Just ordered a new iMac

Bigmark · 16th May 2009, 10:44 PM

DONT DO IT---- you dont need anything from windows- the only thing you may find difficult is not many games for mac-but thats what playstation is for. i have always found a mac alternative to windows type software- but better.

Originally Posted by Scallops

Well I'm still lovin' this iMac! I'm in danger of Vit A deficiency though, but I'm really getting the hang of this OS - it's really neat.

A fellow at work suggested that I might like to partition my disc, set up Boot Camp and run windows.

Apart from the fact that I bought this iMac to escape everything PC,

, and the fact that my PC was running Office 2000 (which won't run under Boot Camp) - I reckon it would be bordering on sacrilege, not to mention unholy, to pollute this fine machine with such rubbish!

**Scallops** · 19th May 2009, 05:28 PM

Originally Posted by Bigmark

DONT DO IT---- you dont need anything from windows- the only thing you may find difficult is not many games for mac-but thats what playstation is for. i have always found a mac alternative to windows type software- but better.

So - can anyone tell me how I get my iMac to play .wmv files?

**Mulgo** · 19th May 2009, 05:42 PM

Originally Posted by Scallops

So - can anyone tell me how I get my iMac to play .wmv files?

try this:

Flip4Mac and Windows Media Player 9 Free Download | Mactopia

works perfect.

**dmdigital** · 19th May 2009, 06:30 PM

Originally Posted by Mulgo

try this:

Flip4Mac and Windows Media Player 9 Free Download | Mactopia

works perfect.

X2

Also Transmission is nice and simple for Torrents

Handbrake is another utility to look up

**landoz** · 19th May 2009, 06:51 PM

Welcome to the world of MACs.

Would never go back to a IBM compatible. Looking to upgrade mine to the lates macbook sometime after Christmas this year.

You can also get free tutorials from MAC when you get you iMAC at any Apple reseller, does not matter if you did not get you Mac from them.

Also recommend that you get the iApple warranty. Accidently got my keyboard wet and they changed they whole thing for me free.

**antvc** · 19th May 2009, 06:51 PM

VLC works well also.

**Scallops** · 19th May 2009, 07:09 PM

Originally Posted by landoz

Welcome to the world of MACs.

Would never go back to a IBM compatible. Looking to upgrade mine to the lates macbook sometime after Christmas this year.

You can also get free tutorials from MAC when you get you iMAC at any Apple reseller, does not matter if you did not get you Mac from them.

Also recommend that you get the iApple warranty. Accidently got my keyboard wet and they changed they whole thing for me free.

Thanks landoz - I've found most of the online help to be good - and I did take out AppleCare and have used the phone support a few times now - it's very good. Just need to figure a few little things out still and everything will be grand.

Bigmark · 19th May 2009, 07:19 PM

Also get perian, quicktime codecs galore to view many videos

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