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Someone decide for me

I mentioned that I was shopping for a Macbook, but now I'm not so sure I want to spend that much money. If I don't get the Macbook, I'll get a small laptop (I.e. slower processor, not a lot of memory, basically a larger netbook).

The initially wanted a Macbook because I plan on taking web design classes this spring and I thought the Macbook would be better for that. We do have a desktop at home that I can use if I end up with a small laptop. Also, I think having experience with both Macs and PCs would be a great addition to my resume.

 

What say you?

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Re: Someone decide for me

  • I'm a mac girl all the way, but I will say that Macs are tricky for web design. Mac browsers tend to be much more forgiving than PC browsers (though they have made great strides). If you do web design on a mac, you need to have a PC with IE available to check your sites on. IE is a web designers worst nightmare. 
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  • imagebuddhagouda:
    I'm a mac girl all the way, but I will say that Macs are tricky for web design. Mac browsers tend to be much more forgiving than PC browsers (though they have made great strides). If you do web design on a mac, you need to have a PC with IE available to check your sites on. IE is a web designers worst nightmare. 

    My work computer is a PC as is our home computer. Both have IE, so it shouldn't be an issue.

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  • Then I say do it, but again I'm completely biased.

    What sort of web design class is it? strictly HTML? CSS? JAVA? You can speak my language.

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  • Get the Mac. And I'm not saying that because I want one and might possibly come try and steal it from you if you do.

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  • I'd go for the macbook, especially if you're interesting in taking some classes.  It doesn't sound like the netbook style alternative that you're talking about will have enough power to get you through a design class, and while the desktop might have the capabilities that you need, it would be nice to be able to just grab your whole machine and take it with you to class.   And also, um...Apple.  Drool.
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  • The University is ordering me a new macbook. I'm quite giddy. I already have a 27" imac at home and an ipad.

    I may need Macaholics anonymous. 

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  • It's a Dreamweaver class. Here is my issue: one of the CCs here has a certificate program in web design, but they don't offer it online. And the CC is over an hour from me. So I'll probably end up taking random web design courses through other CCs piecemeal (I don't care about getting an actual certificate, it would just make the curriculum easier, you know?)
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  • After playing with Christin's iPad this weekend, I may need to encourage gambling losses and huge TV purchases to gain bargaining power for anything Mac related.
  • imageHezzerlah:
    After playing with Christin's iPad this weekend, I may need to encourage gambling losses and huge TV purchases to gain bargaining power for anything Mac related.

    Uh yeah...I was so anti-iPad until I played with hers. If I wasn't going to take these classes I'd probably get one.

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  • imageBobLoblaw:
    It's a Dreamweaver class. Here is my issue: one of the CCs here has a certificate program in web design, but they don't offer it online. And the CC is over an hour from me. So I'll probably end up taking random web design courses through other CCs piecemeal (I don't care about getting an actual certificate, it would just make the curriculum easier, you know?)

    Is it something were you need CE credits and need to take it through a CC or just something you are interested in learning? If the latter, I can recommend some really good books and sites that will let you teach yourself pretty easily. Dreamweaver is fairly intuitive if you have a little help though I honestly never use the WYSIWYG features because I like to work directly in the code.

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  • imageBobLoblaw:

    imageHezzerlah:
    After playing with Christin's iPad this weekend, I may need to encourage gambling losses and huge TV purchases to gain bargaining power for anything Mac related.

    Uh yeah...I was so anti-iPad until I played with hers. If I wasn't going to take these classes I'd probably get one.

    Don't do it! The ipad has ruined our marriage. Zane never surfaces from it. He's constantly looking up every random thing that pops in his head, and we fight over it for fantasy stat watching on Sundays. Apple should offer marriage counseling with every purchase. 

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  • Macs are stupid and smell funny.
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  • I did Dreamweaver online at MassBay. Can't remember how much else was available online, but check it out.
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  • It's so damn FAST! I wasn't even done thinking of what website I wanted to look at and it was already loading it for me.

    "How do you know, ipad?! How do you knooooooooooow?!?"

  • imagebuddhagouda:

    imageBobLoblaw:
    It's a Dreamweaver class. Here is my issue: one of the CCs here has a certificate program in web design, but they don't offer it online. And the CC is over an hour from me. So I'll probably end up taking random web design courses through other CCs piecemeal (I don't care about getting an actual certificate, it would just make the curriculum easier, you know?)

    Is it something were you need CE credits and need to take it through a CC or just something you are interested in learning? If the latter, I can recommend some really good books and sites that will let you teach yourself pretty easily. Dreamweaver is fairly intuitive if you have a little help though I honestly never use the WYSIWYG features because I like to work directly in the code.

    Just something I'm interested in. I get free tuition through work, and we're redesigning our website at some point next year. I figured it couldn't hurt.

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  • Well, just let me know if you need any help or suggestions.
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  • We have a macbook and I like it. I'm not one of the zealous "OMG I'LL NEVER GO BACK TO PC AGAAIINNN" people though. I like PCs a lot more for work-- things like word processing, database/presentation creation, etc. And  I like the mac for surfing the web, pictures and more of the gadget-y stuff.

     If you are looking to get some computer training in, you should check out www.lynda.com. It has in depth video tutorials on almost any software you could possibly want to learn about. And if you are potentially going to be a new mac user,  I think it even has a bunch of different apple tutorials. It costs money to have a membership, but it's only around 25 bucks a month or something, and membership gives you access to all of the tutorials in the library. My work pays for us to have access to it and I love it.

  • If they don't at least teach you basic HTML tags and have you create things in split code/design view in DW, tell them you want your money back.  Same if they don't teach you any CSS.  If they start telling you about font tags, run.  Run far, far away.

    As for this computer issue, I have had the same dilemma for months and is precisely why I don't own a laptop right now.  I have a feeling when the time comes, I'll get a PC.  Maybe in a few years I'll get a tricked out Mac, but the basic $1k mac is not that incredible.

    On the other hand, you don't really get viruses on Macs.  Not yet anyway, that may change in the next couple of years.

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  • image_Fenton:

    If they don't at least teach you basic HTML tags and have you create things in split code/design view in DW, tell them you want your money back.  Same if they don't teach you any CSS.  If they start telling you about font tags, run.  Run far, far away.

    If anyone is still teaching font tags, they deserve to be strung up at noon. That jank is old school.

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  • Bethie, I'm probably taking a DW class this spring, too. I am somehow in charge of our website here. Um, yeah. I can make basic updates in DW, because I had to make a simple, single page site in grad school. BUT the website looks like crap and I don't know how to do the fancy things I want to with it.
  • Thanks guys! Here's the course description:

    Students will learn how to construct, produce, edit, and manage Web sites for business using Dreamweaver. Students will learn how to import and format text using character styles, paragraph formats, add images to web pages, create image maps, create hyperlinks and lists, create layouts using tables and frames, create interactive forms and PDF files, and upload pages to a Web server.

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  • imageBobLoblaw:
    create layouts using tables and frames

    That part would bother me if you are wanting the most up to date skills, but if you are just wanting a working knowledge to play around with it will be okay.

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  • tables = OK and still used in certain circumstances

    frames = nobody uses, and they are the devil for getting indexed by Google.  Hopefully the class description is just old and you don't mess with those.

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  • Never mind, UMass has a certificate program now: http://www.continuinged.uml.edu/certificates/websitedesigndevelop.cfm
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  • I still use font tags on occasion. Kicks ground sheepishly. But I learned html in 1998. I can do CSS but I am not good at it and regularly just do a janky quick fix.
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  • You guys would laugh so hard at the website I maintain at work. So hard.

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  • Work gave us all Macbooks about a month ago and I have only used it a few times. I confess I am a little intimidated by it. I feel like left is right, up is down, I am clueless.

    Someone tell me about all the cool things I can do with it because pretty soon I'll have to show the kiddos how to use it and once our smart boards get hooked up, I'll need to wow them all. Thankfully they are only 7 and impress easily. 

    I'm pretty sure it's pronounced your mom's a moron and if you didn't have your name legally changed by the age of 22, so are you. Unless you're from another continent. -Groomz
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