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On the advice of a work colleague i bought an Apple Mac book when i was last in the States. I was told they were user friendly but so far it's ben out of the case about 3 times.

I have had problems setting up my email and i-chat?? and to be honest have using my works brick of a Dell.

I am waiting to see my work mate who is a bit of a Geek and has a Mac book pro with loads of knowledge and software and give him mine to sort out.


What do you think about the Apple computers????

i personally hate them,

they are good for photo editing and videos but thats all IMO.

much prefer pc

Love mine - I used my Mac Book Pro for most stuff and have windows loaded on it aswell for those times when developers are lazy and havent developed a Mac version of software.

You need to get a copy o Microsoft Office with Entourage - that will be much more familiar for you as it is like Outlook, but without the spam or viruses.

Stick with it - it will save you a lot of time and trouble in the long run.

Cheers Dunk.

Can you PM a list of software other than that stated you would recommend me getting as i'm going to Bangkok for a week or two on the way home from Australia and software is so CHEAP there is scary.

PS let me know if you need anything .

This is the microsoft stuff:
http://www.microsoft.com/mac/default.mspx (there is a free trial download)

For MSN I use Adium:
http://www.adiumx.com/

If you want to run windows then use Parallels:
http://www.parallels.com/ (then you can load on a copy of XP aswell)

For photo library and simple editing such as levels and colour balance I use Aperture:
http://www.apple.com/aperture/

Obviously iTunes for music

Firefox for internet browsing as Safari is pants IMO

They are rubbish mate, I'll give you a

Thanks for that guys, i might have to get it out again and fire it up lol.

I'll have a look at those web sites Dunk and let you know how i get on,

Cheers.

I've got a G5 iMac and an Mac Mini which I have connected to my TV and amp as a media centre, and had a G4 iBook a while back so you can tell I like them

My XP laptop hardly gets used, OSX is so much nicer and easier to use IMO.

You might also want to try VMware Fusion (http://www.vmware.com/products/fusion/) if you need to run XP, they offer a 30 day free trial.

Alternatively you can partition the hard drive and set up Boot Camp but I'd try virtualisation (Parallels or VMware) first.

Cheers,
Alex

Thanks Alex

Not sure about what you said but i'll pass the info to my mate who is my Mac spanner man lol....

Haha no worries

You shouldn't really need to worry about getting XP installed, there are official versions or equivalent products for almost all popular Windows applications.

The only time I *need* XP is for Microsoft Money as they don't make a Mac version.

Cheers,
Alex