Switching

Unpacked Macbook

I finally got my Macbook last week after a few months of thinking about pros and cons with switching from a life of Windows and, on and off, Linux. I’ve never used Macs at all, but after Hanna’s cousin, and my friend, Alex bought one last summer I’ve been tempted and finally decided to give it a try thinking that since Mac’s now come with Intel CPU’s I can use Windows on it if wouldn’t like OS X. Well, I do like OS X, I’m even loving it, and can’t see a single reason to go back to Windows. Since it is built on BSD I can even dust off some of my old Unix skills I haven’t used since I quit my old job 2 years ago, which I must admit is pretty God damn fun.

What I do need though is tips about good and preferably free music software for it since I can’t afford to buy any. Plug-ins, VST hosts, modular environments, everything is of interest. So please go ahead and leave useful comments..

7 Responses to “Switching”


  1. Gravatar 1 igor Dec 7th, 2006 at 7:33 pm

    Hey!
    I was just talking about your post with the soundengineer at work and he was kind enough to share some of his legally obtained software ;) Right now I have Ableton Live 4.0.4 and Peak. Tomorrow, or next week, he can get Reason and Cubase. How about them apples :) If your interested, I can zip (or as mac users say, stuff) them and put them on our server at work where you can download them from. Enjoy your wonderful purchase and have a good one. Cheers!

  2. Gravatar 2 Jonas Lindgren Dec 10th, 2006 at 3:12 pm

    I’d love a *hrm* demo copy of Peak, I’d love to try that out!

    Oh, and I’m really glad I switched, I just wish I had done it years ago. This is without a doubt the computer I’ve been most satisfied with, except maybe my first real PC but that was a whole other thing.

    Have you listened to all the CD’s you bought in Sweden!? What did you think of Testbild?

  3. Gravatar 3 Fisso Dec 11th, 2006 at 2:32 pm

    Hej Kusen!
    Hårt avis, vill också ha!!!!

  4. Gravatar 4 Jonas Lindgren Dec 11th, 2006 at 2:40 pm

    Ah hej, du har hittat hit! Om du ska upp till Sundsvall över jul så kan du få klämma på den, jag lär ta med datorn vart jag än går ;) Det skulle vara trevligt att träffas du vet.

  5. Gravatar 5 doddo Dec 12th, 2006 at 12:49 am

    Den är underbar =) Jag är glad för din skull

  6. Gravatar 6 Gustav Dec 13th, 2006 at 12:46 pm

    Halloj, nu vi kan emessemma! eller vad man nu gör med en mac. icq funkar inte på proxyn jag måste sega mig genom för att komma ut till er andra där på nätet.

  7. Gravatar 7 Jonas Lindgren Dec 13th, 2006 at 3:31 pm

    Precis, jag kom att tänka på det bara här om dagen, att jag måste leta rätt på dig på MSN. Man använder förövrigt klienten Adium, även om andra alternativ finns. Lite likt Miranda men väldigt mycket bättre är mitt första intryck.

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