I recently took the plunge and went form an all-linux environment to adding a Macbook Pro to my collection of computers. I thought I would record a few of the apps and tips I have found useful in setting up the machine.

Java

Java can be a bit of a bugbear for linux users, because of the choices between Icedtea, openjdk and the Sun hotspot. Since I do a lot of Java development, I really want the real thing.

On the Mac, the official JVM seems to come from