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<blockquote data-quote="cwa107" data-source="post: 1271377" data-attributes="member: 24098"><p>I think the easiest answer will be getting a good media player on your MIL's system. Quicktime and iTunes are fairly limited in terms of the formats they can play. What I would recommend is <a href="http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-macosx.html" target="_blank">VLC Media Player</a>, which comes packed with codecs that can play just about any format under the sun.</p><p></p><p>Another good addition would be <a href="http://perian.org/" target="_blank">Perian</a>, which is a set of codecs that improve Quicktime's repertoire.</p><p></p><p>Chances are, with those two items installed, your MIL will be able to open just about any type of file you send her with no trouble.</p><p></p><p>In this day and age, there's really no reason to concern yourself with making data "Mac friendly". Mac OS X, like most Unix variants running on an x86 platform is pretty compatible across the board, with the right additions to it. The dark ages of Macs being highly proprietary are long gone.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cwa107, post: 1271377, member: 24098"] I think the easiest answer will be getting a good media player on your MIL's system. Quicktime and iTunes are fairly limited in terms of the formats they can play. What I would recommend is [URL="http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-macosx.html"]VLC Media Player[/URL], which comes packed with codecs that can play just about any format under the sun. Another good addition would be [URL="http://perian.org/"]Perian[/URL], which is a set of codecs that improve Quicktime's repertoire. Chances are, with those two items installed, your MIL will be able to open just about any type of file you send her with no trouble. In this day and age, there's really no reason to concern yourself with making data "Mac friendly". Mac OS X, like most Unix variants running on an x86 platform is pretty compatible across the board, with the right additions to it. The dark ages of Macs being highly proprietary are long gone. [/QUOTE]
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