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What should I do first? Software recommendations? Setting changes? Anything? Please.
Do a forum search.What should I do first? Software recommendations? Setting changes? Anything? Please.
What kind did you get? If it's a Macbook, go into System Preferences and adjust the Trackpad settings so you can "right click" with two fingers. Or, if you use a mouse, go into the Keyboard and Mouse settings and assign the functions you'll use most to the mouse buttons.
If you use multiple chat services, download Adium.
To access files much more quickly than you can with Finder, download Quicksilver.
Download OpenOffice if you'll be working with MS Word files. Text Wrangler might come in handy as well.
Mira expands the uses for your Apple Remote.
Miro is good for watching TV shows.
Flip4Mac will let you play wmv files. VLC will take care of any other miscellaneous codecs you might need to play.
smcFanControl will give you greater control over your fans in order to keep your Mac's temperature within a safe range.
Onyx will help you maintain your computer.
Disk Inventory is a cool way to see what kinds of files are taking up your hard drive space.
AppCleaner will help entirely remove apps you might decide you don't want.
These are all free.
I use smcFanControl and it seems to work pretty well. There isn't much to it, you just have sliders that control the fan rpm's up to 6000. It also puts your computer temperature in Celsius or Farenheit in the menu bar.
Front Row gives you full-screen access to DVD's, your iTunes library and TV shows, pictures, etc. It's basically the same kind of interface as Apple TV. You can use the Apple Remote to control it. The remote used to come with the old Macbook Pro's, but they're only twenty bucks if you want to go buy one.
why use a fan control app? Doesn't the CPU do that just fine already?
So does front row play DVDs? Or do I have to get Boxee?