Adium instead of iChat- September 28, 2005 It is easy to get sucked into Apple's applications that come with OS X, particularly when you compare them to the lame ones that Microsoft includes with XP. But there are ones that are better. I wasn't all that keen on using IM a few years ago, but it was convenient for a few friends I had. When I first launched iChat, I was quite impressed. I've been using it a few years, and became surprisingly fond of it. Then Tim Bray recommended Adium, and I took a look at it. In short, if you like iChat...http://saladwithsteve.com/osx/2005/09/adium-instead-of-ichat.html Unix for Mac OS X Tiger- September 26, 2005 Now available: Unix for OS X 10.4 Tiger: Visual QuickPro Guide, Second Edition by Matisse Enzer, published by Peachpit Press. A great intro to Unix for the curious Mac owner.http://saladwithsteve.com/osx/2005/09/unix-for-mac-os-x-tiger.html LaunchBar screencast (and discount)- September 22, 2005 Reposted from my blog: ScreenCastsOnline and MacTV have posted a great screencast that demonstrates some of the wonders of LaunchBar. I'm a longtime fan and user of LaunchBar, but it can be hard to evangelize because it's so unlike anything most users know. (Spotlight has changed that a bit, but that's a post unto itself.) I thought the use of the Keyboard Viewer was particularly clever. When the utility you're demonstrating has "Keep your hands on the keyboard" as its motto, just following...http://saladwithsteve.com/osx/2005/09/launchbar-screencast-and-discount.html |