May 27

If, like me, you’ve built your Ubuntu machine using LVM for all partitions except /boot, you can do a live backup of your system using LVM snapshots and the dump tool. Read the rest of this entry »

May 27
More OSX apps I love
icon1 Shane | icon2 Computers, OSX | icon4 05 27th, 2008| icon3No Comments »
  • TextMate - Programmer’s text editor
  • 1Password - secure password and information manager that integrates into your browser(s)
  • AppZapper - clean up behind software you decide to axe
  • Boot Camp - Yeah, there’s still some Windows apps I use. (built into OSX)
  • Camouflage - hide those pesky desktop icons for focus and clarity
  • CoverSutra - iTunes tool for keyboard shortcuts, album artwork, Spotlight-like search, and Last.FM integration
  • Cyberduck - FTP/SFTP client with drag-and-drop and Growl notifications
  • Firefox 3.0 - only in release candidate status, but already a contender to finally replace Safari
  • Fluid - turn any website into a .app
  • Handbrake - DVD-ripping tool for converting DVDs to digital video files for your iPod, AppleTV, XBMC, etc.
  • iStat Menus - monitor your CPU, memory, and network usage in your menu bar
  • MacPorts - install Unix/linux tools using a tool similar to apt-get
  • NeoOffice - good, free replacement for the slow and bloated MS Office
  • Parallels Desktop - run Windows or Linux inside OSX
  • SquidMan - run the Squid HTTP caching proxy on OSX
  • SuperDuper / Carbon Copy Cloner - great backup tool
  • ted - Torrent episode downloader - track your favorite TV shows!
  • Time Machine - great, simple, configure-and-forget backup solution (built into OSX)
  • Twitterific - Twitter client
  • WhatSize / GrandPerspective - a graphical overview of what’s eating up all your harddrive space (hint: pr0n.)
May 1
  • Adium Multi-protocol IM client; supports AIM, Yahoo, MSN, MySpace, Google Talk, and loads more.
  • Growl pop-up notifications for anything and everything
  • Safari - included with OSX
  • Mail and Address Book- included with OSX
  • Quicksilver keyboard-based launcher; hard to explain what it does, but useful as all hell
  • Firefox browser, though I don’t use it nearly as much on OSX because of Safari
  • Schoolhouse homework manager or iProcrastinate
  • Colloquy IRC chat client
  • Google Mail notifier
  • iBackup
  • NetNewsWire RSS reader
  • Skim PDF reader (Preview is good, Skim is better)
  • The Unarchiver for zips, rars, aces, etc.
  • Transmission bittorrent client
  • VLC media player for files Quicktime won’t handle

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