Top 10 Mac Apps
April 5, 2006
Everybody’s got their own Top 10 Mac apps list, and what with my brother recently taking purchase of his first Mac I thought it would be handy for me to do a list of what apps I would recommend for him.
Adium X – Chat client that supports multiple networks and is also highly customizable.
QuickSilver – With QuickSilver and Spotlight you’ll rarely use the dock anymore.
NewsFire – Stylish and functional news reader. (I personally love the Smart Feeds feature)
Synergy – Puts three buttons to control iTunes in your menubar as well as providing you with visual feedback about the currently playing tune, also provides global hotkeys for iTunes.
Flickr Export – Plugin for iPhoto 4 and later which provides a direct export interface to Flickr.com
VLC – Video player for watching…. anything!
Acquisition – You know… handy whenever you need to download that very very popular Linux distribution.
Sentui – For getting songs off your iPod. Handy if your songs are on your iPod, but you forgot to back them up when upgrading computer (here speaks the voice of experience!)
StuffIt Expander – I’m sure it used to be built into Mac OS X, but not any longer. Get it here for free.
Flip4Mac – Industry first product offering that allows you to play Windows Media directly in your QuickTime Player.
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dom | February 3, 2007 at 11:43 pm
Hey. Not a bad list. I’ve seen a few on blogs. They all tend to be the usual mix. If you don’t already, subscribe to Macbreak Weekly at – great mac podcast
Personally, I like Unarchiver instead of Stuffit. I like the Flickr tool they offer, rather than the iPhoto plugin, and its free.
You should checkout Quicksilver, Burn, SideTrack (for laptops without the scrolling facility). Why is it that the best apps are often free?
I love how simple it is to try an app on the mac compared to the hassle of a long install on Windows and then probably a reboot. And they’re so much prettier.
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dom | February 3, 2007 at 11:44 pm
Woops. Did some bad HTML tags there. Sorry about the huge link.