MacOSX - essential websites

• versiontracker.com - place to find software to download

MacOSX - essential software list

• Programming / unix
  • readline (for OSX 10.3) (earlier) fix for python (enables you to backspace and use emacs keys to edit python code in interactive mode)
  • SSH public/private key setup so you don't have to type password each time
• "Office" alternative
  • NeoOffice/J -- fast becoming a viable free-alternative to Ms. Office! Opens/saves most Ms. Office files. Based on OpenOffice source code but no X-Window required. Uses OSX fonts, cut/paste transparently, works with Asian characters and input methods, supports ruby
  • OpenOffice for OSX (requires X11)
• Browser
  • Camino (formerly Chimera, special version of Mozilla with OSX native GUI), plus SpeedChimera (to accelerate Chimera)
  • PDF plugin (handles Postscript and EPS too if you have Ghostscript installed)
• LaTeX
  • teTeX-Mac (typesetting engine with PDFLatex)
  • TeXShop (editor-previewer that works with pdfTeX)
  • Unicode and CJK latex in pdfTeX
• X-window system
  • OroborOSX (window manager with Aqua look)
    from this website also get XFree86, and Jaguar xterm update if you use OSX 10.2.
  • TGIF (2D vector drawing program for X window)
• Presentation and Illustration
  • Keynote (professional presentation software, makes PowerPoint look like kindergarten)
  • OmniGraffle (diagram drawing tool, free version limited to 20 objects)

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