We hope you never accidentally wipe your hard drive. But if you do, Lifehacker has compiled a list of essential Mac downloads. Via: Lifehacker
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Andy & Andrew's Vintage Modern- Wendy & Gavin's Bright White Cottage
- A Contemporary Space in the Queen City
- Olivia's Life in London…On a Budget
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Before & After: MacBook Dye Project
Good Food to Share 
The Big Book of Small, Cool Spaces 
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The Eight-Step Home Cure 
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How To Cook a Steak: 15 Recipes for a Weeknight Valentine's Meal
How To Cook a Steak in the Oven
Comments (3)
I haven't looked at the LH link, but based on the icons... I agree that Adium and VLC are required downloads. Adium is enough to keep me a mac user (whilst Picasa is enough to keep me as a PC user).
I tried iSquint at first and had a few problems getting started. Instant Handbrake was a breeze and I've added many movies to my ipod that way.
http://www.pure-mac.com/
It gives you a LOT more options and actually explains wtf you'll need for a specific need, ie "trying to convert x file to x format" or "needing to do x for x".