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<blockquote data-quote="yogi" data-source="post: 286914" data-attributes="member: 8542"><p>- Change your Wallpaper in System PReferences</p><p>- Defrag is not necessary (Why, you ask? Well, to put it simple: OSX has a different way of organizing and accessing files on a hard disk (HFS+), which is much more efficient than Windows' NTFS or FAT File System. So Files are kept in a proper way from the start, and optimized automatically from time to time, so you don't have to defrag. </p><p></p><p>- Macs (not really Apples - I know I'm geeky) don't really come with any bloatware, depends on what you mean. iTunes and Safari do use up lot of system resources, but they don't appear "bloaty" or unmanageable by any means, in fact they perfrom nicely and don't fall over you with templates and buttons and blinky stuff (speak IE7 or WMP 10).</p><p></p><p>- <a href="http://elgato.com/" target="_blank">Elgato </a> makes some good stuff. For gaming, the EyeTV 250 is the product I use. It has a gaming mode which works quite well, but you need a fairly quick processor and an iMac with a Core 2 Duo will do fine for that. All iMacs have Core 2 Duos if bought new.</p><p></p><p>- All current macs have an Airport Card built in. Check for Airport in the System specifications list.</p><p></p><p></p><p>- Macs are pretty efficient with OSX being a solid usable system OS. </p><p>You don't really need to do any maintenance. But OSX IS memory intensive, so get as much memory you can afford. I suggest you get your own memory from a non-apple vendor for cheaper prices. It's really easy to install. In the U.S., I hear newegg.com is good for this.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="yogi, post: 286914, member: 8542"] - Change your Wallpaper in System PReferences - Defrag is not necessary (Why, you ask? Well, to put it simple: OSX has a different way of organizing and accessing files on a hard disk (HFS+), which is much more efficient than Windows' NTFS or FAT File System. So Files are kept in a proper way from the start, and optimized automatically from time to time, so you don't have to defrag. - Macs (not really Apples - I know I'm geeky) don't really come with any bloatware, depends on what you mean. iTunes and Safari do use up lot of system resources, but they don't appear "bloaty" or unmanageable by any means, in fact they perfrom nicely and don't fall over you with templates and buttons and blinky stuff (speak IE7 or WMP 10). - [URL="http://elgato.com/"]Elgato [/URL] makes some good stuff. For gaming, the EyeTV 250 is the product I use. It has a gaming mode which works quite well, but you need a fairly quick processor and an iMac with a Core 2 Duo will do fine for that. All iMacs have Core 2 Duos if bought new. - All current macs have an Airport Card built in. Check for Airport in the System specifications list. - Macs are pretty efficient with OSX being a solid usable system OS. You don't really need to do any maintenance. But OSX IS memory intensive, so get as much memory you can afford. I suggest you get your own memory from a non-apple vendor for cheaper prices. It's really easy to install. In the U.S., I hear newegg.com is good for this. [/QUOTE]
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