Disko’s application guide for Mac switchers

As more and more people are switching, I’m almost constantly asked: “which applications do I need (should I install) on Mac OS X?”

To make a long answer short: you won’t need a great number, as the applications delivered with your Mac already satify most of everybody’s everday needs.

Here’s a list of apps I recommend (in alphabetcal order). Almost nobody will need every app from the list, but each is useful for it’s specific purpose.

A better Finder Rename

http://www.publicspace.net/ABetterFinderRename/

Airfoil

http://www.rogueamoeba.com/airfoil/

Baseline

http://www.mildmanneredindustries.com/baseline/

Colloquy

http://colloquy.info/

Crossover

http://www.codeweavers.com/products/cxmac/

CSSEdit

http://macrabbit.com/cssedit/

Cyberduck

http://cyberduck.ch/

ExpanDrive

http://www.expandrive.com/mac

ffmpegX

http://www.ffmpegx.com/

GarageBuy

http://www.iwascoding.com/GarageBuy/

HandBrake

http://handbrake.fr/

Inkscape

http://www.inkscape.org/

Lingon

http://www.tuppis.com/lingon/

Little Snitch

http://www.obdev.at/products/littlesnitch/index.html

Live

http://www.ableton.com/

NetNewsWire

http://www.newsgator.com/INDIVIDUALS/NETNEWSWIRE/

OmniGraffle

http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/OmniGraffle/

OpenOffice.org

http://www.openoffice.org/

Paparazzi

Paparazzi

Pixelmator

http://www.pixelmator.com/

Quicksilver

http://www.blacktree.com/

ScreenFlow

http://www.telestream.net/screen-flow/overview.htm

Scribus

http://www.scribus.net/

Skype

http://www.skype.com/

SSH Tunnel Manager

http://projects.tynsoe.org/en/stm/

Sync’Em

http://www.syncem.com/

TextMate

http://macromates.com/

Things

http://culturedcode.com/things/

Transmission

http://www.transmissionbt.com/

Unison

http://www.panic.com/unison/

VLC media player

http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

VMware Fusion

http://www.vmware.com/products/fusion/

Xyle Scope

http://culturedcode.com/xyle/