September 2005
Beginner to intermediate
528 pages
23h 55m
English
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186 switching to the mac: the missing manual
Note: Some of these programs aren’t actually Mac OS X programs. They generally run just fine on current
Macs, but they do so in the Classic mode described on page 123. (They reflect the operating-system situation
in the world of education, which is to say, usually a couple of versions out of date.)
Earthlink Total Access
If Earthlink is your Internet service provider, and you’re a fan of its Total Access
software (which provides access to email, blocks pop-up ads, lets you switch to other
family members’ accounts, and so on), you’re in luck. Hie thee to www.earthlink.
net/home/software/mac to download the Macintosh version. (And then see Chapter
9 for details on transferring your Windows account settings to the Mac.)
Easy CD Creator
You don’t actually need any add-on software at all to burn CDs in Mac OS X. You can
just drag files and folders onto the icon of a blank CD, as described on page 223.
If you want fancier features—recording less common disc formats, for example—what
you need is Toast for the Macintosh. It comes from the same company that makes
Easy CD Creator.
Its main rival is DiScribe (www.charismac.com). Both programs can create audio CDs,
video CDs, data DVDs, and so on. Both come with a program that helps you turn old
vinyl records and tapes into digital CDs, too.
The only disappointment: Neither program can treat a CD as ...
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