Useful MAC Apps and Hardware [Ongoing Updates]
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How were you cleaning them? This video show the process involved, Cleaning the Mighty Mouse Scroll Ball
http://vimeo.com/338625I think he could do with a tweezers though!
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Mike,
Thank you so much for this video link!
Altough the first part, unsealing the bottom ring, is a little tricky, all the process
is very easy and efficient.
I was just going to buy a new mouse (the fourth one in a few years
), now all I have to do is to clean my mouse stock 
Thanks again.
Patrice
Of course, I also thanked Julian on Vimeo.
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(i'm not sure if this has been brought up in this thread yet or not but...)
i'm going on 3 months now using pixelmator..
it's 15 dollars.. seriously, the first application i ever used on a computer for content creation was photoshop.. and i used it for years and years..
and i'm saying, i don't miss a single feature in photoshop by using pixelmator.. (other than me being so used to photoshop's UI)..
it has all the tonal controls i need as well as very similar layers and blending modes.. good sharpening and selection tools etc.. a solid base set of tools that function very well for me..
but the main benefit for me at this point (besides the price point) is that it's a simple drag/drop type of instal (or via app store).. a nice&neat little app.. with photoshop, it installs all sorts of crap all over my computers and things are always launching/popping up (app managers!? or whatever)..
might not be a good 'downgrade' for some people that are photoshop maniacs but for people like me and what i need out of an image editor, it actually feels like an upgrade..
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@unknownuser said:
pixelmator
i spent some more time today familiarizing myself with it and found a couple of really nice features.
here's onehttp://www.pixelmator.com/#alignment-guides
i think something like that would be nice to see in sketchup even.. (the relative spacing bit)
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Just got word that Twilight Render is now available for Mac users
Check it out here, http://twilightrender.com/downloads/upgrade
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uh, I was just thinking about that again today... People saying "Twilight is great". Well not for me. Now, Maybe... thanks for the note, Mike!
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I haven't pit something up here for a while.
Yesterday I was cleaning up my BumpTop screen and thought it would be handy for have a floating Trash Bin! I located Bin-it http://peacockmedia.co.uk/bin-it/#download and having taken the two week trial. I like it and probably will buy at $5.
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How to enable expanded save dialog as default
Most of you probably know all about this already but I thought I should mention it for those that don't.
Apple tend to keep things very simple and the default saving is such a case. This is what the default shows,
To achieve a more indepth setup the following needs to be down.
You will need to use the command line for this, so open up the Terminal and type or copy/paste the following commands.
Enable expanded save dialog
defaults write -g NSNavPanelExpandedStateForSaveMode -bool TRUEDisable expanded save dialog – revert back to Mac OS X default
defaults write -g NSNavPanelExpandedStateForSaveMode -bool FALSE
How to Enable Expanded Save Dialog as Default in Mac OS X
How to Enable Expanded Save Dialog as Default in Mac OS X
OS X Daily (osxdaily.com)
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@mike lucey said:
How to enable expanded save dialog as default
Most of you probably know all about this already but I thought I should mention it for those that don't.
Apple tend to keep things very simple and the default saving is such a case. This is what the default shows,
[attachment=0:2xaj0b8r]<!-- ia0 -->How to enable expanded save dialog as default.jpg<!-- ia0 -->[/attachment:2xaj0b8r]
To achieve a more indepth setup the following needs to be down.
You will need to use the command line for this, so open up the Terminal and type or copy/paste the following commands.
Enable expanded save dialog
defaults write -g NSNavPanelExpandedStateForSaveMode -bool TRUEDisable expanded save dialog – revert back to Mac OS X default
defaults write -g NSNavPanelExpandedStateForSaveMode -bool FALSE
How to Enable Expanded Save Dialog as Default in Mac OS X
How to Enable Expanded Save Dialog as Default in Mac OS X
OS X Daily (osxdaily.com)
for more fluidity, the shortcut ⌘=
does the same in a flashon the other hand,
DefaultFolderX further expansion of open and save dialogs has been my companion for years
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@mike lucey said:
How to enable expanded save dialog as default
Most of you probably know all about this already but I thought I should mention it for those that don't.
Apple tend to keep things very simple and the default saving is such a case. This is what the default shows,
[attachment=0:y3wt04ez]<!-- ia0 -->How to enable expanded save dialog as default.jpg<!-- ia0 -->[/attachment:y3wt04ez]
To achieve a more indepth setup the following needs to be down.
You will need to use the command line for this, so open up the Terminal and type or copy/paste the following commands.
Enable expanded save dialog
defaults write -g NSNavPanelExpandedStateForSaveMode -bool TRUEDisable expanded save dialog – revert back to Mac OS X default
defaults write -g NSNavPanelExpandedStateForSaveMode -bool FALSE
How to Enable Expanded Save Dialog as Default in Mac OS X
How to Enable Expanded Save Dialog as Default in Mac OS X
OS X Daily (osxdaily.com)
there's the expand button next to the 'save as' text field.. that will open the bigger window and it remembers its state.. (the osxdaily article is over 6 years old so a bit outdated
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Picturesque is quite a nice application which I use occasionally for photo work. Its is also a past Apple Design Award winner. http://www.acqualia.com/picturesque/
Paddle is making Picturesque available for free today. Pop over and grab it before its too late. The link is here, https://www.paddle.com/freebie/490660/picturesque/
Mike
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stumbled across this, free until 11/3
played around with a few images, powerfully simple and swift for minor tweaks...
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wind-borne, Good find and thanks for mentioning. I like apps that do one job well and DoX Perspective is one of those. I think it would be worth the $20 but better again to get it free.
Mike
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speaking of pens, have a look this set of pens. the one that caught my attention is the jot script, as it works with Penultimate/Evernote, two apps I use with my iPad.
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I've been using this for awhile and love it. Quit all apps it's made with automator which I would like to learn more about but not very much out there as far as tutorials but thought I would share.
http://osxdaily.com/2013/06/02/quit-all-applications-mac-os-x/ -
Check out Liquid (available in the app store). If you select something and click command+@ it pops up a little dialog that lets you do things such as search the web, send to various destinations, copy in nice ways. For a small price, the full version will also look up the selection in various dictionaries, translate between languages, and convert units. Very slick!
Steve
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Thanks Steve. Liquid is sitting in my menu bar
Here is a heads up on Paddle's current offer.
Paddle 'The 2014 Mac Pick a Bundle!'
Pick any 10 out for 30 apps for just $39.99
It might be worth the price for just 'Forever Save 2'
Mike
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Has anyone been using a good "tear-off menu" app / hack in OSX.
I keep going nuts with one app I have that buries sheet index in a pull down menu. C'mon. I have to click between so many sheets constantly! So slow.
Any ideas. Thanks!
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@pbacot said:
Has anyone been using a good "tear-off menu" app / hack in OSX.
I keep going nuts with one app I have that buries sheet index in a pull down menu. C'mon. I have to click between so many sheets constantly! So slow.
Any ideas. Thanks!
I don't understand what you are looking for. Maybe Afloat? http://afloat.en.softonic.com/mac
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