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Mac OS X: Mac *Newb* Switcher
Mac *Newb* Switcher
by LatinGeek - 10/3/07 11:10 PMI'm planning on switching to a Mac, and I'm buying a MacBook in late October, early November, hopefully when Mac OS X Leopard finally is release, so my question is, what are must have apps for a new Mac user? Example: productivity, chat(im and irc), file sharing(p2p and bit torrent), mail, burning, troubleshoot(problem solving), maintenance(cleaning up the mac), backup, or any misc useful apps.
P.S. - on video editing, I think I'm going with Adobe Premiere Elements, someday I'll get Final Cut Pro, and on the audio editing side I'm sticking with Audacity, but any other suggestions are welcome.
Thanks for the info.
JuST RaFy
A few suggestions:
by mrmacfixit
- 10/4/07 4:48 AM
In reply to: Mac *Newb* Switcher by LatinGeek
Disk Warrior, Tech Tool Pro, Onyx & Cocktail should be a good start for maintenance. (In that order)
Toast 8 (or whatever is current) for burning. OS X will burn to CD/DVD without it but Toast is more efficient and versatile.
Open Office(Free) or iWorks($70ish) for productivity. Both can open and save .doc files. There is a version of MS Office for Mac, if you absolutely feel that you need it.
iChat, Yahoo, MSN and a few more. Depends on who you wish to chat with.
That will do for now. More will follow from others, I'm sure.
Probably the most important thing you need for that new MacBook is; AppleCare.
Enjoy
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