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  • There's a four year old AutoCompleted Input plugin that still works in Cocoa apps.
    Ben Rosenthal had this to say on Nov 06, 2006 Posts: 10
    20 Useful OS X Tips
  • Scanner support already exists, just not in iPhoto itself. Look to Image Capture instead.
    Ben Rosenthal had this to say on Dec 06, 2005 Posts: 10
    How up to date is you iPhoto library?
  • I prefer to keep my desktop icons sized to the max to prevent me from storing too many items there.
    Ben Rosenthal had this to say on Aug 09, 2005 Posts: 10
    Keeping your desktop tidy.
  • PowerBook G4 1.25, 1 GB RAM, Tiger: - 7 apps always open in the Dock - Mail, OmniWeb, iCal, Adium, iTunes, NetNewsWire Lite, VersionTracker Pro - 4 apps in the menu bar - iTunes Rating, GmailStatus, Bwanadik, MenuCalendar - 7 menu extras - ChangeDesktop, iSync, AirPort, CeePeeYou, Battery, WeatherPop, Clock (with seconds) - 21 Dashboard widgets, 10 monitoring different parts of the system - a handful of Application Enhancer haxies for a variety of purposes
    Ben Rosenthal had this to say on Jul 20, 2005 Posts: 10
    How many apps are you running?
  • I'm surprised to be seeing this from Apple Matters; many of its arguments are quite sensible. This one, however, is hideous. Apple is not trying to be in the consumer display market. Meanwhile, the Mac mini is specifically designed to be used with users' existing peripherals and displays, particularly Windows switchers'.
    Ben Rosenthal had this to say on Jul 20, 2005 Posts: 10
    Apple Monitors: The Price Problem
  • Outside of mentioning that Aladdin is now Allume, can you figure out who is handling .sit files? I was sure to keep the Stuffit framework and engine installed so it would work, and I still use Expander. Can seem to make Tiger use anything else, nor can I find the truth on this. What do you know?
    Ben Rosenthal had this to say on May 09, 2005 Posts: 10
    Tiger: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
  • I have tried iClip. I won a registration to it a year or two ago. However, I was not fond with the interaction. I didn't enjoy the screen real estate its window took up; that was probably my main complaint. I think in general, though, it was just overkill for my note storing habits. I don't frequently share your need to copy multiple fragments in that way; I prefer to use it to store bits of text that have little better place to sit in my file hierarchy. Perhaps the advantages of Spotlight will encourage me to store these notes as text/RTF files somewhere in my hierarchy, which I can access quickly with spotlight. Or, maybe I won't remember anything about them and use an application like iClip or Sidenote to hold onto them in a central place.
    Ben Rosenthal had this to say on Apr 18, 2005 Posts: 10
    Finally What You Have Always Wanted
  • How do you feel iClip compares to Sidenote?
    Ben Rosenthal had this to say on Apr 18, 2005 Posts: 10
    Finally What You Have Always Wanted
  • Not "Quick Key" but "Key Caps" was the name of the symbol accessory pre-OS X. You still have it, though. It's now Keyboard Viewer. You can find it in the Keyboard menu extra (from International prefs), which is also where you can find the full Character Palette. Or, for either of these, you can use an AppleScript to display a panel. [url=http://www.macparc.ch/]MacParc[/url] distributes them under the names [url=http://www.macparc.ch/mirror/KeyViewer/]KeyViewer[/url] and [url=http://www.macparc.ch/mirror/CharViewer/]CharViewer[/url]. I prefer to use them opened conveniently with LaunchBar.
    Ben Rosenthal had this to say on Oct 01, 2004 Posts: 10
    The Best Utility You've Never Used
  • Thanks!, Greg. I'm looking forward to Ambrosia's ports of Apeiron, Barrack, and Chiral. - Ben Rosenthal Consultant/Mac Fanatic Sustainable Computing
    Ben Rosenthal had this to say on Jul 01, 2003 Posts: 10
    The Declaration of Independence from OS9