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Apr 27 2009

At Your Fingertips

Great freeware utilities make the important features of your Mac more accessible. This week we’ll look at several applications that do just that.

Tiger Launch

Tiger Launch is a menu extra that brings up a menu of all of your applications. If you have a lot of apps, you will be scrolling a lot, but it is one-click access.

QuikImageCM

This contextual menu item allows you to view images with a right-click in the finder. It doesn’t stop there either. On the same menu you can remove or add thumbnail icons.

Services Manager

This Preference Pane allows you to manage which system services are available to which programs. This one is still in beta, so you’ll want to be careful…

MediaDock

This utility gives you a second “dock” of sorts, which shows your mounted media. MediaDock lets you easily access your media in hierarchical menus, and is full of display and position options.

I hope this week’s picks have made your Mac more accessible. If not, at least it didn’t cost you anything.

Join me next week for more great free stuff.

Brian

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Apr 27 2009

Tiger Tracking and Backup Updated

This week we’ve got an odd assortment of old and new. Including a new version of an old favorite.

Carbon Copy Cloner 3 beta

CCC is the best free comprehensive backup solution out there. This utility creates bootable backups and includes invisible files.

CarbonCopyCloner3 Tiger Tracking and Backup Updated

In this new Tiger-only beta you can back up across a network and specify what gets backed up on a folder-by-folder basis.

DoIt

DoIt is an ultra-streamlined task manager. Use it to manage multiple task lists in a slick interface.

DoIt Tiger Tracking and Backup Updated

Apply deadlines and attach files to tasks in this unobtrusive free app.

Slife

This is a very meta application. It analyzes the time you spend using applications on your Mac.

Slife Tiger Tracking and Backup Updated

You can browse a history of the webpages you visited, documents you viewed or mail messages you looked at. Take it a step further and share your Slife with an Slife account.

Plot

Data processing hasn’t been a traditional strong point of Macs, but with Plot you can chart impressive graphs (and save them as graphics or PDFs). Its a perfect, free compliment to last episode’s BG Spreadsheet.

More great Mac freeware. What more could you need?

Brian

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Apr 27 2009

On the Wires with IRC

The Internet Relay Chat networks can be a scary place, especially to the newcomer. But, equipped with the right software, you can master this unique chat medium.

The Newbie: mu On the Wires with IRCMChat

This is a sleek, brushed metal client for the #macintosh channel on the Freenode Network. The interface is no polished it could pass for an iApp. It is a great way to start with IRC, but as you get the hang of it you’ll want a client that can work in different channels (think of these as “rooms”) and networks.

The Average User: mu On the Wires with IRCColloquy

This client has a nice Aqua interface and supports some powerful functions like multiple server connections yet remains manageable to the average user. Colloquy also has a handy connections manager and (file) transfer manager.

The Power User: mu On the Wires with IRCX-Chat Aqua

This bad boy has a mIRC inspired interface. It uses tabs to organize multiple open channels and servers. It is very, very scriptable and supports a plugin structure. While complex, this is the most powerful IRC client I’ve ever used on a Mac.

The Retro User: mu On the Wires with IRCShadow IRC

This OS 9 client lacks a little in interface, but makes up for it in power. It has discreet floating windows and handy command executing shortcuts. The interface is a little sparse, but there don’t seem to be any free alternatives.

That does it for another Freeloader Friday. Got an idea for me? Drop me a line and join me next week for more or the best in free software.

Brian

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