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Monitoring network usage of individual applications?
I want to monitor each application's network/internet usage on my Mac.
Sort of like how Activity Indicator shows total upload/download usage -- but I also want to know particular application usages.
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Useful Chrome extensions for OS X
I know there is already a post out there for Safari extensions, but Chrome extensions are completely different. So, what extensions do you think are useful? Please read these simple rules before ...
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What's the best way to extract audio from a video file?
I am a huge fan of HandBrake. It is the epitome of simple. Select a video file (or DVD), select a preset, select an output path, click Start. A certain amount of time later relative to the ...
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Free OS X utility to scrape web sites?
I want to scrape all the pages and subpages of a web site (by scrape, I mean save all the online content to local HTML files).
What is the best utility to crawl all the pages? Ideally, I would like ...
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Can I use a Mac Mini as an Airplay audio receiver?
I don't have an AppleTV (yet), but I do have a Mac Mini hooked up to some decent speakers. Is there something I can run on it, so that it acts like an Airplay audio receiver?
(Video support isn't ...
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How can I convert AC3 audio files to AAC?
I had a friend with a BluRay drive extract the audio from my copy of a concert BluRay disc into AC3 files which he returned to me, but now I'm not sure what the best way would be to convert those AC3 ...
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Good Newsgroup Client for OS X
I've just switched to OS X and am struggling to find a good, easy to use, and preferably free/cheap newsgroup reader. Does anyone have any good suggestions?
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Is system maintenance software required? If so, what is the best?
On Windows computers, people often use third party software like SystemCare in order to keep their system functioning at top performance.
Are there Mac equivalents that monitor startup, configuration ...
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Is an iPhone call recorder theoretically possible?
NOTE: I know neither the iPhone SDK or Objective C, just wondering if possible.
I know obviously it would have to be on a Jailbroken device anyway, but it is technically possible for a iPhone call ...
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CD digital audio ripping tool for OS X that has accurate extraction, error detection, and verbose reporting?
I'm almost ready to say I have found a good OS X replacement for every piece of software I use on Windows (excluding some Windows development tools), but there's still this gap to fill:
For CD ...
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Is there an app that creates a system-wide audio equalizer?
I like using iTunes' equalizer, but that only works in iTunes.
I'm looking for some software that lets me apply a global, system-wide equalizer to Mac OS X.
The app (or pref pane, etc.) would let me ...
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Can I password protect/childproof iPad apps?
I have ordered an iPad 2. I was wondering if I could protect applications that I don't want my 7-year old to muck about in.
It's stuff like Mail, Things, Evernote, and perhaps some games not suited ...
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App to plot my hike on google map?
I'm looking for an app that will periodically plot my coordinates on a map which I can directly or through an export/import, put onto a google map. Is there something that does this?
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Alternative for Notepad++?
I really love Notepad++ and I haven't found an alternative for it yet. TextMate and TextWrangler aren't quite there yet. Specifically, two things that I want that are not in TextMate:
variable ...
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Merge multiple m4a files
Is there an easy way to do this?
I have several folders with music files that I want to join. So it would be good if there is a batch solution to this problem.
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ethtool Equivalent for OS X Lion
Other than ifconfig, is there an app/script for OS X Lion that produces similar output/info to ethtool?
Specifically, I would like to be able to query the following:
driver info
online/offline
...
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Looking for a GUI Subversion client for iOS
I'm looking for an iOS app, preferably for iPhone, that can browse Subversion repositories.
I have found a few on the iTunes store—Code Viewer, iVersions, iRepoEditor—but reviews are either ...
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Real alternative to Tag&Rename
I was using Tag&Rename (an MP3 tag editor) on Windows and I'm looking for a real alternative for OSX.
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How can I limit the headphone max volume on OS X?
So I hurt my ears from excessively loud music last week at work. I'm well aware of the volume down key of course, but I tend to crank it up too much throughout the day without noticing it.
I need a ...
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Utility for Visualizing Network Traffic via SNMP
I'm looking for a piece of software akin to Cacti, one that is preferably much easier to set up, and has a high-quality frontend to it.
I had a headless Linux desktop that I used to poll my Time ...
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What's a good iPhone running app with a heart rate monitor?
I'm looking for a combination of an app like RunKeeper that tracks my running speed, with an app (+hardware?) to track my heart rate.
I'm currently running with RunKeeper (to track my speed) and also ...
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Is there an app that will let me edit track information (title/artist)?
I wonder if is there any app for the iOS 5 that will let me edit the artist or title of my music?
The music is currently synced through iTunes and stored in the music app, but please let me know if ...
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Is there a way to snooze the reminder for a calendar event on iPhone?
Is it possible to snooze a reminder for a calendar event when the reminder shows up? I have my calendar set up through an exchange server and would like a snooze feature so I can be reminded of the ...
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Is there a full-featured Mac email app that natively implements labels (instead of folders) and archiving?
I love Gmail's features, but I'm increasingly wary of having my entire email history depend on Google. Every Mac email app I know of, other than Sparrow, insists on being based around IMAP folders. ...
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App that caches Maps
I've tried looking for an app that caches map data, so that it doesn't need an active Internet connection on the move.
The built-in one doesn't work well in that aspect. Caching the satellite maps ...
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Is there WindowTabs like app on Mac OS X?
On Windows, I love to use an app called WindowsTabs.
WindowTabs runs in the background and attaches a tab to each of your application windows. Drag one tab onto another and create a tabbed group. ...
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Can the Kinect be used as a control interface for Mac OS X?
Is there software and/or drivers that support using the Kinect to replicate the same behavior triggered by the Multitouch gestures? Would it be possible for me to swipe my hand leftward in the air and ...
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Is there an OS X equivalent to iOS's Remote App?
Is there some equivalent to Apple's (iOS) Remote App for the desktop (running OS X)? I.e. some – preferably small – application to control an iTunes instance which is running on another Mac? Maybe ...
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What are the best disk cloning tools?
Money is no object. I want a bit for bit perfect copy of a hard drive/partition which is bootable (is either possible) to be used in a backup regimen.
I have heard of some tools but your ...
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Can I watch 1080p torrents while downloading?
Most large torrent files (8-20 gb) take quite a while to download. Is there software for Mac OS X that allows me to watch them while downloading?
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What software is best for taking notes fast and keeping in sync between iOS and web?
My requirements are very simple- I want notes that I can access quickly and easily via the web (from my Mac or PC) and also via iPhone and iPad.
For iOS, it's critical that I can go from having an ...
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Are there viable and cheaper alternatives to Photoshop?
Is there any software like Photoshop that can also open .PSD files? I don't need an enterprise / extremely feature laden editor, but I do wish to have the following required features at a price point ...
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What app can I use to create mockups for websites?
I'm looking for a free or commercial software for Os X to create mockups for websites. Any suggestion?
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I'm looking for a good, lightweight email client
I'm looking for a good, lightweight email client.
What do you guys recommend?
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One Note alternative for Mac?
For some time I've been using the combination of FreeMind and One Note on my Windows machine. About a month ago I migrated to Mac and now I'm trying to search for an alternative.
So far I've tried ...
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How to open (and read) .txt files using iPhone?
I have some notes (a few thousand lines) saved as .txt files on my computer and I was wondering if there is anyway I could export those notes to the iPhone, such that it is possible to read those ...
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Is there a screen capture tool that will export to animated gif?
I'm looking for a screen capture tool that will export the capture to animated gif.
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How can I see where a program writes to my disk?
If I want to uninstall a program and remove all trace of data it stored on my computer,
is there a tool to see where a program has written data? I expect it isn't going to be possible after the fact, ...
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Are there any features like Winamp's auto tag exist for iTunes?
It took me 3 months to ID3 Tag all of the MP3s (artist, album, released year, etc) in my iTunes library. It was annoying. I saw that Winamp solves this problem with an "Auto Tag" feature. Is there ...
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Alternative activity monitors for OS X?
I’m a bit intrigued by the new detailed activity monitors and progress indicators in Windows 8 (copying files, the task monitor, network activity, etc.) It got me thinking: surely there must be some ...
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Is there any network monitor software with a notification area icon?
I often use my laptop in the subway / office buildings where internet connection may be laggy / absent for some period of time. Is there any network monitorying software that can constantly monitor my ...
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Good simple Clipboard manager
I'm used to using Ditto on windows, and need something similar on my mac mini.
Any Suggestions?
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Does a Wireshark implementation exist for iPhone 4?
Does a Wireshark implementation exist for iPhone 4? I recently felt a need to have some tools with me at all times.
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Is it possible to crossfade songs on an iPhone?
Is it possible to crossfade songs on an iPhone that are played through the iPod app?
If there is no native way to do this, are there any apps that can do this?
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Quicksilver-like app for iPad?
Quicksilver is a long-loved Mac app that gives you a single entry point, a command box, for performing a wide variety of actions on the Mac. It is easily extensible and scriptable. A similar app on ...
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Offline Maps application for Mac
Can anyone recommend an offline mapping application for Mac (something similar to Google Maps, but that works when not connected to the internet)? Ten years ago, Microsoft Streets and Trips worked ...
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How can I track detailed analytics for my iTunes Library?
Is there a way to view an "iTunes Analytics Dashboard" or some type of plugin that would have similar capabilities?
There's all this really good data locked up in iTunes, from Play Counts to Ratings ...
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What software can play FLAC files and has basic playlist support?
What are options to play FLAC files and have playlists on OSX? I've not seen a way to make iTunes play them natively, songbird looks terrible with retina display and same goes for clementine.
I just ...
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What is the best way to make free phone calls from an iPod touch?
I want to be able to make free phone calls from an iPod touch. I've used Google Voice for my computer, but it doesn't work for an iPod touch. How should I go about doing this?
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Is there an OS X dashboard widget for notes from the iPhone Notes app?
I'm looking for a Dashboard widget for OS X that allows you to read and edit notes—the pieces of text in iPhone Notes application and Mail.app. (I.e., something analogous to the To Do Widget which ...
