Is there a Recommended Mac Apps thread? Still new to Mac so not too sure whats great or not and how it fares to Windows equivalents.
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On my dock
Finder (Like windows explorer)
Dashboard (Like widgets on windows)
Mail (Email)
Safari (Web browser, comes with the Mac)
Address Book (obvious)
iCal (obvious)
App Store (obvious)
iTunes (obvious)
iPhoto (Photo management app, comes with Mac)
Quicktime X (obvious)
VLC (Will play any file)
Plex (Media centre app)
MakeMKV (Rip DVDs and Blu-Rays)
Handbrake (Encode files to Apple supported formats)
Transmission (Torrent client)
Panic Unison (Usenet client)
Panic Transmit (FTP client)
StuffIT Expander (Opens and complies .7z and .RAR files)
AppZapper (Proper app removal, cleans preferences too!)
Roxio Toast (Burning program, like Nero for Windows)
1Password (Password management and sync app)
Audacity (Audio editor)
iWork (Office productivity suite)
Adobe Creative Suite 5 Master Collection (obvious)
Drobo Dashboard (NAS management program)
Adium (Multi client IM)
Skype (obvious)
Steam (Games)
Not on my dock, but installed.
Flip4Mac* (Allows Quicktime to play .WMV files)
Perian* (Allows Quicktime to play files that it doesn't support OTB)
Growl* (Pop up notification app, comes with some apps)
Git* (Works through Terminal, downloads the newest version of a directory)
Dropbox* (Free online storage and sync account)
Coversutra* (Displays the album artwork of any music playing, on the desktop)
Have a look at those