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Gotta have Flip4Mac.... use it every day

What of software to camel up? Beef is not the only meat out there you know!!

Farts up if you agree with me!

15. Carbon Copy Cloner
16. R-Name
17. Handbrake

18. Microsoft Windows (via Bit Torrent)

Two browsers on the list? Come on!

One of my favorites is Witch - it's like Command-Tilde, which switches between open documents and not just apps like Command-Tab. However, Witch works all the time (Command-Tilde will only work with certain apps - Cocoa?), is free, and almost infinitely customizable.

Also, of course, Onyx - free and keeps the system clean. Many others out there like it, too.

Finally, MacOSaiX (not sure on the spelling). It does only one thing but does it well - it will make a mosaic out of any source picture using pictures on your hard drive, from Google pics, or from Flickr, or all 3. You can choose the size of the mosaic, as well. And it's free, too!

Cubert

I nominate Chicken of the VNC as the best named app.

I like WhatSize

<http://www.id-design.com/software/whatsize/index.php>

Guy seems unaware of KeyChain or the Mouse control panel. But other than that.... Suppose he's too used to paying for basic OS level utils.

Onyx
Concierge
ForgetMeNot
SlimBatteryMonitor
MagiCal
WeatherDock
iStumbler

Default Folder. It may not be cheap, but I can't work without it!

MDN Magic Word: These... yeah

Yojimbo - I would be lost without it especially with two Macs in two locations.

Let's not forget my favorite piece of software...

Little Snitch

let's not forget PTH pasteboard. if you do a lotta copy/paste, you'll find this lil free app to be a wonderful lil gem!

TASKMENUBAR

33. Linotype FontExplorer X.

Oops. 34.

Sorry, Mark.

Spead Freak is awesome if you need to render video or run your processor(s) full tilt. I cut a 5 hour render to 4.5 hours and sometimes less.

What a boring list

Perian
WireTap Pro
iShowU
VLC

tubesock. for $15, it's pretty useful.

iShowU
Transit
Whatsize
Clutter
Handbrake
MacTracker

To shiftOpt k,
PTH looks like something I can really use. Thanks a lot.

More necessary freebies:

Cyberduck - free FTP client
MacJanitor - runs cleanup cron jobs that are normally run overnight
BatChmod - Max interface to chmod, Unix file permissions
StuffIt Expander - when OS X built in unzip fails

/me revels in the geekly sharing by posters here.

Off to try some of these out.

MW: "Run"... gotta!

Quicktime flaw for Firefox is deadly serious!!

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/09/12/quicktime_vulnerability_attacks_firefox/

Don't run as admin, don't install apps with admin password

You don't know what it's going to do.

Apple STILL hasn't fixed the meta-data file exploit. So absolutely TRUST the source of ANYTHING you download and doubleclick on.

I'm serious.

Apple has not, REPEAT HAS NOT been updating the open source components of Mac OS X to keep up with the security issues found. A malicious person could use the open source exploits on Mac OS X very easily because they are publically published.

Hopefully with Lepoard everything will be fixed.

DO turn on your Firewall and enable the advanced options BEFORE connecting a Mac or new OS install to the internet

To make a new user that's not admin.

Make sure you have enough drive space on the boot drive and some extra.

Create a new user and give it admin authority with a complex password and name.

Log out and into the new admin.

Reduce the original admin to regular user status.

Go on as usual.

Now when you need admin to install apps, alter certain folders and such Mac OS X will ask you without even needing to log into admin. Of course somethings like OnyX, Superduper, Disk Warrior and Carbon Copy Cloner only work only in admin.

Always backup multiple times al your data, passwords, serial numbers and orignal disks.

10.5 is coming and it will have glitches, bugs and new exploits like anything else does.

Do "bury" your Terminal app in admin password only folders.

MR Reeee: you said it about Default Folder. It isnt cheap but its one of my favorite sharewares of all time.

• Quicksilver - Hope it dies quickly
• Adium - Sucks
• SplashID - Uh, No
• 1Passwd - HAHAHAHA
• Firefox - gotta have a backup when safari doesnt work I guess
• Camino - oh look its its an alternative browser made by mozilla, What is Firefox again?
• TextExpander - resource hog that sometimes does things you DON'T want it to.
• Chicken of the VNC - I guess
• Flip4Mac - Gotta have it
• Skype - Gotta Have it
• MT-NewsWatcher - Not bad, nothing special
• Synergy - uh, its called a remote control, BUY ONE
• USB Overdrive - but my Mac already works with most USB devices..??
• Office alternatives (iWork '08, NeoOffice, Mellel, Nisus Writer, Zoho, Google apps) - IWORK FTW! Neo Office would be nice if it would print. everything else is trash

MacJanitor
iphoto diet

Forgot-

Mother-In-Law Exterminator

NeoOffice 2.2.1 prints for me. MacBook 10.4.10

Best yet,

Smart Scroll.

It's not a utility but I'm enjoying AlephOne and the various Marathon editions. Really old but still fun. And free.

P.S. I turned off my firewall and disabled the advanced options. I may run with scissors later.

NeoOffice 2.2.1 mad a lot of improvements over previous builds. One of the fixes was overcoming a problem where it didn't support printing over 300 dpi.

@CrissyOne

I agree, and perhaps Carbon Copy Cloner should be #1.

For drawing don't forget DoodleCAD

Werd.

MW: 'hotel' (calipornya)

Could you expand on your problem with, say, Quicksilver? Why do you hope that a free application that you are under no obligation to run "dies quickly?"

Mactheripper
Transmission
Gimp

I can't imagine using Safari without AcidSearch.

As an alternative to USB Overdrive, some people may want to consider SteerMouse. It does essentially the same the USB Overdrive does, except that it supports bluetooth mice (USB-O doesn't) and it only supports mice, iirc (USB-O supports "any" USB device).

iStabilize is awesome for video. It takes the shakiness out of video and it works better than the filter in Final Cut Pro, and is much easier.

I hve old stuff shot on Hi-8 on a camera that didn't have image-stabilization on it. I can finally watch my old videos without getting the motion sickness that you get watching something like the "Blair Witch Project."

I'm taking notes reading these responses because I've never heard of some of these programs.

Oh, and I forgot "Tofu" is a program that puts things in column format, like a newspaper, so it's easier on your eyes to read on you computer screen.

The biggest joke on this list is the Office alternatives. Why would anyone in their right mind decide to not use MS Office. Its by far the most powerful full featured application in the planet. Gates and Ballmer visionary leadership with Office has made it what it is today. The number one productivity suite period. These alternatives posted (iWork '08, NeoOffice, Mellel, Nisus Writer, Zoho, Google apps) are nothing but a sad attempt to emulate Office. Just use the real Office suite and don't even bother playing with these wannabeees Office program. You'll just get frustrated and end up banging your head on the wall and aggravating other users with your incompatible files from these substandard applications.

No mention of Butler... sheesh

-graphic converter
-audio hijack
-google earh
-isquint
-switch

windows

SuperDuper!