[header] How to make a customized application restorer in os x [title] Gather your applications. [step] Head out to the internet and pull down all of the. Dmg images for the applications you want to carry around. Keep them together in some folder so you can easily find them all later. 
[title] Create a new folder on your desktop or in some other easy-to-reach location. [step] Later in the process, the contents of this folder will be turned into your new.