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    couple questions before I buy a macbook

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by hori, Dec 30, 2007.

  1. hori

    hori Notebook Consultant

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    Just a couple of questions, yes I searched but haven`t found what I looking for.
    - what messenger programs can I type chat, video chat and conference call with someone using a pc
    - can you make your photos full screen like in windows, I saw a macbook but the pics were only covering 3/4 screen or less no full
    -can I play all my previous video clips from my pc onto macs
    -will my scan disk cruser U3 work?
    -what dvd playing program is with leopard, is it any good?
    - about the wireless, the router I am connected to is not passworded but you cannot find it unless you are looking for the name of it like setting up yr wireless networks through windows. Is the wireless easy to configure on a macbook?

    looking to buy one, I seen a friends mackbook with tiger and was impressed so guess leopard will really blow me away?
    thanks in advance
     
    hori, Dec 30, 2007
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  2. mc511

    mc511 Notebook Evangelist

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    Well for the first question aim i know works with ichat. The dvd player is alright. Not the best. The video clips might depend on what file format they are. Not sure about the wireless but if it doesnt have security you should be fine connecting.
     
    mc511, Dec 30, 2007
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    Acorn Notebook Evangelist

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    1. msn
    2. yes
    3. hmm not sure
    4. Yes, i dont believe the u3 works tho, never worked for me anyways
    5. imovie?
    6. I heard macbook users has had trouble connecting to certain wireless routers...
     
    Acorn, Dec 30, 2007
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  4. dylanemcgregor

    dylanemcgregor Notebook Consultant

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    I'm curious about #1 as well. I've been told that Skype is the best cross platform video chat platform currently, but haven't been able to use it myself yet.

    At work we had a bunch of trouble trying to get AIM and iChat to work together and I've been told that it is often hit or miss.
     
    dylanemcgregor, Dec 30, 2007
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  5. Sam

    Sam Notebook Virtuoso

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    1) Yes, take a look at Skype and using AIM with iChat.

    2) Yeah, absolutely :).

    3) Depends what format they are...there is DivX Player for Mac. You can get the Flip4Mac plugin for Quicktime to view WMV videos. Generally, there is some way to get your videos in Windows to play on Mac, but once again, depends on what format they are.

    4) Yeah, basically any flash drive works with Mac OS X. As Acorn said, I don't believe the U3 software works on Mac though.

    5) DVD Player comes with OS X Leopard. It does its job fine...if you prefer VLC, there's that as well.

    6) Yeah, its easy. You turn Airport on (just Apple's name for WiFi) and you just select the name of the network you want to join. If there's a password on the network, type it in; if not, you're connected!

    Hope this helps :).
     
    Sam, Dec 30, 2007
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  6. jurassic

    jurassic Notebook Guru

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    Hi,
    I am got my new MacBook, and let me just answer one of your questions regarding the chatting software.. I would recommend you intalling Adium ( www.adiumx.com) It is free and it will manage all your IM clients.

    Also, a very good resource for apps you can go here: http://chris24.ca/apple/best-mac-apps

    Good luck, and I have not being dissapointed with my MacBook so far ! Now I own a Macbook and a Lenovo Thinkpad, the best of both worlds :)
     
    jurassic, Dec 31, 2007
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