![]() * : Go to [ If you refer someone and they sign up, you get 5GB free and so do they. Robert: Never heard of Email Archiver Pro, but I want it! I keep meaning to try 1Password, but never get around to it. Now I use (15GB free, more with referrals),* and works fine for synchronizing files between Macs, also for public downloads. I filled up free Dropbox quickly (just 2GB). I use Safari for most web browsing Firefox for an occasional site that doesn't like Safari, and for my second Yahoo Mail account (trying to have two in Safari seems not to work).įor text documents I use TextEdit or an old version of Mariner Write, which works fine in Mountain Lion. ![]() Easy to backupįor giggles, here is a list of apps that I wouldn't necessarily recommend to everyone but find handy to have on my machines:Įdited 2 time(s). Easy to access the email without a dedicated email app. It takes email from Apple Mail and converts it into PDF format and stores it in a folder hierarchy. Nonetheless, the real thing offers solid features and the most transparent compatibility. No doubt other apps such as Pages, Numbers, LibreOffice, Keynote and such are handy and let you access files produced by Microsoft apps. Nothing can replace MS Office for word processing, number crunching, presentations and easy compatibility with Windows. Boo hiss to Apple for making such a pain to open Appleworks files! Even Pages has issues opening old Appleworks files and believe you me, I still have a ton of them! On the list because it's free, offers a tremendous amount of features and is a godsend for people with Appleworks documents. It can open Appleworks word processing files. LibreOffice can't replace office but offers a tremendous bang for the buck and then some and it can do something I find very handy. Handles MS Office files for those who need quick and dirty compatibility and goes farther by providing a database app and more! Sure, you can use Pages, Numbers, etc but I find LibreOffice superior to them for compatibility. Moneydance is just one of many solid personal finance apps out there. I prefer Moneydance 2014 for a slew of reasons but will probably move to Moneydance 2015 once The Infinite Kind resolves the interface problems and squashes a few annoying bugs. Truth to say, I use Firefox more than Safari now.Įveryone should be using a personal finance app to manage his/her/their finances. firefox covers the ones that give Safari agita. I like Safari but all too many web sites still aren't compatible with it. Indispensable for sharing docs with other people. Critical app.Įnsures data is synced properly across multiple machines. That way, you get your work done and then, when not under pressure, restore from a Time Machine backup. Let's you get up and running nearly immediately. Nothing beats a clone for quick restoration of a machine. Here are some explanations for the first nine choices on the list: The individual is going to have to make the last selections. It could be a database management app like Filemaker Pro. It could be a desktop publishing app like Adobe Indesign. It could be a business accounting app like Quickbooks. It could be a Windows emulator like Parallels. I left #9 and #10 as non-specified because each user is going to need at least two apps that critical to him/her/them. ![]() Here's what I would recommend to a new user in no particular order: I'm focusing on non-Apple apps that make all the difference in my computing experience. It's a given that they'll be on the machine and available for use by its owner. BTW, I'm not going include on my list apps that Apple includes as a part of the OS, i.e. In fact, I'd go as far to say his list includes an item or two or three I wouldn't recommend to most people, especially if they are new to the Mac. My list is very different than Fleishman's.
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