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My Suggestion is DEVONthink 2,860 Views / 38 Replies  
If you're working on research, with a lot of documents that need sifting through, DEVONthink (http://www.devon-technologies.com/products/devonthink/index.html) is the best option in OS X. It takes...
Posted by swamibooba, on Apr 8, 2006 at 08:30 AM, in Applications
Using RSS feeds makes it extremely easy to browse... 1,122 Views / 16 Replies  
Using RSS feeds makes it extremely easy to browse a lot of websites. Likewise, it can contribute to information overload: it's so easy to subscribe to a website, it doesn't take long before you're...
Posted by swamibooba, on Oct 17, 2005 at 08:14 PM, in Applications
Well, yeah. But if the file is embedded into a... 1,138 Views / 13 Replies  
Well, yeah. But if the file is embedded into a page I'll have to open the page in Firefox and open up the "Page Info" window to save the file. Hmm, I just realized that with Flip4Mac, I could just...
Posted by swamibooba, on Oct 16, 2005 at 10:22 PM, in Applications
Yeah, Cmd-Space is the kind of key sequence... 959 Views / 10 Replies  
Yeah, Cmd-Space is the kind of key sequence that's always been reserved. For a long time it was open, and any developer could write to that sequence, but Apple would warn that it could be used by the...
Posted by swamibooba, on Oct 16, 2005 at 12:08 PM, in macOS
I've found that for some DivX files, you need an... 509 Views / 2 Replies  
I've found that for some DivX files, you need an extra codec for the audio.

It's the AC3 codec, which can be got from http://www.insaneness.com/ac3.html
Posted by swamibooba, on Oct 16, 2005 at 12:00 PM, in Applications
Hey, now I can see everyone on my MSN Messenger... 1,906 Views / 37 Replies  
Hey, now I can see everyone on my MSN Messenger account without having to manually enter them! W00T!
Posted by swamibooba, on Oct 16, 2005 at 11:57 AM, in Applications
I've been using Flip4Mac (just the player) for a... 1,138 Views / 13 Replies  
I've been using Flip4Mac (just the player) for a few weeks now and it's going far better than I expected. There are a few files, typically ASF files, that have severely distorted video, but...
Posted by swamibooba, on Oct 16, 2005 at 11:55 AM, in Applications
It sure looks like it! Those jagged edges really... 3,676 Views / 78 Replies  
It sure looks like it! Those jagged edges really bothered me.
Posted by swamibooba, on Oct 14, 2005 at 04:28 PM, in Applications
If you're looking for old mac games, the... 654 Views / 4 Replies  
If you're looking for old mac games, the Macintosh Garden (http://mac.the-underdogs.org/) is a great resource. There are DOS emulators too if you're into those old DOS games, but getting them to...
Posted by swamibooba, on Oct 10, 2005 at 03:20 PM, in Gaming
I'm usually into the more indie games, and there... 6,361 Views / 126 Replies  
I'm usually into the more indie games, and there seems to be decent, though not spactacular choice of games. I still haven't found an interesting adventure game that isn't text-based or requires...
Posted by swamibooba, on Oct 9, 2005 at 03:26 PM, in Gaming
closing the lid won't inhibit airflow on the... 1,779 Views / 17 Replies  
closing the lid won't inhibit airflow on the powerbook since the air enters under the keyboard and the screen sits just high enough when closed to allow air to enter - unless there's a cloth in place...
Posted by swamibooba, on Aug 1, 2004 at 12:36 PM, in Mac Notebooks
since breaking down five months ago and finally... 3,911 Views / 72 Replies  
since breaking down five months ago and finally buying a mac - my 12-incher (i love saying that), i've switched two friends to get eMacs, one to an ibook, and two to get g5 towers. it usually only...
Posted by swamibooba, on Jun 26, 2004 at 08:25 PM, in macOS
what it really comes down to is how safe you... 1,587 Views / 30 Replies  
what it really comes down to is how safe you think your powerbook will be.

because of my long history of bad luck, terrible timing, and random silliness, i feel much better with applecare. i've...
Posted by swamibooba, on Jun 23, 2004 at 12:20 PM, in Mac Notebooks
i use ikear because when i tried cleaning it with... 1,316 Views / 12 Replies  
i use ikear because when i tried cleaning it with soap and water everything streaked and it left an icky film all over the casing. but when i first tried the iklear, i still got streaks, especially...
Posted by swamibooba, on Jun 22, 2004 at 01:00 PM, in Mac Notebooks
the easiest way to tell if your hard drive is... 651 Views / 9 Replies  
the easiest way to tell if your hard drive is physically kicking the bucket is if it starts making funny clicking sounds, after which the system freezes up.

about a couple of days after you start...
Posted by swamibooba, on Jun 9, 2004 at 12:20 PM, in Mac Notebooks
 
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