Re:Ask HN: What apps are essential for mac?
by makecheck on Sunday May 17, 2009 @01:58PM
(#613702)
Some of the things I use:
- DragThing; you will never miss Apple's Dock, this is an absolutely essential desktop enhancement, e.g. to create multiple tabbed docks anywhere you want, with themes.
- OmniWeb (now free); I've tried many web browsers, and I like this best. Safari engine.
- MacTelnet (tabbed terminal). It now works for local programs and not just servers, so I use it instead of Terminal.
- SnapzPro X (or alternatives), useful for doing more intelligent screenshots or video captures.
- DesktopCalendar (by Takashi Hamada), a really nice use of space and very configurable. Also has a menu option.
- Growl, for pretty and unobtrusive notification windows. This is actually really well supported by 3rd party applications.
- SCPlugin, if you're a Subversion user; nice Finder integration.
Re:Ask HN: What apps are essential for mac?
by jgranby on Sunday May 17, 2009 @07:03PM
(#614041)
I second OmniWeb. It's the best browser there is. The tab implementation is second to none, in particular the ability to discontiguously select multiple tabs. Site-specific preferences are also incredibly useful.
- DragThing; you will never miss Apple's Dock, this is an absolutely essential desktop enhancement, e.g. to create multiple tabbed docks anywhere you want, with themes.
- OmniWeb (now free); I've tried many web browsers, and I like this best. Safari engine.
- MacTelnet (tabbed terminal). It now works for local programs and not just servers, so I use it instead of Terminal.
- SnapzPro X (or alternatives), useful for doing more intelligent screenshots or video captures.
- DesktopCalendar (by Takashi Hamada), a really nice use of space and very configurable. Also has a menu option.
- Growl, for pretty and unobtrusive notification windows. This is actually really well supported by 3rd party applications.
- SCPlugin, if you're a Subversion user; nice Finder integration.