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A Few Apps No-one should live without
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Nov 2001
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I've downloaded these all in the last fortnight and they are all indispensable now.
Expogesture
Allows you to set up gestures to activate keystokes. I'm using it to assign an anti-clockwise loop to cmd-[, to take me back a page in safari, clockwise loop to take me forward a page, cmd-], down up down to PgDn and left right left to cmd-alt-right arrow (desktop manager).
Desktop Manager
Desktop manager gives you multiple desktops, and allows you to switch desktops with a keystroke, thats where expogesture comes in. Even without the cube transitions on my pismo, its really cool.
Sidetrack
Sidetrack allows you to set the right hand side of your trackpad to a scrollbar, allowing you to scroll with the cursor anywhere. I've also assigned a tap on the top right of the trackpad to act as F9 (expose all windows).
uControl
uControl allows you to set a key that when held down will make your trackpad work as a kind of scroll pad. Really useful
Synergy
Synergy is a menubar control for iTunes. The little notification windows that come up at track changes are excellent.
Just thought I'd let you know.
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Washington, DC
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Originally posted by ShotgunEd:
Sidetrack
Sidetrack allows you to set the right hand side of your trackpad to a scrollbar, allowing you to scroll with the cursor anywhere. I've also assigned a tap on the top right of the trackpad to act as F9 (expose all windows).
defiantly seconded.
I've got vert and horz. scroll, plus top-left tap is right click, and top-right tap is middle click. very nice.
Still not as good as a 2 button mouse w/ scroll wheel - but indispensable for iBook/PowerBook users.
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/Earth\ Mk\.\ I{2}/
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Posting Junkie
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Retired.
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Addicted to MacNN
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Yokohama, Japan
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I had some freezes on wake-from-sleep that coincided with installing Sidetrack. After removing Sidetrack it hasn't happened again. I have a 12" iBook G4 (800MHz). YMMV.
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Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Michigan
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Originally posted by Earth Mk. II:
defiantly seconded.
I've got vert and horz. scroll, plus top-left tap is right click, and top-right tap is middle click. very nice.
Still not as good as a 2 button mouse w/ scroll wheel - but indispensable for iBook/PowerBook users.
Very true I just tried it out am am using my trackpad more than my mouse! No crashes to report. will keep posted.
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Pismo 400 | Powerbook 1.5 GHz | MacPro 2.66/6GB/7300GT
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Mac Enthusiast
Join Date: May 2004
Location: norway
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Originally posted by ShotgunEd:
Desktop Manager
Desktop manager gives you multiple desktops, and allows you to switch desktops with a keystroke, thats where expogesture comes in. Even without the cube transitions on my pismo, its really cool.
Wow! I didn't know about this app. It's awesome!!
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Dedicated MacNNer
Join Date: Apr 2001
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Somehow I look at the word "expogesture" and my brain reads "estrogen." Maybe I should go talk to my wife about that... 
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Clinically Insane
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: San Diego, CA, USA
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Originally posted by LaGow:
Somehow I look at the word "expogesture" and my brain reads "estrogen." Maybe I should go talk to my wife about that...
Maybe not. 
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Chuck
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"Instead of either 'multi-talented' or 'multitalented' use 'bisexual'."
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