Re: Using a Mac as a daily driver.

[Jason Olson <josys36@xxxxxxxxx>]

It would be very rare for me to not use the Mac without an external 
keyboard. If I travel for business I use my work laptop, and at home, 
it's just going to sit on the desk most of the time. I would move it 
around from room to room if I was doing casual stuff, but that's not a 
high priority.

I don't game on PC or Mac anyway since we use the PS4.

Jason

On 2/25/2020 3:27 PM, Scott Klement wrote:
> I use my MacBook Pro regularly, though not necessarily every day.
>
> The biggest problem I have with it is the keyboard.   A number of keys 
> that I typically use are missing, such as Home, etc.   Things like 
> Page Up / Page Down are there, but require you to hold down the 'Fn' 
> button + arrow keys, which is cumbersome.   Generally, the Mac itself 
> works well, but the keyboard is awkward.   If you hook up an external 
> keyboard, there's no problem.  Of course, it might be different for 
> you, depending on the specific built-in keyboard you have on your model.
>
> I find it to be a lot more stable/reliable than Windows.
>
> Its not very good for gaming, though, mostly because only a fraction 
> of the games are available for it.
>
> -SK
>
> On 2/25/2020 9:40 AM, Jason Olson wrote:
> > It's the car that you drive on a daily basis, vs something you drive 
> > just for fun. Like I have a Dodge truck that I drive to work 
> > everyday, and a 64 Cadillac that I drive only in the summertime.
> >
> > So in laptop terms it's something you use for your daily activities, 
> > and maybe you have a gaming system that you only use for gaming.
> >
> >
> > Jason
> >
> > On 2/25/2020 9:37 AM, Mark Waterbury wrote:
> > >   I have never heard that expression either ... and was about to ask 
> > > the same question.
> > >
> > >
> > >      On Tuesday, February 25, 2020, 10:35:59 AM EST, Jason Olson 
> > > <josys36@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >     Have you not heard the expression before?
> > >
> > >
> > > Jason
> > >
> > >
> > > On 2/25/2020 9:32 AM, Scott Klement wrote:
> > > > What is meant by "daily driver"?
> > > >
> > > > On 2/25/2020 9:10 AM, Jason Olson wrote:
> > > > > So on Saturday I picked up a used Macbook pro. Over the years I've 
> > > > > toyed
> > > > > around with the idea of using a Mac, but the cost was just way too 
> > > > > high.
> > > > > Then, I found a local place that sells used stuff, so I got a Macbook
> > > > > for
> > > > > about half the cost of new.
> > > > >
> > > > > So I was just curious if anyone else is using a Mac for their daily
> > > > > driver,
> > > > > and what did you think of it?
> > > > >
> > > > > So far I have everything I want setup on it and it seems to be 
> > > > > working
> > > > > well.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > >
> > > > > Jason E. Olson
> > > > > IBM i Engineer/Developer
> > > > > josys36@xxxxxxxxx
> > > > > 480.223.2952