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Nick
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Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 11:36 pm Posts: 3527 Location: Portsmouth
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Argh a sticky!! Can I make a suggestion? (don't worry, it's not "take it down" lol) I suggest we keep a sticky, perhaps call it the switcher thread or something, and cut out all posts except the first. Then update that first post with Mac equivalents of common Windows applications. For updates/changes we could just PM the person who opened the thread (who-ever volunteers for it).
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Mon Jul 06, 2009 7:19 pm |
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EddArmitage
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That's interesting. As you know, I too swear by LaTeX, but produce all my work from within TextMate (using the MacTeX installation). Edd
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Fri Jul 10, 2009 7:46 pm |
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Amnesia10
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I find that having an RSS feed to MacUpdate.com is very handy. Plus they do really good promos a few times a year, where you can get up to a dozen programs for a fraction of the cost of them normally, plus you can get emailed when they have a promo. Most days nothing special, but every now and then something good turns up.
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gavomatic57
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Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:30 pm Posts: 1757 Location: Cardiff, Wales
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Good tip there Amnesia - have added it to my google reader. For those who are interested, the feed url is: http://feeds2.feedburner.com/macupdate
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Tue Jul 14, 2009 7:42 am |
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Amnesia10
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The only downside is that this is mainly shareware, but the best is not always free. They do have links to commercial software as well, so not a problem for me.
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james016
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Joined: Tue May 05, 2009 5:52 pm Posts: 1899
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I have a program called Monolingual which freed up disk space by removed all sorts of crap I don't need on my MacBook http://monolingual.sourceforge.net/Sorry if this is a repost. I have not read the thread
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ProfessorF
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Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:56 pm Posts: 12030
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Tread carefully with Monolingual and language packs. Some Adobe software doesn't like it when expected packs aren't present, I seem to recall.
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MrStevenRogers
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monolingual will also prevent updates to MS office after the language packs have been removed and will require a reinstall of office before any updates can install but it does free up a huge amount of space …
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ChurchCat
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I am a sad old puss, but the first thing I install is Fuzzy Clock ![Embarrassed :oops:](./images/smilies/icon_redface.gif)
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big_D
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Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:25 pm Posts: 10691 Location: Bramsche
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I thought OS X did that anyway, or is that just Linux? I know I tried the built in fuzzy clock on one OS and it lasted about 10 minutes. ![Confused :?](./images/smilies/icon_e_confused.gif)
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Nick
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Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 11:36 pm Posts: 3527 Location: Portsmouth
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OS X is "fuzzy" on ETAs of downloads.
The clock is accurate to the minute, though. It is here anyway.
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Sat Aug 01, 2009 10:55 pm |
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forquare1
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Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:36 pm Posts: 5150 Location: /dev/tty0
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Ahhh, see MacTex also bundle TexShop in a zip, it includes apps such as LaTeXiT which will allow you to render an equation and drag it off the preview pane and onto your Desktop as a PDF so you can import it into other (non-LaTeX) documents. It also comes with BibDesk which will (somehow) integrate and give you a nice easy way to manage your bibliography (allegedly, I've yet to use it).
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EddArmitage
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Yes, I knew it was there, but just prefer using TextMate. That drag-and-drop of an individual equation sounds quite handy, though. Hmmmmm...
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gavomatic57
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Delicious Library 2 is quite good fun "home inventory" software - uses your isight camera as a barcode scanner, allowing you to add any CD's, DVD's, Blu-ray, VHS, Vinyl, books, games, software or electronics to your shelf. It then brings up reviews, similar items, current Amazon marketplace values etc and also creates HTML pages to upload to your webhost for all to see. It'll also integrate with ical and address book to track anything you've lent out...should you wish to start your own rental library! There's a free demo that allows you to add 25 items, but costs $40 for the full version.
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Nick
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Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 11:36 pm Posts: 3527 Location: Portsmouth
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Equations, bleurgh!! I've never used LaTeX, but perhaps I should look into it. When ever I've needed to incorporate equations into documents, I've hand written them, and either scanned them in or photographed them and included the photo! ![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif)
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