Must Have Programs for rMBP

[bowlman23]

Hey everyone,

Finally picked up my rMBP and even lucked out and got a Samsung screen. Anyway, I was wondering what apps do you consider "must have" for your MBP? Obviously, there's the iLife suite, and Office for Mac, but I was wondering what programs you put on your rMBPs (or cMBP) when you get a new computer?

[simsaladimbamba]

Originally Posted by bowlman23

Obviously, there's the iLife suite, and Office for Mac,

Why obviously? I almost always never use any of the iLife applications unless I test something for others to answer in an appropriate thread and MS Office is rarely used too.

but I was wondering what programs you put on your rMBPs (or cMBP) when you get a new computer?

Alfred and CarbonCopyCloner, then iStat Menus, then gfxCardStatus and then some others.

[GGJstudios]

Originally Posted by bowlman23

Hey everyone,

Finally picked up my rMBP and even lucked out and got a Samsung screen. Anyway, I was wondering what apps do you consider "must have" for your MBP? Obviously, there's the iLife suite, and Office for Mac, but I was wondering what programs you put on your rMBPs (or cMBP) when you get a new computer?

This may be useful, especially the Need application suggestions? Look here: section of the first link:

Helpful Information for Any Mac User
Portables Fast Start: The New User's Guide to Apple Notebooks

[xShane]

Originally Posted by bowlman23

Hey everyone,

Finally picked up my rMBP and even lucked out and got a Samsung screen. Anyway, I was wondering what apps do you consider "must have" for your MBP? Obviously, there's the iLife suite, and Office for Mac, but I was wondering what programs you put on your rMBPs (or cMBP) when you get a new computer?

Hey,

Here is quick list (there's many more but these are right off the top of my head):
- All included apps (iTunes, Safari, Stickies, etc.)
- Mozilla Firefox
- Microsoft Office
- Grooveshark
- VMware Fusion
- Skype
- Ankidroid (it's a spaced repetition flashcard app; good for studying)
- All my games (Steam, WoW, COD, Battlefield, Minecraft, etc.)

[Redwyvern]

Alfred, Utorrent, Unison, Bettertouchtool, Daisydisk, DashExpander, Firefox, Handbrake, Logmein, and Weather HD.

These apps go on all of my macs. I can't live without them!

[James Craner]

Congratulations on your new rMBP it is a awesome computer.

Here are some of my favourite productivity Apps that I use on a regular basis:

1Password (Password, Form filling and Identity manager)

PDFPen (90% of the functionality of Adobe Acrobat at a fraction of the cost)

Alfred (App Launcher)

Dropbox (Cloud based document storage and sync App)

Textexpander (expands keyboard shortcuts into frequently-used text and pictures)

Skitch (Screen Capture and annotation)

Evernote (notes, sync files , save webpages, and share your ideas with friends and colleagues.)

DragonDrop (Utility to make moving files between folders much easier)

Moom (Tame those OS X Application windows)

Tweetbot (Twitter Client)

OmniFocus (Task Manager)