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Finally Posting From My First Mac!
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Congrats on your purchase!!! and welcome to the family.
I prefer safari (the default web browser) but some prefer firefox. I don't see why you couldn't use both though.
Adium is a great messenger program that combines the popular ones into one program. You should check it out.
Neoffice is pretty good.
I use transmission for torrets, others prefer Azureus (spell check on that, google it) but its java based so some don't like it.
www.interfacelift.com for icons and wallpaper is fun to decorate with.
That'll get you started with a few things.
I prefer safari (the default web browser) but some prefer firefox. I don't see why you couldn't use both though.
Adium is a great messenger program that combines the popular ones into one program. You should check it out.
Neoffice is pretty good.
I use transmission for torrets, others prefer Azureus (spell check on that, google it) but its java based so some don't like it.
www.interfacelift.com for icons and wallpaper is fun to decorate with.
That'll get you started with a few things.
Camino is another good web browser.
If you want a list of the important and/or essential software, check out the Mac Beginners Guide
If you want a list of the important and/or essential software, check out the Mac Beginners Guide
Your Mac comes with iChat, with works with Jabber and AIM accounts. It will be a blue text bubble in your dock with a video camera shape-thing in it.
From that page you would think it only does video and audio chat. It's actually a really nice text AIM client.
You should also use Safari for a while, and only switch to some other browser if you have an actual reason to (which most PC people seem not to other than that's what they used on their PC). Safari is the fastest browser on the Mac OS at this time, and more standards-compliant as well as featuring standards that don't exist yet (like color calibration, which is being discussed in another thread).
From that page you would think it only does video and audio chat. It's actually a really nice text AIM client.
You should also use Safari for a while, and only switch to some other browser if you have an actual reason to (which most PC people seem not to other than that's what they used on their PC). Safari is the fastest browser on the Mac OS at this time, and more standards-compliant as well as featuring standards that don't exist yet (like color calibration, which is being discussed in another thread).
For more cool desktops check out mandolux and david lanham. David also makes icons for Iconfactory which is another good resource.
What kind of mac did you get? Download adium for messenger. Just google it. Congrats on your first mac! 
Congrat on your purchase!
Right off the bat, VLC for all your movie viewing needs (this program plays whatever you throw at it). GraphicConverter is an excellent imaging app. It accepts basically any image format out there
Right off the bat, VLC for all your movie viewing needs (this program plays whatever you throw at it). GraphicConverter is an excellent imaging app. It accepts basically any image format out there
Congrats on your new Mac. Just got my first Mac on Wednesday!! It is truly an amazing piece of gear! I don't know how I put up with all of the Windows issues I used to have. Granted I still use Windows at work and not everything on Windows is bad but I love having to know less to do more. If you want a printer that does everything you want and more and works perfect with a Mac, go for a HP C6180. I have my own little network set up so all my 4 computers use it to fax, scan, copy, print, etc. wirelessly.
Cocoa is an object oriented programming environment. It's one of OS X's five major programming environments. Cocoa also refers to the pods on the cocao tree
As far as applications go: Adium, CandyBar, Clear Dock, Garage Sale
Clear Dock = Yuck!
I like the cleanliness of keeping my dock icons in some sort of container.
List SOFTWARE & Freeware GUIDES for MAC (translated from Italian to English)
Flërnk: A Guide to OS X Software for Switchers
Those are 2 good sites do find some software for your mac.
Flërnk: A Guide to OS X Software for Switchers
Those are 2 good sites do find some software for your mac.
Check these forums for lists of "essential Mac software"... a lot of great ideas have already been put out.
In my opinion, Synergy (synergy.wincent.org), iStat, Adium, possibly Quicksilver, and a global note program like SoHo Notes or Yojimbo (I prefer the former) are essential
Also Flip4Mac... it's great.
In my opinion, Synergy (synergy.wincent.org), iStat, Adium, possibly Quicksilver, and a global note program like SoHo Notes or Yojimbo (I prefer the former) are essential
Also Flip4Mac... it's great.
Congrats on the purchase of your MacBook DMBGuru.
I agree, great program.
Why won't it let me see system temperature?
Congrats on getting a Mac.
I'd get TextWrangler for text editing needs, CyberDuck for occasional s/ftp (or Transmit if you depend on it regularly), the above mentioned NeoOffice is nice and keeps Microsoft away, get TinkerTool for (mostly harmless) messing with the system and MainMenu for maintanance, OmniDiskSweeper (free one day licenses on site) is good to see where all that HD space went () and finally, if you plan on using the burning capability of your Mac just get Toast Titanium which is the de facto standard for burning on Macs.
QuickSilver is very addictive... and a must...
I'd get TextWrangler for text editing needs, CyberDuck for occasional s/ftp (or Transmit if you depend on it regularly), the above mentioned NeoOffice is nice and keeps Microsoft away, get TinkerTool for (mostly harmless) messing with the system and MainMenu for maintanance, OmniDiskSweeper (free one day licenses on site) is good to see where all that HD space went (
) and finally, if you plan on using the burning capability of your Mac just get Toast Titanium which is the de facto standard for burning on Macs.QuickSilver is very addictive... and a must...
But it's so much better to let it all hang loose...
For those of us using a laptop, iStumbler is a great app that lets
you see all the wireless networks in your immediate area, and most importantly,
which ones are open (unsecured). Otherwise, you have to click on the Airport
icon and tediously click until you find a network that doesn't require a password.
Also, since you asked about widgets, I like AirTrafficControl for viewing wireless networks.
you see all the wireless networks in your immediate area, and most importantly,
which ones are open (unsecured). Otherwise, you have to click on the Airport
icon and tediously click until you find a network that doesn't require a password.
Also, since you asked about widgets, I like AirTrafficControl for viewing wireless networks.