Cool Apps. for Macs

I just purchased my first mac a macbook pro about a month ago and i was wondering what are the best applications to download for a mac? What do these applications do and where they can be found? I have seen a lot of cool apps for macs but i just don't know which ones are worth downloading and i will have he most fun with. Thank you very much. I cant wait to get your suggestions.

Again, the problem with your question is that it's too broad: You're like a guy standing in front of a carpenter, a plumber and an electrician and saying: Look I got a great new toolbox, what cool tools should I get? And the first thing those guys are going to say is: What's the job you're trying to do? A woodsaw ain't much help for cutting pipe?
So FileMaker Pro is a great database app. Explore it to the fullest. You'll master it in about a year. See the problem?
i would like for image editing. I want apps that will make my mac more fun to use daily.
Image Editing
iPhoto is on your Mac. You can use external editors with it:
In order of price here are some suggestions:
Seashore (free)
Graphic Coverter ($45 approx)
Acorn ($50 approx)
Photoshop Elements ($75 approx)
There are many, many other options. Search on MacUpdate.
You can set Photoshop (or any image editor) as an external editor in iPhoto. (Preferences -> General -> Edit Photo: Choose from the Drop Down Menu.) This way, when you double click a pic to edit in iPhoto it will open automatically in Photoshop or your Image Editor, and when you save it it's sent back to iPhoto automatically. This is the only way that edits made in another application will be displayed in iPhoto.
Other photo apps worth looking at:
PhotoPresenter is an excellent slideshow app.
If you want to make slideshow movies: iMovie, PhotoToMovie, Final Cut Express are all excellent for the job - they're arranged in price order there too.
Budapest Sculptures was made using Final Cut Express
There are a multitude of online tutorials, forums and whatever on digital photography - google them. Again, that's another year of your life used up
Regards
TD

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