My MacBook dates from Nov 2006 and though I've had problems with it [ well documented :D ] the power supply has given no problems at all.

My MacBook has been in France on several occasions and is often carried about .

Once or twice I have inadvertantly caught the cable and instead of the machine going flying , all that's happened is that the cable has come away from the MacBook - no damage.

According to Apple you should not just pull the connector out , but disconnect it by putting a finger underneath it and tilt it up towards the lid . If you do that it comes away easily.

I guess that's why I tend to buy cheap PCs (apart from my lovely little Mini, which was a present) and you buy expensive Macs.

Worth every penny. No antivirus, no bs just pure computing. I love the new LED screen on the Macbook - the clarity is just fantastic. Looking into getting a Mac Pro soon to put in the office with a 23" cinema display. ON a side note does anyone know what kind of accounting software is available for Mac i.e. my Dad uses Microsoft Money which downloads his online bank stuff - is there anything with similar functionality in OS X?

Cheers.

OH BOY - re MS Money

Nope - I use Quicken but that's no longer supported in the UK so various bits of it don't work [ printing cheques etc ] Having been forced into dealing with the financial stuff in a hurry I have found Quicken easy to use and for what I need it just works.

MacFriar still has to use MS Money as he has searched and searched and it is not compatible with any Mac Programme

No antivirus, no bs just pure computing.

It's often implied that the only alternative to OS X is Windows. Not true. It's easy (and free!) to get an OS that runs on a stock PC that really fulfils the "no bs just pure computing" claim. OS X certainly has it's fair share of bs.

I've never seen or used MS Money, Goldie what does it do anything like MoneyWorks or Cha-Ching?

Ooh found some more maybe
My Money
Liquid Ledger

Edited by deleted (Sun 08-Feb-09 09:51:33)

IMHO the magnetic power connector is a stroke of genius. When I had an iBook I was once burning a DVD with an external DVD writer, tripped over the power cable, and the iBook fell on the floor with the DVD writer landing on top of it. Somehow it didn't do any damage but it didn't half raise my heartbeat!

You've got me started on something now, I always download my bank statements but never check what's on them. With Cha-Ching I was able to log into my Barclays account and download an .ofx file from inside the app. Very cool, now going to create some smart folders and check what I spend most of my money on!

and check what I spend most of my money on!

You'll be sorry!!

Too right, £540 on telecommunications in 2 months!