Back in the G4 days you needed a Mac Pro for serious design. Not any more. FYI, the new 27" iMac can also be used as an external monitor. The resolution on these babies is *amazing*. Much better, even, than the Apple Cinema display.
On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 1:19 AM, Holly Fortenberry < [email protected]> wrote: > 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]> 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]> 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] >> 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 >> > > > > -- > 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] > 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 > > -- > 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]<refresh-austin%[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. 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