[RevEvs]

1) Launchbar
2) MPlayer
3) Proteus
4) iTunes
5) Sailing Clicker

revs

[bewebste]

LaunchBar
Azureus (BitTorrent client)
Acquisition
NetNewsWire
VLC
OmniDiskSweeper
GraphicConverter

And last but not least:

Snooooood!

[leeeo]

Launch Bar (who woulda thought!!!)
Pixadex
Cocktail
Camino
Acqlite

[NYCFarmboy]

My favorite inexpensive application:

Weatherpop. (puts the outside temperature in the bar at the top of the screen..and you can pull down for a quick 5 day forecast.

http://www.glu.com/products/weatherpop/

[dannyn]

Let's see.... My most-used shareware apps...

GraphicConverter
One of my favorite shareware apps ever. I use it mostly for its batch operations, conversion options, and browsing image folders. I leave my heavy graphics work to Photoshop, while all of my grunt work goes to GC.

Transmit
Clean, elegant, and solid FTP app. I've been using it since version 1. Editing text files directly off of the server is really handy.

Name those Files!
Slick file renaming app.

Ultimate Pen
Draw on top of any application! Yes, there's Desktastic, but Ultimate Pen has a few refinements that make it better to use on a regular basis.

And, of course, LaunchBar!

Other stuff I use:

VLC
BTV Pro
Snapz Pro
Cocktail
TinkerTool
Salling Clicker

[tritonus]

1. iTunes
2. Amazing Slow Downer
3. VLC
4. MLdonkey
5. DVDBackup

[ryaxnb]

Originally posted by tritonus:
1. iTunes
2. Amazing Slow Downer
3. VLC
4. MLdonkey
5. DVDBackup

No Launchbar?
Launchbar is great

[snerdini]

LaunchBar!!!

Seriously, it's the only shareware app I need...
Oh yeah, maybe Cocktail too

[tritonus]

Originally posted by ryaxnb:
No Launchbar?
Launchbar is great

What does Launchbar do. It sounds like a workaround for the Dock. I like my Dock now.

edit: Oh, checked versiontracker.com's product description for it. Bah, I don't like "abbreviations" that much. Mouse clicking and Finder's search engine are fine for me.

[lavar78]

Originally posted by tritonus:
What does Launchbar do. It sounds like a workaround for the Dock. I like my Dock now.

edit: Oh, checked versiontracker.com's product description for it. Bah, I don't like "abbreviations" that much. Mouse clicking and Finder's search engine are fine for me.

You are a strange, strange man.

Yes, I'm joking.

[Eddies in the aether]

Sticking to free/shareware and in no order of usefulness:

Keyboard maestro
TransparentDock
Default Folder X
Menu Meters
Weatherpop
dChip (PC only but works on VPC)
R
Bioconductor
M Player
MT-NW
Camino
ImageJ
GraphicConverter

[mrwalker]

1. SubEthaEdit
2. Transmit
3. Imagewell
4. CocoaBrowser
5. CocoaMySQL

...and of course

6. Scrap Book

I wrote the last one, so I'm biased

edit:

I've written another one, and I'm biased towards that one too:

7. Sticky Notes


-mrwalker

[mcsjgs]

A new favorite:

Macaroni

for automating system maintenance:

http://www.atomicbird.com

[bbales]

OK, so after reading all the raves about LaunchBar I finally downloaded it and gave it a try. While I'm having a few difficulties, I have to say, what a great application!!

This one is going to be really, really useful...

[lavar78]

Originally posted by bbales:
OK, so after reading all the raves about LaunchBar I finally downloaded it and gave it a try. While I'm having a few difficulties, I have to say, what a great application!!

This one is going to be really, really useful...

Would we lie to you?

[bbales]

Of course you wouldn't! And I just bought my license for LaunchBar about 20 minutes ago.

Thanks everyone! And for you out there without LaunchBar, try the demo, and then buy it.

[DennyA]

Yeah, not to get too far off the "lists" topic, but I have to add one for Launchbar. I just got my iBook and bought Launchbar after seeing this topic. Now I really, really wish I had it for my PCs. :-) Best. Mac. Utility. EVER.

[pdot]

in no particular order,

1) VLC
2) Mplayer
3) Forty-two
4) USB Overdrive
5) Mozilla (would be Safari if it wasn't for the cookies issue)
6) iTunes

[ryaxnb]

Originally posted by DennyA:
Yeah, not to get too far off the "lists" topic, but I have to add one for Launchbar. I just got my iBook and bought Launchbar after seeing this topic. Now I really, really wish I had it for my PCs. :-) Best. Mac. Utility. EVER.

Approcket. On. PCs. Direct Copy. Of Lanchbar. But It Should Work.

[Eciton]

-LaunchBar
-Colloquy (IRC)
-NetNewsWire Lite
-Fire
-ceepeeyou
-Synergy (shareware iTunes controller)
-BitTorrent
-iScooper
-VLC

[fisherKing]

my revised list:

imote
(key combo controls for itunes from any app)

itunes track
(displays current song in a simple text window)

dockblock
(locks the dock, so u can use your fullscreen!)

openmenu
(fully customizable contextual menus!...
i have folders, scripts like restart&shutdown)

shapeshifter
(themeing made simple!)

10.3 rules! (btw)

[EuDaMac]

In no particular order.

Fink - The best way to install open source software on OSX

The Gimp - Get it via Fink

Webmin - THE best way to administer any *nix box. A great help configuring SAMBA beyond Apple's implementation.

VLC - Plays about everything

VNCThing - My favorite VNC client

RBrowserLite - Does what I need with FTP.

R-Name - Saves so much time for renaming hundreds of files. Great for images.

Audacity - Open source audio editor that supports VST plugins.

OpenOffice - This product fills a great need for those who do not want to dish out the cash to MS.