Mac OS X Software Revisited
Nearly a year ago, I wrote a post that listed my favorite Mac OS X applications. Having been a Mac user for a year now, it’s time to revisit the subject. Below is a list of programs that I use on my Mac that are my favorite in their respective fields.
- Browser: Safari, Firefox, Camino (I use Firefox the most, but Safari is defaulted)
- Email: Apple Mail 3, or Gmail (web)
- FTP: Cyberduck, or FireFTP (for Firefox)
- Online Chat: Adium, or Meebo.com (web)
- Finances: iBank 3
- Office Apps: MS Office 2008
- Calendering: iCal
- Media Player: iTunes, Quicktime (with Flip4Mac wmv plugin)
- Photo Editing: Adobe Photoshop Elements 6.0, iPhoto ‘08
- Video Editing: iMovie ‘08
- Web Authoring: Dreamweaver CS3, or Taco HTML Edit (simple)
- Disc Burning: Disco
- DVD Ripping: Handbrake
- File Compression: CompressFiles
- File Decompression: The UnArchiver, or Stuffit Expander (UnArchiver is better)
- Bulk File Renaming: Renamer4Mac
- Backup: Time Machine
- Anal Application Removal (beyond dragging to Trash): AppDelete
- Virus Scanning (rarely used): ClamXav
- Satellite Imagery: Google Earth
- Fun/Games: Second Life, Pokerstars
Did you say, “Anal Application Removal”? Which anal applications were you trying to remove?
I can’t believe I phrased it that way. How insane. Hopefully, everyone will get the idea. I’m implying the act of removing an app, along with the shared files and extras it scatters throughout the system.