must have programs

[nownot]

im new to os X and was wondering what are some must have apps? thanks for the responses.

[kyro]

Quicksilver
Azureus
iSerial Reader

[wastern]

check out the Sticky at the top of the mac forum. but to narrow it down some...

Flip4mac
Divx

^^^ both Quicktime plugins to play media

Quicksilver, but only if you are a power user. I wouldn't recommend it otherwise

I'd get Firefox just because. I RARELY use it, but every now and then you'll hit a site that Safari won't work in that Firefox will handle


A lot of what you need is right there out of the box. What is it that you are looking to do, we may be able to better give you some program options then. What are your interests in relation to the computer?

[wastern]

Originally Posted by kyro

iSerial Reader

SerialSeeker tends to work better, for me at least. It remembers your db file so you don't need to reopen it each time and it also loads a lot faster. You might want to give it a look



(the above program is used for evaluation purposes only)

[kyro]

Originally Posted by wastern

I'd get Firefox just because. I RARELY use it, but every now and then you'll hit a site that Safari won't work in that Firefox will handle

+ the truth.

[jdhore]

As for a alternative to Safari, would you guys recommend Firefox or Camino?

[kyro]

Originally Posted by wastern

SerialSeeker tends to work better, for me at least. It remembers your db file so you don't need to reopen it each time and it also loads a lot faster. You might want to give it a look

Serial Seeker was the first one I used, but even though iSerial Reader is a bit slower, it looks a lot sleeker, but come to think of it, I might change back.

[wastern]

Originally Posted by jdhore

As for a alternative to Safari, would you guys recommend Firefox or Camino?

Safari is the fastest browser on the mac without question. Camino is ok, but I don't really care for the interface, it has never seemed quite as complete as the other options out there. Some people swear by it though, but personally I just think they like the idea of it and convince themselves its good

[casework]

I don't use Safari on my computer, but I'm sure it's faster. As mentioned, Firefox initially loads pretty slowly, but other than that, it's the same old Firefox, so that's good.

They have Camino and Safari on the Macs in a lot of the computer labs on campus, so I've used Camino a few times. It's really not that good. Even though I'm not partial to Safari, I would use Safari long before I used Camino.

[nownot]

thanks for the responsed. everything worked good except one i found on teh other thread, omni or something like that. it stopped one of my hd's from mounting i uninstalled and it works good now. but thanks.