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Post by theblarney on Jun 30, 2010 22:24:06 GMT
Hi,
My name is Gavin Jones, Telecoms engineer, Web designer and Mac enthusiast (nut case some may say) for 4 years or so and proud owner of a shiny new iPad.
This may sound strange but somehow when I listen to the show (and being from the UK) I always feel patriotic and love the new start jingle.
Keep up the good work Will.
Gavin
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Post by Forum Cat on Jun 30, 2010 23:05:11 GMT
Welcome, welcome.
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Post by fastmac on Jul 19, 2010 13:57:45 GMT
Hello, I'm Jim and I've been listening to the podcasts, keep up the brilliant work. I'm near the south coast, retired and have ten years of experience with Mac's (using and repairing/upgrading) and 25 years experience with "the other personal computers" (using, repairing, upgrading and building). With a background in "industrial science" from a long term day job. Oh and I must have sorted several thousand Mac problems out from forums around the world. Jim.
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Post by muzz on Jul 24, 2010 9:25:25 GMT
Hello everyone. My name is Murray - been listening to the podcast archive over the past few weeks so thought it was about time I registered for the forum I live in Scotland - work with computers but also branching out into photography (weather permitting) Bought myself a new Imac after having enough hassle with Windows. Looking forward to talking to you guys Murray
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Post by rodmak on Aug 7, 2010 17:02:06 GMT
Good Evening (etc),
My name is Rod. and I have been listening to the British Mac podcast for years.
I would like to agree with the sentiments of the other members and thank Will for establishing a podcast with a unique character, delivered in a manner that concentrates (mostly) on the more positive British traits (puns, appreciation of history, self-deprecation, cricket and beer).
I became a Mac fan via the NextStep/OpenStep route, I wanted a UNIX machine for day to day use, once Mac embraced OS X it really became the only choice for me.
During the week I attempt to stop city traders from losing too much money and where possible get them to switch to Mac.
Good Luck with the move to full-time.
Rod.
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Post by robhardie on Aug 23, 2010 15:01:15 GMT
Hi, Rob Hardie here. I have been listening to British Mac Pod-cast for 6 months or so. I have been a Mac user for 2.5 years now and have gradually replaced nearly all the household machines with Macs. This followed on from the inevitable frustrations of trying to keep PC's running without conflicts and breakdowns. I have an iMac and MacBook, and we also have a Mac Mini and another MacBook in the household (kids!). As well as an iphone 3g, we have a collection of iPods of various generations. I work for the good old NHS as a consultant (not one of the high paid management types!) but we are of course stuck with aging PC's at work - not to mention software that is designed for something else but bent to try and do what we want it to, but failing miserably! This is all backed up by an IT team that apparently only have one brain cell between them. It's just pot luck if you get to speak to the one who has it that day!
I love listening to the pod-cast and eagerly await each one. I usually listen to them on my iPhone whilst walking the dog. (She does give me some funny looks when i break out into spontaneous laughter! but they have yet to make headphones with a long enough flex to enable her to listen along at the same time) I really enjoy the mixture of tech and British humour. The intro sequence is fantastic and I never tire of listening to it. Keep up the good work and I agree that £3 a month would be great value. I hope the studio works out well and is soon up and running smoothly. Cheers!
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Post by mrdarkness on Sept 1, 2010 13:56:47 GMT
Hello Everybody,
Rich here from East Yorkshire. I've been listening to the podcast for a year or so since episode 91 and thought it was time I said Hi.
Bought by 24" iMac a couple of years ago and haven't looked back since. Except for a cheeky Bootcamp partition for playing Windows games, I'm a complete convert. Even that is mostly redundant now we have Steam on the Mac.
Love the show Will, just the right balance of new stuff and old British nostalgia. Keep up the good work! I seem to spend loads of time listening to podcasts now instead of music and yours is one of my favourites.
All the best
Rich
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Post by Forum Cat on Sept 2, 2010 15:45:48 GMT
Hello Rich, welcome to the PCC. Hope you pop by once in an while and take part in the banter.
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Post by mrdarkness on Sept 9, 2010 19:38:13 GMT
Thanks Mr. Cat!
I'll try and make regular visits, hope to join in when I can.
Rich
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Post by amithras on Sept 17, 2010 13:21:52 GMT
Hi all, I've been listening to the podcasts since about #85, and really enjoy the eclectic mix of technology, British comedy and cultural references. Being a fan of Hancock, Goons, TW3, etc, I live hearing the snippets that you use. I have managed unix and windows systems for too many years to contemplate now, having lived through Windows 3 and above, and various Unix flavours, and decided to get a Mac when we rearranged our house and needed a small footprint PC. Getting a core2Duo 17" iMac in late 2006, I haven't looked back. I've upgraded it to 3GB RAM (a strange maximum!), and use Fusion to play with Windows when I really feel the need, which isn't very often. It is really refreshing to have a computer that is available for you do 'do stuff' on, rather than needing to spend your time administering. I'm now feeling the iMac pain of some permanent lines appearing on the LCD screen, 1yr after the extended Applecare has run out Will cost approx £4-500 to repair!!! Still I'd always rather have a Mac, and hope to upgrade in the near future to a shiny aluminium iMac. I also have an iPod touch (8GB 2nd Gen) and do much of my e-mail and browsing on that! As a device for consuming media, it is great, I use EyeTV to record TV and export to the iPod to watch at lunchtimes, and listen almost exclusively to Podcasts in the car on the way to work. I use iBooks, the Kindle App and Stanza to read ebooks, and feed my love of SuperHero comics with Comixology. I've even used it help me start running, with the 'Get Running' App, which aims to take you from couch to 5K in 12 weeks. I have to use Windows in the office, which still grates, even with Windows7, Office 2010, etc. I would still rather use my Mac. NB, we have the Home Use Program at work, and through this I have managed to obtain Office 2008 for Mac, at minimal cost (£9). It is worth everyone's while investigating if their company makes use of this scheme, as obviously the cost saving is great. WRT British Icons, I have never seen Withnail and I, but plan to after it was the British Icon in the last show. Anyway, keep up the good work, and all the best. (Chin Chin!) Tim from London Colney.
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Post by dazmoid on Sept 29, 2010 18:37:20 GMT
Hello, My name is Darren, my macs are a olde powermac g5 which does need replacing and a macbook. Why does the G5 need replacing you ask, it's because i use it mainly for editing photo's and with adobe lightroom it is very slow, even with 5gig of ram, and 2 hard drives.
I have the same problem, i would like a 27inch Imac for the large screen with the I7 for the power, but will it cut it on large RAW files like from the Canon 5D mk2, or do i go for a mac pro, you know you have the speed but the screen is extra.
I am a big fan of Steptoe and son, Monty python and old comedies like Will Hay, i think the old ones are the best but that is what all they say. My G5 died a couple of years ago and being from a engineering background i looked myself, i was in luck the fuse in the power supply had blow. So with a fuse holder from a car shop, replacement fuse and a soldering iron later it's still working.
Anyway, thanks for the great podcast,i'm sure it's keeping me sane, back to my cup of tea. (Chin Chin)
Darren from Newark, in Notts.
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Post by markbrash on Oct 7, 2010 20:03:54 GMT
Hello Will and forum, how do you do ?
I am an expat Brit living in Budapest and have been here for just over a year. I have recently discovered British Mac and a little bit less recently discovered Macs in general. I love the combination of Mac / Apple related news and the reminders of the best bits of britain I've temporarily left behind, although some of the guest beers make me very home sick.
My conversion from PC to Mac started when I bought an almost working iBook G3 from ebay, and took it apart and managed to fix it, this was more through luck than skill. I then went onto buy a Mac Mini 1.5 and replaced the chip with a 2.1 C2D, which is working very well. I'm now the proud owner of a Macbook Pro 2.4 and couldn't be happier.
One quick question if I may, is should I worry about having any anti-virus software or not. Most articles I've read suggest there's nothing to worry about but I still feel a bit exposed. Any advice on Anti Virus software or Firewall settings would be most welcome.
Regards, Mark
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Post by swatty on Oct 7, 2010 23:38:52 GMT
Mark, Welcome to the forum. Working as I do in IT, I would never under estimate the skill of the virus writers. Viruses will always be written for Windows but as the popularity of Apple Macs increases so the more skillfull authors will switch to writing for OSX I have ClamXav on all my macs and there was a discussion about this on this very notice board at the end of last year, see britishmac.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=apps1&action=display&thread=962Hope this helps Simon
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Post by Alex on Oct 8, 2010 0:06:37 GMT
^I used to have iAntiVirus, but it started making folders all over my drives so I got rid of it. That was when I first moved to Mac, now I don't use any at all. Maybe I should... Maybe not.
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Post by Forum Cat on Oct 8, 2010 15:32:06 GMT
Please start another thread for this topic. Hang on I will start one...
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