other yumminess!

Could be worse, they could be forcing the righty wing nutbar homophobic, racist, lunatic propaganda on children...I will take Disney anyday of the week instead of the insanity of the religious reich wing nutjobs. Anyone using the term "WOKE" is all I need to know about a person...and we will leave it at that. Sam Smith is wearing the red hat...he can't be WOKE....

Are you using a Mac or Pc? it's doable both ways, but you have to make the drive to get it to work if you are using a PC. On the Mac side, paralells now works on apple silicon for windows. I will be taking advantage of this when I get my macbook pro.

I'm teetering on old fart territory. I know my tolerance for B/S had dropped to nothing since I started working retail. People must think i'm an AHOLE! ha ha. My other businesses are starting to pick up now, and I have gotten some great writing gigs so far with a couple of web development clients! Oh, tonight's menu is a few glasses of wiser's 10 year barrel aged whisky, and a couple of runs of comatose strain! My shipment shows up tomorrow and I am going to be baked the entire day! ha ha

Not at all brother. All good!

Bought two new ipad 10th gens for the wife and I. 256gb models. Ordering the Logitech keyboard/case/stand outfits for both. Yep, the darkside is consuming me. I want my tech to all work together and with the families. Oh well, you can only fight so long. Ha ha ha.

YES PLEASE. This is a must have...

Oh man. I had 250,000 dollars worth of gear. I loved it. But in the good small town way the people here hated to see a local be successful and shipped stuff elsewhere for more money I was the cheapest on the island.

Well, eff that. The bottom case does not fit. Oh well, hopefully I can get a refund or I will be leaving negative feedback and getting my money back via ebay because it's the wrong part completely. Its for another device by dell, and not mine!

Painting cars, bikes and other motorsports items is my forte, powder and ceramic coating as well. I am just wondering if they do the same for pc. Bring it to the auto parts place, scan the color and mix a rattle can.

To the painters here, how do you color match paint for your laptops? I received a new bottom tray for my dell which I cracked taking it off. It's a completely different color, like they forgot to paint it. Do you just bring it to an auto shop and have them mix a can for you?

Yeah, I am down with anything beer or whisky (single malt and others). We plan our husband and wife trips around breweries, distilleries and wineries. Ha ha. We are not allowed in Grow houses, or we would visit them too. In Canada, the pandemic opened up our beer and wine aquisition abilities. They allowed product to cross provincial borders without restriction. Great for us who love products not available at the local stores. I love our east coast breweries. 2 crows is our favorite. Spindrift, garrison, pei brewing for Atlantic Canada. split rock, boomstick, western newfoundland brewing company and port Rexton for really good beer on the island of Newfoundland! Since I am trying to get around 50 lbs off me I am cutting back on the beverages and drinking flavored water for a while

Cool, pardon the pun. I will stick with my NT-H2. a degree difference is not going to make or break a system at all.