Isn’t that OpenDNS’ servers?
Nope. Theirs starts with 216 iirc. They aren’t so simple to remember.
I think “Quad Four” (4.4.4.4) is also a DNS server, but I don’t remember why I haven’t used them before…
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got busy, so couldn’t reply, but yes trying another DNS could work, I use 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 (google DNS) I have used 1.1.1.1 but it sometimes failed on me, like randomly didn’t want to work anymore.
Urgh… putting email together to ask for new hardware is a schlep. Especially when you’re the only one that uses Apple products. Kinda come across (especially by devs and testers) as an elitist or the “special child” in the organisation.
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How did you achieve that? I thought companies used standard kit for different jobs.
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When I joined I was asked what I needed. When I started on day one it was on my desk.
But 2 years now, I am needed a beefier rig so asking to be upgraded from the MacBook Pro 13" to the 16" variant.
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Nice to have a company that supports you. My software (autodesk is from 2012) and luckily it works still. I tried installing it at home and it doesn’t install there.
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Definately! I do respect my company for that purpose, they do have a good culture.
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But surely it’s becoming very hard for any business (non-creative media type especially) to justify the expense of providing employees with Mac products? Especially in the current economy? And especially when, as you say, it’s for just one employee and there’s no chance of setting up a reduction of expense with Apple for multiple units.
I mean, when the entry level starts at R44 000 and goes up to over R50 000 (and that’s without any extras) that’s got to be a very tough task to sell to the bosses, regardless of how supportive they are? You could get two ridiculously well specced Windows laptops for the same pile of lettuce.
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Very true, and I guess that is why I get “allowed” to get it, cos it’s the only one. 
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So the question is, could you do the same work you do now on a windows system?
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Simply put, no. For the pure fact that Sketch isn’t available on Windows platform.
That being said, there are other tools that are Windows compatible.
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If your workflow is better on a mac i see no issue with it. Apple is around for a reason.
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That reason is debatable.
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lol I was wondering if someone would say something like that 
No apple love hehehe
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I’m all about doing what works for YOU.
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Haha that’s what I told him over whatsapp too. The Apple products are crazy expensive.
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R50k might seem like a lot, but I’ve been at a company where the management did not care about the hardware we worked on. Working on CAD for 8.5 hours a day, this was problematic… Solidworks is notorious for being picky about the hardware it runs on, and the homebrew data configuration system also didn’t help. The end of it was that I started tracking time on my timesheet where I was wrestling with making the hardware work… I spent only two months doing this before my manager approved a SW spec machine. The time I spent fixing things easily justified the hefty hardware price tag.
But the fact is that I didn’t make up the productive hours by spending less time under the hood - I made it up because doing my work was less of a chore, all of a sudden (ironic, isn’t it?). I didn’t get lost on my phone waiting for a screen to load, or took a walk because I knew I was in for a 15 minute opening of a a document. I actually liked sitting at my desk and working again…
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Rather get a Mac Mini. Thr M1 really is a great chipset. You can get a 512GB version for R18k and add 2x 1440p monitors, an Apple trackpad and a magic keyboard for less than what the 16" MBP costs. They are incredibly overpriced. 2 of my devs have the last 15" model and our R25k Windows laptops run circles around them. So don’t fall for the specs and price of the top tier Macbooks - a Mac Mini will more than suffice.
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To add to that, I sponsored a prize during our first Code Jam where the winning team get a Mac Mini each. We had 16 participants in 8 teams. I’m still busy “marking” the submissions to determine the winner.
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