If you like your empty disk space, like me, and you don’t want to give it up, there are a couple of big folders which I have found which you can delete to save your valuable disk space. To enable me to find these files I have used GrandPerspective, it is a great tool for this job and I suggest you use it.
There is one tool that every designer on a Mac should use and that is the DigitalColor Meter. If you look in Utilities > DigitalColor Meter, you will find this awesome app.
Its very simple to use. What it does is you your mouse point as an eyedropper, similar to the ones used in Photoshop etc. One the left you have a small mini view of what you are capturing, this is in the form of a small square. You can change the aperture size, a big aperture will take an average colour value, a small one will be more precise.
Usenet is a great part of the internet. You can chat to people download files and do other wondrous stuff. But for a person that is new to this technology it is a bit hard to get your head around it and configuring it to work. But this post will hopefully clear up how to step it up and start navigating around. I am going to use Unison, a great little application from Panic. It is very simple to use.
There are some really cool programs out for the Mac, thats one of the reasons I bought my MacBook Pro. I have come across a really awesome program that definitely deserves a mention. I find it really cool and is well worth the $40 price tag.
I love my Mac and I have hundreds of applications installed on it. As a result I wanted to do a post on what I believe are the top 100 Mac applications that are essential to any user. I’ve picked a variety of applications that I could think of. I have tried to go for the cheaper free option, but quite a few you have to pay for. If you think I am missing an application leave a comment with a link to the app and why you should think it should be included, it doesn’t have to be long, I just want your opinions. If you disagree with any leave a comment with your reasons.
Each application will be split into a couple of major sections. There are some applications that could be in more than one section, but that is not the point of this post. I will also include a link and a bit of descriptive text on what the application is about. There may be duplicate items of the same nature i.e word processing, i’ve included this due to the differences each application has. The list is in no particular order, mostly alphabetical.
