Looking to receive a MacBook any proposal?
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Horror stories: None, really. Just don't go messing around next to the Terminal and deleting folders and such if you don't know what you are doing. The closest item to a horror story you'll likely experience is trying to achieve accustomed to the new baby grand shortcuts and navigation, but you'll get used to it pretty without delay, I assure you.
Macs are rock solid machines. Before you go and buy Office for the Mac, though, you may want to consider using (for now) NeoOffice (link contained by sources), which is just similar to OpenOffice, but built to be "Mac-like". When October comes around and iWork '07 is released, you should consider getting a trial of it. It's a good bureau suite, it's half the cost of MS Office, and you merely might like it. Otherwise, MS Office: Mac 2008 should be out pretty soon.
Essential software for your Mac (free, links within sources):
QuickSilver: A keyboard launcher and much, much, MUCH more. There are far too abundant features to attempt to explain here; just look at this tutorial to gain started:
http://vjarmy.com/archives/2004/03/quick...
And look at this YouTube users' profile. He posted a 3-part video tutorial on QuickSilver: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=sr33...
Flip4Mac: This allows you to play Windows Media Player files within QuickTime. This finances that when trying to view WMP formats, you will no longer bring a "missing plugin" error.
Perian: This program makes QuickTime play pretty much any video/audio format available. This is handy because QT player rocks within OS X, despite how awful it is in Windows.
VMWare: Ever hear of Parallels, the virtualization software for OS X? Well, VMWare is alike basic point, but free (it's in beta, though still unbelievably reliable).
iStumbler: Since you may be wandering around looking for WiFi hotspots with your MacBook, iStumbler is a must-have. It collects notes for available wireless networks, including signal strength and if it's open or password-protected.
Adium: Probably the best IM client ever made for any OS.
Growl: Displays incredibly handy notification on your screen for a cavernous range of applications. For example, it will pop up a message surrounded by the corner of your screen when a download finishes, of when Mail downloads clean messages, or when an IM contact signs on/off, or when your RSS reader fetches investigational articles, etc., etc.
complete sucess. best computer ever. 1 thing though is that the contemporary Mac operating system is coming out in similar to 2 months so u might want to wait.
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