dsc106 Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 Hey guys, just switched from a PC and I am looking for a bunch of applications (both free and and not) that I should get. I don't have anything except what comes with the OS right now, and I'm looking to stack up... can you recommend both free downloadable apps and store bought stuff that I should look into? What do you use? IE... - Word Processing, etc. - CD/DVD Burning - Browser - Newsgroup software - Map software - Games Anything at all that I might be interested in, from cool "little" stuff to bigger stuff. Thanks! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/50025-great-software-to-get-what/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
geo2002 Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 Hey guys, just switched from a PC and I am looking for a bunch of applications (both free and and not) that I should get. I don't have anything except what comes with the OS right now, and I'm looking to stack up... can you recommend both free downloadable apps and store bought stuff that I should look into? What do you use? IE... - Word Processing, etc. - CD/DVD Burning - Browser - Newsgroup software - Map software - Games Anything at all that I might be interested in, from cool "little" stuff to bigger stuff. Thanks! Visit sites below: http://www.pure-mac.com/ http://www.coolmacapps.com/ Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/50025-great-software-to-get-what/#findComment-357549 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsc106 Posted May 2, 2007 Author Share Posted May 2, 2007 awesome, thanks! Now what about store bought apps that would be a great purchase? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/50025-great-software-to-get-what/#findComment-357560 Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarman149 Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 Toast is a brilliant CD and DVD burning package, azureus is also still available on MAC as a UB but i prefer transmission as its so small for dealing with torrents. Microsoft Office for mac is available but at the moment it has to be run under rosetta so its a bit slow at times and of course you need sse3 to get it to run at a bareable speed. Logic is an excellent audio editing package, and Final cut pro also an excellent video editing package, hope this is of help.... the list could go on forever, these are just the programmes i use every day. (oh and also parallels, so i can run xp in the background and use any nessecary programmes i need that i cant find a replacement for or dont want to replace.) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/50025-great-software-to-get-what/#findComment-357574 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sev7en Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 Look at this: it's just some lines above Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/50025-great-software-to-get-what/#findComment-357773 Share on other sites More sharing options...
3nigma Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 Quicksilver - Keyboard shortcuts to do everything on your computer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBvFUhTqKK4 www.quicksilver.blacktree.com Desktop Manager - Have multiple virtual desktops, like Leopard's "Parallels" http://mac.softpedia.com/get/Utilities/Desktop-Manager.shtml NeoOffice - Office suite based on OpenOffice, tweaked for Mac http://www.neooffice.org/neojava/en/index.php AppZapper - Uninstall applications without letting them leave behind random files peppered in hidden places http://appzapper.com/ iAlertU - Use your Mac remote to activate the motion sensor within, as a theft alarm It will even use the iSight camera built-in to take a snapshot of whoever triggered the alarm, and automatically email the image to you. http://www.slappingturtle.com/home/ MacTheRipper/Handbrake - Rip your DVD collection to your hard drive and playback with Apple's DVD player http://www.mactheripper.org/ www.handbrake.m0k.org Stuffit Expander - Extract all kinds of zipped and compressed files http://www.stuffit.com/mac/expander/index.html Firefox - Unbeatable web browser, customize with extension "add-ons." Block banner ads within pages automatically, etc. Upcoming version 3.0 to support native Mac look. www.getfirefox.com Shiira - Best Safari replacement. Built with Apple's "cocoa" code-writing, so it renders pages as Safari would. Adds more features such as Expose for tabs within browsing. This is good if you need multiple browsers open and logged into the same sites with different accounts. http://hmdt-web.net/shiira/en Parallels - Run Windows XP within a window, or full-screen. I use it in conjunction with Desktop Manager, to make one of my virtual desktops a full-screen session of Windows XP. http://www.parallels.com/ Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/50025-great-software-to-get-what/#findComment-357817 Share on other sites More sharing options...
iPointe Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 The best application that I can recommend is Quicksilver. I wondered how I could live life without it. There are many tutorials online on how to use it, and I highly recommend doing that. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/50025-great-software-to-get-what/#findComment-357908 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandmanfvrga Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 On web browsing, try Camino. It is Mozilla based like Firefox, but much faster and coded in native Cocoa for OS X. I went to it and never went back. It is lacking some features of Firefox, but it is catching up. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/50025-great-software-to-get-what/#findComment-359101 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsc106 Posted May 4, 2007 Author Share Posted May 4, 2007 Thanks guys, great stuff. I am wondering now: is there an app that is basically a Windows Explorer for Mac? I tried Forklift, but it isn't quite what I was looking for. Finder is ok, but the way Windows Explorer is laid out is just great for file management... and I am used to it. Any other file managers out there, something that works like Windows Explorer File Manager (not the web browser)? Thanks so much for all the great suggestions so far! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/50025-great-software-to-get-what/#findComment-359142 Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Nonny Moose Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 - Word Processing, etc.- CD/DVD Burning - Browser - Newsgroup software - Map software - Games Here's what I use, in the same order presented above: Microsoft Word, AppleWorks, Jer's Novel Writer Beta iDVD, iTunes, Toast Safari, Opera (DON'T USE FIREFOX) Microsoft Entourage I use the map websites or Google Earth PacTheMan X, Mine Swept, some free solitaire game, World of Warcraft. Anything else, I'm using my XBox 360. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/50025-great-software-to-get-what/#findComment-359254 Share on other sites More sharing options...
asap18 Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 http://www.ragesw.com/products/explorer.html for all you windows explorer fans. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/50025-great-software-to-get-what/#findComment-359353 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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