DISQUS

Austen · 2 years ago

I would add to the list genius:
http://mac.softpedia.com/get/Educational/Genius...

and schoolhouse definitely:
http://www.loganscollins.com/schoolhouse/

Anonymous · 2 years ago

what is your note taking app?

Brian · 2 years ago

Backstage

http://www.widgetfab.com/BackstagePage.html

lets you copy your iPod music to any Mac or PC. Great for those times you need to get the music off your iPod onto another computer.

MonkeyT · 2 years ago

If you do any serious writing (particularly for your thesis), check out Scrivener.

http://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener.html

What is Apple? · 2 years ago

EtreTask has to be one of the most frustrating apps in the world. No due dates... No sorting... No use for that thing...

The World's Smartest Man · 2 years ago

Etretask is a very frustrating app. Good post.

Matt · 2 years ago

LOOKING FOR HELP:
Great article but it doesn't list the one app I really need for school: an app lock-in utility.

Think's great but I have less self-control than that. I need something that will literally lock me out of every program other than Word for a set period of time, or at least make it a huge pain in the ass to switch out. I'm in law school and the pace requires taking notes with a keyboard, but sometimes things get boring, really boring. And when that happens, I'm on digg reading articles like this instead of paying attention.

Anyone have any suggestions?

Gerardo · 2 years ago

add Adium. It's a must for any boring class with mandatory attendance.

Dustin Bachrach · 2 years ago

Thanks for all the suggestions. I use a lot of them. I personally use Word right now for note taking, but that will be changing soon. I've recently moved away from EtreTask and back into iCal, but I still suggest it for people to check out.

Charles · 2 years ago

A much better SVN client is SmartSVN. It comes in free (foundation) and paid version. It runs on Macintosh, Windows and Linux with the same look and feel.

http://www.syntevo.com/smartsvn/

ss · 2 years ago

i would probably add Quicksilver - great speed/productivity tool. it blows the 'finder' and 'spotlight' away in usefullness - has many mod and plugin options as well:

Check version tracker...

larsalan · 2 years ago

this is a stupid list
mac's allow you to set sleep time, even to "never sleep"
and those apps are standard
istumbler? are you encouraging illegal net access?
digital submission, in my experience must go to an assigned site

i use the dictionary that came with my mac often
and yahoomessenger/adium
i take notes on stickies or word
another good one is "grab" also comes with your mac
or book sites are notable guttenberg

Nicky · 6 months ago

How do you use grab?

Mark · 2 years ago

Willpower?

Dustin Bachrach · 2 years ago

larsalan:
As repeated by a lot of people over at digg, Caffeine does serve a really good purpose. Of course you can set your computer to never sleep, but I want my computer to sleep elsewhere, just not in class. And Caffeine makes that super simple with just one click.

iStumbler does not include any illegal hacking services and no I do not encourage illegal access. iStumbler shows you which networks are secure and which ones are open since the Airport menu does not show that (it does in Leopard though).

I am taking a COMP course right now, and all submission is via SVN. I don't take any arguments to your built in feature list. Those are great. I am simply informing other mac users of other options and features apple does not provide in the OS. Great OSes need great 3rd Party software, and these are some of those.

Eric · 2 years ago

OMG how can you make a list like this without including Schoolhouse!!

its probably the best 3rd party mac program I've ever used.
http://www.loganscollins.com/schoolhouse/

Ashton · 2 years ago

Uhh hello.... i do great in school and i owe it all to sixtyforce

http://www.sixtyforce.com/download/sixtyforce.dmg

nathan lee · 2 years ago

I would also suggest End Note for college students. If you have to write a paper, this turns the tedious, hours-long process of writing and formatting the bibliography into a 20 minute cake walk.

Jake · 2 years ago

I also highly recommend Genius. I've used a bunch of flash card apps and Genius is the best. The way it tests you is very intuitive: It really helps you memorize things.

Dustin, I would recommend pairing Genius and iFlash. Genius is very good for learning material, and I like using iFlash to print flash cards. They both have import/export options, so you should be able to easily go between them.

http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/maco...

Anonymous · 2 years ago

if it wasnt for adium i wouldve dropped out a while ago

Anonymous · 2 years ago

Need to make & organize your notes? There's a plethora of OSX apps dedicated to this task. Journler just might be the best (and it's free - as in "donation-ware").

Rey · 2 years ago

Just for an update with leopard now you can do your to-do's directly in mail.

firefli · 2 years ago

This list is great! And free :) Thank you thank you thank you!

With the addition of genius and schoolhouse, this list would be complete.
And thanks for the adium suggestion - it's EXACTLY what I need (along with every other college student)

Josiah Bancroft · 2 years ago

Stumbled into your discussion with a suggestion for tasks. I have been using TaskPaper which is text based and pretty easy. For projects I am trying OmniFocus, but a simple todo list works great on TaskPaper:
http://hogbaysoftware.com/products/taskpaper

E.T.Cook · 2 years ago

Try the new app Anxiety for your task management. Syncs with ical, and is absolutely fantastic for a basic todo.

http://www.anxietyapp.com/

Miguel · 1 year ago

NEOOFFICE, Not only perfect but free replacement of office

Mari · 1 year ago

this looks like a great list of things that i can ACTUALLY use for class! the only thing i regret is discovering this page when i'm up to the last final of the year. oh well, it'll definitely be helpful next year, as well.

Hannah · 1 year ago

Hi,
I don't really like iCal, and I'm looking to find a better calendar applicable for a college student. Do you know of any good ones?

Nicky · 6 months ago

try assignment planner. It does cost money but its only like 8 bucks. And it has a calendar setting. You are able to type your classes, teachers, textbooks and more. Its great!

Adrian · 9 months ago

Best Mac Software for Students | College | Productivity and to show off to windows users :p

Macs have the best software for students don't they :)

Hanna.... to answer your question

You have heaps, try iprocrastinate for organising and alarm clock pro, Google calendar is also very good will send you a email when something is on.

anyways....check out my other recommendations here at:

http://gezzaboi.com/QLDPlanning/Software/Softwa...

Daniel · 8 months ago

I think you're neglecting the very obvious. BibDesk, an OSX bibtex bibliography manager, LaTeX and LyX are all I find myself using these days.

Daniel

Lana · 7 months ago

For note taking I LOVE MS Word's Notebook format. I love how you can record the lecture (using the built-in mic in your Macbook- and it comes out REALLY clear no matter how far away the prof is!) and it bookmarks the audio as you type- so if you miss the end of that sentence, just click on it and hit play and you'll hear what was said as you were typing the start of the sentence!! I just a Notebook a class to my desktop so I can keep all my weeks of notes in one compact file, and I use the tabs given to organize by week.

I use the ToDo dashboard app for Todos...you can priotitize by high/medium/low, AND date, and have different lists for home/work/school/ etc.

I use my iCal with Calaboration to sync with my Google Calendar that syncs with my Blackberry Calendar, which also Syncs with my StudentDocket on my Blackberry.

OH and Dropbox! Dropbox is like an online storage space for files- I put anything I need to print at school in my Dropbox account and that way I can print it easily from the print computers at school. I've even had some profs use Dropbox to accept assignments since it timestamps uploads.

SimpleLeap Software · 7 months ago

Hello Lana,

It's good that you use StudentDocket on your BlackBerry. There is a package for students on the BlackBerry including Cram and StudentDocket.

http://www.studentstarterpack.com

Lana · 7 months ago

Oh and WriteNCite which integrates with Refworks for bibliography producing- it integrates with Word, but you have to save in .doc format.

SimpleLeap Software · 7 months ago

There is also Cram for Mac.

It's an app that allows users to create practice tests and flashcards on their Mac.

http://www.simpleleap.com/cram/mac.htm

Ameya · 7 months ago

Notebook is also good although its not free.

Melinda · 5 months ago

You can also check out this article, the ten mac apps every student must have:
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/187125...

patrickC · 4 months ago

There is a newer article here: http://nullagenda.com/ten-great-mac-apps-for-co... Ten Great Mac Apps for College Students

Rob · 2 months ago

Dropbox is essential for any student. A secure, online file backup site that operates like any other folder on your computer. Also accessible from any internet connection. Goodbye thumb drives.

https://www.getdropbox.com/referrals/NTM1NjAwOQ