Still getting use to Mac

Hey Guys

I bought a Macbook pro about 4 days ago and I was wondering if ye could help me with a few questions ?

1) Whats the Mac equievlent to microsoft office ? and it has to be for free if possible ha
2) can't believe I'm going to ask this question but how do you change the names on folders in finder ? I just can't seem to figure it out because its not in edit or right click ?
3) what are some really cool and fun apps you've found before ?
4) oh for any programers can you get notepad++ on Mac ? if not what do ye use

Thanks guys

Dale O Shea said:

1) Whats the Mac equievlent to microsoft office ?

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The "Mac" equivalent to MS Office is...MS Office! There is a Macintosh version.

Dale O Shea said:

2) can't believe I'm going to ask this question but how do you change the names on folders in finder ? I just can't seem to figure it out because its not in edit or right click ?

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Left click on the name once...small pause...click on it a 2nd time.

Dale O Shea said:

3) what are some really cool and fun apps you've found before ?

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Your idea of "cool and fun" may be different than my idea of cool and fun!

- Nick

1. You may want to check out Open Office or Libre Office. Both are free and can open and edit MS files.
2. Display the folders in list view, and then click the folder you want to rename, pause, then click again. You'll then be able to rename it.

3. Adium ~ Chat Client
Growl Notifications
SuperDuper or CarbonCopyCloner ~ Both make bootable copies of your HD
HandBrake ~ Video Converting
Burn ~ As it says A Burning App
Transmission ~ p2p client
Skitch ~ Screen capture and more
VLC ~ Video player that plays most codecs and does a lot more
Perian and Flip4Mac Makes watching certain codecs easier ... This is Essential IMHO
Audacity ~ Play with Music App
CandyBar ~ Mods all your icons, and dock
MainMenu or Oynx ~ Does the same as Disk utility only more thorough
Quicksilver ~ Works like Spotlight but way way better and does so much more
StuffitExpander ~ Opens Zip and rar files and more
Lil Snitch ~ Firewall type App that looks at your incoming and outgoing traffic
and last but certainly not least .....
AppTrap ~ Once installed it sits in System Preferences and deletes all associated files of anything that you put in the trash ...

Top 100 Essential Mac Applications | Mac Tricks And Tips

Can't help with 4, sorry.

Dale O Shea said:

4) oh for any programers can you get notepad++ on Mac ? if not what do ye use

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There is no notepad++, textwrangler works just as well though.

Dale O Shea said:

2) can't believe I'm going to ask this question but how do you change the names on folders in finder ?

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One method has been given to you, but here's another that's more reliable:

Click on the folder ONCE to select it
Press the return key on your keyboard
Type in the new name
Press return again

For notepad++ I had found someone who just used Wine to port it to mac. Sorry I don't have the file or download anymore (I deleted it because I just didn't use it).. The alternativeto.net Notepad++ Alternatives for Mac (OS X) - AlternativeTo.net gives a lot of alternatives tho. If you decide you want to try Wine Installing Wine on Mac OS X there are also other alternatives to Wine..

Good luck

#4 I use TextMate 2, it's amazing but not cheap. Depends on what you want to use it for, I myself use it daily so it wasn't to hard to find the $$ for it.