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    new macbook so... what are must have programs

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by hori, Apr 26, 2008.

  1. hori

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    enjoying my new macbook. I just converted all my songs and now have them in itunes. I didn`t bring any vids over yet or pics and stuff from asus laptop yet. Just wandering what programs do people use to make life easier.
     
    hori, Apr 26, 2008
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    Raymond Luxury-Yacht, Apr 26, 2008
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    HandBrake, Mac the Ripper, VLC player
     
    joshuaLX, Apr 26, 2008
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  4. Chris27

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    In no particular order

    Growl
    Google Notifier (with growl)
    Transmission
    MPlayer
    VLC
    Perian (for quicktime)
    Flip4Mac (for quicktime)
    VisualHub
    AppDelete
    LittleSnitch
    CandyBar
    iStat Pro (System monitor widget)
    smcFanControl

    and if you want to customize how OSX looks, check out this thread

    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=183337
     
    Chris27, Apr 26, 2008
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  5. Budding

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    I stress Quicksilver. Cannot live my life without it. I think.
     
    Budding, Apr 26, 2008
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    I found, for my needs, that the must have apps are:

    Perian
    Flip4Mac
    Fairmount (requires VLC)
    VLC
    Roxio Popcorn
    MSN Messenger
    App to silence the startup sound without affecting system sound - Life saver for me :) Found here
    ToDo widget
    NHL scores widget
    1Password
    Apple Backup 3 - Free if you're a .mac member
     
    ATC, Apr 26, 2008
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  7. Sam

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    I have a list of applications in the Mac Switcher's Guide, try them out! Also, there is a guide floating somewhere around the forum for best OS X Freeware.
     
    Sam, Apr 26, 2008
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  8. trueintentions

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    Firefox (for those times Safari just doesn't want to work)
    smcFan Control - temperature & control of fans.
    iStat Pro - monitoring computer stats.
    Cyberduck if you do FTP file transfers.
    Colloquy if you use IRC.

    and.. that's pretty much the only applications I have on my Mac... I also run Photoshop, but that's not particularly necessary for the general user. :)


    As for the comments on Quicksilver - I tried it for a week or so, and I found that I just didn't use it very much. But each user to their own I guess. :D
     
    trueintentions, Apr 26, 2008
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  9. asmallchild

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  10. Redf

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    I believe you are talking about this thread:
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=160062
     
    Redf, Apr 27, 2008
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  11. sheldon77

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    what do you want to do with your mac, then we can suggest programs that will suit you better.
     
    sheldon77, Apr 27, 2008
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  12. system_159

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    Check out Eluzions freeware thread and my OS X equivalents thread.

    The number one thing is Quicksilver for me.
     
    system_159, Apr 27, 2008
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