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[Jon Baer]

Just FYI, there are other options than full blown XP that work  
perfectly w/ VMware on OSX (for testing),

http://www.litepc.com/xplite.html

These are cheaper + without the bloat.  I think the whole Leopard /  
Spaces / Fusion setup is definitely worth it.  You run both OS in full  
screen, easily swap between them, and have drag / drop / transfer  
capability.

I traded my first born + soul for a MacBook Pro + have not looked back.

- Jon

On Nov 5, 2007, at 4:00 PM, Donna Marie Vincent wrote:

> I went to CompUSA on my lunch hour and was ready to buy a MacBook  
> (not Pro) with extra RAM, but they were out of stock.
>
> But I did get some important info from the salesperson -- to boot up  
> with Windows, or emulate Windows, you need to buy a Windows license,  
> which is another $150.  They also had something else for $99 that  
> they said I would need to use all the features of something or other  
> on the Mac.
>
> Mac is so out of my $$ league!  This is a Mercedes and I can only  
> afford a Metrocard.  :-(
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: "bz-gmort at beezifies.com" <bz-gmort at beezifies.com>
> To: Joomla <joomla at lists.nyphp.org>
> Sent: Monday, November 5, 2007 2:03:29 PM
> Subject: Re: [joomla] IE6 & Vista --> was Paypal Developer Da
>
> Donna Marie Vincent wrote:
>> I have been considering a Mac for the first time because I really
> don't
>> want to go with Vista, but I'm concerned about the learning curve.
>  I've
>> been using Windows since v3.1 (1993).  Can an old dog learn Mac
> without
>> losing productivity?
>>
>
> If I had a large budget to blow on a new system, it would be a  
> macbook.
>
> With the new systems, you can boot XP, you can boot Vista, you can  
> boot
>
> Mac, and you can boot Linux.
>
> So you don't need to learn any new tricks, you can start off with dual
> boot into XP and try out the Mac as you have time.
>
> The biggest benefit I see is with a Mac, you have the ability to test
> browsers from all 3 operating systems(Windows, Mac, and Linux) on one
> platform.
>
> That said, I didn't have the budget for a Macbook, so I went with a
> refurb Dell and have been cursing Vista every since.