PC user converting to Mac!

I have recently bought a Mac Book and am probably going to need plenty of help when I get it!
This is the 1st Mac I will have owned and I need some details as to whether or not I have made the right purchase.
I originally bought it to strat developing for the iPhone and iPad but I know that these things never stop at what you had originally intended. Therefore, I need some advice as to how good the machine I have bought is and what it will handle. I also noticed it only has a DVD player/CDRW combo drive, would I be able to buy an internal DVDRW drive and install it along with a larger HDD?
My Mac Book model number is MA699LL/A.
Thanks for any help anybody can provide!

Hey Dude and welcome to the forum -
[Here|http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/macbook/stats/macbook-core-2-duo-1.8 3-13-specs.html] are the specs of the MacBook.
You would be able to change the combo drive to a SuperDrive and the HDD is user upgradable as well. You may even want to boost the RAM by installing a 4GB kit (2 x 2GB) but keep in mind that your MacBook would then have an effect of 3.3GB of RAM after such an upgrade.
It's not the latest greatest machine but it will run the current Mac OS (10.6)
Hope this helps - GDF

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Adrian
Here's a few suggestions to try.
1. Restart your Mac then plug in the iPod. Open "Disk utility" and see if your iPod shows up. Sometimes the "spinning beachball" icon may show up, give at least 15 mins before you conclude that the Mac is locked up. You can also try hitting the Mount button. This may cause the iPod to show up.
2. If that does not work, go to the Apple menu and select "About this Mac", click "more info" and go to FireWire. See if the iPod shows up there.
3. If #1 and # 2 does not work then download the latest PC version of the iPod updater. Instal on your PC, restore using this which would wipe the iPod. When this is done, connect to your Mac. If it shows up in Disk Utility then your can Erase and format "Mac OS extended". If this step is not successful, hit the "security options" button and select "zero all data" and try again. You may then need the Mac version of the latest iPod updater to update firmware.
Hope one of this works for you.
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I've been in search of a "complete" replacement for (now discontinued) VisualHub for converting "many"
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Today, I found "Any Video Converter for Mac"
<http://www.any-video-converter.com/mac-software.php> but want to see if there are other Mac users out there, uh, using it. It's shareware: $44.95, so I'd like to know if it's worth the money b4 plunking down that much cash.
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Brie,
Just the 3-minute clip length on the demo. This prevents testing it on full length videos when the original cannot be edited "natively" by Mac OSX. That is, when you have a five minute clip in .wmv format, no editing means the clip can't be snipped to less then 3 minutes for testing with AVC.
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Sure - thanks for your help.
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Jan 18 14:44:20 server.mydomain.com ProfileManager[9359] <Warning>: ** has_many_polymorphs: Warning; not all usage scenarios for polymorphic scopes are supported yet.
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famfran wrote:
When I go into Time Machine - I cant find anywhere my user account (1 of the 3) - loads of photos and documents.
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Also, if iPhoto is open while a backup is running, Time Machine may not be able to back up the changes in the iPhoto Library. It will "catch up" the next time, if it can.
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