Okay, I didn’t so much switch as I bought an iBook to keep my PC company. And now I’m trying to figure out this whole Mac OS thing. So far, I’ve managed to change the system preferences and pick up 8 nearby wireless networks I didn’t even know existed. I’m excited about the development opportunities that exist for me now, but I’m now facing a learning curve. Although, on the bright side, I figured out how to right click. Baby steps, people.
I’ve started the learning process by checking out Paul Stamatiou’s list of 10 things every new Mac owner should know. However, I need more info. If perhaps my readership includes a few Mac users, please assist if you feel so inclined.
- Know of any cool iBook appropriate bags? (Yes, I am that person now.)
- What’s the best FTP application? Anything for Mac that’s similar to SSH? (Also, free/cheap is good.)
- What about code editors? bbEdit? SubEthaEdit? Open source apps out there?
- Are there any good Subversion clients for Mac yet? (In my past experience, there were no complete ones available.)
- Any other essential apps?
- What else should I know?
6 responses so far ↓
1 Paul Stamatiou // Feb 8, 2006 at 11:58 pm
Sounds like you’re ready for my second installment, 10 apps every new mac users should download. Enjoy. As for SVN, I suggest following this guide. SubEthaEdit is my current editor now, it’s a bit more potent than Text Editor but just as lightweight. As for bags, check out the Australian STM bag, Crumpler or Waterfield bags.
2 web // Feb 10, 2006 at 11:21 am
I’ve got nothing. I hear alot of good things about BBEdit though.
3 web // Feb 13, 2006 at 6:49 am
Just saw this too ..
http://stopdesign.com/log/2006/01/27/mac-app-high-priority.html
4 Nicole // Feb 13, 2006 at 12:03 pm
Thanks for the suggestions, Paul. I’ll check out the links.
Sorry it took so long for your comment to show up, it got tagged for moderation by my comment system, and I didn’t notice until now.
5 JC // Feb 17, 2006 at 9:41 am
Know of any cool iBook appropriate bags? (Yes, I am that person now.)
Nope. I think apple had some on their website.
What’s the best FTP application?
Transmit (panic.com)
Anything for Mac that’s similar to SSH? (Also, free/cheap is good.)
It’s built in — Terminal can connect to remote computers.
What about code editors? bbEdit? SubEthaEdit? Open source apps out there?
I use bbEdit for text editing, but OSX comes with a great code editor, xcode, built right into the developer tools
Are there any good Subversion clients for Mac yet? (In my past experience, there were no complete ones available.)
That, I couldn’t say.
Any other essential apps?
Delicious Library — delicious-monster.com
World of Warcraft — worldofwarcraft.com
ibatt (battery life software) — raynersoftware.com/ibatt/
radnor/dosbox — dosbox.sourceforge.net
a good RSS reader maybe?
What else should I know?
(ok, ok, that’s just my personal experience)
Do not drop the ibook.
Do not drop the ibook when it has an ethernet cable plugged into it.
When you drop the ibook with the ethernet cable plugged into it, drop it on the side without the ethernet cable.
When the ethernet jack snaps the ethernet jack into several pieces, just give up and buy an airport card… you’ll be happier.
6 Josh // Mar 8, 2006 at 5:30 pm
A useful open source tool is Fink. It’s basically a mac version of Debian’s apt-get. It’s been a while since I’ve used it, mostly because I don’t use my powerbook as much as I used to.
Welcome to the cult.
Josh
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