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<blockquote data-quote="TattooedMac" data-source="post: 1406875" data-attributes="member: 101749"><p>Have a look at these for starters .....</p><p><a href="http://www.apple.com/support/switch101/" target="_blank">Mac Switching 101</a></p><p><a href="http://www.apple.com/support/mac101/" target="_blank">Mac 101</a></p><p><a href="http://www.mactricksandtips.com/2008/01/top-100-essential-mac-applications.html" target="_blank">MacTricksAndTips ~ 100 Essential Mac Apps</a></p><p><a href="http://menu.jeweledplatypus.org/" target="_blank">Mac OS Menu Bar Items</a></p><p><a href="http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1343" target="_blank">Mac OS Keyboard Shortcuts</a></p><p><a href="http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/" target="_blank">Mac downloads ~ Apple</a></p><p></p><p>Here is a list of Apps that people around here use a lot, but be sure to check out what came with the Mac as they are really sufficient in doing most things</p><p></p><p><strong>Adium</strong> ~ Chat Client</p><p><strong>Growl Notifications</strong></p><p><strong>SuperDuper or CarbonCopyCloner </strong>~ Both make bootable copies of your HD</p><p><strong>HandBrake</strong> ~ Video Converting </p><p><strong>Burn</strong> ~ As it says A Burning App</p><p><strong>Transmission</strong> ~ p2p client</p><p><strong>Skitch</strong> ~ Screen capture and more</p><p><strong>VLC</strong> ~ Video player that plays most codecs and does a lot more</p><p><strong>Perian</strong> and <strong>Flip4Mac</strong> Makes watching certain codecs easier ... This is Essential IMHO</p><p><strong>Audacity</strong> ~ Play with Music App</p><p><strong>CandyBar</strong> ~ Mods all your icons, and dock</p><p><strong>MainMenu</strong> or <strong>Oynx</strong> ~ Does the same as Disk utility only more thorough </p><p><strong>Quicksilver</strong> ~ Works like Spotlight but way way better and does so much more </p><p><strong>StuffitExpander</strong> ~ Opens Zip and rar files and more</p><p><strong>Lil Snitch</strong> ~ Firewall type App that looks at your incoming and outgoing traffic</p><p>and last but certainly not least .....</p><p><strong>AppTrap</strong> ~ Once installed it sits in System Preferences and deletes all associated files of anything that you put in the trash ...</p><p></p><p>Should keep you busy for a while lol </p><p>HTH</p><p></p><p>Cheers</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TattooedMac, post: 1406875, member: 101749"] Have a look at these for starters ..... [URL="http://www.apple.com/support/switch101/"]Mac Switching 101[/URL] [URL="http://www.apple.com/support/mac101/"]Mac 101[/URL] [URL="http://www.mactricksandtips.com/2008/01/top-100-essential-mac-applications.html"]MacTricksAndTips ~ 100 Essential Mac Apps[/URL] [URL="http://menu.jeweledplatypus.org/"]Mac OS Menu Bar Items[/URL] [URL="http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1343"]Mac OS Keyboard Shortcuts[/URL] [URL="http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/"]Mac downloads ~ Apple[/URL] Here is a list of Apps that people around here use a lot, but be sure to check out what came with the Mac as they are really sufficient in doing most things [B]Adium[/B] ~ Chat Client [B]Growl Notifications[/B] [B]SuperDuper or CarbonCopyCloner [/B]~ Both make bootable copies of your HD [B]HandBrake[/B] ~ Video Converting [B]Burn[/B] ~ As it says A Burning App [B]Transmission[/B] ~ p2p client [B]Skitch[/B] ~ Screen capture and more [B]VLC[/B] ~ Video player that plays most codecs and does a lot more [B]Perian[/B] and [B]Flip4Mac[/B] Makes watching certain codecs easier ... This is Essential IMHO [B]Audacity[/B] ~ Play with Music App [B]CandyBar[/B] ~ Mods all your icons, and dock [B]MainMenu[/B] or [B]Oynx[/B] ~ Does the same as Disk utility only more thorough [B]Quicksilver[/B] ~ Works like Spotlight but way way better and does so much more [B]StuffitExpander[/B] ~ Opens Zip and rar files and more [B]Lil Snitch[/B] ~ Firewall type App that looks at your incoming and outgoing traffic and last but certainly not least ..... [B]AppTrap[/B] ~ Once installed it sits in System Preferences and deletes all associated files of anything that you put in the trash ... Should keep you busy for a while lol HTH Cheers [/QUOTE]
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