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Transmit - The best FTP client
Sparrow - Mini email client
Dropbox - File storage/sync in the cloud
Remind Me Later - The fastest way to create new iCal events
TextExpander - Save clicks with text snippet expansion
Apptivate - Application launcher
Camouflage - Hide the icons on your desktop
Calendar - View a mini calendar, complete with iCal events
Built-in stuff - Clock, Volume, Time Machine, Spotlight
(From James Dempsey, owner/author of The Graphic Mac)
From the right (since that’s the order they’re added to the menubar):
System defaults: Spotlight, Time (I’m a 24hr kinda guy), Battery, Input Language (for when I want to use Japanese characters), Volume, Network, Time Machine.
MenuMeters: RAM on the right, CPU on the left. I really only use this to keep an eye on how many more virtual machines I can open. There’s also iStat Menus, which has way more features, if you prefer that. MenuMeters is more limited, and I like it that way.
Sparrow: Can’t live without this one. It’s the prettiest and most usable mail application I’ve found as of yet. I tend to keep my inbox totally empty, and this helps manage that. I’ve got the dock icon disabled too…
Adium: I still prefer this for chatting, although I use Linkinus for IRC. I only use iChat for video chat or screen sharing.
: Did I mention I hate daemon apps that put icons in your menubar and/or dock? This is one of them, but I also really like having my music growling. Trade-offs, eh. It’s in the extras folder of the Growl disk image.
Cloud: Cannot live without this one. I use Cloud App constantly when I’m chatting with people, to send screenshots or things from Photoshop. It uploads it to their service and puts a shortened link to it in your clipboard. It also ties into the default screenshot shortcuts.
Linkinus: IRC Client. Keeps IRC looking good. Kinda has a daemon mode where you can quit the app, but it leaves the icon in the menu bar and keeps you connected and notified of highlights and messages. It’s 10 bucks last I checked. It’s €19.99 on their site.
(From Shelby Munsch)
QuickCal - Possibly my favorite application. Allows me add tasks and events to my calendar without ever opening iCal.
- I rarely visit Twitter.com these days. With this app, there is just no need to. Control/Option/Command/T (^⌥⌘T) opens up a new tweet box. The menu bar icon lights up blue whenever I receive a notification. Tweets appear in the bottom-right corner via . It’s as simple as that.
Sparrow - My personal and school email are consolidated into one Gmail account, which I access via Sparrow. Like Twitter for Mac, the menu bar icon lights up blue whenever I receive a notification.
Dropbox - An easy way to sync files online between multiple computers.
Droplr - The easiest way to share files online. Just drag a file to the Droplr icon in the menu bar and it spits out a URL that you can share with people.
F.lux - Automatically adjusts your computer screen’s color after sunset for optimal viewing comfort. Great app. Highly recommended.
- This menu bar icon lights up blue whenever I receive a notification. Then and only then do I visit Facebook.com. ^⌥⌘space allows me to update my status right from my desktop.
(From . Also posted on .)
Sparrow - minimal mail app.
Dropbox - essential syncing app
Caffeine - should be built-in
Quicksilver - app launcher and all the rest.
I have also other apps that use the menubar, but I would rather keep it minimal.
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Alfred - Spotlight who?
PhotoSync - No cables recquired! Sync your photos to your iOS devices with ease.
Pastebot Sync - Another great Tapbots app.
Dropbox - I don’t how I could live without this. I use it to sync up all my iDevices & when I’m on the go.
Droplr - A simple drop will do… (see explanation below)
CloudApp - To the Cloud! I share so many links, images, videos, etc. with this it’s second nature.
Bowtie - Simple way to navigate your iTunes music on your desktop in a clean & beautiful way.
Sparrow - My go-to email client on the Mac.
- I’ve tried others but always come back to this because of its many features.
- The best way to get your facebook notifications on your Mac.
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Sophos Anti-Virus - Awesome Anti-virus client for the Mac.
TunesArt - Scrobbling mini remote iTunes controller.
Sparrow - Mini email client. I am diggin’ it.
Dropbox - Cloud sync client.
Boxcar - Beta of the Boxcar client app. Great on iOS and nice to have access to Boxcar notifications while I am on the Mac as well.
Evernote - Cloud based notes and clippings. Awesome!
Quicksilver - Best. Launcher. Ever. Newly resurrected. Someone write me a Twitter plugin, OK?
Wifi - Apple’s Wifi Manager. Yeah…
iStat Menus - Shown here are the battery, date and time widgets.
Spotlight - Apple’s indexed search utility. Handy.
(From Chris Buckland, IT expert and Audio Systems Analyst at Greater Media Detroit)
- To wake me up and set timers
Adium - Instant Messenger program
Slim Battery Monitor - A simple battery monitor
- For playing music quickly
- Tweeting, you know…
Last.fm - For streaming from Last.fm, but mostly for scrobbling music
- A nice little app/file launcher
- For e-mail
Dropbox - The best online flash drive I know of.
Time Machine - For backups
iStat Menus (outdated, but free) - CPU Monitoring, Hard drive space
Airport - Wi-Fi and such
iStat Menus - Better date information
Spotlight - Obvious
(From Mike Rapin)
Current iTunes info - What’s playing on iTunes right now with controls as a dropdown menu so I don’t have to go to iTunes.
Sparrow - Gmail client, I just downloaded it after seeing it here and I have several Gmail accounts and it makes it convenient to juggle through them.
Evernote - Keeps random pieces of info organized. I use it as a bookmark archive for links that I want to remember for later use someday, and it works across all my gadgets (iPad, Android, etc.).
Dropbox - Great sync tool.
TinyAlarm 1.3 - Mini alarm app that lets you set up short alarms. I use it wake me up from my computer haze / daze
: I use for Gmail, but now with Sparrow I don’t think I will be needing it.
Little Snitch - Firewall, one of the best Mac personal firewalls IMO.
Camouflage - Hides cluttered desktop. Makes my mac look neat.
Caffeine - Disables sleep and screensaver when clicked. Sometimes you need your mac to stay awake. I use it a lot.
Chat Status - I swear, I found it there. I didn’t install anything to have it there.
VPN Access - To connect to the corporate network.
Sync - To sync to multiple devices/services (I didn’t install anything, it came with the Mac).
Airport - Wi-Fi signal.
Spaces - Spaces preference to choose different screens.
Time Machine - Used for backups, I never backed my computers until I started using Time Machine, it makes the effort painless.
Bluetooth
Sound Control
Display Detector
Battery status
Keyboard Preference - I use Arabic and English keyboards.
Switch Users - To quickly switch between different users.
MiniCal - Mini calendar app that shows you the month calendar in a drop down.
Spotlight
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Dropbox
Sparrow - Mail client
Jumpcut - clipboard manager
(From Kris Triplett)
Adium - The best Mac IM client for multiple protocols. It’s also highly customizable.
- New mail client based loosely on the Tweetie interface. I’m still attached to Mail.app, but Sparrow is a very interesting new take on e-mail. I especially like the Quick-Look-esque message viewing.
- The official Twitter app for the Mac, formerly known as Tweetie.
Caffeine - The app to keep your Mac awake. It keeps your computer from entering sleep mode. I use a custom icon that fits in a little better with the others.
CloudApp - This app is the easiest way to share files and photos. Drag them onto the menubar icon to instantly upload. The link is copied to the clipboard automatically.
Carbonite - Awesome online backup.
Keychain Access - Lock your screen and/or keychains easily. Turn this on from the Keychain Access utility’s preferences.
Spaces - OS X’s virtual desktops. I use four. I almost never move between spaces using the menubar icon, but it’s a good indicator to see what space you are on at all times.
Time Machine - Apple’s backup utility. I recommend using it together with SuperDuper, which makes bootable backups of your entire disk.
Airport - For connecting to wireless networks.
Volume - For adjusting … volume (or seeing what level it’s currently adjusted to).
Input menu - I often switch between English and Chinese Pinyin input, so I need to see which I’m currently on (although I use the keyboard shortcut to switch). This is also good for opening the character viewer or keyboard viewer. You can turn this on by going to the “Input Sources” tab in the “Language & Text” preference pane.
Battery - Pretty self-explanatory.
Clock - I’ve turned on both the day of the week and the date.
Spotlight - I actually don’t use Spotlight all that much. In the past, it has mainly been replaced by Quicksilver or Launchbar, but I now use Alfred (with the “Powerpack”) for all my launching and file-finding needs.
(From Sam)