Well if you are going to be doing java, c++ ect... programing your going to need XCODE. You can download it at the developers website (you need an account, but its free so, just fill out the form)
http://developer.apple.com/ Good Luck and welcome to the list!!! Gus On Sep 18, 11:02 am, LinuxMercedes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > First of all, thank you to everyone who replied! > > Second--more detail. I'm a student, so anything helpful with making > my work easier is good =]. I'll also be programming C++, Java, Ruby, > Perl, etc. on this machine. And I'm interested in any software > related to audio editing as well. > > Let me ask another question: what is the best free/opensource > programmer's editor for Mac? I've used Scite on my Windows and Linux > boxen, but haven't seen a download for OSX... > > Thanks! > Nathan > > On Sep 18, 9:20 am, Len Gerstel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 11:30 PM, LinuxMercedes > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > I'm new to macs (Ok, correction, I am new to OSX-running macs =]) and > > > I just bought a MacBook. What apps/utilites/etc. are good for me to > > > install? I'm just trying to track down important things to have that > > > don't come with the 'book. > > > The only system level utility you will need is something like > > MacJanitor or OnyX (both free). These run the maintenance scripts > > that OS X normally runs overnight if you leave your computer on 24/7. > > Running them more than once a month is normally overkill. > > > Backup software- One option is Apple's Time Machine if you are using > > 10.5 and have an external HD bigger than your internal. The other > > option is a cloning program like SuperDuper or Carbon Copy Cloner. > > Either of these will make a full, bootable copy of your HD, but will > > not allow you to recover a file you accidentally deleted 8 month ago. > > > As to other software, what do you want to do? You will need different > > sets of programs to run a dental office, a recording studio, use it > > for gaming and internet playing, do your own home gene sequencing or > > to play around with robotics. > > > Len --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
