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- Epictive
I just placed my order for a 17" PowerBook G4. This will be my first Mac. Give me some tips (cool apps, system tweaks, etc), accessories (cases, covers, etc), and any other general advice, hit me with all you got. Thanks.
-AC
- pocho0
goto to Panic.com and buy everything. goto Chromebags.com and get a bag. unsanity.com has some really cool things as well. I know a bunch of homies here dig konfabulator...you can find it at versiontracker.com.
you'll dig your G4.
- pascii0
Acquisition - filesharing. great
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PageSucker 3.2 - suck www-pages
Transmit 2.0 - ftp
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Audion 3.0.2 X -
better than iTunes
vlc-0.5.3 -
plays all media types. codefree DVD
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iView MediaPro 1.5 - for media catalogues
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the best maintenance tools:
Cocktail
DesInstaller
Print Center Repair
MacJanitor 1.2.1
PopChar X 1.3
nutcasebinhex_09b
Pacifist
Carbon Copy Cloner
--( find all descriptions on
http://www.versiontracker.com/ )
- Epictive0
Thanks guys, keep them coming. WHat about system tweaks, did I hear something about turning of shadows or something like that to speed up the OS? I was also told to buy one of these: http://www.acmemade.com/powerboo…
Please keep them coming... Very Helpful.
-AC
- ifThenGo0
My essetials are;
Path Finder is a great alternative to the OSX and allows you to hack into system files if you ever need to. (http://www.cocoatech.com)
browser;
Mozilla 1.4Text & HTML;
BBEdit 7Get anything from http://www.omnigroup.com especially Omnigraffle (it rocks for diagrams and site maps)
Also get a http://www.mac.com account as this gives you some nice options.
Obviously your gonna get the usual PhotoShop, Flash, Illustrator, Suitcse 10, Office etc.
- Epictive0
Thanks, any others? How about system tweaks to make the thing run better?
-AC
- stormzealot0
chrombags are nice
timbuk2 has some better bags in my oppinion. much more customizable and just a better fit for things.
as far as screen protection goes... a piece of paper is all u need.
have fun
- err0
Cocktail 2.2.1 = the best utility for OSX
WeatherPOP! = puts the current temp in the menubar of yer bigass screen http://www.glu.com/
acquisition = find & DL MP3s
PTHCPU Monitor = puts a graph in the menu bar of how your cpu is doing http://www.pth.com/PTHCPUMonitor…
Transmit = FTP shtuff
Classic Spy = easy fast way to see whats up with OS 9 again in the menu bar
CASES= GOTO http://pbzone.com its bagweek!
Shees so many threads about Powerbooks. Cant wait till the new 15"s come out (as reported by http://macrumors.com )
- unknown0
dude honestly there about a zillion system tweaks out there. www.osxhints.com can offer tips on a million.... you best bet is to buy a book on the OS and check out mac sites for info. Just as if you were using Windows.. it takes learning and investigating. There are tweaks available to kill the shadows, kill the folder opening effect to make it more like OS 9 (aka faster), swap your VM file to other drive for speed performance, assigning hot keys,... etc.
I would love to help you out and I am sure alot would but there is just so much information to tell and explore. If you ever have a particular question once you get your system feel free to email me for advice. Or email me now with your address and tomorrow I will send you a list of great sites, shareware apps, and common tweaking info.peace.
- Epictive0
Thanks Radio, will do thanks for your help.
-AC