Just a small collection of some of the applications that I find useful on a personal and professional level. I’m sure you’ve heard of and used some of them, if not I hope you find them as useful as I do.

Transmission (FREE)

A lightweight BitTorrent client. It features a simple, intuitive interface on top on an efficient, cross-platform back-end. One of the best, if not the best BitTorrent client out there for OSX.

Download Transmission

MetaX (FREE)

Use MetaX to easily create a high quality, professional looking video collection. Adding all of the proper metadata will make your library look amazing in both Apple’s Front Row and the Apple TV.

Download MetaX

Name Mangler (FREE)

If you need to rename several files at once every now and then, this is the application you have always been looking for. Name Mangler is a batch file renamer that supports all common renaming tasks: Find and Replace, Number Sequentially, Change Case, Set Extension, Add Prefix/Suffix, Remove/Insert Characters.

Download Name Mangler

1Password ($39.95)

Too many passwords to remember? 1Password can create strong, unique passwords for you, remember them, and restore them, all directly in your web browser.

Download 1Password

RipIt ($18.99)

Rips your DVDs into a VIDEO_TS folder that allows for DVD quality playback with a VIDEO_TS player (see Matinee). Movies stored safely in your computer can’t get lost, scratched or broken. If you are looking for a free ripper there’s always MacTheRipper.

Download RipIt

Matinee (FREE)

Lets you organize, browse and watch your DVD collection, on demand, without having to dig out the DVD disc. With the help of great ripping tools like RipIt or MacTheRipper, you can put your entire movie collection on your Mac and just one mouse click away!

Download Matinee

NetNewsWire (FREE)

Looking for an easy-to-use RSS and Atom reader for your Mac? You’ve found it! The Eddy-award-winning NetNewsWire has a familiar three-paned interface and can fetch and display news from thousands of different websites and weblogs.

Download NetNewsWire

Wii Transfer ($19.00)

Shares your movies, music, and pictures directly to your Nintendo Wii using the Internet Channel. Browse iTunes playlists and iPhoto albums on your television. Convert your movies to formats the Wii understands, either streaming directly from your Mac or for playback in the Wii’s Photo Channel.

Download Wii Transfer

Time Machine Scheduler (FREE)

Set the backup interval of Time Machine. Time Machine Scheduler disables the automatic backup function of Time Machine and installs its own launch daemon.

Download Time Machine Scheduler

Layers ($24.95)

A different and unique screenshot capture tool for Mac designers, developers, technical writers, documentalists and Photoshop aficionados. With Layers you capture every item on your screen –dock, menu and status bar, finder icons, application windows, etc.—as separate layers in a PSD file.

Download Layers