You all are really helping me! Thank you! I was so worried that I'd
need to buy that big Mac Pro. Do you think it's still overkill even if
I hope to get into graphic design one day? I'm thinking about doing that.
Also, glad to hear that MAMP is still the best choice for local
development. I use it but thought there may be something better.
Dropbox sounds like just what I need too.
Aaron Ortega wrote:
Pair a 13" MacBook Pro with a 24" external, keyboard and mouse. You'll
be set.
No one needs a mac pro...
Sent from my iPhone
On May 23, 2010, at 1:14 PM, Julie Gomoll <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
If you need more than a laptop but the Mac Pro is overkill, Consider
the iMac. The new 27" is incredibly powerful. You can use Dropbox to
sync files between that and your laptop. For a local development
environment, install MAMP - works like a charm.
On Sat, May 22, 2010 at 9:26 PM, Holly Fortenberry
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Hi folks,
I've been a web hobbyist since 1997 and have finally decided to
bite the bullet and start a 1-woman web shop. I plan on staying
small, perhaps never growing larger than 5 employees. Over the
years, I've designed on pc's and macs (I stuck with the mac),
I've used at least 10 different editors and ended up mostly
hand-coding or using Coda or Dreamweaver. I am passionate about
web standards and progressive enhancement. I am also really
getting into database work and am looking forward to building
small business sites for the folks in my moderately-size town.
So, for those of you who have been where I am now, do you have
any suggestions on the best Mac hardware to buy? My laptop won't
cut it anymore. I'd like a tower but perhaps that's overkill
when you can get those little boxes more cheaply.
Then I wonder how to handle separating the development from
production environments. That is one of my biggest concerns.
What software do you recommend for that?
And, what about versioning, billing and accounting software? I'm
thinking about going with Quickbooks but using Billings to track
my time. Any thoughts about that?
Finally, any other advice you want to give would be welcome.
I'll take advice on any aspect of this.
Thanks!
Holly
--
Our Web site: http://www.RefreshAustin.org/
You received this message because you are subscribed to the
Google Groups "Refresh Austin" group.
[ Posting ]
To post to this group, send email to
[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>
Job-related postings should follow
http://tr.im/refreshaustinjobspolicy
We do not accept job posts from recruiters.
[ Unsubscribe ]
To unsubscribe from this group, send email to
[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>
[ More Info ]
For more options, visit this group at
http://groups.google.com/group/Refresh-Austin
--
Julie Gomoll
http://flavors.me/juliegomoll
--
Our Web site: http://www.RefreshAustin.org/
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google
Groups "Refresh Austin" group.
[ Posting ]
To post to this group, send email to [email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>
Job-related postings should follow http://tr.im/refreshaustinjobspolicy
We do not accept job posts from recruiters.
[ Unsubscribe ]
To unsubscribe from this group, send email to
[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>
[ More Info ]
For more options, visit this group at
http://groups.google.com/group/Refresh-Austin
--
Our Web site: http://www.RefreshAustin.org/
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google
Groups "Refresh Austin" group.
[ Posting ]
To post to this group, send email to [email protected]
Job-related postings should follow http://tr.im/refreshaustinjobspolicy
We do not accept job posts from recruiters.
[ Unsubscribe ]
To unsubscribe from this group, send email to
[email protected]
[ More Info ]
For more options, visit this group at
http://groups.google.com/group/Refresh-Austin
--
Our Web site: http://www.RefreshAustin.org/
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Refresh
Austin" group.
[ Posting ]
To post to this group, send email to [email protected]
Job-related postings should follow http://tr.im/refreshaustinjobspolicy
We do not accept job posts from recruiters.
[ Unsubscribe ]
To unsubscribe from this group, send email to
[email protected]
[ More Info ]
For more options, visit this group at
http://groups.google.com/group/Refresh-Austin
