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| * [http://www.macworld.com/article/143700/2009/11/photoeffects.html?lsrc=nl_mwhints_h_crawl Add more effects to Photo Booth and iChat]
| | 13" mid-2010 model. Running [http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1237 latest firmware] and [[Mac OS X]], meaning that I can theoretically upgrade to 16GB of RAM. |
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| == Apps ==
| | [http://support.apple.com/kb/sp583 Specs] |
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| I use [[Alfred]] as my launcher.
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| I use [http://www.macbartender.com/ Bartender] to keep my menu bar clean.
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| | | :Upgrading to 500GB SSD (Samsung 840EVO recommended by [http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/the-best-ssds/ The Wirecutter]) and 16GB of RAM (see [http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/macbook_pro/macbook-pro-unibody-faq/macbook-pro-13-15-17-mid-2009-how-to-upgrade-ram-memory.html this article] on upgrading RAM). Will go to [http://www.yelp.com/biz/total-mac-san-francisco-2?nb=1#query:Mac Repair Total Mac] for upgrade, as they're highly rated and seem to have the cheapest service. They're also in my 'hood! |
| I recently installed [[Notational Velocity]]. I love the concept, and I especially love the notion of using the search bar for both searching and creating docs. It's very similar to [[Collab:Link As You Think]]. However, Evernote seems to play the same role, and WriteRoom (or Aquamacs in full-screen mode, which is what I use) is better for distraction-free writing.
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| Mountain Lion eliminated a useful feature: The ability to show time remaining on my battery charge. I replaced that functionality with [http://www.orange-carb.org/SBM/ SlimBatteryMonitor].
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| Investigating:
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| * [http://www.macroplant.com/adapter/ Adapter] for video ripping and media file conversion. I'm currently using Handbrake.
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| == My Hacks ==
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| * [http://blog.joshdzielak.com/blog/2012/02/12/remove-finder-from-the-app-switcher-in-mac-osx/ Remove Finder from the Application Switcher in Mac OSX.] This turned out to be more trouble than it's worth
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| * [http://lifehacker.com/5904256/ways-to-make-your-macs-dashboard-more-useful Turn off Dashboard]
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| * [http://technosophos.com/content/configure-iterm2-act-visor Configure iTerm2 to Act Like Visor]. I've mapped my terminal to Ctl-Command-Option-T
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| == PDF ==
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| Mac OS X has built-in support for generating PDFs via the print dialog. Sadly, not all apps use this. In the old days, Adobe provided a PDF printer driver, but that [http://indesignsecrets.com/acrobats-adobe-pdf-printer-replaced-in-snow-leopard.php no longer is available] as of 10.6 (Snow Leopard). [https://bitbucket.org/codepoet/cups-pdf-for-mac-os-x/wiki/Home CUPS-PDF] is an open source alternative based on CUPS, but it's not clear how possible it is to customize. For example, I would like to have different options for paper size, but it's not clear / easy how to do that.
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| == Mac OS X ==
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| * [http://www.maclife.com/article/howtos/how_rebuild_launchservices_remove_duplicates_open_menu How to rebuild LaunchServices to remove duplicates from "Open with" menu]
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| * [http://www.macworld.com/article/145324/2010/01/filewarnings.html Managing OS X's downloaded file warning system]
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| * [http://secrets.blacktree.com/ Database of hidden settings]
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| * [https://github.com/mathiasbynens/dotfiles/blob/master/.osx dotfiles]
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| Experimenting with [http://stereopsis.com/flux/ f.lux] for better lighting management, but not seeing or appreciating the impact.
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| === Window Management ===
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| I'm using [http://www.irradiatedsoftware.com/sizeup/ SizeUp] on my [[Hackintosh]] to resize and move windows easily. There's an open source equivalent ([https://github.com/fikovnik/ShiftIt ShiftIt]), but it requires X11. [http://mizage.com/divvy/ Divvy] looked pretty good, but the additional shortcut step didn't seem worth the added flexibility. Most of the time, I'll be making windows full- or half-screen, and I'd like to be able to do that as quickly as possible. If I find my use cases shifting (for example, often wanting to easily take up 2/3 of the screen), I'll try Divvy.
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