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Heelfan71 · 05-29-2007, 01:39 PM

My Imac will be here this week. ANy must have programs. Can you run firefox? What about MS Word? I need to have MS word for my wife and her job.

Bruins · 05-29-2007, 02:20 PM

Firefox runs beautifully. Yes, you can purchase MS Office for Mac. If you use any messaging programs, tryout Adium. Parallels Desktop is a must if you have any applications you need to use that are Windows only.

Rodster · 05-29-2007, 03:01 PM

I would also suggest Onyx for routine maintenance, and it's a free utility. Camino is also a good browser.

Dealin Rams · 05-29-2007, 07:07 PM

Adium is great for instant messaging, as mentioned above.

iBank if you want to run a finance program (quicken for mac is unfortunately garbage).

Quicksilver is great, check it out.

here are some more: http://www.coolmacapps.com/

Heelfan71 · 05-29-2007, 07:47 PM

thanks for the tips. Only thing I am worried about is learning a new computer. Been using windows since 3.1

Gizmo · 05-29-2007, 08:11 PM

This past weekend is one year to the day, that I have had my Mac. Absolutey love it, couldn't have made a better decision getting it.

Firefox works great. I use Yahoo for messaging. The new beta works great. I like some of the minor details.

Also, you will love Garage Band. I'm still trying to get my hands on Final Cut though.

GenoG · 05-29-2007, 08:51 PM

Yeah, Onyx is great, and Firefox is the only way to browse

Good luck, you will never look back.

CPMax · 05-29-2007, 09:47 PM

I'm gonna play devil's advocate and suggest some other alternatives to what other people said:

www.opera.com

I use Opera on my Mac. I prefer it slightly to Firefox because its the smallest, the most secure, the fastest, and has all my cool widgets (facebook widget, virtual aquarium, etc). I suggest you try it out, but Firefox is still an EXCELLENT option if you don't like Opera.

I suggest sticking with iChat for your messaging, and downloading an extension called Chax. It basically adds all the features of Adium (like logged chats, tabbed chats, etc) and keeps everything localized into one program.

If you want to know about some other cool programs, IM me @ cpmax205. I'm on a lot and would love to help. Like other people said, once you get a mac, you'll never EVER want to go back.

05-29-2007, 01:39 PM	#1
Heelfan71 Hall Of Fame OVR: 44 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Georgia Posts: 19,942 Blog Entries: 4	Apple Mac Lovers My Imac will be here this week. ANy must have programs. Can you run firefox? What about MS Word? I need to have MS word for my wife and her job. __________________ My Fan Page http://theusualgamer.net/MyFanPage_Heelfan71.aspx Heelfans Blog http://www.operationsports.com/Heelfan71/blog/

05-29-2007, 02:20 PM	#2
Bruins . OVR: 29 Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Manchester, NH Posts: 6,437	Re: Apple Mac Lovers Firefox runs beautifully. Yes, you can purchase MS Office for Mac. If you use any messaging programs, tryout Adium. Parallels Desktop is a must if you have any applications you need to use that are Windows only.

05-29-2007, 03:01 PM	#3
Rodster Banned OVR: 15 Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,709	Re: Apple Mac Lovers I would also suggest Onyx for routine maintenance, and it's a free utility. Camino is also a good browser.

05-29-2007, 07:07 PM	#4
Dealin Rams Pro OVR: 7 Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 819	Re: Apple Mac Lovers Adium is great for instant messaging, as mentioned above. iBank if you want to run a finance program (quicken for mac is unfortunately garbage). Quicksilver is great, check it out. here are some more: http://www.coolmacapps.com/

05-29-2007, 07:47 PM	#5
Heelfan71 Hall Of Fame OVR: 44 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Georgia Posts: 19,942 Blog Entries: 4	Re: Apple Mac Lovers thanks for the tips. Only thing I am worried about is learning a new computer. Been using windows since 3.1 __________________ My Fan Page http://theusualgamer.net/MyFanPage_Heelfan71.aspx Heelfans Blog http://www.operationsports.com/Heelfan71/blog/

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05-29-2007, 08:11 PM	#6
Gizmo YNWA OVR: 26 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: El Paso, TX Posts: 3,886	Re: Apple Mac Lovers This past weekend is one year to the day, that I have had my Mac. Absolutey love it, couldn't have made a better decision getting it. Firefox works great. I use Yahoo for messaging. The new beta works great. I like some of the minor details. Also, you will love Garage Band. I'm still trying to get my hands on Final Cut though.

05-29-2007, 08:51 PM	#7
GenoG MVP OVR: 10 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Columbus, Ohio	Re: Apple Mac Lovers Yeah, Onyx is great, and Firefox is the only way to browse Good luck, you will never look back.

05-29-2007, 09:47 PM	#8
CPMax Rookie OVR: 1 Join Date: Mar 2005	Re: Apple Mac Lovers I'm gonna play devil's advocate and suggest some other alternatives to what other people said: www.opera.com I use Opera on my Mac. I prefer it slightly to Firefox because its the smallest, the most secure, the fastest, and has all my cool widgets (facebook widget, virtual aquarium, etc). I suggest you try it out, but Firefox is still an EXCELLENT option if you don't like Opera. I suggest sticking with iChat for your messaging, and downloading an extension called Chax. It basically adds all the features of Adium (like logged chats, tabbed chats, etc) and keeps everything localized into one program. If you want to know about some other cool programs, IM me @ cpmax205. I'm on a lot and would love to help. Like other people said, once you get a mac, you'll never EVER want to go back.

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