what programs do you recommend

[Decahedron]

for new ibook.
i just ordered mine.
so far ive got office 2004

anyone else have any recommendations?
btw im about to be a freshman in college, so yeah.

 

[MacDawg]

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[xparaparafreakx]

If you look up the department your gonna be in, I think there are a list of software you may need. Usually there is a general computer requirement with a list of software you need. Call the computer store at your college to ask what you may need. The only thing I can think of is Office and iWork and maybe toast.

 

[EJBasile]

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You know how I feel when people say stuff like this

In addition of office 2004:

iWorks- Pages sucks but Keynote does some pretty awsome transitions that will "wow" your crowd

AppleWorks can help you out sometimes, I rarely use it but sometimes its good to have

Inspiration for making webs and outlines

Adobe photoshop, indesign, etc if you need it -it's pretty pricey though

Glider Pro- Fun yet stupid game (search on version tracker

I can't think of any thing else of the top of my head right now.

 

[ham_man]

-Synergy. Once you use this, iTunes is never the same. (6.13)
-Meteorologist. Beats the crap out of the weather widget. (Free)
-OmniWeb. Just try it out, and you will never see Safari as satisfactory again. (30.00)
-Transmit. Great FTP app. (25.00)
-iPulse. Great system monitoring app. (13.00)
-iWork. Leaner than anything Microsoft makes, and satisfactory for doing everything but the most necessary steps. (50.00)
-OnyX. Keeps your system nice and clean. (Free)
-SuperDuper!. Great for backups. (20.00)

Those are my recommendations. Enjoy your Mac!!!

 

[wako]

for new ibook.
i just ordered mine.
so far ive got office 2004

anyone else have any recommendations?
btw im about to be a freshman in college, so yeah.

Im a first time switcher, and entering as a freshman in college as well..

I already got MS Office. I chose it because with my PB i wasnt impressed at all by iWork (didnt see much to offer). Since Im already familiar with Office I went with that.

Im also contemplating on getting Virtual PC, but Im going to goto college first and see if I even need a PC. My friends that are in college have told me some professors actually require you to have a PC to take their classes (study, quiz, etc)

As for web browsing I use Camino. Its completely free, brought to you by the good people of Mozilla and its definately the fastest browser I have yet to toy with. Still love FireFox though but Camino is definately a better browser.

 

[MacDawg]

You know how I feel when people say stuff like this

Edit: Thought better than to respond to this

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