I often get people asking me what Mac software I use alot and if there's anything I can recommend to them. I recently put together a list of stuff I use at work (this doesn't include the *NIX stuff) for a colleague and figured others might benefit from it.
- Adium - AIM, MSN, Yahoo, .Mac, Jabber, Gadu-Gadu, ICQ, etc... IM client. (open source)
- Cyberduck - FTP client (open source)
- ClamXav - Virus Checker (not like you'll need it) (open source)
- Firefox - Web browser (open source)
- iTerm - Terminal Emulator (open source)
- Microsoft Remote Desktop Client - RDC to connect to Windows on Mac (free)
- VLC - Media Player (open source)
- Yojimbo - Password/etc DB (commercial)