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<blockquote data-quote="skaheadpunk" data-source="post: 690815" data-attributes="member: 45677"><p>video:</p><p>i have a lot of avi files (episodes of friends) which i want to play in mac. quicktime said it required a plugin. now i downloaded divx. now for 'certain' files, only video is played and there is no audio. for the others there is video and audio as well. these same files played fine in k-lite media player classic on my toshiba vista laptop.</p><p>also, there is a movie i have which has been directly copied from a dvd (not ripped) it has .vob files. they played on windows but mac failes to reconize them as known file types. they dont play either with itunes, quicktime, dvd player or divx player. what to do?</p><p>is there a codec package for mac which would make quiktime play all the movie types properly and also their audio?</p><p></p><p></p><p>Flip4Mac might help, and VLC media player is great.</p><p></p><p></p><p>ipreview:</p><p>what is this software?</p><p></p><p>If you mean Preview it's you image viewing app. Also reads PDFs.</p><p></p><p></p><p>public folder and shared folder:</p><p>what is the difference?</p><p></p><p>Public's on the network, shared is on the computer (I think!)</p><p></p><p></p><p>dashboard:</p><p>can i have dashboard widgets on my desktop like in vista?</p><p></p><p>Not that I know of.</p><p></p><p></p><p>download manager:</p><p>currently i am using speed download but its trial. which free download manager (without spyware or bots) would u recommend?</p><p></p><p>I don't really know why you need one. You mean for just downloading files or for torrents? For torrents I recommend Transmission.</p><p></p><p></p><p>office suite:</p><p>which works best with macs? does apple has its own?</p><p></p><p>Apple has iWork, you can also get MS Office for Mac.</p><p></p><p></p><p>ichat:</p><p>i was able to setup gtalk on ichat thanks to the inbuilt option for using gtalk however it doesnot show the voice option of gtalk. also, how do i transfer a file via ichat?</p><p></p><p>Sorry, dunno about that one.</p><p></p><p></p><p>HOW ON EARTH DO I NETWORK WITH A WINDOWS MACHINE?</p><p></p><p>Dunno about that one either, haven't used Windows for a while.</p><p></p><p></p><p>xp or vista?</p><p>which version of windows is compatible with mac as a dual boot via boot camp?</p><p></p><p>Both. For XP I believe you need SP2 or above.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="skaheadpunk, post: 690815, member: 45677"] video: i have a lot of avi files (episodes of friends) which i want to play in mac. quicktime said it required a plugin. now i downloaded divx. now for 'certain' files, only video is played and there is no audio. for the others there is video and audio as well. these same files played fine in k-lite media player classic on my toshiba vista laptop. also, there is a movie i have which has been directly copied from a dvd (not ripped) it has .vob files. they played on windows but mac failes to reconize them as known file types. they dont play either with itunes, quicktime, dvd player or divx player. what to do? is there a codec package for mac which would make quiktime play all the movie types properly and also their audio? Flip4Mac might help, and VLC media player is great. ipreview: what is this software? If you mean Preview it's you image viewing app. Also reads PDFs. public folder and shared folder: what is the difference? Public's on the network, shared is on the computer (I think!) dashboard: can i have dashboard widgets on my desktop like in vista? Not that I know of. download manager: currently i am using speed download but its trial. which free download manager (without spyware or bots) would u recommend? I don't really know why you need one. You mean for just downloading files or for torrents? For torrents I recommend Transmission. office suite: which works best with macs? does apple has its own? Apple has iWork, you can also get MS Office for Mac. ichat: i was able to setup gtalk on ichat thanks to the inbuilt option for using gtalk however it doesnot show the voice option of gtalk. also, how do i transfer a file via ichat? Sorry, dunno about that one. HOW ON EARTH DO I NETWORK WITH A WINDOWS MACHINE? Dunno about that one either, haven't used Windows for a while. xp or vista? which version of windows is compatible with mac as a dual boot via boot camp? Both. For XP I believe you need SP2 or above. [/QUOTE]
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