Unofficial Newbie Guide To OS X

[Tim Dorr Veteran]

Or I'll just make it sticky again.... I dunno why it was de-stickied though... :/

[Chad]

*cough* Wk did it *cough* :whistle:

[Wickedkitten Veteran]

*cough* Wk did it *cough*  :whistle:

Freely admit to doing so as well cos i'm in the process of emailing the guy that does the actual guidebook to osx and asking him if he has plans to upgrade it for jag, and if not can I update it and post it on here. That way there is actually a guide for newbies that is in pdf format that they can read even when they aren't on neowin instead of just a list of programs that everyone uses.

[Chad]

Freely admit to doing so as well cos i'm in the process of emailing the guy that does the actual guidebook to osx and asking him if he has plans to upgrade it for jag, and if not can I update it and post it on here. That way there is actually a guide for newbies that is in pdf format that they can read even when they aren't on neowin instead of just a list of programs that everyone uses.

Tim made me rat you out...HONEST!! :innocent:

I like the pdf idea. Links for webpages can only get you so far.

[vespaman]

wah,

this thread makes me wanna sell my dell latitude and get an ibook 12"... :unsure:

[isus]

lol... i like menumeters... dont remember where i got them, but it's good to know ram usage and bandwidth usage.

find'em using a search at www.resexcellence.com

[NeoMayhem]

What is that program called that everybody has in there desktops that show your HD Size/Free Space under the icon on the desktop?

[Diata]

not a program.. go to view, show view options, and click show info

[NeoMayhem]

not a program.. go to view, show view options, and click show info

Thanks ;)

[bararum]

I figured to put this here since it seemed appropriate. Anyone know of a free window shader (in other words not windowshadex, im a cheap person)?

[Emon]

another good program if you dont have quick time pro. Fullscreen Movie Player.

http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo...fo/macosx/19062

[Elliott]

Are there any Windows Media Player 9 Codecs for the Mac out there?

[Emon]

Are there any Windows Media Player 9 Codecs for the Mac out there?

guess not .. a google search didnt come up with anything .. and the WMP u get for Mac is 7.

[Elliott]

A warning to all new Mac Customizers:

Duality is currently an awful theme switcher. I have no idea why it was included as a top freebie in MacAddict. Instead, there is a nice alternative called ThemeChanger. Just a word of warning to all new Mac users who want to play around with their systems.

[NeoMayhem]

A warning to all new Mac Customizers:

Duality is currently an awful theme switcher. I have no idea why it was included as a top freebie in MacAddict. Instead, there is a nice alternative called ThemeChanger. Just a word of warning to all new Mac users who want to play around with their systems.

Yep, Duality is crapware :p

[Mike Douglas]

great guide. thanks

[kidd0]

great guide. thanks

You don't even own a Mac; I sense spam.

[Chadwick]

wow nice guide, i just got a used mac, im easing my way over ;) and i just grabbed a few programs off this list. gw.

[xWeston]

I still havent found a good ftp client that i like.

On PC i use FlashFXP mainly but have used SmartFTP more recently because it is free (even though it seems less intuitive).

Is there a good FTP program that has good queing stuff and a little more powerful than just drag & drop?

I looked at the ones listed here (Interarchy, Transmit, Cyberduck, etc..)

[ry00n]

You might try FTPeel. I haven't used it much myself, but it doesn't seem bad. Though it isn't all that advanced. I use Transmit, and have found it to be the best (in my opinion).

HTH

-Ryan

Edited October 19, 2003 by ry00n

[Fusion]

Sidetrack - Gives specified regions of you trackpad scrolling capability.

Saft - Adds default tabbed browsing and kiosk mode to Safari.

uControl - Among other useful features, allows you to replace certain keys on your keyboard with other functions.

[ss1]

Does anyone know of any free Image editing tools? I need one which can scale image resoultions and convert between image formats.

Cheers,

ss1.

[Steve]

Does anyone know of any free Image editing tools? I need one which can scale image resoultions and convert between image formats.

Cheers,

ss1.

This toolbar app is pretty nice for this...

http://www.xtralean.com/Products/ImageWell/

[kairon]

I don't like Imagewell. For some reason I think that the brushed coming out of the titlebar looks awful. The interface isn't great either. :/

[Steve]

I don't like Imagewell. For some reason I think that the brushed coming out of the titlebar looks awful. The interface isn't great either. :/

I don't use it either ... but a friend of mine swears by it. Good points about the UI, i agree!