Favorite Apple / Mac Software

Filed Under (computer) by djByron on 03-14-2008

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We’ve only had a Mac in the house for a couple weeks but so far here’s some of my favorite apps. I’ll update this post as I discover more!

Quicksilver

Quicksilver = huge productivity. First thing I installed. Hard to explain what it does so watch this.

Final Cut Express 4

Amazing piece of software for those looking to get into professional level video editing. Yea there are limitations but then again Final Cut Studio it over 1000 clams more.

Password Manager + AutoFill for Mac OS X

Password management software. Could NOT live without this kind of software (previously used RoboForm on Windows).

MacTheRipper

DVD ripping software [ for legal usage of course :-) ]

Perian

The swiss-army knife of QuickTime components. This software will allow you to play the following formats natively within QuickTime!

  • AVI, FLV, and MKV file formats
  • MS-MPEG4 v1 & v2, DivX, 3ivX, H.264, FLV1, FSV1, VP6, H263I, VP3, HuffYUV, FFVHuff, MPEG1 & MPEG2 Video, Fraps, Windows Media Audio v1 & v2, Flash ADPCM, Xiph Vorbis (in Matroska), MPEG Layer II Audio
  • AVI support for: AAC, AC3 Audio, H.264, MPEG4, and VBR MP3
  • Subtitle support for SSA and SRT

Windows Media® Components for QuickTime

Play WMV in quicktime… Nuff said.

Raging Menace - MenuMeters

MenuMeters, free resource monitoring utility.

ClamXav

Free anti-virus for Mac OS X

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