The Essentials?

[viciousone8688]

I just ordered my first Mac, a Mac Mini, so I can mess around with OSX before I get my MacBook this spring. What are the essential apps I should download?

 

[Jaffa Cake]

There are a shedload of app recommendation threads a quick search would throw up ( ) – try this one and this one for starters.

 

[jimthorn]

I could recommend many apps, but give us an idea of what you want to do with your Mac.