Hey guys im a new mac user, ive been using windows for my whole life and will be getting my first mac (ibook 12") in 12 days. I was wondering does anyone have some good suggestions for software or accessories that i should buy to make my experience better.
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ive just been looking over that topic u suggested and now im wondering how does one go about uninstalling software like in windows u have that thingo and in linux u have tools like yast but still thats iffy, so when i get my mac should i only install things i really want or just try everything
semaja2 said:
The Mac (not MAC, some people get really upset about these things!) does not have a system registry like Windows. It also has a clean application packaging scheme so you can add, move and remove apps simply by dragging them around.
To uninstall simply drag an app to the Trash. For 99% of apps this will remove all the appliction components and leave you with a nice clean system. The only other files a well behaved app will leave behind might be a small preferences file in ~/Library/Preferences and perhaps some additional optional stuff in ~/Library/Application Support/.
I'd say install what you want!
wow that has to be the best idea ever, i mean not ever linux has adopted that yet, imo tho the registry idea isnt that bad. anywho thanks for your support guys can wait for christmas i got tons of disks burned ready to install crasy and have so much fun 
semaja2 said:wow that has to be the best idea ever, i mean not ever linux has adopted that yet, imo tho the registry idea isnt that bad. anywho thanks for your support guys can wait for christmas i got tons of disks burned ready to install crasy and have so much fun
It really is cool! You can even copy most apps between Macs simply by dragging and dropping via a network connection (or an external hard drive).
Get a nice case and maybe even sleeve, I like radtech us
Also, I got the ilap, it's pretty cool for lounging and keeping your legs cool haha
Software:
Adium for chatting
Neooffice....free and basically just as good as Microsoft Office
Don't get office now, they will probably release a new version soon
Explore everything, Mac OSX is very cool...so much you can do with it.
Have fun!
Also, I got the ilap, it's pretty cool for lounging and keeping your legs cool haha
Software:
Adium for chatting
Neooffice....free and basically just as good as Microsoft Office
Don't get office now, they will probably release a new version soon
Explore everything, Mac OSX is very cool...so much you can do with it.
Have fun!
retasi said:
Eh, who cares. Not me. The only thing I've bought on my Powerbook is the actual hardware. I'm a college student, and with my income (or lack thereof), I can't afford $500-600 programs. Plus, every college student I know w/a Mac just gets all the software/dmg files from other college students around campus...sue me. You'll have to find me first though
iBook, eh?
Get APPLECARE. I can't stress that enough. In 2 years it'll undoubtedly be the best thing you ever bought.
I love Apple, I really do. But laptop harddrives are all made out of what appears to be aluminum foil. I'm convinced of this. (not just Apple laptop hard drives, of course.)
Get APPLECARE. I can't stress that enough. In 2 years it'll undoubtedly be the best thing you ever bought.
I love Apple, I really do. But laptop harddrives are all made out of what appears to be aluminum foil. I'm convinced of this. (not just Apple laptop hard drives, of course.)
For a free alternative to the .Mac storage, get a Gmail account and then get gDisk http://gdisk.sourceforge.net/ Turns your Gmail account into an online storage HD somewhat like iDisk. And it's over 2GB compared to .Mac's 1GB
i got the ibook 12" becuase it was cheap enough to convince my parents to help pay for it and its size was a good idea, sure id love a power book or even just the 15" but to late now
in about 1 year or so ill probally buy apple care unless theres a reason i should buy it now?
as for that gmail thing, ive used it before on linux but i was informed that doing that would result in the account being closed
PS. also my complaint about .mac is that isync software for windows doesnt work for me since im using windows 2003 not xp
in about 1 year or so ill probally buy apple care unless theres a reason i should buy it now?
as for that gmail thing, ive used it before on linux but i was informed that doing that would result in the account being closed
PS. also my complaint about .mac is that isync software for windows doesnt work for me since im using windows 2003 not xp