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
