Comments on: 10 Freeware Applications to Immediately Install on a Fresh Mac

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By: Peter

Peter — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 23:40:41 +0000

Mon Solo:

The only reason that I didn’t include Quicksilver here is that I was thinking of brand new Mac users. I think it’s a good idea to let new users become familiar with ‘where things are’ on their Mac before giving them a tool like Quicksilver (Quicksilver has virtually replaced the Finder for me). Also, after a month or two of opening their applications folder to hunt for applications, they’ll appreciate the power of Quicksilver far more when they do try it out.

That being said, Quicksilver was definitely the first application I downloaded for my own new Mac!

By: Mon Solo

Mon Solo — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 23:19:37 +0000

No Quicksilver? Aurora?

By: Peter

Peter — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:20:29 +0000

Antonio:

Thanks for the comment. Unsanity’s FruitMenu looks pretty useful – I’ll give it a spin. And SuperDuper is excellent for backups – really reliable, in my experience. This is the first I’ve heard of info.xhead. I’ve been using 1Password to store my passwords and such for a bit now and am really liking it. Lots of great Mac software out there!

By: Antonio

Antonio — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:55:39 +0000

iStat looks interesting. I'll have to check it out. I've found iusethis.com for a source of popular apps and such. Off the top of my list would be the Unsanity products HERE, of course, as you've listed it already, Flip4Mac, and a few other good ones...for back up, Superduper, and a simple free one, iBackup....and an excellent vital info database, info.xhead, and another one by the Flip4Mac people, Drive In.