The Best 37 Free Items for Your Mac
Posted 05/04/2007 at 4:20pm
| by Dave Hamilton
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Having a Mac that's not connected to the Internet is like running a three-legged race with only two legs. Er ... um ... well, it's just not as fun.
Firefox 2.0 - Customizable, standards-compliant Web browser
You need: Mac OS 10.2 or later
If you want to trick out your browser, get Firefox - it's so hip and customizable, it can be your low-rider and monster truck at the same time. From weather status to Web-design help to themes that customize the look of your browser, there are thousands of add-ons to make Firefox more fun and more useful - check out p78 for some of our favorites.

Firefox gives you ultimate browsing flexibility.
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Cyberduck 2.7.3 - Mac-savvy FTP utility
You need: Mac OS 10.3.9 or later
Certainly, Mac OS X has a few built-in ways of using FTP, but none of them are as easy to use as Cyberduck. From Bonjour support to Spotlight integration, this app speaks fluent Mac. It'll even hand text files back and forth with TextWrangler - that's a can't-miss freebie twofer!

Use Cyberduck to manage all of your FTP connections.
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Chicken of the VNC 2.0b4 - Remote desktop control
You need: Mac OS 10.3.9 or later
Ever need to control another Mac across the country (or even across the room) but you're too cheap to pop the $299 (10 systems) or $499 (unlimited systems) for Apple's Remote Desktop? Well, by enabling VNC support in Mac OS X Tiger and downloading Chicken of the VNC, you can do it all without spending one thin dime.

Use VNC to see and control the desktop on other Macs - or even Windows or Linux machines.
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