Who says you have to understand something to like it? For example, I like women.

:D:D:D

Not really, at least not in middle school, but hey, the internet was invented a while ago, and the books way back. Who needs school to learn stuff? School is more like for meeting girls and making friends :D

Totally agree. Who even understands women after all? I don't think even women understand women... Are there women on this forum that could verify this :D

He means me... by cracky. Now you kids, get off my lawn!

I hadn't thought about it before your post, but "Hey you kids, get off the lawn," was a frequent refrain in our neighborhood growing up. This was pre-skateboard era.

Our parents would probably have been ecstatic that skaters tend to stay off lawns!

Still freaks me out that people born after I finished school are driving around already.

I still have to wait 8 months before I can even take the test to get the driver's license. In Virginia you can get your license at 15 and 1/2, but you have to be accompanied by an adult, can't drive during the night and you need your parents to sign a paper saying that they let you take the test and that you have driven accompanied by an adult at least 40 hours before..
My dad is going to let me his car (a 1994 Chrysler New-Yorker, i think I spelled that right), and get a new one.

I didn't mean you personally, I meant the close to large majority of people on this forum.

I get, or rather used to get that all the time. Of course it wasn't always lawn, sometimes it was fence, beach blanket (or wtv you americans call it), or even roof... don't ask... Plenty of places. After all I grew up for 2 years in the Romanian country side, the next 4 years in a city on the shores of the Black Sea, 6 years in a city in the Heart of Romania, and 2 years in USA (Im still there :)).


Do you guys think I quote people too much? :D

Nah. :D:cool::eek::)

'Lo, I'm Anti, or Chris.

My computer background started with Macs, actually, when I got to play word munchers on an apple IIe, I believe it was. I loved playing that game so much, I'd spend all my spare time on it.

Then I moved up into some Power Macs, which had this side-scrolling game on them. Very nice, and I REALLY wanted one. Unfortunately, I was stuck in an age of PCs because my mother was a DOS-nerd, until 2001 or so, when a friend of mine gave me an old Mac LC. I was in heaven again. From there on, I continued through a PM 8100, then a 9500/G3, an 8500, Powerbook 1400, 3400, 5300, and ended on a Power Mac G4 Sawtooth, when I got my first new, store-bought Mac, a MacBook Pro. Unfortunately, it got stolen a couple months back, so I'm back in a world of PCs.

My personal life is a bit different. I'm an 18 year old male, fresh out of High school, and in a relationship. I have just started a job.

I was born August 19th, 1989, so I totally missed the 80's.

As far as Music goes, I listen to Techno/EBM/Electronic, Alternative and rock, and I have my roots in classic rock, like the Eagles, Scorpions, Guns N' Roses, Bon Jova, Lynard Skynard, etc.

Greetings and salutations from Las Vegas. I am 31 years old, formerly a chef, currently disabled due to a work acquired burn that refuses to heal, and a newbie to the wonderful world of Macs. I have been a PC nerd for a bit over 20 years. I started on the IBM XT, and had one of basically every generation of PC since. I recently got a used G4 Mini as a gift, and fell in love. My setup at present is of course the Mini, and a dual core P4. Set up Synergy to control both with one keyboard and mouse, so I guess I have the best of both worlds. The XP install is pretty much as tweaked out as you can get it, and the Mini is on its way there.

Pleasure to be here, and I hope to be able to make a valuable contribution to the community.

Hello Everyone,

I am Edward. I am old enough born in 1950's. I am happy to be a part of this discussion. good luck. god bless

Wow. I'd totally forgotten about this thread!

Edward, thanks for posting. I went back and read everyone's post from the first. It was great revisiting. Hard to believe another year has gone.

Best wishes to all.

Hello Edward & welcome aboard ;) I too am a '50's child :p

I'm Batman.

pics or gtfo...

Hi - i'm Ric . What a great idea for a thread. Having been born in the late 40's and muddled through the 50's - found school very difficult /60's - loved london & all the music /70's - travelled all over /80's worked to survive /90's - realised life passes quickly -and all that without coming to too much grief !!! - i now find myself in a fairly remote part of southern india - teaching folks how to get started on macs & then helping out when they get it all messed up. It sure teaches one patience. i also do a bit of voiceover work for a local radio station. i arrived here 12 years ago on a spiritual quest & decided to stay on cause i really like the people - the climate & the general laidback air. I started late with computers ( in my 40's ) happily i went straight into macs - my first was one of the blue 'Shell' type ibooks & i was instantly hooked. i now have a 17" macbookpro which is such a beautiful machine. There was one time i had to spend 6 months film editing on a dell Pc, cause my mac broke & money was really tight, and it damned near drove me mad. At this later stage of my life, I am now single & enjoying every minute of it. I read when i can get the time & also love watching good movies. I watched 'Wall-E' today - what a brilliant piece of computer animation - there's maybe hope for us yet ! I really enjoy macosxhints - keeps me well uptodate with whats goin on. Blessings to you all out there.

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samastha loka sukhino bhavantu

That's a great story ricede :) I smiled at the concept of the spiritual quest leading you to India and Macs ;)

Hello to all - just read this thread and its great to hear about peoples real-life selves. Hey Felix_MC: hope you got your driving license, I remember what amazing freedom it gives you.

So, to me: 30 yrs old, living near Nottingham (UK). Got my first proper job (technical sales) after 10 years at uni, got married and became a father all in the last 18 months. Still reeling from the shock! Life seems to be moving along now and it keeps me very busy (and now thanks to Rowan, surviving on v little sleep!).

My first Macs were at my Mum's house in the late 90's - Performa, then iMac then PowermacG3. My first was the Quicksilver G4 released in 2002 - which served me well until it was sold last year. 2005 was my first laptop purchase - iBookG4 12" and I am convinced that all my Macs will be laptops from now on. Modern hardware is so fast and capacious I dont see the need to be tied to a desk anymore. (Caveat: I do have a 24" monitor and USB keyboard/mouse for when I am sat at the desk). This year's bonus is due in a week or so and I feel a huge compulsion to buy a new Macbook or MBP....

I am a big Mac fan these days - particularly after having to use a Sony VAIO running Vista for work. My god M$ doesnt know how to produce a polished final product, feels like running 10.1 all over: shows promise, but full of holes ;-)

My interests are walking the countryside, playing guitar, photography (modern, ie blogging it and stuff) and cycling. When my wife first met me, she didnt realise what a geek I was as I didnt have my own computer. 6 months later the G4 arrived and that all changed! She now appreciates my skills as 'man about the house'!

I've been around a bit already, as a formal introduction:
I'm a long-time Mac fan and software developer. Most all of the work I do now though is on Windows platform; the factories I make software for don't use Macs.
I once worked for Apple in the late 90's doing warranty repair work, and then later as a contractor fixing older Macs in schools and businesses.
Due to the nature of my current work I haven't had much opportunity or need to use Macs for a few years, and even though I currently own an 8-core Mac Pro, I spend the majority of my time in Vista64.
Whatever software or OS you choose to use on it, I'll always appreciate the quality of the hardware Apple produces.
I'm a 35 yr old father of two, happily married. My wife is both a salon owner and DJ specializing in industrial/powernoise/goth music. We both love dark electronic music. If anyone's been to Dragon*Con you may have seen us running around. Designing and making masks and costumes is another hobby.