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These are tips I picked up at user groups and from friends.
Very cursory.

Microsoft Office like freeware
LibreOffice

Photo Editor
Pixelmator

Photo Books and prints
Shutterfly

Vector Graphic drawing
Affinity Designer

pdf editor
Preview (much better than Adobe Acrobat reader)

Video Editing


Old 2004 notes.

Utilities
(rating out of 5)
Default Folder X, Screen catcher, ...
DiskWarrior (4.5)
QuickKeys (4)
Prices Jan. 2004


	

	
Prod.
	
CDW*
 
ClubMac
 
Mac
Connectn
 
MacMall ‡
 
Mac Zone
	
	

		
MS Office
 
370
 
350
 
340
 
350
 
340
	
	

		
Rank
 
4
 
3
 
1
 
3
 
1
	
	

		
Filemaker
 
240
 
225
 
230
 
225
 
275
	
	

		
Rank
 
4
 
1
 
3
 
1
 
5
	
	

		
Dreamweaver
 
400
 
400
 
400
 
400
 

	
	

		
Norton Util
 
 
45
 
50
 
45
 
48
	
	

		
DiskWarrior
 
80
 
80
 
75
 
 

	


* CDW Was MacWarehouse

¡ - MacMall is the same company as ClubMac now but still had separate catalogues a/o Jan. 2004

Consumer Reports Ratings Aug., 2006: Amazon (90), MacConnection (90), CDW (87), MacMall (84)

Forum recommendation: OWC for assorted parts, upgrades and accessories (great external HDs), SmallDog for systems or peripherals, especially if you are in New England. (SmallDog often has decent pre-packaged setups). 

See Computer Store Ratings

Others:

Dealmac

See HardDrives for external HD prices.
Recommended by a UK Mac Guide Mag. 8/2011
Libre Office
Deja Vu
Shortcuts
TidyTop
Fast Scripts (applescript, shell, pearl)
Cloud Pull (sync google cal, docs, contacts)

Shareware
Tucows downloads
download.com
shareware.com
macDirectory
Versiontracker OS X Sftwr.

Mac Software Info.
mactopia at Microsoft
macwindows.com Mac Windows Integration
macworld.com

General Electronics/Computing sies
cnet.com
techweb.com
zdnet.com

Microsoft Windows on a Mac OS X
Web Development

Utilities


OCR software


Q: Can anyone recommend a good money management software for Mac, a la Quicken?
Seems that most Quicken for Mac users are disappointed.
A: My accountant uses QuickBooks for PC, so I bought Parallels Desktop and QB/PC for compatibility.
QB is a heavy-duty accounting program which is good for tracking expenses in multiple
accounts (checking, credit card, mortgage) by category and date; 
I understand that it does not track stocks as well as Quicken. My accountant does not
recommend QB/Mac, since accountants use a PC and it is difficult to convert files back
and forth (accountant-client and PC-Mac).


Utilities see tech/mac/utilities