Crucial Mac Software

Just a short list for my friends who happen to upgrade to MacBooks as we speak

Developement Tools

• Xcode - it's on the second DVD
• MacPorts - open source software package management system
• TextMate - THE text editor

Applications

• Adium - instant messanger
• Firefox 3 - as support for Webkit
• NetNewsWire - THE news reader
• Twitterific - your connection to Twitter
• Fluid - make standalone app out of trac, gmail, google docs, etc.

System Utilities

• Quicksilver - launcher
• Skitch - screen grabber
• Nightshift - auto-downloader of nightly builds of Webkit - which you should use instead of Safari
• iStat Menus - tray menu with computer status