Appendix C. Our Favorite Applications

Today, all new Macs come with Snow Leopard (along with its accompanying applications) and iLife '09. In the past, a similar offering has been included with new Macs, and this selection of applications covers many of the tasks that most people use their computers for today. However, people often have tasks that make a different application necessary (or at least desirable).

Table C-1 offers a selection of our recommended applications for various tasks. It's worth pointing out that many more applications are available, and it's quite probable that you'll find an application for a specific task that you like better than the ones listed here.

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