Kenneth

1. Tinderbox (one of the reasons I want to get the Mac
notebook). I got tired of waiting for the Windows version.

You´ll get Yoyimbo with the Tinderbox license. Yoyimbo is a nice clipping manager and text database. It's not as powerful as Zoot, Infoselect or Ultra Recall but a good piece of software where you may put stuff and organize it before moving it to Tinderbox.

2. Mac Wordprocessor (I
can't recall the one that has been recommended here)

I recommend Scrivener (www.litteratureandlatte.com).
If you don´t like it: Check out Jer´s Novel Writer, Ulysses or Avenir.

3. Bibliographic software (I
think I might stick with Endnote)

I can get MS Office for Mac through a program we have
at my university.

A free alternative to Microsoft Office is NeoOffice (the Java edition of Mac OpenOffice.org).

So, is there any other program can you recommend for writing?

If the outlining feature in Scrivener does not satisfy you, check out

- Omnioutliner (www.omnigroup.com/applications/omnioutliner/)
- or TAO (http://artec-software.com/products/neo/en_index.html - both are excellent outliners; for my needs, however, the outliner in Scrivener is more than good enough.

In case, Yoyimbo/Tinderbox does you meet your requirements, try Devonthink Pro or Office.

I think the piece of software you were looking for is Scrivener.

Franz