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Been running the GM seed for quite a while now. Everything has gone smoothly.
Any idea on how to upgrade from the GM seed to final. It says I have a newer version and can't install it.
However, by pressing Option (Alt) when clicking the Buy button, you can download Lion again for free if you have GM installed.
I have been a Windows user since I started using computers. I am thinking of purchasing a Macbook Air. As a young programmer (going into fifth year of college), would anyone recommend this laptop?
The only big drawback is it ain't cheap. You can even run Windows on if you really want.
i installed the developer preview of os-x lion some weeks ago. following are my first impressions. let me know how you think... performance: at first i thought lions performance sucks, but mdworker and kextcache processes are re-initializing spotlight right after installation which slows down the system and heats up the cpu. after two hours of fan-noise and heat the system seems to be fine and is running smoothly now…
Fantastical is the best I've found, with a superset of features from all the others.
There are new MacBook Airs too: http://www.apple.com/macbookair/ (With a currently somewhat broken webpage.) And new Mac Minis (Whose pages are also currently broken...)
Wow, just noticed they removed the DVD drive from the Minis.
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Yeah that's what I'm waiting for: the state of Xcode 4 for lion (is it free, or still $5?) and the macports update.
Apparently installing MacPorts from SVN should work, although it's a bit more of a hassle: http://blog.affien.com/archives/2011/03/10/macports-on-lion-...
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before upgrading, make sure that you can install xcode lion as well. old xcode won't work on lion. macvim with janus plugin crashes like hell.
So Xcode 3 won't work and mavcim keeps crashing. Is it like: sometimes seems unstable - crashing, or completely unusable - crashing. Details much appreciated as it is my main editor.
Might just have to upgrade to snapshot 59. I guess I'll find out when lion finishes downloading.
But really, people actually use the open/save panels in MacVim?
There are new MacBook Airs too: http://www.apple.com/macbookair/ (With a currently somewhat broken webpage.) And new Mac Minis (Whose pages are also currently broken...)
Gosh, I seem to remember brand new Airs being released recently (at which point I bought an 11"). Hasn't it only been since last Fall that they've refreshed the lineup?
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The only big drawback is it ain't cheap. You can even run Windows on if you really want.
The biggest drawback, by far, is the insanely low RAM. Anything less than 8GB is unusable for me, and I certainly can't be the only one.
I have been a Windows user since I started using computers. I am thinking of purchasing a Macbook Air. As a young programmer (going into fifth year of college), would anyone recommend this laptop?
I bought a MacBook Air in January. It's very ideal for travelling, due to its small size and weight. However, it squeezes nearly the same amount of pixels as a 13.3" MacBook Pro in a 11.8" display. So, if your eyes are a bit tired, it becomes annoying to read code. Also, the CPU is much slower (even after this refresh) than the MacBook Pro. If you use compiled languages or do a lot of data processing, this is annoying.
I returned my Air to my Apple Reseller recently, and purchased a MacBook Pro (as I had before). It's fast and a readable screen.
Since you are a programmer, you'll probably enjoy a MacBook, given OS X's UNIX underpinnings.