Moving from PC to Mac SW questions?

[RaceJunkie]

Come Monday the 17th I will be the proud owner of a 24" 2.4ghz iMac for the first time in my 15yrs of computers. I'm a little nervous but as I have read many are that make the move from PC to Mac. I know I will eventually get over it because I love to try new things and I am really excited about my new Mac. I would like to know just a couple things about some sw I have though.

1. I currently manage about 10 different websites and am a member of several forums, with this comes a pretty large amount of passwords. I currently use a program called Password Manager XP I use this because it was the only one I could find at the time that would allow me to add my own fields. (See screen shots #2 and #4 HERE)

Is there any such sw to use on the Mac?

2. I own a Windows mobile phone and was wondering if there were any way to sync it without using windows?

3. I use Trillian to keep in contact with all my buddies online. Is there a similar program that will run on a Mac?


4. I am in need of a new all in one printer and was wondering what works best with having both PC and Mac in the house? I currently have a older HP Deskjet932C hooked to a print server. I would like to get a nice photo printer to replace this outdated one.

My goal will be to eventually learn how this Mac works and be 100% PC free or as close to 100% I possibly can.

Thanks for any input you may have.

[Randy Singer]

Originally Posted by RaceJunkie

1. I currently manage about 10 different websites and am a member of several forums, with this comes a pretty large amount of passwords. I currently use a program called Password Manager XP I use this because it was the only one I could find at the time that would allow me to add my own fields. (See screen shots #2 and #4 HERE)

Is there any such sw to use on the Mac?

Keychain (part of OS X)
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.h...5/en/9064.html

KeyManager (free)
http://www.cafeinasoft.com/produtos/keymanager.shtml

Originally Posted by RaceJunkie

2. I own a Windows mobile phone and was wondering if there were any way to sync it without using windows?

The Missing Sync for Windows Mobile
http://www.markspace.com/missingsync_windowsmobile.php

Originally Posted by RaceJunkie

3. I use Trillian to keep in contact with all my buddies online. Is there a similar program that will run on a Mac?

iChat (part of OS X)
http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/ichat.html

Adium (free)
http://adiumx.com/

Originally Posted by RaceJunkie

4. I am in need of a new all in one printer and was wondering what works best with having both PC and Mac in the house? I currently have a older HP Deskjet932C hooked to a print server. I would like to get a nice photo printer to replace this outdated one.

There are a bunch of choices, but I very much prefer Canon's Pixma series for their quality, reliability, the availability of inexpensive third party ink cartridges, and their incredible service and support:

http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/co...categoryid=123

Originally Posted by RaceJunkie

My goal will be to eventually learn how this Mac works and be 100% PC free or as close to 100% I possibly can.

You need this book then:

Mac OS X: The Missing Manual
<http://www.amazon.com/Mac-OS-Leopard-Missing-Manual/dp/059652952X/ref=sr_1_1/103-5171387-6783006?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1194235357&sr=8-1>

or

http://naeloo.notlong.com

If you are a Windows switcher:
http://www.amazon.com/Switching-Mac-...5099875&sr=1-2

or

http://silee.notlong.com
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[RaceJunkie]

Thanks for the links I will review them..

[RaceJunkie]

I did find this password tool that will handle both.

http://www.splashdata.com/splashid/index.asp