New to MAC. Tips?
 

So I gave in and bought a macbook due to curiosity.
Any tips and pointers to help the little learning curve?
What programs are a must?

I'm no Mac owner, but my girlfriend owns one, and I find that knowing the trackpad swipes and features really helps a lot!

there isn't really that much to learn for mac.. i don't find the difference to be night and day.. just get use to ur new keyboard command it's apple this apple that no longer alt + something :) what programs a must? i dunno find a program to show temp and control the fan on the laptop :D i forgot the name of the one i used ~ and i'm guessing you are using it for school? i'd install windows thru bootcamp just in case you are lost and have no clue what to do and you need to do some projects hw or something

um for msn i recommend using Adium and not MSN Messenger because A LOT of people I know (and myself included) have the problem where half of your messages don't go through / come through ... and when I first got Adium I got about 3 months worth of missed messages

Don't be a fucking idiot and you'll be fine. It's not that hard.

Learn to use the trackpad. Three finger swipe is very useful.

Programs I recommend. Google chrome, works faster then safari and use less memory. iWork package > office, if you need it iWork is much easier to use, clean, simple, can save to .doc or .docx or even .pdf. Transmission for your torrents. Lightroom if your a big picture person. Can edit and organize your photos altho iPhoto isnt bad as well. Backup your mac via timemachine, very good backup program can go back on settings and files.
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any torrents for iwork? :)

There's a program called burn that works with a program called fire and I think it's great for Macs. The only down side is that you have to use it outside. The cost is a few cents for the basic version and up to to $20 If you want the butane version.

Thanks for contributing to the thread.

Prob check isohunt.

Depending on model you got. If you got a big enough harddrive I suggest installing win 7 via boot camp.

As much as I like mac side for my pictures/videos, a pc side still let's me play games
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just try it out...its pretty simple to learn..oh and i use transmission for torrents...
for iwork app, just get the open office for free...

Spotlight (CMD+SPACE) works wonders when you're looking for an app or document, or anything on your computer for that matter.

If you use a wireless mouse, like a logitech one, is the right button not used?

Right button is just right-click. Lol.

=[ i thought macs only had like 1 button before, and to right click you have to press a button and click. i never owned a mac before so i dunnoo la.

^ that was long time ago lol

on the track pad
1 finger regular mouse pad
2 finger tap is right click (activate in system properties)
2 finger swipe up down scroll
3 finger swipe left/right = back/forward in browser
4 finger swipe up/down hide/expose

uTorrent for torrents is good on mac.

firefox, i find it easier to use than safari.

get your iTunes up and running, i don't believe there is any better music program out there on the mac.

oh coolioo.

atleast i didnt ask if it had turbo. :(

LOL

VLC for video playing, transmission for torrent.

thanks for all the replies!

don forget mac the ripper! to back up your dvds ;) and then get a nice version of toast to burn the dvds using the video_ts and audio_ts formats that mac the ripper generates.. and yes transmission is probably the best torrent client. yay mac

Carbon Copy Cloner for back-ups. More reliable than Time Machine. It's a free download too! Which Macbook did you get?

Sry to hijack but I have a couple quick questions regarding the current mbps.

Is there a big difference between the 2.4GHz, and the 2.53GHz i5 processors?

And also the 330M gfx, is it much of a difference between the 256mb and 512mb versions?

Are these differences worth the extra money?

+1 for not trying to hijack thread

But my current asus laptop is on the way to death so I'm gonna need a new one soon kinda torn between a regular windows laptop or get a macbook pro..

For the current mbp..is the 15inch with the i5 processor and better video card really worth the extra 500 bux??

Is it that much different in everyday use?
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