![]() – xPad – A worthy replacement for TextEdit or Stickies (or both). I love its cute “call ended” sound effect. ![]() Hangs a bit on login for me, but it’s got a skinnier interface and better call quality and is more internationally-friendly than Gizmo. And NeoOffice isn’t the fastest app, but it sure as hell beats Word in price, Mac-friendly design, and stability. For example, Skype freezes for a minute during login, but it otherwise fits the other criteria very nicely. The ones with asterisks* indicate that these criteria can be compromised if the app is strong enough in the other features. I have very little incentive to pay for a piece of code when one can find so many wonderful and powerful programs for free on the Internet, so the following recommendations are all for free software. ![]() My Internet addiction has been exacerbated by all the beautiful and reliable Mac apps out there. (Un)fortunately, I got fluent in Mac in about a week and am now a big fan. Since I am a cheapskate and a computer junkie, I decided to get an Apple PowerBook G4 with Panther (OS X 10.3) instead of a MacBook with Tiger (10.4) to both save money and curb my addiction to the Internet and useless things on Windows such as the old-school Chip’s Challenge and Gunbound. I bought a new laptop in my freshman year of college.
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