• Operating Systems: Linux – Ubuntu – Apple Macintosh OS – Apple iPhone OS – MicroSoft Windows
• Open-Source Software Packages: Open-Source Software Packages - Open-Source Mac – Open-Source iPhone Software - Open-Source Windows
• Linux: —
• Macintosh: – ClamXav – The Unarchiver – Disk Inventory X – OnyX – Maintenance – Deeper – Desktop Inspector – Service Scrubber – AppCleaner – Burn - QuickSilver – MercuryMover – CyberDuck – iRed Lite – Romeo – KisMac – Adium – Fink – Fink Commander – YourSQL - NeoOffice – Aquamacs Emacs – Apple iLife – Apple iWork -
• Windows: – ClamWin – AVG Free - IZArc - Programmer’s NotePad - IrFanView - ListGarden - Core FTP - WinAMP - Real - Cube Explorer -
• Cross-Platform: – Java – Adobe AIR – Skype – TimeLoc – BitTorrent – Mozilla SunBird – Mozilla FireFox - Opera - Chrome – Apple Safari – GreaseMonkey For FireFox - Mozilla ThunderBird – RSS Owl - Adobe PDF Reader - VLC – Apple QuickTime – MPEG StreamClip – Audacity - HandBrake – GIMP – Inkscape – Blender – FreeMind – Open Office - Kompozer – Nvu – Serna – R – Vdrift - Google Earth -

UPDATE: Chris Hibbert lists his favorite software packages for Macintosh in the comment area. (I used his tips to update the listing above.)

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What I dislike:

- The mighty mouse (which I prefer to the trackpad). It is difficult to get a clean, straight right-click —as I was used to on my (Dell) PC. Sometimes, my right-click is interpreted as a left-click —shitty mouse. UPDATE: Mike Arrington hates the Mighty Mouse, too.

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What I like:

- All the great open-source software available for the Apple Macintosh (ditto for the iPhone). (Some are also listed here.) Contra Mike Linksvayer, I think it is a great match. I am sure that our good doctor David Pennock (another open-source fanboy) and mister Adam Siegel (another Macintosh fanboy) agree with moi.

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What I like:

- iRed Lite, which is a little software that allows you to command a bunch of applications via the Apple Remote (as opposed to the mouse or trackpad). It is particularly useful for audio, video and presentations. For instance, you can go to the next slide (or the previous slide) without ever touching your Mac, simply by clicking on the right (or left) button of your Apple Remote —and you can do that while being far away from your Mac.

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What I dislike:

I don’t recommend the Apple MacBook Air. Its screen is too small (13 inch). Do buy a computer with a very big screen. See more computer tips here.

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