Mac Software Suggestions

• I Wear Pants

  I just got a Macbook for free (had to replace the hard drive so it ended up costing $50) and I'd like to know what you Mac using hipsters think are some of the best programs or tips to make this thing better.
• justincredible

  

  What kind of programs? What are you going to be using it for?
  
  Growl and Quicksilver is a good place to start.
• Automatik

  

  VLC player
  Transmission for torrents
  
  Can you upgrade to Mountain Lion? Messages for gchat/imessage is solid.
• justincredible

  

  Automatik;1266249 wrote:VLC player
  Transmission for torrents

  Both necessary apps.
  
  TextWrangler is better than the built in TextEdit.
• I Wear Pants

  Automatik;1266249 wrote:VLC player
  Transmission for torrents
  
  Can you upgrade to Mountain Lion? Messages for gchat/imessage is solid.

  I don't think I can upgrade to 10.8, it's a Core 2 Duo white plastic one.
  
  Also I like uTorrent.
• justincredible

  

  I Wear Pants;1266376 wrote:I don't think I can upgrade to 10.8, it's a Core 2 Duo white plastic one.
  
  Also I like uTorrent.

  So did I. Until I switched to Transmission.
  
  And yeah, you can't upgrade that sucker. It's probably the same model my wife has.
• I Wear Pants

  justincredible;1266422 wrote:So did I. Until I switched to Transmission.
  
  And yeah, you can't upgrade that sucker. It's probably the same model my wife has.

  There's a joke involving your wife and how I acquired the laptop in there somewhere.
• justincredible

  

  I Wear Pants;1266423 wrote:There's a joke involving your wife and how I acquired the laptop in there somewhere.

  
• I Wear Pants

  Just put Office and Photoshop on it. Runs pretty nicely it seems. Will make a nice school laptop.