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Re: I love my new Mac (list of cool utilities from Twitter)

buda — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 09:12:13 -0000

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oh, almost forgot! IT FREE!

Enjoy!

Many thanks for this list!

Found it to be quite useful!

Greetings from argentina

Re: I love my new Mac (list of cool utilities from Twitter)

justG — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 17:48:55 -0000

I couldn't do without WebnoteHappy (http://happyapps.com), a utility I've not seen mentioned. It's a bookmark manager that integrates del.icio.us. I have loads of bookmarks that haven't been tagged/categorised/cleaned up/annotated from before del.icio.us came along, and WnH lets me search my library without differentiating between "del.icio.us" and "local." I can quickly add stuff to it and then post it to del.icio.us at my convenience. The searching bit is key for me, since searching del.icio.us is so slow. I've also configured NNW to post to del.icio.us using WnH, which is handy.

I never had a need for a bookmark manager when I used Windows, because I only ever used one browser. Not having found a favourite on OS X yet, I frequently switch between Safari, Camino (lub), Firefox and OmniWeb (lub), depending on the task at hand. I've added a global keyboard shortcut to system prefs that makes cmd-d add an URL to WnH instead of the browser I happen to be using at the time. Works a treat.

Re: I love my new Mac (list of cool utilities from Twitter)

Steve Traversi — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 19:56:01 -0000

In the last month, business associates are all beginning the Mac switch. When my XP workhorse died, I bought an iMac with Parallels to run the windows apps I can't live without. Now, I've fallen in love with how everything just works and does so with panache. For me, Vista put me over the edge...I bought a notebook with a gig of ram that runs the hard drive incessantly for nearly an hour with no apps running. I'm thinking I should sell it for a macbook...

Dave Schappel: .Mac might be the answer for you

Re: I love my new Mac (list of cool utilities from Twitter)

daveschappell — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 22:25:13 -0000

Robert -- I searched your blog before asking this question, but didn't find an answer to my upcoming question. And, I know that I can run Windows on my new MacBook Pro, but I'd prefer to not do that.

My question is, "what is the best replacement for the new Mac user for Microsoft Outlook?"

I asked more than 20 people this same question at Web 2.0 Expo and noone had a good/crisp answer. I also have done a number of google searches, and noone seems to agree. For all its warts, the ease of use/single app functionality of Outlook and its synchronization across Exchange Server to phones, etc. is really a timesaver for many people.

Do you know if there's a consensus on the best way to approximate (or transcend) this utility?
- Entourage
- Mail / iCal / Address Book synch?
- Gmail / Cal / Mail / iCal synch?
- Zimbra
- other?

Thanks,

Dave

p.s. A good post on this by someone with your blogosphere outreach would be really helpful for converts, which I expect will only be increasing post-Vista...

Re: I love my new Mac (list of cool utilities from Twitter)

Robert Scoble — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 13:00:20 -0000

WinXP: you're funny! I guess you didn't understand that if you have a Mac you can run both MacOSX +AND+ Windows (either XP or Vista).

I have two OS's on my machine. Are you saying having only one is better? Sounds like sour grapes to me.

Re: I love my new Mac (list of cool utilities from Twitter)

WinXP fan — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 12:57:09 -0000

For editing documents and listening to iTunes, a Mac is fine. Oh, and surfing the net...

for those of us who want something with style and substance, there's the Asus carbon-fiber laptops.

Re: I love my new Mac (list of cool utilities from Twitter)

Netanel Jacobsson — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 10:01:36 -0000

Hey Robert : add MacJournal (fantastic) and MindManager for Mac - Proteus (IM) works better for me than Adium

Re: I love my new Mac (list of cool utilities from Twitter)

Alissa V. — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 16:20:35 -0000

download for Mac OSX that enables automatic Wi-Fi connections to hotspots, muni networks....

Re: I love my new Mac (list of cool utilities from Twitter)

Mart — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 07:56:33 -0000

err... that's "stock" experience ;-)

Re: I love my new Mac (list of cool utilities from Twitter)

Mart — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 07:56:02 -0000

How about just using the stuff that came with it for a while before you load all kinds of crap on it?

Mail.app
Safari
iMovie
iTunes
iPhoto
iChat
Pages
Keynote
Address Book
iCal
Stickies

Seriously - the great thing about the Mac is that it comes ready to do real stuff... it's not like Windows where you have to load 300 crappy sharewarez on it... please get a feel for the stick experience first...

Re: I love my new Mac (list of cool utilities from Twitter)

Randolph Kirkpatrick — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 04:49:45 -0000

SuperDuper - Lot's of people are recommending it, but not saying why.

SuperDuper and an external drive is the perfect backup solution. Keep a complete BOOTABLE clone of your machine at all times. (Maybe more than one)

If my drive fails, I could firewire my machine to my backup drive and boot right up and keep working.

If my machine dies completely, I could get a new one, Boot it up to the external drive, run SuperDuper, and be back exactly where I was in a few hours.

I think anyone who's not maintaining at least a complete clone of their drive for back-up purposes is insane.

Re: I love my new Mac (list of cool utilities from Twitter)

David Wang — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 20:32:14 -0000

You've probably had a lot of people recommend you Quicksilver. Here's a good screencast for an intro and how to get started with Quicksilver:

http://mymacbuzz.com/2007/0...

Re: I love my new Mac (list of cool utilities from Twitter)

lookmark — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 09:07:39 -0000

'grats on the new purchase, Robert. Lots of suggestions there. ; )

Personally, I'd use OS X for at least just a little while without downloading anything just to get a feel for it, but once you've done that: Quicksilver FTW. Also Adium if you need a multi-protocol IM client (which I'm sure you do).

Also, it's interesting you got this machine just 2-3 months before Apple will release the Leopard (whose "secret" features are still an enigma wrapped up in a mystery). Was that a factor at all in your decision? Will you be upgrading if you like what you see?

Re: I love my new Mac (list of cool utilities from Twitter)

jk — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 22:51:31 -0000

Dump MS Office for Mac. GO NeoOffice. I bet you could easily live w/o your crap.

Re: I love my new Mac (list of cool utilities from Twitter)

tim — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 21:27:47 -0000

ten semi-obscure programs you shouldn't be without is a good list with details

Re: I love my new Mac (list of cool utilities from Twitter)

mika — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 19:29:52 -0000

I know two amazing apps not on your list (both OS X)..

- AppFresh: automatic software update tool for any mac application. http://metaquark.de/appfresh/

- Homezone: Monitors Airport networks and Bluetooth devices, and you can automatically trigger any actions you'd like http://metaquark.de/homezone/

Re: I love my new Mac (list of cool utilities from Twitter)

chucksense — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 15:54:35 -0000

I highly recommend Camino. It's gecko power and versatility built specifically for the Mac.

Re: I love my new Mac (list of cool utilities from Twitter)

daniel — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 12:55:31 -0000

Oh, and the Mirror widget of course...

http://www.apple.com/downlo...

Re: I love my new Mac (list of cool utilities from Twitter)

daniel — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 12:54:42 -0000

Handbrake (DVD ripper)
Google Desktop
Google Earth
RAR Expander
iAlertU (http://www.youtube.com/watc...

Re: I love my new Mac (list of cool utilities from Twitter)

Steve — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 12:50:15 -0000

For RSS newsreading, get Vienna. It's free and open source and being constantly developed. It's also very simple to use and get started with.

http://www.opencommunity.co.uk

Re: I love my new Mac (list of cool utilities from Twitter)

Roustem — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 12:10:07 -0000

My 5 most often used applications are:

* Quicksilver
Keyboard interface for OS X
http://quicksilver.blacktre...

* 1Passwd (the product I developed)
Never type your online passwords again.
http://1passwd.com

* FileChute
The fastest way to share screenshots (at least until iChat Screen Sharing arrives).
http://www.yellowmug.com/fi...

* TextExpander
A must have if you do a lot of typing.
http://www.smileonmymac.com...

* Adium
The best instant messaging client.
http://www.adiumx.com/

Re: I love my new Mac (list of cool utilities from Twitter)

Mike Bell — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 10:54:32 -0000

Developer Tools.
One of the best things I did since switching to OS X was register with Apple Developer Connection (it's free). http://developer.apple.com/...

The utilities include Property List Editor, allowing easy editing of the .plists in your library/preference and elsewhere.

Another useful download, if you like the server side of OS X like Xgrid, has been the Server Admin Tools 10.4.

Re: I love my new Mac (list of cool utilities from Twitter)

Stephen — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 09:50:48 -0000

BBEdit (not TextMate!)
Transmit (not Fetch or Interarchy)
OmniOutliner (not Yojimbo)
SuperDuper, of course
Read up on the Command-shift 3 and 4 variations and command line "screencapture" before wasting money on a screen capture utility (and there also the freebie Grab utility bundled)
Give Pages and Keynote a try

Re: I love my new Mac (list of cool utilities from Twitter)

james miller — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 09:44:02 -0000

iclock
http://www.scriptsoftware.com
is essential and often overlooked because it runs all the time and replaces the old os x clock with some really useful time functions (alarms, timezones, various options for the menubar, app menu, to do list, etc..). i use the info it provides many times a day.

Re: I love my new Mac (list of cool utilities from Twitter)

James John Malcolm — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 08:52:29 -0000

"Oh, and can you pick the SmugMug CEO out of the list above?"

Bet he uses tickr for flickr.