Don't forget there's an XML file in your iTunes library (probably in the "my music" folder) that has your playlists and such. You'd have to move that tp the mac or what ever you get. And if you plug in the USB drive into a mac the "drive" letters might be different. Find/ replace? HTH
John. On Dec 26, 4:35 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > I am thinking of getting a new laptop. I noticed the cheapest mac was > about $1000, whereas I can get a cheap HP for about $550. The cheaper > machine is kind of appealing, but the idea of a linux type system for > a mac appeals to me however. I've always liked working on unix/linux > at various companies, but I've always owned IBM clone PC and have > never owned a mac. > > I have a HP laptop that is not quite 3 years old. I've downloaded > alot of stuff, and the machine seems to run alot slower than it used > to. It takes along time to boot, and it's gotten really bad, though I > do have AVG. I get the impression that spyware on a mac would be less > of a problem and that type of degradation might not happen as fast on > a mac or that I could more easily figure out what the heck was running > on the machine ? > > I also hear that there is less software for macs, I might like to use > winscp, a graphical SVN or such that is not to hard to install. I'm > not sure what else ofhand .. OpenOffice must work on a mac I might > guess .. > > Right now my ITunes library is on an external USB drive, I assume if > I started up ITunes on a mac it would import stuff from my IPod to > itself as this happened when I first moved my lib to an external > drive. > > I get the impression that Rails development on a mac might be > somewhat better, but I'm curious what people have to say on that ? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
