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OS X Killer Apps: What can't you live without?
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Fresh-Faced Recruit
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Between the dimensia
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Simple, as the title says, a few apps you can't go on without!
(in order of importance)
1. Quicksilver
2. Adium X
3. Growl
4. Tunekeys
5. Acquisition X / Poisoned
6. iPulse
What about you?
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Switzerland
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Launchbar
Mail
BBedit
DevonThink
Unison
VLC
xScope
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Last edited by workerbee; May 9, 2005 at 10:02 AM.
Reason: add one more...)
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MBP 15" 2.33GHz C2D 3GB 2*23" ACD
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Fresh-Faced Recruit
Join Date: Aug 2004
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Sitting in front of computer
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1. Quicksilver
2. Safari (with Saft, or otherwise Camino)
3. Adium
4. Mail
5. Desktop Manger
6. Azureus
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I free'd my mind... now it won't come back.
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Dedicated MacNNer
Join Date: Dec 2004
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1. Mail
2. Safari
3. Adium
4. Transmit
5. can't live with/without Unison... so buggy. Random Crashes...
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Downtown Austin, TX
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1. Javac/Java
2. Safari
3. iChat
4. jedit
5. iTunes
6. GarageBand
7. Audacity
8. Calculator
As you can see, I try to avoid 3rd party apps when possible. My computer usage doesn't include much: the occasional java program, web surfing, email, chatting... etc. Sometimes I like to pretend to rely on Photoshop or Blender like I'm some sort of professional or something. Unfortunately I'm tending to persuade myself that I need Logic Pro and a Dual G5 because GarageBand and my iBook G4 aren't doing it for me anymore.
Audacity is something I actually need since I do 16 bit, 11khz recordings once a week and actually get paid for it. Sooner or later I guess I will need more powerful software as our church is wanting to cut together a CD. Maybe this would be a good excuse for a DP PowerMac "special offering".
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Forum Regular
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: USA
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Adium
Growl
Colloquy
Transmit
skEdit
NetNewsWire 2.0
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Mac Elite
Join Date: May 2002
Location: SoCal
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GL Tron X
Calculator
Nuku
Finder
Login Window
Screensavers
MacNN Forums.app
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I, ASIMO.
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Professional Poster
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Capital city of the Empire State.
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LaunchBar
Safari
Mail
GraphicConverter
Thoth
iTunes
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/mal
"I sentence you to be hanged by the neck until you cheer up."
MacBook Pro 15" w/ Mac OS 10.8.2, iPhone 4S & iPad 4th-gen. w/ iOS 6.1.2
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Senior User
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Only on your screen
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Wow... what a concept for a subject. !!!
You can easily find this subject already 30 pages long...
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Dual 1 Gig DDR & 15' Powerbook 867 MHz, Sony Ericsson T637 phone
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Mac Elite
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Manchester, UK
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Clinically Insane
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: San Diego, CA, USA
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Originally Posted by chezpaul
You can easily find this subject already 30 pages long...
You mean right at the top of the correct forum for a thread about apps? Nah.
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Chuck
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"Instead of either 'multi-talented' or 'multitalented' use 'bisexual'."
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Las Vegas, NV
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Phtoshop CS
Firefox
Flash
Dreamweaver
Animation:Master
Maya PLE (I'll get Unlimited eventually....  )
iChat
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"In a world without walls or fences, what need have we for windows or gates?"
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Senior User
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Sydney
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1. iTunes
2. Safari
3. Adobe CS suite (Illustrator is still a whiny little bid-atch, but gets the job done)
4. Suitcase
5. Quake 3 arena (good stress relief in the office)
MM-o4
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Clinically Insane
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: San Diego, CA, USA
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Chuck
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"Instead of either 'multi-talented' or 'multitalented' use 'bisexual'."
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Junior Member
Join Date: Nov 2003
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Entourage. The center of my business universe.
LiteSwitch. The application switcher that bests Apple's in terms of elegance.
QuicKeys. Command-tilde deletes files with the left hand. No moving to the mouse.
And my first app I always install: in inaptly named Spell Catcher, which I don't use for spelling, but for shortcuts. Entire websites get typed out with just the first two letters followed by two Xs. Entire boiler plate responses, same thing. I haven't typed out my full address in years. It's the most underrated software out there for anyone interested in speed.
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Leopard 10.5.x •• 2.66Ghz Mac Pro, 7 Gigs RAM •• dual 20 Samsung LCDs •• MacBook Core Duo 13" 2Ghz White
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Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Ca
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Originally Posted by philm
Launchbar. Of course.
Speaking of Launchbar Still use LB as much now that we have spotlight.
Just Curious
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With some loud music + a friend to chat nearby you can get alot done. - but jezz, I'd avoid it if I had the choice---- If only real people came with Alpha Channels.......:)
AIM:xflaer
deinterlaced.com
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Professional Poster
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Hamburg
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Forum Regular
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Raleigh, NC, USA
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Originally Posted by chezpaul
Wow... what a concept for a subject. !!!
You can easily find this subject already 30 pages long...
I don't mind having this topic again every now and then. The stickied thread the applications forum is a couple of years old.
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Posting Junkie
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: MacNN database error. Please refresh your browser.
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Apple
Mail
Safari
iTunes
TextEdit
Pages
Work-related
PhotoShop
InDesign
Word
Quark XPress
Illustrator
Gui-related
Shapeshifter
CandyBar
FruitMenu
DejaMenu
WindowShadeX
Etc.:
Adium
F10
MenuMeters
Dashboard/Konfabulator
WinSwitch
CarbonCopyCloner
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Moderator  Join Date: May 2001
Location: Hilbert space
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Adium, iTunes, TeXShop, pdflatex, Mail, Safari, Address Book, Skype
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I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy every minute of it.
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Professional Poster
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Boston
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I'll post mine here before our beloved mods lock this thread for not being OS centric
In no particular order
MS office *ducks*
iView Pro
GoLive
PhotoShop
iTunes
Safari
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Moderator Join Date: May 2001
Location: Hilbert space
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Oh, another vote for iView MediaPro.
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I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy every minute of it.
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Dedicated MacNNer
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Appleville, USA
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NetNewsWire 2
Mail
iCal
iPhoto
iTunes
Safari
iSync
MS Word
I'm an organization freak, so I love the apps that help me keep things in order.
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: suburban Chicago
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Originally Posted by real
Speaking of Launchbar Still use LB as much now that we have spotlight.
Just Curious
real
I am. I moved the spotlight keyboard shortcut within two days of installing Tiger. Launchbar is just part of the machine at this point. I'd be lost without it.
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Professional Poster
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: brooklyn ny
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openmenu
safari
itunes
m-beat
shapeshifter
mail
mail
mail
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"At first, there was Nothing. Then Nothing inverted itself and became Something.
And that is what you all are: inverted Nothings...with potential" (Sun Ra)
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Junior Member
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: St. Cloud, Florida
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Let's see...
LaunchBar (I use it more than Spotlight)
Script Debugger (4.0 is coming later this year to a scripter near you!)
iTunes
Comictastic (I wish this was still being developed...)
Clutter
--Tom
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