New MBP 15.4, looking for some tips!

[shizzie]

I just got a New MBP 15.4 inch 2.8 c2d setup. I really love it, I was just hoping you guys could give me a couple suggestions as to what type of applications I should consider downloading as well as what kind of things I should be looking for?
also I heard there are a few different displays some are "slightly" better then others, could you guys tell me how to find what kind of screen i have as well as which is considered the "better" screen? I love how this one looks so I wouldn't even think of trying to return it, I'm just curious.
Lastly, I read somewhere about a way to calibrate the battery to receive better battery life, how would I go about that, if its actually true?

 

[GoCubsGo]

Perhaps do a search on these forums for useful apps. I'd imagine this question has been asked before. Like every hour on the hour.

 

[thegoldenmackid]

There are numerous threads on all of this, but for the apps:
Adium, Quicksilver, Growl, Camino, Skype, UnRarX

 

[lazydesi]

Adium - chat

Transmission - Torrents

VLC- media player

Skitch - screenshots/uploading

Perian - Video codecs

Oynx - maintenance software

Quicksilver- for apps launching

 

[spillproof]

GeekTool and Firefox

 

[MacDawg]

Links to Software Recommendation Threads and List of Mac Software in the Guides

Download the free QuickTime plug-ins Perian and Flip4Mac

Also, download the free player VLC


Battery Care

Battery Calibration

Maximize Battery Charge

Best tip... use Time Machine and backup

To clone your internal HD, Carbon Copy Cloner (CCC) or SuperDuper (SD) can do this for you.

And use MRoogle to search

Woof, Woof - Dawg