Mac Apps thread

**The Fresh Prince** · 26-06-2009, 12:09 AM

200!!!!!! sorry. had to.

**melvbot** · 26-06-2009, 12:00 PM

Is that just for the torrent files or for the actual movies that you download as well? If its a large folder on the desktop that might slow it down a bit.

**The Fresh Prince** · 26-06-2009, 12:25 PM

Nah, for large photoshop and illustrator files.

**melvbot** · 26-06-2009, 12:32 PM

If the folder contains a large amount of data that might slow things down. Might be better to put the folder in Documents/wherever and make an alias (like a shortcut in Windows) of the folder on the desktop

**melvbot** · 27-06-2009, 08:35 PM

Most people use the tab key pretty often to jump through text boxes etc on a page. Did you know it can tab backwards as well?

All you need to do to tab backwards is hold down the shift key and hit tab.
This should work on Windows as well (I think)

**melvbot** · 28-06-2009, 10:44 AM

An alternative way of highlighting text in the Safari URL bar

**The Fresh Prince** · 28-06-2009, 11:42 AM

Just tried it in firefox and it works with a double click.

**melvbot** · 28-06-2009, 12:02 PM

Originally Posted by The Fresh Prince

Just tried it in firefox and it works with a double click.

On the favicon?

**The Fresh Prince** · 28-06-2009, 02:07 PM

Originally Posted by melvbot

On the favicon?

Yep. On the little TD pic thingy.

**melvbot** · 28-06-2009, 02:30 PM

Originally Posted by The Fresh Prince

Originally Posted by melvbot

On the favicon?

Yep. On the little TD pic thingy.

No idea about that one, this is what happens when I click the favicon on FF

**The Fresh Prince** · 28-06-2009, 02:35 PM

Thats what happens when I click it once but if you double click it highlights the URL.

**melvbot** · 28-06-2009, 02:40 PM

Cant get that to work for some reason. Anyway, 2 clicks, pah! I'll stick with my one click wonder.

**The Fresh Prince** · 28-06-2009, 02:43 PM

And I'll stay with the two chicks!

**melvbot** · 11-07-2009, 12:28 PM

Ive known about this for a while but Ive only started using it over the past month or so.

https://skitch.com/

Its a screencapture app but it has a built in editor for adding stuff like text, cropping etc. The killer bit is being able to take a screenshot then upload it to your Skitch account (supports Flickr and some others as well) so you can share that image quickly. Its free at the moment but I expect when it comes out of BETA it might change to a subscription/pay for the software.

Great for grabbing stuff and sharing it without much hassle, when youve finished editing just click the Webpost button then the Share button and it takes you to your page with all the URL's for the image.

https://skitch.com/#demo

**Wallalai** · 16-07-2009, 07:49 PM

Skitch is an excellent software, I use it frequently to post screenshots on forums.

Editing the screenshot ans send it as a thumbnail is just a few clics.

And it's free.

Click for full size - Uploaded with plasq's Skitch

**Tao** · 18-07-2009, 09:16 AM

Your link doesn't seem to be working Wallalai - it keeps coming up with some French garbage on the screen...

**melvbot** · 21-07-2009, 11:20 PM

Found a FlashBlocker for Safari the other day. Works the same as the one for Firefox so you can add sites to a whitelist of allowed sites for auto loading etc.

ClickToFlash

**slackula** · 22-07-2009, 12:46 PM

Originally Posted by melvbot

Found a FlashBlocker for Safari the other day.

Sweet! Thanks for that one.

DaffyDuck · 22-07-2009, 01:16 PM

Install Safari Ad Blocker -- streamlines your browsing - FREE:

Safari AdBlock: block ads in Safari

**Wallalai** · 03-08-2009, 08:15 AM

Both ClicktoFlash and AdBlock for Safari are "must have". I use them till my first day on a Mac.

Tanks anyway for the tips, this thread is very useful.

**Wallalai** · 03-08-2009, 08:19 AM

Originally Posted by Tao

Your link doesn't seem to be working Wallalai - it keeps coming up with some French garbage on the screen...

I'm really sorry.

DaffyDuck · 03-08-2009, 10:44 AM

Here's a good one :

plasq.com - Comic Life Magiq - Your Life in a Comic... Magiq!

They have an iPhone version as well, that makes for some fun creative ways to enhance snapshots.

**Wallalai** · 04-08-2009, 10:03 PM

45$ ... little bit expensive to me.

DaffyDuck · 05-08-2009, 04:07 PM

$5 for the iPhone versions :-)

It may seem 'expensive' at $45, until you realize that other, cheaper, apps claiming 'comic book styles' are essentially crap. Comic Life is simply the best at what it does.

If you're never going to use it, then $45 is expensive. If you have a directed use for it, then it's money well spent.

**slackula** · 05-08-2009, 06:19 PM

Originally Posted by DaffyDuck

It may seem 'expensive' at $45, until you realize that other, cheaper, apps claiming 'comic book styles' are essentially crap. Comic Life is simply the best at what it does.

Pardon the intrusion, but what can it do that I can't achieve with Gimp and/or Corel Painter or the FunHouse apps etc?

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