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Old 12-05-08, 04:39 PM   #1
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A couple of weeks ago I had a nice poker win and decided to cash out and treat myself to a new computer.

Having read through the forum there seems to be a favourable opinion of macs so I decided after 12 years I would join the mac revolution.

So far I'm really impressed. I've installed all my adobe softwares, an FTP prog and few other bits. I filmed a gig last week in London and iMovie let me put it straight on youtube which was awesome too.

Anyway, just wondering if there's any software that's a must-have for my macbook. Also, is a mighty mouse worth it or am I ok with my £3 trusty ebuyer disco mouse.

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Old 12-05-08, 04:45 PM   #2
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I have a Logitech G5 for my PC, great for gaming and precision (photoshop etc) But they cost around £40, if you have it spare they are great! You can also adjust the weight of the mouse with... well.... weights

I love Macs too! I have a Macbook and a PC, I think Macbooks are defo better than normal Windows.
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How much did you win btw? (If you don't mind me asking that is!) Also, what poker site was it on? Finally was it a multi table freezeout?

Sorry for all the Q's - Congrats on the win!
 
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How much did you win btw? (If you don't mind me asking that is!) Also, what poker site was it on? Finally was it a multi table freezeout?

Sorry for all the Q's - Congrats on the win!
Lol it was a combination of mtt's, stt's and cash games .... I play on PokerStars. I hit a mega run a couple of weeks ago and turned my $770 that I already had in my bankroll into $3k. So I cashed back down to what I had before and bought my new toy!
 
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Lol it was a combination of mtt's, stt's and cash games .... I play on PokerStars. I hit a mega run a couple of weeks ago and turned my $770 that I already had in my bankroll into $3k. So I cashed back down to what I had before and bought my new toy!
on pokerstars can you play against american people too? been messing around on full tilt poker recently and don't know if it's just co incidence but been doing ok - everyone seems to fish alot and bet big on flush draws etc!!

well done though, who needs referrals when you're winning as well as you are!
 
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Yup on pokerstars you can pretty much play against anyone in the world. It's one of the biggest sites. Right now, it's just turned 7am, I've logged on to stars and there are over 58,000 players online. As the day goes on that'll exceed 100,000 and at weekends even more. They have loads of different games in each flavour ........ Hold'Em, Omaha, Omaha Hi Lo, HORSE, Razz, Stud, Stud 8, 5 Card Draw, Triple Draw Loball. They have all the variants of each game - Pot Limit, Fixed Limit, No Limit. Plus so much choice in the types of ways you want to play the game ... Cash games, Stts, Mtts ... then 2 table stts, mtt freezeouts, rebuys, heads-ups, shootouts, satellites, guaranteeds etc etc etc. I'd say Stars is the best site around, though Full Tilt dooes come a close-ish second.
 
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I'd stick with the cheap and cheerful mouse... mighty mouse is overpriced!

I'd advise any Mac user to get the following:
Azureus - for those cheeky torrents
AppZapper - for uninstalling nasty apps
Garagesale - for easy pasy eBay auctions
iSquint - for iPod movie conversion
Stuffit expander - for unzipping archives
VLC - what videos can't it play
Toast Titanium - if you're serious about disc burning

Note though that some of these programs aren't free but PM me if you want anymore info... I'd be more than happy to help out a new convert!
 
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It's good to see people jumping on the bandwagon as it were, welcome to the mac world.

Check out Quicksilver, I find it the most useful program.
 
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Check out Quicksilver, I find it the most useful program.
Yeah? A mate recommended it but i couldn't get use to it. What do you find it good for? i might give it a try again...
 
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I don't know about anybody else but the appzapper link is not working for me.
 
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I don't know about anybody else but the appzapper link is not working for me.
seems ok here, try googling it. great little app, when you uninstall yourself you can sometimes leave behind large preference files and caches that hog up disk space. App zapper cleverly removes it all when you drag an unwanted prog onto it.
 
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btw, im not into cheating the system or anything..... *rolls eyes* .... but when your iWork 08 free version runs out ... just put one of these code/serial numbers in and you will unlock it for free ...

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haggy88, Handbrake is far superior to iSquint and Transmission is better than Azureus. Other than that can't fault (haven't used half the apps lol)
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oh right, fascinated to know why you prefer them. I found handbrake slower than isquint... and i use mac the ripper for dvds although sometimes struggle to know which chapter is which...

And about transmission, i started using azureus and never went back, is transmission better? i.e. faster?
 
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Yup on pokerstars you can pretty much play against anyone in the world. It's one of the biggest sites. Right now, it's just turned 7am, I've logged on to stars and there are over 58,000 players online. As the day goes on that'll exceed 100,000 and at weekends even more. They have loads of different games in each flavour ........ Hold'Em, Omaha, Omaha Hi Lo, HORSE, Razz, Stud, Stud 8, 5 Card Draw, Triple Draw Loball. They have all the variants of each game - Pot Limit, Fixed Limit, No Limit. Plus so much choice in the types of ways you want to play the game ... Cash games, Stts, Mtts ... then 2 table stts, mtt freezeouts, rebuys, heads-ups, shootouts, satellites, guaranteeds etc etc etc. I'd say Stars is the best site around, though Full Tilt dooes come a close-ish second.
looks like I'll be downloading pokerstars after my exams are over...

(when I say 'after my exams are over' I mean tonight when I get home from the library - cant wait til exams are over!!)
 
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Transmission is much easier to use and i really like how the download speeds can be seen while its in the dock - you don't have to open the app to see if something has downloaded etc. The other torrent programs i used were inconvenient and a pain to be honest. I've had speeds of 600kb/s max on transmission so am happy with that!

Handbrake is much easier to use than iSquint, which I found very difficult to use. Handbrake was so easy anyone can use it!
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Transmission is much easier to use and i really like how the download speeds can be seen while its in the dock - you don't have to open the app to see if something has downloaded etc. The other torrent programs i used were inconvenient and a pain to be honest. I've had speeds of 600kb/s max on transmission so am happy with that!

Handbrake is much easier to use than iSquint, which I found very difficult to use. Handbrake was so easy anyone can use it!
I disagree with both points. Transmission speeds are $hite, and iSquint rocks!
 
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Well you are 15 aren't you so your knowledge is inferior





Joking of course, but disagree with you anyhow
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Well you are 15 aren't you so your knowledge is inferior





Joking of course, but disagree with you anyhow
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Remember that uTorrent owns all Even though you can't get that on Mac (YET).
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