open source for mac

this page has loads of free open source software for mac (most have linux and pc versions too)

http://www.opensourcemac.org/

there's all sorts of useful stuff like word processing and torrents and whatnot

for music heads there's Audacity which is a simple audio recording and editing tool

pure data which i already raved about here

and some more good things if you dig through the many links :)

Big list of TED talks

clickable list of TED talks

TED talks are about interesting ideas

they are awesome and you will learn heaps

this is a clickable list, there's so many speakers and topics i can't pick one to give an example. each talk is by someone who is a leader in their field

prepare to have your mind expanded in any way you choose