14 Great OS X Apps (IMHO)
November 4th, 2008 Posted in Apple, Review, Technology
What do you put on a shiny new MacBook Pro? Here’s my list of must have apps one day in (as in – the ones I can’t live without):
Here’s a quick explanation of some of the key items…
- 1Password. Handy app to keep all those online identities under control.
- Adobe Creative Suite 3 (CS4 just got released, not sure I can justify the upgrade yet).
- Aperture. While iPhoto is a great app, I prefer the advanced features of Aperture.
- AppZapper. Easily get rid of the baggage left when you remove an app. I remove most of iLife in favor of the prosumer apps.
- Final Cut Express (includes Soundtrack). I graduated from iMovie a couple of years ago. I’m still blown away by the pro quality functionality offered by this app. And at a bargain price.
- Linkinus. The IRC Client that looks like it belongs on a Mac.
- Office 2008. Hey, I gotta work and that means talking the ‘open’ MS formats!
- OmniFocus. With a plethora of To Do apps available, The Omnigroup’s product oozes quality.
- OmniGraffle. Office I could concede. This is the only diagram software you’ll need. Visio, fuh.
- QuickBooks 2009. You gotta keep your ducks lined up.
- Skype. The best VOIP available. Not to say it couldn’t be better…
- Textmate. The most comfortable text editor I’ve ever had the pleasure to use.
- Transmit. Who thought FTP (and SFTP and WebDAV and S3), could be so much fun?
- Yojimbo. I can’t believe how much I use this app – it organizes my life. Period.