From: Kevin Austin (kevin.austin@videotron.ca)
Date: Sat Jul 28 2007 - 15:01:36 EDT
Hmmm ... be careful to mistake three people saying something for
"most people". You may want to wait a little while before jumping
into buying some items. Look around, research, collect ideas. There
is time.
More will follow I am sure.
Best
Kevin
At 12:50 PM -0400 7/28/07, Todd ? wrote:
>alright so most people seem to be in great support of Mac...and i am
>thus even more uneducated on the matter - but i'll learn quickly.
>
>software-wise, Logic would be a sound editing program?
>
>and when you mean a security device you really mean a "lock" and not
>so much an external hard drive for backing up files...(or both)?
>
>thanks again for the help guys/girls, i look forward to getting started
>todd
>
>Alexandre Matheson <alexandre.matheson@gmail.com> wrote:
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>I use NeoOffice for word processing and spreadsheets and highly recommend it.
>
><http://www.neooffice.org/neojava/en/index.php>http://www.neooffice.org/neojava/en/index.php
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>
>I think MS Office is cheap too with your student discount @ the
>concordia computer store.
>
>http://ccs.concordia.ca/software.html
>
>~alex
>
>On 28-Jul-07, at 11:18 AM, Kevin Austin wrote:
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>>I use Logic, but this level of sophistication is not to everyone's liking.
>
>http://www.apple.com/logicpro/
>
>For notation, I use the Finale family.
>
>
>And I forgot about Word (standard word processing), and graphics too.
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>Best
>
>Kevin
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>
>..., and monitoring with headphones? hmmmm
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>At 9:17 AM -0500 7/28/07, james@annett.ca wrote:
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>>>Along with a laptop (if you go that way), will be a security device --
>>we average 2 losses per year and the "costs" in terms of lost work have
>>been dreadful.
>>
>
>Yeah, this is really no joke. The Concordia Computer store sells a
>variety of cable locks that are well worth looking into. Once I'm
>able to afford a replacement computer, I'm swayed by the idea of
>putting my state of the art milliobillioterrabit gigaplectic
>computertron in an ugly ass container to make it less sexy and
>stealable.
>
>http://www.hack247.co.uk/2006/08/24/ghetto-pc-cardboard-case/
>http://xfuj.com/waste/gpc1/back.jpg
>
>It can't be said too many times that it's essential to have lots of
>storage media and work up some kind of personal system where you
>make regular backups.
>
>I might also suggest a software sampler.
>
>
>
>
>>Quoting Kevin Austin <kevin.austin@videotron.ca>:
>>
>>>Hi Todd
>>
>>Welcome aboard.
>>
>>There will be the discussion about PC and Mac, software and more.
>>
>>In general, required software will be sound editor, sequencer, notation
>>program. If you are headed for live ea ... suggestions will come.
>>
>>Advice anyone?
>>
>
>
>best,
>~alex
>alexandre.matheson@gmail.com
>http://pages.videotron.com/tilde/
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