10 Fresh Tips for New Mac Users
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Big news: I bought my first Mac.
After years of using PCs, I'm testing out the waters with a new iMac (20", 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 2 GB ram, 320 GB hard drive) but need your help.
I'm looking for 10 fresh tips to get the most out of my new Mac.
I need tips like:
- essential software
- speeding up the system
- what to avoid
If you're an Apple fanboy (or just want to help), leave a comment with a tip for new Mac users like me.
Tags: apple, imac, technology, tips • Filed in Tech
Congrats!
Here are a few.
Growl (don't even ask, just install it, you'll thank me)
Mailplane (gmail client)
Colloquy (irc)
Transmission (torrent)
Chicken of the VLC
Adium (if you don't like iChat)
Audio Hijack Pro (recording any audio)
Camino (Firefox for mac users)
Cyberduck (FTP and scp)
Disk Inventory X (for cleaning up your HDD)
Easy Batch Photo (resize and watermark images)
Eavesdrop (packet sniffer)
Handbrake (ripp and convert DVDs for iPod)
iGetter (great download manager)
Kismac (wifi tool)
MacTheRipper (rip DVDs)
VisualHub (for converting videos)
MPEGStreamClip (for MPEG2)
Nestopia (NES Emulator)
NZB Drop (usenet)
Receipt wallet (scan images management)
Split & Concat (help with usenet)
MacPar (usenet)
Twitterific
Xbench (perf tuning)
Zterm (term emulator for RS-232)
Nooooooo . . . Say it's not true. Man oh man, I lost another one to Mac. Sooner or later I'm going to have to actually try one of those things, but given the die hard reaction online, I'm still afraid to even touch one lest I end up spending a couple of G's on Apple gear in the zombie haze that their products tend to create. It will be interesting to see how well it ends up complimenting your home theater needs.
Essential Software - All the stuff that doesn't run on Mac OS
Speeding Up the System - Return the sexy Mac and get a faster ugly PC for the same money
What to Avoid - Steve Jobs' siren's call