The sun's early rays alchemized salt to pure gold across the street at Eastern Minerals at sunrise last January. We had a shot of the Sturgeon Moon this morning setting behind the three-masted schooner Friendship, dockside for civic-pride purposes at Eastern Minerals, but then the computer situation hit the fan. At this point, we have no access to Photoshop and are borrowing images at will from our previous posts.
Our brain -- the thing we sisters call "the cell" -- hurts. So many issues re Mac vs. Windows . . . the Sisyphus thing -- one step back for every two forward (or is it the opposite?). Numerous calls to the Apple techies all day, some of those fine folks a lot more competent than others. Apple techie Harry was a prince, like our blogpal Susan of Mind of Mog, walking us back from the precipice yet one more time. At one point, we rebooted and found we no longer had access to the C drive of the Windows computer. Something about permissions. Therefore, no more Photoshopping till further notice. Gak.
We put in an emergency call to our geek of choice -- the wild and wacky Greg of Geek Housecalls, Inc. -- who promised to stop by tomorrow around 2 p.m. He holds our sanity in his hands.
Meanwhile, we faxed an order for a Photoshop update for Mac yesterday afternoon. It's been less than a week since the iMac G5 arrived on our doorstep, fergossake. Relax, old girl. We're gonna get through this. 'Were delighted and encouraged with Goomp's and jae's and Teresa's comments. First jae of spark:
Then the Old Salt, Goomp's seasoned words of wisdom:Hang in there. I switched to a Mac Powerbook in spring of 2004 and hated it until I got the hang of it. Now you can't push a PC on me for all the money in the world.
And finally Teresa, who -- as the girlfriend tells Cosmo in "Moonstruck" -- knows everything:Fifteen years ago I made the switch from Apple II to an IBM Aptiva. Had to rewrite over 40 Spread Sheets from Visicalc to Works. It seemed a mountain to climb at first, but once the technique was mastered, the view from the mountaintop was awesome by comparison. Who knows what wonders await each new tech advance.
That's what brains in a jar are all about. Off to sea -- at least the Outer Harbor -- tomorrow evening with the Chelsea Chamber of Commerce folk aboard the three-masted tall ship Friendship, sponsored by our industrial neighbors across the street, Eastern Salt. 'Hope to get lots of fab pix and quotable quotes for future blog posts. Our young Harvard Design School friend, Dan Adams -- who just graduated this spring -- will be there. 'Can't wait to catch up with him on his latest Chelsea Projections.But think of it this way . . . learning all the new Mac stuff will certainly keep your brain limber.
Sissy:
Keep your chin up. I've been a Mac user since 1989 and I have helped about 20 switchers through the conversion...which I know can be trying at times. Just remember, it is worth it.
Do not overlook using Apple's support forums for help http://discussions.info.apple.com/ . People there will go to extraordinary lengths to help out a switcher since we are all evangelists for the platform to some degree and we want "newbies" to be happy with their choice.
Posted by: Pat Minicucci | July 22, 2005 at 11:21 PM
Another picture that says; "Why yes, I make my own light."
You will love OSX-native Photoshop. One area in which speed does definitely not kill.
Pat's right about the forums, although I still can't get the G4s to digest Panther-may just try going straight to Tiger.
Posted by: Mr.Kurtz | July 23, 2005 at 04:17 AM
LOL - well, it looks like you're hanging in there - fingernails and all. That "translation" stuff will make your head explode I think. *grin*
Maybe pretend you don't know how to do certain things at all. Then read about how to do it on a Mac like it's all new... learn that way - then once you know how it works via the directions - ask the gurus if there are any shortcuts.
After you become a super Mac guru - you can then go forth and help others in the same boat. ;-)
Posted by: Teresa | July 25, 2005 at 02:43 PM