The best applications for your new Mac

"The older you get, the more there is in the past" - these words ends the legendary speech Sylvester Stallone in one of the most popular films. A few days ago one of my friends said that after reading the book especially interesting it is always a bitterness and regret - "What a pity that I never in my life will not be able to fully experience all the plot scenes. " You know, this can be attributed not only to books, but in principle almost everything in our lives. Just a few of us do not think about such things.

During his "makovodskuyu" life I had the opportunity to try several dozens of great apps, and I still I can not help wondering, stumbling in the vast Mac App Store at some interesting program. The idea that I can go back a few years in the past and again as if for the first time to go through familiarity with the Mac or iPhone, I have the feeling described in the paragraph above.

I'm sure the main audience of our resource MacRadar are experienced Mac users, behind which many cultivated utilities and applications. However, on the eve of the main holiday of the year when to give gifts, the editors decided to slightly reduce the "degree geeks" and to help newcomers settle into the Apple ecosystem. We have already published materials about the best apps for those who are just

He got his first iPhone or enjoys brand new iPad. And this post will help beginners find their way into applications for OS X. However, both avid makvody will find something new.

Alfred free utility (for additional functions will have to pay 15 euros) allows without too much difficulty to improve the search engine of your Mac - Click convenient shortcut Option + Spacebar, Enter a phrase and the next moment get the necessary result. In the arsenal of Alfred features include a search on Google, Wikipedia, YouTube, Amazon (...), run set applications, fast mathematical operations (addition, subtraction, etc.), opening files, system management clipboard and more. In short, when you install and fully get used to by Alfred, you can no longer work without it.

As you know, the latest version of the desktop operating system Mountain Lion acquired built notification system in a Notification Center, however, Growl It continues to be indispensable for displaying notifications. You can connect your Dropbox, Adium, Twitter, Google Reader, and other services, as well as fine-tune the behavior and appearance of the banner. Some of the readers may object that the notification does not carry any benefit and only distract from the work, but that is a personal preference of each user.

I can not imagine a job in the modern world without these cloud services like Dropbox or Skydrive. Basic accounts data provides the user with 2 and 7 gigabytes of free memory accordingly, which greatly simplifies the process of moving files between computers or colleagues friends. In addition, many applications have built-in integration with Dropbox, which is a good alternative to the standard solution of the Apple iCloud.

Spotify Although not officially working on the territory of the Russian Federation (there many detours to use it), last year the music streaming service broadcasting was a revelation for me. With Spotify I was able to finally solve the annoying problem of constantly download / buy new albums, delete old ones, keep track of hard disk space, etc. Now I can at any time to run a desktop client and start enjoying your favorite music. Completely legal.

Number of programs for managing tasks on OS X has long exceeded one hundred. Many of them offer a really interesting solution, but, in my opinion, the most convenient for the beginner must seem app Wunderlist. The program is very easy to learn and use, and has a native client for the iOS platform, Android, Mac, Windows and Web version. Besides, it is completely free.

Acorn

Of course, you can spend a few hundred dollars and purchase a license for Adobe Photoshop (or the most brazen manner "spiratit" application). But for what? To every couple of weeks with the help of the tool "Lasso" cut face with a photo? If you are not a professional designer, and not actively working with photos, we strongly advise you to save own money and to replace the "Photoshop" to install a full-featured editor Acorn image for $ 50 (or download more older version of absolutely free).

Safari completely satisfied me personally, but no browser can not compare to the Chrome speed, built-in integration of Google services and support a huge number of third-party plug-ins developers.

Evernote - a fantastic tool for note taking, storing images, recipes and any grains of interesting information for you. Free Account option offers a lot of memory and a lot of interesting opportunities. By the way, recently published an updated version Evernote 5.0 for Mac.

You can put next to a supervisor or cut the fiber optic cable network in an attempt to suppress all the distractions on the Internet, but it's too... radical. Instead, I recommend you buy a simple utility called Freedom (there is a free trial period), with which you can simply turn off the connection to the Internet for some time. You will have no other choice but to do real work. Even if you exit, your Mac does not acquire a connection. The only solution - to restart the computer.

I have said this phrase, but do not be afraid to repeat. Once you begin to use the window manager, you will not be able to comfortably use a computer without it. Instead of having to constantly move and drag the window by hand, use a special tool Divvy and set the comfortable hotkeys for instant arrangement of windows. If you try to "stretch" a small browser window, just click the corresponding shortcut and enjoy a full-size window, 4/5 or even 2/3 of the screen. No trackpad gesture on Divvy not match the speed.

As you add new events to the calendar? Calendar.app run the application, click "Add Event", translating a few switches and enter the appropriate parameters? Then you need to try Fantastical application that has a magical recognition for natural human language. To add a new event with the help of Fantastical, you only need to press a certain key combination, and the pop-up window, enter a phrase like «Dinner with friends tomorrow at 7pm / social». The utility will automatically detect all the parameters in your calendar Social creates a new item with the content of «Dinner with friends» tomorrow between 19:00 and 20:00. Of course, the full version costs $ 15, but if you willingly speak English and are working actively with the calendar, be sure to try Fantastical.

Spend too much time in front of a computer monitor? Then you can come to the aid of a free utility called F.lux, which automatically adjusts the color temperature of your monitor levels during the day. In the settings you need to specify your city, and will independently increase F.lux the temperature at night to reduce the harmful effects of the monitor bright eyes user. This program is hardly suitable for designers and photographers, but the average user should be very useful

What kind of applications do you recommend to new users of the Mac? Write in the comments!

Based on materials The Verge