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Essential freeware for the Mac user

brilliantignorance.blogspot.co… — Just purchased a brand new Apple Macintosh. Try out these must have free software on your machine.

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  • Akia, on 10/12/2007, -0/+11. ClamXav - Antivirus (so that a virus is not transmitted to windows users) Ironic that the first essential freeware for Mac users is for the sake of Windoze users.
  • castufari, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0What's a virus?

    I'm not worried about 'doze users, it's up to them to use AV software. I will when it's required of OS X, but until then, no.
  • frywater, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Can someone explain some things to me please... for instance I recently noticed that posts submitted awhile back, which had a number of diggs (much more than a few), and quite a number of comments, now have a very low number of diggs and no comments. Now I know that comments can be removed, but I seriously doubt the users removed every comment , especially those that were harmless. And how can you lower the amount of diggs?
  • Pocodiz, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0If you have more than one Mac in front of you then Teleport is a must have freeware app. I't lets you use one single mouse and keyboard to control several Macs.

    http://www.abyssoft.com/software/teleport/
  • trueshadow21, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0who uses a mac? jk, i have 1 xp pc, 1 xp laptop, and 1 ibook.
  • KissTheRing, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0antivirus for my mac? I think not. If a windows user gets a virus its their own fault for using windows.
  • Chanibus, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0http://digg.com/apple/Indispensable_Mac_OS_X_software
    nice link though, dugg
  • lollerskates, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Quicksilver is the slickest (pardon the pun) program ever.
  • almostmanda, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0anyone have any idea where i can get something to publish to my blogger.com account from my mac without a browser? w.bloggar is PC only, and all of the mac stuff i've tried is either buggy (to the point of being unusable), not 10.4 compatible, or naggy shareware. anyone got any solutions?
  • bizboy1, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0the link for quicksliver is for the clothing company...
  • Ruckgesicht, on 10/12/2007, -0/+00. Nothing! Our Provider and Sustainer Apple provides all we need for an outrageous but excusable in a religious sort of way. Horay for never having to decide anything because there is only one Big Brother Brand!
  • Ruckgesicht, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0*outrageous but excusable FEE
  • 7of7, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I think I'm gonna virusize a Mac just to screw the people who think they're virus proof. The ironing (sic) would be delicious.
  • rootdown, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0this guy just bought a new pc, and a new mac?
  • steamynachos, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I think he meant to say it in the form of a question (Just purchased a brand new Apple Macintosh?), but he forgot the question mark
  • steamynachos, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0The guys from India, so maybe his grammar is a bit off
  • bryantee, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I thought that was a fairly poor compilation.
  • sudeepbansal, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Steamynachos thanks for pointing out that I forgot a "?" (Just purchased a brand new Apple Macintosh?)

    Bizboy thanks for the pointing out that the link for Quicksilver is incorrect.

    Almostmanda u can use Macjournal 2.6 to post to blogger. It is free. http://homepage.mac.com/dschimpf/. A new version of Macjournal are released through Mariner software and is shareware.

    bryantee - I understand that the collection is not a very good compilation. It is extremely difficult to put together an excellent compilation unless and until you are working in the same field. The idea here is that the compilation can be improved with the help of suggestion from the community.

    Thanks for the comments guys. Keep them coming.
  • sudeepbansal, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Oops ! Again a grammatical mistake.

    A new version of Macjournal is (not are) released through Mariner software and is shareware.

    http://homepage.mac.com/dschimpf/ - the free version

    http://www.marinersoftware.com/sitepage.php?page=85 - for the paid version
  • yaos, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0"Google Toolbar for Firefox"

    I never understood the purpose of needing another google toolbar for firefox. Is it because the mac version of firefox doesn't already include a google bar?
  • gaehl, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Almostmanda since you are using 10.4 dashblog might meet your needs http://dashblog.theonelab.com/
  • 21.0, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0i take back my digg those pretty much clutter the comp
  • almostmanda, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0thanks guys. will try those out.
  • LeeVal, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0the list is good but stop pluging your own website
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