All Things Mac And MacBook
I am thinking about picking up a macbook and have been doing some research about it. But it is not an easy decision to make. Rumors of an imminent update to the cpu to the new Merom(core 2 duo) chip is putting me on the fence. Should i buy or should i wait? What color should i get(Black or White)? Is the Black version worth the extra $150? Should i get the Macbook or the Macbook Pro? Those are the million dollar questions. I am using this post as a placeholder for all the goodies i find along the way in the hopes that it would be helpful to other people. If u have anything to add, please leave a comment.
Macbook Reviews
Apple's new MacBook - Macworld's review of the Macbook. According to Macworld, "....the MacBook is as powerful as you — and your bank account — want it to be."
Apple MacBook Review - NotebookReview's verdict, "..the MacBook is definitely superior to any iBook and the 12" Powerbook thanks to the widescreen glossy display, integrated iSight, larger trackpad, and the ability to switch into Windows to run it natively....."
Accessories And Addons
2 sticks of 1 GB of Mushkin 971504A Apple PC5300
STM Small Alley 13-inch Shoulder Bag - Seems like a nice compact bag that can hold the macbook and also the power brick. Have to check it out in person at the apple store.
Keyboard Shield for MacBook - Helps prevent smudges, dirt and also protects the keyboard from spills.
13.3" Black MacBook Laptop Screen Protector
Pimp Your MacBook - top 10 products to help you pimp your MacBook.
How To Use Mac OSX
Taming the Tiger: An Orientation to Mac OS X 10.4
Mac Software
Top Ten Tools For Mac
10 Mac Apps you may not know of
SideTrack - It is a replacement driver for Apple MacBook, PowerBook and iBook trackpads. With SideTrack installed your standard trackpad becomes a powerful multi-button scrolling mouse.
Tinderbox - It is a personal content management assistant. Replacement for MindManager for Windows.
BBEdit - It is the leading professional HTML and text editor for the Macintosh.
SubEthaEdit - It is a powerful and lean text editor.
TextMate - It brings Apple's approach to operating systems into the world of text editors.
VoodooPad - It is a garden for your thoughts. Type in notes, highlight important words or phrases and create new pages. Drag and drop folders, images, applications, or URLs into VoodooPad — they're linked up just like on the web.
Essential Mac OS X Applications
Ten favourite Mac applications
QuickSilver - A unified, extensible interface for working withapplications, contacts, music, and other data.
My favoritest software of all time
Guides
Quicksilver Screencast: The Setup
My mac and some important links
10 tips for new Mac users, switching from Windows…
A Beginner's Guide to Fixing OS X
Adding right-click and a delete button with Boot Camp
How to Make Firefox for Mac More Mac-like
Resources
Site Dedicated to the Black Macbook
Update[August 31, 2006]: I caved into the pressure and bought the 2 ghz Black Macbook. So far i am preety satisfied with it and have not experienced any of the bad symptoms that some people have experienced(cross my fingers). I also found a software that helps u to find any dead pixels. The software is called PixelCheck. Found it via MacOSG. Also found another great guide from TaoOfMac called How To Switch To The Mac.
1 comments:
Hi Kenneth- did you know MindManager recently released a Mac version? You may want to check it out:
http://www.mindjet.com/us/download/
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