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OSX apps you can't live without?

I am going to list the 3rd Party Mac applications i use on a regular basis.

(Mac ONLY Apps)
Things- Todo list that syncs with iPhone
Tweetie- Wonderful Twitter client
Adium- instant messaging. Basically customize until you fall over!
Appcleaner- Delete applications completely from your Mac
Caffeine- Don't allow your mac to sleep!
Facebook notifications- Little menu bar item that notifies me of facebook posts
RuckSack- My favorite .rar extractor
Speed Download Lite- Download manager
Pastebot- Paste text and images from my Mac to iPhone

(Mac apps that are also available on windows that i use)

Servetome- Stream music/videos over my home network
ComicZeal Sync- Converts Comics to read on iPad
Calibre- Convert PDFS to read with iBooks in ePub format

The Apps that Apple installs inside your Mac are able to handle almost every task, and they are wonderful applications that we use all day long to. But these are just a few of my 3rd party favorites.
 
kas23 said:
Hey guys,

What's so special about Growl. I had it on my MBP for a few days. It became annoying and I couldn't really see the need, so I canned it. What exactly is its purpose?

Yes, I have googled it and read its homepage, but why not just use the notification systems in each app. They all do the same thing. You get a "ding" or window pops up. Why clutter your computer with unnecessary applications.
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I'm the same. I still have it installed but tbh I'm not sure of the benefits...

anyone care to explain in a nutshell?:)
 
-Better touch tool
-facebook notifications
-geektool
-connect 360
-perian
-appzapper
-amsn (MSN SUCKS on the mac, including amsn, but what can I do)
-vuze
-growl
-smcfancontrol

theres much more but not alot I use on a daily basis
 
Caleb531 said:
That's what Adium's for. :p
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I tried both Adium and msn for mac. Didnt like any one of them. I tried MSN for mac before they updated, as I recall they didnt have webcam support. I got a skin that makes amsn look just like windows live. It looks almost the same, but the functionality isnt the same. I will try msn for mac when its actually released, but for now just going to stick with amsn.
 
My indispensable Mac apps:

1Password
BetterTouchTool
Caffeine
CoverSutra
Default Folder X
Keyboard Maestro
Kiwi
LaunchBar
Notational Velocity
OmniFocus
Scrivener
SuperDuper!
TextExpander
 
1Password
Scrivener
Nisus Writer Pro
Mellel
Bookends
Accordance (Premier Scholars edition)
NeoOffice/OpenOffice
Notebook
TextExpander
MenuCalendarClockiCal
Adobe CS4 (Acrobat, Bridge, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, Illustrator, InDesign, PhotoShop)
 
Pagehand — easily the best word processor I've used for the Mac
Adium
Kompozer
Adobe Suite
Cyberduck
Firefox
Transmission
OmniWeb
and, of course, the typical Apple stuff (iTunes, Finder, Preview, etc)
 
davidnssbm said:
Alot of us are new to the Mac world with these new iMacs. Now I know there is an app forum w/ a sticky thread, but frankly, it hasn't been updated since 2004.

So what are some apps, freeware, or tips that will make using OSX even more of a breeze?
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Firefox.
VLC.
HandBrake.
Perian.
Flip4Mac.
BBEdit.
StuffIt (Expander).
Vienna.
Growl.
Amazon Kindle.
Google Earth.
Transmission.
CyberDuck.
SuperDuper.
Microsoft Entourage (It sucks, but Apple Mail sucks even more.)
Microsoft RDC.
RealVNC.
Burn.
Apple Aperture.
Midnight Mansion. ;-)
 
My first installs on a new Mac are:

Textexpander - expands text snippets system-side and syncs to do the same thing on an iPhone, iPad

Dropbox - syncs files over all your computers. Probably the one thing I rely on most.

BetterTouchTool - a brilliant app which allows you to ascribe additional gestures to the trackpad or Mighty Mouse.

VLC - a one stop shop for video playback. I don't think I've ever dound a format it can't play. Just install it and never worry about it again.

AppFresh - an app which checks for updates to all your other apps.

1Password - there are alternative password managers out there for free (LastPass) but 1Password has a better interface and user experience.

Launchbar - one of those apps that can be almost as powerful and useful as you want it to be. At its core it is a application launcher in the mould of Quicksilver but have a look at the documentation and you'll find it can do all sorts of magic. One of the most useful features is a clipboard manager you can set to retain the last 10-40 items you copy for pasting later.

Hazel - again, this simple programme can be super powerful. You basically set it to watch files and then perform actions on the files that appear in it. So I have it set to watch my downloads folder and if a picture appears there it gets moved to my Pics folder, if a .zip file appears it will unpack it and move the zip to the trash etc etc. You can set it up to do what you want. Very useful tool for automated file management.

DoubleCommand - I use this just so I can set the right Option button on the keyboard to be Forward Delete (it annoys me that Macs don't have that as standard). I can do a bunch of other keyboard adjustments though.

LazyMouse - this is another app which fills a gap I had from Windows i.e having the cursor automatically 'snap' to the default button when a dialogue box pops up. For someone who uses a mouse a lot, this is a real time saver and should be a system option.
 
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My List:

Adium
Tweetie
NetNewsWire
Skype
1Password
Bodega
Divvy
Transmission
Sofa Control
Radium
Boxee
Perian
AppZapper
BetterZip
Growl
Istat Menus
SABnzbd
Toast
Cyberduck
 
Evernote
Punakea
Meterologist
X-Pad
Quicksilver
Facebook Notifications
Pinboard.in Bookmarks
NetNewswire
LastPass
Maintenance by Titanium (also Onyx)
Twitterific
Fast Scripts
Caffeine
Automation (AutoTyper, AutoNotes, AutoFiler, AutoClips)
Safari Browser w/Better Facebook Extension;
Evernote Bookmarklet and Printliminator Bookmarklet
AppTrap

drking :apple:
 
Only four of you can't live without a web browser? :p

Chrome
Steam
TextEdit
Xcode
Finder
Preview
Caffeine
Growl
gfxCardStatus
smcFanControl
Cinch
7zX
Terminal
AppCleaner
Final Cut Express
FFmpeg (command line version)
 
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