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Launch Widgets the Quicksilver Way
For those of you out there (like me) who don't really dig Apple's default interface for finding and launching widgets, check out this macosxhints.com article detailing a great alternative method using Quicksilver. Long story short, you can basically ...
Bezel HUD and Showcase: seamless Quicksilver interfaces for Leopard
We've written before about Quicksilver, the indispensable launcher app that lets you quickly get to any file on your Mac with just a few keystrokes. Quicksilver is a nice-looking piece of software, but the default interface fits a lot better with the ...
Quicksilver-like chosr is made for web browsing
chosr is a web based bookmarking and productivity tool. It uses a Quicksilver type interface and apparently, if you're a Quicksilver user it's very intuitive. If, like me, you're not, it takes a little bit to get the hang of the interface. (More ...
Quickfire add-on opens your Mac apps from Firefox
There are a lot of slick ways to launch an application on a Mac. OS X's built-in Spotlight does the trick fairly quickly, and a lot of people swear by Quicksilver. If you're a Firefox addict, though, you might like having the ability to open your ...
10 apps for new Mac users
On his blog Paul Stamatiou has
written a handy list of 10 Apps Every New Mac User
Should Download. Here's the rundown: AdiumX for IM, Cyberduck for FTP, Firefox, iBackup, Nvu for web page
authoring, Quicksilver for launching apps, StuffIt Expander ...
PiquantMenu gives full control of your Mac from the menu bar
Looks like I'm going to become a Parrothead after all. Michaël Parrot's PiquantMenu received a major update this week, although it's entirely new to me. And while the TUAW crew seems to love QuickSilver, on my pathetic little iFrankenBook it ...
Rock-it launcher, Freaky Friday Find
Most of my Mac brethren have become accustomed to
QuickSilver, a keyboard app launcher (oh it does other things, many
wonderful other things). I used to use it before my piteous iBook succumbed to the monster known as "Tiger"
(I curse the ...
Essential Linux apps for the OS X convert
Mark Pilgrim, a high-profile blogger and life-long Mac user who recently caused a few ripples by switching to Ubuntu Linux, has written a nice list of essential software for Linux. Since he's coming from the land of iTunes, iPhoto, and Mail.app, the ...
Mozilla TaskFox will add Ubiquity features to Firefox
Ubiquity is a Firefox extension that pops up a command-line interface that lets users quickly execute common tasks, like searching or emailing something to yourself. It's like an in-browser version of Quicksilver (on a Mac) or Launchy (for Windows). ...
Streamline typing with text substitution
Over at Lifehacker they're
running a feature called Save time with text
substitution. In it, Nick Santilli explains the use of text-substitution apps Textpander (for Mac) and ActiveWords
(a Windows app a few folks I know swear by). The apps work by ...
What's your favorite online bookmarking service, and why? - Ask DLS
Social bookmarking has taken off in a huge way, and nowadays we have more options than you can shake a mouse at. My personal favorite is del.icio.us, not simply because it was the first (or one of?), but more because of all the tools that hook in and ...
Gnome-Do: Quick program and file launcher for Ubuntu/Linux
Gnome-Do is a lightweight and speedy little file and program launcher for the Gnome Desktop environment. Basically, Gnome-Do does for Linux what Launchy does for Windows, and a tiny bit of what Quicksilver does for Mac. The application works great ...
Expose hidden OS X preferences with Secrets
There are tons of useful preferences in OS X and popular Mac apps that aren't part of the GUI, but you can tweak them by using the command-line. That Terminal stuff isn't for everyone, though, so it's a good thing there's Secrets. This little ...
Ask Download Squad: Which apps do you wish were cross-platform?
Last week's question, on dealing with spyware and malware, drew a great response, with many of you saying Firefox was your main bulwark against such risks. Fortunately, most of you don't put all of your eggs in Mozilla's basket, and also use ...
iGTD - Getting Things Done on a Mac
It seems there's more Getting Things Done inspired software packages out there than there are Flash games littering the web. It's understandable; GTD has become the geek mantra for productivity, and finding the right tool to suit your GTD needs is ...
So, just how good at time waster games are you? Think you've got the stuff? Well, The World's Hardest Game 2.0 doesn't think you do.
Yes, amazingly, it's possible to have a sequel to a game called "The World's Hardest Game". It doesn't seem logically possible, since if the first one was actually the world's hardest, how could another one come along and share the moniker? It made me doubt the name in the first place. That is, until I tried the game.
The mechanics of the game are very simple. You are a small red square, ...
