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I do most of my work on Macs because I like having a full Unix operating system, I like having well-integrated graphical tools, I like having hardware that's highly integrated with the software, and I like having other people worry about the system administration. The Mac is a great system, but I've also found that there are some programs that make it a lot easier to use: | I do most of my work on Macs because I like having a full Unix operating system, I like having well-integrated graphical tools, I like having hardware that's highly integrated with the software, and I like having other people worry about the system administration. The Mac is a great system, but I've also found that there are some programs that make it a lot easier to use: | ||
== | * [[Notes on Setting up a Macintosh]] | ||
* [http://www.macports.org/ MacPorts], | |||
* | ===Other Free Software=== | ||
* | I find these these free software applications useful: | ||
* | * [http://www.macports.org/ MacPorts], for managing open source software. | ||
* [http://www.adiumx.com/ Adium], an instant messaging program. | |||
* [http://skim-app.sourceforge.net/ Skim-App], open source tool for reading and annotating PDF files. | |||
* [http://bibdesk.sourceforge.net/ BibDesk], which many people use to maintain a BibTeX database. | |||
* [http://www.sagemath.org/ Sage], Open source Math Software. "Mission: Creating a viable free open source alternative to Magma, Maple, Mathematica and Matlab." | |||
===Commercial Software=== | |||
These commercial applications should be installed: | |||
* Microsoft Office 2008 (Institutional install) | |||
* Apple iWork 09 (for Keynote) | |||
* Apple iLife '09 (for iPhoto with face recognition) | |||
* Cisco VPN Client | |||
==Other Installations== | ==Other Installations== | ||
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* [http://www.inf.unibz.it/~franconi/mac-emacs/ Enhanced Carbon Emacs] (ECE) plugin | * [http://www.inf.unibz.it/~franconi/mac-emacs/ Enhanced Carbon Emacs] (ECE) plugin | ||
* [http://itexmac.sourceforge.net/pdfsync.html pdfsync] | * [http://itexmac.sourceforge.net/pdfsync.html pdfsync] | ||
* [http://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/SuperDuperDescription.html SuperDuper!], an easy-to-use backup system for the Mac which makes bootable drives. | * [http://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/SuperDuperDescription.html SuperDuper!], an easy-to-use backup system for the Mac which makes bootable drives. | ||
* Textmate - some people swear by it, I use EMACS. | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Other places to look for cool Mac stuff: | Other places to look for cool Mac stuff: | ||
* [http://www.hawkwings.net/plugins.htm Hawk Wings'] list of MacOS Plug-ins | * [http://www.hawkwings.net/plugins.htm Hawk Wings'] list of MacOS Plug-ins | ||
* [http://php5.darwinports.com/ PHP5 for Mac] | * [http://php5.darwinports.com/ PHP5 for Mac] | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:36, 13 October 2013
I do most of my work on Macs because I like having a full Unix operating system, I like having well-integrated graphical tools, I like having hardware that's highly integrated with the software, and I like having other people worry about the system administration. The Mac is a great system, but I've also found that there are some programs that make it a lot easier to use:
Other Free Software
I find these these free software applications useful:
- MacPorts, for managing open source software.
- Adium, an instant messaging program.
- Skim-App, open source tool for reading and annotating PDF files.
- BibDesk, which many people use to maintain a BibTeX database.
- Sage, Open source Math Software. "Mission: Creating a viable free open source alternative to Magma, Maple, Mathematica and Matlab."
Commercial Software
These commercial applications should be installed:
- Microsoft Office 2008 (Institutional install)
- Apple iWork 09 (for Keynote)
- Apple iLife '09 (for iPhoto with face recognition)
- Cisco VPN Client
Other Installations
You may find these interesting
- EMACS on MacOS: Aquamacs Emacs 21 for MacOS Emacs.app
- iterm (better Terminal)
- TeXniscope
- Enhanced Carbon Emacs (ECE) plugin
- pdfsync
- SuperDuper!, an easy-to-use backup system for the Mac which makes bootable drives.
- Textmate - some people swear by it, I use EMACS.
See Also
Other places to look for cool Mac stuff:
- Hawk Wings' list of MacOS Plug-ins
- PHP5 for Mac
