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<blockquote data-quote="Qaxpla" data-source="post: 68791"><p>Sounds like a good choice with the iBook. I switched around 20th December or so and I had picked OS X up without a guide in say 1 week. I am still amazed at how really easy it is to learn :/ It's almost... too easy <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>When it comes to software, like many others have mentioned... i'll give you some examples of what I use.</p><p></p><p>WordProcessing/Spreadsheets - Office 2004 Student</p><p>Music playing and some disc burning - iTunes (comes with your mac!)</p><p>Instant Messaging - <strong>iChat AV</strong>, it looks beautiful and is perfect as an AIM client.</p><p></p><p><strong>aMSN</strong> - It's a simple messenger client that you connect to with your .net passport (hotmail/msn account) for chats with your MSN Buddies.</p><p></p><p>You can also use fire and adiumx. I'm using adiumx at the moment because aMSN is somewhat buggy on mac...</p><p></p><p>Internet Browsing - Safari or Camino. I've got firefox just incase, but i'm usually using Safari.</p><p></p><p>Mail - Mail, comes with mac. It's really simple to use too :S</p><p></p><p>I don't use a firewall or antivirus because there are so few viruses that can harm your mac you just don't need to install one!</p><p></p><p>I'm in love with my mac. I am still amazed at how nice and simple it is to use... I'm kicking myself right now for not getting one 1yr earlier when I had the chance <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>Plus, it takes... what, 30 seconds to boot up from a long cold night! I was usually waiting around 3-5 minutes on my Windows machine!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Qaxpla, post: 68791"] Sounds like a good choice with the iBook. I switched around 20th December or so and I had picked OS X up without a guide in say 1 week. I am still amazed at how really easy it is to learn :/ It's almost... too easy :P When it comes to software, like many others have mentioned... i'll give you some examples of what I use. WordProcessing/Spreadsheets - Office 2004 Student Music playing and some disc burning - iTunes (comes with your mac!) Instant Messaging - [b]iChat AV[/b], it looks beautiful and is perfect as an AIM client. [b]aMSN[/b] - It's a simple messenger client that you connect to with your .net passport (hotmail/msn account) for chats with your MSN Buddies. You can also use fire and adiumx. I'm using adiumx at the moment because aMSN is somewhat buggy on mac... Internet Browsing - Safari or Camino. I've got firefox just incase, but i'm usually using Safari. Mail - Mail, comes with mac. It's really simple to use too :S I don't use a firewall or antivirus because there are so few viruses that can harm your mac you just don't need to install one! I'm in love with my mac. I am still amazed at how nice and simple it is to use... I'm kicking myself right now for not getting one 1yr earlier when I had the chance :P Plus, it takes... what, 30 seconds to boot up from a long cold night! I was usually waiting around 3-5 minutes on my Windows machine! [/QUOTE]
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