Just bought a Macbook Pro 13" 2.3 GHz, now what do I need?

Just bought the Macbook Pro 13" 2.3 GHz, now what software or downloads do I need to add. I am a college student at UW Madison and I will be using my macbook everyday for studying, writing papers, listening to music, surfing the internet, etc. Any suggestions?

Hi w,
Good school.
You'll definitely need something to open/create Office documents. Check with school, they have either a free or very cheap student version available, or there are other third party versions available.
Download/install Flash, Flip4Mac, Perian, VLC.
Run Software Update (in Apple menu).
I prefer Firefox to Safari, but that's subjective. You may want to download at and see for yourself.
Learn how to use everything you can now, as your time will likely become precious once classes begin.
Good luck to you.

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