New to Macs... general applications?

[tyoelin]

Hey I just bought a 17" powerbook... what kind of free basic apps do you guys have installed on your macs... like zipping utilities? media players? I dont know where to look or if a mac even needs them?

 

[ham_man]

Your zipping utility is Finder, and you media is iTunes. I have Meteorologist, Menu Meters, TextWrangler, OnyX, Stuffit - Expander, and X-Chat Aqua. Those are all free (and vital, in my opinion) apps. Search around and I am sure that you will be able to find quite a bit more...🙂

 

[Doctor Q]

If you can't find an app in our What cool little OS X apps do you use? thread, maybe it isn't worth having!

You can find a few more leads here.

 

[livingfortoday]

I use TigerLaunch to have access to all my apps and ByteController for use with iTunes (lets you forward/back/play/pause from anywhere, also free). I also use Tomato Torrent for Bittorrent. All free, all available from versiontracker.com. Just go there and run some searches.

Oh, and I use DVD Backup and Mac The Ripper - both good DVD-ripping progs. Both free too, though DVD Backup doesn't come with all the guilt-inducing warnings. Hell, it made me feel bad for ripping movies (that I owned) for use on my laptop for long trips.

 

[The_Man]

You definitley want to check out this thread https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/132963/

It lists a lot of the free apps that are pretty helpful.

 

[rhodest]

Are there any web browsers that will let you have the page full-screen like you do on windows?

 

[mad jew]

I think Opera will let you go full screen, but I'm not positive on that one. Only about 99% sure. 🙂

Opera

 

[allisonv7]

Are there any web browsers that will let you have the page full-screen like you do on windows?

Saft allows you to go full screen.


allison.

 

[Plymouthbreezer]

But you have a 17", mind as well use it for multitasking! 😎