Software I like
First of all, I like free software. But not
necessarily Free Software™- just software that doesn't cost me
nuthin'.
Second of all, I hate ugly software. A piece of software could end world hunger and cure all known diseases, but if it's got an ugly interface and it's clunky to work with, I won't use it. Apple's UI guidelines exist for a reason, people!
Fans of BBEdit Lite, take heart! It's heir apparent has arrived. Formerly named Hydra, SubEthaEdit's claim to fame is it's network collaborative editing feature. You and several other people can be editing the same document over the network and see each others' changes live as they happen! It works over Rendezvous on your local network, or over plain ol' IP. I don't even use that feature too much; I mainly use it because it's a very light, fast, well-designed and written text editor. And of course, it's freeeeeeeeee!
Let's face it: historically, IRC software for the Mac OS has just plain sucked. The only decent IRC client for OS 9 was ShadowIRC , and that's been more or less abandoned. So I began searching for alternatives when I moved to OS X. Ircle was just as clunky as I had remembered it in OS 9, and most of the other clients were just as bad. Thankfully, I stumbled across iRC- written in Cocoa/Obj. C, clean, fast, simple, perfect! It's still technically a beta (v.0.09) but it's the most rock-solid beta I've ever seen. I gladly paid the $15 for it, especially since the shareware stuff is very light- a nag screen when you first start the program, and "iRC is shareware, please register" dropped occasionally into your text stream.
Transmit Unfortunately, the FTP-as-drive functionality built into 10.2.x isn't quite there yet (yes, I'd classify causing kernel panics as "not quite there yet".) I could use FTP from the Terminal, but why should I have to play with the CLI; I'm a Mac user damnit! Fortunately, Panic Software's Transmit is a real class act when it comes to FTP. Fast, clean, and polished until it's blinding, Transmit shows that those folks over at Panic Software have really studied their Apple human interface guidelines closely. It's $25 well spent if you have to deal with FTP.
You don't know what techie fun is until you've driven around with a laptop using your wireless card looking for open wireless access points. That is precisely what MacStumbler does- it looks for and logs 802.11b access points. It tells you the signal strength, whether or not encryption is turned on, the manufacturer of the access point, it's MAC address, and, if you have a GPS connected, it's geographical location. Oh, and did I mention...it's free!!
Second of all, I hate ugly software. A piece of software could end world hunger and cure all known diseases, but if it's got an ugly interface and it's clunky to work with, I won't use it. Apple's UI guidelines exist for a reason, people!
Fans of BBEdit Lite, take heart! It's heir apparent has arrived. Formerly named Hydra, SubEthaEdit's claim to fame is it's network collaborative editing feature. You and several other people can be editing the same document over the network and see each others' changes live as they happen! It works over Rendezvous on your local network, or over plain ol' IP. I don't even use that feature too much; I mainly use it because it's a very light, fast, well-designed and written text editor. And of course, it's freeeeeeeeee!
Let's face it: historically, IRC software for the Mac OS has just plain sucked. The only decent IRC client for OS 9 was ShadowIRC , and that's been more or less abandoned. So I began searching for alternatives when I moved to OS X. Ircle was just as clunky as I had remembered it in OS 9, and most of the other clients were just as bad. Thankfully, I stumbled across iRC- written in Cocoa/Obj. C, clean, fast, simple, perfect! It's still technically a beta (v.0.09) but it's the most rock-solid beta I've ever seen. I gladly paid the $15 for it, especially since the shareware stuff is very light- a nag screen when you first start the program, and "iRC is shareware, please register" dropped occasionally into your text stream.
Transmit Unfortunately, the FTP-as-drive functionality built into 10.2.x isn't quite there yet (yes, I'd classify causing kernel panics as "not quite there yet".) I could use FTP from the Terminal, but why should I have to play with the CLI; I'm a Mac user damnit! Fortunately, Panic Software's Transmit is a real class act when it comes to FTP. Fast, clean, and polished until it's blinding, Transmit shows that those folks over at Panic Software have really studied their Apple human interface guidelines closely. It's $25 well spent if you have to deal with FTP.
You don't know what techie fun is until you've driven around with a laptop using your wireless card looking for open wireless access points. That is precisely what MacStumbler does- it looks for and logs 802.11b access points. It tells you the signal strength, whether or not encryption is turned on, the manufacturer of the access point, it's MAC address, and, if you have a GPS connected, it's geographical location. Oh, and did I mention...it's free!!
First of all, I like free software. But not
necessarily Free Software™- just software that doesn't cost me nuthin'. If
a piece of software costs money (i.e. shareware) it had darned better be worth
that shareware fee, otherwise the author won't see a cent from me and their
software will get an all-expenses paid trip to
here:
Second of all, I hate ugly software. A piece of software could end world hunger and cure all known diseases, but if it's got an ugly interface and it's clunky to work with, I won't use it. Apple's UI guidelines exist for a reason, people!
So, I present my pick of the litter in Mac OS X software, in no particular order:
SubEthaEdit
Fans of BBEdit Lite, take heart! It's heir apparent has arrived. Formerly named Hydra, SubEthaEdit's claim to fame is it's network collaborative editing feature. You and several other people can be editing the same document over the network and see each others' changes live as they happen! It works over Rendezvous on your local network, or over plain ol' IP. I don't even use that feature too much; I mainly use it because it's a very light, fast, well-designed and written text editor. And of course, it's freeeeeeeeee!
iRC
Let's face it: historically, IRC software for the Mac OS has just plain sucked. The only decent IRC client for OS 9 was ShadowIRC , and that's been more or less abandoned. So I began searching for alternatives when I moved to OS X. Ircle was just as clunky as I had remembered it in OS 9, and most of the other clients were just as bad. Thankfully, I stumbled across iRC- written in Cocoa/Obj. C, clean, fast, simple, perfect! It's still technically a beta (v.0.09) but it's the most rock-solid beta I've ever seen. I gladly paid the $15 for it, especially since the shareware stuff is very light- a nag screen when you first start the program, and "iRC is shareware, please register" dropped occasionally into your text stream. (So you can get away with not registering it for a good long time if you want, but I highly encourage you to register it)
Transmit
Unfortunately, the FTP-as-drive functionality built into 10.2.x isn't quite there yet (yes, I'd classify causing kernel panics as "not quite there yet".) I could use FTP from the Terminal, but why should I have to play with the CLI; I'm a Mac user damnit! Fortunately, Panic Software's Transmit is a real class act when it comes to FTP. Fast, clean, and polished until it's blinding, Transmit shows that those folks over at Panic Software have really studied their Apple human interface guidelines closely. It's $25 well spent if you have to deal with FTP.
MacStumbler
You don't know what techie fun is until you've driven around with a laptop using your wireless card looking for open wireless access points. That is precisely what MacStumbler does- it looks for and logs 802.11b access points. It tells you the signal strength, whether or not encryption is turned on, the manufacturer of the access point, it's MAC address, and, if you have a GPS connected, it's geographical location. Oh, and did I mention...it's free!!
Second of all, I hate ugly software. A piece of software could end world hunger and cure all known diseases, but if it's got an ugly interface and it's clunky to work with, I won't use it. Apple's UI guidelines exist for a reason, people!
So, I present my pick of the litter in Mac OS X software, in no particular order:
SubEthaEdit
Fans of BBEdit Lite, take heart! It's heir apparent has arrived. Formerly named Hydra, SubEthaEdit's claim to fame is it's network collaborative editing feature. You and several other people can be editing the same document over the network and see each others' changes live as they happen! It works over Rendezvous on your local network, or over plain ol' IP. I don't even use that feature too much; I mainly use it because it's a very light, fast, well-designed and written text editor. And of course, it's freeeeeeeeee!
iRC
Let's face it: historically, IRC software for the Mac OS has just plain sucked. The only decent IRC client for OS 9 was ShadowIRC , and that's been more or less abandoned. So I began searching for alternatives when I moved to OS X. Ircle was just as clunky as I had remembered it in OS 9, and most of the other clients were just as bad. Thankfully, I stumbled across iRC- written in Cocoa/Obj. C, clean, fast, simple, perfect! It's still technically a beta (v.0.09) but it's the most rock-solid beta I've ever seen. I gladly paid the $15 for it, especially since the shareware stuff is very light- a nag screen when you first start the program, and "iRC is shareware, please register" dropped occasionally into your text stream. (So you can get away with not registering it for a good long time if you want, but I highly encourage you to register it)
Transmit
Unfortunately, the FTP-as-drive functionality built into 10.2.x isn't quite there yet (yes, I'd classify causing kernel panics as "not quite there yet".) I could use FTP from the Terminal, but why should I have to play with the CLI; I'm a Mac user damnit! Fortunately, Panic Software's Transmit is a real class act when it comes to FTP. Fast, clean, and polished until it's blinding, Transmit shows that those folks over at Panic Software have really studied their Apple human interface guidelines closely. It's $25 well spent if you have to deal with FTP.
MacStumbler
You don't know what techie fun is until you've driven around with a laptop using your wireless card looking for open wireless access points. That is precisely what MacStumbler does- it looks for and logs 802.11b access points. It tells you the signal strength, whether or not encryption is turned on, the manufacturer of the access point, it's MAC address, and, if you have a GPS connected, it's geographical location. Oh, and did I mention...it's free!!
Posted: Fri - October 3, 2003 at 03:57 PM
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