New MBP

[greendayfan]

hey guys,
my new mpb just arrived this afternoon. first mac ever
just wanted to know if there is anything essential i need to do and also any really cool programs i should get. base model mbp with 2 gigs of ram
thanks

 

[greendayfan]

please respond i would really appreciate it

 

[jnc]

VLC plays most video formats
Azureus for torrents (if you're into that)
Firefox and Thunderbird
NeoOffice
aMSN (or adium if you're not a heavy MSN user)
HandBrake
iSquint
UnRarX
Skype

 

[vanmacguy]

please respond i would really appreciate it

Do a search on this topic. There are a lot of people with a lot of good apps. You'll find what you're looking for.

Cheers.

 

[greendayfan]

thanks also how do i calibrate the battery

 

[Octobot]

thanks also how do i calibrate the battery

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=86284

 

[ob81]

thanks also how do i calibrate the battery

I saw a recent thread on it, you can search for full details.

The bulk of it is simply charging the battery, and then letting it run until off, then charging it until max or something like that.

 

[cptpower]

hey guys,
my new mpb just arrived this afternoon. first mac ever
just wanted to know if there is anything essential i need to do and also any really cool programs i should get. base model mbp with 2 gigs of ram
thanks

iStat is another good one (available as a widget and a menubar); it monitors various system statuses (temp, fam speed, HDD space, etc).

please respond i would really appreciate it

This link may also be of interest to you; specifically point #11.