Comments for Warm Fuzzies

Comment from Ryan Abrams on 2003-10-10

2003-10-10T17:37:15Z

There is an app called uControl that apparently lets you do crazy remapping of keys and such.. (i think he specifically mentions the delete key iirc.) Get it here: http://www.gnufoo.org/ucontrol/ucontrol.html]]>

Comment from pete on 2003-10-10

2003-10-10T18:42:18Z

Welcome to the other side!

If you're a fan of virtual desktops, check out Desktop Manager: http://wsmanager.sourceforge.net/

Also, did you download the Mac OS X version of jEdit? It then uses an Aqua Look & Feel rather than the standard Metal (or Windows) look you might be used to (as well as some other Mac-niceties.) Here's a screenshot of jEdit on my Mac: http://jedit.org/index.php?page=screenshot&image=10

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Comment from dda on 2003-10-10

2003-10-10T19:09:52Z

Don't touch my enter key!!! :-)
the key right of the apostrophe is a return key, which doubles as enter key when fn is pressed. But return and enter have different uses in Excel, for instance, and I couldn't live without an enter key (apple-c to copy, navigate, enter to paste).

Of course not everybody needs Excel...

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Comment from Pat on 2003-10-10

2003-10-10T19:13:42Z

BBEdit is worth it. You can get the "upgrade" price from BBEdit Lite I think. So it's down to $79. You'll love the perl/cvs integration and emacs key bindings ;-) . Fugu is great for editing remote docs with BBEdit via sftp and it's free. Transmit from Panic is also something I bought and loved.]]>

Comment from dda on 2003-10-10

2003-10-10T19:20:31Z

* PHP 4.3.2R2/MySQL 4.0.15/Apache 2 from http://serverlogistics.com/
That's the best Mac OSX distro set
* Perl 5.8 from the same
* Python 2.3 http://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.3/Python-2.3.tgz
or
http://homepages.cwi.nl/~jack/macpython/macpython-osx.html
* Some "shopping" chez Marc Liyanage http://www.entropy.ch/software/macosx/
never hurts either...
* ImageMagick: http://www.imagemagick.org
* Installing Fink is also a good idea: http://fink.sourceforge.net/
* XDarwin 4.3 http://www.xdarwin.org/ to run some of the stuff installed via Fink
* Konfabulator http://www.konfabulator.com Greatest virtual geek toy ever!
* RBrowserLite http://www.rbrowser.com/RBrowserLite/RBrowserLite.html
Excellent FTP tool
* IPNetShareX http://www.sustworks.com/site/prod_gnat_overview.html
transforms your machine into a router.
* NFSManager http://www.bresink.de/osx/NFSManager.html
* CSSEdit http://www.macrabbit.com/cssedit/download.html* TigerLaunch from ranchero software
* DesktopManager, on sourceforge. Gives you four desktops to spread your windows on.* GLTerm. A very very fast Terminal app. Uses OpenGL to draw text... http://www.pollet.net/GLterm/
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Comment from Oscar on 2003-10-10

2003-10-10T19:25:20Z

Yeah, BBEdit is deinitely worth the outlay. It's one of the few apps that has survived the natural selctive pressures of my list of login startups.

I agree that the one-button mouse is pretty much a stubborn vestige at this moment in time ... but I've learned to live with it ...

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Comment from Jonathan Greene on 2003-10-10

2003-10-11T00:07:48Z

You should also consider Hydra, now subethaedit as a text editor. It's free...

Moz is a fantastic browser on OS X. Safari is a bit faster but I think the features of Moz (password saving and rendering) are better. Firebird is close, but still too alpha to use daily.

NetNewsWire is a great one. If you like wiki style notepads, you might also like VoodooPad.

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Comment from Chris Malanga on 2003-10-10

2003-10-11T01:14:24Z

I second the comment on Transmit. Best $25 I've ever spent!

Welcome to the good side Brad!

Chris

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Comment from Jonathan Greene on 2003-10-10

2003-10-11T04:44:19Z

Forgot to mention, if you have Toast, you can import the ITMS AAC files and then import then back into iTunes as MP3 files.

Transmit is a killer FTP app - I would add my vote there!

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Comment from Brian Sweeting on 2003-10-10

2003-10-11T06:56:55Z

I just got a new 15" PowerBook after deciding to break free from a Windows world. I'm also trying to get acclamated to the single mouse button, but I've gotten used to just holding the mouse button down for a second to get the "right-click" menu to appear. I guess if it was a big enough problem, I could just plug in a USB mouse. Anyway, enjoy your new Mac!]]>

Comment from dda on 2003-10-11

2003-10-11T08:41:40Z

> Moz is a fantastic browser on OS X.
Right. My default browser (although all the other... :-). If you use Moz, make sure to pay a visit to http://www.mozdev.org/projects/active.html and check out the extensions. My favorite is the googlebar: http://googlebar.mozdev.org]]>

Comment from Bob Collins on 2003-10-12

2003-10-12T18:58:30Z

Conversion of AAC to MP3 (by way of burning to CD) involves a pair of lossy compressions that do not act nicely with each other. AAC and MP3 "lose" different musical information and the conversion will include both sets of "losses." So you are not going to get anything near close to an MP3 version generated directly from source with the iTunes Music Store.

Hence no complaints from RIAA and the big five music corporations.

BBEdit, well worth it, but undergoing inflationary price increases in the last couple of years, probably because it is so good. I've used it for ten years or so (originally a freeware product) and nothing compares, not emacs or any Windows text editor.

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Comment from brian hess on 2003-10-12

2003-10-12T23:57:52Z

Welcome to the cult ... er, family! :-)

*To customize that trackpad, consider "SideTrack":http://versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/20854
*For multi-service instant-messaging, consider "Proteus":http://www.indigofield.com
*Marc Liyanage's "OS X packages":http://www.entropy.ch/software/macosx/welcome.html
*"YourSQL":http://www.mludi.net/YourSQL/
*To manage iTunes from the menu bar, "Synergy":http://synergy.wincent.com/
*To modify shortcut keys in any app, there's "Menu Master":http://www.unsanity.com/haxies/menumaster/

And a hearty "aye, aye" to the recommendation of Transmit and BBEdit.

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Comment from Ryan Abrams on 2003-10-13

2003-10-13T16:04:10Z

A word of warning on SideTrack - I used the latest release on my powerbook G4 1.25ghz last week... it causes a kernel panic if you touch the trackpad before the cursor when waking from sleep. That was enough for me to remove it and wait for a release that fixes that bug. YMMV.

Oh.. and Synergy is worth the $5. That pop up for now playing is the coolest thing ever. ;)

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Comment from bitweever on 2003-10-13

2003-10-13T17:56:51Z

Did you get Fink yet? It's a necessity to get all your favorite Debian packages on OS X. It works just like 'dselect'.]]>

Comment from vlad on 2003-10-13

2003-10-14T00:39:58Z

as far as necessary software goes, camino.

http://mozilla.org/projects/camino/

has that aqua look and feel, hella fast, and all that mozillaness we've come to love. unfortunately not many new releases, but everyone i know who's tried it likes it better than safari, including myself.

also, a nice mac browser comparison article (albeit a little dated):
http://arstechnica.com/reviews/003/software/mac/browser/mac-browsers-1.html

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Comment from Norm Jenson on 2003-10-13

2003-10-14T06:58:39Z

Dont miss IClip from http://inventive.us a wonderful multiple clipboard. Try it you'll like it.]]>

Comment from finn on 2003-10-14

2003-10-14T18:08:52Z

It would have been nice to have a �Del� key that deletes the letter at the cursor instead of having to do Fn+Delete to do that.

Don't forget you're using a unix machine. The ^D combo will do what you want in most applications (it may be restricted to Cocoa based apps?). If you have uControl installed so the control key is in the proper position, this is very convenient. (I wonder if uControl is slightly flaky on the new pbs as it is on my old model variety...) Many of the other emacs-style combos work as well: ^F, ^B, ^A, ^E, etc.

I think that Safari + PithHelmet is the best browser combo on the Mac.
http://culater.net/osd/PithHelmet/PithHelmet.html

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Comment from chris on 2003-10-15

2003-10-16T06:45:05Z

It is astounding to me that there is no windowshade option in Mac OS anymore. It's a must have. Unsanity makes Windowshade X. You NEED it.

Transmit is the best FTP app I have ever used. It makes WS-FTP for windows look like a school project.

TinkerTool adds a number of great customizations for the OS. It's really a must-have.

I recently installed Acquisition for downloading via the Gnutella network. It Cocoa native. It's really very nice.

I use Kung-log exclusively for MT blogging. It's very, very good.

Good luck with your new PB. Welcome to the family.

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Comment from Oliver on 2003-10-18

2003-10-18T08:31:46Z

I second the notion of Hydra, err. SubEthaEdit as editor of choice. It's free and it won the Apple Design Award this year. You can find it here: http://www.codingmonkeys.de/subethaedit/]]>

jan 7

2004-01-08T01:20:57Z

Hour One: Up and at them! (like Reiner Wolfcastle's acting coach.) Overslept, gotta hurry. Good oatmeal, with nuts and raisins. Nice to talk to my baby. Shower, dress: capilene longjohns (weather: 19 deg!), tan cords, black shirt, black cash sweater,...