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 1. X-Code: Install from the Leopard/Snow Leopard DVD. Prerequisite for Macports.
 1. `MacPort`: an automated package management software. Makes it easy for you to get lots of Unix/Linux stuff. Most of the following packages are available through MacPorts.
 1. Porticus: `MacPorts` GUI.
 1. X-Code (~2.4 GB): Install from the Leopard/Snow Leopard DVD. Prerequisite for Macports.
 1. `MacPorts`: an automated package management software. Makes it easy for you to get lots of Unix/Linux stuff. Most of the following packages are available through `MacPorts`.
 1. [http://porticus.alittledrop.com/download.html Porticus]: `MacPorts` GUI.
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 1. `TexShop`  1. `TexShop` this and BibDesk you should get as part of MacTex, not MacPorts.
 1. [http://www.coconut-flavour.com/coconutbattery/ Coconut Battery]

Software that you should have on your Mac

Commercial Software

  1. OmniGraffle - good diagramming software

  2. Matlab - IMSS website
  3. COMSOL 4.0 - LIGO has a network license
  4. Papers - download
  5. Mathematica - IMSS
  6. RapidWeaver - only needed for web page design

Free Software

  1. X-Code (~2.4 GB): Install from the Leopard/Snow Leopard DVD. Prerequisite for Macports.
  2. MacPorts: an automated package management software. Makes it easy for you to get lots of Unix/Linux stuff. Most of the following packages are available through MacPorts.

  3. [http://porticus.alittledrop.com/download.html Porticus]: MacPorts GUI.

  4. Aquamacs: better than X-Emacs or Carbon Emacs.
  5. BibDesk

  6. Gimp
  7. Subversion
  8. Google Picasa
  9. TexShop this and BibDesk you should get as part of MacTex, not MacPorts.

  10. [http://www.coconut-flavour.com/coconutbattery/ Coconut Battery]

LIGO Software

  1. ligotools - use Google, follow web page instructions
  2. mDV - get it from the 40m SVN

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