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The amount of free software available to Mac users is comparable to that available to users of other *nix variants, thanks to the BSD underpinnings of Apple's flagship operating system. Software package management projects like Fink and MacPorts (formerly DarwinPorts) make installing and running a wide variety of console, daemon, and X11 applications simple. But what about slick, free, open source applications using the native Mac APIs that look like they might have shipped with your Mac

NewsForge | Open source applications for Mac OS X

This is a good intro to some of the great open source software that is available for OS X.

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10 OS X Apps You Might Not Know About But Should at The Apple Blog - Nice collection of apps, some free some not, all pretty handy.  From theappleblog.

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Apple on Monday released the sixth major update to Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, fixing a number of minor bugs and making improvements across its operating system. Spotlight's ability to search documents made in iWork and Microsoft Office has been bolstered, along with improved Bluetooth functionality. iSync 2.2 is also included in the update.

BetaNews | Apple Releases Mac OS X 10.4.6

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"Apple has noticed the high amount of Mac usage in the Ruby on Rails community and has posted an illustrated Ruby on Rails tutorial. The document goes into more concise detail in getting new users up to speed, from database schema to moving beyond scaffolding, all done with the favored Rails editor, Textmate."

Slashdot | Apple Publishes Ruby On Rails Tutorial

  /. commenters report that the tutorial, while intended for OSX users, offers agood intro to Ruby on Rails.

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If you're a Mac OS X user who needs to move files securely between home, work, and Web hosts, try Fugu, an open source, graphical front end for SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP), Secure Copy (SCP), and Secure Shell (SSH). Fugu uses these three protocols to conduct secure transfers and other communication between computers.

NewsForge | Transfer files from OS X with Fugu

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iTerm is a full featured terminal emulation program written for OS X using Cocoa.

iTerm

I've been looking for one of these.

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TNPI - Do it Yourself .mac - This article details the authors attempts to recreate .mac services on his own LAN.  He describes getting iDisk, iCalc, iSync, and Backup working.  It is intersting to note that these features are really implemented through the use of WebDAV.  That means that it ishould be possible to re-create the .mac feature set on the Windows or Linux desktop platform, probably with open source tools. Any volunteers?

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Apple released an update of its Mac OS X software, labeled as version 10.4.5, for its PowerPC and Intel-processor-equipped Macs, as well as its servers.  The company said that the update to its desktop operating system software includes a range of improvements, including fixes for a number of compatibility flaws.

Apple Updates Mac OS X

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