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Irradiated Software - Cinch
"Cinch gives you simple, mouse-driven window management by defining the left, right, and top edges of your screen as 'hot zones'. Drag a window until the mouse cursor enters one of these zones then drop the window to have it cinch into place."
mac  osx  tools  utilities  1tw 
april 2010 by mottram
Namely
"Namely is possibly the fastest way to open applications. And unlike some other launchers, it doesn't require any learning." I still use quite a few of Quicksilver's more fancy features, but if you don't this looks like a great little launcher.
mac  osx  launcher  utilities  applications 
february 2010 by mottram
Many Tricks · Witch
I used this for yonks, then forgot about it for some reason. Reinstalled.
windows  utilities  switcher 
october 2008 by mottram
Choosy - A smarter default browser for Mac OS X
"Forget the “default browser”, Choosy lets you open links in the browser you want. Just set up a few simple options and Choosy will do the right thing, whether that's opening a browser or letting you pick from some or all of the browsers on your system." Great little utility.
osx  browsers  utilities  web 
october 2008 by mottram
fruux - "Just Sync, No-frills!"
A bit to beta for me at the moment, but worth keeping an eye on. Though a .Mac/MobileMe replacement that doesn't do the iPhone stuff seems a bit pointless (assuming you have an iPhone).
sync  osx  utilities  me.com 
october 2008 by mottram
Helium Foot Software: Makers of MercuryMover
"With MercuryMover, you can move and resize windows on your Mac from the keyboard, positioning them precisely where you want." Not sure I'll spend a tenner on it, but it's pretty cool.
windows  utilities  keyboard  osx 
october 2008 by mottram
FlexTD
A utility that lets you enter iCal todos via a window that pops up when you hit a hotkey. Free.
osx  utilities  ical  todo 
may 2008 by mottram
MisFox
Set hidden internet preferences in OS X.
osx  utilities  preferences 
july 2007 by mottram
AppTrap
"Whenever you drag an application to the trash, a dialog window will pop up, asking if you want to delete the associated system files too." Free, saves a Spotlight search.
apptrap  utilities  osx 
july 2007 by mottram
Pangea Software- TabMeister Info
Hideous website, hideous software. As my old mum used to say.
desktop  launchers  osx  utilities 
june 2007 by mottram
Xslimmer - Your Mac, on a Diet!
Strip the irrelevant stuff out of Universal Binary apps.
osx  intel  universal  code  utilities 
march 2007 by mottram
visor:visor [docs]
"Visor provides a systemwide terminal window accessible via a hotkey" - no idea how I've not seen this before. Seriously useful. (I'm Slightly wary of SIMBL, though.)
visor  terminal  osx  utilities  SIMBL 
february 2007 by mottram
10base-t interactive
"Easily and quickly send files and folders to multiple destinations across your LAN by simply dragging files onto recipients in a popup window"
copy  utilities  osx 
january 2007 by mottram
The Best Unknown Mac Apps - 1 » Dustin Bachrach Blog
Some nice little apps on this list. Service Scrubber is essential.
osx  applications  utilities 
january 2007 by mottram
NightShift 1.5 - MacUpdate
"NightShift automatically downloads and updates WebKit... to the latest nightly version. No user intervention is required, everything is fully automated."
safari  osx  webkit  utilities 
january 2007 by mottram
Noodlesoft
Interesting app that lets you do Automator-ish stuff with the contents of folders.
applications  hazel  automation  osx  utilities 
september 2006 by mottram
iGetter Download Manager
After a bit of tinkering, this seems good - the Site Explorer feature is especially handy for sites with tons of downloadable content.
igetter  download  manager  osx  applications  utilities 
september 2006 by mottram
Delibar
Interesting idea, but it doesn't appear to work.
delibar  osx  menubar  utilities  del.icio.us 
july 2006 by mottram
fseventer
"Observes filesystem changes using the same underlying API as Spotlight, provides a graphical representation of the file activity."
osx  utilities  visualisation 
july 2006 by mottram
freshmeat.net: Project details for Ejector
"Ejector adds an "Eject" icon to the Mac OS X menu bar. Using this button, you can eject any disks..."
eject  disks  utilities  osx 
june 2006 by mottram
Thrupp - File Manager for MP3 Players
"Thrupp makes it stupidly easy to get albums from your iTunes library to your MP3 player or phone. Drag music from iTunes to the Thrupp window to copy it to your player."
itunes  aac  mp3  transfer  osx  utilities 
april 2006 by mottram
BackityMac 1.1
Now lets you span a backup across multiple CDs/DVDs.
backup  applications  utilities  osx 
april 2006 by mottram
SmallImage
"SmallImage is a simple and efficient tool to batch process JPEG files, resize them, recompress them, remove embedded profiles and make them ready for the web or store them efficiently."
photographs  images  osx  utilities  free 
april 2006 by mottram
3000 miles from home | aram kudurshian's web site | high priority
High Priority is an inexpensive Mac OS X 10.4 or higher menu extra whose sole purpose is to help you manage your To Dos in a simple, intuitive, and pleasant manner.
osx  todo  utilities  menubar  efficiency  productivity 
february 2006 by mottram
coconut-flavour.com - coconutWiFi 1.0
A Menu bar item "which indicates whether you're in range of a wireless network or not. The app also tells you if the wireless networks in your range are encrypted or open"
wifi  utilities  wireless  networking  handy 
february 2006 by mottram
Martian SlingShot
"use SlingShot to Publish your folders from one Mac, and then use SlingShot on your other Mac to Subscribe to them" - nice, I'd defo use it if all my computers were running 10.4.
osx  utilities  sync  backup 
january 2006 by mottram
Software- App Stop
"App Stop is a little status bar that resides in your menu bar that allows you to pause, resume, and set priorities for your applications."
osx  utilities  applications  mac 
september 2005 by mottram
Flickr Backup
"Flickr Backup is a utility that allows you to download the pictures you have uploaded to Flickr back down to your computer for personal backup or restore."
flickr  utilities  applications  java  applescript  osx 
september 2005 by mottram
Flickr: Uploading Tools
New Uploadr for OSX actually seems to work.
flickr  osx  photography  upload  utilities 
september 2005 by mottram
3000 miles from home | aram kudurshian's web site | photo drop
"photo Drop is a Mac OS X utility that allows you to create small, customized droplets that turn the tedious task of modifying a folder of images into a simple drag-and-drop operation."
utilities  osx  images 
september 2005 by mottram
Joshuaink: Sexy "Free" OS X Apps
A couple I'd not heard of here. AppleJack looks interesting (not just because it has my name in it!)
applications  osx  widgets  utilities 
september 2005 by mottram
Pierre Chatel's blog'n stuff: Sidenote v1.7
Only been using it a couple of days, and it seems to be indispensible. (Nice for mailing notes to Backpack/weblog)
utilities  osx  notes  efficiency 
june 2005 by mottram
A Clockwork Apple
Nice little iPod utility, including cloning for registered users.
ipod  utilities 
june 2005 by mottram
Cage Fighter
Get rid of ugly Mail buttons in Tiger.
osx  tweaks  utilities 
april 2005 by mottram
Bains Software: accessTunes
accessTunes makes it easy to access your music anytime, anywhere. accessTunes starts sharing your iTunes Music Library as soon as you turn on your computer, making it available as a shared iTunes library on the local network, and accessible from anywhere
itunes  osx  plugins  utilities  audio 
march 2005 by mottram
Witch
"Witch lets you access all of your windows by pressing a shortcut and choosing from a clearly arranged list of window titles.'
osx  utilities  ui  applications  donationware 
february 2005 by mottram
AppleJack Project Page
A toolkit for rescuing buggered Macs - boot into SUM at startup to repair permissions, delete cache files, etc. I like the name, too.
osx  mac  utilities  tools 
january 2005 by mottram
UllaBella 0.3 - MacUpdate
Using the internal modem found in most Macs it dials the number you've selected in Address Book
utilities  plugins  address  book  dialler  modem 
january 2005 by mottram
You mean it’s not part of the OS? - The Unofficial Apple Weblog - apple.weblogsinc.com
Various OS X apps and utilities that are so useful it's hard to remember they're not part of the OS.
applications  efficiency  osx  utilities 
december 2004 by mottram
Nokia Collector
A file transfer and sync utility for Nokia phones/Bluetooth devices and OS X. It doesn't work with the (my?) 7610, though, so I can't tell if it's a solution to the lack of iSync support (it's not clear if it's limited to media files or includes vCards, c
7610  applications  nokia  osx  symbian  utilities 
november 2004 by mottram
WorkStrip
File management utility - looks pretty good.
applications  efficiency  osx  utilities 
november 2004 by mottram
Carrafix
Bandwidth throttler I used to use with Carracho - presumably handy when using Bittorrent
applications  bandwidth  osx  utilities 
november 2004 by mottram
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