Essential apps for the Mac...
Lots of friends get new Mac and always ask “what app do I use for this”… well here’s my list of essential apps and a few others you may find useful:
Messaging – Adium, Skype, Tweetie & Growl
FTP – Transmit
Bit Torrent / downloads – Transmission & Speed Download
Video – Perian, Flip 4 Mac for Windows Media, VLC & VisualHub or Video Monkey
Browsers – Safari 4, Firefox & Chrome Beta
Password management – 1Password
System – iStat Menus, MainMenu
Audio / video – Airfoil + an Airport Express, Sound Source & Last.fm
Backup – SuperDuper
Web design – Coda, Pipette
Google – Gmail Notifier, Reader Notifier & Mailplane
App removal – AppZapper
Photography – Aperture, iPhoto Buddy
Writing – Writeroom
All must haves!!
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