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<blockquote data-quote="chas_m" data-source="post: 1274817"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><br /> <br /> 1. UnRARX, MacPAR Deluxe, the free Stuffit Expander, there are probably a half-dozen other such tools either shareware or free<br /> <br /> 2. Built into OS X.<br /> <br /> 3. FTP is actually built-in (both command-line and Safari) but I like Cyberduck or Transmit for my FTP needs. Filezilla (for Mac) will probably do you just fine.<br /> <br /> 4. You probably want <a href="http://www.barebones.com/products/textwrangler/" target="_blank">TextWrangler</a> (free) for this.<br /> <br /> 5. I prefer iWork (the suite) to Office, but MS Office for Mac is fine. You can use OpenOffice/LibreOffice if you like ugly but very functional software.<br /> <br /> 6. Skype: most Mac users prefer the older 2.x version because it takes up a lot less room and is less ugly, but 5.x works for me. Your choice. Don't forget about iChat and FaceTime, however, they are pretty awesome.<br /> <br /> 7. Safari 5.1 is, IMHO, better -- but it's not like it really matters.<br /> <br /> 8. Built into iChat.<br /> <br /> 9. MSN sucks. Sorry, but its true. There are MSN clients a-plenty, but they all suck. If you're mainly doing text-chatting, then I'd suggest the catch-all IM client <a href="http://adium.im/" target="_blank">Adium</a>.<br /> <br /> 10. Yes, VLC for Mac. Get the 64-bit Intel version.<br /> <br /> 11. Built-in.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Everyone has an opinion on this. I'll suggest <a href="http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads" target="_blank">VirtualBox</a>.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> 1. Generally, Exchange is not an issue. Mac mail can handle it, and sync w/iPhone<br /> 2. Sure, if you like. Again, Mac Mail can sync to iPhone on this.<br /> 3. No, but there's a good way to sync Google Calendar with iCal (which is what you meant, I'm sure: <a href="http://www.google.com/sync/mac.html" target="_blank">Google Sync services</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> You don't NEED to do both TM and a clone, but it's not a bad idea (I do this myself). I personally choose CCC, but either it or SD are fine. Time Machine works great too, but does not produce a bootable clone -- it focuses on being a versioned, easily-retrievable or restorable vault/image type system.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> You're free to create and manage folders any way you like, (almost) anywhere you want -- though I'd strongly recommend putting that stuff in the Home folder, and NOT ON THE DESKTOP for a wide variety of reasons. You can easily put shortcuts to them on your Dock or Launchpad. Personally if I had this task before me I'd make a "business" master folder and put all the folders and subfolders you just mentioned in there, then put the business folder in the dock. Instant one-click access to everything.<br /> <br /> By default, iPhoto will want to grab any pictures you load in from your digital camera, but you can turn that off if you like. You're not mandated to store all pictures in the Pictures folder.</li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chas_m, post: 1274817"] [LIST] 1. UnRARX, MacPAR Deluxe, the free Stuffit Expander, there are probably a half-dozen other such tools either shareware or free 2. Built into OS X. 3. FTP is actually built-in (both command-line and Safari) but I like Cyberduck or Transmit for my FTP needs. Filezilla (for Mac) will probably do you just fine. 4. You probably want [URL="http://www.barebones.com/products/textwrangler/"]TextWrangler[/URL] (free) for this. 5. I prefer iWork (the suite) to Office, but MS Office for Mac is fine. You can use OpenOffice/LibreOffice if you like ugly but very functional software. 6. Skype: most Mac users prefer the older 2.x version because it takes up a lot less room and is less ugly, but 5.x works for me. Your choice. Don't forget about iChat and FaceTime, however, they are pretty awesome. 7. Safari 5.1 is, IMHO, better -- but it's not like it really matters. 8. Built into iChat. 9. MSN sucks. Sorry, but its true. There are MSN clients a-plenty, but they all suck. If you're mainly doing text-chatting, then I'd suggest the catch-all IM client [URL="http://adium.im/"]Adium[/URL]. 10. Yes, VLC for Mac. Get the 64-bit Intel version. 11. Built-in. Everyone has an opinion on this. I'll suggest [URL="http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads"]VirtualBox[/URL]. 1. Generally, Exchange is not an issue. Mac mail can handle it, and sync w/iPhone 2. Sure, if you like. Again, Mac Mail can sync to iPhone on this. 3. No, but there's a good way to sync Google Calendar with iCal (which is what you meant, I'm sure: [url=http://www.google.com/sync/mac.html]Google Sync services[/url] You don't NEED to do both TM and a clone, but it's not a bad idea (I do this myself). I personally choose CCC, but either it or SD are fine. Time Machine works great too, but does not produce a bootable clone -- it focuses on being a versioned, easily-retrievable or restorable vault/image type system. You're free to create and manage folders any way you like, (almost) anywhere you want -- though I'd strongly recommend putting that stuff in the Home folder, and NOT ON THE DESKTOP for a wide variety of reasons. You can easily put shortcuts to them on your Dock or Launchpad. Personally if I had this task before me I'd make a "business" master folder and put all the folders and subfolders you just mentioned in there, then put the business folder in the dock. Instant one-click access to everything. By default, iPhoto will want to grab any pictures you load in from your digital camera, but you can turn that off if you like. You're not mandated to store all pictures in the Pictures folder.[/list] [/QUOTE]
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