[Equest-users] New computer?

[STEVE SAMENSKI]

Patrick ‹ I understand from talking with the GBCI reviewers at GreenBuild
that the LEED Online browser problem is due to a fight between Apple and
Adobe. I can buy that but it doesn't explain why they won't support Firefox.
Harrumph.

Steve Samenski, PE, LEED AP BD+C, BEMP
Vice President - Sustainable Technologies
The Spinnaker Group
www.thespinnakergroupinc.com

From:  "Patrick J. O'Leary, Jr." <poleary1969 at gmail.com>
Date:  Wed, 16 Nov 2011 09:00:06 -0700
To:  Pasha Korber-Gonzalez <pasha.pkconsulting at gmail.com>, equest-users
<equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org>
Subject:  Re: [Equest-users] New computer?

    
 1. i run equest on win2k using vmware on my macbook, imac, and mac mini
(rare for the mini anymore).  no dual booting.  win2k connected to my
network so i can copy my files to my project directory.  works fine.  i
don't run windows in full screen just in case it (windows) locks up & i
can't see my mac controls ... but the lock up i've had twice wasn't due to
equest.
 
 macbook is a 2008 white core 2 duo running snow leopard 4 gigs ram, imac is
a 2008 24" core 2 duo running snow leopard 4 gigs ram, mini is a 2007 core
duo running snow leopard, 2 gigs ram.
 
 2.  usgbc submittals - if you're submitting thru windows in a virtual
machine (read windows vista/7) you could do the online submittals thru
windows.  if you're using a mac though as of this morning (still):
 
 3.  potential problem
 usgbc leed online v3/2009 does NOT support osx lion/safari 5.1.  the banner
that shows up at the top says they're still working on it but they've been
working on it since lion came out.  when snow leopard came out it took them
6 months or so to "fix" the online site to be mac friendly.
 
 4.  i have not had good success running equest using the wine emulator on
my mac.  i find it unstable and prone to crashing so i just keep running it
under win2k in vmware.
 
 
 On 11/16/11 8:35 AM, Pasha Korber-Gonzalez wrote:
> Hi --I want to ask if any of you have been running eQuest on a MacBook?    My
> back-up laptop, Dell Vostro, lost its motherboard 2 nights ago right in the
> middle of a Baseline model....Ugh.   It was only 2.5 yrs old.
> 
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> With that crash---I'm fed up with Dells and am looking for a better laptop
> with enough reliability to handle eQuest.
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> Are there any drawbacks or advantages that I should be aware of before
> purchasing a MacBook?     It's nervy to switch to a Mac, being a PC so long,
> but after 5 Dell computers---and poor computer quality, I'm wavering from the
> whole PC thing anyway....
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> Would appreciate advice, notes or recommendations on a new, good laptop that
> will run eQuest with little issues...
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> Thanks,
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> Pasha
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