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Name 3 hot apps/utiliities
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Just out of interest and maybe to spread the love how about naming the 3 hot apps/utilities that YOU think everyone should have on their Powerbook and why. (not including the obvious like Photoshop etc)
1. Disc Traker - with over 120 CD's of archives jobs its an absolute no brainer
2. VueScan - because I actually want to use my scanner in OSX (come ON apple)
3. Unsanity Clear Dock - because it makes it look much much nicer!!
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1. Quickimage - Image conversion with right click of mouse.
2. Menu Meters - System monitoring in menu bar.
3. Transmit - ftp
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forum is so dead wrong that it is actually pretty funny
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Sidetrack-so you never have to use a mouse again.
Freemind-brainstorming just got easier and more efficient.
Region X-screw region codes.
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"Microsoft is a cross between the Borg and the Ferengi. Unfortunately, they use Borg to do their marketing and Ferengi to do their programming." Simon Slavin
Me on Flickr.
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desktop manager- apple will have this soon i bet, slow dummies.
iview media pro- better than iphoto
firefox- more customizable, more features, & faster than safari.
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konfabulator weather and slickies for quick notes
onyX - for maintaining stuff
Diskwarrior 3 for those dangerous recovery situations.
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1.33 GHz 12" | 60 gig 7200 rpm drive | 1.25 Gigs of ram
amd 64 3000+ eMachines m6805 (arima lappy) | 60 gig | 512 megs | almost 3400 3dMark03 and it was only $1250 :)
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15" PB/1.5 GHz/1.25GB RAM
40GB iPod Photo
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this is a good forum idea.
- interactive C- its really fun if you have a handyboard, or RCX (or botball)
- macstumbler or kismac- great if you like free internet
- mediapipe- great for compressing movies
im assuming USB Overdrive is one of those obvious ones
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Originally posted by mishap:
forum is so dead wrong that it is actually pretty funny
*tumbleweed blows through*
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Hi, I'll share my top 3 with you:
candybar - which replaces system icons with cooler ones of your choice and all done automatically
maxmenus - which I have customized to hotkey folders like apps, system preferences or documents, in addition to the 4 coloured corners on the screen that open menus
pacifist - which allows you to re-install separate packages of mac os X. It saved my life after I accidentally erased address book (I think it was) that is not available for separate download from apple
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"I do not fear computers. I fear lack of them."
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Originally posted by ginalee:
Hi, I'll share my top 3 with you:
candybar - which replaces system icons with cooler ones of your choice and all done automatically
maxmenus - which I have customized to hotkey folders like apps, system preferences or documents, in addition to the 4 coloured corners on the screen that open menus
pacifist - which allows you to re-install separate packages of mac os X. It saved my life after I accidentally erased address book (I think it was) that is not available for separate download from apple
Best 3 so far.
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Originally posted by mike one:
desktop manager- apple will have this soon i bet, slow dummies.
doubtful.
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"You rise," he said, "like Aurora."
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Candybar - just downloaded it - cool!
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Colloquy - my favourite IRC app. To the point, polished, and flexible.
Firefox - because it's nice to have another browser for compatibility. Some prefer this over Safari.
Snood - the penultimate time-killer. Just don't play it at work or school with the volume up.
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ļ£æ 24-inch iMac Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz
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Originally posted by The Placid Casual:
Best 3 so far.
Cool thanks!
Will be trying out cleardock.
Keep the suggestions coming...
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"I do not fear computers. I fear lack of them."
proud of my site | http://www.ipodlinks.com
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dockblock; gives me full-screen use (with apps like indesign & photoshop);
openmenu: customizable contextual menus, to access my apps & folders
imote: "invisible" control of itunes (from the keyboard)
there's more of course...
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"At first, there was Nothing. Then Nothing inverted itself and became Something.
And that is what you all are: inverted Nothings...with potential" (Sun Ra)
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Do you know how imote compares to synergy... as far as computer load?
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A lot of my faves have been named already. Some others:
DragThing - app launcher -- can make many docks, tabbed docks, etc.
MacStumbler - wireless network finder, displays signal strength etc.
WireTap - records any audio playing through your Mac
Thanks to some of the recommendations above, I'm now trying ClearDock and Firefox. Keep 'em coming!
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Originally posted by eatinwokout:
Do you know how imote compares to synergy... as far as computer load?
hmmmm...
not sure, but i use imote & itunes track; gives me keyboard control of itunes, without any menubar icons etc, and a readout onscreen of song titles...nice combo!
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"At first, there was Nothing. Then Nothing inverted itself and became Something.
And that is what you all are: inverted Nothings...with potential" (Sun Ra)
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GraphicConverter
Transmit
QuickSilver
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since I carry your PowerBook on from here to there, you need something like LittleSecrets. It is very nice to feel you 'safe'
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Transmit
MenuMeter
PopMonitor
The ones I enjoy the most right now. But I'd recommend Graphic Converter, IView Media and VLC to anyone that buys a new Mac.
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Firefox -- Well worth the download
iTunes Library Manager -- Allows you to have more than one Library so 2 or more people can use iTunes seperately.
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Originally posted by CyberPet:
Transmit
MenuMeter
PopMonitor
POPMonitor seems interestng, worth it?, mainly to use with my .mac account.
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For general everyday:
AdiumX - multi-protocol IM client that actually looks cool
Azureus - for the torrents
Pester - quick and dirty alarm clock
For development:
MacCvsX - graphical cvs client
SubEthaEdit - rendezvous-enabled editor
Microsoft Remote Desktop - so you don't actually have to sit at a windows machine!
For other:
Temperature Monitor - keeping tabs on my PB
Menu Meters - keeping tabs on my PB
Salling Clicker - bluetooth presentation goodness
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