Your Top 5 Killer Mac Apps?

[siurpeeman]

these are five apps i can't do without:

safari - my favorite browser. i like it much better than firefox or camino.
itunes - how else would i listen to music or sync my iphone and ipod?
ical - as much work as it needs, i use it a lot, and it keeps me organized.
stickies - i keep an amazing amount of stuff in my stickies that just wouldn't work with pages or word.
joost - it's my favorite new app. last night i saw episodes of transformers and time trax!!

 

[KristieMac]

Adium
Firefox
Handbrake
Liteicon
and yes, Quicksilver

 

[KurtangleTN]

1. Quicksilver- I feel naked not using this. It's probably the best all around program I have ever used.

2. Opera- It takes a bit of work to get it where I want it, but it really is just great when you do get it working right.

3. iChat- It's really just nice looking, I've tried Adium but it doesn't have the simplicity of iChat, (but it does have much more features)

4. Preview- Yes, this is a killer for me. Being able to get big PDFs and view them easily is big for me.

5. Not really an app, but folder actions are kind of a hidden gem, being able to just simply put images into a folder and get a JPG out of them easily is really cool.

 

[ab2650]

My biggest joy of using macs now is that it's BSD under the hood... so:

5. df -h
4. du -hs
3. ps aux
2. ls -hal
1. vi foo

Of course, that's not to mention perennial favorites like 'ssh', 'man' or 'sudo.' Especially fun on OS X are the commands "open" and "say" while ssh'd into a friend/coworker's machine.

 

[letswastetime]

anyone know any programs for mac that are like infranview?

im just looking for something simple. i used it to just resize images and have yet to find anything that will do that on my new mac easily.

 

[ab2650]

anyone know any programs for mac that are like infranview?

im just looking for something simple. i used it to just resize images and have yet to find anything that will do that on my new mac easily.

Personally, i'm a photoshop junkie but i realize it's out of 95% of people's budgets. If you're looking for something free, I'd try out Image Tricks which should do some simple resizing with their free version.

 

[BillyBobBongo]

1. Flash
2. Photoshop
3. iTunes
4. Firefox
5. Skype

 

[SDDave2007]

How about an OSX equivalent to the basic "PAINT' program that has come with Windoze since 3.1? I know it isnt the greatest graphics program in the world, but its simple, its easy and is great for making quick JPG or GIF files. I am surprised with all the high-end "free" apps that DO come with OSX that there isn't something like this one

 

[mathwhiz90601]

Hey, whatever happened to Appleworks? Did its functionality get absorbed into iLife and iWork?

 

[Bow Rekk]

Logic Fooking Pro 7!!!!!

Logic 5.5.1 platinum on windows just doesn't cut it anymore.
Damn these wetherspoons vouchers. Drinking on a weekday doesn't help anyone...

 

[jsklar]

quicksilver
growl
terminal
applescript
proximity (bluetooth proximity detection - allows me to run my applescripts that automatically turn on/off screensaver password lock, turn on/off my music, set my away status is adium/ichat, check my email, etc) when i leave and walk into the room all by detecting if my bluetooth cell is in the room)

 

[Dizzee]

this is only my 4th day with OSX and my new MBP but my favorite so far have to be:

1. Opera
2. Adium
3. Adobe CS3 Design Premium
4. Virtue Desktops (Amazing application!)
5. iAlertU/Quicksilver (tied)

 

[barr08]

This is my second post in this thread, but I think my answers have changed.

1. Firefox
2. AIM/Adium
3. Mail
4. Bootcamp (does this count? If people are saying parallels, this deff counts!)
5. DW/PS CS3
5 1/2. Office

How boring, I know.