New Switcher lady in the forum

[maclady]

hello
how is every one here

i am new Switcher to Mac osx ..

i have a mac bookpro 17.
i wish to know what are the main apps i should use for design blogging
and one more

what will replace winrar i mean if i want to zip or rar files for a windows user how should i do it

what will replace front page? and ms word

thanks

 

[eric]

welcome!

check out split & concat or unrarx for the archiving/unarchiving rar files.

you can use ms word on a mac, ms does make a version. though you can also use neooffice, which is a free and is compatable with many office file types.

as for the blogging and web stuff, someone else will surely have ideas.

good luck with your new macbook pro!

 

[JusBL@zE]

Welcome to the forum maclady ;-)

 

[todd51]

Welcome to Mac-Forums maclady!

 

[nukemm]

Congrats on the purchase, and welcome. I love my 17" MBP, and I'm sure you'll love yours, too!

 

[maclady]

thank you all for the welcome i love my mac as well i love the sit a lot

i am just lost a bit but i will be there soon

 

[eric]

make sure to check the Mac-Forums Switchers FAQ and Information! lots of good info!

don't worry about being too lost. most of us were there too, and now we're here, with road maps, flashlights, compasses [sp?], etc to help!

 

[MacHeadCase]

Hey! Welcome here, maclady! And welcome to the Mac!

For word processors, you might want to look up AbiWord or even NeoOffice (which includes word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, and drawing programs).

 

[Kilted1]

Welcome to the forum Maclady. The others have made some good recomendations

 

[Carol247]

A big welcome! I use iWork (no spreadsheet) and love it. Might have a spreadsheet with the 2007 release. You might like the switchers book The Missing Manual. They are available in bookstores or on eBay. Be sure to get one for switchers and Tiger edition.

 

[lidador]

The Mac can zip and unzip with no need to install any software.
To work with rar there is GUI Tar

http://www.edenwaith.com/products/guitar/

 

[Bloodborne]

For desktop blogging software, I use ecto. It costs $17.95, but comes with a trial version for you to check it out first. As for zipping files, this is built-in. Simply right click on a file or folder and you will get see a dialog that says "Create Archive of X," with X being what ever you right clicked.

 

[neyoung]

WOW, thats one nice machine that you bought!

Here's a list of the software that I use, most of which is free.

As far as blogging goes, I've heard that ecto is pretty nice, but their website seems to be down. Try it again in a few hours.