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<blockquote data-quote="IvanLasston" data-source="post: 1161045" data-attributes="member: 145676"><p>Quicksilver is a great launcher and it is what I use all the time. Two really good articles on how powerful Quicksilver actually is (beyond a launcher)</p><p><a href="http://lifehacker.com/247129/hack-attack-a-beginners-guide-to-quicksilver" target="_blank">Hack Attack: A beginner's guide to Quicksilver</a></p><p>(this second one has other programs but he uses a combo of quicksilver, dropbox and geektool to display his todo list)</p><p><a href="http://zenhabits.net/5-amazing-mac-apps-for-getting-things-done-plus-a-custom-rigged-setup/" target="_blank">5 Amazing Mac Apps for Getting Things Done (Plus a Custom-Rigged Setup) | zen habits</a></p><p></p><p><u><strong>More free stuff</strong></u></p><p></p><p><strong>Windows Utilities you might miss when switching </strong></p><p><strong>Better Touch Tool</strong></p><p><a href="http://blog.boastr.net/?page_id=1722" target="_blank">Downloads (SecondBar & BetterTouchTool) » BetterTouchTool & SecondBar</a></p><p>Tired of just the default gestures that Apple gives you? Better touch tool allows you to configure multitouch to your heart's content. Also has the windows snapping of Windows 7.</p><p></p><p><strong>Hyperdock</strong></p><p><a href="http://hyperdock.bahoom.de/" target="_blank">HyperDock</a></p><p>For all the windows 7 taskbar lovers. In beta currently but works well.</p><p></p><p><strong>istats menu 2</strong></p><p>Monitor your Mac like your Windows Box.</p><p><a href="http://mac.brothersoft.com/istat-menus-2.0.html" target="_blank">iStat Menus 2.0 for Mac free Download</a></p><p>Free version is 2.0. 3.0 adds a lot of good features but is rather steep in price. They had a sale when it first released.</p><p><a href="http://bjango.com/mac/istatmenus/" target="_blank">iStat Menus, a Mac app by Bjango</a></p><p>They also make dashboard widgets</p><p><a href="http://www.islayer.com/apps/istatpro/" target="_blank">iStat Pro, a Dashboard Widget by iSlayer</a></p><p><a href="http://www.islayer.com/apps/istatnano/" target="_blank">iStat nano, a Dashboard Widget by iSlayer</a></p><p></p><p><strong>Cyberduck</strong></p><p><a href="http://cyberduck.ch/" target="_blank">FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, Cloud Files, Google Docs & Amazon S3 Browser for Mac & Windows.</a></p><p>FTP,SFTP,Webdav client. One of the few I've found that uses rsa key authentication </p><p></p><p><strong>*NIX and Free/Open Source stuff</strong></p><p><strong>Macports and Fink</strong></p><p>For the Linux switchers. Package managers - gets you a lot the FOSS software for your Mac. </p><p><a href="http://www.macports.org/" target="_blank">The MacPorts Project -- Home</a></p><p><a href="http://www.finkproject.org/" target="_blank">Fink - Home</a></p><p>And for Linux switchers you'll want to install xcode and X11.</p><p><a href="http://developer.apple.com/" target="_blank">Apple Developer</a></p><p></p><p><strong>Shell Here</strong></p><p>To get a shell in the directory you are in try Shell Here.</p><p><a href="http://mac.softpedia.com/get/Utilities/ShellHere.shtml" target="_blank">Download ShellHere 1.0.5 Free - Open a new Terminal window from Finder - Softpedia</a></p><p></p><p><strong>Text editors for masochists and linux switchers</strong> </p><p>macvim</p><p><a href="http://code.google.com/p/macvim/" target="_blank">macvim - Project Hosting on Google Code</a></p><p>emacs</p><p><a href="http://aquamacs.org/" target="_blank">Aquamacs: Emacs for Mac OS X</a></p><p></p><p><strong>Tagger</strong></p><p>Tag files with keywords - makes it easier to find files in Spotlight</p><p><a href="http://hasseg.org/tagger/" target="_blank">Tagger</a></p><p></p><p><strong>gfxcardstatus</strong> </p><p>For laptop users: to set the video card you want</p><p><a href="http://codykrieger.com/gfxCardStatus/" target="_blank">gfxCardStatus - cody krieger</a></p><p></p><p><strong>Davmail</strong></p><p>Access your Exchange 2003 server through OWA. Allows you to use any CalDav, CardDav, and IMAP or Pop email client. Although there is built in support in iCal, Address Book, and Mail for Exchange 2007 - there is no support for 2003. This allows you to use the default apps in Mac with Exchange 2003. (Or you could use Thunderbird, Eudora, Sunbird, etc)</p><p><a href="http://davmail.sourceforge.net/" target="_blank">DavMail POP/IMAP/SMTP/Caldav/Carddav/LDAP Exchange Gateway</a></p><p></p><p><u><strong>Remote access</strong></u></p><p><strong>VNC</strong></p><p>Chicken of the VNC</p><p><a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/cotvnc/" target="_blank">Chicken of the VNC | Download Chicken of the VNC software for free at SourceForge.net</a></p><p>Or Mac screensharing</p><p>cmd-space -> screen sharing</p><p></p><p><strong>Windows RDC</strong></p><p>Remote Desktop connection is Windows' way to view your desktop from another computer. </p><p><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/mac/remote-desktop-client" target="_blank">Remote Desktop Connection Client for Mac | Office For Mac</a></p><p></p><p><strong>Team Viewer</strong></p><p><a href="http://www.teamviewer.com/index.aspx" target="_blank">TeamViewer - Free Remote Access and Remote Desktop Sharing over the Internet</a></p><p></p><p><strong>Synergy+</strong></p><p>Keyboard/Mouse share between any computer/OS. </p><p><a href="http://synergy-foss.org/" target="_blank">Synergy - Welcome - Synergy</a></p><p><a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/osxsynergygui/" target="_blank">Mac OS X Synergy Configurator | Download Mac OS X Synergy Configurator software for free at SourceForge.net</a></p><p></p><p><strong>VLC media player</strong></p><p>Play just about anything. Perian and Flip4Mac also cover this for Quicktime - but I have VLC on every computer no matter the OS.</p><p><a href="http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-macosx.html" target="_blank">VideoLAN - VLC media player for Mac OS X</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IvanLasston, post: 1161045, member: 145676"] Quicksilver is a great launcher and it is what I use all the time. Two really good articles on how powerful Quicksilver actually is (beyond a launcher) [URL="http://lifehacker.com/247129/hack-attack-a-beginners-guide-to-quicksilver"]Hack Attack: A beginner's guide to Quicksilver[/URL] (this second one has other programs but he uses a combo of quicksilver, dropbox and geektool to display his todo list) [URL="http://zenhabits.net/5-amazing-mac-apps-for-getting-things-done-plus-a-custom-rigged-setup/"]5 Amazing Mac Apps for Getting Things Done (Plus a Custom-Rigged Setup) | zen habits[/URL] [U][B]More free stuff[/B][/U] [b]Windows Utilities you might miss when switching [/b] [B]Better Touch Tool[/B] [URL="http://blog.boastr.net/?page_id=1722"]Downloads (SecondBar & BetterTouchTool) » BetterTouchTool & SecondBar[/URL] Tired of just the default gestures that Apple gives you? Better touch tool allows you to configure multitouch to your heart's content. Also has the windows snapping of Windows 7. [B]Hyperdock[/B] [URL="http://hyperdock.bahoom.de/"]HyperDock[/URL] For all the windows 7 taskbar lovers. In beta currently but works well. [B]istats menu 2[/B] Monitor your Mac like your Windows Box. [URL="http://mac.brothersoft.com/istat-menus-2.0.html"]iStat Menus 2.0 for Mac free Download[/URL] Free version is 2.0. 3.0 adds a lot of good features but is rather steep in price. They had a sale when it first released. [URL="http://bjango.com/mac/istatmenus/"]iStat Menus, a Mac app by Bjango[/URL] They also make dashboard widgets [URL="http://www.islayer.com/apps/istatpro/"]iStat Pro, a Dashboard Widget by iSlayer[/URL] [URL="http://www.islayer.com/apps/istatnano/"]iStat nano, a Dashboard Widget by iSlayer[/URL] [B]Cyberduck[/B] [URL="http://cyberduck.ch/"]FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, Cloud Files, Google Docs & Amazon S3 Browser for Mac & Windows.[/URL] FTP,SFTP,Webdav client. One of the few I've found that uses rsa key authentication [b]*NIX and Free/Open Source stuff[/b] [B]Macports and Fink[/B] For the Linux switchers. Package managers - gets you a lot the FOSS software for your Mac. [URL="http://www.macports.org/"]The MacPorts Project -- Home[/URL] [URL="http://www.finkproject.org/"]Fink - Home[/URL] And for Linux switchers you'll want to install xcode and X11. [URL="http://developer.apple.com/"]Apple Developer[/URL] [B]Shell Here[/B] To get a shell in the directory you are in try Shell Here. [URL="http://mac.softpedia.com/get/Utilities/ShellHere.shtml"]Download ShellHere 1.0.5 Free - Open a new Terminal window from Finder - Softpedia[/URL] [B]Text editors for masochists and linux switchers[/B] macvim [URL="http://code.google.com/p/macvim/"]macvim - Project Hosting on Google Code[/URL] emacs [URL="http://aquamacs.org/"]Aquamacs: Emacs for Mac OS X[/URL] [B]Tagger[/B] Tag files with keywords - makes it easier to find files in Spotlight [URL="http://hasseg.org/tagger/"]Tagger[/URL] [B]gfxcardstatus[/B] For laptop users: to set the video card you want [URL="http://codykrieger.com/gfxCardStatus/"]gfxCardStatus - cody krieger[/URL] [B]Davmail[/B] Access your Exchange 2003 server through OWA. Allows you to use any CalDav, CardDav, and IMAP or Pop email client. Although there is built in support in iCal, Address Book, and Mail for Exchange 2007 - there is no support for 2003. This allows you to use the default apps in Mac with Exchange 2003. (Or you could use Thunderbird, Eudora, Sunbird, etc) [URL="http://davmail.sourceforge.net/"]DavMail POP/IMAP/SMTP/Caldav/Carddav/LDAP Exchange Gateway[/URL] [U][B]Remote access[/B][/U] [B]VNC[/B] Chicken of the VNC [URL="http://sourceforge.net/projects/cotvnc/"]Chicken of the VNC | Download Chicken of the VNC software for free at SourceForge.net[/URL] Or Mac screensharing cmd-space -> screen sharing [B]Windows RDC[/B] Remote Desktop connection is Windows' way to view your desktop from another computer. [URL="http://www.microsoft.com/mac/remote-desktop-client"]Remote Desktop Connection Client for Mac | Office For Mac[/URL] [B]Team Viewer[/B] [URL="http://www.teamviewer.com/index.aspx"]TeamViewer - Free Remote Access and Remote Desktop Sharing over the Internet[/URL] [B]Synergy+[/B] Keyboard/Mouse share between any computer/OS. [URL="http://synergy-foss.org/"]Synergy - Welcome - Synergy[/URL] [URL="http://sourceforge.net/projects/osxsynergygui/"]Mac OS X Synergy Configurator | Download Mac OS X Synergy Configurator software for free at SourceForge.net[/URL] [B]VLC media player[/B] Play just about anything. Perian and Flip4Mac also cover this for Quicktime - but I have VLC on every computer no matter the OS. [URL="http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-macosx.html"]VideoLAN - VLC media player for Mac OS X[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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