Just bought an iMac :D

[Zaub]

Hey everyone.

I just purchased an iMac off the Apple website so it should arrive in the next few days.

The specs are...

• 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
• 1GB memory
• 250GB hard drive1
• 8x double-layer SuperDrive
• ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT with 128MB memory

I'm a first time Mac user and I suppose it'll take a little bit of time to get used to it.

Anyone got any tips or recommendations?

Cheers.

[xxMATTGxx]

Hey everyone.

I just purchased an iMac off the Apple website so it should arrive in the next few days.

The specs are...

• 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
• 1GB memory
• 250GB hard drive1
• 8x double-layer SuperDrive
• ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT with 128MB memory

I'm a first time Mac user and I suppose it'll take a little bit of time to get used to it.

Anyone got any tips or recommendations?

Cheers.

First of I would like to say Well Done for buying a Mac. You have one great experience. I suggest using an application called "Adium" for instant messaging such as MSN. As the Microsoft version is crap. If you do have any questions etc. I'm sure you can contact me or anyone else who uses mac.

[Zaub]

Thanks Matt.

I've been researching MSN on Macs and I reckon Adium will be my best choice.

[Hypertext]

I reckon.. all you mac users shoud collaborate a huge guide of things you'd do with pc's and the alternatives on a mac. it would egt stickied for sure.

[Klydo]

I'd suggest when you first get it is delete the crap games you get with Macs. No idea why you get them as I've never met anyone who plays them. Then download the following;

Adium - www.adiumx.com
GrabUp - www.grabup.com
Coda - www.panic.com/coda
Transmit - www.panic.com/transmit
Twitterriffic - www.twitter.com/downloads (only if you use Twitter of course)
Firefox - www.firefox.com
Firebug - www.getfirebug.com
Flock - www.flock.com (works much faster on a Mac with no splash, great if you use social network sites)
Skype - www.skype.com (much sexier on a Mac )
Wakoopa - www.wakoopa.com
Growl - www.growl.info (controls notifications for numerous applications)
Flip4Mac - www.flip4mac.com (allows you to play .wmv)

[darkchicken101]

Use Quicksilver - it is by far the most useful application on my Mac.

It is basically an application launcher but can utilize plugins to send emails, run scripts etc.

[Jericho]

May I recommend a app. called Skitch.

Skitch if for like.. if you see a cool image on the web, or something on a webpage, open skitch, select the area, make any necessary markings or text, and click upload, it uploads to your private "Stash" of images you have done.

Its a great app and is currently in open Beta, so take advantage of this before they close it!

Watch the video on the website then scroll up to download. You will have to sign up to get your Skitch account to upload images, quicker than going to imageshack or another image-hosting website. The video shows you all the features I missed out

http://skitch.com/#demo

If your a regular IM'er or music fan.. this is cool.

Its called CoverSutra. Simple play a song in iTunes and it will show up on your desktop. You can also quicky do iTunes tasks which is pretty neat.

You can get a trial from simple googling CoverSutra, I dont know if you can buy in UK but im sure there are other ways of getting it.

Thats some of its features, im not very good at explaining things sorry.

If your into image editing, I reccomed Pixelmator, does everything photoshop does for dirt cheap.

I have been a mac user for just over 2 months now and havnt regretted it once.

Some cool websites you might like -

http://www.tuaw.com/ and http://interfacelift.com/ - You will use that a lot because the Mac is so customizable.

Enjoy, if you need help, just PM any of the regular Mac forum members or myself as MattGarner said

[Josh-H]

Great decision

If you have any specific mac questions, you can always PM me

[Nick.]

Well done - you've made a brilliant choice.

I've yet to find a Mac user who doesn't love their Mac. You get so many Windows users saying, "Oh I hate my PC, it's always crashing" or whatever... but with Mac's? Everyone who owns one loves them. It is a truly awesome, innovative product.

[darkchicken101]

Well done - you've made a brilliant choice.

I've yet to find a Mac user who doesn't love their Mac. You get so many Windows users saying, "Oh I hate my PC, it's always crashing" or whatever... but with Mac's? Everyone who owns one loves them. It is a truly awesome, innovative product.

I don't love mine. I would agree that it is better than Windows, but not by a huge amount. My Mac crashes far more than my PC ever did. But I still use my Mac and like it simply because, aside from the problems it has, it is still a pleasure to work on and use on a daily basis.