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GOG427 · 02-01-2006, 08:17 PM

well i got to play with a mac a few days ago, i liked it. it made me feel like i was 13 years old again learning something new. anyway i may buy a mac just to have any tips i need to know or where to go to learn a few things.

superman · 02-01-2006, 09:08 PM

it's a mac, it's made to be user friendly so you shouldn't need tips

thadood · 02-01-2006, 09:19 PM

The software you use plays a pretty big role in your experience.

For IMs, check out Adium.
iTunes is great for music (I converted from Winamp flawlessly)
For a browser, Safari is ok, but I use Opera. I've also heard great things about Shiira. (http://hmdt-web.net/shiira/en)
For mail, Mail is good and comes with OS X. I use Thunderbird.
VLC is good for playing videos

Let me know if you have any questions. I'm a new mac user as well, but I've gotten quite a bit of familiarization under my belt.

GOG427 · 02-01-2006, 09:44 PM

Quote:

it's a mac, it's made to be user friendly so you shouldn't need tips

to a hardcore pc user mac is a pain in the ass..but its learning something new i'm going for

so is ram,cpu,video card all the the same or diffrent?

Lord Kain · 02-02-2006, 04:55 AM

it's almost the same

but you can't really customize.

You gotta chose a system, them pick the options available (amount of RAM, HDD space, vidcards options)

The new intel Macs are supposed to come with an open slot to chose your vidcard. And I say some reviews on them, they seem like very powerful macs (avg of 60% perf increase)

Also, the next gens of these intel macs are supposed to be able to handle windows without an emu.

msgwtco · 02-07-2006, 05:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lord Kain

it's almost the same

but you can't really customize.

You gotta chose a system, them pick the options available (amount of RAM, HDD space, vidcards options)

The new intel Macs are supposed to come with an open slot to chose your vidcard. And I say some reviews on them, they seem like very powerful macs (avg of 60% perf increase)

Also, the next gens of these intel macs are supposed to be able to handle windows without an emu.

I heard XP won't run on intel macs without modification because Intel Mac's use that new EMI thing instead of a traditional bios.

Halbe · 02-09-2006, 06:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by msgwtco

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lord Kain

it's almost the same

but you can't really customize.

You gotta chose a system, them pick the options available (amount of RAM, HDD space, vidcards options)

The new intel Macs are supposed to come with an open slot to chose your vidcard. And I say some reviews on them, they seem like very powerful macs (avg of 60% perf increase)

Also, the next gens of these intel macs are supposed to be able to handle windows without an emu.

I heard XP won't run on intel macs without modification because Intel Mac's use that new EMI thing instead of a traditional bios.

True. Vista is said to support EFI, so it could work on the Intel Macs.

QuickSilvah · 02-09-2006, 07:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thadood

The software you use plays a pretty big role in your experience.

For IMs, check out Adium.
iTunes is great for music (I converted from Winamp flawlessly)
For a browser, Safari is ok, but I use Opera. I've also heard great things about Shiira. (http://hmdt-web.net/shiira/en)
For mail, Mail is good and comes with OS X. I use Thunderbird.
VLC is good for playing videos

Let me know if you have any questions. I'm a new mac user as well, but I've gotten quite a bit of familiarization under my belt.

I'm going to have to throw QuickSilver into the mix. It's the one program I can't live without right now.

thadood · 02-09-2006, 09:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by QuickSilvah

Quote:

Originally Posted by thadood

The software you use plays a pretty big role in your experience.

For IMs, check out Adium.
iTunes is great for music (I converted from Winamp flawlessly)
For a browser, Safari is ok, but I use Opera. I've also heard great things about Shiira. (http://hmdt-web.net/shiira/en)
For mail, Mail is good and comes with OS X. I use Thunderbird.
VLC is good for playing videos

Let me know if you have any questions. I'm a new mac user as well, but I've gotten quite a bit of familiarization under my belt.

I'm going to have to throw QuickSilver into the mix. It's the one program I can't live without right now.

How does that work, exactly? I don't know how I'd tie it in with my system, more precisely, which is why I haven't tried it yet. It looks rather nifty, but I don't know what I'd use it for.

QuickSilvah · 02-10-2006, 05:35 AM

It's an application launcher and more. You activate it with a keyboard command (I have mine to Cmd + Esc) and type in what you're looking for (whether it's an app, an address book entry, something from your iTunes library, etc) and you'll be given a few options of what you'd like to do with it (open, copy to clipboard, reveal in Finder, etc).

I don't like having a cluttered dock, so I only have the stuff I use on a daily basis down there (Safari, Mail, Adium, Word, iCal), and use QuickSilver to launch anything else I might need. It's MUCH faster than spotlight, which is why I haven't used spotlight once since I installed QS.

Macworld.com recently reviewed three of the launch apps (QuickSilver, Butler, and Launchbar) if you want to go check them out.

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QuickSilvah Senior Member Jan 2005 Last Seen: Yesterday Location: Burlington, VT Posts: 221 (#139) Thanked 0x in 0 posts x6	It's an application launcher and more. You activate it with a keyboard command (I have mine to Cmd + Esc) and type in what you're looking for (whether it's an app, an address book entry, something from your iTunes library, etc) and you'll be given a few options of what you'd like to do with it (open, copy to clipboard, reveal in Finder, etc). I don't like having a cluttered dock, so I only have the stuff I use on a daily basis down there (Safari, Mail, Adium, Word, iCal), and use QuickSilver to launch anything else I might need. It's MUCH faster than spotlight, which is why I haven't used spotlight once since I installed QS. Macworld.com recently reviewed three of the launch apps (QuickSilver, Butler, and Launchbar) if you want to go check them out.

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