I have been using my Macbook for nearly two months, and I've come across some pretty cool applications in that time. The following apps are programs that I use every day. Each app offers something that makes my day just a little be easier, and more enjoyable. I'll start with two simple menu bar additions, touch on two time-wasting games, and then work my way up to one of the most well made programs on the Mac.

5. Magical by Charcoal Design

This free program makes adds a customizable clock to the OSX menu bar. I configured my clock to have a tiny black square with the day of the week, and the day of the month in it. Before I had MagiCal, I would have to go to the dashboard to see what full date was, and this is obviously way too inconvenient. But thanks to MagiCal, I can get the information I need with just a quick glance no matter what I'm doing on my computer.

4. Caffeine by Lighthead Software

Have you ever tried to watch a movie on your Mac, and found yourself flicking the mouse every five minutes because the screen was dimming? If you have, then Caffeine is the program for you. Caffeine sticks a little cup of coffee in your menu bar. Clicking it prevent your Mac from automatically going to sleep, dimming the screen or starting screen savers. Click it again, and your Mac is back to normal. This little lifesaver is free from Lighthead Software.

3. sixtyforce by Gerrit Goossen

Ah yes, the good ol' N64. For the many of us that wasted hours on Nintendo's 64-bit system, this emulator is a welcomed addition to our Macs. Gerrit Goosen has a done a pretty good job writing this emulator. N64 roms look great, and playing them is nearly indistinguishable from the real system. Recently, I have playing Diddy Kong Racing when with friends, and Zelda: Ocarina of Time when by myself. With Microsoft's Wireless Gaming Receiver and some drivers, I can play Diddy Kong Racing and other N64 games with up to four wireless Xbox360 controllers! Unfortunately, you have to configure the controllers every time you start the app in the current version. This application is free to download and use, but sixtyforce requires a $16 license to save games.

2. Kitty Spangles Solitaire by Swoop Software

Alright, so you've been working on a paper for the last two hours, and you need a little break. Sudoku is getting old, and there aren't any Xbox360 consoles for Halo in the library. So what do you do? Play solitaire of course! After trying out nearly 10 version of solitaire for the Mac, Kitty Spangles Solitaire proved to be the best combination of ease of use (double clicking to move cards), and a good looking program. The program offers 43 card games, and has a bunch of themes to chose from. Sure it costs $20, but Swoop has made a very solid program that you'll keep on playing for a long time.

1. Coda by Panic Inc.

When I first switched to the Mac, I was in the middle of building a website for a friend. Without a good development environment, I was running back to my Vaio with Ubuntu to code the website in Gedit. That is, until I found Coda. Coda is designed to be a complete website solution with all of the needed tools built in to one window. Besides a solid syntax-highlighting text editor, Coda includes a built in site manager, ftp client, terminal emulator, css editor, web browser (for previews), and ebook reader for the included coding references. Coda has been praised by Apple for ease of use and solid design. It even won the award for Best Mac OS X User Experience at the Apple Design Awards 2007. Coda is not perfect, but it's pretty close to it. $80 is a small price to pay for the best web development program on a Mac.

So that's my line up of my favorite Mac software. Are any of these apps favorites of yours too? Have any other apps that you use every day? Let me know in the comments!