Must Have Free Apps

There are a few free applications that any OSX install feels incomplete without.  Here is the list:

1. VLC Media player.  This will play any media file except for DRM Windows Media files.  

2. DivX Codec for Quicktime.  This will allow you to DivX and XVid files within quicktime.

3. Adium.  Tired of the OSX version of MSN Messenger?  This will replace that, as well as practically any other IM software.

4. Skype.  VoIP for Mac as well as for Windows.  Combined with free IM, Video Chat, and Computer to Computer Audio Chat.

5. Dropbox.  A free version of Apple's iDisk with 2 GB storage, or 50 GB for 10 Dollars a month or 100 Dollars a year.  Comes with unlimited bandwidth and a very easy to use interface.  Works in both Windows and Mac and you can easily sync files between computers thousands of miles apart.

6. Fugu.  A very easy to use FTP client.

7. UnRARX.  A RAR file unarchiver.  Very fast and easy to use.

8. Handbrake.  Easily compress most DVD's so you can have them on your computer.  Even compresses straight to Apple TV, iPod and iPhone.

There's my list of free apps most people will find very handy in OSX.  I'll add more apps in later posts, but hose will have a more specific use than the ones I have listed.  In addition to being free, these apps are all very small in size.