I use ftp from terminal. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jacob Schmude" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by theblind" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2008 5:20 PM Subject: Re: a new mac user
Hi My answers are below. On Nov 9, 2008, at 17:09, Arthur Pirika wrote: > Hi there, I've been on this list, once before, way back when tiger > first came out. However, now with leopard and all it's new features, > I'm reevaluating. My friend just got a mac, and I've been helping > her, based on what info I can pick up, especially from blind cool > tehc. Thanks, mike! <smile> Anyway, i have a few questions. First, > what do people reccomend as a good player? I know itunes works quite > well, but any other suggestions for good players? VLC media player, > perhaps? > Vlc is very good. Also have a look at realplayer, as the Mac version > is quite accessible unlike its Windows counterpart. With third party > plugins for various file formats, Quicktime player itself can also > become quite powerful. > Also, here on my windows laptop, i have two sound cards, and use the > machine for internet streaming. What are good soundcards to use with > a mac, and what software is out there for streaming to icecast > servers in particular? > > Have a look at Nicecast from rogueamoeba.com. It's shoutcast and > icecast compatible and can stream pretty much anything you can here. > Note that there are some accessibility issues with the various > effect-processing features but those can be worked around relatively > easily. > > Lastly, what about a good IM program? Particularly one that can > connect to all of msn, aim, jabber, etc? Adium is your best bet, www.adiumx.com. > oh, lastly, does mac have an ftp client built in? Sort of. The finder can connect and download from ftp, but for whatever reason there is no ftp upload functionality in Finder. I know there are some free ftp clients such as cyberduck, but that one has never given me anything but grief. I use one called Transmit 3 which isn't free but works great and has a finder-like interface. Also, since OS X is UNIX underneath, you can install any command-line ftp client that is available if you'd prefer that.
