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Babaganoosh · 11-26-2009, 08:24 PM

VMWare Fusion so you can run Windows on your Mac and still get some work done.

Les Grossman · 11-26-2009, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Babaganoosh

VMWare Fusion so you can run Windows on your Mac and still get some work done.

Is this the same / better than parallels?

GTS Mark · 11-26-2009, 08:54 PM

Congrats on making the switch, i did it myself last month

Here is some stuff I have that i find pretty useful

Adium - icq/msn program
Openoffice - microsoft office basically
Entourage - for e-mail/tasks/calendars
Air Video Server - lets you stream any format movie on your mac to your iphone to watch
Vuze - for torrents/p2p
VLC - for avi movies
Filezilla - for uploading/downloading stuff to servers

Hope this helps

Babaganoosh · 11-26-2009, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Les Grossman

Is this the same / better than parallels?

I've never used parallels but they have the same basic function.

Babaganoosh · 11-26-2009, 09:12 PM

If you're a coder, check out Coda from http://www.panic.com

I've been using that for all of my coding for quite a while. It's great but there are comparable Windows alternatives.

CunningStunt · 11-26-2009, 09:17 PM

Windows7

AlySinclair · 11-26-2009, 09:23 PM

openoffice.org for word documents and such is free and great.

"transit" has been the best ftp that someone has shown me.

"chicken of the vnc" is solid.

"Onyx" is a great free program to clean up your hard drive and errors. titanium.free.fr/pgs2/english/download.html

Babaganoosh · 11-26-2009, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by CunningStunt

Windows7

2010 is going to be a rough year for Apple. Windows 7 is going to halt Mac's growth and the Android powered phones are going to stop the iPhone cold.

goldfish · 11-26-2009, 09:38 PM

AppZapper

BobG · 11-26-2009, 09:55 PM

Renamer4Mac

Sharky · 11-26-2009, 10:39 PM

iSerial .. and this is some of the things recommended to me when i first got mine:

My thoughts:

Programs:
Skype
Adium (DO NOT INSTALL GROWL)
iMail (or thuderbird)
Firefox (Safari Sucks)
BBedit (good text editor)
CuteFTP (if you are used to ws_ftp_le)
VM Ware - (for windows virtual machine)
XBMC - (media center)
Office for Mac

Make sure you configure:
spaces (actually assign applications to them)
secondary click (right click)
password protect on return from screen saver
hot corners (good if you have kids or a maid..)
use "real" f keys (so f5 is actually refresh. ect... in settings)
nufile (google it)
filevault (in security settings (encryption))

airport extreme is worth getting (much better than linksys shit)

Sharky · 11-26-2009, 10:39 PM

Oh.. and get the new Magic Mouse! I love it!

Les Grossman · 11-26-2009, 11:20 PM

Awesome list guys! Thanks.

Les Grossman · 11-26-2009, 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Sharky

Make sure you configure:
spaces (actually assign applications to them)

What difference will it make if applications are not assigned to them?

JD · 11-27-2009, 01:09 AM

Coda and Transmit

hypedough · 11-27-2009, 01:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Babaganoosh

2010 is going to be a rough year for Apple. Windows 7 is going to halt Mac's growth and the Android powered phones are going to stop the iPhone cold.

LOLz stay out of Mac threads "fanboy" (sorry I had too). I don't creep into "My PC keeps fucking crashing" threads. I was a beta tester for Windows 7 and it had a ton of security holes, be prepared for a new wave of spyware. I was a PC user for 6 years until I became a cameraman and video editor full time. There's nothing like not having to worry about viruses, spyware, malware, etc. when it comes to losing critical data like video files.

J B · 11-27-2009, 04:53 AM

StatsRemote... in case you need a software like this

GTS Mark · 11-27-2009, 06:59 AM

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Originally Posted by J B

StatsRemote... in case you need a software like this

I use statsremote on my mac and it's great!

Babaganoosh · 11-27-2009, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by hypedough

LOLz stay out of Mac threads "fanboy" (sorry I had too). I don't creep into "My PC keeps fucking crashing" threads. I was a beta tester for Windows 7 and it had a ton of security holes, be prepared for a new wave of spyware. I was a PC user for 6 years until I became a cameraman and video editor full time. There's nothing like not having to worry about viruses, spyware, malware, etc. when it comes to losing critical data like video files.

Dude...I am on a Macbook right now. I'm hardly a fanboy. Ignoring the fact that something may be superior to Mac makes you the fanboy. Everyone was a beta tester for Windows 7. It was an open beta. I did it too.

I have 2 monitors on a PC and an iMac on my desk. I haven't had a virus on my PCs in years. I've never had a major data loss either. The one time I lost some data was because of a Seagate drive going tits up. It wasn't a Windows issue. You know you still need to do backups on a Mac, right?

sinclair · 11-27-2009, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by DrinkingHARDEST

Congrats on making the switch, i did it myself last month

Here is some stuff I have that i find pretty useful
Vuze - for torrents/p2p
Hope this helps

Dude, Really?

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GTS Mark Vrume Mark Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 20,912	Congrats on making the switch, i did it myself last month Here is some stuff I have that i find pretty useful Adium - icq/msn program Openoffice - microsoft office basically Entourage - for e-mail/tasks/calendars Air Video Server - lets you stream any format movie on your mac to your iphone to watch Vuze - for torrents/p2p VLC - for avi movies Filezilla - for uploading/downloading stuff to servers Hope this helps

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Sharky Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 4,938	iSerial .. and this is some of the things recommended to me when i first got mine: My thoughts: Programs: Skype Adium (DO NOT INSTALL GROWL) iMail (or thuderbird) Firefox (Safari Sucks) BBedit (good text editor) CuteFTP (if you are used to ws_ftp_le) VM Ware - (for windows virtual machine) XBMC - (media center) Office for Mac Make sure you configure: spaces (actually assign applications to them) secondary click (right click) password protect on return from screen saver hot corners (good if you have kids or a maid..) use "real" f keys (so f5 is actually refresh. ect... in settings) nufile (google it) filevault (in security settings (encryption)) airport extreme is worth getting (much better than linksys shit) __________________ Sharky

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Les Grossman So Fucking Banned Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: On your last nerve Posts: 1,012	Awesome list guys! Thanks.

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