Comments on: 10 Mac Applications for your Christmas List http://www.fairlyuseless.com/2006/12/07/10-mac-applications-for-your-christmas-list/ a collection of random thoughts Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:57:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Sean Hayford O'Leary http://www.fairlyuseless.com/2006/12/07/10-mac-applications-for-your-christmas-list/#comment-76 Sean Hayford O'Leary Sat, 16 Dec 2006 07:43:01 +0000 http://www.fairlyuseless.com/2006/12/07/10-mac-applications-for-your-christmas-list/#comment-76 P.S.: One comment about NeoOffice -- it is nice and I do use it as my primary word processor, but it does beg for money a bit too often for my taste (several times a month). P.S.: One comment about NeoOffice — it is nice and I do use it as my primary word processor, but it does beg for money a bit too often for my taste (several times a month).

]]> By: Sean Hayford O'Leary http://www.fairlyuseless.com/2006/12/07/10-mac-applications-for-your-christmas-list/#comment-75 Sean Hayford O'Leary Sat, 16 Dec 2006 07:41:07 +0000 http://www.fairlyuseless.com/2006/12/07/10-mac-applications-for-your-christmas-list/#comment-75 Use all but two of these (RSS menu and XMBC) and like them, but I wouldn't recommend Firefox to most Mac users. <a href="http://caminobrowser.org" rel="nofollow">Camino</a>, also from Mozilla, is much more OS X-native. It doesn't support Firefox extensions, which I realize bothers some people, but it has the same Gecko rendering engine and thus the same compatibility, but in much nicer packaging. Use all but two of these (RSS menu and XMBC) and like them, but I wouldn’t recommend Firefox to most Mac users. Camino, also from Mozilla, is much more OS X-native. It doesn’t support Firefox extensions, which I realize bothers some people, but it has the same Gecko rendering engine and thus the same compatibility, but in much nicer packaging.

]]> By: Linh http://www.fairlyuseless.com/2006/12/07/10-mac-applications-for-your-christmas-list/#comment-74 Linh Fri, 15 Dec 2006 13:59:20 +0000 http://www.fairlyuseless.com/2006/12/07/10-mac-applications-for-your-christmas-list/#comment-74 I agree that handbrake should not be donated to. Unless someone officially takes over the project, development for the future seems iffy. Cyberduck is great, adium is excellent, so is VLC and XMBC. I agree that handbrake should not be donated to. Unless someone officially takes over the project, development for the future seems iffy.

Cyberduck is great, adium is excellent, so is VLC and XMBC.

]]> By: admin http://www.fairlyuseless.com/2006/12/07/10-mac-applications-for-your-christmas-list/#comment-73 admin Fri, 15 Dec 2006 12:30:21 +0000 http://www.fairlyuseless.com/2006/12/07/10-mac-applications-for-your-christmas-list/#comment-73 mbd, Carbon Copy Cloner was number 11 on my list! I used it once years ago. Peter, looks like an up and coming app. I'll have to give it a try. My list is made up of apps that I have been using for over a year and have never donated to. I thought it was about time. I got some Christmas money from a relative and decide it I ought to do something better with it. mbd, Carbon Copy Cloner was number 11 on my list! I used it once years ago.

Peter, looks like an up and coming app. I’ll have to give it a try. My list is made up of apps that I have been using for over a year and have never donated to. I thought it was about time. I got some Christmas money from a relative and decide it I ought to do something better with it.

]]> By: Peter http://www.fairlyuseless.com/2006/12/07/10-mac-applications-for-your-christmas-list/#comment-72 Peter Fri, 15 Dec 2006 09:41:59 +0000 http://www.fairlyuseless.com/2006/12/07/10-mac-applications-for-your-christmas-list/#comment-72 Journler is also a good app worthy of a donation Journler is also a good app worthy of a donation

]]> By: mbd http://www.fairlyuseless.com/2006/12/07/10-mac-applications-for-your-christmas-list/#comment-71 mbd Fri, 15 Dec 2006 08:30:34 +0000 http://www.fairlyuseless.com/2006/12/07/10-mac-applications-for-your-christmas-list/#comment-71 I'd also highly recommend dontating to Mike Bombich - http://www.bombich.com - he's made several fantastic utilities for the mac, especially NetRestore and Carbon Copy Cloner. I’d also highly recommend dontating to Mike Bombich - http://www.bombich.com - he’s made several fantastic utilities for the mac, especially NetRestore and Carbon Copy Cloner.

]]> By: Kerensky http://www.fairlyuseless.com/2006/12/07/10-mac-applications-for-your-christmas-list/#comment-70 Kerensky Fri, 15 Dec 2006 00:55:12 +0000 http://www.fairlyuseless.com/2006/12/07/10-mac-applications-for-your-christmas-list/#comment-70 I would NOT recommend donating to Handbrake. I hang around the forums there and the developer Titer has been AWOL since around April. Development of Handbrake (and Instant Handbrake) has ground to a halt. It's so bad that some forum members have started their own unoffical Handbrake fork to try and keep it going. Unless Titer pops out of his hole and gives up some answers, I think any donations are not going to be any help for the project. Check out this forum post for more info: http://handbrake.m0k.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2031 I would NOT recommend donating to Handbrake. I hang around the forums there and the developer Titer has been AWOL since around April. Development of Handbrake (and Instant Handbrake) has ground to a halt. It’s so bad that some forum members have started their own unoffical Handbrake fork to try and keep it going. Unless Titer pops out of his hole and gives up some answers, I think any donations are not going to be any help for the project. Check out this forum post for more info: http://handbrake.m0k.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2031

]]> By: SomeOtherGuy http://www.fairlyuseless.com/2006/12/07/10-mac-applications-for-your-christmas-list/#comment-69 SomeOtherGuy Thu, 14 Dec 2006 21:23:20 +0000 http://www.fairlyuseless.com/2006/12/07/10-mac-applications-for-your-christmas-list/#comment-69 what about GimmeSomeTune? This app saved me thousands of hours. it's just great. eternalstorms.at what about GimmeSomeTune? This app saved me thousands of hours. it’s just great.
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]]> By: Matthew http://www.fairlyuseless.com/2006/12/07/10-mac-applications-for-your-christmas-list/#comment-68 Matthew Thu, 14 Dec 2006 21:21:19 +0000 http://www.fairlyuseless.com/2006/12/07/10-mac-applications-for-your-christmas-list/#comment-68 Fairly standard list of apps, but a great twist on charitable donations. Like it. Fairly standard list of apps, but a great twist on charitable donations. Like it.

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