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After making fun of Macs for 15 years, I bought a MBP

post #1 of 31
6/5/11 at 1:57pm
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Brand new 15"MBP, 2.0ghz, 4gb ram, 128gb SSD

 

I want to develop for iOS so I needed a mac that can run XCode.

 

But I also wanted to finally see what the big deal with macs is as well.  So what are some of the things I should do as soon as I get a MBP?

 

One thing that I noticed while playing in VirtualBox with Snow Leopard is that I have no idea how to uninstall apps.  There's no Add/Remove, nothing like on Windows that I could find.

 

Seem stupid to ask that but there you go.

 

Anyway.. tips for making the most of it?

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post #2 of 31
6/5/11 at 7:21pm

It's on an Australian Mac forum, so some of the advice wont apply, but here is a thread I started with frequently asked questions there:

 

•••••• Switchers FAQ ••••••

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post #3 of 31
6/5/11 at 7:23pm

i am actually thinking my next laptop will be a macbook as i am sick of subpar warranty support.

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post #4 of 31
6/5/11 at 7:37pm

Congratulations! Apple rocks and I'm proud to be on team Apple. You did a fine choice. Mac Books are great laptops and I too like you bought one for the first time a couple weeks ago, mainly to do some types of recording but for general purposes I love it.

 

I used to bash iPods years ago and snicker at the iPod crowd because there were other great MP3 players out there that were just as good in sound quality or better for a cheaper price. But then, the iPod touch came out and that was a different story. For pocket computers with video and music, I became an iPod convert. Now, I am an Apple lover and I love it.

 

I used to snicker, now I see the light.

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post #5 of 31
6/5/11 at 7:47pm
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Originally Posted by Spareribs View Post

Congratulations! Apple rocks and I'm proud to be on team Apple. You did a fine choice. Mac Books are great laptops and I too like you bought one for the first time a couple weeks ago, mainly to do some types of recording but for general purposes I love it.

 

I used to bash iPods years ago and snicker at the iPod crowd because there were other great MP3 players out there that were just as good in sound quality or better for a cheaper price. But then, the iPod touch came out and that was a different story. For pocket computers with video and music, I became an iPod convert. Now, I am an Apple lover and I love it.

 

I used to snicker, now I see the light.

the only ipod i like is the ipod classic. i am not much a fan of the ipod touch as mine broke after only 6 months. i am awaiting a new one from apple.

 

personally the only thing i dislike about apple is the closed in interface. if i am to buy a mac i will probably install windows 7 on it.
 

 

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post #6 of 31
6/5/11 at 7:49pm

lol spare ribs said team apple... you guys would!  jk theyre beautiful products that are very good. 

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post #7 of 31
6/5/11 at 7:52pm

Welcome! Yay for Team-Apple!

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post #8 of 31
6/5/11 at 7:58pm

Congrats!  I've had my White Macbook since 2008 and it's still running great with little to no issues. 

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post #9 of 31
6/5/11 at 8:16pm
Thread Starter 

Thanks :)

 

But nobody knows the answer to the question of uninstalling?

 

Also feel free to share tips about 'must get apps' and tweaks, etc. Hell we could make it a general thread for Mac like "Did you know...?" type tips

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post #10 of 31
6/5/11 at 8:20pm

Clean up your dock to be just bare essential programs. Use spotlight (little magnifying glass top right) to find files & launch applications- with a ssd it should be supper fast. Enable Space through System preferences and pick keyboard shortcut to move between screens. 

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post #11 of 31
6/5/11 at 9:16pm

To uninstall apps using the mac OSX, you just drag it to the trash bin.

 

Or if you want to do a more thorough job, you can download: http://www.appzapper.com/

 

It'll get rid of those hidden files on your system that the former way doesn't get a hold of.

 

 

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post #12 of 31
6/5/11 at 10:15pm
Thread Starter 

Thanks for the info on appzapper. looks like that'll be what I want.

 

What about an external drive solution for backing up?

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post #13 of 31
6/5/11 at 10:19pm

I've been using this for several months via the firewire connection:  http://www.amazon.com/Iomega-FireWire-Desktop-External-Drive/dp/B003HIXOOG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1307337515&sr=8-1

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post #14 of 31
6/6/11 at 12:38am
Congrats! The lack of crashes and virii will be apparent shortly.
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post #15 of 31
6/6/11 at 12:39pm
Thread Starter 

So from what I understand, Snow Leopard doesn't currently support TRIM but Lion will.  Though I saw no mention of that today during the WWDC but I guess its too small a thing to be worth mentioning specifically.

 

Does anyone else use an SSD with their Mac? How do you keep your SSD in optimal condition without TRIM?

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