Must have Mac Apps?

[skanji]

Please list Mac add-ons that you all use...just got my macbook yesterday, and while the right click abscence is a bit disturbing, i'm getting used to it!

What apps do you guys all use - apologies if there is a thread out there with this info...

[xOnic_]

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=160062
http://bestmacsoftware.org/
http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/showthread.php?t=446672&highlight=mac+app

[skanji]

awesome - thanks. I am also going to http://www.tuaw.com/category/mac-101/ for n00b info, but would appreciate other links for n00bies!

[fidoguydo]

Lots of software on macupdate.com and versiontracker.com. My 2 favourite places.

As for the right click. Double finger tap, brings up right click menu. Or plug in a 2 button mouse...

[al3x89]

Please list Mac add-ons that you all use...just got my macbook yesterday, and while the right click abscence is a bit disturbing, i'm getting used to it!

What apps do you guys all use - apologies if there is a thread out there with this info...

Which MacBook did you get? Is it the new aluminum ones?

If so, there are two ways to right click:

1: Put two fingers on the trackpad and click
2: Go into your settings and enable right clicking in the corner.

If you are the previous generation MacBook then enable to fingers to click. Basically you put two fingers on the trackpad, then click with the button.

There's an alternative method that takes a bit more effort :p but you can press the 'control' key and click, that will allow you to right click.

Please don't tell me you bought a Mac thinking there is absolutely no right clicking...lol

[gflux]

All freeware:
Virtualbox allows you to run an OS (Windows, Linux) within OSX:
http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads

SMC Fancontrol lets you tweak your fan to keep your Macbook cool:
http://homepage.mac.com/holtmann/eidac/software/smcfancontrol2/index.html

Name Mangler is a batch file renamer:
http://www.manytricks.com/namemangler/

Quicksilver is a app/file/url launcher accessible anywhere:
http://www.blacktree.com/

Burn is a disk burning app (I like this utility because it can burn avi's to video DVDs with no fuss):
http://burn-osx.sourceforge.net/

[TruE SkiLLS]

i rather have the 2 finger + button than right button... so much easier, u can do everything...

scrolling, dragging, clickin... w/e

[Clockwork]

onyX is a great program for maintenance. coconut Battery is good to check out the life of your battery. The links that were sent in the other posts are a great resource. Enjoy your mac.

[phuviano]

VLC player. Plays pretty much any format you can think of.

Istat Pro for a widget. It keeps track you laptop battery life, wireless keyboard battery life, wireless mouse battery life, memory usage, hd space, Cpu temps, Fan Temps, Cpu usage, and a whole lot more.

http://www.islayer.com/

[SAN66]

Video stuff
- Flip4mac (WMV Codec)
- Perian (Everything else codecs)
- There are several plugins available for front row that let you have full capabilities of a media center, I'm going to experiment with Boxee this weekend, but am currently using Sapphire

Communication
- Adium (Best IM client ever)

Widgets
- Istat Pro (view system stats)
- Say Cheese (awesome widget for viewing daily comics)

There's allot more, but the links others have provided list most of them, I'm not at home to remember the name of the programs I have.

[olias]

1. Max: convert any audio format
2. Mactheripper: rip your DVD's
3. HandBrake: convert DVD's to DivX of ant other video format
4. unrarx: open RAR files
5. Transmission: excellent bittorrent client

[olias]

sorry... double post due to server delay