I was playing with my MacBook Pro earlier tonight trying to find some fun applications to make life easier and more interesting.  Here are a few that I stumbled across:

1 - ShadowBook.  By using the built in optical light sensors in the MacBook Pro I am able to wave my hand over the laptop and have the desktop change.  This is both fun and annoying.  It's nice to be able to wave my hand and get a clean desktop, but when I'm not paying attention I can easily and accidentally change my desktop.  Want to see a demo?  View the YouTube video below:

2 - SMARTReporter.  This is a handy app for those like me who need to know the status of their hard drive at all times.  I edit HD video on the MacBook and even a minor hiccup on the drive can cause hours of pain and suffering.  SMARTReporter monitors the S.M.A.R.T. feedback on all the attached hard drives and will preemptively let me know if there is a problem or not.

3 - By far my favorite and most useful Mac utility is Visor.  This is a great little utility that allows me to call up the terminal just like I would in a game such as Quake or Doom.  By pressing command and ~ I am able to slide that little bad boy down and start working right atop my desktop.  How cool is that?   I have to give props to my brother-in-law for finding this one, it's a great little utility.