Great Mac Apps

Applications that keep me going

I'm a bit of an application freak and download everything that I just have to have at the time. The apps below are the ones that have proved the ones that I rely on most.

Mac OS and Windows

iTunes

The best thing to happen to a person that is a neat freak with an abstract random brain. No more looking through those stacks and stacks of CDs. $0

 

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FileMaker Pro

Manage people, projects, libraries, money and more with this great piece of software." $299CAD

 

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Photoshop Elements 6

A much less expensive version of its industry standard big brother Photoshop. It suits my needs quite well. $100

 

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Sibelius

Music notation software - like Finale only better. $329

 

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Mac Only

Pages

(part of Apple's iWork '09 trio - with Keynote and Numbers)

This is the application I use for making all the programmes, brochures and posters for the Manitoba Choral Association. The '08 version has many new and improved features. $79

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iLife

This suit of apps comes with every Mac. I use them all regularly and they are each fantastic particularly iphoto, iMovie and, what would a musician to do without GarageBand? Free - version upgrades: $79

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Freeway 5 Pro

Freeway, famous for its ease-of-use and clean efficient standards-compliant code generation, is the tool of choice for professionals and home Mac users who prefer to focus on design, not on coding! Great for beginners and professionals alike. Macworld Review
Express $79; Pro $249

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LITTLE GEMS

Dictionary Cleaner

Dictionary Cleaner is a convenient System Preferences Pane utility to maintain your custom spelling dictionary. $0

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TextExpander

A customizable typing timesaver that expands abbreviations as you type. Hides away in your preferences. $30

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TapDex

A one-tap access to your Mac OS X Address Book.
Tap the customizable hot key and up pops a search window. Start typing and the set of matching entries narrows down in real-time. $0

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AppZapper

Allows you to confidently uninstall all those applications and their related files that you don't need. $13

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BookDog

Puts your Safari bookmarks in alphabetical order. $20

 

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Snapndrag

Lets you take a screenshot by just clicking a button and dragging the resulting pic to your desktop. $0

 

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Glims

A plugin for Safari that adds a cocktail of features (more tab control, thumbnails, full screen, search engines and suggestions, forms autocomplete on, dated download folders, type ahead and my favourite, finder like folder hierarchy for bookmarking ...). $0

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