I am a Mac virgin.(and blonde!).please explain slowly!

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  1. sturgee

    sturgee Regular member

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    Hello guys,
    i have just purchased a new macbook with OS X Tiger 10.4.9
    I don't really know what the mac is capable of compared to the PC i have and previous windows laptops.....need help!
    I am impressed so far, very easy to use and it looks sweet!
    I have acquired some iso files for mac games on my pc and wish to transfer them to my laptop, however when i click the 'install' it asks me which application to run it with......i then get stuck!
    the game is 'The Movies' which i have been told is a great game!
    Any help will be much appreciated.....please use english and no computer jargon!!
     
  2. pacino69

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    Hi there, iso files are disk images. most CD/DVD authoring utilities can deal with ISO images to create a copy on physical media - CD or DVD. you just need to burn them to a disk either a blank CD or DVD depending on what size the iso files are. there are also 2 utilities in OS X - they are 1. DISK UTILITY - mac os x general disk utility, you can create and mount iso images 2. DiskImageMounter - utility in os x that handles images when double clicked.

    hope this helps
     
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    sturgee Regular member

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    thank you for that, i will give it a try.
    does my macbook come with dvd ripping software already installed?> if not, can you recommend any>?
     
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    hi, try toast 8 titanium. here is the link.

    http://www.roxio.com/enu/products/toast/titanium/overview.html
     
  5. trigga71

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    Toast wont rip encrypted DVDs (mostly all). You should try Fast DVD Copy.

    Fast DVD Copy
     
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    hi trigga71 is right, toast will not rip encrypted dvd's, but is very good burning software, can be used to burn images to cd/dvd.
     
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    sturgee Regular member

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    Thanks...is there any good photo software, like for making cards etc...
    i have adobe photoshop but i wanted some card pictures and ideas to use my photos with.
    thank you
     
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    you could try the iwork suite and use pages, i havent used it myself but you should have a trial on your mac. I think there is an app called print shop as well
     
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    cheers that, i will give those a try.....anyone played any good games for mac?
     
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    i like Professor Fizzwizzle. The games a fun i think. Most main stream games are for the mac.
     

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