Should i buy an Apple PowerBook?

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  • MaDalton
    I am Amazing Content!
    • Feb 2004
    • 39861
    #1

    Should i buy an Apple PowerBook?

    i could if i wanted to - but 2 things are keeping me away at the moment:

    - my email history in outlook

    - my icq history in trillian


    anyone solved these problems before?
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      Just Du It
      • Feb 2004
      • 12094
      #2
      just buy mylaptop off me, its half the price

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        • Jens Van Assterdam
          The Dupre Pimp
          • Feb 2008
          • 6677
          #3
          A powerbook is a way out of date.. you can keep all your windows stuff!
          Read TOS for signature rules

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            • Snake Doctor
              I'm Lenny2 Bitch
              • Mar 2001
              • 13449
              #4
              Hell I have a new windows vista desktop that I haven't migrated to yet because I can't figure out how to move everything that you're talking about.
              sig too big

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                • ScriptWorkz
                  Confirmed User
                  • Jul 2007
                  • 274
                  #5
                  I don't use outlook or trillian, but if neither has an export feature, why not just leave em' on your existing box while you still need em?

                  If your not currently a mac user, it's a bit unnerving to switch, things seem a little retarded at first, but after you get used to it it's actually alot better (In my humble opionion).

                  I say go from it, i recently converted from pc to mac and i haven't looked back. I have both xp and os x on this machine (using bootcamp to dual boot, and parrallels to use xp from within os x), and i haven't been into windows other then was neccessary for testing, etc.. since i got used to osx, and i have no plans on going back.

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                    • iMind
                      Confirmed User
                      • Nov 2007
                      • 937
                      #6
                      Who needs emails and chatlogs??
                      get a mac!

                      What you can do is install windows ( you're gonna anyway likely) then you can move your current Windows PC to your mac seemlessly and intact using parallels
                      ( make a back up first of course )

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                        • MaDalton
                          I am Amazing Content!
                          • Feb 2004
                          • 39861
                          #7
                          Originally posted by iMind
                          Who needs emails and chatlogs??
                          get a mac!

                          What you can do is install windows ( you're gonna anyway likely) then you can move your current Windows PC to your mac seemlessly and intact using parallels
                          ( make a back up first of course )
                          yeah - i just dont want to end up using windows all the time on a powerbook

                          i'm no mac noob, i have used mac os 9 for years, i just don't see me using windows vista. but buying a new super duper laptop and using win xp sounds weird too
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                            • iMind
                              Confirmed User
                              • Nov 2007
                              • 937
                              #8
                              someone cue stinkyfingers ...
                              he'll be in here spewin' his mac hate any minute now

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                                • iMind
                                  Confirmed User
                                  • Nov 2007
                                  • 937
                                  #9
                                  Originally posted by MaDalton
                                  yeah - i just dont want to end up using windows all the time on a powerbook

                                  i'm no mac noob, i have used mac os 9 for years, i just don't see me using windows vista. but buying a new super duper laptop and using win xp sounds weird too
                                  Nah, eventually you'll get rid of windows all together, but at least you're gonna have your emails during the first few weeks

                                  but ya know, in all the years I used a PC, every format I lost all my outlook emails and ICQ chat regardless of what I tried...

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                                    • BobG
                                      Confirmed User
                                      • Nov 2003
                                      • 4274
                                      #10
                                      Originally posted by iMind
                                      someone cue stinkyfingers ...
                                      he'll be in here spewin' his mac hate any minute now
                                      I use to argue but now I only wish that mac haters never ever ever get a mac, I encourage them to absolutely by no means, ever make the switch. Let them suffer.

                                      MA, don't use Windows on a mac unless its sparingly. also, you'll love the macbook pro.

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                                        • MaDalton
                                          I am Amazing Content!
                                          • Feb 2004
                                          • 39861
                                          #11
                                          Originally posted by iMind
                                          Nah, eventually you'll get rid of windows all together, but at least you're gonna have your emails during the first few weeks

                                          but ya know, in all the years I used a PC, every format I lost all my outlook emails and ICQ chat regardless of what I tried...
                                          i still have everything - and i really mean everything - from the first day of my business in Trillian and Outlook. which is really really helpful sometimes

                                          anyone use http://www.adiumx.com/ on Mac? it looks like it stores the chat history the same way trillian does - as simple plain text files
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                                            • iMind
                                              Confirmed User
                                              • Nov 2007
                                              • 937
                                              #12
                                              Originally posted by MaDalton
                                              i still have everything - and i really mean everything - from the first day of my business in Trillian and Outlook. which is really really helpful sometimes

                                              anyone use http://www.adiumx.com/ on Mac? it looks like it stores the chat history the same way trillian does - as simple plain text files
                                              Adium is great ( although the most recent update was a nightmare )
                                              Pretty much the same as Trillian without the eye candy
                                              and if your trillian keeps your chats as text files, why the problem backing them up?
                                              Tabbed chats are a godsend too

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                                                • jakethedog
                                                  Confirmed User
                                                  • Jun 2004
                                                  • 2497
                                                  #13
                                                  I saved everything from PC to my mac .. as noted above .. powerbook is a bit outdated .. but it is still a pretty damn good comp ...personally i just saved stuff like histories and mail as files in folders and they are on my back up HD .. if i ever need them again ... it was awesome to start fresh ..faster cleaner and happier .
                                                  No sig .. just me

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                                                    • DateDoc
                                                      Outside looking in.
                                                      • Feb 2005
                                                      • 14243
                                                      #14
                                                      Adium is wonderful on the Mac. Way better than Trillian on a PC.

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                                                        • ScriptWorkz
                                                          Confirmed User
                                                          • Jul 2007
                                                          • 274
                                                          #15
                                                          I use adium, but i don't really use logging as i don't really im all that much. Just make a small partition, use bootcamp to install windows on it and import your stuff there, you'll still have it if you need and it and if not, you can start going forward w/ mail (thunderbird, or whatever), and adium.

                                                          Btw, you can definitley import outlook to thunderbird on windows, then i'd imagine you could just put it into your mac install of thunderbird.

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                                                            • iMind
                                                              Confirmed User
                                                              • Nov 2007
                                                              • 937
                                                              #16
                                                              just a note, but you'll need an intel mac to run windows.
                                                              So make sure the powerbook isn't a G5 model.

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                                                                • MaDalton
                                                                  I am Amazing Content!
                                                                  • Feb 2004
                                                                  • 39861
                                                                  #17
                                                                  what would the world do without google: http://www.riches.com.au/articles/ex...-entourage.htm

                                                                  and of course i meant the MacBook Pro - not Powerbook. looking into the 15" version cause i carry it around a lot. only 2 usb ports is a little disappointing for that price though
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                                                                    • Kard63
                                                                      Confirmed User
                                                                      • Nov 2003
                                                                      • 8944
                                                                      #18
                                                                      I will serve the Wintel monopoly for life. It has been good to me.

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                                                                        • potter
                                                                          Confirmed User
                                                                          • Dec 2004
                                                                          • 6559
                                                                          #19
                                                                          +3 to adium. it's what i use, and the log feature rocks.

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