Jun
08
2010

My Favourite Apps

Are you thinking about switching to Linux or Mac OS X? Already switched and want to know what useful applications are out there?

You can go to my profile on AlterniveTo.net or see my list below:

Cross Platform

  • Transmission –  a torrent client
  • Google Chrome – my browser of choice
  • VirtualBox – Virtual machine I use to run Windows 7
  • Last.FM – for recommendations of good music
  • LibreOffice – The Office Suite that works the way I like
  • DOSBox - an x86 emulator with DOS
  • KeePassX - Tool to keep track of your passwords so you can use a unique password for every site you visit
  • MusicBrainz Picard - Application to tag music files

Linux

  • Chromium – Browser which on Ubuntu is just a customised version of Google Chrome
  • Banshee – Not sure about this one yet but it’ll do for now
  • Pidgin – IM client to connect to MSN and almost any IM network
  • Filezilla – Fast FTP client

Mac OS X

  • Adium – IM client to connect to MSN and almost any IM network
  • Cyberduck FTP – Pretty and useful FTP client
  • TunesArt – Get covers and lyrics
  • Max – Convert/Transcode between different encodings of sound files
  • Colloquy – IRC client
  • GMail Notifier – To notify me when I have new email
  • Growl – for pretty notifications that can be triggered from any application
  • Perian – Codecs for watching movies
  • Burn – For burning CD’s and DVD’s
  • Spotify – Finding new music
  • Twitter for Mac – My favorite Twitter application
  • TextWrangler – Text editor
  • Boxer - The DOS game emulator that’s fit for your Mac.
  • InstantShot! – Easy application to make screenshots.
  • Homebrew - Package manager to install some tools mostly coming from the Linux community
  • ClamXav - Anti-Virus to keep my Windows friends from getting viruses

Android

Written by StarQuake in: |

3 Comments »

  • Wie vind dit boeiend?

    Comment | August 6, 2010
  • Voor mensen die overstappen naar Mac OS X…

    Comment | August 6, 2010
  • Ik vond het wel boeiend hoor!
    Thanks voor de tips…

    Comment | September 22, 2011

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