Must-Have Software : alexking.org

I am very dependent on these wonderful software packages, my kudos to their developers.

Mac Software

Launch applications, bookmarks, view phone numbers, activate songs in iTunes – all with just a few keystrokes. There have been some LaunchBar clones released recently, but the original is still the best. I’m a registered user.

Path Finder

This is the Finder for power users – it’s a better mousetrap, period. I’m a registered user.

BBEdit

Simply the best text editor I’ve ever used. I use it for most of my development. Registered user since version 4.x

Camino

This has been my main browser for the last few years. Safari is nice, but it doesn’t have the maturity of a Gecko based browser.

NetNewsWire

You’ve got to be using RSS these days and this is only RSS reader I’ve liked enough to stick with. It does its job and stays out of your way.

Adium

A free open-source multi-protocol Instant Messenger client that actually works.

Pukka

Great “post to del.icio.us” client (make sure to install the bookmarklet). I purchased.

Twitterrific

The killer app for Twitter.

iStat Menus

This utility shows you CPU usage, disk activity and network traffic in the menu bar with very handy menus off each display. Also has a great menubar calendar I donated.

SuperDuper

The best Mac backup tool out there – I rely on this.

shadowClipboard

A beautifully implemented multi-clipboard system.

MsgFiler

Keyboard-only message filing in Mail.app. My review.

DS_Store Cleaner

I use this to get rid of those .DS_Store files before packaging up my software releases. I donated.

Synergy

This util makes iTunes a ubiquitous part of your Mac computing experience. It’s how iTunes should have worked in the first place. I’m a registered user.

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