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got the new macbook.. now what?

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youcheater

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Oct 20, 2008
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first time mac user...

i just bought the new 2.4g glassbook / alumibook / macbook and im wondering what kinds of applications or games or widgets are useful for a uni student such as myself =)

also, when i look for wallpapers, what dimensions should i look for in the pictures?

thanks
 
most important program ive downloaded....Quicksilver. Easiest and fastest way to launch applications.
 
CoreyMac said:
most important program ive downloaded....Quicksilver. Easiest and fastest way to launch applications.
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Don't waste your time trying to learn all this nonsense. Just drop the Applications folder into the dock. Easy.

My recommendations for applications:
Adium - Instant messaging
NetNewsWire - RSS reading
Transmit - FTP
Unison - Usenet
 
neiltc13 said:
Don't waste your time trying to learn all this nonsense. Just drop the Applications folder into the dock. Easy.

My recommendations for applications:
Adium - Instant messaging
NetNewsWire - RSS reading
Transmit - FTP
Unison - Usenet
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is there a "quickpar" equivalent for macs that extracts and deletes the .rar files for usenet / newsgroup downloads?

i think i have adium.. the parrot? yup my friend downloaded that for me.. works great

i also have office installed.. i deleted garage band and all those other apps that i don't really need. Do i just drag the application from the "apps" folder to the trash? are there any shortcuts and extra files hidden somweher that i need to delete as well?

i conditioned by batttery once. let it run all the way down last night and then charged it back up to 100. how often should i be doing this in the first week/month? does it really make a difference with these new batteries?


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thanks for the quick and helpful replies
 
youcheater said:
is there a "quickpar" equivalent for macs that extracts and deletes the .rar files for usenet / newsgroup downloads?

i think i have adium.. the parrot? yup my friend downloaded that for me.. works great

i also have office installed.. i deleted garage band and all those other apps that i don't really need. Do i just drag the application from the "apps" folder to the trash? are there any shortcuts and extra files hidden somweher that i need to delete as well?

i conditioned by batttery once. let it run all the way down last night and then charged it back up to 100. how often should i be doing this in the first week/month? does it really make a difference with these new batteries?
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http://www.xs4all.nl/~gp/MacPAR_deLuxe/

http://www.xs4all.nl/~loekjehe/Split&Concat/

Get both of these for concatenating files and for dealing with PARs. Both work exceedingly well and are free!
 
youcheater said:
i conditioned by batttery once. let it run all the way down last night and then charged it back up to 100. how often should i be doing this in the first week/month? does it really make a difference with these new batteries?
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NEVER! Don't ever make a habit of doing this - only years ago was this ever beneficial, now it damages the battery and wears it out much faster by doing that - modern batteries benefit more from just topping the battery up rather than draining it completely.
 
Adamo said:
NEVER! Don't ever make a habit of doing this - only years ago was this ever beneficial, now it damages the battery and wears it out much faster by doing that - modern batteries benefit more from just topping the battery up rather than draining it completely.
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No, that's not true. "Modern batteries" (Lithium Ion) are better, but still the same as the old Nickel Cadmium batteries. They still need to be drained and recharged to full, once or twice a month. Otherwise your battery is stuffed......

It doesn't damage the battery, rather it protects it.
 
youcheater said:
Do i just drag the application from the "apps" folder to the trash? are there any shortcuts and extra files hidden somweher that i need to delete as well?

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thanks for the quick and helpful replies
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Get AppDelete, which deletes all corresponding files, i.e. drivers, prefs files, etc. :)
 
Balty said:
No, that's not true. "Modern batteries" (Lithium Ion) are better, but still the same as the old Nickel Cadmium batteries. They still need to be drained and recharged to full, once or twice a month. Otherwise your battery is stuffed......

It doesn't damage the battery, rather it protects it.
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Thank you for saying this! I was freaking out because I just did the drain thing to "calibrate" my battery, and that person's post freaked me out! So you're positive it doesn't damage the battery??!
 
For wallpapers you can go on google and search apple wallpapers they should be the right size!
:apple:
 
Another vote for interfacelift. It's awesome. I've downloaded over 300 wallpapers from them. What can I say, I like to change out ever now and then.
 
thx i settled for the simple apple logo (black)
goes well with the new black screen on the macbook
 
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