Comments on: Lovin' the MacBook http://www.markevanstech.com/2006/11/23/lovin-the-macbook/ Insight and Analysis from North of the Border Sat, 22 Nov 2008 18:54:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Anonymous http://www.markevanstech.com/2006/11/23/lovin-the-macbook/#comment-2086 Anonymous Fri, 24 Nov 2006 09:47:01 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/?p=1927#comment-2086 Welcome to the Mac world! If you want a customized version of Firefox for MacOSX, look here: http://www.beatnikpad.com/archives/2006/10/26/firefox-20 Welcome to the Mac world!
If you want a customized version of Firefox for MacOSX, look here:
http://www.beatnikpad.com/archives/2006/10/26/firefox-20

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.markevanstech.com/2006/11/23/lovin-the-macbook/#comment-2085 Anonymous Fri, 24 Nov 2006 06:05:17 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/?p=1927#comment-2085 Love your blog Mark... here are some of my favorite mac apps that I use daily on my macbook OmniOutliner (Pro) - for creating any kind of outline - I use it for most of my writing, brainstorming, to-do lists Parallels Desktop for when you just need to have that Windows App and don't want to muck around with re-booting NetNewswire for RSS feeds Yojibmo - for keeping notes, archived web pages, etc - you'll either love it or hate it Ecto and / or MarsEdit for blog posting Curio (Pro) as a project / idea / research notebook - marketed toward creative types but very usefull for anyone - hard to describe.. give it a try iShowU for capturing screencasts iWork - Pages & Keynote - both rock solid Audio Hijack for capturing streaming audio (or any sound source) to a sound file. Love your blog Mark… here are some of my favorite mac apps that I use daily on my macbook

OmniOutliner (Pro) - for creating any kind of outline - I use it for most of my writing, brainstorming, to-do lists
Parallels Desktop for when you just need to have that Windows App and don't want to muck around with re-booting
NetNewswire for RSS feeds
Yojibmo - for keeping notes, archived web pages, etc - you'll either love it or hate it
Ecto and / or MarsEdit for blog posting
Curio (Pro) as a project / idea / research notebook - marketed toward creative types but very usefull for anyone - hard to describe.. give it a try
iShowU for capturing screencasts
iWork - Pages & Keynote - both rock solid
Audio Hijack for capturing streaming audio (or any sound source) to a sound file.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.markevanstech.com/2006/11/23/lovin-the-macbook/#comment-2084 Anonymous Fri, 24 Nov 2006 01:05:57 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/?p=1927#comment-2084 I also own an mbpro and have been, for the most part, a dedicated windows user (personal) for a long time. Although the OS X env suits me and my work being BSD-based, etc, I find some applications unstable on it. Particularly, firefox takes forever to start and crashes more frequently than on win, and VLC hangs or dies. I would recommend adium and virtuedesktops -- for virtual desktop support in OS X (if you're coming from *nix or have a small monitor, you'll know what I mean). I use four desktops myself. However, a great machine and o/s nonetheless. Enjoy. I also own an mbpro and have been, for the most part, a dedicated windows user (personal) for a long time.
Although the OS X env suits me and my work being BSD-based, etc, I find some applications unstable on it. Particularly, firefox takes forever to start and crashes more frequently than on win, and VLC hangs or dies.
I would recommend adium and virtuedesktops — for virtual desktop support in OS X (if you're coming from *nix or have a small monitor, you'll know what I mean). I use four desktops myself.
However, a great machine and o/s nonetheless. Enjoy.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.markevanstech.com/2006/11/23/lovin-the-macbook/#comment-2083 Anonymous Thu, 23 Nov 2006 22:42:51 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/?p=1927#comment-2083 OSX has a built in password manager called Keychain. Not sure if you are aware of it but it does a pretty good job. Recommendations (just google to find): VLC - for playing video files that are not supported by quicktime Vienna - RSS reader Firefox - of course Adium - incredible IM program supporting most protocols Burn - for more intuitive cd burning than the burn folders in OSx Cyberduck - ftp app omnigraffle - replaces visio, and better to boot (not free) quinn = tetris :) cheers OSX has a built in password manager called Keychain. Not sure if you are aware of it but it does a pretty good job.
Recommendations (just google to find):
VLC - for playing video files that are not supported by quicktime
Vienna - RSS reader
Firefox - of course
Adium - incredible IM program supporting most protocols
Burn - for more intuitive cd burning than the burn folders in OSx
Cyberduck - ftp app
omnigraffle - replaces visio, and better to boot (not free)
quinn = tetris :) cheers

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