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suggestions regarding the applications for my macbook
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<blockquote data-quote="chas_m" data-source="post: 1077253"><p>Congrats and welcome to the Light Side! <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></p><p></p><p>No. There aren't any viruses for the Mac. A few isolated Trojans exist, but are extremely rare and easily avoided -- don't pirate software and don't install "video codecs" to watch porn, and you'll be fine.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>"Good" and "free" don't really go together as often as people think, and "image editor" is kind of a vague category, but here's some starting points:</p><p></p><p>You already have Preview (which can do VERY basic image editing) and iPhoto (which can do somewhat more sophisticated photo editing). iPhoto is excellent for your general consumer-type photo management and touchup stuff. GIMP is free but fugly as all get-out. ACDSee Pro for Mac is free while its in beta, but perhaps overkill for what you're looking for. It's super-fast and powerful but not yet "done" and won't be free when it is.</p><p></p><p>A lot of people here like Pixelmator ($50 or so). I own it, but I'm not that thrilled with it. It's good, but Graphic Converter ($40) is more of a swiss army knife of image editors. The best of the bunch when it comes to just photo editing is probably Photoshop Elements ($99 retail).</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Photoshop (the full version) or Pixelmator. Drawing programs are something else again, you basically have Illustrator or lesser programs (some of which are excellent, like Intaglio).</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>No, you don't actually need one. At least, not in my experience. They tend to cause more problems than they solve.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>You Mac mostly came with all that stuff. There's all kinds of third-party things you COULD add on, but really you should start by focusing on what already came with your machine, particularly the iLife stuff.</p><p></p><p>That said, here's a VERY short list of things I think a Windows switcher should download (all free):</p><p></p><p>1. <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/wmcomponents.mspx" target="_blank">Flip4Mac WMV Player</a> and <a href="http://perian.org" target="_blank">Perian</a> to enable QuickTime to play back just about any web video.</p><p></p><p>2. <a href="http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-macosx.html" target="_blank">VLC</a> as an alternative player to the standalone QuickTime player for those rare occasions where the QuickTime Player has trouble.</p><p></p><p>3. <a href="http://www.titanium.free.fr/index_us.html" target="_blank">Maintenance</a>, a simplified form of OnyX. Just a nice little maintenance utility. There may be others that people like better, I just happen to like this one. Macs don't need much attention in this department, but a little bit every now and again is a good thing.</p><p></p><p>That's really about it for stuff I think you really HAVE to get that isn't already included.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Here.</p><p></p><p>If you're in Canada, then I also recommend EhMac.ca. Another friendly forum.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chas_m, post: 1077253"] Congrats and welcome to the Light Side! :) No. There aren't any viruses for the Mac. A few isolated Trojans exist, but are extremely rare and easily avoided -- don't pirate software and don't install "video codecs" to watch porn, and you'll be fine. "Good" and "free" don't really go together as often as people think, and "image editor" is kind of a vague category, but here's some starting points: You already have Preview (which can do VERY basic image editing) and iPhoto (which can do somewhat more sophisticated photo editing). iPhoto is excellent for your general consumer-type photo management and touchup stuff. GIMP is free but fugly as all get-out. ACDSee Pro for Mac is free while its in beta, but perhaps overkill for what you're looking for. It's super-fast and powerful but not yet "done" and won't be free when it is. A lot of people here like Pixelmator ($50 or so). I own it, but I'm not that thrilled with it. It's good, but Graphic Converter ($40) is more of a swiss army knife of image editors. The best of the bunch when it comes to just photo editing is probably Photoshop Elements ($99 retail). Photoshop (the full version) or Pixelmator. Drawing programs are something else again, you basically have Illustrator or lesser programs (some of which are excellent, like Intaglio). No, you don't actually need one. At least, not in my experience. They tend to cause more problems than they solve. You Mac mostly came with all that stuff. There's all kinds of third-party things you COULD add on, but really you should start by focusing on what already came with your machine, particularly the iLife stuff. That said, here's a VERY short list of things I think a Windows switcher should download (all free): 1. [URL="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/wmcomponents.mspx"]Flip4Mac WMV Player[/URL] and [URL="http://perian.org"]Perian[/URL] to enable QuickTime to play back just about any web video. 2. [URL="http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-macosx.html"]VLC[/URL] as an alternative player to the standalone QuickTime player for those rare occasions where the QuickTime Player has trouble. 3. [URL="http://www.titanium.free.fr/index_us.html"]Maintenance[/URL], a simplified form of OnyX. Just a nice little maintenance utility. There may be others that people like better, I just happen to like this one. Macs don't need much attention in this department, but a little bit every now and again is a good thing. That's really about it for stuff I think you really HAVE to get that isn't already included. Here. If you're in Canada, then I also recommend EhMac.ca. Another friendly forum. [/QUOTE]
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