Max just joined the club. Everybody say "Hello, Max!". I sent him my list of essential Mac apps:

• Growl : SO ESSENTIAL! Unobtrusive status messages, Supported by many apps. See screenshots.
• iTerm : Tabbed terminal. Woohoo!
• Textmate : Awesome text editor for all languages. Costs $$.
• Gimp.app : You know.
• Adium X : Great IM client
• Boot Camp or Parallels : Dual boot or awesome virtual machine software?
• Handbrake : Rip DVDs
• Quicksilver : It's a cult. Start here: http://www.43folders.com/category/quicksilver
• Fink : I tend to just ./configure ; make ; make install instead.
• Transmission : No frills Bittorrent