Over the years my Mac apps have changed. Back in August 2009 I posted the apps that I used frequently; in the past three years, software has changed. Here’s my updated list:
:: from Apple
Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
• Activity Monitor – I run this at all times hidden in my Dock.
• Font Book
• Image Capture – I use this to retrieve photos from our iPhones and place them in my photo folder structure. (…more on that at a later date)
• iTunes – the only way that I can keep my roughly 20K audio items organized. (…more on that at a later date)
• Mail – This is the best email software that I’ve used. And it’s still horrible.
• Preview – fastest PDF viewer in the West
• Safari – my quick search browser
• Time Machine – saved my butt a few times
Aperture – 6 years and 120K photos in and I still am in love with Aperture.
Final Cut Pro 7 – I know how to use this app; I just don’t enjoy editing video.
:: Paid Apps
• Adobe Bridge & Photoshop CS4 – I could probably replace Photoshop easier than I could replace Bridge. Although I do love Photoshop’s actions.
:: Free Apps
• CoRD – such a convenient to use remote desktop app
• Disk Inventory – very easily tell which files are using your drive’s space
• FireFox – I’ve come to rely upon FFX’s “app tabs” and save session feature.
:: Services
• Dropbox – file syncing for work
• SugarSync – personal file syncing