Mac OS X Applications

The following is a breakdown of apps I commonly use and their install order (from a fresh install of the MacOS):

1. MacOS 10.6.0 (Snow Leopard Disk) - Insert the DVD, click Install MacOSX, click the Utilities button, and click the Restart button. You’ll be booted into the Snow Leopard install at which point you’ll want to launch Disk Utility and format your hard drive (MacOS Extended (Journaled)). After you have wiped your hard drive, exit Disk Utility, and continue on with the Snow Leopard install.
2. XCode Tools (Snow Leopard Disk)
3. Mac OS X 10.6.5 Combo Patch (download)
4. iPhoto (download)
5. GarageBand (download)
6. iMovie (download)
7. iDVD (download)
8. PathFinder (download)
9. OmniFocus (download)
10. OmniOutliner (download)
11. OmniGraffle (download)
12. Firefox (download)
13. Google Chrome (download)
14. Opera (download)
15. ExpanDrive (download)
16. NetNewsWire (download)
17. 1Password (download)
18. Skitch (download)
19. VLC (download)
20. Caffeine (download)
21. Coconut Battery (download)
22. iStat Menus (download)
23. Growl (download)
24. TextMate (download)
25. CSSEdit (download)
26. VMWare Fusion (download)
27. Billings (download)
28. MoneyWell (download)
29. Delicious Library (download)
30. OpenOffice (download)
31. Skype (download)
32. Tweetie (download)
33. Lorem Ipsum widget (download)
34. Logitech Harmony 890 remote software (download)
35. RipIt (download)
36. Startup Sound (download)
37. iBackup (download)
38. Dropbox (download)
39. Software Updates (via the Apple icon - requires a reboot)

Configurations

After installing the applications, you might need to configure some of them. Here are some notes:

1. Configure printer.
2. Configure scanner.
3. Configure Spaces.
4. Install Firefox extensions.
5. Set up the Ruby development environment.

Notes

You can learn more about some of these apps on my Applications page. Also, since I’m one of those who likes organization, I wrote a post on data management a while back that sheds further light on how I manage my apps and the data related to them in case it is of interest (Note: even though the post was originally written for Windows some of the concepts still apply for the MacOS).

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