Essentials for new college students

Probably OfficeMac, or Apple Works for word processing etc. And I would also recommend 1GB of RAM or more.

And it may depend on what classes you take, may require you to have specific applications/software. Find out with your professor first..




-Nick

I would max out the ram with 2 gb's and get MS Office Mac. everything else you need is already installed.

iWork is also a great Office program that is made by Apple. It is also universal which will allow it to run faster than Office on the MacBook. Hope this helps.

-MRCUR

I think you'll find Omnioutliner, which came on you Macbook, to be a very valuable note taking tool. I would recommend one of the following for the same purpose:
1. Notetaker or Notebook
2. Devonthink
3. Stickybrain
Notetaker or Notebook either one, are applications that you can use in class to take and organize lecture notes and both will also be very hand for Internet and library research. If you need further detail just let me know. Will be glad to talk to you about any of these recommendations.

Greg Zenitsky
Lee's Summit, MO

Only the Mac Pro & PB has a backlight for the keyboard.

What about accesories besides software (a nice case, laptop stand, external mouse/keyboard?) Help us "pimp" these new MacBooks we invested in for the collegiate experience. Thanks.

What exactly are these programs? I'm going to be taking lots of notes in my classes next year and anything that can help me would be great!