Comments on: on Essential Mac apps http://amuyu.com/archives/11 Thoughts on one of those things Mon, 30 Mar 2009 04:53:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Amuyu » Blog Archive » On Essential software redux http://amuyu.com/archives/11/comment-page-1#comment-3676 Amuyu » Blog Archive » On Essential software redux Mon, 30 Mar 2009 04:53:27 +0000 http://amuyu.com/archives/11#comment-3676 [...] thanks and welcome. Hopefully you’ll find what I post here useful. If you compare this to my original post, you’ll see that this list has grown quite a bit. That’s a good thing. It probably [...] [...] thanks and welcome. Hopefully you’ll find what I post here useful. If you compare this to my original post, you’ll see that this list has grown quite a bit. That’s a good thing. It probably [...]

]]> By: juan http://amuyu.com/archives/11/comment-page-1#comment-39 juan Fri, 06 Oct 2006 00:27:33 +0000 http://amuyu.com/archives/11#comment-39 Jessica - it's one that I found: black-letterhead. Don't remember from where. I did make some small changes, but it's almost all that style. Jessica – it’s one that I found: black-letterhead. Don’t remember from where. I did make some small changes, but it’s almost all that style.

]]> By: Jessica M. http://amuyu.com/archives/11/comment-page-1#comment-38 Jessica M. Wed, 04 Oct 2006 16:10:08 +0000 http://amuyu.com/archives/11#comment-38 <strong>Jessica M.</strong> I'm sorry for little off-topic, but I want to ask you about design of this site. Did you make this template yourself or got from any templates website? Looks pretty cool for me :) Jessica M.

I’m sorry for little off-topic, but I want to ask you about design of this site. Did you make this template yourself or got from any templates website? Looks pretty cool for me :)

]]> By: rshangle http://amuyu.com/archives/11/comment-page-1#comment-18 rshangle Wed, 17 May 2006 20:15:59 +0000 http://amuyu.com/archives/11#comment-18 <a href="http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/system_disk_utilities/virtue.html" rel="nofollow">Desktop Manager</a> is now being developed as free software by the Virtue Project. Inexplicably, I couldn't find a reference to this change on Wareham's page, and found out through some other source (namely massive Google searches, begging the Google Hive Mind to reveal a version of RD that was more stable/usable than "developer 0.6"). Currently running Virtue's 0.52-something-something-build-something. So far: a) cleaner b) where did the pager go? c) only time will tell if it's up to the standard that 0.53 was. Still has crazy desktop transitions... which I still have turned off... because they still take forever (inexplicably) to render on my G5 DP. rds Desktop Manager is now being developed as free software by the Virtue Project. Inexplicably, I couldn’t find a reference to this change on Wareham’s page, and found out through some other source (namely massive Google searches, begging the Google Hive Mind to reveal a version of RD that was more stable/usable than “developer 0.6″).

Currently running Virtue’s 0.52-something-something-build-something. So far: a) cleaner b) where did the pager go? c) only time will tell if it’s up to the standard that 0.53 was.

Still has crazy desktop transitions… which I still have turned off… because they still take forever (inexplicably) to render on my G5 DP.

rds

]]> By: rshangle http://amuyu.com/archives/11/comment-page-1#comment-16 rshangle Fri, 21 Apr 2006 02:59:04 +0000 http://amuyu.com/archives/11#comment-16 Agreed re: it being a key app, and something that Apple I'm sure will co-opt/steal in Puma or Bobcat or whatever. Other thing I forgot to mention, re: Desktop Manager 0.6 losing some functions: the little window (ok, I realize it's technically called the "desktop pager") no longer has OS X icons in each virtual window... so they're all just blank grey boxes. I actually liked that I could see which apps (sorta) were running in each window before. Also, you can no longer click on the little virtual window and move it around from within the desktop pager. Come to think of it, this app feels like it's been rewritten from the ground up. Maybe if I actually read the developer's page I would see something to that effect, but I am a lazy man that clicks first and asks questions later, or never. It's still good, 0.6's app-to-window stickiness is still good, still sticking with 0.6, still need to send RW money. Out. rds Agreed re: it being a key app, and something that Apple I’m sure will co-opt/steal in Puma or Bobcat or whatever.

Other thing I forgot to mention, re: Desktop Manager 0.6 losing some functions: the little window (ok, I realize it’s technically called the “desktop pager”) no longer has OS X icons in each virtual window… so they’re all just blank grey boxes.

I actually liked that I could see which apps (sorta) were running in each window before. Also, you can no longer click on the little virtual window and move it around from within the desktop pager.

Come to think of it, this app feels like it’s been rewritten from the ground up. Maybe if I actually read the developer’s page I would see something to that effect, but I am a lazy man that clicks first and asks questions later, or never.

It’s still good, 0.6’s app-to-window stickiness is still good, still sticking with 0.6, still need to send RW money. Out.

rds

]]> By: juan http://amuyu.com/archives/11/comment-page-1#comment-15 juan Fri, 21 Apr 2006 01:02:57 +0000 http://amuyu.com/archives/11#comment-15 I've been bad about not adding this exact comment myself. The .6 beta is supperior in those ways that you mention. Agreed on the money thing too, although the supermodel thing has yet to happen. I do, however, believe that this app alone has made at least two people that I know make a decision for Mac. Not as in *the* thing that made them switch, but as in the straw and the camel thing. I’ve been bad about not adding this exact comment myself. The .6 beta is supperior in those ways that you mention.

Agreed on the money thing too, although the supermodel thing has yet to happen. I do, however, believe that this app alone has made at least two people that I know make a decision for Mac. Not as in *the* thing that made them switch, but as in the straw and the camel thing.

]]> By: rshangle http://amuyu.com/archives/11/comment-page-1#comment-14 rshangle Fri, 21 Apr 2006 00:49:01 +0000 http://amuyu.com/archives/11#comment-14 Although it currently tracks that Rich Wareham will release the next major release of <i>Desktop Manager</i> some time in the next millennium, I am using the available developer (beta, alpha, whatever) release of 0.6, which adds a mostly-functional "sticky"/application affinity feature (the only thing I felt was missing from the 0.5.3 "stable" version), while (bafflingly) removing a number of existing functions (ex. little text in the switching bar with the name of each virtual space) and adding others I really could care less about (ex. making the switchy-bar a floating window... which really only means it's consuming <i>more</i> of my desktop than it was before). Been using a few days and I think I'll stick with it, bugs and all. That's one of the things I really like about Desktop Manager - it's an app, not some wretched thing putting hooks into the OS or Finder permanently (that I know of...). You want to use it = turn it on / set it to run on boot. Don't, don't. Oh yeah - I should probably send that guy (Rich Wareham) some money, considering his app has made me, I feel, at least a) 2x more productive and b) (as you mention) at least 4x more likely to get into conversations with supermodels on airplanes who just can't take their eyes of my <i>totally awesome</i> visual FX as I switch between desktops. rds Although it currently tracks that Rich Wareham will release the next major release of Desktop Manager some time in the next millennium, I am using the available developer (beta, alpha, whatever) release of 0.6, which adds a mostly-functional “sticky”/application affinity feature (the only thing I felt was missing from the 0.5.3 “stable” version), while (bafflingly) removing a number of existing functions (ex. little text in the switching bar with the name of each virtual space) and adding others I really could care less about (ex. making the switchy-bar a floating window… which really only means it’s consuming more of my desktop than it was before).

Been using a few days and I think I’ll stick with it, bugs and all. That’s one of the things I really like about Desktop Manager – it’s an app, not some wretched thing putting hooks into the OS or Finder permanently (that I know of…). You want to use it = turn it on / set it to run on boot. Don’t, don’t.

Oh yeah – I should probably send that guy (Rich Wareham) some money, considering his app has made me, I feel, at least a) 2x more productive and b) (as you mention) at least 4x more likely to get into conversations with supermodels on airplanes who just can’t take their eyes of my totally awesome visual FX as I switch between desktops.

rds

]]> By: rshangle http://amuyu.com/archives/11/comment-page-1#comment-6 rshangle Thu, 09 Mar 2006 20:19:08 +0000 http://amuyu.com/archives/11#comment-6 I'd consider checking out <a href="http://www.cocoatech.com/pf4/" rel="nofollow">Path Finder</a> as a potential entry in "cool". Finder browse window-on-steroids-and-crack. Built 4 speed. Cheers, rds I’d consider checking out Path Finder as a potential entry in “cool”.

Finder browse window-on-steroids-and-crack. Built 4 speed.

Cheers,
rds

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