Just bought a new 20 incher

[jmsewe0]

Just picked up my new 20 inch 2.4 Alu Mac last night. I have not had time to set it up yet, but i was wondering if you guys could suggest some software for me to try out? I am a windows guy moving ot Mac for the first time, so what software is out there that I have to try?

I am really excited to get it up and running and some new software "toys" would be fantastic Thanks all!

-Josh

 

[Jordashebasics]

Try Handbrake, and rip an episode of something from a DVD. Enjoy the quality!

 

[sarah3585]

Aduim. MSN on a mac is pants and aduim allows you to connect many accounts.

You can customise aduim to look really good.

 

[skinnylegs]

Download the demo of Disco and burn a CD. Really cool effects.

 

[djejrejk]

Download flip4mac free from Microsoft- will allow you to play windows media files in quicktime.

Outliner- Omni Outliner
App launcher- Quicksilver
Managing files- Hazel
For chat- Adium
For icq- Colloqy
Ftp Apps- Transmit or CyberDuck
Text Editors- Textmate, Smultron or Text Wrangler
Productivity Suite- iWork or NeoOffice
All purpose media player- VLC

There are tons of great apps for the mac.

 

[jmsewe0]

Awesome suggestions

Thanks for the suggestions guys. Keep em coming

 

[LouisBlack]

Perian plugin for Quicktime. Let's you play lots of different filetypes in Front Row.

 

[Bobioden]

GIMP, for Photo editing,
NeoOffice, free alternative to Microsoft Office or Apple iWork