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As a recent OS X convert, Mark Hinkle finds himself searching for Mac applications.  While I’m not sure I can produce a Top 10 list, I am thinking about the Mac apps I use on a daily basis.  Here’s a  quick list of my favorite  OS X desktop applications:

1. Firefox of course. This one’s too easy and with Google Browser Sync, it’s a great cross platform solution.
2. Cyberduck is the open source FTP client of choice, and it does SFTP.
3. NeoOffice, the OpenOffice.Org port, works well as an office suite. NeoOffice integrates better with OS X than OpenOffice.Org.
4. TextWrangler does syntax highlighting and opens multiple files, which makes it a good text editor for me.
5. Seashore finds a purpose with me because it’s a lightweight image editor. It’s not even to a full 1.0 release yet, but I like what I see. I also use the Gimp but for quick image viewing, resizing, etc, Seashore holds up.
6. Thunderbird is an adequate mail client, but I’m holding out for the reincarnation of a Eudora from Mozilla. Outlook never held any appeal for me.

That’s about all the apps I classify as must have on my OS X desktop. Even though I’ve had my PowerBook G4 for two years, I’ve only recently switched to using OS X as my primary system. My PowerBook dual boots Fedora Core PPC, but after Mac went Intel, my expectations for Linux on PPC went way down.

I’m always ready to try a new application in the name of knowledge.