- TextMate - Programmer’s text editor
- 1Password - secure password and information manager that integrates into your browser(s)
- AppZapper - clean up behind software you decide to axe
- Boot Camp - Yeah, there’s still some Windows apps I use. (built into OSX)
- Camouflage - hide those pesky desktop icons for focus and clarity
- CoverSutra - iTunes tool for keyboard shortcuts, album artwork, Spotlight-like search, and Last.FM integration
- Cyberduck - FTP/SFTP client with drag-and-drop and Growl notifications
- Firefox 3.0 - only in release candidate status, but already a contender to finally replace Safari
- Fluid - turn any website into a .app
- Handbrake - DVD-ripping tool for converting DVDs to digital video files for your iPod, AppleTV, XBMC, etc.
- iStat Menus - monitor your CPU, memory, and network usage in your menu bar
- MacPorts - install Unix/linux tools using a tool similar to apt-get
- NeoOffice - good, free replacement for the slow and bloated MS Office
- Parallels Desktop - run Windows or Linux inside OSX
- SquidMan - run the Squid HTTP caching proxy on OSX
- SuperDuper / Carbon Copy Cloner - great backup tool
- ted - Torrent episode downloader - track your favorite TV shows!
- Time Machine - great, simple, configure-and-forget backup solution (built into OSX)
- Twitterific - Twitter client
- WhatSize / GrandPerspective - a graphical overview of what’s eating up all your harddrive space (hint: pr0n.)
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