{"id":929,"date":"2006-10-25T06:29:00","date_gmt":"2006-10-25T04:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tom.scholten.nu\/weblog\/?page_id=929"},"modified":"2010-06-12T16:09:30","modified_gmt":"2010-06-12T14:09:30","slug":"osx-tools-and-stuff-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tom.scholten.nu\/weblog\/osx-tools-and-stuff-2","title":{"rendered":"OSX Tools and Stuff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(Last updated Sept 23rd 2007)<\/p>\n<p>Dashboard<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.islayer.com\">iStat<\/a> pro\/nano<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/downloads\/dashboard\/reference\/xcuts.html\">xCuts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strike>ANWB <a href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/downloads\/dashboard\/transportation\/anwbtraffic.html\">traffic<\/a><\/strike> you can follow the link, but it doesnt work with the ANWB site anymore<strike><a href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/downloads\/dashboard\/transportation\/anwbtraffic.html\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/strike><\/li>\n<li><strike><a href=\"http:\/\/macWireless.com\">AirPortRadar<\/a><\/strike> (shows wireless SSIDs)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/downloads\/dashboard\/information\/nlweerradar.html\">WeerRadar<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strike><a href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/downloads\/dashboard\/radio_podcasts\/nlradiowidget.html\">NLRadio<\/a><\/strike><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.istumbler.net\/\">iStumbler<\/a> (tool) and widget (called Spectrum)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spintriplet.com\/atc\/\">AirTrafficControl<\/a> (Wireless widget)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Enhancements<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/quicksilver.blacktree.com\/\">QuickSilver<\/a> (since Tiger there is a &#8216;spotlight&#8217; but i don&#8217;t use it)<\/li>\n<li><strike><a href=\"http:\/\/www.yellowmug.com\/sk4it\/\">SizzlingKeys<\/a> (not using since i can achieve the same with QuickSilver)<\/strike><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/irtuedesktops.info\">VirtueDesktops<\/a> (might be replaced by OS-X&#8217; own version in Leopard called Spaces)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tunnelblick.net\/\">TunnelBlick<\/a> (openvpn client)<\/li>\n<li>X11 (<strong>included<\/strong> with OSX (on the CD))<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Work<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/getfirefox.com\">Firefox<\/a> webbrowser<\/li>\n<li>Safari browser (<strong>included<\/strong> with OSX)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.caminobrowser.org\/\">Camino<\/a> browser<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mozilla.org\">Thunderbird<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/iterm.sf.net\">iTerm<\/a> (Terminal replacement)<\/li>\n<li>Notes (<strong>included<\/strong> with OSX)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.parallels.com\/en\/products\/desktop\/\">Parallels<\/a> (using windows\/linux\/whatever on your intel Mac)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.neooffice.org\/\">NeoOffice<\/a> (openoffice4mac \/m$-office replacement)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.apachefriends.org\/en\/xampp-macosx.html\">XAMPP<\/a> (Apache Mysql Php (sqlite) package for the Mac, run your own webserver)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/freemind.sf.net\">FreeMind<\/a> (OpenSource) of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindjet.com\">MindManager<\/a> (Commercial \u00e2\u201a\u00ac200) Mind Mapping software, very usefull<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/code.google.com\/p\/phpfr\/\">PHPfr <\/a>(PHP reference manual Widget)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.natal.be\/index.php\/2005\/10\/stopdashboard-widget\/\">Stop Dashboard<\/a> (momentarily kill all Widgets freeing CPU and Memory)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nudgenudge.eu\/punakea\">Punakea<\/a> (document management)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Contact<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/skype.com\">Skype<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.adiumx.com\">Adium<\/a> (MSN\/ICQ\/Jabber\/&#8230;)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.xten.com\/\">X-Lite<\/a> (voip SIP client)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/markspace.com\/\">MissingSync<\/a> (sync your palm or wm device using OSX)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Other software<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>iPhoto 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