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My Mac Journey Continues
Sunday, March 09, 2008 8:51 am

It’s been three months since my last update and I must confess that my familiarity with Microsoft and the PC have weighed heavily on my transition to the Mac. Even with Parallels installed on the Mac, I find that I spend most of my time on the PC. The bottom line is the time and expense of moving my PC apps from the old PC to the new Mac.

I have thousands of songs in my Windows Media Player, a cell phone data manager, several older versions of photo editing software as well 4 years of tweaks and settings on my PC that makes it most difficult to move completely away from it. Well... for now.

I have been able to clean off the number of monitors and keyboards from my desk through the use of a KVM switch. I now use my new Samsung monitor and Logitech Wave keyboard and mouse for all three of my computers. The server is accessed through the Remote Desktop feature in Windows and I switch between the Mac and PC with the KVM switch.

Simply put, a KVM allows me to split the monitor, keyboard and mouse cables to be plugged into both machines. With a key press, I am able to use them on both computers.

It’s not my preferred set up as I had high hopes of moving completely to the Mac. I wanted to move completely away from Microsoft software too, but my familiarity with the software as well as development of ASP websites pretty well demands that I stay with Microsoft most of the time.

Learning Curve and Time
I must also admit that because I produce a full color 50+ page magazine each month, as well as develop websites in my “spare time,” I do not have the time or energy to learn the Mac equivalent skills. Perhaps when I can finally start delegating some of the daily tasks and development duties, I will finally be able to simplify my life by learning the Mac better.

To give you an idea, in the past 60 days, I’ve deployed 4 new websites and produced 2 issues of the magazine. Time is the one thing I have very little of.

I was on the Mac this morning and clicked the Safari icon which takes me to the Apple.com start page. There was a story on there about a company who saved tens of thousands of dollars moving to the Mac. While I can see some of the savings through the more secure Mac, it seems most of their savings came through the use of online applications and open source programs. They moved away from some major Microsoft applications which is where most of their savings came from. Fact be known, they could have saved that same money without moving away from the Mac.

http://www.apple.com/business/profiles/quist/?sr=hotnews

Another observation I made while reading the article was that people seemed to like their new MacBook pro’s because of what they could with it “for fun.” That’s all well and good, but the point of a business computer should be business... shouldn’t it?

Now, before I get flamed for my sins against the Mac, let me say that I do intend to have a Mac organization! I will look closer at open office as well as new ways of developing my own technology such as PHP, Ruby and FileMaker. Unfortunately, that transition will take time and I cannot invest that time until I can afford to hire at least 3 new employees. Until that time, since I can write ASP & SQL as easily as I type this post, I must remain with what is convenient and comfortable for now.

That said, I am still on the fence in regards to moving away from ASP. The new development tools and capabilities of ASP.NET with Ajax have me considering it very strongly. I may not move away from Microsoft completely because they have some powerful and useful technology well worth considering.

Who knows, but for now I will continue my intimate relationship with both the Mac and PC.

ZOOM ZOOM
Saturday, December 08, 2007 8:16 pm

All I can say is ZOOM ZOOM! I’ve spent the better part of the day installing Parallels on my new Mac Pro and then installing all of the PC software I’m accustomed to using. Most of it is on there and the ease and speed is really surprising.

XP Pro was installed and it went so fast I couldn’t believe it. I installed MS Office and a myriad of other software packages in record time. I’ve even downloaded and installed many supporting software like HTML KIT, EditPad and NoteTab with no trouble.

What really shocked me is the ease in which Parallels joined my network. Hesitantly, I typed the local Small Business Server address in the browser and clicked the network configuration link. Almost faster than I could enter the information, I was joined on the network and ready to go.

I’m typing this out on the old computer but it very well could be the last time. The only reason I am is because my login credentials for the website are stored here... but that’s just laziness I think.

I can highly recommend the Parallels software! My new Mac Pro with two dual core processors and the Parallels software make my Windows applications fly like never before. I’m most pleased with the combination.

Making Progress
Saturday, December 08, 2007 11:49 am

My transition to the MAC continues! It has not been without some frustration I can tell you. It seems so many things are on the opposite side of the screen on purpose and the lack of a right click button was about to drive me insane.

I’ve made some significant progress today! After I stole the two button scrolling mouse from my wife’s computer, I went about installing the network printers. Yes, that was more complicated than it should have been mostly because of my lack of experience with the MAC OS. I was able to download the Intel MAC drivers for the laser printer and eventually found my shared printer with my main computer.

Feeling victorious and emboldened by my earlier accomplishments, I downloaded the Parallels software, installed it and am installing Windows XP Pro onto the MAC. I half expected smoke to come from CPU or groans from the internal speakers. It seems to be installing fine and time will tell if all the hoopla about running Windows on a MAC is true.

As a web developer, I have many more little pieces of software that will need to be installed. I am also installing Office 2007, FrontPage 2003, and Visual Web Developer and if all that goes well, I may even install SQL Server 2005. Who knows?

Something I have to remember before installing Office is to install Office 2000 first! I have grown attached to the office bar at the bottom of the screen and it’s not available in later versions of office. I think I can install Word alone and select the bar during the install, then go ahead install Office 2007 on top of that. Trial and error I guess.

This is the easiest way I can see to make the ultimate transition to the MAC. I really want to pull the plug on this computer and make it another internal server. That won’t come until I have not needed it for a month or two.

I’m having so much fun with all of this that I even turned on an older laptop (which brought back memories) to see if there was a way I could use its processing power. I got it running but the battery is shot so I am charging it now.

I am supposed to be working on the new magazine website, but was distracted by all of this fun stuff. No worries! Carrie is in Alabama and I can work 24 hours a day until she returns. Part of the reason I am allowing myself this distraction is the fact this computer is having so much trouble with ASP.NET and IIS. A fresh install of XP as well as good installations of the ASP.NET framework is exactly what I need to ease some of the pains I’m having with this computer.

Update: The new Mac and Adobe PDF concerns
and other lessons learned
Sunday, November 25, 2007 5:48 am

I haven’t updated this section of the website in a few weeks primarily because I was making the December issue of the magazine. There are some things I wanted to share.

1. The new Mac did NOT come with Leopard installed. That was a HUGE concern for me because I had already installed Adobe CS3 and Microsoft Office. I installed Leopard on top of those only after I realized that Tiger was the OS. (I’m not as familiar with Mac’s as I wish I were.) I was mildly disappointed that the new Mac did not come with Leopard pre-installed. It was one of the main reasons I waited as long as I did to purchase the machine. So far, it seems okay but I am not a big fan of upgrading operating system software.
2. The new CS3 software is wonderful! The video tutorials have helped greatly and I had little trouble learning the new software. I had been using InDesign 2 and Photo Shop 7 for the past 6 months.
3. I’m still finding all of the features in Leopard. Since I have been absorbed with the December issue of the magazine, I’ve not had as much “play time” with the Mac as I would like. I do intend to make the Mac my primary computer and relegate my PC to a database and web server.
4. Simple things such as burning a CD in Leopard are giving me fits. Just like any new software, I just have to do a Yahoo search and find the answers. Simply put, creating a CD is simple.
   1. Put a blank CD in the drive.
   2. Select “Finder” from the pop up options. (This was the step I kept messing up because I selected Disk utilities... my mistake.)
   3. Drag the files you want on the CD to the icon on the desktop.
   4. Drag the CD Icon to the trash (icon changes to a burn icon when dragging)
   5. A dialog appears asking for drive label information and then it starts burning.

   Note: Burning a CD was simpler than I expected though once the process was complete, I could not add more files to the disk. This was unfortunate as I only used about 25% of the DVD and had more files to burn. I’m still learning the options but I have to admit, it was easy.

Now on to the next challenge! I am going to install the Parallels software on the Mac which will allow me to run Windows and Mac at the same time. From what I understand, the Bootcamp software on the Mac requires you to choose one or the other at startup. I would prefer to be able to run both at the same time. This will allow me to use the Mac exclusively and retire my older PC. The software is $80 and there are some issues on Leopard from what I’ve read, but once it comes out of beta, I will install it and start moving all of my PC files to the Mac. Oh... I will NOT be installing Vista on the Mac. I’m writing another journal entry to explain my issues with Vista. I will be installing Windows XP pro and all of my PC software including Office 2007, Small Business Accounting, Contact Manager for Outlook, SQL 2005 and Web Expressions plus a million other little applications I use for web development and server monitoring.

Overall, I am more than pleased with my new Mac. There are some little "glitchy" things I found when I had used up all of the RAM. (InDesign, PhotoShop, Illustrator, Bridge, Word, FireFox, Preview and the file explorer open... more than one should expect that's for sure.) I was able to work around the glitches. InDesign crashed a couple of times when I tried to drag newly created TIF images to my layout but it would recover nicely! A nice change from the PC where hours of work were lost when there was a lockup.

Another glitchy thing was text handling in columns and the one issue that really torqued my screws was the inability for InDesign to paste formatted text into a text frame. It took me hours to figure out how to overcome this. The reason it was an issue is our calendar has more than 700 items and the layout calls for the event title to be bold. I programmed the database output to format the event title in bold and InDesign 2 had no trouble with that. (Well, as long as I use Safari to copy from.) I overcame the issue by writing a search and replace string that would look for the first line and change it. I'm thinking about re-writing the data output to export in XML and then learn how to use the XML tools in InDesign to handle and format the different fields.

That's all for now... more updates this week as I intend to do a good amount of computer work.

Category: MAC and Adobe

841 words: not copy edited

I received my Mac Pro
Friday, November 09, 2007 6:43 am

My first impression? WOW! This thing weighs almost 60 lbs, is built like a block of steel and it’s HUGE! Even the packaging seems first class. The impression of the quality of the CPU as well as the packaging (presentation) did instill a good feeling that I received value for my investment.

I couldn’t wait to turn it on. I was in the middle of editing a client website but multi-tasked myself with the installation of my new Macintosh.

The metal body of the CPU seems as if it’s industrial strength. Setting it on the desk is really not an option so under the desk it goes. Since this is not its final resting place, I didn’t pay too much attention... besides I knew I would need to “play” with it a little.

I should have opened the case, but as I said, I was in the middle of something else and wanted to power this dude up. I plugged in my new Samsung 226BW 22” Widescreen monitor as well as the keyboard and mouse that came with the computer and then plugged the power cords into the waiting UPS.

Even the power on button is metal... or at least it seems so.

As a long time PC user, I still find navigation of the programs and settings a bit cryptic. I know where my programs, files and settings are on the PC but even with 6 months or so on the Mac, I’m still discovering where everything is.

It powered right up, auto-registered the OS and I kind of noticed that the new Leopard background was missing but pressed on figuring I would have to select it later. I made sure and used the Mac updater service, rebooted a few times and then I poked around a little bit. It didn’t take long until I got a craving to see my new software.

Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac (came with free upgrade to 2008) installed without a hitch. It wasn’t until I got to the update process that I realized that link was hiding somewhere else. Then, I had to update several times to make sure all of the patches and updates were installed. Lesson; keep clicking the MS Update link until it says no more updates are available.

On to Adobe!

As I said, I purchased Adobe Creative Suite 3, Design Premium (CS3). It all comes on one disk though the documentation and instructional videos come on two other disks. As expected, it installed flawlessly and I was up and running in no time. Finding no update assistant link, I used the Mac updater to check for updates. I have to assume it’s current.

That was yesterday. This morning I got up at 02:00 AM and started watching the instructional videos for CS3. They are all very good but I got a little bored and started checking the settings and configuration. I clicked the “about this MAC” button and to my surprise, I was running “Tiger” not “Leopard.” PHOOEY!

One of the reasons I waited to purchase my Mac for so long was so that the OS would come pre-installed. Now, not only did it not come pre-installed, but now I have to upgrade (disk included... assumed it was for recovery), I have to upgrade after installing the MS and Adobe software.

I’m not happy! Actually, I started writing this just as I slipped the Leopard disk in the computer and it’s still installing with a reported 17 minutes remaining.

I should have known better, especially since I could not find any of the new features of Leopard anywhere. I figured I would discover those features as I dug deeper into the applications. My discovery was more disappointing that I expected.

Another thing I noticed is a general lack of speed. I really thought this thing would react almost instantaneously. It doesn’t. Oh it’s fast mind you... very fast! But I really didn’t expect to wait for thumbnail previews or for directories to load.

ONWARD! 15 minutes remaining so I’ll make some more coffee and wait.

(update 7:31 am: it appears it upgraded flawlessly... I'm happy again.)

I get my new Mac today!
Thursday, November 08, 2007 4:18 am

The wait is over! I just checked the FedEx shipment tracker and it looks like I'll be receiving my new Mac today. I've already received Adobe CS3 Design Premium as well as MS Office for Mac. I purchased my monitor, a sweet little Samsung 226BW 22" LCD Widescreen at Office Depot for $339 yesterday as well as an APC UPS power backup which sits fully charged and empty under my desk.

I took the loaner Mac back to my friend on Monday and have been as patient as I can be knowing that my deadline for the magazine is a touch earlier this month due to the Thanksgiving holiday. Another reason for concern is knowing that I have to install the new computer on the network and install all of the new software. I'm hoping the Mac lives up to its reputation for easy set up and installation.

In the end, I trimmed a little off the price by sticking with the standard video card and purchasing the software and monitor elsewhere. My efforts to save a few dollars resulted in a net savings of $700 though I still wonder if I should have gone ahead and purchased the Apple monitor.

Photos and more journal entries to come I'm sure.

Adobe Acrobat Issue on Leopard
A New Sense of Urgency and Caution
Tuesday, October 30, 2007 7:47 am

As I prepared to purchase my new Mac and Adobe CS3 Design Premium, I brought up the old search engine and scanned the blogs and news sites for technical issues. Most of the issues I found were related to upgrading existing Mac’s to the new Leopard OS X 10.5 from an older version. The “blue screen of death” issue seemed to be the most prevalent and most written about. It has also resulted in a patch from Apple in only 3 short days.

The issue that caught my eye was one that might affect my ability to publish my magazine. It’s not an Apple issue per se, but it does present a problem between the new OS and Adobe Acrobat, the software we use to publish the electronic version of our magazine for the printer.

I posted an article from Adobe the other day “Compatibility with Leopard.” This lists some issues with Acrobat that won’t be fixed until next year. I was so concerned about this that I called Adobe sales and then technical support. After explaining my concerns to three different people, the answer I received had me more concerned than ever. “We are not sure.” The last technical support person I talked to offered the least assurance by explaining that he had received many calls from people who were unable to create a PDF at all.

In my searches, I found a blog by Stephen Partridge, the BDM for Acrobat in the UK. (Don’t ask me what BDN stands for.)  The blog is titled “Spartacus of Acrobat,” and the most recent post was about the subject that concerned me the most, “Adobe Acrobat and Apple Leopard.” Stephen writes:

However, the following CS3 applications will require updates for full compatibility with Leopard: Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional and our professional video applications, including Adobe Premiere Pro CS3, After Effects CS3 Professional, Encore CS3, and Soundbooth CS3.

We expect to publish free Leopard compatibility updates for the video applications in December 2007 and for Acrobat 8 Professional and Adobe Reader 8 in January 2008.

For more information, take a look at the FAQ we have produced, it can be found here.....

http://www.adobe.com/go/leopardfaq (the link I posted earlier)

Now when I read the FAQ at Adobe, I came away thinking that the issues with the software were related to motion video and sound. Then in the comments to that blog I read something that was cause for pause.

So let's be clear about this. Adobe has known about Leopard for a long time but professional users who need to create high res pdfs to print are going to have to wait three months for a compatibility upgrade - that doesn't sound very good.

Posted by: Alastair Nisbet | October 29, 2007 01:57 PM

To which Steve responded:

Hiya, well I understand the concern, but development cycles simply meant that Acrobat has had to wait a couple of months for the upgrade, I'm suffering too. Don't forget, if you're making your PDF's from our Creative applications then you can make PDF's now.

Posted by: Steve P | October 29, 2007 02:35 PM

After I read that, I started to get a little nervous. It’s when I called my pre-press folks and left a voice mail and then I started calling the contact numbers at Adobe. Unfortunately, no one could assure me that I would be able to create the press quality PDF. So I did what any good blog reader would do, I commented on the blog and asked for clarification from Mr. Partridge himself.

I wrote:

"Hi Steve, I'm on the phone with Adobe now but no one seems to be able to answer the question.

I have been waiting to purchase a new MAC with Adobe CS3 design premium for two months in anticipation of Leopard. I publish a monthly magazine using InDesign as well as Photoshop and Illustrator. I am greatly concerned that the unresolved issues with Leopard will affect my ability to send the finished publication to my commercial printer.

I have asked the printer to check for other clients who are using Acrobat CS3 on a Leopard Mac... they are looking into it. I've been on hold with Adobe TS for some time and thought I would ask here.

Can you confirm that a brand new Mac Leopard with the latest version of CS3 will allow me to publish a press quality PDF?"

Posted by: David Francis | October 29, 2007 09:49 PM (UK Time)

I posted that right before I went home for the night for a nice quiet spaghetti dinner with my wonderful wife. As we waited for the sausage, onions and garlic to simmer we discussed the options.

What makes this issue so very urgent to us is the fact that I received a call from the person who has loaned me the Mac I have been using to publish the magazine. Mr. Andy Baker is also a publisher and had a “spare” Macintosh with Photoshop 7 and InDesign 2.2 installed. As a “spare,” it wasn’t the latest greatest machine or software, but it saved me some money as I started my new company.

Andy is experiencing growth and success in his business, “Bluegrass Advertising.” He publishes 3 phone books for the local area and is in the process of expanding his staff. For this reason, he called and asked if I had purchased my own Mac yet. I explained to him that I had not because I was waiting for Leopard to release but had one configured in my shopping cart and could get him his computer back by Monday.

It was only after that call that I discovered the possible issue with Leopard and Adobe Acrobat.

My wife and I discussed possible solutions. We considered calling Apple to see if I could get a new Mac with the older OS on it, but thought that would be like asking General Motors to stop production and build us last year’s model on the assembly line. We considered looking for a used Mac for sale, but the money would be wasted once this issue was resolved. I even considered publishing my magazine and then taking it to Andy’s to create the PDF. Possible I guess, but not practical and I am not one to make my problems someone else’s.

As we ate our dinner, I found some comfort in knowing that I could package the InDesign document and send that package to the press. I figured that for the money I’m spending for printing, I can require my vendor to accept the InDesign package instead of the standard PDF for 6 months. This solution offered enough comfort to get some sleep knowing that I could get my friend his computer back on time, order my new one and still get my magazine published.

Note, the press quality PDF for my 52 page full color magazine weighs in at 130 meg. I package each month’s issue for archiving and it is almost 700 meg. The thought of uploading 700 mb to the FTP server made me uneasy because of the time and possible corruption of files. I figure I can give it a go and if it fails, send a DVD next day air to my press people.

Then this morning I checked Mr. Partridges’ blog. He wrote:

Yes, I can confirm that a brand new Mac Leopard with CS3 will allow you to publish press quality PDF. Leopard (or any OS) is irrelevant to the CS3 apps that can create PDF natively. We create the PDF through the PDF Library rather than the print stream.

Posted by: Steve P | October 30, 2007 07:32 AM

Well now... isn’t THAT interesting.

So, in the end, I worried for nothing. (?) I guess only time will tell. I will order my new Mac today. I will install Adobe CS3 and I will create a new InDesign document. Then, I will create the PDF. If Stephen is right, there will be no issues... if not; we at least I have a plan B. Yes, I will post an update this weekend.

It is finally available;
and it comes standard on all new Mac's!!!
Saturday, October 27, 2007

It's here! It is finally available and comes standard on all new Mac's!!! It is also the perfect time for me to buy a new Mac because I need one so bad!

I've put off purchasing my new Mac for various reasons. I've had my Mac Pro in my shopping cart for about 2 months and even clicked checkout about a month ago. I decided not to complete the purchase because of the new Leopard operating system due out this month. I'm glad I waited!

This is the perfect time for me to buy a Mac because of change to the Windows operating system. The change from XP to Vista has me a little frustrated and since I have to learn new tricks anyway, why not learn them on the Mac? Oh, I'm sure I'll load Vista on the Mac and use it for my PC only applications, but as time passes I'm sure that I will be transitioning completely to the Mac.

I should wait until next weekend to make my purchase though. I like a little time to pass so people have time to work out the bugs. A few million beta testers so to speak. From what I understand, Apple has a good reputation for deploying solid software that don't require emergency patches within hours of release. I have also learned that this new operating system has been delayed so it could be tested, tweaked and made more reliable.

Why I may not wait? Because with the new computer comes Adobe CS3 which I need desperately for the magazine. (Actually, it doesn't come with it per se. I will purchase it with the Mac.) I need a little time with the new version of InDesign and PhotoShop so I'm not learning new tricks during press week.

Is Adobe software compatible with the new Leopard OS? That's a good question and one I answered quickly by typing Adobe.com in my web browser. The very first article link to this PDF document; Compatibility with Leopard.  

I am very excited about this transition. With two Xeon Dual Core processors and 4 Gig of Ram, this baby is going to scream! I had complained before that Mac's are more expensive than PC's but I just did a quick check at Dell. For a very similar workstation, the Dell Precision 690 is more expensive than the Mac.

This is an investment in my company and my future. Sure, I could save a few dollars and get a laptop or single processor Mac, but I have a need for power as the magazine continues to grow. I have a desire for a powerful computer that will be reliable and be able to not only handle the software I need for business, but also some other things I hope to delve into such as music, video and 3D. The Mac is the way to go.

Speaking of "Delving." The new Adobe software comes with a web developing software package called Dreamweaver. This has been out for a while but as a loyal Microsoft Partner, I have remained with FrontPage (FP) and the new Expression Web (EW). I am still learning EW and FP is on it's way out the door.

What happened to FrontPage?

After nine years of being an award-winning Web authoring tool, FrontPage will be discontinued in late 2006. We will continue to serve the diverse needs of our existing FrontPage customers with the introduction of these three brand-new application building and Web authoring tools using the latest technologies, Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007 for the enterprise information workers, Microsoft Expression Web for the professional Web designer and Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 for the Web developer.

Source: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/frontpage/HA101205221033.aspx

There are some exciting features in Dreamweaver including Ajax and the ability to continue to develop in ASP as well as ASP.NET. This program is also made to work with Photoshop and other Adobe software that I will be using.

Just like the change from Windows, the time is right to change web development software and maybe even the scripting language I use because of all of the changes that are taking place. I have not embraced ASP.NET as enthusiastically as I thought I would because of complicated schemes and buggy errors. Perhaps I will consider a more open source language or method of building and hosting websites. Say it aint so.

Well... can you tell I'm excited? I started writing this as a way to curb my enthusiasm. It has done the opposite. I am very excited about upgrading my hardware and software very soon.

Oh... interestingly enough. There is a local reseller of Macintosh and Adobe. I like to keep my money local and support local small businesses. I sent the owner a letter in hopes of creating a relationship but I didn't get a warm fuzzy feeling. I may go visit the proprietor before I buy online and see if we can work together. I'm afraid that there are influences on his perception of me that may prevent a trusting relationship. That would be unfortunate, but it may be so nonetheless. I will try.

Macintosh Computer
Wednesday, October 17, 2007

I am making a difficult transition from the tried and true IBM PC to the Macintosh/Apple (MAC) computer. This transition comes based on a need for compatibility with my commercial printer as well as the tools offered by Adobe software for print layout.

I have written in the past about my reluctance to the MAC and how I fought tooth and nail to stay away from it. I lost the battle and after one of my best friends brought me a “spare” with the software, I find myself happy I lost.

(Digging through old blogs for reference articles)

As of today, I have a MAC Pro in my shopping cart at Apple.com. It’s a beaut! Two processors, 2 gig of ram, 512 mg video driver. I am considering getting a 23” Samsung monitor from Amazon because I can save $300 and get a TV tuner at the same time.

Also in my cart is Adobe Design Premium CS3 which includes some major tools needed to build and publish the magazine. It also includes Dream Weaver web development software which may replace even more MS software I use now. But yes, I’ve also included MS Office for MAC in my software basket.

I have not hit the “buy now” button because of the pending release of the next MAC operating system software. It is due to release on October 26th and I want to give that about a week before I buy my MAC.

The point of this post and those that follow is to journal my transition from PC to MAC. Perhaps this can be of use to others who are trading in their Chevy’s for a Cadillac.

(I removed the configuration and prices because I modified the order. I ended up purchasing the software from Amazon saving more than $200 and the monitor at Office Depot saving $500. Thursday, November 08, 2007)

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