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Posts tagged: Sync
Quicksilver - The new version
Dropbox - (of course)
Hazel - For everything that can be automated
- Automatically syncs mobile when in range and Bluetooth turned on
Magic Prefs - Magic mouse improvements
- Undistracting and quite efficient
iStat Menus - CPU, Memory, Netspeed and Date/Time
System - Networking, Time Machine, iSync, Volume and Spotlight
(From Mario Fischer)
Cinch - Like Aero Snap for Mac
Evernote - Just another “Catch All” bucket
Divvy - Great app for organizing your windows
Dropbox - Pretty standard
SizeUp - Another window management app (I really like my windows managed)
Knox - Secure my local files
Air Display - Uses my iPad as a second display
Transmit - FTP client
Breeze - One more window management app
The rest are iStat Menus and standard OS X icons
(From Steve)
Alfred - Spotlight who?
PhotoSync - No cables recquired! Sync your photos to your iOS devices with ease.
Pastebot Sync - Another great Tapbots app.
Dropbox - I don’t how I could live without this. I use it to sync up all my iDevices & when I’m on the go.
Droplr - A simple drop will do… (see explanation below)
CloudApp - To the Cloud! I share so many links, images, videos, etc. with this it’s second nature.
Bowtie - Simple way to navigate your iTunes music on your desktop in a clean & beautiful way.
Sparrow - My go-to email client on the Mac.
- I’ve tried others but always come back to this because of its many features.
- The best way to get your facebook notifications on your Mac.
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QuickCal – Allows me to add appointments to iCal in a pop up window using natural language.
– I should remove this but my ego and fear of missing out won’t allow it. ;-)
Dropbox – This should be built in.
FastScripts – Allows me to execute a few Applescripts I have come to rely on with keyboard commands.
DisplayPad – Lets me use my iPad as a second display over WiFi (Seems like magic. Likely is.)
The rest are built in stuff. Sync, Bluetooth, Airport, Battery, Clock, Spotlight.
(From Patrick Rhone, Writer, Editor, and Curator; of Minimal Mac, , The Random Post, PatrickRhone.com and Keeping It Straight)
I have a thing about B&W only on my menu bar.
Third Party:
(new toy)
Flux
’s CodeBar
Skitch (for annotated screenshots for the clients and managers)
Dropbox
gfxCardStatus (so I can force my Nvidia or Intel graphics chipsets to save my battery)
Caffeine (to keep my laptop awake when I need)
BootChamp (for one click booting into windows)
System:
Keychain (for quick locking and lockup)
iChat (why)
Spaces
Sync services (MobileMe)
Monitor settings
Time Capsule
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Current iTunes info - What’s playing on iTunes right now with controls as a dropdown menu so I don’t have to go to iTunes.
Sparrow - Gmail client, I just downloaded it after seeing it here and I have several Gmail accounts and it makes it convenient to juggle through them.
Evernote - Keeps random pieces of info organized. I use it as a bookmark archive for links that I want to remember for later use someday, and it works across all my gadgets (iPad, Android, etc.).
Dropbox - Great sync tool.
TinyAlarm 1.3 - Mini alarm app that lets you set up short alarms. I use it wake me up from my computer haze / daze
: I use for Gmail, but now with Sparrow I don’t think I will be needing it.
Little Snitch - Firewall, one of the best Mac personal firewalls IMO.
Camouflage - Hides cluttered desktop. Makes my mac look neat.
Caffeine - Disables sleep and screensaver when clicked. Sometimes you need your mac to stay awake. I use it a lot.
Chat Status - I swear, I found it there. I didn’t install anything to have it there.
VPN Access - To connect to the corporate network.
Sync - To sync to multiple devices/services (I didn’t install anything, it came with the Mac).
Airport - Wi-Fi signal.
Spaces - Spaces preference to choose different screens.
Time Machine - Used for backups, I never backed my computers until I started using Time Machine, it makes the effort painless.
Bluetooth
Sound Control
Display Detector
Battery status
Keyboard Preference - I use Arabic and English keyboards.
Switch Users - To quickly switch between different users.
MiniCal - Mini calendar app that shows you the month calendar in a drop down.
Spotlight
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