My Top 10 OS X Apps

I made the switch a year ago and in that time have discovered quite a few applications that make my computing experience much more enjoyable. So I decided to take this opportunity to share with you a few of my favorites.
1) VoodooPad Pro - Shareware- $0- $49.95
My favorite application, it helps me stay sane (most of the time anyway) by keeping all my little notes and ideas in one handy desktop wiki. I can share it on my home network as well which is also nice. There are multiple versions available including “Lite” which is available free.
2) Ejector - Freeware
Have you ever hit the eject button and nothing happens? Yea, it happens to me too. This little app runs in your menu bar and can eject any mounted disk (CDs,DVDs, Hard drives and even Network drives) quickly and easily. It sounds simple because it is. It has saved me from countless headaches.
3) VLC - Freeware
No mater what operating system you choose this one is a must. VLC will play practically any type of media file.
4) Quicksilver - Freeware
Rapidly launch applications and give system commands without touching the mouse. It’s a little tough to get use to at first, but will definitely change the way you use your mac.
5) Transmission - Freeware
Lightweight and fast, it’s the best Bittorrent client for the mac in my opinion. It stays out of the way and does it’s job well.
6) Colloquy - Freeware
It has been a long time since I was on IRC, but when I realized I needed an IRC client to stay connected to the 24 hour geek-a-thon that is the live.pirillo.com chat room I started to look around. There are other options but this is the best from what I have tried.
7) Disk Inventory X - Freeware
I am a podcast-a-holic. Mostly video podcasts and they take up hard drive space quickly. I need an application to tell me what files on my hard drive are big and can be deleted or moved to another drive.
8) Transmit - Shareware - $29.95
I know, I know, it’s a lot of money to spend on an FTP program, but if you FTP frequently (Webmasters, anyone?) you will soon fall in love with it’s simplicity and ease of use. However if you still can’t force yourself to pay that much you can always use Cyberduck, which I use to use, and is also a wonderful tool.

9) Textwrangler - Freeware
A simple HTML and PHP editor. I have been on the mac for a year now but still miss notepad sometimes, this blows it out of the water.
10) Radar in Motion - Freeware - Widget
If you live in the southern states or in the midwest weather can be a BIG deal. I have the radar in motion widget always open to alert me of approaching storms. Nothing says depression like a power failure and a crashed computer. It’s always better to just shut down ahead of time.
10 1/2) Growl- Freeware
Growl is a centralized alert system for your mac. It interacts with many popular OSX apps. It’s worth a look, I love it.

Do you have any favorite OSX apps that are missing? Have any personal stories about switching? Let me know.

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