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siderick · Apr 2, 2006, 11:37 AM

Hello I thought I share with everyone that I finally decided to semi-switch and buy an Apple. I am typing on it as we speak. It is so different. Boots up faster than my gaming PC, no way, YES WAY. I just need to buy one more stick of RAM. Anyways I bought the 1.83 stock one. A few questions?
First what is the best irc client for the Mac? On the PC side I been using Polaris script, yes I know it is old however I was running it with the new mirc 6.17 and I will still continue using it on my gaming rig. Second how do you burn a dvd or cd? I am not new to computers but last night I had the hardest time applying a wallpaper, weird. Third now since I am trying to learn a new operating system, what are some of the best free programs out there, e.g. codecs, ftp, and ...

Thanks
siderick

Super Mario · Apr 2, 2006, 11:46 AM

http://www.versiontracker.com is a switcher's best friend

f1000 · Apr 2, 2006, 11:53 AM

Originally Posted by siderick

A few questions?

You should post questions in relevant forums (e.g., ask OS specific questions in the OS X forum). You'll get better answers that way.

Here are some jumping off points:

http://forums.macnn.com/82/applications/209787/what-application-do-i-use-if/
http://forums.macnn.com/82/applications/166751/your-top-5-so-freeware-shareware/

Star-Fire · Apr 2, 2006, 11:54 AM

Yeah we could go on forever, best thing is to try versiontracker or macupdate.com they even have a section dedicated to universal binaries http://www.macupdate.com/macintel.php or even apples own software download site, http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/

but congrats on the MBP, you'll love it!

siderick · Apr 2, 2006, 12:14 PM

Hey thanks for everyones help. I will do more research on the apps. One question, what is the brand name of RAM in the MBP?

Star-Fire · Apr 2, 2006, 12:18 PM

I don't know what the orginal is but I picked up a 1 gig mushkin stick and it's been working great!

mduell · Apr 2, 2006, 02:28 PM

Originally Posted by siderick

Hey thanks for everyones help. I will do more research on the apps. One question, what is the brand name of RAM in the MBP?

Apple uses all three major vendors (Hynix, Micron, and Samsung); the only way to be certain is to open yours up.
Crucial (the retail arm of Micron) has 1GB for your MBP for $138 with free 2 day shipping and no tax in most states.