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Iphone. 60 Open Source and Free Mac Apps « AppStorm. We regularly feature commercial software on AppStorm, so decided it was time to bring a roundup of completely free (and often open source) apps to your attention. If you’re on a budget, you’ll be pleased to know that a variety of great OS X software is available free. Applications are broken down into various categories, with each one containing a ‘featured’ app and several other free solutions. I hope you find something useful, and do let me know if your favorite freeware app isn’t on the list! Web Browsers Firefox Firefox There’s a reason why Firefox has stormed ahead over the past few years to take such a large share of the browser market.

A variety of different extensions are available, taking the functionality of the browser far beyond the basics. Email & Communication Thunderbird Thunderbird Developed by the same people behind Firefox, Thunderbird is a worthy alternative to Mail.app on the Mac. NetNewsWire NetNewsWire Twitter Nambu Nambu Music & Audio Spotify Spotify Video Photography Picasa Picasa. 10 Apps Every New Mac User Should Download - PaulStamatiou.com. Charles Stroup from 123MacMini and I have created a list of 10 applications every new Mac user should download. These applications should help new Mac users get off the ground and running with OS X. We tried our best to narrow the list down to the most essential applications. Of course, this list could never include all the great applications available on the market, but these are 10 that we could not live without.

You can always find more software on MacUpdate. MacUpdate is updated every day, listing the newest updates and releases of Macintosh software. Adium Adium is a versatile instant messaging client with a sleek interface. Cyberduck Looking for a good full-featured FTP client? Firefox Safari is great but Firefox's amazing archive of valuable extensions, themes, and toolbars makes it king of the web browsers. iBackup Nvu Nvu was created as an open source web authoring platform from the people that brought you Linspire. Quicksilver StuffIt Expander TextWrangler 2 Windows Media Player.

5 Amazing Mac Apps for Getting Things Done (Plus a Custom-Rigged Setup) | Zen Habits. The ideal for anyone interested in Getting Things Done (more on GTD, and more)– or just being productive and organized, for that matter — is to be able to quickly add things to your to-do lists without interrupting your work; to be able to see what you need to do right now, without worrying about everything else; to be able to organize stuff without too much work. And of course, GTD fans like tools that are just cool. Since switching back to the Mac OS a couple months ago, I’ve been playing around with GTD apps for the Mac.

I’m looking for something very simple, something nice to use, something that I don’t have to play around with a lot, something where I can add stuff instantly. And what did I find? The are some amazing GTD apps for the Mac. When I used a PC, the only real desktop GTD app I saw was for Outlook, which I do not like at all. What did I end up with? 1. iGTD. 2. 3. 4. 5. My Custom Setup While I love the apps mentioned above, I personally look for super simple. 10 Necessary Mac Apps for the College Student » Dustin Bachrach Blog. 10 Necessary Mac Apps for the College Student Going through the first few weeks of college, I’ve found a few apps that have made my university life so much easier. Some of these apps will be things you have heard of.

Hopefully, some will be new to you. Most of the apps have been designed for a much larger audience, but greatly help college students in particular. 1. Caffeine Quite simply, this app keeps your Mac from falling asleep or dimming your screen brightness. 2. This is a super easy, super simple, to-do list program. 3. iFlash This is by far the best flash card app I have seen. 4. iStumbler If you’ve ever roamed around a college campus, you’ve probably went through a bunch of wi-fi spots. iStumbler is a great utility that helps you sniff out what wi-fi signals are out there and how strong they are. 5. svnX Lots of university classes are switching to digital submission for homework. 6.

Everyone knows Omni. 7. Taking notes on your MacBook in class is really useful. 8. iCal 9. 10.