Essential OSX Apps

Since moving to a mac several friends have done likewise and while it’s great to see the effect exposure to OSX can have on frustrated Windows veterans, I’m getting a tad bored of the constant comments that I forgot to tell X about application Y…

So I’ve resolved to list my “essential apps” every couple of months and just refer people to my blog…

That list, in no particular order:

• RSS Reader: Newsfire, Vienna
• Text Editor: TextMate, Text Wrangler
• OS Enhancement: Quicksilver, Growl
• Finder Replacement: Path Finder
• System Optimisation: Tech Tool Pro, Cocktail
• Browser: Webkit (+Nightshift) plus the essential Inquisitor 3 add-in.
• Security: Little Snitch
• IM: Adium
• Newsreader: Unison
• P2P: Xtorrent / Zudeo
• IRC: Colloquy
• CSS Editor: CSS Edit 2
• CD/DVD Authoring: DiscoOther: Delicious Library, Pzizz
• RDP Client: CoRD
• Transcoding: iSquint (to iPod video)
• iTunes/iPod: Senuti, Clutter
• Video Playback: VLC
• FTP: Transmit