"Brian Paul Ehni" <behni@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:C4072F9F.A565C%behni@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> He needs to run Microsoft Access db application what is the
>>> preferred
>> method of doing this on the AirBook?
>
> Either run Boot Camp and reboot to Windows XP, or, as I prefer, install
> Parallels, then Windows XP for MacOS to Windows OS drag and drop. Either
> way, you will need Office as well; Microsoft, in it's infinite wisdom,
> does
> not offer Access as part of the Mac Office Suite. There's also
> FileMakerPro
> - a DB program that is cross-platform!
He doesn't need to manipulate the data just view it. Do you think
FileMakerPro is the way to go?
>
>> He needs to expand the number of USB ****t what do you suggest.?
>
> The only way to expand the number of ****ts on that book is to use a USB
> hub,
> which means you can't also use the USB optical drive (as it requires
more
> power than standard).
Should he get a powered USB hub? Any recommendations?
>
>> I noticed it took quite awhile to boot up what can we do to speed
it
>> up?
>
> Is it a standard hard drive or solid state? Off hand, I can't think of
> much
> either way, but the SSD drive boots faster than the regular kind. The
80gb
> standard drive is 4200rpm, which means it's the slowest speed hard drive
> out
> there (the MacBook and MacBook Pro use 5400 or 7200 rpm drives).
Yes, I checked that out slow CPU as well.
>
>> Any recommendations for books to learn how to use it and to learn
>> Macs
>> in general?
>
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596514129/?CMP=ILC-MMh0me
for
starters.
> David Pouge has plenty of good Mac Books on his site.
>
>> Any recommendations to enhance the AirBook experience?
>
> Unless you just have to have a MacBook Air (the proper name), return it
> and
> get a MacBook. Faster processors, up to twice the RAM, up to 4 times the
> hard drive, built-in optical drive, more than one USB ****t, a firewire
> ****t,
> and wired ethernet! Sadly, it will cost you at least $300.00 less and be
2
> pounds heavier, for the same footprint. See a comparison at:
>
<http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wa/RSLID?nn
> mm=browse&mco=MTE3MzI&node=home/shop_mac/family/macbook>
I agree and I advisded him not to buy the Air.
>
> Be sure to copy and paste the whole link if it doesn't all come across!
>
> Perhaps I haven't made my self clear: the MacBook Air is a nice book for
> travel and light use (email, word processing). For more serious work
> (especially when running Windows and intensive Applications like
Photoshop
> or Access, you will want the MacBook, or MacBook Pro for the extra RAM
> they
> can have and also the more powerful processors.
I hear you and I'll try to convince him to take it back.
>
> I wouldn't have a MacBook Air unless it was a gift. Even then, I'd Ebay
it
> and get a MacBook or MacBook Pro.
>
Thanks again,
Tom
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