Open Source freeware for Macs

If you’re like me (a dedicated Windows/PC user until Vista left you crapping your pants in fear of the horrors to be unleashed upon your precious machine) and just pluncked down a rather large chunk of change to jump head-first into the world of Mac, you know how annoying it is to have to redownload or re-purchase a lot of software that, contrary to the Mac ads, doesn’t “just work” at all, because you’re running a new OS it doesn’t want to play nicely with. And, just to be extra annoying, some programs haven’t been programmed for those of us who’ve moved away from Microshit. (Hello, I’m talking to you, makers of Trillian!!!!!)

To the rescue is Open Source Mac, a directory of some of the most useful freeware Mac programs out there, including Mac versions of some old favorites like Firefox and Thunderbird, and some new favorites I downloaded recently like Fugu, which is an excellent FTP client for Mac, and VLC media player. I’m totally not a software-minded geek of any form, but this site is definitely one you should bookmark.