The "greenist" Mac yet
http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/12/11/apple-debuts-greenest-macs-ever/
Showing posts with label Apple Macintosh computer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Apple Macintosh computer. Show all posts
Friday, December 12, 2008
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Raiders of the Lost Macintosh 12/2008
Raiders of the Lost Macintosh 12/2008
Dr. Eric Flescher, Olathe, KS(dreric1kansas@aol.com
Xmenu (www.devon-technologies.com)
Customizable menu bar
free
Can add 5 menus which show contents of the folders
Unlimited hierarchical menus that are updates automatically
Can display small icons
Exif Untrasher
recover images from memory cards accidental deletion
free
www.bluem.net/downloads/exif-untrasher_en
Cardraider
recover images from memory cards accidental deletion
also offers iPhoto integration to restore photos directly into iPhoto
$19.95
www. ecamm.com
Mousepose
Highlights a cursor position on the screen (Powerpoint, Keynote etc) and displays a colored circle where you click your mouse button and shows the keystrokes onscreen
$16.95
www.boinx.com
equinux
Integrated Leopard only internet needed connection for ebay sellers. Easy to understand interface with excellent auction tracking tools.
$39.95
www.equinux.com
Screenflow
Screen capture capabilities which can also use iSight and video capture. Also has zoom, highlighting and key commands. Universal binary
$99.99
www.varasoftware.com
Spanish vocabulary (Custom Solutions of Maryland)
free
Practice your Spanish with this quiz like game/application. Vocabulary (1840 words) pop up and you type it in. Drop down menu offers hints if you can't get it.
customsolutionssofmaryland.50meg.com/spanishvocab.htm/
Lego Digital Designer
free
Build lego models by using your Mac. Then upload the it to Lego's website and then actually buy what you build. You can even design the box it is shipped in.
www.ldd.lego.com
Stellarium
free
Using your longitude and latitude coordinates. this program shows you the stars, planets and much more. Also offers motor driven telescopic control and has a brightness reduction night mode for advanced telescope users.
www.stellarium.org
It is already on your OSX
Enlarge your Mouse Control Cursor
Way to customize enlarge the size of the cursor for presentations, on screen visualization and location/ finding
free It is already on your OSX
Directions: Screen preferences > Universal Access> click the Mouse tab / Mouse Trackpad (laptop) > adjust the slider bar near the bottom of the window (your pointer will grow or shrink so just adjust to your liking)
Dr. Eric Flescher, Olathe, KS(dreric1kansas@aol.com
Xmenu (www.devon-technologies.com)
Customizable menu bar
free
Can add 5 menus which show contents of the folders
Unlimited hierarchical menus that are updates automatically
Can display small icons
Exif Untrasher
recover images from memory cards accidental deletion
free
www.bluem.net/downloads/exif-untrasher_en
Cardraider
recover images from memory cards accidental deletion
also offers iPhoto integration to restore photos directly into iPhoto
$19.95
www. ecamm.com
Mousepose
Highlights a cursor position on the screen (Powerpoint, Keynote etc) and displays a colored circle where you click your mouse button and shows the keystrokes onscreen
$16.95
www.boinx.com
equinux
Integrated Leopard only internet needed connection for ebay sellers. Easy to understand interface with excellent auction tracking tools.
$39.95
www.equinux.com
Screenflow
Screen capture capabilities which can also use iSight and video capture. Also has zoom, highlighting and key commands. Universal binary
$99.99
www.varasoftware.com
Spanish vocabulary (Custom Solutions of Maryland)
free
Practice your Spanish with this quiz like game/application. Vocabulary (1840 words) pop up and you type it in. Drop down menu offers hints if you can't get it.
customsolutionssofmaryland.50meg.com/spanishvocab.htm/
Lego Digital Designer
free
Build lego models by using your Mac. Then upload the it to Lego's website and then actually buy what you build. You can even design the box it is shipped in.
www.ldd.lego.com
Stellarium
free
Using your longitude and latitude coordinates. this program shows you the stars, planets and much more. Also offers motor driven telescopic control and has a brightness reduction night mode for advanced telescope users.
www.stellarium.org
It is already on your OSX
Enlarge your Mouse Control Cursor
Way to customize enlarge the size of the cursor for presentations, on screen visualization and location/ finding
free It is already on your OSX
Directions: Screen preferences > Universal Access> click the Mouse tab / Mouse Trackpad (laptop) > adjust the slider bar near the bottom of the window (your pointer will grow or shrink so just adjust to your liking)
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Top 25 Downloads For Your Computer
The latest new idea from the internet/aol etc is to use slide shows, videos and other multimedia to extend your time using the internet. For the most part these slide shows are used so that ads appear more often, stay on longer or cause you to see other ads. The name of the game is $$$$ and the companies are pull out all stops to get money through the internet.
The latest one has helpful hints and software downloads. You can spend many more minutes going through the slide show or use the following below. I have not listed belong Vista, Linux or other OSs only Mac ones (although some of them are cross platform and are included).
Top 25 Downloads For Your Computer
by Terrence O'Brien, posted Sep 3rd 2008 at 12:10PM
http://www.switched.com/2008/09/03/top-25-downloads-for-your-computer/?icid=100214839x1211905378x1200739484
http://switched.com.com/1770-20_4-0.html?part=switched&subj=search&tag=dl&query=adium&searchtype=downloads
Growl is a Mac-only notification application, which is a geeky way of saying that this program notifies you of things happening in the background -- IM messages, new e-mails, completed downloads -- on your computer.o, how does it work? Once Growl is installed and running, simply opening an application will allow it to start sending updates to Growl. Let's say you're browsing in Firefox, which is currently taking up entire screen, and an instant message comes in. Growl will pop up a discreet customizable window on your screen that displays the message contents and sender's name, which saves you the time and hassle of having to switch over to your IM application just to see what someone is saying. You can also set Growl up to display pop-up style alerts when your downloads finish, when new e-mail comes in (including subject and the first few lines of the note), or when new wireless networks become available. You can even set it up to display music video-style alerts (complete with cover art, artist, album and track info) that pop up whenever iTunes begins a new track.
Growl works with most popular Mac applications, and, best of all, it's free.
Thunderbird 2 (Mac, Windows XP and Vista)
iScrobbler, the iTunes plugin.
Picasa / Flickr Uploader (XP/Vista/OS X/Linux)
Have you ever snapped the perfect photo and wished you could share it with the world immediately? Grab either the Picasa or Flickr Uploadr, depending on your photo sharing site of choice, and put that digital camera and wireless Internet connection to good use. You can immediately upload your photos to share with, or embarrass, your friends and family. Even better are the Linux and Windows versions of Picasa, which allow you to clean up your photos (crop, remove red eye, etc.) before posting them online for the world to see.
Tomboy (Linux), Evernote (XP/Vista), Journler (OS X)
Sometimes you'll come across some information online, or you'll think of an idea for a new project, or you'll want to jot some quick bullet points for yourself in a meeting. For this sort of application a full word processor can be overkill, and not very useful. That's why there are dedicated note-taking and clipping applications like Evernote and Journler. These software packages allow you to quickly create, organize, and search notes. Evernote and Journler will even let you embed images and links to Web sites or files. Tomboy for Linux lacks many of the fancier features that Evernote and Journler have, but its sheer simplicity make it a pleasure to use. Tomboy lets you create simple text-based notes that can then be linked together like a Wiki (i.e. Wikipedia entries that link to other Wikipedia entries).
Outlook's note-taking capabilities and desktop post-It-like sticky notes have long been popular, but both lack the advanced organizational features and multimedia capabilities of these note-taking apps. Stickies and Outlook are fine for quick one-off notes and reminders, but for detailed brainstorming and research, Evernote, Journler, and Tomboy are much more up to the task.
http://www.dandans.com/TotallyFreeBurner.htm
Audacity
(Mac, Windows XP and Vista)
Audacity seems as though it has been around for ages, but there's a reason the app is still going strong: It's one of the most reliable and easy-to-use audio-editing programs out there. Plus, Audacity runs on all platforms, and it's free!
Want to digitize your old vinyl records? Boot up Audacity, hook up your stereo, and you'll be recording in no time. Looking to make the next mashup to take the Web world by storm? Audacity lets you easily import, edit, and mix MP3s (and WAV, AIFF and OGG files). Manipulating audio is as easy as cutting, pasting, and dragging -- highlight a section of a recording that has unwanted sound, and a quick cut will remove it from the file. If you're looking to get into more advanced editing and effects, Audacity comes with multiple sound filters.
http://switched.com.com/1770-20_4-0.html?part=switched&subj=search&tag=dl&query=audacity&searchtype=downloads
Google Earth
(Mac, Windows XP and Vista)
For those of you who haven't already taken one of its virtual tours, Google Earth is a pretty wild ride. By referencing satellite imagery of the entire planet, it allows you to enter an address and zoom from space right down into actual aerial images of your street in your city . Thanks to a handy "layers" feature, you can check out aerial views of restaurants, hospitals, banks, and other resources in a given area, or check things like housing prices, crime statistics, postal code boundaries, and dozens of other stats for the selected zone. But the coolest part? Google Earth features 3-D terrain mapping, which you can use to fly through the Grand Canyon or a block full of Manhattan skyscrapers to check out the terrain.
MAME (XP/Vista/OS X/Linux)
Most of the apps on our list are aimed at making your more productive or replacing expensive or slow applications with free light weight alternatives. But sometimes you just want to have a little fun. So pick up the free vintage arcade game emulator MAME, which let you play classic titles like 'Centipede' and 'Dig-Dug' on your computer. MAME on its own is a useless piece of software, but with a little Googling you can easily locate some ROMs, which you open with MAME to enjoy classic arcade-y goodness. The legal nature of MAME and ROMs is a bit murky -- technically you're supposed to own the original game for this to be legit -- but we doubt anyone is going to come and check your basement for an original 'Donkey Kong' coffee table, right?
http://switched.com.com/1770-20_4-0.html?part=switched&subj=search&tag=dl&query=mame&searchtype=downloads
Firefox (XP/Vista/OS X/Linux)
The most important item you can install on any computer.
The Firefox Web browser will probably be the application you use the most on your laptop. Now don't get us wrong -- Internet Explorer 7 isn't awful -- it's just that Firefox is that much better. Particularly attractive is the ability to add new features through extensions, which are small-add ons to Firefox that allow you do do everything from block advertisements to save chunks of Web sites to your Google Notebook.
We've discussed some of our favorite extensions before, but here are some other ones we like: If you use Gmail, then check out Better Gmail from the folks over at Life Hacker. Better Gmail adds a host of new abilities to the Google mail service, including new keyboard shortcuts or even a completely new look. We also like the Remember the Milk extension for adding a to-do list to your Gmail inbox. Also worth checking out (if you're a Windows or OS X user) is PicLens, which turns any photo site -- including Flickr, Google Image Search, or even MySpace -- into an interactive 3D wall of images that makes scrolling and scanning huge numbers of photos easy and fun.
The latest one has helpful hints and software downloads. You can spend many more minutes going through the slide show or use the following below. I have not listed belong Vista, Linux or other OSs only Mac ones (although some of them are cross platform and are included).
Top 25 Downloads For Your Computer
by Terrence O'Brien, posted Sep 3rd 2008 at 12:10PM
http://www.switched.com/2008/09/03/top-25-downloads-for-your-computer/?icid=100214839x1211905378x1200739484
http://switched.com.com/1770-20_4-0.html?part=switched&subj=search&tag=dl&query=adium&searchtype=downloads
Growl is a Mac-only notification application, which is a geeky way of saying that this program notifies you of things happening in the background -- IM messages, new e-mails, completed downloads -- on your computer.o, how does it work? Once Growl is installed and running, simply opening an application will allow it to start sending updates to Growl. Let's say you're browsing in Firefox, which is currently taking up entire screen, and an instant message comes in. Growl will pop up a discreet customizable window on your screen that displays the message contents and sender's name, which saves you the time and hassle of having to switch over to your IM application just to see what someone is saying. You can also set Growl up to display pop-up style alerts when your downloads finish, when new e-mail comes in (including subject and the first few lines of the note), or when new wireless networks become available. You can even set it up to display music video-style alerts (complete with cover art, artist, album and track info) that pop up whenever iTunes begins a new track.
Growl works with most popular Mac applications, and, best of all, it's free.
Thunderbird 2 (Mac, Windows XP and Vista)
iScrobbler, the iTunes plugin.
Picasa / Flickr Uploader (XP/Vista/OS X/Linux)
Have you ever snapped the perfect photo and wished you could share it with the world immediately? Grab either the Picasa or Flickr Uploadr, depending on your photo sharing site of choice, and put that digital camera and wireless Internet connection to good use. You can immediately upload your photos to share with, or embarrass, your friends and family. Even better are the Linux and Windows versions of Picasa, which allow you to clean up your photos (crop, remove red eye, etc.) before posting them online for the world to see.
Tomboy (Linux), Evernote (XP/Vista), Journler (OS X)
Sometimes you'll come across some information online, or you'll think of an idea for a new project, or you'll want to jot some quick bullet points for yourself in a meeting. For this sort of application a full word processor can be overkill, and not very useful. That's why there are dedicated note-taking and clipping applications like Evernote and Journler. These software packages allow you to quickly create, organize, and search notes. Evernote and Journler will even let you embed images and links to Web sites or files. Tomboy for Linux lacks many of the fancier features that Evernote and Journler have, but its sheer simplicity make it a pleasure to use. Tomboy lets you create simple text-based notes that can then be linked together like a Wiki (i.e. Wikipedia entries that link to other Wikipedia entries).
Outlook's note-taking capabilities and desktop post-It-like sticky notes have long been popular, but both lack the advanced organizational features and multimedia capabilities of these note-taking apps. Stickies and Outlook are fine for quick one-off notes and reminders, but for detailed brainstorming and research, Evernote, Journler, and Tomboy are much more up to the task.
http://www.dandans.com/TotallyFreeBurner.htm
Audacity
(Mac, Windows XP and Vista)
Audacity seems as though it has been around for ages, but there's a reason the app is still going strong: It's one of the most reliable and easy-to-use audio-editing programs out there. Plus, Audacity runs on all platforms, and it's free!
Want to digitize your old vinyl records? Boot up Audacity, hook up your stereo, and you'll be recording in no time. Looking to make the next mashup to take the Web world by storm? Audacity lets you easily import, edit, and mix MP3s (and WAV, AIFF and OGG files). Manipulating audio is as easy as cutting, pasting, and dragging -- highlight a section of a recording that has unwanted sound, and a quick cut will remove it from the file. If you're looking to get into more advanced editing and effects, Audacity comes with multiple sound filters.
http://switched.com.com/1770-20_4-0.html?part=switched&subj=search&tag=dl&query=audacity&searchtype=downloads
Google Earth
(Mac, Windows XP and Vista)
For those of you who haven't already taken one of its virtual tours, Google Earth is a pretty wild ride. By referencing satellite imagery of the entire planet, it allows you to enter an address and zoom from space right down into actual aerial images of your street in your city . Thanks to a handy "layers" feature, you can check out aerial views of restaurants, hospitals, banks, and other resources in a given area, or check things like housing prices, crime statistics, postal code boundaries, and dozens of other stats for the selected zone. But the coolest part? Google Earth features 3-D terrain mapping, which you can use to fly through the Grand Canyon or a block full of Manhattan skyscrapers to check out the terrain.
MAME (XP/Vista/OS X/Linux)
Most of the apps on our list are aimed at making your more productive or replacing expensive or slow applications with free light weight alternatives. But sometimes you just want to have a little fun. So pick up the free vintage arcade game emulator MAME, which let you play classic titles like 'Centipede' and 'Dig-Dug' on your computer. MAME on its own is a useless piece of software, but with a little Googling you can easily locate some ROMs, which you open with MAME to enjoy classic arcade-y goodness. The legal nature of MAME and ROMs is a bit murky -- technically you're supposed to own the original game for this to be legit -- but we doubt anyone is going to come and check your basement for an original 'Donkey Kong' coffee table, right?
http://switched.com.com/1770-20_4-0.html?part=switched&subj=search&tag=dl&query=mame&searchtype=downloads
Firefox (XP/Vista/OS X/Linux)
The most important item you can install on any computer.
The Firefox Web browser will probably be the application you use the most on your laptop. Now don't get us wrong -- Internet Explorer 7 isn't awful -- it's just that Firefox is that much better. Particularly attractive is the ability to add new features through extensions, which are small-add ons to Firefox that allow you do do everything from block advertisements to save chunks of Web sites to your Google Notebook.
We've discussed some of our favorite extensions before, but here are some other ones we like: If you use Gmail, then check out Better Gmail from the folks over at Life Hacker. Better Gmail adds a host of new abilities to the Google mail service, including new keyboard shortcuts or even a completely new look. We also like the Remember the Milk extension for adding a to-do list to your Gmail inbox. Also worth checking out (if you're a Windows or OS X user) is PicLens, which turns any photo site -- including Flickr, Google Image Search, or even MySpace -- into an interactive 3D wall of images that makes scrolling and scanning huge numbers of photos easy and fun.
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Raiders of the Lost Macintosh June2008
Raiders of the Lost Macintosh June2008: Best free downloads, shareware and demos
by Dr. Eric Flescher
Here are some of the best free, shareware and demo applications out there that I have found. Try some of these out. You will be amazed what some mac authors have created and designed.
filezilla free
required 10.5 or higher
http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/FileZilla_v3_for_Mac_OS_X/1034751598/3
OneButton FTP
You will need a Mac running OS X 10.4 or later (including OS X 10.5 Leopard) to use OneButton FTP.
(free, fast, flesible, use of drag and drop and extremly easy to use)
http://onebutton.org/
Free wifi spots
If you need to access wifi spots on the go while working with your PC or Mac, using any operating system, you can find one here at this website.
http://www.wififreespot.com
OSX 10.4 build in RSS Visualizer screen saver
Pick your favorite news feed (like BBC , CNN or ?). When screensaver comes on , you'll can then see the deadlines on your topical areas of choice
Alloc software free Fade text
Displays any text you enter into its configureation box area- like a sign to post on your laptop (why waste electricity though- put up a piece paper?_
www.alocsoft.com
Free Weather Channel free screen saver
Shows current temperature and conditions in you regional area
macworld.com/2490
Apple Weather Widget
OX 10.4 free (need 800 mgz or faster running OSX 10.3 or greater
Display the current weather. To keep on constantly (or once in awhile with F12,) launch Terminal from administrator's account and type defaults write com.apple.Dashboard devmode YES). Quit Terminal and the press F12 to bring up Widget. Force to remain open click and hold F12 or restart Dashboard by logging out.
AWS WeatherBug
Also has wind speed, directio, 3 day forecast , weather radar for your area, and access to live Web cams.
www.weatherbug.com
Menu Butler
MacMage’s free Menu Butler widget displays all your available Menu Extrasin a palette in the Dashboard area. Click on a widget, and it appears in your menu bare area
macmage.com
Handbrake
or instant Handbrake
free
Converts commercial DVDs to a format that is playable on a Mac, iPod, or Sony PSP.
macworld/com/2468
by Dr. Eric Flescher
Here are some of the best free, shareware and demo applications out there that I have found. Try some of these out. You will be amazed what some mac authors have created and designed.
filezilla free
required 10.5 or higher
http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/FileZilla_v3_for_Mac_OS_X/1034751598/3
OneButton FTP
You will need a Mac running OS X 10.4 or later (including OS X 10.5 Leopard) to use OneButton FTP.
(free, fast, flesible, use of drag and drop and extremly easy to use)
http://onebutton.org/
Free wifi spots
If you need to access wifi spots on the go while working with your PC or Mac, using any operating system, you can find one here at this website.
http://www.wififreespot.com
OSX 10.4 build in RSS Visualizer screen saver
Pick your favorite news feed (like BBC , CNN or ?). When screensaver comes on , you'll can then see the deadlines on your topical areas of choice
Alloc software free Fade text
Displays any text you enter into its configureation box area- like a sign to post on your laptop (why waste electricity though- put up a piece paper?_
www.alocsoft.com
Free Weather Channel free screen saver
Shows current temperature and conditions in you regional area
macworld.com/2490
Apple Weather Widget
OX 10.4 free (need 800 mgz or faster running OSX 10.3 or greater
Display the current weather. To keep on constantly (or once in awhile with F12,) launch Terminal from administrator's account and type defaults write com.apple.Dashboard devmode YES). Quit Terminal and the press F12 to bring up Widget. Force to remain open click and hold F12 or restart Dashboard by logging out.
AWS WeatherBug
Also has wind speed, directio, 3 day forecast , weather radar for your area, and access to live Web cams.
www.weatherbug.com
Menu Butler
MacMage’s free Menu Butler widget displays all your available Menu Extrasin a palette in the Dashboard area. Click on a widget, and it appears in your menu bare area
macmage.com
Handbrake
or instant Handbrake
free
Converts commercial DVDs to a format that is playable on a Mac, iPod, or Sony PSP.
macworld/com/2468
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