Lovely Lovely OS X Apps

I have been trying out some lovely applications recently.
Links:
Quicksilver
Bits on Wheels
Path Finder

the most useful is Quicksilver  (which I previously knew the name of, but didn't know what it was.)
It's a launcher and searcher thing that works through typing; activate (with a modifiable shortcut) then type the first few letters of a folder/app/thing, you can then choose different actions to perform on this thing. That is the basic premise, but plug-ins allow you to do things like search your bookmarks and display iTunes artwork, (and presumable things that i can't even conceive of yet as I've only had it a day) Oh yes and it's FREEWARE.

The most exciting is Bits on Wheels

A BitTorrent client, with lots of features (list of peers and up/down, list of files and percentage complete, total number of pieces in a file, amount you have left to get etc.). But the most exciting of these (for me anyway) is the visualisation of the BitTorrent uploading/downloading/sharing business. The Swarm Tab shows displays yourself as a box in the centre of a circle being orbited by other boxes to whom you are down/uploading. While you download your box fills up with blueness, an indication of how much of the total download you have, when you have the total file and are seeding the box and the background become red indicating you have all the pieces. There are also other visualisations going on here : the lines from you to the peers indicate the direction on the flow (up/down) and the speed and other things that again, I haven't figured out yet. Also FREEWARE, but not, it notes open source.

Just having a look at Path Finder which says it is a"pro-finder" thing, the finder plus a whole loada things. Screen Capture, favourites, a list of open apps in the Menu Bar, Trash on Desktop, open in Terminal. You can do things to files: compress images, email files, view files in Hex form, Create Disc Images. I've only had it for about and hour yet, so still exploring. this is Shareware - timed trial for, i think it's 21 days. $34, which is about £18
p.s. also has a great Drop Stack area where you can drop files so you can transfer them later to wherever you like, without having to drag them all over the place or have multiple finder windows open.