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Top 5 Favorite Mac Applications

You switched to Mac.... Now what? (iStockphoto)

You made the switch!  Now what?

A friend of mine just made the transition to a shiny new iMac.  I personally made the transition to a Mac in late 2008 and I haven't looked back since.  Here are the Mac applications that I use every single day.

1. Adium: My favorite instant messenger aggregator - supports AIM, Yahoo!, MSN, Facebook, GTalk, etc.
2. Tweetie: I prefer the smaller screen footprint of Tweetie to Tweetdeck.
3. Cross Platform Software: I prefer Parallels Desktop for Mac.   Parallels allows you to run Windows applications side-by-side with your Mac applications.
4. Open Office.org: This is a very credible Microsoft Office substitute.
5. Dropbox: Backup, file transfer, and file synchronization, all in one.

Note: The cross platform software link is an affiliate link.  This means that if you click the above link and subsequently make a purchase, I will receive a commission for referring the sale.

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1. Tell me about your favorite Mac applications.  What are your top suggestions for new Mac users?  Comment in the comments section of this post or send me an e-mail!

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