Must Have Apps & Utilities for first time mac user?
Hello Everyone,
This is my first mac and I was just wondering if the are any must have system utilities out there. I already have techtool deluxe which came with the apple care cd. I hear a lot of people talking about disk warrior and other programs...so I'm just wondering if there's some sort of a consensus on any must have utilities .
Do macs even really need system utilities like PCs?
Any advice would be very much appreciated,
Thanks
My two cents:
There are no "must have" applications or utilities. Anything you must have is already built into the system.
If you run your Mac 24/7 the periodic scripts will take care of themselves. If not, run them once a month with MacJanitor or Onyx or Cocktail or just in Terminal by entering :
sudo periodic daily weekly monthly
Enter your admin password and press Return. (You will not see your password.)
I'm always very skeptical about getting freeware.This is an unfounded fear. You should fear both equally Actually, there are some excellent freeware apps and some are better than their shareware or even commercial counterparts.
DiskWarrior is an excellent app to have and hopefully never have to use.(EDIT: TechTool Deluxe will also rebuild your directory if needed) I do very little to my Macs, unless I experience some problem which is seldom.
Enjoy your Mac:)
-mj
[email protected]
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