<p>I am an incoming Freshman and purchasing a Mac. Are there certain programs or applications that are an absolutely a must when I purchase it. I have no declared major yet.</p>
<p>That is a thread that's a few weeks old answering your question fairly well. </p>
<p>In addition to that, I might suggest getting 'vmware' or 'parallels desktop' if you think you'll be running windows on your mac some of the time. </p>
<p>Also, "LoJack for Laptops" is a decent laptop recovery program you might want to have in case of theft, it's about $89 for three years subscription.</p>