My can't live without apps include the following: LaunchBar- It's an application launcher, application switcher, dessert topping and floor wax. Everything's done from the keyboard. I've never managed to warm up to the tile based launchers. This one, I paid the shareware fee a couple of days after downloading it. Watson- Nifty program. It's been compared to Sherlock but it's different. It has Google modules, TV listings, weather, translation. Cocktail- I agree with previous posters. This is a great little maintenance app, especially for computers that get shut down at night. Sticky Brain- Kind of a note pad/stickies program on steroids. You can clip things from the web, other documents using the contextual menu. It then can search through all the stuff I've thrown at it. CalcThingy- a very simple calculator I use Word, Excel, Entourage, iCal, iTunes, Safari and a few other major programs just about every day. Meg -- PowerBook 12-inch 10.2.6 640 MB RAM