25 Useful OSX Applications And Widgets HD 2/2

Here's a random list of 25 Applications, Add-ons and Widgets that I feel are essential must-have's for any Mac user. I ignored obvious apps such as MS Office, Adobe CS, iWorks and iLife which are no brainer's and you probably have it already installed.

Part1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=job2kAs-AYA

1) Quicksilver - http://www.blacktree.com/
2) Himmel Bar - http://softbend.free.fr/himmelbar/
3) Transmission - http://www.transmissionbt.com/
4) Adium - http://adium.im/
5) Skype - http://www.skype.com/intl/en-gb/
6) Firefox - http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/
7) Visualhub - Discontinued but still the best, look for torrent
8) Appcleaner - http://www.freemacsoft.net/AppCleaner/
9) Toast - http://www.roxio.com/enu/products/toast/titanium/overview.html
10) Handbrake - http://handbrake.fr/
11) Screenflow - http://www.telestream.net/screen-flow/overview.htm
12) iStat - http://www.islayer.com/apps/
13) Organized - http://www.islayer.com/apps/
14) Connect 360 - http://www.nullriver.com/products/connect360

Part2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnBT0eHSNQM

15) SMCFanControl - http://www.eidac.de/
16) VLC + Mplayer - http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ and http://mplayerosx.sourceforge.net/
17) Flip4Mac + Perian - http://www.telestream.net/flip4mac-wmv/overview.htm and http://perian.org/
18) Insomniax - http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/22211
19) Xslimmer - http://www.xslimmer.com/
20) Winclone + SuperDuper - http://twocanoes.com/winclone/ and http://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/SuperDuperDescription.html
21) The Unarchiver + Zipeg - http://wakaba.c3.cx/s/apps/unarchiver.html and http://www.zipeg.com/
22) Liteicon - http://www.freemacsoft.net/LiteIcon/
23) Merlin - http://www.projectwizards.net/en/products/merlin
24) Sketchbox - http://www.omz-software.de/sketchbox/
25) NTFS-3G - http://www.ntfs-3g.org/

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• osx
• widget
• application
• add-on
• leopard
• tiger

[Thizzeren]

whered you get the invader zim icon

[TurtleKakashi]

@Thizzeren adium xtras

[AnThOnYrox8]

hey cool vid thumbs up.. what os version are u using and btw how do u put those 2 folders in the bar below, the app one and the doc one, when u clicked on it, it came up with a box with the apps, mine comes up like u were viewing it with finder.

[TurtleKakashi]

@AnThOnYrox8 thx.. i was using leopard in this vid but it still works in Snow leopard (current one 10.6.4).. if you right click the icon on the dock and click "fan" that should do it. I made a folder and put in Alias' (shortcut) of my fave programs so its not overloaded with unused programs, then dragged that folder to the dock. to make an alias right click your chosen app and create alias. hope that helps.

[AdmiralCecil]

Hello,

Where did you get the background on your mac?

[TurtleKakashi]

@AdmiralCecil same as my icons, deviantart.. they have loads of cool stuff. other then that i sent you a link with my wallpapers in your inbox.

[gangsterspy2]

You are great :D respect

[robtektek]

straight forward

[AnThOnYrox8]

@TurtleKakashi ok thanks :) i was making an alias of the app folder and putting it into the bar, no wonder it wasnt working, it has to be a folder :) thanks

[TurtleKakashi]

@juanmiguelpequin damn sorry dude, is it cos you're using snow leopard? this is quite an old vid, think i was using original leopard 10.5, dont think insomniax updated it for snow leopard. my apologies, hope you managed to fix it... Im using another app called "caffiene" now which does the same thing. thx for mentioning.