Useful MAC Apps and Hardware [Ongoing Updates]
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Hi Guys,
I thought I'd post some information / details on the various MAC Applications and Utilities that I find useful.
My latest find is XSlimmer http://www.xslimmer.com/FAQ.html. This program takes an application and 'slims' it down quite a bit. It nearly halved Google Earth!
The shareware version is limited to 50Mb of 'savings' but the full version has no limits, naturally. MOST IMPORTANT ***** There is a option to BACK UP the application before putting it on a diet! This is important if one does not have the original installer or its one of those programs that delivers the KEY via the Net, totally hidden to ones eye!
All in all I've made quite a bit of extra HD space available. BTW there is a Black List that shows the application that can't be slimmed down.
Mike
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Hmmm, seems like a nifty app. I'm not aware of anything like this on the PC platform.
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Yes it is indeed Juju, but again there are lots of nifty software under the OSX platform.
Same for Windows but the new Macs can use those also. OK, I'll shut up before Jackson come after my hide
Mike
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Here are a few more. These I use all the time.
Sticky Windows (A nice way of slapping windows to one side)
http://www.donelleschi.com/stickywindows/KEEP AFLOAT (very handy for keeping a window floating on screen also allows tran)
http://millenomi.altervista.org/Afloat/
NOTE I first used Afloat on Tiger and it worked fine. When I moved to Leopard it did not work. I had to remove the installed SIML file and replace it with an updated version then reload Afloat 3. Worked fine after that. I notice that there is a Beta 4 on the guy's site now!Doodim(It dims or turns black all but active program)
http://www.lachoseinteractive.net/en/products/doodim/Viou ( Useful utility for sticking program 'icons' on folders
http://perso.orange.fr/prime/Pages/Viou/SoftViou1.html
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sticky windows looks great... that's right up my alley.. the download is crazy slow (75kb/sec) but i'll try it again later..
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Hi Jeff, I would be lost without Sticky Windows. I'm sure you will find it useful.
Mike
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This is also quite a useful utility that I use quite a lot now. After taking a Screen Shot the .png is saved to the Desktop with a number. While there is a thumbnail of the image its not easy to figure out what is what on a high res screen. Sharpshooter comes to the rescue as it offers the option to rename the Screen Shot before saving to DT, very handy indeed.
Sharpshooter http://www.iwankerl.com/Software/Sharpshooter/
PS: The app is free and won't let the rude site name put you off
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LOL@ I wanker
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Cunning Fox also from http://www.donelleschi.com is a very quick way of switching off the running apps when you want to get maximum processing power from your Mac. Its also a quick way of killing apps.
The icon is tiny and sits on the bottom left corner of the screen, a little yellow box with a 'C'. I having been using this some some time now with no problems.
Cunning FOX http://www.donelleschi.com/cunningfox/
Mike
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@solo said:
LOL@ I wanker
Just noticed the guy's full name is Isaac Wankerl. I'd imagine the 'l' is very important
to this guy. (Also I think the 'W' is pronounced as a'V' as it looks like a German name). As is the 'e' in Lucey to me! I suppose we all have our burdens to carry
Here is Isaac's pic. He's from Texas .... I wonder it Todd has every bumped into him in his travels down there. The guy should place a PayPal Donate as the utility is VERY useful, I'm using it all the time.
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Don't know him.
In the handy Mac app category, I've purchased SnapzPro. Awesome. It will do a screen capture video, plus all manners of still screen capture, way above and beyond what comes with OS X.
http://www.ambrosiasw.com/utilities/snapzprox/I'm also running with a beta version of Skitch. I think it's in public beta right now. It's very handy for marking up / annotating a screen grab in fun, artsy ways. Skitch is from the same folks that produce Comic Life.
http://plasq.com/skitchI'm considering springing for Fission and Audio Hijack Pro too from Rogue Amoeba.
http://rogueamoeba.com/And, of course, Handbrake for ripping DVDs to my iPod.
Todd
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Thanks for adding to the list Todd, much appreciated. Must check those apps out
I'm wondering if we should make this a 'Sticky' as I'm sure it would be of interest to many Mac users.
Also, It probably would not be a bad idea if a similar thread was started by one of the Win guys that is interested in checking out new Win programs. Any takers ?
Mike
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Bean is a simple to use free word processor that I use ALL the time
as it meeting my needs and requirements.Mike
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Looking in my applications folder I see
Image Tricks (http://www.belightsoft.com) - filters and transforms on images
ImageWell (http://xtralean.com) - image edit, crop, resize, annotate, web previewy stuff
Inkscape (http://www.inkscape.org) - drawing etc. Uses X11 and looks horribly like a windows app but is pretty good otherwise
LineForm ( http://freeverse.com/lineform/) - I paid actual money for this. Can even read pdfs and 'parse them' into graphic entities so you can edit them.
Picturesque (http://www.acqualia.com/picturesque/) - does pretty things to imagesAside from LineForm they're all no-cost.
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Thanks for the list all, as a new comer to OSX is there a freeware theme changer? Something like ShapeShifter?
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@unknownuser said:
Thanks for the list all, as a new comer to OSX is there a freeware theme changer? Something like ShapeShifter?
TIAHere is one, Cricket1
http://mac.softpedia.com/get/Utilities/Cricket1.shtmlAlso you might check out this list,
http://www.softlookup.com/category.asp?ID=513Mike
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Thanks Mike, I'll check into those.
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Hi Guys,
I've had Corel Painter Essential 2 for a while. It came as a freebie with something that I bought, can't remember what
BTW I did not like the GUI.I've just learned that Corel has now launched Painter Essentials 4 for both Win and Mac. I've downloaded the demo (60 days!) and had a very quick look araound and liked what I saw.
It is a major improvement over pervious versions. Its the 'lazy man's' ideal tool for trouble free quick painterly effects. Just upload the photo / picture and try the various options.I think with a bit of time it might be possible to achieve the 'Dennis Effect'!
The demo can be had here, http://www.corel.com They require an account setup but I think its worth the effort. Or try here http://www.download.com/3001-2187_4-10747944.html
Here is a little YouTube presentation, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UeI07Y6FdA
Corel Painter Essentials 4My efforts attached.
Mike
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let me add my 2$.
Jing (http://www.jingproject.com/
very nice and useful free screen capture/annotation app. it allows you to record videos too.Rita (http://www.frykholm.se/rita.html
"Rita is a paint program for MacOS X that attempts to be limitless, flexible and easy to use. Unlike traditional paint programs Rita does not restrict you to a particular image size or resolution. Instead, it uses an infinite canvas. You can make the image as big as you like and zoom in as much as you want without ever encountering any big blocky pixels."Shindler (http://www.1802.it/shindler.php
drag any folder on this app and it will produce a text list all its contents.Justlooking (http://chipmunkninja.com/article/justlooking2
no-frills image viewerVLC (http://www.videolan.org/
media player that supports a large number of formats. whenever quicktime refuses to go vlc does the trick. -
Hi Edson,
That JingProject is a useful tool to have in the arsenal. I have downloaded but was disappointed to see that the ScreenCast site is currently down. However I did sign up for a Flikr account. I'm looking forward to trying it out.
Mike
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