Apple :: Can I Replicate My Windows Work Software
Feb 27, 2009
I just received a new MacBook Aluminum and I'm wondering about software. I do web development and graphics work for a living, and this also necessitates a fair amount of writing. I want to leave my Windows machine as a Windows machine and try to use the MacBook solely as an OS X machine, so I'd like to be able to replicate my working environment on the MacBook in terms of software.
I've compiled a short list of software I use on a daily basis, and it'd be great to get recommendations for OS X replacements.
In Windows I use:
1. Macromedia Studio 8 (primarily Dreamweaver)
2. Microsoft Office Professional 2003 (primarily Word, Access, and Excel, but I do use Outlook occasionally for reminders and as an address book)
3. Windows Mail (Outlook Express)
4. AbsoluteFTP or FileZilla
5. Adobe Acrobat Professional 7
6. Adobe CS2 (primarily Photoshop)
So far I've come up with a OS X replacement list of:
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2. iWork or Microsoft Office, but I need an Access replacement, too
3. Mail
4. FileZilla, Cyberduck, Interarchy, or Transmit
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6. Pixelmator
7. OnyX
Keep in mind that I don't mind buying the software, although the Adobe and the (formerly) Macromedia suites are pretty much out of the question in terms of cost. Besides, I've become a little, ahem, disallusioned, with Adobe.
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Jan 15, 2009
Dont know if it's just me but i just recently installed Windows XP on my new macbook via BootCamp and everything seems working bad...
USB pendrive keeps disconnecting when i try to copy something from it, Windows suddenly freezes, Daemon tools fails to mount a virtual unit... :S
I installed all drivers from Mac OS CD, is there something i am missing or shall i just use virtual machines and forget Bootcamp?
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Nov 12, 2009
My apple had Mac and XP installed on it. My friend suggested me to install Windows 7 on it. And I thought it was a good idea. So I started my XP and runned it up. When win7 was completely installed everything seemed to work. Except that a few buttons on my keyboard don't work anymore now. The button for throwing out CD's and DVD's don't work anymore. And my 'Fn' button doesn't work anymore. Does anybody else have the same problem as me, or does someone know how to fix this. Because I also can't change the brightness. Which is set to maximum at the moment.
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Feb 18, 2009
It's a phrase that's so often repeated I was wondering whether anyone thought it had any validity?
So often do I hear and read people saying things like, "if you have real work to do, then you have to use windows", and how offices couldn't exist on mac's, and how you can't get any work done if you are using a mac and your collegues are using windows etc.....
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Sep 7, 2009
I found my old HI8 Video camera a while back & just found an Adpator at FRY's the will charge my old out dated batteries.
So I figure its time to start shooting some video again with it. on HI8.
But wonder what might be involved with pluging in my older video cameras RCA cables into my Mac & making it all download to my I-Movie or whatever I have to do?
Do I just plug it in with an adaptor & go? Or do I need some sort of program?
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Jul 6, 2009
Just looking for a memory tester and memtest86+ is one of the best, and it says that it supports mac in the change log for v2.01 we are now at v2.11
I dont have my mac to test it yet.
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Enhancements in v2.01 :
* Added support for i945GM/PM/GME & i946PL/GZ
* Added support for iGM965/iGL960/iPM965/iGME965/iGLE960
* Added detection for SiS 649/656/671/672
* Added detection for i430MX/i430TX
* Added an optional beep mode (pass completed w/o error)
* Pass duration 20% reduced
* Removed the blinking cursor
* Reverted Test #0 to cached
* Solved a major bug in Memory Address Errors Reporting
* Patched for Intel-Powered Mac
* Corrected Intel 3-Series (P35/X38) chipset init
* Corrected a bug with SPD Display and ESB6300
* Correct a detection bug on P965/G965 C-Stepping
* Solved a incoherency with pass progress indicator
* Patched Makefile to compile on x86_64
* Bootable Memtest86+ ISO more compatible
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Jun 23, 2009
I'm away from home and only have access to dial-up. The problem is, I can't get my Apple USB modem to work. My second problem is that I can't seem to locate the driver package anywhere online. Could anybody point me to where I could download the leopard drivers for the modem so I can try reinstalling them?
I can dial out, but the modem will not negotiate a connection with the remote server. Every other machine in the house will do it, as will my USR external modem attached to my macbook. So its not a server side issue.
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Oct 21, 2009
I can't seem to get the internal speaker for my macbook pro (core 2 duo, 15", 2.16GHz) to work. When I use headphones, it works but when I take the headphones out of the jack, there's a red light coming from my headphone jack and my speakers won't put out any sound.
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Jun 23, 2009
I currently have a 13" Unibody Macbook and I'm looking to hook it up to a 32" Sony Bravia LCD.
I am looking to purchase the Monoprice Mini-DP --> DVI dongle and hook that up with my Monster 400 HDMI to DVI cable.
I have the very same cable which I use to connect my HP desktop to my Sony LCD TV.
My only concern right now is what I read about DVI-I versus DVI-D. On the cable's packaging it says "SINGLE-LINK Connection ... For connecting HDMI to DVI components up to 1080i resolution"
I'm looking at the pins on the DVI portion of the cable and its group liked this:
9 pins (3x3) SPACE 9 pins (3x3) SPACE horizontal metallic piece.
The Monoprice adapter and the Apple adapter looks different in terms of the slots which the pins will go through.
I just want to make sure I have right components before I buy the adapter.
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Feb 21, 2009
For some reason I cannot get duplex printing to work on the Mac.
My printer is a Samsung color laser printer and on Windows, I would use its software to print a certain way (double sided the being the most important).
But on the mac the two sided printing option is grayed out, and I can't seem to install the software on the Mac either.
How do I get duplex printing to work? THis is the one last thing I need to figure out before I can transition to OSX 100%.
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May 15, 2009
I just installed XP throught bootcamp on my macbook (black book, the one that was available right before the aluminum ones).
I have two problems.
1. My Apple wireless keyboard does not work.
2. My wireless keyboard does not work when I plug it into my macbook.
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May 25, 2009
I have the new unibody MB and use bootcamp ( win xp) a lot. I get most of the things working except the tap on the track pad . for left click. (by tap i mean the light touch on the track pad and not the hard press when i hear the sound) Every time i have to left click , i have to press hard for that clicking sound.
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Jan 26, 2009
My friends that are into desktop publishing and graphic design are very pro Mac-centric when it comes to their work. They tell me that Macs are better than PCs (with Windows) when it comes to developing their work.
That may have been the case in the past, but Macs are not really necessary for that line of work anymore. Many applications are now more readily developed for Windows based PCs. On Windows, you get the whole Adobe Creative Suite, many audio manipulation programs superior to Garage Band (i.e. Ableton), and other neat applications. The only thing Macs have over Windows is the excellent Final Cut Pro, although Premiere is more than competent.
Many musicians have been noted to be avid Mac users. However, major pop music producers such as Timbaland and Lil' Jon now develop their music under a Windows-based platform.
Is the Mac necessary (or worth it) for doing this type of work other than the sheer chic and hip factor of Macs?
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I also know that not all YouTube videos are properly encoded for the iPhone. But these are videos that work fine in the YouTube app, their thumbnail just won't load in Mobile Safari for me to click. I get the gray box with the line through the play button instead. What's worse, is there are now sites where this happens that I know for a fact used to work fine. But now I can't get a single embedded YouTube video to work on my iPhone. Is anyone else having this problem? Maybe you could go to a site on your iPhone where the embedded video does work and I can check to show you the problem.
I'm using a 3GS with 3.1.2.
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Aug 24, 2009
So I decided to try and enter my serial number and everything today and I got a nasty surprise ): Chat log below.
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Hi, my name is Milagros H. Welcome to Apple!
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Milagros H: How may I help you today?
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You: Hi Milagros
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Milagros H: Hello
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You: I purchased a Macbook Pro on June 20th and I'm trying to get a copy of Snow Leopard with the up-to-date program
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You: So I entered my serial number and everything and got to the 'verify info' page during checkout
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Milagros H: Great!
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You: But it's telling me that I already got a copy or something
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Milagros H: I am sorry the up to date is not working yet online, you can check back later. Or you can print out the form and mail or fax it in.
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You: Oh it isn't?
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You: Do you have any idea when it will be?
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Milagros H: No I am sorry, you can check back at a later time.
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You: Okay thank you
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You: I think I'll check back at a later time
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I have a MacBook Pro (MBP) with OSX 10.5.6. I use Logitech Bluetooth (BT) mouse and it works OK under OSX.
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If I tried using regular wireless mouse, everything works.
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I have the following problem - after upgrading to Windows 7 I have only volume controls working, but not Fn+Fx key combinations.
Details are:
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