OK, I think this should be my last post on Macs for a while. Here are the "must-have" applications I’ve downloaded for OS X on my MacBook so far:
Of course the requisite browsers, Firefox and Opera . Adium for multi-protocol instant messaging, plus Skype , which I use only rarely Textwrangler for code and text editing.In the file transfer arena, Cyberduck for FTP and Fugu for SSH, though I more often just use command-line FTP or the FireFTP plugin. GMail Notifier for Mac puts a notification icon in the menu bar; I don’t use Mail.app at all. KisMAC for passive wireless network sniffing, though the current build seems a bit unstable on Leopard and has crashed several times. Zipeg for the odd unarchiving job. VLC for video playback, and I also upgraded QuickTime to Pro for the extra features. Second Life runs okay on Leopard with the Intel GMA X3100 integrated video but I have experienced more than a few crashes on exit. Just two custom dashboard widget...
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