Share keyboard and mouse across various OS X computers.
This was a pretty big “wow” moment for me. No AppleScript, no .command files (which launch Terminal.app), just pure, instant command line gratification.
In 2006 I got a MacBook that had a built in camera. I close the lid to my laptop several times a day so having it take a picture every time I opened the lid seemed like an interesting idea.
SleepWatcher 2.1 (running with Mac OS X 10.5 and 10.6, source code included) is a command line tool (daemon) for Mac OS X that monitors sleep, wakeup and idleness of a Mac. It can be used to execute a Unix command when the Mac or the display of the Mac goes to sleep mode or wakes up, after a given time without user interaction or when the user resumes activity after a break or when the power supply of a Mac notebook is attached or detached. It also can send the Mac to sleep mode or retrieve the time since last user activity.
Actions Per Minute (APM) is used to describe how fast a player is at multitasking in a real time strategy game. Korean StarCraft pro-gamers have APMs close to 400 (or around 6 actions per second). Have you wondered how fast your APM is while coding, writing or photoshopping? No? Well, neither had I until last night! After a hacking session in XCode and Objective C I was able to create a neat Mac OS application that displays your current APM in the menu bar.
Here's how I upgraded my hard drive to 320 Gigs while upgrading to Mac OS X Leopard and installing Time Machine. All while keeping all my old applications and data safe.
Upload files directly from Finder. Save frequently used locations in your Context Menu for quick access. Simply Select the Files or Folders you want to upload and then ctrl+click to send them anywhere.
f you live in text files and crave seamless, no-brainer syncing (that doesn’t require growing a neckbeard), that little icon represents a milestone in the evolution of simple, low-friction workflows.
With RaopX, however, you're no longer limited to iTunes; you can play any system audio through AirTunes. [Free software, like AirFoil, only I can spend $25 on beer]
Fortunately, you can run headless Virtualbox instances on OSX. It just takes a little extra work. Assuming you installed Virtualbox in the default location, headless Virtualbox binaries live in:
RemoteSight is an application for video and audio transmission over a network. It captures video from any attached video input device (for example the built-in iSight camera included in many Macintosh computers), which can then be viewed on another computer over a network or the internet.
I was able to use a Mac OS X “.dfont” font file on windows by using a simple FOSS software to convert it into standard TrueType format (.ttf). The app is called Fondu. It’s actually a set of many command line programs rolled into one, but I only used the main fondu app. Couldn’t have been easier:
Finally, the Quicksilver is back in my Snow Leopard faster than ever! I’m disabling Google Quick Search Box for now. B56a7 will work on your Snow Leopard machine, but most of the features won’t play well on it or slow. [When I upgrade, I guess I might never use Quicksilver again. :_(]
If you’ve upgraded to Snow Leopard, there’s something new in Automator that I sort of like. It’s called an iCal Alarm. You can create any Automator flow (an alarm clock that plays a certain playlist, something that clears all the items on your desktop and files them, etc) and save it to iCal so that it gets run at a certain time every day, week, or on whatever schedule you want.
Whether it's your meeting minutes, interviews, lectures, home movies, dictation, speeches, or your favorite TV show, Transcriva can help you transcribe them all. You do the typing, Transcriva takes care of the rest.
With TrackTime you can view your activities on a beautiful Timeline. You can view your activity by day or any other period. You can quickly see what matters to you through statistics for applications, music, and websites as well as for your own defined projects.
This is a native-code port to the Mac (not an emulation).
he use of USB Audio Devices on the Left-Hand USB Port Is Not Recommended. This applies to ALL MacBook Pro Models (Core Duo and Core 2 Duo). • The 15" MacBook Pro models have 1 USB port on the left side, and one USB port on the right side. • The 17" MacBook Pro models have 2 USB ports on the left side, and one USB port on the right side.
A friend gave me the tip to connect a virtualized Windows XP machine. All Mac programs can access the Internet and programs like the Putty SSH client running inside the virtual Windows XP guest OS can access the remote system. This solution is slightly more convenient than two separate machines because it already allows copy/paste and drag/drop. However, I really wanted direct SFTP and SSH connectivity from my Mac client programs like Terminal and Interarchy/BBEdit. The solution is SSH tunneling through the VM, and Putty can do this, but I wanted a bit more flexibility and automation of the process by using Linux instead of Windows inside the VM (and I actually could not get the VPN connection running in my virtual Windows Vista, even after disabling Vista’s UAC got me one step closer). What follows is the description of my setup.
This screensaver allows you to display QuickTime Movies as a screensaver.
Universal Application Use Norrkross Movie to edit video in multiple layered tracks, add your own movie titles or use the amazing green screen effect to really boost your amateur movie to a whole new level. The beautiful, simple user interface will quickly get you started with little or no training.
It's an RSS ticker that pulls random items from your feeds and scrolls them across your desktop. When you see a title that looks interesting, you can click on it to pop up the item in a window.
I’m a Macintosh a guy and so Spotlight helps me a lot. I just get on Spotlight and say, let's see, if I say "asshole” and “minister," I then can find what I want find.
Dine-O-Matic is a fun Dashboard widget created by the Iconfactory and Joesph Roback for Mac OS X that randomly selects a place to eat out when you just can't make up your mind.
Aha! Too bad I don't have Leopard
Another text editor. I think this one has some interesting customization.
Snaps Pro X is expensive, but worth it.
I love simplifying tasks!
More metadata for everything.
When you're working on a document, and don't want to be distracted, turn on Isolator. It will cover up your desktop and all the icons on it, as well as the windows of all your other applications.
Well there's nothing illegal about Peel
Your Xbox 360 is capable of playing back your music and viewing your digital photos. With Connect360, your Mac's ready to share.
With Dockless, any OS X application can be made to show in the Dock or not.
This article is a major update to the older (but tried-and-true) post, Building Ruby, Rails, LightTPD, and MySQL on Tiger.
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PongSaver is an OS X screensaver/clock which keeps time by using the score of a game of Pong. The left side wins once an hour, and the right side wins once a minute. Use and enjoy!
Well, Stikkit is gaining some pretty impressive Mac OS X integration that makes using this service a real dream
I’m not entirely sure why, but I signed up again for Twitter this morning.
Scorecard is a comprehensive golf statistics application for Mac OS X which allows you to understand every aspect of your [ed: Wii Sports Golf] game
Purchase any Mac computer and Final Cut Express HD from January 1 to March 27, 2007, and receive instant savings of up to $200, or $200 rebate*
he following article will break-down available solutions based on the specific “conveniences” you wish to retain while saving a little money in the long run.
Apple Remote Desktop is the best way to manage the Mac computers on your network. Distribute software, provide real-time online help to end users, create detailed software and hardware reports, and automate routine management tasks — all without leaving
While Spotlight is definitely cool, it doesn’t quite fit my workflow. Quicksilver remains the supreme app on my Tiger installation.
Instructional videos for various Apple related hardware replacements
iPhoto2Gmail is a project I worked on because I often found myself trying to walk family members through the process of exporting and resizing pics from their iPhoto library in order to gmail them to others.
Drag your PNGs onto PNGCrushrrr and get super-optimized files ready to be emailed or posted on the web!
Journler is a daily notebook and entry based information manager. Scholars, teachers, students, professors, scientists, thinkers, the business minded and writers of every persuasion use it on a daily basis to connect the written word with the media most i
I don't think this looks easy.
is a small utility for Mac OS X that makes screenshots of webpages
Oops. Sorry, I missed the note about FREE. Mac software generally isn't free, but it's almost always worth paying for.
Conversion of your data file from Quicken for Macintosh to Quicken for Windows, or vice versa, is a complex process.
The MegaManEffect is an application that emulates an effect seen in the classic NES game Mega Man 2. When you launch an OS X application, the screen goes dark, stars sweep the night sky and your application’s icon is presented in a blue letter box bar w
GarageSale is a slick, full-featured client application for the eBay online auction system. With GarageSale Mac OS X users can finally compose eye-catching auctions quickly using an intuitive Mac-like interface.
However, I did learn how to use a great VPN tool, Hamachi, and I thought I would detail the steps needed to get it running under Mac OS X
iPhoto Library Manager alleviates this problem by allowing you to keep multiple iPhoto libraries in different places on your computer (or even on an external drive or networked volume) and switch back and forth between them.
This program lets you create a booklet out of a PDF file, which is known as pages imposition.
Libra is a very simple application that allows you to create, use and manage multiple iTunes music libraries.
Recently got an iSight camera and could not find a CLI capture utility around. Nobody
not all wireless carriers and phones support faxing—and this function is not supported by AppleCare. — Great hint. Hope it works.
with Telekinesis, anything you can do with your keyboard, you can do with your remote.
My goal is to simply outline those applications that are not only the most useful, but have direct bearing on the life of those who have recently made the jump from Windows. I will also include links to several Mac-friendly websites as well a few extremel
Great idea to steal. I think it'd be easy with Devon Think.
Visor provides a systemwide terminal window accessible via a hotkey, much like the consoles found in games such as Quake.
These are free applications that I have tried and liked. This list is updated as needed.
OnMyCommand is a mind-blowingly useful contextual menu plugin for OS X that allows you to execute UNIX commands from your right-click menus.
This thread is intended as a way of answering some of the questions that are frequently asked (especially by beginners) about Unix on OS X.
Vvidget™ is the premier chart and graph system for Mac OS X. Developed by the experts and derived from over a decade of use at the largest corporations. It has features so advanced that, in over 10 years, many are not available in similar systems.
Think of it as a digital video camera for your screen. Snapz Pro X makes short work of making training videos, producing product demos, creating tutorials, archiving streaming video, and anything else you can think of.
MySync provides the Mac-to-Mac syncing capabilities of .mac, without .mac
Unlike other Mac video solutions, DivX for Mac 6.5 can convert your movies into the DivX format for playback on millions of certified DVD players, portable media players and other consumer electronics devices.
This article contains a list of applications announced or released as universal binaries. Universal binaries will run natively on both Intel and PowerPC based Macs.
Postfix Enabler helps Mac users set up a totally-functional buzzword-compliant mail server in less than a minute, the Mac Way. It sets up SMTP, POP3 and IMAP services, with or without SSL support.
Proxi allows you to define custom hot keys, monitor Mail, iChat, and RSS feeds, execute a repeating task, and much more.
This tutorial is presented as a regular column and takes the Unix beginner through the basics of using the Terminal application - the means by which one speaks and listens Unix.
Enjoy all the songs in your iTunes music library on any device that has network access to your iTunes computer.
i think you're a real cool lady; you're as square as the 1980s.
3-2-1 is a simple yet functional countdown timer for Dashboard. It displays hours, minutes & seconds, and includes a lap function and a supersize.
Useful download utility based on wget command line tool. Program includes a vast number of options to fine tune your downloads through both http and ftp protocols.
Portions of this code have been borrowed from Yolk, 3-2-1 and ProdMe. The wonderful JavaScript particle engine is from Alex Wayne's Beautiful Pixel. If not for Google and the plethora of JavaScript and CSS tutorials, demostrations and all about the town i
Wouldn’t it be great if we could somehow combine Transmit’s awesome synchronization feature with some kind of scheduling to automate daily or weekly back-ups from your Mac to your Strongspace account?
Now you're going to locate your real Trash, here's how: In the Go To field, type in /users/yourname/.trash
Text to PDF converter is a simple utility for creating searchable PDF files from text documents.
Phlink 3 features call snooping, powerful multiple voice mailbox integration, 10-digit and 11-digit dialing as well as intelligent international dialing, and much more.
Say you have a series of PDFs of various recipes, organized by type. Each is a separate file, but you’d like to combine them into one PDF. Prior to 10.4, you could use a third-party tool or a Unix program to get the job done. With 10.4, you just need Au
who needs an xp upgrade? i don't anymore
compile scripts for OSX
yay! this is what i've been looking to find and now finding it, want it.
i search for this nearly every time
osx back up software. i swear i must bookmark this every few months
menushade makes it a little more laid back
this really thrills me. i used to just play ambient music for airports.
from the source: This is a little Applescript droplet, designed to sit on your desktop. Drag & drop some files onto it, and it’ll magically transfer them to your FTP server in the background.
