Cyberduck (ftp - http://cyberduck.ch/ ) Adium (IM - http://adium.im/ )
Cyberduck is a great ftp/ftp-over-ssh client.
Ask HN: What apps are essential for mac?
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This list is great. Here's some more "FREE" software (some would appreciate a donation/purchase but are not crippled): 1. This may be obvious but as of the latest version, you don't gain much from a corporate email program like Entourage. I use Apple Mail, with IMAP and Google Apps for Your Domain. One account has 3.8GB of email and another has 4.1GB, according to Google. It scales fine and stays in sync across devic…
I find GrabUp ( http://grabup.com/ ) better than Skitch, mainly because I never use the extra features that Skitch gives on top of just taking a screenshot and uploading it.
If all you're looking for is screen capture:
Apple-Shift-3 captures the entire screen.
Apple-Shift-4 lets you select an area to capture.
Apple-Shift-4 then Space captures a window that you select.
I don't personally use GrabUp or Skitch, so I can't comment on what they add.
Re: Ask HN: What apps are essential for mac?
#83Cyberduck for FTP.
Colloquy for IRC.
VLC for video.
Growl for notifications.
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#84textmate
komodo edit
http://www.activestate.com/komodo_edit/
free and open source.
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#85Home and End Key Fixer. I found my machine to be nearly unusable without it. Quicksilver, to avoid the terrible GUI as much as humanly possible. (I have my MacBook because it is the only non-Windows notebook with fully working suspend mode and peripherals. Why did you buy yours?)
DoubleCommand works great for this as well, even in Firefox 3, and includes a lot of other handy key-remapping.
DoubleCommand can cause kernel panics.
KeyRemap4MacBook will give you a lot more options.
Re: Ask HN: What apps are essential for mac?
#86Everyone is linking to Quicksilver. I am a former Quicksilver user, but I find it unbearably slow and bloated. Instead, I use Google Quick Search box, which does most of what Quicksilver does with much less bloat.
Re: Ask HN: What apps are essential for mac?
#87one of the guys I follow on twitter just recommended this: http://osx.iusethis.com/
I was about to suggest that as well. It is tied to a very cool app called AppFresh. Recommended.
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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.
That's the double edge that comes from any ease of access. Mibbit makes IRC very simple and very easy, and so more people use it, and with people come trolls.
That said, if you're looking to access IRC easily, that's the way to go.
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#89Terminal.app + Visor is a great combination for me since I use the command line so much.
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#90Controllermate (http://www.orderedbytes.com/controllermate/) - This is an outstanding program that allows you to customize almost any USB keyboard / mouse / controller / joystick to do exactly what you want, with a very clever and powerful graphical scripting environment. I have a Logitech Dual Action (with NO Logitech drivers instaled) wired up to switch spaces on the D-pad, volume on one joystick, screen brightness on the other. One button plays and pauses iTunes. I use it to add volume buttons to my Das Keyboard. No more crappy HID drivers. You can also create custom acceleration curves for mice.