Applications to know about

• Mail.app - 1/2 less ram used than thunderbird
• Safari - 1/3 less ram used than firefox
• Instant Messaging Apps - Gaim, Adium, Proteus
• Fugu- sFTP client
• iTunes - a good MP3 player once you turn off a few things
• Chicken of the VNC - macintosh VNC client
• OSx2x - VNC client with border matching
• OSXvnc - vnc server
• Bittorrent
• iStumbler - network discovery tool
• Toast - cd burning application
• VLC media player - DIVX
• Virtual PC - run windows in macos
• Menu Bar apps - weatherMenu, ejector, aliasMenu, Desktop Manager, Sleepless
• Microsoft Programs: Remote Desktop, Microsoft Media Player 9
• x11 apps - you can run linux apps such as Gaim
• NetInfo Manager - it's like RegEdit
• Network Utility - a swiss army knife for network debugging
• Print Center - the first place to go for printer debugging
• http://fink.sourceforge.net/
• Macintosh Keyboard Shortcuts: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=75459