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I wanted to let you know, in case one of us crazy Mac fans haven't already, there are more browsers you can use on the Mac than you listed. There is Flock, Navigator (newest Netscape browser) and Songbird. All built off Mozilla. Flock also has a Photobucket version that is nice. And if you really want a version of Firefox that is fine-tuned for the Mac then you can go here.

Brian Berk
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He's right, and here are links to Flock, Navigator, and Songbird, which is a combined browser and media player.

Regarding Windows interoperability on the Mac, there's another way. Besides Parallels, Fusion and Boot Camp, there is CrossOver Mac from CodeWeavers.

Unlike the others, it doesn't require a Windows license and it runs at native speed because there is no virtualization or emulation; it is a compatibility layer. It also integrates very well with the Mac and is the easiest to use and setup. The only downside is that not all Windows software will work or work perfectly. However, that can be said for Parallels and Fusion too (games and heavy multimedia are still a problem). Still, I use CrossOver to run Blitzin 2.6 and have used it with other Windows programs too. So far, I've had no problems at all. CrossOver is a great solution, but it doesn't get the exposure it deserves.

CrossOver is particularly pertinent given its ties to the WINE project which is meant to give *nix users a way to use Windows software. CrossOver is essentially WINE repackaged with a better interface, commercial support and more polish.

Alex Radu
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I am blown away by the fact that the Mac OS X reviewer failed to mention SuperDuper! and Carbon Copy Cloner on the page about backups. Any idiot can make a clone of their entire system onto any internal or external media. If that media is a FireWire hard drive, the clone will be bootable on any Mac with a FireWire port and the same processor type. PowerPC and Intel can't boot from each other's drives without some hacks.

So if your hard drive dies, you have a bootable backup that works just as well as the internal drive -- if you're using FireWire (USB is a little slow). If the computer dies and you have access to another Mac, you can boot from your backup drive and it will be just as if you were still using your own computer, barring any extreme differences in memory and processor speeds.

RedBear
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