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<blockquote data-quote="ki99" data-source="post: 423352" data-attributes="member: 31961"><p>its a little more complicated than just 'viruses aren't written for mac' but apple has made sure you are very safe and virus free, there isn't a case of one virus for mac, but that doesn't mean there wont be... but the way the mac is set it, it is very hard for it to infect your system, so you can get anti-virus if your are worried, but you should otherwise be safe<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>the ipod video is made by apple, the same company that makes the macbooks, you should be able to sync better than ever<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /> plus most macbooks ship with itunes! w00t!<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /></p><p></p><p>i use my touchpad when i carry it around and love it, but i use a usb mouse a lot too with mine, in fact i am using one right now<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /> any usb mouse works for the macbook, as well as most usb keyboards. although macs don't have a "right click" while using the touch pad, holding down ctrl while clicking secondary clicks, and the right button on a usb mouse works, but right click is rarely even needed.</p><p></p><p>and as for your first question, since you have a macbook, you need to get the 'intel' version of a lot of the programs, most of them nowaday's are just universal now but, for older ones. there is two types of processors in mac's: ppc and intel, macbooks use intel, as all the new macs do, but yea, os x is the OS that is used on the mac<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /> so most OS X programs work fine, and they are even easier to instal, just as shahvikram123 said, it's simply, once you see it, most of the time you can open it, but to 'install' it you need to drag it from the virtual disc to your applications folder, if you can't see your apps folder, just hit the little button on the top right of your window and your sidebar should appear. a few programs use an actual intall program but those are very windows looking and shouldn't be very confusing<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /></p><p></p><p>sorry my answers are out of order.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ki99, post: 423352, member: 31961"] its a little more complicated than just 'viruses aren't written for mac' but apple has made sure you are very safe and virus free, there isn't a case of one virus for mac, but that doesn't mean there wont be... but the way the mac is set it, it is very hard for it to infect your system, so you can get anti-virus if your are worried, but you should otherwise be safe:) the ipod video is made by apple, the same company that makes the macbooks, you should be able to sync better than ever:P plus most macbooks ship with itunes! w00t!:P i use my touchpad when i carry it around and love it, but i use a usb mouse a lot too with mine, in fact i am using one right now:P any usb mouse works for the macbook, as well as most usb keyboards. although macs don't have a "right click" while using the touch pad, holding down ctrl while clicking secondary clicks, and the right button on a usb mouse works, but right click is rarely even needed. and as for your first question, since you have a macbook, you need to get the 'intel' version of a lot of the programs, most of them nowaday's are just universal now but, for older ones. there is two types of processors in mac's: ppc and intel, macbooks use intel, as all the new macs do, but yea, os x is the OS that is used on the mac:P so most OS X programs work fine, and they are even easier to instal, just as shahvikram123 said, it's simply, once you see it, most of the time you can open it, but to 'install' it you need to drag it from the virtual disc to your applications folder, if you can't see your apps folder, just hit the little button on the top right of your window and your sidebar should appear. a few programs use an actual intall program but those are very windows looking and shouldn't be very confusing:P sorry my answers are out of order. [/QUOTE]
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