Editors: MacVim, Emacs.app (build from source `./configure --with-ns` -- f Aquamacs and last resort TextMate
Torrent: uTorrent
RSS: NetNewsWire
PDF, Document Reader: Skim
Ask HN: What apps are essential for mac?
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Re: Ask HN: What apps are essential for mac?
#72Earlier quoted context omitted.
Coda
Coda is expensive ($99) but the convenience of working on remote files via SFTP within the program is unmatched. If your session gets disconnected in the midst of editing a file, nothing to worry about, Coda will automatically log back in for you and update the file you were working on when you save.
VIM does the same for free. $99 saved is $99 earned.
Re: Ask HN: What apps are essential for mac?
#73Others mentioned here are great. In addition, check these out: http://perian.org/ - adds native support to QuickTime for many video formats http://www.fluidapp.com/ - Fluid, SSB (site specific browsers) http://www.obdev.at/products/littlesnitch/ - LittleSnitch, Monitor and block outgoing internet connections http://www.skitch.com/ - Skitch, screen capture and sharing http://derailer.org/paparazzi/ - Paparazzi, Full s…
+1 Perian
+1 Fluid
+1 Unarchiver
Re: Ask HN: What apps are essential for mac?
#74boundlessdreamz covered a lot, here's a few more (mostly commercial but still awesome): 1. Things - Awesome task management - http://www.culturedcode.com/ 2. Mailplane - If you use GMail this is a must. - http://mailplaneapp.com/ 3. AppZapper - Remove everything about an app - http://www.appzapper.com/ 4. LittleSnitch - Filters and prompts on outbound ip connections - http://www.obdev.at/products/littlesnitch/index.h…
+1 Things: This app has changed my day-to-day to-dos
Re: Ask HN: What apps are essential for mac?
#75Editors: MacVim, Emacs.app (build from source `./configure --with-ns` -- f Aquamacs and last resort TextMate Torrent: uTorrent RSS: NetNewsWire PDF, Document Reader: Skim
+1 NetNewsWire
Re: Ask HN: What apps are essential for mac?
#76Earlier quoted context omitted.
> 1. Adium Doesn't do IRC. In fact I've been unable to find any osX chat client that does IRC and IM. Anyone found a solution?
Mibbit. If you need a desktop solution, then use Fluid to turn it into an SSB.
We're forced to regularly ban Mibbit users on Freenode technical channels due to abuse masked by Mibbit's proxying, and for that reason I must say I'm not a fan.
Re: Ask HN: What apps are essential for mac?
#771. Quicksilver - There are already explanations on this and I don't like Spotlight that much.
2. MacPorts - If you are a developer or you're just an open-source lover, this is a must have app for you. It has 5811 open-source programs ready to install, easy and... open-source! ( which is good... )
3. TexMate - My every day editor, I don't use another one besides this one.
4. Adium - For chatting.
5. pgAdmin - For PostgreSQL administration. I don't use MySQL that much.
6. Growl - Another must have for system notifications, I don't realy know why Apple hasn't put one in OS X yet.
7. OmniGraffle - For Visio projects and such.
8. Things - For task managing.
9. Tweetie - The best Twitter client I've ever found.
10. Transmission - For P2P file transfers. I don't like uTorrent very much.
11. AppZapper - To uninstall programs. When you delete an app some configuration files are left behind, with this program all the files related are also deleted.
12. Evernote - Well... to take notes! Even better if you have an iPhone.
13. VMWare Fusion - For virtualization
14. Scribbles - For those moments when you get inspired and just want to make some draws :)
15. Adobe - Photoshop and Dreamweaver between others are a must.
16. Teeworlds - Best game ever and... Open-Source!!!!
17. Toast Titanium - For recording CD's and DVD's.
18. ScreenFlow - To record your screen and make nice video editing
These are not by "like" order, they're by the order I remembered them. I wouldn't recomend installing iTerm because Terminal.app does the job nicely and it has tabs as well. I'll had more if I remember some.
Re: Ask HN: What apps are essential for mac?
#78Earlier quoted context omitted.
Coda is expensive ($99) but the convenience of working on remote files via SFTP within the program is unmatched. If your session gets disconnected in the midst of editing a file, nothing to worry about, Coda will automatically log back in for you and update the file you were working on when you save.
VIM does the same for free. $99 saved is $99 earned.
agreed. but many will use more than $99 worth of their time to figure out how to use it. If you've already paid the price for learning VIM, its an easy choice.
Re: Ask HN: What apps are essential for mac?
#79I'm recommending only free software here. 1. Adium for chat. It is just awesome. http://www.adiumx.com/ 2. Quicksilver. if you just want an app launcher spotlight is already good at that. http://code.google.com/p/blacktree-alchemy/downloads/list [edit: updated link to point to the recent versions] 3. Caffeine is small program which puts an icon on menu bar on which you can click to prevent your Mac from going to slee…
> 1. Adium Doesn't do IRC. In fact I've been unable to find any osX chat client that does IRC and IM. Anyone found a solution?
I believe the adium team is hard at work on IRC for either the 1.4 or 1.5 release. Not helpful right now, but just a heads up.
Re: Ask HN: What apps are essential for mac?
#80Earlier quoted context omitted.
Coda is expensive ($99) but the convenience of working on remote files via SFTP within the program is unmatched. If your session gets disconnected in the midst of editing a file, nothing to worry about, Coda will automatically log back in for you and update the file you were working on when you save.
VIM does the same for free. $99 saved is $99 earned.
You're right, but then I could also argue that any of these programs can be replaced by installing a linux port via fink and a combination of shell scripts.
My point was mainly comparing Coda to other GUI text editors for the mac. It has other useful features such as one-window editing, integrated terminal, ability to preview CSS/HTML changes side by side with code, etc.