Good mac applications for researchers
The following are a list of mac applications I’ve found useful in a research setting (e.g., keeping mac running, managing time, editing stimuli for publications, managing references). To track down related software, Macupdate has great application reviews and is reputable.
General:
AppCleaner (free): Easily, completely delete unwanted applications.
Disk Inventory X (free): Make space: Identifies unused documents and files for removal.
Divvy (paid): Hot keys for sorting your windows on screen.
Ink2Go (paid): Create screen recordings.
Little Snitch (paid): See what information applications are sending out of your computer. Takes a while to get used to.
Onyx (free): Clean and speed up your mac.
SuperDuper (shareware): Program for creating exact, bootable duplicates of your hard disk as a backup.
TrueCrypt (free): Encryption software. See discussion of the warning at the top of the page here.
Organization/getting work done
Evernote (free): Great cross-device notes program with a billion applications.
OmniFocus (paid): Great cross-platform (mac, iPhone…) organizer application for getting things done. Free trial.
Vitamin-R (paid): Good time organization software. White noise generator for if you’re working in a coffee shop.
Research-specific (stimulus generation, data presentation etc.)
Audacity (free): Record and edit audio.
GraphicConverter (shareware): Insanely good photoshop alternative that can be used for free indefinitely. Excellent for editing images for journal articles.
Mendeley (free): Great free reference software.
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