Have you just bought a brand new Mac and you don't know where to
start? Well, you're not the only one who just became infected by the fruit
virus. To help you get on your feet with the new Apple platform, here's a list
of apps that you need to install when buying a brand new Mac computer.
Skype is the most popular
application in the market when it comes to making video calls, mobile calls,
and sending instant messages and SMS. With Skype, you can communicate with your
friends wherever they are and with whatever device you use, whether it's the
latest generation phone, smart TV, PC or Mac. It's hard to beat Skype when it
comes to communication, although it does have competitors hanging nearby like
Google Hangouts. This app can be useful to you to communicate with colleagues
and customers, especially if you work online for a living. The Mac version of
Skype does have a slightly different design than the Windows version.
A free utility for Mac OS
X, Zipeg allows you to open and explore content of zip, rar, and other
archives, preview files and images before you extract or unzip them. It allows
you to decide what do you want to extract, and where to put extracted files or
just simply drag and drop them. It also has command buttons, which gives you an
option to open files, and extract and preview them. It also has an Options
button that allows you to select the file you would like the program to open by
default, and also where to place the destination file.
Zipeg is a file
decompression tool that offers the convenience of previewing an entire file
before extracting it, without any charge. Its very simple interface will appeal
to all users, Mac and Windows alike.
Alfred
is an app launcher that you have to spend some money on in order to get the
best part of the software. This app launcher catalogues your entire computer,
and then anything is available on the screen by activating Alfred. Instead of
using your mouse to click away to your destination, you just need to use a
hotkey to launch Alfred. If you need something, type it in, and Alfred will
give it to you. This is a free version, though it has a paid one called
Powerpack, which you can get for $26.63. To know more about its paid version,
click here.
Dropbox stands out when
it comes to cloud storage and synchronizing files between devices. Dropbox for
Mac is a convenient cloud storage system that lets you access your files on any
computer with an Internet connection. Installing the app is quick and easy, and
you can set up a free account to try out the program to see if it's a good fit.
Once installed, Dropbox is just like any other folder on your computer, but
with a twist. Any file you put in it will synchronize both to any other computers
you may have on Dropbox, as well as to the web. Dropbox also makes it very easy
to share and collaborate on files with others.
Want to browse the Web
anonymously? The Tor Browser Bundle for Mac enables you to securely browse the
Internet while hiding your identity, proving to be an accessible, feature-rich
option. Installing and using the Tor Browser for Mac is easier than going for a
separate client version. You just have to download an archive, extract the
file, launch it, and you're all set. Let's admit it -- there will be times when
you will want to visit a site and not be tracked, or not have the cookie stored
in your temporary files. Nowadays, marketing your personal details is quite a
big deal. So, might as well make it harder for them to profile you by using
Tor.
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