Ever since I bought my first generation Macbook, I hath been a Mac fanboy. The brawn, the beauty, the majesty. And the software. Indeed, I do enjoy much of the software available for OS X. And therefore I’d like to rehash something that has probably been already posted to Digg repeatedly! The difference between mine and the rest of the fish in the sea is that not all of the software I will post is free. Indeed, greatness and freedom do not always go hand-in-hand. -Myself
Alas, I will not give up, because maybe, just maybe, my guide to the greatest Mac software will be recognized, oh yes. Well, on to the meat of this word stew:
TextMate
Simply the greatest programming text editor ever invented. One of the greatest joys about using a mac is the ability to use this program, which blows all other Windows and Unix based alternatives out of the water. Say goodbye to Notepad++ (arguably the best Windows alternative) or vi (shitty command line h4×0r script), fork out the big dollas for this one.
NewsTicker
There is elegance in simplicity. Bring it to your rss feeds, let them scroll at the bottom of your screen, while you do other things. Simple. Easy to remember. I like it.
NewsFire
For those of you who like a little extra spunk in your newsreader, there’s NewsFire. Add a feed and watch it update automatically in a beautiful interface. Additionally, you can add your favorite podcast too, and use this as a replacement for the built-in iTunes podcastmabob.
Media Rage
One of the most difficult things about the move from Windows to OS X was the lack of a good id tagger for music files. Tag n’ Rename is arguably the best tagger for Windows (I know as I’ve tagged thousands of albums with it), however it’s not for Mac. Well, Media Rage is about as close as you can get. Not only does it do normal tagging and renaming, it has about 50 other tools for you to use on it’s handy dandy dashboard. Never again will you need tagging software.
Transmit
A great FTP program. Get it and never look back. It’s batch downloader comes in pretty handy, if you know what I mean.
Schoolhouse
It’s what keeps me turning in my assignments on time. If you are in school, you absolutely, posotutley need this application.
Adium
All other chat programs are shit compared to this one, no discussion. All other OS’s envy you for having this software. That includes you, Trillian, Gaim/Pidgin, etc.
OmniWeb
It’s what I’m using to browse this site right now. However, I actually wouldn’t recommend it at the moment, as it currently makes my life a living hell trying to get it to work with web 2.oh. It’s pretty shwing though when it works.
Linkinus
Potentially the only IRC client for OS X that doesn’t suck or look ancient or isn’t some port from another platform. It looks better than Colloquy, and is as powerful as your favorite shell client.
Quicksilver
Apple’s greatest folly in the design of OS X was not building this software into it. By far the most powerful and necessary application in this pitiful excuse for a guide to software. Allows you to quick launch anything with the click of a few keys.
Ah, so you’ve had to fork out a few dollars for the software on this list. Well, that’s okay, you can just brag to your friends like I do about how awesome it is, and how much better OS X and how much more secure and how there are no viruses and how Steve Jobs is sticking it to the man.
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