New Mac Owner

[DJAKO]

Just got one of the new C2D Macbook Pros and i'm a first time user.

Any suggestions on a good instant messanging program for AIM for the mac. Not sure if I like iChat too much.

 

[WildCowboy]

What don't you like about iChat?

Maybe give Adium a shot.

 

[DJAKO]

iChat only lists the contacts as online / idle / offline.

It's not like AIM where you can have groups etc. Or maybe I'm missing something.

Quick question for an external monitor. How do I setup my mac, so when I close the lid it will display the screen on my other monitor. I have everything setup, so I can have an extended monitor and mirror each other. I just can't figure out how to have it show up on the external monitor when I close my mac.

Thanks

 

[DJAKO]

guess i was wrong about ichat, figured out how to do what i wanted. Still not sure about my monitor question though.

 

[WildCowboy]

guess i was wrong about ichat, figured out how to do what i wanted. Still not sure about my monitor question though.

Here are Apple's instructions.

 

[radiantm3]

iChat only lists the contacts as online / idle / offline.

It's not like AIM where you can have groups etc. Or maybe I'm missing something.

Quick question for an external monitor. How do I setup my mac, so when I close the lid it will display the screen on my other monitor. I have everything setup, so I can have an extended monitor and mirror each other. I just can't figure out how to have it show up on the external monitor when I close my mac.

Thanks

Closed-lid mode requires that your macbook is plugged-in to power. Just close it, and wake it from sleep with the mouse that's plugged in.

 

[DJAKO]

What's the best way to move over all of my iTunes song from my Windows PC to my mac?

 

[WildCowboy]

What's the best way to move over all of my iTunes song from my Windows PC to my mac?

Can you just transfer the files over a network? Do you have an iPod big enough to use for transfer? Or is your library small enough that it's reasonable to burn to DVDs using the new backup function in iTunes 7?

Here are a couple of suggestions.

 

[DJAKO]

Should word documents from windows open in mac if I have microsoft office installed on both of them? Because it didn't work for me.

 

[dpaanlka]

Should word documents from windows open in mac if I have microsoft office installed on both of them? Because it didn't work for me.

Yes. What about it didn't work?

 

[DJAKO]

Yes. What about it didn't work?

Word cannot open this document. The doucment might be in use or might not be a valid Word document.
(e.doc)

 

[dpaanlka]

Word cannot open this document. The doucment might be in use or might not be a valid Word document.
(e.doc)

If you wouldn't mind, try posting it here so we can see if we can open it.

 

[DJAKO]

File attached.

 

[Killyp]

It won't open in Word or Pages for me. It must be corrupt...

 

[DJAKO]

It won't open in Word or Pages for me. It must be corrupt...

ya, it's weird. It's a file I created on windows using word, then just downloaded it to my mac.

Offtopic, is there a dropdown menu in safari like IE or Firefox to see your recent sites you typed into the browser?

 

[bowens]

I couldn't open it on my windows computer.

 

[dpaanlka]

I couldn't open it on a Mac or a PC.

 

[DJAKO]

I just reuploaded it and downloaded it and it worked fine. Maybe it was corrupted before as said above.

Any solution to my safari quesion above?

 

[dpaanlka]

I just reuploaded it and downloaded it and it worked fine. Maybe it was corrupted before as said above.

Any solution to my safari quesion above?

Yes, just type the first letter of a site.

 

[DJAKO]

I meant like a dropdown though, of all the recent sites.

 

[dpaanlka]

I meant like a dropdown though, of all the recent sites.

Aside from the history menu of sites you recently visited... not that I'm aware of.

 

[kamonbishop]

If stuff like that happens again, and you cant open it at all, just open it up in notepad, or the Mac equivalent, and you should be able to pick out bits and pieces of the corrupted file...

i had to do it once, it takes forever, but its better than not being able to do anything.

 

[MacBoobsPro]

I meant like a dropdown though, of all the recent sites.

You mean a history?

Try er... History

Top of he screen, fifth menu along.

 

[ingenious]

guess i was wrong about ichat, figured out how to do what i wanted. Still not sure about my monitor question though.

What about the AOL AIM client?

 

[dpaanlka]

What about the AOL AIM client?

You do not want the Mac version of the official AIM client. That hasn't been updated since, like, iChat came out. In fact, I think the whole point of iChat was to replace the AIM client.