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Posts tagged: QuickCursor
Xmarks - This is great to keep bookmarks synchronized between different machines and also to keep them backed up in the cloud.
Quicksilver - Fantastic app to do more with less work. Recently it has seen new life, it is rock solid on Snow Leopard. It has a lot of goodies (like triggers, plugins) and pretty soon you’ll be a keyboard ninja operating your Mac.
Dropbox - Just Wow!
TextExpander - This one of those must have apps. Great to create form letters, emails, etc… TypeIt4Me is also a great substitute, I have both of them and they are equally good.
BetterTouchTool - It’s like TouchPad Pro for your Mac. Expands the multitouch capabilities of the touchpad. Really useful.
QuickCal - I learned about this little gem on Mac Menu Bars. Lovely little app that allows me to check my calendars and todo’s and with a quick shortcut key allows me to enter events in plain language. Really useful. Works well with BusyCal because it shares the iCal database, but the developer is working on a better integration with BusyCal.
ClipMenu - ⌘-C ⌘-V for the Pros.
LittleSnapper - Screenshot utility with powerful sharing and editing features.
QuickCursor - A quick way to launch my favorite no distractions text editor (WriteRoom) from any app.
Hazel - Another must have little gem. It automates a lot of folder cleaning and organizing stuff.
BusyCal - It is often described as iCal Pro, and in effect it is. The way it syncs with Gmail is alone worth it.
Bluetooth, Airport utility, Sound and Battery Status, all stock Apple items.
FuzzyClock - FuzzyClock is great. It gives you the time but in a more human reading form.
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MailMate notification - The fantastic lightweight IMAP mail client from Benny Kjær Nielsen.
CoverSutra - A recent discovery I use to control iTunes without needing to switch back to the main application window.
PopChar X - This utility saves me so much time finding the right characters.
Skitch - Essential for marking-up screenshots and hosting my blog images.
TextExpander - I rely on this to correct common spelling mistakes but also for its ability to shorten URLs and insert text from snippets.
Delibar - I use Delibar to capture ‘things I would like to become bookmarks’ while I’m away from my main computer, sending them to Pinboard.
- In the same way that CoverSutra lets me control iTunes when it’s not visible, I Love Stars lets me assign ratings. I definitely give it ★★★★★.
f.lux - The jury’s still out on this utility that changes my computer display to a warmer night mode automatically.
Tags - One of a number of applications that allow me to use to manage files.
QuickCursor - This great little utility allows you to use your favourite text editor to input data into web browsers. The great advantage of this is it does away with the need for an input manager.
App Tamer - The idea is that this pauses an application when you switch away from it, then automatically restarts it when you start using it again to save battery life.
SlimBatteryMonitor - I’ve had this on every Mac I’ve ever owned and it does just what it says on the tin.
TextSoap 7 - TextSoap is one of those apps that’s barely visible but saves a huge amount of time. I’ve previously and since then it has been updated and gained a menu bar icon as a result.
MenuMeters - Another of those apps I have used forever. Here it is set to display network, traffic, memory usage and CPU levels. Very useful to see if anything is hogging your computer.
Apple’s standard language and text input menu, AirPort indicator and Clock.
Search - This is Tags’ Enhanced Spotlight.
(From Steve Hodgson)
Itsy - Simple Twitter client. No explanation needed, really.
QuickCursor - Utility to edit text from any application in an external editor. I usually use this one to edit things in MacVim.
Droplr - Tool for uploading files and shortening links. I usually use this one when I have an image to share.
Spirited Away - Hides applications after they haven’t been used for a while. I have the hide timeout set to one minute, it keeps my screen clean.
After that, I just have some builtin things. Such as battery, AirPort status, keyboard layout switcher, time, and Time Machine. (Nope, no Spotlight. I use Alfred for that.)
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