Here are the tools I mentioned in my Mac Productivity 101 session at the San Fran MusicTech Summit:
Know your instrument
- Inquisitor: Google inside Safari
- Quicksilver and LaunchBar: application launchers
Collaboration
- SubEthaEdit: collaborative text editor
- Screen Sharing: built in to Mac OS X Leopard
- Address Book: built in to Mac OS X
- Teleport: share one keyboard and mouse between multiple Macs
- Adium: multi-protocol instant messaging
Audiovisual
- Audio Hijack Pro and WireTap Studio: record any audio on your Mac
- VLC and Perian: play pretty much any video
Eliminate Distractions
- Spirited Away: hides unused applications
- Writeroom: full screen text editing
Save Your Ass
- DiskWarrior: recover damaged drives
