Category: essential application

Another VMware Fusion 2 and Parallels Desktop Comparison

15 November, 2008 (20:58) | essential application, leopard, mac, parallels desktop, software, vmware fusion, windows | No comments

WebWorkerDaily writes up a nice comparison of VMWare Fusion 2 and Parallels Desktop.

Edit in TextMate in Leopard

13 November, 2008 (12:25) | essential application, leopard, mac, textmate | No comments

This post details the steps to take in order to get the “Edit in TextMate” input manager working in Leopard

VMware Fusion 2 vs. Parallels Desktop 4

11 November, 2008 (22:01) | essential application, leopard, mac, parallels desktop, vmware fusion, windows | No comments

A comparison of Parallels Desktop 4 and VMWare Fustion 2 from theAppleBlog.

Much Needed Evernote Update

11 November, 2008 (09:57) | essential application, evernote, leopard, mac | No comments

Evernote 1.1.6 brings much needed updates for formatting notes.

List of Essential Mac Applications

29 October, 2008 (10:44) | essential application, leopard, mac | No comments

So, after about a year of using a Mac as my primary computer, I decided to share the list of applications I consider essential on OSX. This is not a comprehensive list of every application I have installed; it only includes the ones it would be really tough to deal without. What are your essential [...]

Essential Applications - Quicksilver

5 November, 2007 (10:49) | essential application, mac | 3 comments

Besides VMWare Fusion and Parallels, Quicksilver was probably the foremost application that got me interested in buying a Mac.  I kept hearing great things about it from many different sources.  I have always been a big command line user and prefer using the keyboard as much as possible so any application that helps minimize mouse [...]

Essential Applications - Growl

21 October, 2007 (23:11) | essential application, mac | 1 comment

Growl is a notification system. It provides a consistent framework that various applications can use for notification purposes. For example, Adium leverages Growl for its notifications. Plugins can be created for applications that don’t directly support Growl. GrowlTunes, for instances, can be used to show notifications for the currently playing [...]

Essential Applications - Adium

21 October, 2007 (23:03) | essential application, mac | No comments

Adium is a free cross-protocol instant messaging application. It supports AIM, MSN, GTalk, Jabber, and others. It has all the features you would expect in an IM application and a great, customizable interface. There are also a ton of extras you can download to customize it even further. If you are like me, the first [...]