So you’ve loaded up your new Mac with all the programs that you wanted to.
This is a Bonus Tip in our series “Mac OS X Snow Leopard – 15 Tips You Need To Know”.
Now what about those few programs that misbehave?
Not every program is created equally and when it comes to computers, there are so many different formats that it’s hard to find 1 program that will play well with them all.
So here are a few programs that can help relieve some potentially minor frustrations for you.
1st things first, Quicktime doesn’t play well with a lot of video formats (especially .wmv files).
There are a few programs that can help alleviate this problem.
- Flip4Mac
- Perian
- VLC
Flip4Mac is a plug-in that works with Quicktime, converting .wmv files as you watch them.
Perian works in similar fashion but supports many more file types.
Finally you have VLC, which is a stand alone video player.
VLC is a great alternative to Quicktime and it supports just about every video file format out there, which means it’s a 1 stop shop for you.
So now that your video viewing problems are solved, we can move on to .zip and .rar files.
The built in Archive Utility in Mac OS X is alright but for heavy duty jobs your are going to want to grab UnRarX.
This is a great file compression program that should do the trick for all your file compression needs.
That should take care of the majority of your minor frustrations, if you had any in the first place that is.
Enjoy Mac OS X Leopard!
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