Suggested Software for Mac OS X
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Productivity |
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|---|---|---|
| Name | Type | Description |
| iWork | Commercial/Trial | Office suite from Apple, Inc. |
| NeoOffice | Free/Open Source | A free software port of OpenOffice.org to the MacOS X platform |
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Internet |
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| Name | Type | Description |
| Safari | Included | Web browser from Apple, Inc. |
| Firefox | Freeware | Web browser from Mozilla |
| Camino | Freeware | Web browser from Mozilla. Same engine as Firefox, but fits in more with OS X. |
| Inquisitor | Freeware | Like Spotlight for the web, autocompletes words as you type and give top results immediately. |
| Included | POP/IMAP Email Client | |
| iChat | Included | AIM/Jabber Instant Messaging Client |
| Chax | Freeware | iChat Add-ons |
| Adium | Freeware | Very customizable and multi-platform instant messaging client. It's a great iChat alternative if iChat doesn't offer all you want. |
| Google Earth | Freeware | Google Maps Time A-Million |
| Google Notifier | Freeware | Menu Bar Gmail Checker |
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Audio / Visual |
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| Name | Type | Description |
| iTunes | Included | The only audio player you need |
| iPhoto | Included/Commercial | Great photo management/organization/simple modification application from Apple, available as part of iLife, it is also shipped with all new Macs. |
| Awaken | Shareware | iTunes Alarms Clock |
| iSquint | Freeware | iPod Video Compressor/Converter |
| Senuti | Freeware | Transfer music from iPod to iTunes |
| VideoLAN Client (VLC) | Freeware | Media Player for Anything |
| Flip4Mac | Freeware | Play Windows Media in QuickTime |
| Perian | Freeware | Play .avi and more in QuickTime |
| Resize 'Em All | Freeware | Clean Batch Image Resizer |
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Games |
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| Name | Type | Description |
| MacBrickout | Shareware/Demo | Destroy Bricks with a Ball... timeless |
| Pocket Tanks | Freeware/Demo | Get a Friend and Just Play Versus |
| Solitaire XL | Freeware | Best Solitare for OS X |
| Quinn | Freeware | Best Tetris Around |
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Miscellaneous |
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| Name | Type | Description |
| AppTrap | Freeware | Best Application Uninstaller (Removes associated application filed when app is moved to trash) |
| Meteorologist | Freeware | Menu Bar Weather Forecast |
| OnyX | Freeware | Access some deeper OS X controls |
| PTHPasteboard | Freeware | Multiple Clipboards at your Finger Tips |
| The Unarchiver | Freeware | Fantastic Replacement to built in OS X unzipper and can handle any file compression, MUST HAVE |
| iStat Menus | Freeware | Lots on menu bar add-ons. System statistics, calendar and more. |
| LightMe | Freeware | The Only Way to turn off screens on a laptop in 10.4 or earlier |
| Renamer4Mac | Freeware | Batch Rename Files |
mitpic06 – Tue, 2007 – 09 – 18 18:53
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