So I have had to rebuild my Mac running OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard 3 times in the past 2 days after having problems with a t-mobile usb modem which corrupts the hard drive.

Here’s the short list of my favourite, can’t live without em, just got to install them apps:

Best Apps for your Mac

1. ClamXav - still the best and most recommended free virus protection for your mac
2. Adium - pronounced like stadium, this is the multi chat application for the mac
3. Skype - for free calls to the office and home
4. Dropbox - for sharing files between the office and clients
5. Mac Office 2008 - word, powerpoint and to some extent excel, because all my templates are Office based and the guys in the office use PC’s.
6. The Unarchiver - the Mac compression utility is great, this just goes a step further
7. Google Quick Search Box - this is only slightly better than Spotlight and its a fork of the Quicksilver code
8. VLC - plays any videos you throw at it
9. Firefox - the better browser for the mac

PrefPanes and System Tools

AppTrap - deletes the unwanted files from your Mac when you delete an app

Geektool - embeds calendars, notes, the time, temperature in your desktop. Better than Dashboard

Tinkertool - use this if only for the setting to disable the dashboard

Temperature Monitor - from the same guy behind Tinkertool, you’ll want this for the Geektool

Meet the author

Damien Saunders
An experienced management consultant and business leader interested in digital transformation, product centred design and scaled agile. If I'm not writing about living with UCTD (an autoimmune disease), I'm probably listening to music, reading a book or learning more about wine.