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#1 2005-06-21 11:58 am

maxintosh
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Indispensible hacks/utilities

What are some hacks/utilities that you cannot live without? For the purposes of this topic, that is defined as an addon to the system or one of the programs included with the system.
Mine are:
MenuMeters
Desktop Manager
AcidSearch
SizzlingKeys
TransparentDock (also semitransparent icons for hidden apps)

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#2 2005-06-21 11:59 am

resedit
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Re: Indispensible hacks/utilities

emacs

In her right hand Jenny held the Bible of her mother
Jenny had a pistol in the other
-- Steve Taylor

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#3 2005-06-21 12:42 pm

Pro_
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Re: Indispensible hacks/utilities

lynx

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#4 2005-06-21 12:52 pm

mjsmitho
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Re: Indispensible hacks/utilities

Apple Remote Desktop

ssh

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shirts...
Apple Certified

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#5 2005-06-21 1:02 pm

Kurto2021
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Re: Indispensible hacks/utilities

windows 3.11

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c111/circpro/OAUserbar.gif
http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/8586/ronfezuserbareg5.gif
http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/8259/ipodshuffleusercw7.jpg
http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/1374/applefk0.gif

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#6 2005-06-21 1:03 pm

Moses
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Registered: 2004-12-08
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Re: Indispensible hacks/utilities

That hack where you tilt you laptop to change songs on iTunes.
iSync

shrug

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I can only express puzzlement, which borders on alarm.

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#7 2005-06-21 1:35 pm

MattElmore
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Re: Indispensible hacks/utilities

resedit wrote:

emacs

emacs is god-awful. so is vi.

--;

Come visit my forum for a good time!

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#8 2005-06-21 4:40 pm

radams
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Re: Indispensible hacks/utilities

MattElmore wrote:

resedit wrote:

emacs

emacs is god-awful. so is vi.

Vi for victory!

NetRestore
LoginWindowManager
AppleJack
ASR

Tiger Server, not so bad now. Automator, however, still sucks.

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#9 2005-06-21 5:32 pm

goandeatsomestuff
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Registered: 2002-01-13
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Re: Indispensible hacks/utilities

Quicksilver

-=Los Pistoleros Del Infierno=-[MA] Trout!
Who Is GE?
Them what kills you. Stick to the path. Beware of the moon.

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#10 2005-06-21 7:09 pm

Scott
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Re: Indispensible hacks/utilities

Quicksilver
YourTunes

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#11 2005-06-21 7:30 pm

The Nameless One
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Re: Indispensible hacks/utilities

TinkerTool is absolutely cannot-live-without for me. big_smile

Thank you for reading my absolutely useless signature. big_smile

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#12 2005-06-21 8:39 pm

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Re: Indispensible hacks/utilities

retrospect
timbuktu
wacom drivers for my wacom tablet
sidetrack

Warmest regards.

Sincerely,
Kevin

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#13 2005-06-21 9:54 pm

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Re: Indispensible hacks/utilities

resedit wrote:

emacs

could you expand on why emacs is great? I've used it for a few weeks and don't yet see what all the hubub is about
tito

shut up tito.
PICES
indeed.

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#14 2005-06-21 10:30 pm

Fried Chicken
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Re: Indispensible hacks/utilities

What a funny....  I thought you were talking about the eMac, like you could hack it...  But what a coincidence, emacs and the eMac.

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Just because something is legal, doesn't mean it's right.  Just because something is illegal, doesn't mean it's wrong.

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#15 2005-06-21 10:33 pm

Digital
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Re: Indispensible hacks/utilities

Onyx
Trackerling
Process Wizard
ClearDock
ShapeShifter

My Tuna spits in your general direction

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#16 2005-06-22 2:11 am

Touque Guy
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Re: Indispensible hacks/utilities

hax is a good hax
tato

What can you tell me about the four Woodoo?

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#17 2005-06-22 3:06 am

Mymac4ever
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Re: Indispensible hacks/utilities

Macaroni
Dragthing
Bytecontroller
Menumeters
Meteorologist
Candybar

Others that might not be considered hacks:
APODGrabber
StreamRipper
Zebra Scanner
AdiumX

Last edited by Mymac4ever (2005-06-22 6:44 am)

Now, where in the name of... did I put that thing that I forgot what it was and why I was looking for it?
SE/30: 16Mhz/8MB/34MB/PussyCat
PM8600: G3@550Mhz/768MB/110GB/Radeon7000/Usb2&FW/Jaguar
PMG5: DC2.3Ghz/4GB/570GB/NVidia6600/Leopard ShufflePod, iPod Touch

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#18 2005-06-22 8:55 am

skymt
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Re: Indispensible hacks/utilities

Anacron!

Edit for description: Anacron automatically runs whatever tasks you give it, once every x days. It's great for general computer upkeep.

Oh, and by the way, I agree Vi sucks. Vim, on the other hand...

Last edited by skymt (2005-06-22 1:37 pm)

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#19 2005-06-22 9:33 am

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Re: Indispensible hacks/utilities

I have no idea what [almost] any of these are.  This would've worked a lot better with descriptions attached.

"Overall, the results are pretty clear: Mac users might not actually be smarter than PC users, but they certainly use better English and a larger vocabulary to express more complex thinking."

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#20 2005-06-22 9:59 am

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Re: Indispensible hacks/utilities

Unsanity software (Xounds, Shapeshifter, ClearDock, etc.), Dock Disks and YouControl iTunes menu bar controller.

To make it leaner (diskspace wise), I do a search and delete all ReadMe, Read Me, Help, Tutorials, Samples, and extra language files.

I know your IP.
A gift without a giver is not a gift.
"Intel Inside" is not a marketing ploy, it's a warning label.

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#21 2005-06-22 1:08 pm

stoned
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Re: Indispensible hacks/utilities

SHAREPOINTS.

without sharepoints networking in OSX would be a complete bitch (unless all you care about is connecting to another computer's drop-box or home folder).

"the bible is cooler than i thought.... most of the main characters get stoned!!!"
"let's get back to the good ol' days when the "opiate of the masses" was still actually opium."  -me
"kids don't beat me. i beat kids." -HJS
the above post is proudly antihammer

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#22 2005-06-22 3:07 pm

Digital
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Re: Indispensible hacks/utilities

MB38 wrote:

I have no idea what [almost] any of these are.  This would've worked a lot better with descriptions attached.

Use Trackerling to find out what they are tongue wink

My Tuna spits in your general direction

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#23 2005-06-22 4:01 pm

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Re: Indispensible hacks/utilities

stoned wrote:

SHAREPOINTS.

without sharepoints networking in OSX would be a complete bitch (unless all you care about is connecting to another computer's drop-box or home folder).

This, sadly, is true.  I couldn't believe that I couldn't set sharepoints with OS X alone.  Shame, Apple.

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Mountains come out of the sky
And they stand there!

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#24 2005-06-22 4:26 pm

after-life
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Re: Indispensible hacks/utilities

AliasMenu
XRay

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#25 2005-06-22 4:32 pm

SonicSamurai
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Re: Indispensible hacks/utilities

quicksilver
growl - and things that work with growl

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