SynApps The Open Source and Gadget blog

System tools

• A nice Applauncher! http://quicksilver.blacktree.com/
• A cool notification API! http://growl.info/ , also integrated into Adium
• VMWare, right now still beta, but runs flawlessly as far as I can tell - $
• You Control Desktops very good, easy to use virtual desktop manager - $
• VirtueDesktop - free desktop manager, discontinued
• Chronosync - Filesystem synchronization, also works to sync SMB shares - $
• iStat pro - the ultimate Mac status Widget
• Monitor keyoard/mouse battery widget
• keyboard shortcuts widget - old dog must have

Multimedia

• See also Mac im Wohnzimmer
• Nice tool collection, also alternative Media Players http://marcusvorwaller.com/blog/archives/category/software/
• Seashore - usable Gimp clone without X11

Net/Web

• Adium, free great IM app that integrates Google, Yahoo and others, must have
• Cyberduck scp/ftp download tool
• Firefox must have, make sure to install the adblock plugin
• Camino Firefox Mac  port, seems to b better integrated but no addons
• Remote Desktop Connection for Mac, gives you access to legacy systems - I like it
• Skype
• RSS reader widget
• Google Earth must have

Office

• Lotus Notes , yes, there is a Mac version that works as good/bad  as the windows version $$$
• Neoffice,  Office suite that works as good/bad as MS office
• Wikipedia Widget
• Leo widget - must have

Misc

• Tagesschau Wetter - for us bikers

Tools not toys

• Eclipse the one and only Java/C/PHP  development environment - in fact much more than that

 Astronomy

• Stellarium what it says, must have
• Dad, what's the name of this star ? widget
• Celestia could also be named Google Milky Way must see and have - simply amazing