Paradigm shift

November 27, 2005

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Well, yesterday I bit the bullet and bought that new Powerbook I’ve been whining about wanting so badly. I’m still struggling a little with the shift in functional methodology from Windows, but I’m already in a position to say I prefer OSX.

So, what I want to know from the world out there is:

  • what apps are must have for chat/IM (iChat doesn’t seem to do them all – Jabber, MSN, ICQ and Yahoo and Fire seems buggy as I can’t delete blocked or unwanted buddies) (Adium, no question. Who doesn’t like a green duck?), download management (iGetter combined with FlashGot in Firefox), FTP (Transmit. ‘nuf said.) and anything else you care to recommend;
  • best Dashboard widgets;
  • how do I import my Thunderbird address book into the OSX Address Book Solved. Use Outlook2Mac on my Outlook contacts. Much easier;
  • how do I get OpenOffice 2 to install, ‘cos it just doesn’t seem to work for me Mostly solved. Neooffice/J;
  • can I get iCal and Address Book to sync with my O2 XDA IIs Solved. Move jobs, hand back the XDA, and get a Razr;
  • what else don’t I know about that I should?

Hmmm?

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