There are a whole bunch of apps available on the Mac app store and places like download.com some of which are useful and some of which less than useful.

With more and more former PC users picking up Mac’s for the first time often I get the question “what software should I install?” well here is the definitive answer, 3 pieces of software every Mac owner should Install right away.

1. VLC Media Player

Out of the box Mac’s come with Quicktime and Itunes and while Itunes is fine for audio Quicktime tries to make you update to a premium version to play any file that isn’t in a Quicktime format.
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