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- Lemon, on 09/04/2008, -1/+16Liquid
http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/07/15/liquid-mac ... - fuzzybeard, on 09/04/2008, -7/+20What do you mean Microsoft Office isn't on the list?
- c010rb1indusa, on 09/04/2008, -3/+12I usually always read lists like these and never ending up downloading anything, but I snagged 3 of those bad boys
Dugg - duggdowncatisad, on 09/04/2008, -1/+8That application isn't fun.
- GraphiteBlimp, on 09/04/2008, -4/+10***** Canada.
wait, wut? - MacParrot, on 09/04/2008, -0/+4So what explains you then?
- ThinkBox, on 09/04/2008, -3/+7How about 40 free ones?
http://rangit.com/operating-systems/top-40-most-us ... - ORBAT, on 09/04/2008, -0/+4Dugg down for stupid.
- MacParrot, on 09/04/2008, -0/+3Hence why it is useless. But wait! There's MORE! Pay $6 and make chime each hour with the number of hours it is!
NOW how much would you pay? - LOLIGATOR, on 09/03/2008, -2/+5a lot of the items on this list have appeared on digg many times before, but it's nice to see someone putting them all together. might as well have all of our uselessness together.
- mrBitch, on 09/04/2008, -0/+3nice 40 free AND useful mac apps ...
- AmyVernon, on 09/03/2008, -4/+7what does it say about me that i love useless things to do on my computer?
- MtheoryX, on 09/04/2008, -0/+3I'm pretty sure a certain Mac user was quite an influential force in creating Digg.
- bittermang, on 09/04/2008, -0/+3Glad to see someone else in this world is giving the Mega Man effect the respect it deserves. It is the greatest application which serves no purpose, ever.
- mrwright613, on 09/04/2008, -0/+3try growl:
http://growl.info/
or, my personal favorite, mail.appetizer:
http://www.bronsonbeta.com/mailappetizer/
and the mega man effect might be the greatest thing i've ever seen. - Greengoo, on 09/04/2008, -0/+2I'd buy THAT for a dollar!
- MtheoryX, on 09/04/2008, -0/+2Okay, I'll bite (useful, not free):
I'm not saying you can't get the same stuff done on a Windows box that you can a Mac box; however, your question was simply asking for 9 useful Mac apps, and here are my top picks from my Applications folder:
1.) Transmit -- FTP Application
http://www.panic.com/transmit/
2.) Final Cut Studio 2 -- Full HD Video Editing Suite
http://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/
3.) Xcode -- Development platform, debugging tools, etc
http://developer.apple.com/tools/xcode/
4.) Ecto -- Desktop blogging client
http://infinite-sushi.com/software/ecto/
5.) Aperture -- Pro photo management
http://www.apple.com/aperture/
6.) CSSEdit -- Visual and text CSS editor/debugger
http://macrabbit.com/cssedit/
7.) DEVONthink Pro -- Desktop asset management
http://www.devon-technologies.com/products/devonth ...
8.) Linkinus -- Best IRC client I've ever seen
http://www.linkinus.com/
9.) MacFusion -- Remote mounting of drives via sshfs
http://www.macfusionapp.org/
...and a bonus because I like even 10 lists...
10.) TextMate -- Excellent text editor
http://macromates.com/
I have tried to not count applications available under Windows and Mac. That said, one is available for both, namely: Ecto (although being developed separately now).
That said, there are very few games, granted. But, I guess I'll just have to settle for natively booting XP and I get the best of both worlds, huh?
/wondering why I took the time to type all this crap...I'm gonna get dugg down as a fanboy anyway - jayb1rd, on 09/04/2008, -2/+4Offshoots is really cool.
- tms8707056, on 09/04/2008, -0/+2There is one problem with hiding folders on a Mac the way they described... It renames the folder. This means that anything that uses the folder will not be able to find it after the rename. A better method, that hides the folder from Finder without renaming it would be...
$ chflags hidden "Name of File or Folder" - InitialDMP5, on 09/04/2008, -4/+6I really want an xbox achievement unlocked pop up for OS X when I get new mail, or for anything I want it to alert me for.
And why wasn't the Mega Man effect on this list???
http://blog.clickablebliss.com/2007/06/30/universa ...
edit: I see they have released a windows version, but since the program was started on OS X, I will still post it here. - Jeelzebub, on 09/04/2008, -1/+3Favorite line: Sometimes life is too short to always be productive or efficient.
- smashingmonkey, on 09/04/2008, -1/+3Hide Folders is a great and useful little app.
- MtheoryX, on 09/04/2008, -0/+1I'm just digging it for the "Cmd-Opt-Ctrl-8" inverting the colors. Never freakin knew it.
Never wanted to know it though, but what's done is done. - zmigliozzi, on 09/04/2008, -0/+1Useless and Mac in the same sentence. Have I died and gone to heaven?
- fuzzybeard, on 09/05/2008, -0/+1@ rimantas: Pizza!
@ Greengoo: I'd rank beer a helluva lot more useful than Excel; goes great with rimantas' sliced wheel as well. - Greengoo, on 09/04/2008, -0/+1MME is the greatest program ever made.
- calenerd, on 09/04/2008, -2/+3Really cool apps! I'm so glad I got a Mac.
- fuzzybeard, on 09/04/2008, -3/+4OK, I'll give you that; but what about the useless part?
/yes, I am bearbaiting Mac users AND Microsoft fanboys too. Yes, I am bored. - max1018, on 09/04/2008, -0/+1That is the best you could come up with? That even disappointed me as a Mac user.
- inactive, on 09/04/2008, -4/+5Mac or no Mac, that Cuckoo app is just a waste of money. I can't see myself getting any sort of enjoyment out of that. On the other hand, the heart monitor is actually pretty cool. And free.
- mrBitch, on 09/06/2008, -0/+1RE: " 8.) Linkinus -- Best IRC client I've ever seen
http://www.linkinus.com/ "
-- Wow, thanks for the link, I haven't seen that one before. - bambooshoot, on 09/04/2008, -1/+2That cuckoo app is retarded. You can set the clock to tell you the time every hour anyway in leopard
- inactive, on 09/06/2008, -0/+1all it does is puts a . in front of the file name. you can do that with finder.
- yeskia, on 09/05/2008, -0/+1You can hide your saved order confirmation for a gift or a surprise party!
- rimantas, on 09/04/2008, -0/+1since the sliced wheel
- ethana2, on 09/04/2008, -0/+1Does it come with reversi?
- MtheoryX, on 09/04/2008, -0/+1Really? Do you have any links?
I was under the impression that Macs were a pretty U.S.-only phenomenon. - astronautje, on 09/05/2008, -0/+1mac and useless is like human and cholera, it happens, but not that very often
- doctordbx, on 09/04/2008, -3/+3The problem is the coolness curve. Much like the bell curve, as you head towards the middle, the number of people thinking it is cool rapidly increases, but, once past the mean you get the rapid drop off, and people start to negatively react.
Macs are passe now, at least I say this as I type away on my iMac. - NicoNicoNico, on 09/05/2008, -0/+0Altomac isn't useless. Just think of all the porn you could hide in it.
- ethana2, on 09/04/2008, -0/+0I find that I can do without OSX fine, but if you're a windows user, switching to OSX is one of the best things you could do for yourself. OSX is vastly superior to windows, combining the power of unix with the elegance of a coherent, clean graphical user interface, like Ubuntu, except $1000 more expensive.
- ethana2, on 09/04/2008, -0/+0that's not offense. That's like 'wow, you're an idiot'
- NicoNicoNico, on 09/05/2008, -0/+0Altomac isn't useless. Just think of all the porn you could hide in it.
- ethana2, on 09/04/2008, -0/+0I bought an Ubuntu Dell gaming laptop using coupons from gotapex.com..
For $870, I got a 1440x900 LCD, geforce 8400m gs, 2.2 GHz C2D, webcam, bluetooth, dual mics, SD card reader......
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- p3rsius, on 09/07/2008, -0/+0Instead of hiding it just stream it online :) http://www.onetapporn.com using ur iphone of course
- MtheoryX, on 09/04/2008, -2/+2You can block the whole Apple category, you know.
- MtheoryX, on 09/04/2008, -1/+1I hope they get more and more passe and untrendy.
Seriously, I pick my machines based on my needs and personal preferences. Yet, I get judged every time I pull out my laptop as being some kind of douchebag wannabe.
WTF? I'm not sitting in a Starbucks, blogging about my views on how to change the world...I'm admining a server, working remotely, and getting ***** done.
(apologies to those of you who may be sitting in a Starbucks with a Mac, blogging about your views on how to change the world) - MtheoryX, on 09/04/2008, -1/+1People still pay for software? Well, I'll be damned.
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