Is it possible to NOT sync apps ?

Hi,
i have an 11inch MacBooc Air ... 11 inch implies ... small hard drive.
My issue, is syncing apps starts to take a lot, and I mean a lot of space when using iTunes.
I have an IPad and iPhone ... and apps or games are now taking 1gb per app.
Is it possible to keep using iTunes to synchronize songs with the iphone/ipad and NOT synchronize the apps with the Mac.
Leaving the iPhone and iPad's apps alone ?
Thanks in advance
Cheers

True, but you can simply uninstall all third-party apps you don't want and uncheck the option to install any new apps (bottom of the list of apps.) If you select the Apps library in the iTunes sidebar you can select all the apps displayed there and CTRL- or RIGHT-click to select Delete from the context menu. This deletes all but the default apps installed with OS X. When you next sync all the apps on your device will also be deleted.

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