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Our company successfully approached ITB to use Mac as part of their diversity program. They owned lots of HP last years, running Windows and Linux. And now agreed to get them Mac. The idea is pretty simple, School of Business ITB is the most expensive school in this country, wants to get as many as prestigious the next generation Indonesia’s business persons, but how funny that is if they never had a chance to play with Mac. So head master thinks they should be able to understand any operating systems available therefore they will be the most compliant CEOs ever. I’ve seen lots of executives knows-nothing-the-tech, but not this. ITB is heading to the right direction. 1-0 for ITB.

So we implanted (excuse my language — can’t help myself)… 😛 28 eMacs and PowerMacs. And now we’re getting them Xserve and 30″ Cinema Display… enough to keep your mouth drools. So after 1 1/2 months hanging on the business delivery (I should say thanks to Lynette and Anthony from Apple for the hard works!), we finally get the machine setup last month.

Due fasting season, final exams and lots of vacancy in that month, we arranged the training would be available by this time. It was taking place yesterday 9:00AM to 04:00PM.

The training ran great. We brought lots of KitKat for students who participate actively in the sessions and answers lots of questions. We covered most of Mac perspectives from Mac OS X Tiger, iWork, iLife, Interoperability, and Common questions.

Here’s the small shots we took yesterday.

I’ve been looking for stable internet browser Mac OS X eversince I switched my primary machine to Mac OS X last year. The choice is quite simple. Camino!. Camino is Firefox derivatives for Mac OS X specific built. It embraces Cocoa programming rather than Firefox GUI kit that designed with compile once runs any (platforms). Simply put it’s the Firefox the Mac-way! Of course most of you knows this (if you are a Mac user). What I keen to share is the Optimized version of Camino that would fit on your machine even better. Presenting Camino optimized for each PowerPC architechtures! … for you the Average-Joe Mac users. Either you’re a G3 users, G4 or G5 please find your optimized version compiled by our colleagues to make your internet browsing experiences even better (Simply put! It runs cycle your standard Camino browser).

I now using iMac G4 17″ 1.25GHz as my solely machine. I’m not giving up this machine since it has a long root history to the project that I lost 😛 — emotionally experience. Therefore I’ve upgraded this system with 200GB drive and 16x DVD SuperDrive (from original 4x), and 2GB of memory. 😛 … and let me share with you what I’ve encountered with the optimized version of Camino…. “One word. It rocks!”.

I also had discussion with Apple execs yesterday on how Apple suppose to drop Safari in favor of Camino. Yes you’ve put so many resource in developing KHTML and WebCore (from Konqueror) and make Safari. But to be truth the Safari is no Firefox/derivatives. It does not the competing standard (IE vs Firefox cold wars). Why putting so many energy (and money) to the big and long battle if you can simply helps this guys embrace the standard and kick Redmond? IBM has done so by supporting Firefox, and it’s your time to help them finish what they have started. E.q.: No Lotus Domino supports for Safari? The list go on… Are you there Steve?

Ok, enough the long talk. Let’s go ahead:
1. First open your Terminal on Mac OS X machine (If you’re dumb enough please go to Finder -> Go to Utilities = or Command/Apple + Shift + U) and open Terminal.
2. Type “machine”…. drop the quote. By doing so you’ll find your specific machine you have!… Either ppc7400 (G4), ppc7450 (G4), ppc750 (G3) or ppc970 (G5).
3. Ok and let’s download each built that fits your machine profile.

For G4 and Tiger Users:
1. With PowerPC 7450 (New G4).. get this Camino 1.0b1 for PPC7450 with Tiger
2. With PowerPC 7400 (Old G4).. get this Camino 1.0b1 for PPC7400 with Tiger

For G5 and 10.2.8 and above Users:
3. With PowerPC 970 (G5).. get this Camino 1.0b1 for G5
4. With PowerPC 750 (G3).. get this Camino 1.0b1 for G3
5. With PowerPC 7400 (Old G4).. get this Camino 1.0b1 for G4/7400
6. With PowerPC 7450 (New G4).. get this Camino 1.0b1 for G4/7450

Not sure what you do? Damn you’re an average joe!! 😛 Big thanks to krmathis and wrc_fans.

I’m proud to be part of this community. Simply speaking because we can pulled things that is not only a Mac business, but has done something to the community. It was started on 2nd weeks of October, the idea about doing some charity to foundations and orphan kids.

It was went great. The community responded it very well, and we are able to collect hundreds of milks for babies, diapers, and thousands dollar for this activity. Guys! I’m so proud of you!

These some of the picture taken from the event.

“Collecting the donation. Packed and ready to go.”

“The poor little sis. She had a polio. Someone said that she was fine before adopted. But send back with that condition. Anyone can help? We need doctor and donators.”

“The A team. Taken on the orphan house. The happy faces.”

Our Mac User Group has just recently made the headline on today’s Indonesia largest newspaper, Kompas and here. The community purposes is to gather as many Mac users in the country and be able to collectively gather each competence from individuals therefore we all be able to share projects and build a strong community based on mutual relationship. This Mac community has been exist since 1996 and now reach over 1000+ active users, and hopefully Apple and Steve himself aware that there’s a big supporter for their products and ready for broaden Apple panetration in Indonesia. Time for Apple Indonesia?

Here’s the screenshot from KOMPAS.

Kudos to the whole team!!

The new just launched Quad and Dual-Core PowerMacs would be an exciting one for some people. The new HD (high definition) with 1680 x 1050 pixels would even makes someone drolls. The iPod nano, the iPod video… I should say that Apple now is moving into a very steady and healthy condition. Keep attracting market with attractive products and gadgets… keep someone to have deeper attraction with Apple (this scenario work best for iPod users as much as Apple’s Mac loyal/newbie customers).

But for me the all joys comes in the software. I find Apple’s new Front Row and the just launched Apperture would definetely make my day. I had enough with Windows on my life. Even I can have a good Windows system, but still have to face it a complex support on most of my client’s. Gotta tell you that it took me hours just to hook up a SLR camera on my client’s ThinkPad X41 due it requires to install lots of softwares, not as simple as plug-and-go on most Mac due iPhoto is built as standard iLife packages.

I’m not a big fans of iPhoto. Honestly I am not using it on my daily basis. It’s slow (by my standard). iPhoto 5 is much better and faster version than iPhoto 4. But compare to live I have to face on supporting Windows zillionware comes from different manufacturers I guess now I have to say that I’ll stick with the Mac. Enough is enough. I need more time to enjoy life than facing the machines for those silly unproductive works.

Then now comes Aperture. Aperture would be a sweetest spot I’ll ever imagine in this year end. Unless Apple would keep surprising me by announcing more neats software. Aperture, PowerBook HD… hmm guess now I’ll be enjoying myself more buy getting those Canon 350D and Aperture. And a new PowerBook 15″ HD with 2GB memory would not be so bad… I’m getting myself one…. Did I mentioned iPod video? 😀 …. There’ll be zillions Apple new toys on my new apartement in a week or so :)) Time to play!!