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    Okay so i got a really good deal on an IMAC 2.4ghz duo core 20" lcd screen 2 gigs of ram 350gig hard drive. Paid $900 for it.

    Now i need some help, i'm a Mac virgin, safari virgin. Any help/tips you might think i should know for basic tasks, that i would normally do on a pc would be greatly appreciated.

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    Drag and drop.

    www.opensourcemac.org has some good free programs. Specifically Quicksilver: http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/14831

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    a mac? you're dead to me heath...

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    Man i had to get it for my gf shes a graphics artist and has been begging me to get her one for a long time. This thing was $1499 a couple of months back i could not pass up, plus i want to play with garage band and a few othr apps for my little music studio.

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    If I knew anything about macs I'd help you. I'm happy you got a good deal, hope it works out for you and it really isn't my place to criticize, but damn, I wouldn't use a mac if I got it for free.

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    hey man ive been a pc guy for ever but after tinkering with this thing im pretty damn impressed.

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    hey man ive been a pc guy for ever but after tinkering with this thing im pretty damn impressed.

    My fathers business actually just replaced all their PC's with macs. I just about killed him when I found out, but so far him and his employees have been fairly impressed. Plus, I'd imagine Vista still sucks. All things being equal macs don't actually sound that bad anymore, but the thing is, as a PC user who will always be stubborn abotu switching, I feel threatened by the idea that macs are starting to catch on, thus they could potentially ruin the fact that PC's are still the software industry standard.

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    download firefox and use it

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    Okay so i got a really good deal on an IMAC 2.4ghz duo core 20" lcd screen 2 gigs of ram 350gig hard drive. Paid $900 for it.

    Now i need some help, i'm a Mac virgin, safari virgin. Any help/tips you might think i should know for basic tasks, that i would normally do on a pc would be greatly appreciated.
    Buy a PC.

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    love my mac

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    why?
    you would put linux on it
    you should tell him to build him a tower and put linux on it

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    why?
    you would put linux on it
    you should tell him to build him a tower and put linux on it
    Nah, he's a dumbass. I'd tell him to put Vista on it.

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    Why would i buy a pc i have 5 of them 3 laptops and two desktops none more than 2 years old.

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    you can put vista on a mac now who's the dumbass?

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    The Tao of Mac

    hope that helps.

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    999 is a fair deal, im also lookin at buying one also for my brother....

    she better let you put it in her pooper for wasting 999

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    I got i for $900 a much better deal... to get in her pooper i have to spend at least a few more grand.

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    Man i had to get it for my gf shes a graphics artist and has been begging me to get her one for a long time. This thing was $1499 a couple of months back i could not pass up, plus i want to play with garage band and a few othr apps for my little music studio.
    I like the macs for several reasons, and have been using both Macs and PCs for a very long time.

    But...

    The "graphic artist/designer...." excuse is just a load of BS. There isn't a graphic function a Mac can do better than a PC. After hearing that same excuse from a lot of people I've come to the conclusion it's an image thing (seriously 99% of the pro graphic applications are the exact same).

    I'd rather see those people just admit that the Macs look better and that it's a status symbol. There's nothing wrong with that (it has worked for Rolex for years) and it's an honest argument.

    If there's one thing that make Macs better than the PC is the OS - something that most user have no idea about and would be hard pressed to enumerate 10 functions that are better in one or the other.

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    I love everything apple.


    Basically, if you're working on something and think:

    "boy it would be neat if it worked like this..."

    That's how it works.

    Welcome to the wonderful world of macs

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    you can put vista on a mac now who's the dumbass?
    boot camp, dumbass - if you don't want to have to boot into Vista or XP use parallels or VMWare Fusion.

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    iMac Fast Start
    http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303636

    Starters Guide to Macs
    http://www.apple.com/support/mac101/

    Switch 101 Guide (New User Guide for User who are used to PCs)
    http://www.apple.com/support/switch101/

    Complete iMac Support Site
    http://www.apple.com/support/imac/intel/

    If you can't find an answer in there, you're not looking hard enough.

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    BTW, just got my aluminum 20" iMac today. Works like a dream...just like I expected it to.

    Macs kick ass.

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    Lee Majors, i was saying you CAN put Vista and Xp on a mac, dubmass...

    Yeah the 20" aluminum one is the one i got. The Ilife software kicks ass and the webcam is pretty sweet as well. you cant even see it.

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