macfidelity

on of my main problems after changing from linux and windows to macintosh and OS X was to find some suitable software which could substitude the apps i was known to due my last years with computers.

Basicly we have to devide between apps brought to us by apple directly with OS X and third-party applications. As i really prefer free software for personal usage the following links are mostly out of that corner.

a) usefull apple applications:

DVD Player - A really well working DVD-Software which offers most function you will ever need to play a DVD
iMovie - If u ever want to make a small video clip yourself, i.e. using your iSight camera, try this application
iPhoto - Archive your pics, create slideshows with music and nice effects
iTunes - well known music or media player. Personally i dont like it cause of the strange storage system
Mail - an easy eMail client
Photo Booth - Make pictures with your iSight camera. Includes some really funny effects
Stickies - Create notes on your desktop and / or dashboard

As those applications are all delivered with your mac, you can just enjoy them without any search and installation work.

If u are searching third-party software for your mac, i really can recommend the following pages:

b) usefull third party applications:

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- Adium - Free multi-messenger client
- Azureus - Java BitTorrent Client
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- BitTorrent - Free Torrent Client
- Burn - Free burn application
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- Camino - Browser alternative
- Carboon Copy Cloner - Create and Backup Disk Images
- CoCoNutWIFI - Displays wireless networks and their crypt method
- Cog - Free and really basic mp3 player
- Cyberduck - FTP and SFTP brower
- Cronnix - Frontend for Cron
- Crossover - Run Windows Apps on OSX
- Chicken of the VNC - free VNC Client
- clamXAV - Clam AV (anti virus) for OSX
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- Disk Inventory X - Shows disk-usage
- Dockless - Manage if an app is visible or not in your Dock
- Doublecommand - Key remapping app
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- Firefox - Free brower, if safari is not yours
- Fire - Multi-Messenger
- Flock - Browser
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- Gimp - Free graphic application
- Google Earth - any comments needed ?
- GrandPerspective - show disk usage graphically (like Disk Inventory X)
- Growl - notification system
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- Handbrake - multiplatform, multithreaded DVD to MPEG-4 ripper/converter
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- KisMAC - free stumbler application
- KoolClip - Enlarge Clipboard
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- Lab Tick - backlight control for powerbooks and macbooks
- Lingon - control, edit, create launchd configuration files
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- MainMenu - System Management tool like tinker tool etc…
- MacTheRipper - DVD extractor for Mac OS X
- MacFUSE - A FUSE-compliant file system implementation mechanism for Mac OSX
- MacFusion - GUI for MacFUSE
- MAMP - If the implemented MySQL and PHP solution is not enough for you
- Marco Polo - context-aware computing for your portable Mac computer
- Max - Free and easy audio ripper
- MenuMeters - Hardware Monitor
- Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection - To control Windows Clients remotly
- MuCommander - MC like finder alternative
- Monolingual - Delete unused languages
- Musorg - MP3 Tagger and renamer
- MPlayer - Video Player
- MP3 Trimmer - Edit MP3 files
- MagiCal - Calendar & Clock enhancement
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- Namely - Application quick starter
- NewsFire - RSS feeder
- NeoOffice - OS X native port of OpenOffice.org without X11
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- Onyx - Administration tool
- OpenOffice - full-featured office productivity suite
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- Parallels - Commercial Operating system virtualisation
- Perian - AVI- and DivX-Support for QuickTime
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- QuickSilver - Quick Launcher
- Q / Qemu - open source CPU emulator
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- RsBrowser - FTP Client
- RCDefaultApp - Define default applications for file extensions
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- SetalphaValue - Add transparency to cocoa apps
- Service Scrubber - Reconfigure Service Menu
- SiteSucker - Mirror entire webpages
- SharePoints - SMB & AFP Share-Application
- Skim - Nicefeatured PDF viewer
- Skype - p2p telephone client
- Smultron - Free text editor
- Son of Fugu - secure file transfer programm
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- The Unarchiver - unarchiver for zip, tar, rar, 7-zip, stuffit & more
- Thunderbird - Free Mail application
- Transmission - Good & free Torrent client
- TinkerTool - System Administration
- Todos - display all your applications as icons in one window
- Tomato Torrent - Free Torrent Client
- Toast Titanium - Commercial burning tool
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- UnRarX - GUI to expand RAR archives
- UnAceX - Unarchive ACE files
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- Vine Server - free VNC Server
- Virtue - Virtual Desktops
- VLC - Free media player
- Vienna - RSS Reader
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- Waterroof - Firewall Frontend
- Wizzard - toggle between show/hide hidden files
- WhatSize - Space measurement tool
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- XChat Aqua - Free IRC Client
- Xee - Free image viewer
- Xfolders - alternative Finder Application (MC-Like)
- Xspinner - System utility / maintenance
- XMenu - Customize your menubar
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