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I quit!

Submitted by Rosana on Sun Nov 13, 2011 - 19:14

A few years ago a couple of Dutch Mac craving people decided to start a website to beg for money. Before we actually started the website, Tales already bought a MacBook. And after having spent a few years on this website, all the others also finally have their Macs. Wouter reached his goal earlier this year. And I actually bought my iMac last month. Cheetah was never planning to buy anything from Apple, he was just our techie guy. All four of us reaching our goal, means that the website has served its purpose. So this made me, and the other team members, think about the future. What will happen to MacDesperate? Should we keep the website open? Or would it be a better idea to close it? I discussed it with all the team members. And everyone agreed that the goals have been reached. Therefore, we aren't really MacDesperate anymore. We might have kept the website open if the news and all of that would have been active. But we have to be honest, the news has never been our focus point.

Basically, what I'm saying, we're closing MacDesperate...

Not to worry. I will move the goodies to Miss Design and my blog. The posts about bags will also be moved to my blog. And the iMac newbie series will also be moved to my blog. I also think I will continue writing about being an iMac newbie.

I'm not sure what the others will do with their posts. I guess we'll have to ask them. Wink

The website will stay open until spring of 2012. I will continue blogging and posting goodies on Miss Design and my personal blog!

See you there!

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iMac Newbie, Part 3: Software dilemmas!

Submitted by Rosana on Tue Nov 1, 2011 - 21:58
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Another post about my life as an iMac newbie. Today's topic: software dilemmas... What if there are several decent programs available? The hours I spent reading reviews and asking for advice...

You see. I'm not a professional photographer, but I am a serious hobby photographer. I have over 90.000 photos on my PC. And so far I never really took the time to import all of them into a program for editing and viewing. I organized kept trying to organize the folders myself. Note the try bit here... I need a proper program for easy editing and overview.

Adobe Lightroom Aperture

I did try Lightroom for some editing in the past, and I've heard good thing about it too. But now I also have the choice to get Aperture for Mac. Read below the positive/negative about both and maybe you'll understand my dilemma!

  • Lightroom is for both Mac and Windows. I like the idea of having the choice. Aperture is just for Mac.
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iMac Newbie, Part 2: Customization!

Submitted by Rosana on Mon Oct 31, 2011 - 22:41
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Yes, of course. Macs look good on the inside and outside. There is no need to make them prettier. Or is there? Well, I just like to customize everything. Even my new iMac. So one of the first things I did when I turned on my iMac, was find out where to change the desktop wallpaper. And gawd, the resolution! I never paid that much attention when creating wallpapers in the past. The largest size wallpaper I ever created was probably 1920x1200... But now I have a 27" display with a 2560x1440 resolution. It's amazing. But it also means I need really big wallpapers now to cover the entire screen and not make it look crappy.

David Lanham has been one of my favorite illustrators for a long time now. I've always customized my Windows environment with his cool wallpapers and icons. And I wasn't planning to stop doing this now. I'm so grateful for artists like him. He makes my desktop a whole lot prettier.

David Lanham David Lanham
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iMac Newbie, Part 1: Memory!

Submitted by Rosana on Sun Oct 30, 2011 - 23:34
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So I received my iMac last week, on Monday. I was so happy it was Seth's holiday/school break, because I wasn't sure when exactly they would deliver the iMac. And imagine me missing the UPS guy?! Hell no! Maybe you've seen my photo report by now. If not, you still can, just go here.

For the next few... days, weeks, maybe even months (?) I'd like to tell you all about the experience I gained being on an iMac so far! The good stuff, the bad stuff, the dilemmas...

Today is about adding memory modules to the iMac!

Kingston memory modules

When I ordered the iMac, I also ordered extra RAM for the iMac. I ordered 2 modules of 4GB. And they arrived before the iMac did. So when the iMac arrived, the first thing I did after I had unpacked the box, was plug in the extra RAM! It was really easy, and I'd recommend this to anyone. If you buy an iMac through Apple, just keep it at 4GB and order more RAM yourself. Much cheaper. And let's not forget that we're allowed to do so. In the guide square booklet that looks nothing like a manual is a section about adding memory yourself.

Don't be scared, you can do it!

Sticking out Tongue

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Rosie has an iMac!

Submitted by Rosana on Sun Oct 30, 2011 - 11:18
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So finally, after over 15 years of wanting an iMac, I finally bought one! Yep, you read that right. I didn't buy a MacBook Pro. I bought an iMac. Reason? Simply because my PC was slowly dying. I couldn't do heavy stuff anymore and I didn't feel like spending a lot of money right now on a laptop that I'd barely use when at home. So I will continue to save for a MacBook as well. Although maybe I will start saving for a MacBook Air rather than a MacBook Pro. I'm not sure about this right now.

Usually, people who buy Apple products have these ridiculous unpacking videos. Instead of a video, I decided to capture the moment with photographs. Have fun!


What a large box!


Seth chilling with the cardboard box.

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