What are your MUST HAVE applications for your MBP??


so getting prepared new 2015 mbp arrive.

key apps have used since getting 2008 mbp are

  1. trim enabler
  2. caffeine
  3. nosleep
  4. office 2011
  5. vlc player
  6. adobe cs6
  7. libreoffice
  8. truecrypt
  9. virtualbox

apps use? going looking video editor. going looking password application passwd safe
 

trim enabler isn't needed, trim enabled default on apple oem ssds ship rmbps.

vlc player resource hog - use mplayerx instead (free app store app).

office 2011 outdated. use office preview instead (it's stable).

don't use virtualbox because of inefficiency , also, usb 3 drivers buggy. use vmware fusion instead.

cs6 , cc pretty good.

instead of using caffeine or nosleep, use insomniax. it's more stable , works time. gives option either disable lid sleep, idle sleep or both. useful enabling clamshell mode without having plug in. disabling idle sleep works me means when hit ctrl+shift+pwr, display goes sleep insomniax prevent computer entering sleep when display asleep (on battery power).

truecrypt useless it's discontinued , no longer receives security patches. enable filevault , create aes-256 encrypted dmgs using disk utility.
 


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