Just picked up a MacBook Pro..

Discussion in 'General' started by Bee, Feb 13, 2012.

  1. Bee

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    Any "must have" programs or apps that i should install? [​IMG]



    Guide me
     
  2. ksteezy

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    What are you into?
     
  3. azndood21

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    welcome to the brotherhood.
     
  4. jet5foo1

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    Alarm Clock 2
     
  5. dimez81

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    omni disk sweep
    istat
    bowtie
    candybar
    nocturne 2.0

    what are you using it for? anything heavy I would do this....
    get an ssd.... remove the optical drive and put the harddrive there. If you have stock ram upgrade it.
     
  6. wilroc

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    Go to the app store and download "The Unarchiver". This will come in very handy.

    It's like winrar for the mac. Unzips and extracts all kinds of files. And its free!
     
  7. soversotowel

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    Are they better than pc's ? And if so why?
     
  8. jordanhead718212

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    Congrats [​IMG][​IMG]

    Download Coconut Battery
     
  9. sleaze jar omens

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    tribler
     
  10. Peep Game

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    I'm sure you will be returning it in a couple months when the novelties of it wear off, and you actually
    need to do something important, so you end up buying a PC.
     
  11. sleaze jar omens

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    >VMware Fusion
    >Parallels
     
  12. da r entertainment

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  13. whyhellothere

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    [​IMG] u srs?
    go to an apple store & just try one out.
    nothing else compares [​IMG][​IMG]

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    [​IMG]@ returning a mac.
    for a pc.
    to do important stuff.
    stop it.
     
  14. megatron

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  15. quik1987

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    PS3 Media Server (if you have a PS3)
    VLC
    ServeToMe (if you have an iOS device)
    StuffIt Expander
    Transmission
    Skype
     
  16. Peep Game

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    Maybe not for a pc, but that's usually what happens. With the way Macs are presented/advertised, shouldn't they be capable
    of doing everything possible, without having to add on multiple things? It seems like Macs can do a lot of novelty type stuff

    (whether it's advanced music things, or stuff related to game networks), but seems to miss out on basic functions.
     
  17. digital022

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    Strong avy to post ratio.
     
  18. stay lurkin

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    8GB of ram for 45 bucks @ crucial.com
     
  19. whyhellothere

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    what would you need to add on?
    basic functions such as?
     
  20. megatron

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    Like what?
     
  21. kiendienn

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    just shut up.
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    do you just talk to talk or to spew your ignorance?
     
  22. 9th Wonder

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    What's PS3 media server?
     
  23. auszero

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    for system tweaks i use:
    istat - system stats
    caffeine - quick click to keep your computer from going to sleep
    candybar - icon change
    afloat - keeps a window on top of others at all times
    right zoom - makes the window go full screen like windows

    for actual programs
    adium - chat client, does aim, gtalk, Facebook
    vlc - video
     
  24. itzjono

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    [​IMG] at those PC guys
     
  25. antidope

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    You get to wirelessly stream media from your laptop to your ps3