Here we go, the top 10 of my (free) Mac apps… or just my favourite.

10. Cyberduck – A very easy to use FTP program. It’s free! Sometimes there can be some problems (i’m new at this FTP stuff), but they are easy to solve. Sometimes web hosts have Cyberduck presets, even, which allow you to download them and open them; they open Cyberduck, entering all the right information. Very Helpful.

9. Front Row – A native Mac app that comes with your Mac, it’s very fun to use. It’s essentially a theatre for your iTunes library and iPhoto library. If your mac came with a remote, one uses it to control Front row.

8. Stickies – Another native Mac app that is bundled in with your Mac. Very quick to open, and use; very useful in remembering things. Think of a very limited word processor. They can be selected to hover in the foreground, and are very flexible. I like the plain quickness; it doesn’t take forever to open (it opens almost right away), close, or alter the settings.

7. Dictionary – Yes… another native Mac app bundled in. I just recently discovered this. It’s very useful, and doesn’t require the internet (save for a Wikipedia feature). I’m a word hound, and just finding this thing made me happy.

6. Skype – Of course! I had some friends that went to china, and it was really fun talking to them. The latency is almost zero. Finding people on the network is very easy.

5. NewsFire – Just found out about RSS feeds today, and NewsFire (which I have just downloaded makes reading them easy. It stores the feeds you add, and they are presented in a very modern, clean manner.

4. Qumana – I’m writing this post on Qumana right now; it’s a powerful and free blogging app for all systems. I had little to no trouble setting this up. It can either be viewed from a WYSIWYG way, or an HTML source way.

3. Thunderbird – A free mail application from Mozilla. Unfortunately, I cannot compare it to the Mail.app; I threw Mail.app away as soon as I got Thunderbird. Multiple accounts. Streamlined use. Multi-email-type functionality. Great.

2. Serato Scratch Live – Being a DJ, this software is great. It comes from Rane itself; it’s a music player, that is functional with the Serato Scratch Live hardware (a digital-vinyl system). Free download, constantly updated. Easy to use.

AND NUMBER 1 – Darnit… I should have planned this out. I don’t have one!

Honourable Mentions: TubeTV, iTunes, Beatport Sync, Frostwire, NVU.