narchitect Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 Hey all, this is my first post to the InsanelyMac forum, I hope to be really active here in the future! I just switched to Mac after twelve years of using PC . I bought the new aluminum unibody MacBook, the 2.0GHz model with 2GB/DDR3/1066MHz/SDRAM and a 160GB/1700RPM/HDD. So far I am very happy with my new Mac. The simplicity and power of everything from the design to the hardware to OS X Leopard amazes me more and more the more I use it. So do you guys have any recommendations for useful applications, or maybe a few good Mac tips? Mind you, I'm not a total novice at Mac, I've gotten a chance to mess around with it a little bit, installed Office 2008 and Adobe CS3 Premium Design so I'm proficient in general Mac file management, etc. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cubric Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 For IMs I would recommend AdiumX because of its simplicity and neat-ness. There is aMSN app which is more or less the same as the MSN messenger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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adrock42 Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 appzapper, little snitch, candybar, fetch, flip4mac, handbreak, mac the ripper, toast (for mac the ripper), Onyx, VLC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e-rick Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 NZB-drop , iArrange, Toast, VMWare Fusion, Pacifist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narchitect Posted October 30, 2008 Author Share Posted October 30, 2008 Thanks guys. Lots of useful stuff here. Loving my new Mac, I take it everywhere. I've been pumping out almost indecent amounts of Photoshop stuff these days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifesgood Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 can know where you got th Adobe cs3 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SticMAC™ Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 I take back what I said in my first reply!! "Posted Oct 29 2008, 12:57 PM" I now also own one! I decided to go for the 2,4 with 4GB memory! SticMAC Thanks guys. Lots of useful stuff here. Loving my new Mac, I take it everywhere. I've been pumping out almost indecent amounts of Photoshop stuff these days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narchitect Posted November 17, 2008 Author Share Posted November 17, 2008 Yeah. I didn't have enough dough for the 2.4GHz but I'm just as happy with the 2.0GHz. it meets my needs well. It's sooo sexeh! smooth aluminum and very light. Great investment of $1405.29 because of the stupid NY state sales tax. can know where you got th Adobe cs3 ? I own a license. Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PainWarlock Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 For IMs I would recommend AdiumX because of its simplicity and neat-ness.There is aMSN app which is more or less the same as the MSN messenger. way better than msn messenger way better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gawkersucks Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Growl, Adium includes MSN support. Transmission, Quicksilver, Carbon Copy Cloner, Disk Inventory X and Vocito if you have a GrandCentral account. GMail notifier if you have a GMail account with the Google+Growl Utility. Aperture if you're a shutter bug. Oh - for changing icons use Lite Icon available here, there is no charge for it. I happen to be partial to the SummerDrive icons - available here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrystopher Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 bootcamp xd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gawkersucks Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 New additions, Name Mangler and Media Rage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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