At 11:53 +0800 19/6/05, Aurora wrote:
I bit the bullet this week and purchased a 14inch ibook. My first foray into
OSX and I would like to know what utilities and extra software that people
would recommend.
I have made myself a promise that no microsoft software will go onto this
machine (I get enough of it at work).
Also what good system repair software is there - I use to live by Tech tools
and would now love a replacement.
DiskWarrior. There is nothing else for disk repair that comes even close.
I don't use any other system management utilities; my Mac is on
sufficiently often to run its internal utilities just fine. I've
been using Macs for about 20 years now and I like to run them lean
and clean, keeping all those "utilities" and "doo-dads" out of it as
much as possible.
On the other hand, I'm sure you'll find there are lots of great
_applications_ out there that will help _you_ to do actual work.
One freebie that doesn't have a high profile is Ragtime Solo
<http://www.ragtime-online.com/>
which you might find very interesting if you're planning not to
install Microsoft Office.
You might also look into icWord <http://www.icword.com/> to allow you
to open those Microsoft Office documents that others send you.
Cheers, Andrew
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Andrew Nielsen <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
