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<blockquote data-quote="Sachsr1" data-source="post: 398976" data-attributes="member: 23128"><p>I know when I made the switch from windows to the Mac this winter I had a few questions about how I would get things done on the Mac. I wanted to start a thread that would show an app by app list of Mac vs. PC software. This is by no means the only apps out there, and I hope that others will add to the list.</p><p></p><p>E-mail:</p><p><a href="http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/mail/" target="_blank">Mail</a> vs. Outlook</p><p>Also you can use the host of web based mail programs, but <a href="http://mail.google.com/mail/help/about.html" target="_blank">Google mail</a> is nice because you can get a google mail <a href="http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/dashboard/" target="_blank">widget</a>.</p><p></p><p>Web browser:</p><p><a href="http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/safari/" target="_blank">Safari</a> vs. Internet explorer. </p><p>You can also get firefox, camino, and a host of other web browsers.</p><p></p><p>Chat:</p><p><a href="http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/ichat/" target="_blank">iChat</a> vs MSN Messenger</p><p>I would recommend <a href="http://www.adiumx.com/" target="_blank">Adium</a>, because iChat really only works with other Mac users. There is also <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/mac/default.aspx?pid=msnmessenger" target="_blank">MSN Messenger</a> for Mac, but it doesn't support video. I use <a href="http://www.skype.com/download/skype/macosx/" target="_blank">Skype</a> for video.</p><p></p><p>Video:</p><p><a href="http://www.apple.com/quicktime/mac.html" target="_blank">Quicktime</a> vs. Windows Media Player</p><p>There is a <a href="http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/video/windowsmediaplayerformacosx.html" target="_blank">Windows Media Player</a> for Mac also, and <a href="http://www.flip4mac.com/" target="_blank">flip4mac</a>. These are all I've used I'm sure there are more.</p><p></p><p>Zipped files:</p><p><a href="http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/system_disk_utilities/stuffitexpander.html" target="_blank">Stuffit expander</a> vs. Winzip</p><p></p><p>DVD back-up:</p><p><a href="http://www.mactheripper.org/" target="_blank">Mac the ripper</a> <a href="http://handbrake.m0k.org/" target="_blank">Handbrake</a> vs. DVD Shrink, Any DVD (many others)</p><p></p><p>FTP:</p><p><a href="http://cyberduck.ch/" target="_blank">Cyberduck</a> vs. Windows FTP's (i don't really know any, sorry).</p><p></p><p>These are just a few of the basics, and don't include many of the apps that are on both platforms, MS Office, Adobe Creative Suite, World of Warcraft (personal favorite), and google earth. The list can go on for days, and I hope others will post what they use, and the programs I forgot. PLEASE POST A LINK to the mac version so it's easy to look at.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sachsr1, post: 398976, member: 23128"] I know when I made the switch from windows to the Mac this winter I had a few questions about how I would get things done on the Mac. I wanted to start a thread that would show an app by app list of Mac vs. PC software. This is by no means the only apps out there, and I hope that others will add to the list. E-mail: [URL="http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/mail/"]Mail[/URL] vs. Outlook Also you can use the host of web based mail programs, but [URL="http://mail.google.com/mail/help/about.html"]Google mail[/URL] is nice because you can get a google mail [URL="http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/dashboard/"]widget[/URL]. Web browser: [URL="http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/safari/"]Safari[/URL] vs. Internet explorer. You can also get firefox, camino, and a host of other web browsers. Chat: [URL="http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/ichat/"]iChat[/URL] vs MSN Messenger I would recommend [URL="http://www.adiumx.com/"]Adium[/URL], because iChat really only works with other Mac users. There is also [URL="http://www.microsoft.com/mac/default.aspx?pid=msnmessenger"]MSN Messenger[/URL] for Mac, but it doesn't support video. I use [URL="http://www.skype.com/download/skype/macosx/"]Skype[/URL] for video. Video: [URL="http://www.apple.com/quicktime/mac.html"]Quicktime[/URL] vs. Windows Media Player There is a [URL="http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/video/windowsmediaplayerformacosx.html"]Windows Media Player[/URL] for Mac also, and [URL="http://www.flip4mac.com/"]flip4mac[/URL]. These are all I've used I'm sure there are more. Zipped files: [URL="http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/system_disk_utilities/stuffitexpander.html"]Stuffit expander[/URL] vs. Winzip DVD back-up: [URL="http://www.mactheripper.org/"]Mac the ripper[/URL] [URL="http://handbrake.m0k.org/"]Handbrake[/URL] vs. DVD Shrink, Any DVD (many others) FTP: [URL="http://cyberduck.ch/"]Cyberduck[/URL] vs. Windows FTP's (i don't really know any, sorry). These are just a few of the basics, and don't include many of the apps that are on both platforms, MS Office, Adobe Creative Suite, World of Warcraft (personal favorite), and google earth. The list can go on for days, and I hope others will post what they use, and the programs I forgot. PLEASE POST A LINK to the mac version so it's easy to look at. [/QUOTE]
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