New Macbook Pro - Useful applications

[crazykid888]

Just ordered the base 13 inch macbook pro and I'm wondering what applications or software you have found very helpful and useful.
Also, what tips and tricks are good to know because this will be my first mac. (I have used them a bit so I'm not totally helpless )

 

[spinnerlys]

Links to Software Recommendation Threads

Also have a look at the following links, as the information presented there might be helpful in your future endeavours into Mac OS X and could clear up initial confusion and may even prevent harm to your system or your files.


Mac OS X Basics

Switch 101 - guide with articles made by Apple on how to accustom yourself, after you switched to Mac OS X from Windows​

Mac 101 - How to get started with Mac OS X​

Find out how - tutorial videos made by Apple on how to do certain thing in Mac OS X​

Pro tips - tips made available by Apple for easier ways of doing certain tasks​

Mac OS X Keyboard Shortcuts - Learn about common Mac OS X keyboard shortcuts.​

Mac OS X Beginner's Guide by MacRumors - learn about software, media players, shortcuts and some useful tips, tricks and hints​

Mac Guides - tutorials, product guides and more​

Mac Guides - Finding Mac Software​

MRoogle - a very effective tool to search these fora using Google and made available by edesignuk, introductory threads: 1, 2 and 3​

"How to maximise your MacRumors troubleshooting experience" created by mad jew in 2006​

 

[crazykid888]

Thanks

 

[BadAssWright]

For software I would use these ... Love them so far on my mac

Firewall - Little Snitch http://www.obdev.at/products/littlesnitch/index.html (Even tho the mac comes with one built in this one is way better, its does cost $$$ however money well spent knowing your safer

FTP - FileZilla http://filezilla-project.org/ Great free app ... Open source

AIM/Yahoo/MSN/Google (Almost all IM programs) http://adium.im/ Free IM open source program. There is a beta version of http://www.trillian.im/ for mac at this moment havent tried it yet



Thanks just some of them enjoy