# Cool and useful Mac programs? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [March 26, 2008, 5:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cool-and-useful-mac-programs/45693 "2008-03-26T17:31:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![theblue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/theblue/32/5074_2.png) [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 10:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cool-and-useful-mac-programs/45693/41 "2008-03-28T10:45:52Z")
you don’t ever download things at home? the nice thing about the application is that without doing anything if you’re running from battery it will sleep like normal when closed. I guess I just consider laptops to be fragile when open and expensive so anytime I’m not actively using it I want the lid closed. ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 10:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cool-and-useful-mac-programs/45693/42 "2008-03-28T10:48:17Z")
nope, I use my desktop for downloading and such. This is only used for browsing the web and email while on the couch, as well as school/work. ---
**Author:** ![theblue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/theblue/32/5074_2.png) [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 10:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cool-and-useful-mac-programs/45693/43 "2008-03-28T10:50:49Z")
I have a desktop also… haven’t used it for anything other than a file server in years… what’s the point, my laptop does everything and the extent of my online gaming is backgammon. ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 10:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cool-and-useful-mac-programs/45693/44 "2008-03-28T10:53:49Z")
same here. This laptop is a bit old though. I just use the desktop as a fileserver and everything I need, I just access remotely. Its much easier that way, I get to conserve battery life on my laptop and just plop it shut whenever I feel like it. ---
**Author:** ![EVOLUTION\_VIII\_MR](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/evolution_viii_mr/32/5187_2.png) [@EVOLUTION\_VIII\_MR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/EVOLUTION_VIII_MR)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 11:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cool-and-useful-mac-programs/45693/45 "2008-03-28T11:39:36Z")
> [@theblue](#): > > free: [http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/30315](http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/30315) thankyou and another reason besides downloading is i like to have an away message on aim but when i close it it sleeps and quits outta ichat ---
**Author:** ![Shrives](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shrives/32/7250_2.png) [@Shrives](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shrives)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 1:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cool-and-useful-mac-programs/45693/46 "2008-03-28T13:33:50Z")
i have office 04 and hopefully will have cs2 next week. being a mac n00b i’ve just been browsing different programs, lotsa neat things out there! ---
**Author:** ![zwarbyt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zwarbyt/32/7623_2.png) [@zwarbyt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/zwarbyt)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 3:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cool-and-useful-mac-programs/45693/47 "2008-03-28T15:22:37Z")
> [@theblue](#): > > yeah, I don’t really need it, but I’d love to have it. got ftp? or address? [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cool-and-useful-mac-programs/45693.md?page=2)