Online file sharing/syncing. Basically this free (up to 2g storage) program tricks your mac into thinking a remote folder is on your box, and manages to sync and store your files online. It works on both windows and mac, so its great to have if you have varied work environments.
2. Quicksilver
This program changed the way I use a computer, it is an application launcher and so much more. It allows you to do anything that would take you minutes to do with your mouse with a couple quick key combinations. If you own a mac and you don't have quicksilver, then you don't own a mac.
I just found this one recently. It adds several important features to safari and tweaks some basic settings. It lets you see thumbnail previews on popular search sites, gives you the option of a full screen mode, and lets you search from the address bar. Its very handy.
4. Boxee
Boxee is like Front Row, but it doesn't stink. Boxee's coolest feature to me is that you can watch internet tv from almost any major site, Hulu, CBS, NBC, CW, etc. You can use Boxee to watch Netflix instant watch movies and it works with your apple remote.
Mail and iCal are great, but I have dumped them for Google Notifier. GM puts a few icons in my menu bar and notifies me whenever I get a new email message. Its actually very handy and makes Gmail and Gcal feel more like something on your system.
6. Caffeine
This is a neat little (and I mean little) program that keeps you computer awake. It puts a coffee cup icon in your menu bar and when you click it it keeps your computer out of sleep mode. Very helpful for watching movies.
7. Teleport
This program allows you to control other Macs on your network with one mouse and keyboard. I put my macbook on my desk next to my iMac, fire up teleport and I never have to take my fingers off of my iMacs mouse and keyboard. It also allows you to copy and paste between computers and drag files from one to the other. Very Useful.
8. Evernote
Evernote is like my online brain. It syncs the little tidbits that I collect across my different comptuters. There is a windows version, a mac version and even an iPhone version. Its really quite handy and worth a look.
9. Camouflage
I hate a cluttered desktop. I almost always use a black and white desktop picture and try to keep my desktop as empty as possible. Still, it tends to become a dump for anything that doesn't know where else to go. Enter camouflage, fire this program up and your desktop junk disappears (not really, you just can't see it). To access your desktop files, just double click on any empty part of the desktop.
10. SuperDocker
This is a leopard only program that allows you to customize your dock. If you want a leather or a wood 3D dock than this is the program for you. It also allows you to put spacers between dock item (my favorite feature) and toggle between the leopard (3d) and Tiger (2d) style dock.
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