I’ve been using my MacBook Pro for a few months(since february) now;
Here is an update with a few extra utilities which I have started using since that time. This is a follow up to the original list of items applications I configured when I first purchased it.
- QuickSynergy - for extending your keyboard/mouse onto other machines (note: i wrote my own command line start/stop script though.. i have no need for the gui because it likes to drop a config onto my desktop.. no good)
- Vienna - a standalone rss reader (i use bloglines for 99% of my rss feeds, but there are a few that bloglines can’t access)
- iTunes Alarm - for making itunes start/stop on a set schedule
- CoreDuoTemp - watch to make sure your machine doesn’t overheat
- Azureus - a great bittorrent client
- Flame - see other rendezvous services on your network
- last.fm - gotta upload my itunes info
- SimilarTunes - make a iTunes playlist of similar audio
- VNCViewer - a second vnc viewer for my pc
- MPlayer - a good companion to VLC
- Frecell - games =)
- Microsoft Office - (yeah i use Entourage)
- Flip4Mac - play wmv files in quicktime
- gmail notifier - nice integration with growl
But of course not everything is an add.. there are some things that I simply haven’t used. at all. They have now received the boot
- iTerm - turns out the normal terminal is just fine for me
- gimp - my copy of photoshop works fine
And in the category of things I’m getting ready to use? Parallels
If you have any good/bad experiences with these applications, or thoughts on what is still missing from my list, please comment below.