This is an archive of my Macintosh Applications page from December 2010.

Macintosh OS / Apple Computer Applications

Update 23 Dec 2010: These apps have been comprehensively updated to include all my current OS X apps.

Update 23 Nov 2010: A screenshot of all the MacOS apps I have currently installed is available on Flickr.

Update 23 Sept 2010: I have listed this applications in the order in which I re-installed them / installed them after doing a clean install of my operating system in late February 2010, using Mac OS 10.6 Snow Leopard. I reinstalled these, more or less, in "priority order" in terms of the applications I use the most / need the most. I do love and use both iLife and iWork, but they were installed first because I was offline / without Internet access when I started my "clean installation" process.

The following codes apply: C = Commercial, F = Free or Open Source, N= No longer available as far as I know.

1. iLife '09 (C) - Multimedia creation and sharing
2. iWork '09 (C) - Productivity software: I love Keynote's smooth video embedding for presentations
3. Sierra Watcher (F) - cell phone data card connection software, for 881 with AT&T
4. Chome (F) - fastest web browser on the Mac
5. MarsEdit (C) - offline blog post editor
6. Skitch (F) - screenshot annotation tool which can post directly to Flickr
7. TextWrangler (F) - text editor with powerful GREP search and replace capabilities
8. Cyberduck (F) - ftp client
9. FireFox (F) - extensible web browser
10. Growl (F) - background notification service
11. Diigo Toolbar (F) - FireFox extension
12. Diigo Web Highlighter and Bookmark (F) - Chrome extension
13. Flickr Desktop Uploader (F) - bulk image upload to Flickr
14. Audacity (F) - multi-track audio editor
15. Office 2008 (C) - productivity software: I opt for a custom install with Word, PPT and Excel - English versions only.
16. Evernote (F) - cloud-based, synchronized note application for desktops and mobiles
17. CombinePDFs (C) - utility for combining multiple PDF files (shareware: 1st 1000 pages are free)
18. MPEG Streamclip (F) - video format converter, handles FLVs too
19. Perian (F) - video codec support for QuickTime
20. Seashore (F) - Mac port of open source image editor, The Gimp
21. VLC Player (F) - media player which includes codecs required for Handbrake
22. Handbrake (F) - DVD ripper / encoder (convert DVDs to iPhone/iPod compatible MP4 format)
23. RipIt (C) - DVD ripper, gives fewer options than Handbrake, but has simpler interface and can rip some challenging-to-rip DVDs
24. Tales of Monkey Island (C) - game, part of a MacHeist bundle I bought
25. FeedForAll (C) - creates and publishes XML podcast feeds
26. Evom (F) - download YouTube videos for offline viewing and convert to multiple formats (extra codecs are installed when you install the app)
27. Screenflow (C) - create screencasts with excellent zooms and PIP effects (Screenr is my fav site/tool for Screencasting, but Screenflow is #2)
28. Stanza Desktop (F) - convert documents to eBook format readable by Stanza for iPhone
29. Soundflower (F) - re-route audio channels for recording and webcasting / broadcasting
30. Audio Hijack Pro (C) - record any audio
31. TubeTV (F) - download flash-based videos and convert to QuickTime
32. Flip4Mac (F) - video codec for playing WMV files
33. Backoff (F) - disables iTunes sync for iPhone
34. Skype (F) - audio and video conferencing
35. CamTwist (F) - permits video source changing, useful for Ustream webcasts
36. Acorn (F) - basic image editor (similar to Seashore)
37. Google Earth (F) - client-based geo application
38. Picassa (F) - basic image editor for cropping and resizing, as well as organizing and sharing photos - from Google, an alternative to iPhoto
39. Stanza for Mac (F) - convert files to ePub and other formats to read as eBooks on the free Stanza eBook reader for iOS devices
40. Kompozer (F) - basic webpage editor / HTML editor
41. Calibre (F) - Create and manage eBooks
42. PDFsam (O) - merge and split PDF files
43. Astrill (C) - commercial VPN service for laptops and iOS devices, free to download, but costs to use
44. ABBYY FineReader Express Edition for Mac (C) - OCR scanning software
45. Adobe Flash Player (F) - Play Flash-format videos
46. Adobe Reader (F) - Read PDFs with Adobe-supported features
47. iDemo (C) - iOS device screensharing via ScreenSplitr (*more info)
48. Facetime (F) - Make Facetime videoconference calls to iPhone4 phones
49. FrameByFrame (F) - Stopmotion moviemaking software
50. Google Chrome (F) - fastest web browser available
51. Google SketchUp (F) - 3D modeling / design
52. LEGO Digital Designer (F) - computer-based lego brick building
53. macFreeLance (C) - create and manage invoices
54. MAMP (F) - install and run Apache, MySQL and PHP locally
55. Microsoft Silverlight (F) - plug-in for Silverlight streaming videos, like NetFlix
56. Call Recorder for Skype (C) - record Skype audio and video calls
57. NeoOffice (F) - Open Office productivity software for Mac
58. Adobe Air (F) - run Air apps
59. Ning Network Archiver (F) - Archive Ning Network files
60. Quicken Mac 2007 (C) - financial software
61. SAM Animation (F) - stopmotion video software
62. Scratch (F) - iconic programming and digital expression
63. SMART Software (F) - requires SMART board license key
64. Switch (F) - compress and convert audio files into multiple formats
65. TeamViewer (F) - remotely control other computers
66. Tinyumbrella (F) - tool for local iOS restoration
67. TuneUp (F) - clean up iTunes audio files with cover art and correct meta data
68. Ustream Producer (F) - broadcast and switch sources on Ustream
69. VLC (F) - open source media player
70. Vuze (F) - bittorrent client
71. Freemind (F) - concept mapping / mind mapping
72. Monitor Mode (F) - display live image of iSight or other USB webcam on your computer, nice for live demos

Link to my primary blog: "Moving at the Speed of Creativity"

A fairly complete list of social media websites to which I contribute is available on http://claimid.com/wfryer