Every single week I use a smattering of different Apps. From Web Browsers to Games. I do quite a bit on my Mac. Ever since I started dabbling in Linux, I have had a great appreciation for free and open source programs. However, every once and a while, I stumble across an App worth paying for. So whether they are free or not, here are the 5 (4) most well developed apps that I use on a day to day basis.
Cyberduck is an open source FTP app. I use it every single day to manage and maintain Appleaddiction.net. The features and ease of use make it a breeze to use and the $0 price tag makes it even more impressive.
Now, this next App is actually counter productive, but all work and no play makes Luke a dull blogger. Quinn is an OS X adaptation of the popular puzzle/matching game Tetris. Impressive visuals and small footprint make it a must for anyone.
Transmission is an app that as long as my computer is on, its on. Whether I am downloading a new Linux distro or an episode of Diggnation, Transmission has constantly been improving. Weekly updates and another $0 price tag make Transmission another wonderful app.
Hopefully you have been around AppleAddiction.net long enough to of heard me talking about Xslimmer before. But if not, here it is. Xslimmer is a cleaning type app that will actually remove unnecessary code and foreign languages from applications that you have downloaded. It comes with a $12.95 price tag, but this app alone has saved me over 2GBs of disk space and speed up app launch times, which to me, is worth the $12.95
*Now, the last one on my list is kinda questionable. It is not nessecarly the best developed, but it is very useful. It’s called Serial Seeker. Serial Seeker is a database of serials for thousands upon thousands of registration numbers and key codes for countless versions of Mac apps. Now, I’m not promoting the pirating of software. But sometimes I just wanna try out the full version of an app to make sure its right for me without having to buy it.
So there you have it. If you have an app that you find extremely useful please let me know by clicking the “Show Meta” tab and post a comment about it.
If you are wondering why Firefox was not included, I was trying to stick to less popular and more discrete apps that not everyone already knows about.
*Not neccesarly well developed, but very useful.
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