5 More Must Have Mac Apps

1) Quicksilver
Yes, I finally got into Quicksilver, and I love it. The simple fact that I don’t have to scroll to the app I want in Spotlight gives it the advantage. Then add to that being able to search through any artist, album, genre, or track in iTunes, the triggers, or the fact that it begins to learn what I’m trying to type. And there’s about a million things I haven’t even tapped into. It’s my new Command+Space.

2) iBackup
I’ve never been great about backing up. Actually, I’ve been terrible. I do it about once a year when I realize I have only one copy and something goes wrong. I decided to finally look around for something that would make it easy, automated, and free. That’s what iBackup is. You can schedule to backup files, applications, application preferences, or system preferences.

3) Linotype FontExplorer X
FontExplorer really adds what Font Book forgot. Get detailed preview, check out every character in a font, or turn fonts on and off. Again, this is a program I’m sure does more than I’ve used it for, but so far it’s been great.

4) WhatSize
It’s simple, but it really helps to keep track of your folders’ sizes. If you’re trying to free up some space, navigate through your hard drive with WhatSize and find out where all that free space went.

5) Renamer4Mac
Renaming things in Finder is fairly easy, but if you need to rename multiple things at once, it can be a pain. That’s why there’s Renamer4Mac. Great for renaming photos especially, with search and replace functions that will keep the order of your files intact, but insert names so you can find them again.

bonus: iStat Pro
It’s actually a widget, but I had to throw it in. It’s track your CPU, your memory, Hard Drives, Network, and Battery Life. Very simple interface, to let you know what’s going on.

*all the programs listed above are freeware