I posed the question last night on Twitter: Mac Users what are your "must-have" non-Twitter-related tiny Mac apps? Several people dropped their tinsel and wrapping paper to weigh in their votes.

This is by no means a "Top 10" kind of list--for one thing, there are over 40 items on it. The nature of asking questions on Twitter means that the only people who will receive the question are people who follow me or follow the public stream. I don't necessarily agree with all of the choices for the must-have apps, but they are listed here without identification one way or the other. Votes were sent in by prefacing Twitter posts with "@rickmacmerc" or "d rickmacmerc"; this allows me to receive the posts almost as if they were emails addressed to me. Missing from the list are the favorite applications of those who didn't get the question. This means, if you don't agree with the list or think some application has been omitted unfairly, it kind of your own fault. The people have spoken.

All that having been said, here's the list...

1Password - Password keeper, generator and form filler. USD$29.95

Adium - IM client for AIM, MSN, Jabber, Yahoo, and more. Freeware.

AppZapper - The uninstaller Apple forgot. USD$12.95

Butler - "The Original Many-Tricks Pony." Donationware.

Camino - Alternative web browser. Freeware.

Coda - Web development app. USD$69

Colloquy - IRC, SILC & ICB client. USD$15 Donationware.

Default Folder X - Open and Save dialog enhancer. USD$34.95

EagleFiler - Archive and search mail, Web pages, PDFs, chats, and more. USD$40

ecto - Blogging client. USD$17.95

Firefox - Alternative web browser. Freeware.

FruitMenu - Apple menu and contextual menu customizer. USD$10

Handbrake - DVD to MPEG-4 converter. Freeware.

Hazel - Housekeeper for the Finder. USD$21.95

iPulse - All encompassing system gauge in a single "window." USD$12.95

Journler - Idea keeper and organizer with iLife integration and blogging support. USD$10 Donationware.

Linkinus - IRC client. USD$20

LiteSwitch X - Keyboard application launcher. USD$14.95

MailPlane - GMail desktop client. USD$24.95 (USD$19.95 until Dec. 31, 2007)

MarsEdit - Blog publishing desktop client. USD$29.95

MenuMeters - CPU, memory, disk, and network monitoring tools in your Menu bar. Donationware.

Money - Personal accounting app. USD$39

NetNewsWire - RSS reader and browser. USD$29.95

Paparazzi! - Web page screenshot utility. Donationware.

Quicksilver - A unified, extensible interface for working with applications, contacts, music, and other data. Freeware.

Skitch - Screen shooting, annotation and sharing app. Currently in an invitation-only private beta.

Snapz Pro X - Full motion screen capture application. USD$29 for image capture only. USD$69 for video screen capture.

SOHO Notes - Digital note-taking application (successor to StickyBrain). USD$39.99

Soulver - Notepad for the mathematically inclined. USD$17.95

SpamSieve - Bayesian spam filtering add-on for almost every Mac email client there is. USD$30.

SuperDuper! - Bootable backup and recovery utility. USD$27.95 (Free with fewer features)

svnX - GUI for most features of the Subversion client binary. Freeware.

Synergy - Menu bar controls for iTunes. See site for licensing costs.

TaskPaper - To-do list app. USD$18.95

TextExpander - Keystroke automator. USD$29.95

Transmit - FTP client. USD$29.95

TypeIt4Me - Keystroke automator. USD$27

Vienna - RSS reader. Freeware.

Vim - GUI editor. Freeware.

VisualHub - Video conversion tool for apple tv, iPhone, DVD, iPod, PSP, Tivo, AVI, WMV, FLV, etc. USD$23.32

VoodooPad - Wiki-based note pad. USD$29.95 (Lite and Pro versions also available)

WebnoteHappy - Bookmark manager with note taking and del.icio.us support. USD$29.95 (Freeware version also available)

Xee - Image viewer. Freeware.

xScope - On-screen tools for graphic designers. USD$14.95

Yojimbo - Information organizer. USD$39

Well, there you have it. Be sure to follow me on Twitter and keep an eye out for the next Twitterpoll. Thanks to all of the participants in this poll for their great suggestions. I'm sure people are going to discover some awesome applications they hadn't played with before.