Free and open-source software is good for you and good for the world. This is the best Mac software that we know of.

Web Browsing

Mozilla Firefox

The premier free, open-source browser. Tabs, pop-up blocking, themes, and extensions. Considered by many to be the world’s best browser.
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Camino

Based on the same Mozilla foundation as Firefox, Camino is a more native OS X app. Fast and simple.
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Video Player / Video Podcasting

Miro

Beautiful interface. Plays any video type (much more than quicktime). Subscribe to video RSS, download, and watch all in one. Torrent support. Search and download from YouTube and others.
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IM - Instant Messaging

Adium

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Three Steps To a Free Domain Name for Your Home Network Introduction
If you have services running inside your home network, like a web server or file server, or you want to be able to access your home network while away (for example, over SSH), it’s useful to have a domain name so you don’t have to remember your home IP address. This guide will show you how, for free, to get your own domain name, and keep it active even if you have a dynamically allocated IP address. Read the rest of this entry »