Favorite utilities?
[42 byte] By [Synotic] at [2007-11-15 8:39:35] 
What are your favorite Mac OS X utilities?
# 1 Re: Favorite utilities?
Launch Bar by FAR. Amazing piece of software that should be built into OS Xapplenut at 2007-11-17 13:19:07 >
# 2 Re: Favorite utilities?
Application Switcher Menu, but only because it fixes OS X's layer handling.Logan Cale at 2007-11-17 13:20:18 >
# 3 Re: Favorite utilities?
ummmm, window shade X. Duh.kaboom at 2007-11-17 13:21:17 >
# 5 Re: Favorite utilities?
Andrew Welch's classihack makes using most Classic apps a pleasant experience.Brad at 2007-11-17 13:23:19 >
# 6 Re: Favorite utilities?
[quote]Originally posted by starfleetX:<strong>Andrew Welch's classihack makes using most Classic apps a pleasant experience.</strong><hr></blockquote>
What's Classihack? I don't see it on the Ambrosia page.
Nebrie at 2007-11-17 13:24:18 >
# 7 Re: Favorite utilities?
[quote]Originally posted by Nebrie:<strong>What's Classihack? I don't see it on the Ambrosia page.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Well, it's a hack for Classic that enables window buffering. Huh? That "saves" the convents of the windows in a buffer like other OSX apps so Quartz can play nice with them. I'm sure you've seen the white space and redraw over Classic apps caused by the Dock, menus, windows, and other OSX stuff. This hack makes that little problem go away. There are some bugs with it, but I find it a great boon when swapping between old and new apps.
I don't have the link handy, but if you look around the FTP server long enough, I'm sure you can find it.
Brad at 2007-11-17 13:25:22 >
# 8 Re: Favorite utilities?
this is really what you meant, but as far as i'm concerned, the terminal is hands down the best utility. it's indispensible. and it finally made mac os credible in the science community.dillyo1001 at 2007-11-17 13:26:15 >
# 9 Re: Favorite utilities?
windowshades X.x[ 11-13-2001: Message edited by: Michaelm8000 ]</p>
Michaelm8000 at 2007-11-17 13:27:23 >
# 10 Re: Favorite utilities?
ASMWindowShade X
StuffIt CM
MetamorphX
Network Statistics dockling
Trekkie at 2007-11-17 13:28:24 >
# 11 Re: Favorite utilities?
PTHpasteboard. I love haveing a history of my clipboard :)Sinewave at 2007-11-17 13:29:23 >
# 13 Re: Favorite utilities?
WindowShade X, though, it's a bit buggy after trying to use it in Mail.app.EDIT: Oh, and PPPMonitor, how could I forget that one.
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gordy at 2007-11-17 13:31:28 >
# 14 Re: Favorite utilities?
MetamorphX, iTunes Tool, Terminal, Preview, EightBall.dock :Dbradbower at 2007-11-17 13:32:20 >
# 15 Re: Favorite utilities?
ASMneutrino23 at 2007-11-17 13:33:24 >
# 16 Re: Favorite utilities?
Finderpop...sob... :(seedy at 2007-11-17 13:34:28 >
# 17 Re: Favorite utilities?
ASMDragThing
HotApp (better than DT since you can set say F2 instead of Cmd-F2 to launch an app, but it's buggier)
chromos at 2007-11-17 13:35:25 >
# 18 Re: Favorite utilities?
By far:TinkerTool 2 (free)
Window Shade X ($7)
BatChmod (free)
Get 'em, live 'em, love 'em. <img src="graemlins/smokin.gif" border="0" alt="[Chilling]" />
BTW, with regards to ASM, one thing I don't get is why when you alt-tab through the applications, the icon/name that ASM displays doesn't change as you click through.
Really, about the only reason I found the Classic app switcher to be useful was as a visual indicator as I alt-tabbed through them...helped me to move between apps faster. And I would use ASM for that reason because the Dock is not very good at this...
...anyone know how to make ASM do this? I couldn't figure it out based on the minute or so that I tinkered with the preferences.
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Moogs at 2007-11-17 13:36:30 >
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