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By: FUD-Killer

FUD-Killer — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:08:51 +0000

“I bought my copy from Amazon and it came complete with two software suites iLfe and iWork for less than $125. To buy the same functionality in windows would easily cost many times that amount and you still would be stuck with Microsoft’s activation issues when you change the hardware.”
now that’s just silly. in 2004, I bought xp sp2 at frys for $80 + tax. everything else on the pc is freeware or opensource (not even goatd ware!). {exception: specialized pro ware that has no equivalent on other oses}.

activation is not a problem. it connects and you’re done. only activation limits are: change your motherboard less than 120 days after last activation. But if so, (per googling) you can then phone MS, and your new pc is activated.
http://www.google.com/search?q=xp+activation+limits+change+motherboard+120+days+-vista+devices+
http://www.aumha.org/win5/a/wpa.php
just like apple’s preinstalled OS, if you buy OEM preinstalled OS, the license dies when the pc dies (mobo). However, (per much googling) you can install some semi-generic oem os (dell, imac, etc) onto similar oem hardware (dell, imac, etc). This can be useful when you’re simply missing the cd, yet still own the OS license/key for the computer.

windows is most customizable. (linux can switch among many ui’s, but customizing is crude). windows is more usable for more specialties. (from what i’ve read) mac is still popular for vid editing. for just basic internet, word processing, and backups, linux is best cuz it’s free/donationware. mac is best for noobz cuz it’s less dangerous than windows. free support for Linux distros tends to be difficult for noobz.

of course linux, reactos, haiku, beos, syllable, icaros, etc etc, are free desktops, but linux is not as usable (and i haven’t yet tried the others :-) ) I’m hoping chromeos will improve linux desktop usability (while configging will be able to block google’s certain privacy negatives)

“august 6″ has marketing significance cuz aug 2009 is near snow leper (10.6) release, therefore paragon may soon sell leper-compatible version to users who tried the goatd version.
btw, amazon has leopard (or maybe snow leper presale?) single seat for $30 and family 5 seat $50 (or $60? i don’t recall). nice low price, but you have to install it on something :-) i’d like to find a tiger cd for < $30

By: Nico

Nico — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:39:46 +0000

Great idea! Software for mac on GiveAway… thank you very much team!

By: Colin Pye

Colin Pye — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 05:29:59 +0000

Since I’ve been using a Mac most of the time lately, I’ve not been checking GAOTD as much as I likely should… and missed this.

It does sound interesting, though, and should I see it again, I’ll grab it, and if it does prove to be a good addition, will recommend it to other Mac users who would benefit from it.

By: KAG

KAG — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 01:48:55 +0000

greaat finally sometging for a mac thanky you.

By: Tony

Tony — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 11:10:09 +0000

#29
NTFS 3G + MacFuse and NTFS for Mac have comparable read speed, but as for write operations – 3G leaves much to be desired. The root cause is that it works in userspace, while Paragon’s NTFS driver – in kernel mode. Just have a look at comparison chart – http://www.paragon-software.com/export/sites/paragonsoftware.com/docs/NTFS4Mac_ProductPerformance_05.pdf

By: Ron

Ron — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 04:02:42 +0000

First, earlier today this offer was the PC version 8.5, now I see it is for Mac.I must say YAY! Finally they came out with aMac giveaway!. I have both OS so\I could use some Mac freebies. Thank You GAOTD for giving away Mac SW.
For those of you who are complaining about a Mac freebie, you should have gotten here earlier. This is the first Mac giveaway I’ve seen in a long time and I am thankful they are including this. How many PC versions of a CD/DVD/Video ripper/converter do we need, and they do the same for other types of SW. It is great that they offer us this free software, so if you miss a day of PC because a Mac SW is given away, just take a deep breath and say to yourself “there will be another program tomorrow.”

By: pcnmacguy

pcnmacguy — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 03:56:22 +0000

Gkad to see this I have had to have a FAT32 PC to MAC drive. Also with pearpc you caan run the MacOS on Vista, That’s Right. There is a way and it is available to all that have a fast machine.. Thanks GOATD!

By: DocSid

DocSid — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 03:41:08 +0000

Here’s a followup to my previous post #15. I installed it and registered it with no problem. I connected a USB NTFS drive and copied a word document and a jpg file to the drive. I then successfully downloaded and used both files on both a mac and windows (7 if it makes any difference) machine.

So, thanks to both Paragon and GAOTD for the opportunity.

By: ants

ants — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:25:59 +0000

HowTo get name and serial for ‘Paragon NTFS for Mac 6.5′
a) The installer will provide you information how to …
b) Get the serial before installation to avoid messing around later
http://www.paragon-software.com/registration/ntfs4mac.html
P.S. Download link is not provided in registration email, so you have to download the installer from giveaway site before it expires.
Have fun, MACs!

By: ants

ants — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:01:16 +0000

Hello giveawayfans!
(Posted this at DoubleSafety comments, but who reads old stuff? – somebody’s given one thumb up anyway!)
Paragon System Backup 2010 Release Candidate is up on Paragon site. It claims to back up everything – bookmarks, passwords, drivers, software, windows OS, data. Bootable environment included in backup, in case of HD failure the recovery CD will help. Free download (76,2MB) for limited time!
Download:
paragon-software.com/home/systembackup/
Get your free serial here:
paragon-software.com/registration/sbrc.html
The download link will be provided together with the serial too.