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<blockquote data-quote="technologist" data-source="post: 143615" data-attributes="member: 4134"><p>1. All PowerBooks since sometime in 2003 have been Aluminum.</p><p></p><p>2. All 15" and 17" PowerBooks are and have been widescreen models.</p><p></p><p>3. <a href="http://www.versiontracker.com/macosx/" target="_blank">http://www.versiontracker.com/macosx/</a> and <a href="http://www.macupdate.com/" target="_blank">http://www.macupdate.com/</a> have exhaustive listings of Mac software and user reviews. Magazines like Macworld and MacAddict have professional reviews, some of which may be available online. If you still can't find what you want, post in the Software forum here.</p><p></p><p>4. The most popular format for exchanging files with a Mac is the disk image format (.dmg) which the OS will mount by itself. Some other file types ( .sit, .bin., .sitx, among others) require Stuffit Expander, which is free from <a href="http://www.stuffit.com/" target="_blank">http://www.stuffit.com/</a></p><p></p><p>5. Most Mac users don't bother. Fragmentation is not an issue with OS X, and complete system re-installs are rare. I'd say partitioning is more trouble than it's worth.</p><p></p><p>6. Carbon Copy Cloner is a useful archiving utility. There's a (basic) partitioning utility that comes with the OS. More sophisticated backup software (Retrospect, for example) can also be found.</p><p></p><p>7. Apple calls wi-fi "AirPort Extreme" but it's just 802.11g, and will work fine.</p><p></p><p>8. There's either an automated, double-click-to-install script...or you just drag-and-drop the file onto your hard disk.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="technologist, post: 143615, member: 4134"] 1. All PowerBooks since sometime in 2003 have been Aluminum. 2. All 15" and 17" PowerBooks are and have been widescreen models. 3. [url]http://www.versiontracker.com/macosx/[/url] and [url]http://www.macupdate.com/[/url] have exhaustive listings of Mac software and user reviews. Magazines like Macworld and MacAddict have professional reviews, some of which may be available online. If you still can't find what you want, post in the Software forum here. 4. The most popular format for exchanging files with a Mac is the disk image format (.dmg) which the OS will mount by itself. Some other file types ( .sit, .bin., .sitx, among others) require Stuffit Expander, which is free from [url]http://www.stuffit.com/[/url] 5. Most Mac users don't bother. Fragmentation is not an issue with OS X, and complete system re-installs are rare. I'd say partitioning is more trouble than it's worth. 6. Carbon Copy Cloner is a useful archiving utility. There's a (basic) partitioning utility that comes with the OS. More sophisticated backup software (Retrospect, for example) can also be found. 7. Apple calls wi-fi "AirPort Extreme" but it's just 802.11g, and will work fine. 8. There's either an automated, double-click-to-install script...or you just drag-and-drop the file onto your hard disk. [/QUOTE]
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