Post Your Mac Setup: Past & Present (Part 12)

[Jason Beck]

the price that i said would be for my local town of about 6,000 people, AND a city of +1,000,000 people (the Gold Coast in Australia if anybody knows it).

I'd rather live there though. Utah is way too much of a "dry heat" for me. The high desert sucks! Good stuff to photograph here though!

 

[DoFoT9]

I'd rather live there though. Utah is way too much of a "dry heat" for me. The high desert sucks! Good stuff to photograph here though!

and 30°C@80% ISNT uncomfortable? ive been to 45°C with 0% humidity - it was LOVELY compared to on the coast here in summer

 

[godaz]

that is gorgeous! Can I get the full size of that for a wallpaper?

I'll see if I can get one sorted out tonight

 

[Kensurs]

 

[animatedude]

i'm surprised no one showed his new Mac mini set up with the ACD ever since the new minis were announced....that's what i ordered the other day.some Mac Mini+ACD setups pix should be good.

 

[plasticphyte]

Do you live in a large metro area? A quick Wikipedia shows that Cedar City, Utah (where Beck lives) has like 25 000 people. In Toronto I pay about $1400 a month. In Shanghai, my family forked out $6000 a month. If you want to save a lot of cash, move far far away from everything. Move out of Australia, as a matter of fact. I can't believe the cost of living over there sometimes.

Yup, the cost of living in the best country in the world is quite high. And there's also the idiots that run this place.

It doesn't matter where you live, you either pay to much, or there is SFA in the way of infrastructure/community. Most small towns outside of the coastal regions are general considered 'country' and either agrarian communities or mining communities.

the price that i said would be for my local town of about 6,000 people, AND a city of +1,000,000 people (the Gold Coast in Australia if anybody knows it).

Tell me about it. Trying to live on your own in Australia on a sub $45k wage is getting harder & harder.

 

[pudrums]

@Kensurs: Nice, are you using a TV as your monitor? If so which one? This might be something I wanna try, but there aren't many TVs that are good for this purpose.

 

[GoCubsGo]

Nope. We have an apartment, my wife and I only a few blocks away from it. The studio is only those three rooms. It's 495$/month inclusive. Yep, I scored. : ) As it so happens the owner owns a floral arranging company downstairs and the work he sends my way is awesome. Theres also 2 food places in the plaza, and some other shops.. and a wicked good candy store. Truffles.

500 a month and it's on the Main Street in my city. It's way cool. The owner has a great security system installed with cameras and infrared cameras so it's safe too. Internet is 30 a month extra for broadband, we're getting that turned on next month. Just being able to leave the AC on all day while I am in Adobe is a plus. I need a decent desk chair though. The walmart foldy chair and butt pillow still hurts.

Ah I see, very cool. I admire those who can buy a camera and immediately start to earn money from it while they're still learning the basics.

Do you use the AC when you're not working in Adobe or do you just get warm when you in that particular app?

 

[rymack]

flickr - for tags...

I love the little Munny!! I have a larger one that is also untouched- I'm too nervous to do anything with it and mess him up... I should have bought two, lol!

I am hoping to post my versy first pic of my very first Mac when it comes in tomorrow

 

[Hellhammer]

I know it's not special but decided to share it with you

 

[steviem]

Ah I see, very cool. I admire those who can buy a camera and immediately start to earn money from it while they're still learning the basics.

Do you use the AC when you're not working in Adobe or do you just get warm when you in that particular app?

You should see the amount of work my sister gets from just taking photos of her facebook friends when they're semi naked, just because they feel more comfortable around her than a man taking them.

She does about 3 friends a month for £150 each for mostly overexposed trashy photos.

Although she is an Essex girl...

 

[Sethable]

Where might I find a desk like this?
I checked out ikea but I didn't find it.

 

[TheBritishBloke]

Although she is an Essex girl...

That's all you had to say lol...

 

[Kensurs]

@Kensurs: Nice, are you using a TV as your monitor? If so which one? This might be something I wanna try, but there aren't many TVs that are good for this purpose.

Yeah, I'm using a JVC 40 inch LCD TV as my monitor.
It's not the greatest... but it makes things easier to see while producing music and video.

It's actually a funny story. My dad had the TV sitting in the garage because he said it was broken. It produces these terrible horizontal lines that make the TV unusable. I plugged it in, gave it a good smack, and the lines were gone. Every once in a while I have to hit it again, but it continues to work haha.

Beats forking out a grand or so on a new TV, right?

Oh, and I use a mini Displayport to HDMI adapter I got off Amazon for really cheap. It works great, don't waste your money on the "official" Apple adapter.

 

[Jason Beck]

Ah I see, very cool. I admire those who can buy a camera and immediately start to earn money from it while they're still learning the basics.

Do you use the AC when you're not working in Adobe or do you just get warm when you in that particular app?

I generally keep it on all day. But when the Macbook starts to heat up it does get a bit warm . Yah I figured since I am in college getting my degree in graphic arts I have a good background in color theory and other aspects of design.. that I should choose a career. Besides that I couldn't really pass up that rent deal.. Amanda and I were literally just walking down the street and saw a sign out front of that plaza with "Office Space Available $390-490 a month!" I looked at her and said, "Let's take a look.." Then she saw that we could start making money off it right now so it was a quick decision.

Her degree is in business management, so she knows the numbers, tax game, and all that jazz. She's going to run the show after a few months and that way I can just shoot. Until then we're just going to save every penny we get.

When I got my camera I also said that I wouldn't use any of the "preset" modes.. forcing myself to learn shutter priority, aperture priority, iso settings, focal length, and all that stuff. I am strictly manual now.. and I actually like the manual modes better than the preset stuff. I'm not pro yet.. but I am starting to grasp like what settings I need for a particular situation. Anyone that gets a new camera really should do this and just force yourself to learn. (I also have a few books, and the manual has been a daily read)

Hopefully my setup improves, I will keep you all updated. Thanks for the nice compliments. We literally started with nothing!

 

[Jason Beck]

You should see the amount of work my sister gets from just taking photos of her facebook friends when they're semi naked, just because they feel more comfortable around her than a man taking them.

She does about 3 friends a month for £150 each for mostly overexposed trashy photos.

Although she is an Essex girl...

It's true! So when I hit people up I make sure to mention I am happily married. It seems to go a long way when marketing!

 

[stefmesman]

holy crap! 150euros! thats pretty darn expensive. given that i live in australia, ill add another 100 euros we have expensive stuff i doubt i will be able to find any 2nd hand in australia. but i will certainly look!

a quick ebay has found this konnekt/.

a quick look on ebay shows aout $700aus/$630US for the speakers.. farout.

damn, that certainly is alot more then u pay here. second hand i find them for 200/ a pair. and the controller here in shops is 180 euros. didnt find any second hand thou. sorry to say this mate, but glad im not living in australia. if u need more info, do not hesitate to ask.

 

[Kristine]

Tell me about it. Trying to live on your own in Australia on a sub $45k wage is getting harder & harder.

I'm in Perth and my after tax income is just under $20,000 per year to support myself and my two year old son. I pay $250 p/w rent 45 minutes south of Perth. Looking to move back to Sydney to live with family as I can no longer afford to live like this.

 

[DoFoT9]

Tell me about it. Trying to live on your own in Australia on a sub $45k wage is getting harder & harder.

im on substantially lower then that - luckily i am still at home. next year i will be moving out. my current job will only allow ~$45k need to move up!

I know it's not special but decided to share it with you

aww arent you nice. i hope thats the mr.com IRC channel

damn, that certainly is alot more then u pay here. second hand i find them for 200/ a pair. and the controller here in shops is 180 euros. didnt find any second hand thou. sorry to say this mate, but glad im not living in australia. if u need more info, do not hesitate to ask.

if postage wasnt too much, and you werent bothered by it, id pay you to get me a cheap pair! postage would be a good 200euros though not worth it in the end.

thanks for your input! i will have a search around and see what i can come up with. thanks for all your input!

 

[stefmesman]

if postage wasnt too much, and you werent bothered by it, id pay you to get me a cheap pair! postage would be a good 200euros though not worth it in the end.

thanks for your input! i will have a search around and see what i can come up with. thanks for all your input!

u might trying to take a look for ''mackie m5'' these are quite som beasts too.comparable with the krk.

 

[dhayzoos]

Small update as to where I'm at... Still not very happy with it.

P.S.
Stefmesman, I can't hear you over all that awesome you call your Mac Setup.

 

[DoFoT9]

u might trying to take a look for ''mackie m5'' these are quite som beasts too.comparable with the krk.

oh thanks man! comparable do you reckon? better or worse? thanks again!

 

[stefmesman]

P.S.
Stefmesman, I can't hear you over all that awesome you call your Mac Setup.

LOL tnx! im not here to show off. actually here for tips. so does anyone got any ? cables will be removed *(YES all of them!)

oh thanks man! comparable do you reckon? better or worse? thanks again!

quality is the same. price. mackie is around 10 euros more expensive. they didnt have these yet when i bought mine. but i think for those 10 bucks you get a cooler looking monitor.
on sound:
Lows: equal.
Mids: KRK a little bit better,
highs: mackie better.

the bass you are looking at with dubstep can easily be achieved. the only fequencies u wont have are the really really low ones. but i dont think ull miss them once you hear these monitors and dont worry about them being not loud enough... coz i never get these over 40% of thier capacity. and my neighbors on the other side of the road are sometimes complaining...

EDIT: on things like this, ttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFu2DfPDGeU these things sound uber awesome

 

[Decker]

 

[Hisdem]

^ That is a REALLY nice picture.