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Fake. Catalogue. Timemachine. How to Create a Safari Extension from Scratch. Macfuse. Please Note: This project is no longer being maintained. We cannot currently help with any lion (or any large feline) related bugs or issues. The MacFuse google group is a decent resource for finding forks/replacement projects. MacFUSE allows you to extend Mac OS X's native file handling capabilities via 3rd-party file systems. It is used as a software building block by dozens of products. As a user, installing the MacFUSE software package will let you use any 3rd-party file system written atop MacFUSE. As a developer, you can use the MacFUSE SDK to write numerous types of new file systems as regular user-mode programs.

In more technical terms, MacFUSE implements a mechanism that makes it possible to implement a fully functional file system in a user-space program on Mac OS X (10.4 and above). The MacFUSE software consists of a kernel extension and various user-space libraries and tools. To see some examples of MacFUSE at work, see the videos linked on the right. A selection of Mac OS X keyboard shortcuts. A common complaint users of other operating systems have about Mac OS X is its perceived lack of keyboard shortcuts. Many think you have to use the mouse for nearly everything in Mac OS X. I see many people who have switched from Windows to Mac do this while muttering about the lack of keyboard commands. As a long-time Mac user and someone who likes to avoid touching the mouse as much as possible, I can tell you that this is about as far from the truth as you can get. You can in fact do just about anything in Mac OS X without ever touching the mouse.

Granted, some of the shortcuts are pretty obscure since they don’t appear in menus – you have to know them to use them. That is probably the main reason for people believing that they don’t exist. So to help Mac OS X users, new and old, to make better use of their keyboard I wanted to share the Mac OS X keyboard commands I find myself using the most. Top 10 Clever Uses for the Cloud. Top 100 Essential Mac Applications. Hey I love my Mac and I have hundreds of applications installed on it. As a result I wanted to do a post on what I believe are the top 100 Mac applications that are essential to any user. I’ve picked a variety of applications that I could think of.

I have tried to go for the cheaper free option, but quite a few you have to pay for. If you think I am missing an application leave a comment with a link to the app and why you should think it should be included, it doesn’t have to be long, I just want your opinions. Each application will be split into a couple of major sections. If you want to take your knowledge of Mac apps a bit further I recommend these two books on Amazon, Cool Mac Apps and The Little Mac Book they have got some raving reviews and are probably a good read.

Computer Files This section is all about programs that can be used to work with files and applications 4) Grand Perspective Very similar to Disk Inventory X, shows you what files take up how much space on your website. Top 100 Mac Apps. I’ve compiled a list of my top 100 Mac apps for your perusal, since so many people have been asking for it. Thanks to Taylor Olson and Jason for helping me put all the icons and links in place! These apps are certainly Tiger compatible, and most of ’em work inside Leopard (though the VNC utilities are now unnecessary). I did my best to avoid overly popular titles, but couldn’t avoid it in some cases. A rolling list of ‘Honorable Mentions’ follow the Top 100, so… keep reading. Only one application is missing. I’m also happy to announce that both VMware and Shiny White Box are coming aboard as official video sponsors – but their presence in this list is based on app merit.

Which apps did I miss – especially for Windows switchers? 7zX (Compress / Decompress 7zX Archives) ACP Suite (Ultimate OS X Power Toys Array) Adium (Universal Instant Messaging App based on Pidgin) AP Grapher (Searches and Displays Wireless Networks) AppFresh (Keeps Third Party / Apple Apps Up-To-Date) AppZapper ASCII Projecktor Bean. Essential Mac OS X applications. MacUpdate: Download Apple Mac Software & iPhone Software. Open Source Mac - Free Mac software, all open-source, all OS X. 10 Coolest Mac OS X Apps You Might Not Know About | Free and Useful ... Important aspects of your life are stored within the data on your computer, the loss of which can turn into a nightmare. Some of these important files include photos, music and videos, e-mail archives, business related documents, financial records, and more.

To protect yourself from hard drive crash or human error related data loss, back up your files. Get Backup gracefully combines various backup capabilities, such as disk cloning, scheduling, compression tools, the ability to restore an archive on any computer without necessarily using Get Backup, and much more. And, more amazingly, all of this comes free of charge. In addition to creating backup archives, Get Backup offers tools that allow you to automatically synchronize files and folders in two different locations. This helps keep files up-to-date on both your desktop and laptop computers. For hardcore users, and those in need of more tools, Get Backup Pro is available. View Movies about Get Backup Why use Get Backup? Get Backup vs. Apple's segmentation strategy, and the folly of conventional wisdom ... There is a myth, more of a meme actually, about the ‘inevitability’ of commoditization. It is a view of the world that sees things linearly, in terms of singularities, and the so-called “one right path.”

In this realm, where commoditization is God, horizontal orientation (versus vertical integration) rules the roost. How else to define consumers, not in flesh and blood terms, not as spirits that aspire to specific outcomes, but rather, as a composite set of loosely-coupled attributes. This mindset is compelling because it is simple and familiar, but it also leads to blind obsequiousness. Historical edifices are held as indelible fact. “It’s Microsoft v. Apple all over again.” There is one small fly in the ointment to this ethos, however, and its name is Apple.

Apple’s gaudy performance relative to its industry peers The following inconvenient facts must be an affront to the horizontal, commoditized, open, market share zealots. The folly of conventional wisdom So what does it all mean?