[neverskatewsandles]

My macbook should be here in a couple of days and I wondered what would be some good free apps/widgets maybe to put on it. Here are a few i have found.

.Smackbook
.Aquasition
.iListen(maybe for school work)
.Ect(your idea goes here)

[crzdc0l0mbian]

yea i been wondering what to put on mine too. All i have on mine is Office 2004, XBox live widget and one that give me the lyrics to itunes songs

[neverskatewsandles]

Also whats the best temp moniter?

[crzdc0l0mbian]

this is my 1st labtop and it gets really hot... it feels like a hot pack... but nothing that will burn you. All my friends say that this is normal, so i am not worried

[iREZ]

A. not labtop, not laptop...notebook.

B. this should be posted in the applications forum.

C. quicsilver, voodoo pad, vlc, linotype fontexplorer x are just a few i think are worth a download.

[hatim]

windows

[zerroeffect]

Try the iStat Pro dashboard widget for temperature monitoring. Excellent for monitoring everything, actually.

CoreDuo Temp works well, too.

Other recommended apps (not the ultimate list, but a good place to start)

- Slim Battery Monitor
- Coconut Wifi
- MacTheRipper
- Handbrake
- Growl
- Hardware Growler
- Onyx
- Quicksilver
- Safari Speed
- School House
- Stuffit Expander (because some things are packaged this way still)
- UNO
- Unplugged

[uicandrew]

Originally Posted by hatim

windows

as funny as i think the answer is, i have to second it. windows/bootcamp is the reason i went and upgraded my laptop quicker than i normally would.

also, i would get VLC as a media player and SuperDuper as a way to completely backup your hard drive. AppZapper is a great uninstaller. and together, they keep your mac as "clutter-free" as possible.

[Morfious]

Originally Posted by hatim

windows

Now why ruin a perfectly good mac? Take a look at parallels, it works quite nicely and you don't have to restart the computer.

as for the orig poster:

Photoshop/Office/Final Cut etc. whatever big programs you use daily.
Azureus - if you are into the torrent thing
Unison / Split & Concat / MacPar Deluxe - if you are into the newsgroup thing
VLC (Video Lan Client) - Best media Player I have found for the mac
Adium - IM client supports multiple networks very tweakable

Widgets:
Weatherbug
istat Pro
Box Office (for movie times)
Fed Ex / UPS tracking - when I buy stuff online

Other than that have fun searching and playing. 1/2 the fun of the "switch" is seeing how much better some things can be in Macland.

[Dorkington]

Because some people are educated enough to run Windows or Mac OSX without any issues.

[tricha6]

I suggest quicksilver (don't know what iRez's quicsilver is?);

But Statoo is also worth giving a look. Its can be more elegant than some dashboard widgets and always in view if you have a large enough external monitor.