Applications, either provided by Apple or third-party, which facilitate administrative functions that usually involve working with the operating system or file system
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What utilities should I put on an emergency recovery drive or SD card?
I've recently made an emergency recovery SD card for my MacBook Pro. Right now, all it has is a clone of the internal drive's recovery partition, and an encrypted sparsebundle with my 1Password file. ...
4
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6answers
322 views
Do any OS X apps ease Search and Replace across multiple files?
I'm looking for an OS X tool which allows me to search and replace a search string in multiple files. The requirements are the following:
Search and Replace
Search by regular expression
Search ...
9
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4answers
543 views
What program can print source code well on OS X?
I am looking for an OS X application to nicely format and print source code from a variety of programming languages.
Line numbers would be nice
Constant width font
Printing the contents of the ...
0
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0answers
108 views
How do I copy Chrome to TmpDisk on startup/RAMDisk creation?
I have set up TmpDisk to create a 1GB RAM Disk on startup.
This works fine.
How do I get it to automatically copy Chrome onto the RAM Disk every time it starts up?
2
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4answers
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Is there a utility for mac that shows the information of an SSD like the health etc…?
I am wondering if there is a utility for the mac that allows you to see the details of an SSD like the health of the drive, TBW (total bites written), how many running hours etc... In researching for ...
6
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3answers
1k views
How to replace Mac OS X utilities with GNU core utilities?
I found there is some differences between the utility command I used on the mac OSX and linux. I want to make my experience united.
How could I replace all my mac utilities with GNU utilities?
5
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1answer
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What screen capture tools can copy the image path to the clipboard after a snap?
Can anyone recommend a screen capture tool that can:
save a capture as a file, and...
copy the path to that file to the clipboard?
The first part is easy, but I can't find a utility that does the ...
9
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3answers
1k views
What programs exist to find and delete “orphan files” left after deleting an Application?
I have transferred my system from Mac to Mac for over 15 years. I have preference files and other plists lurking around in my system for programs I tested years ago.
Is there a smart program that ...
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1answer
3k views
Is otool removed in Mountain Lion?
I can't find /usr/bin/otool any more in Mountain Lion.
Does anybody know why otool is removed?
Is there any alternative for otool in Mountain Lion.
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1answer
159 views
Open terminal window on a particular folder [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I open a Terminal window directly from my current Finder location?
On Windows there is a utility which opens the command prompt on a particular folder. Basically ...
3
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5answers
7k views
Is there a GUI SSH client for OS X?
I know that SSH from the command line is easy enough, but would like to give my students that use OS X a GUI option.
Is there a PuTTY equivalent for the Mac?
4
votes
5answers
154 views
Learn about basic OS X applications
I have been a Windows user and have recently started using OS X (I have Snow Leopard on my machine).
I wanted to learn about the basic applications in OS X (e.g. Terminal) and other commonly or some ...
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2answers
63 views
App for analyzing installers
Is there an app which shows contents of a .pkg file and shows which files an installer copies to my mac, what scripts it runs and so on?
4
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2answers
1k views
What are “dmgpart” files and what tools can create, merge, or manage them?
I downloaded something that came as three large files: One was a *.dmg (a disk image file, which I expected) and two more were *.dmgpart files, which I haven't happened to see before – I never ...
2
votes
1answer
1k views
Howto merge files after using split command from terminal?
I've split a large file with the split command from a terminal and copied it from a usb-stick to my macbook.
This results in couple of files named 'xaa', 'xab', 'xac'.
How do I merge them together ...
1
vote
1answer
82 views
Freeware for tiling windows [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What Window Management Options exist for OS X?
I've seen many, many utilities for resizing windows (BST, Moom, Divvy, SizeUp...) but I wanted to know if there were any ...
1
vote
3answers
954 views
Is there a (free) graphical SSH file transfer client for Mac? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What's a good graphical SFTP utility for OS X?
I'm looking for an SSH client that includes drag and drop file transfer functionality. I'm aware of CyberDuck, but ...
2
votes
1answer
547 views
Silencing the Memory slot utility
I recently upgraded my Mac Pro with 24Gb of ram, quite the nice feeling.
When I booted up the system again, I got this message :
Quite nice I thought, seems the memory is working as it should. And ...
3
votes
1answer
550 views
Is there an app that will track “Time since last full charge” on OS X?
I am trying to troubleshoot battery life issues in OS X Lion on my MBA13. Is there an app (or hidden system information) that can tell me how long my computer has been on since last full charge. I am ...
4
votes
3answers
3k views
How can I get a list of programs installed on an iPad?
I'm using a rental iPad2 this week and it came with a lot of cool pre-installed programs. When I get my iPad2 back next week I'm thinking of installing some of these programs.
Is there an app or tool ...
5
votes
4answers
2k views
Why would you choose Alfred over Spotlight?
Mac OS X is already loaded with Apple Spotlight, why use Alfred?
What does Alfred bring to the table that Spotlight doesn't?
2
votes
1answer
438 views
Can I continue to use a Mac while Carbon Copy Cloner is cloning its HDD?
Carbon Copy Cloner is taking 2.5-3 hrs to work its mojo these days. I suspect this has something to do with the switch to Lion (the same process took 20 mins on SL.)
In any case, is it advisable to ...
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vote
2answers
196 views
Screenshot tool that uses current state of web browser?
I'm looking for a screenshot tool that will snap the current page, in its current state. So if I've filled out a form, or changed the page from its default state in some way via DHTML, or I'm using ...
0
votes
1answer
79 views
Is there an utility which can profile and report on the activity of a single process?
Activity monitor can report on a single processes's disk and cpu usage at a single point in time.
The "Sample Process" feature is good for debugging, but doesn't provide easily digestible ...
3
votes
5answers
432 views
Options for recovering deleted files
I deleted a file last week (a PDF in this case). While I'm able to reconstruct the information I need in this case, I'd like to take precautions against this happening again.
Is there anything built ...
1
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2answers
87 views
Make the desktop report the OS X version
I have to maintain several different versions of OS X for testing, and it would be nice to know at a glance which version of OS X is on a machine.
I've previously created custom backgrounds with the ...
0
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0answers
357 views
Where can I find error documentation for Iphone Configuration Utility?
I am running Iphone Configuration Utility and I am in the console tab, but the information is confusing to me. Here is what I mean, I get an error like
Springboard[29] : Icon state had duplicate ...
6
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5answers
548 views
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.
...
5
votes
1answer
217 views
“Lockable” stickies on the dashboard?
I'm looking for a dashboard sticky-type widget that I can "lock" so that it won't accept edits. I have a number of stickies that I place there with common terminal commands I use, but I have the nasty ...
1
vote
4answers
2k views
What is the quickest Mac OS X app to use to remove the background of an image to make it transparent?
I followed the instructions in How to use Preview for Basic Image Editing: Remove Backgrounds and Extract Shapes to use the Preview app to remove backgrounds with an image. The problem is that the ...
1
vote
2answers
253 views
Are there any ipad applications or utilities that allow you to enter handwriting into a text field?
I've seen various iPad applications that allow you to take notes in your own handwriting. I'm wondering if there are any options for allowing a user to input handwritten data into input fields on web ...
2
votes
1answer
189 views
How can I keep certain apps from showing in the command-tab switcher?
Pretty much self-explanatory... I just have a bunch of utilities (LaunchBar, DeliBar, Tags, etc...) that I never need to tab to and so are just in the way.
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19answers
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OS X Terminal “must have” utilities
I've just read with pleasure, and learned a lot from these questions :
OS X Terminal Tips and Tricks
OS X Hidden features and nice tips & tricks
OS X Applications you can't live without
But I ...
0
votes
1answer
147 views
Is there any utility or program that will let me assign keyboard shortcuts inside of apps?
I'm a web developer, and use a specific IDE for all of my work. It does everything I need it to do, so please don't suggest a host of other IDEs. The only issue I have with it is that there is no ...
2
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2answers
588 views
NeO outliner by d-lit forums/users
I recently bought NeO and I am having a bit of trouble understanding it. I have tried googeling for resources, but NeO does not seem to have that many users. I am looking for a place to discuss NeO ...
0
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3answers
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Free utilities for a power users switching from Windows to OS X? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
OS X Applications you can't live without
I'm looking for usual tools, like messenger, file transfer, text editor and so on.
PS. I would make it community wiki, but ...
61
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22answers
16k views
What Window Management Options exist for OS X?
I'd like to do something with my windows on OS X, where something includes options like re-arranging, moving, re-sizing, remembering positions, cloning across Spaces, etc. What options exist?
Rules
...
6
votes
3answers
2k views
How do I find my CPU's temperature?
There are a number of posts that talk about CPU temperature. Is there a utility built in to Mac OSX that I can use to determine the current temperature of the CPU?
6
votes
7answers
2k views
Snap feature for Mac?
Coming from Windows I have gotten extremely used to the Windows Snap feature, which resizes a window when it's dragged to the screen edges.
However, it's not built into OS X. Are there any 3rd party ...
3
votes
2answers
294 views
OS X menubar/dashboard/dock utility for monitoring a server?
Is there any desktop utility for OS X that would periodically monitor a (non-osx) server and display a status icon? Something as simple as attempting to visit a URL every 5 minutes and turning red if ...
6
votes
2answers
2k views
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 ...
0
votes
1answer
600 views
How to interact with programs when names read from a list
I have a script which checks for loads of applications if they are open, and closes them if yes, and opens them if not.
Until now I had a simple:
tell application "System Events"
if exists (process ...
0
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2answers
2k views
How to access ProXPN's settings?
I installed ProXPN on my Mac and successfully used it. It installs an icon in the menu bar which you can use to enable and disable the application. I was messing around with the settings and clicked ...
1
vote
2answers
84 views
Utility to integrate iTunes with Amazon
Is there any utility or script that integrates with iTunes and helps me organize my libraries by doing lookups on large databases such as Amazon?
For example:
downloading track names from ...
4
votes
2answers
1k views
Is there a good replacement for the Dock?
What are the best dock replacements?
It's frustrating to keep track of
windows in the dock unless they're
minimized. For instance, I often have
10-15 separate PDF documents open.
It's ...
0
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3answers
3k views
How to completely remove Folx on Mac OS X?
I installed Folx download manager on my MacBook Pro. I didn't like it, so I removed it from the Applications folder. I also searched for its dependent files in /Library/Preferences, but I found ...
10
votes
7answers
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Is there a file copy utility for OS X that's similar to TeraCopy for Windows?
On Windows, I use TeraCopy for improved file copying. Are there any similar equivalents for OS X?
In particular, I'd like to see things like copy speed.
6
votes
3answers
899 views
I wish I could get a new Finder window launched if I double-click the Finder icon in the dock. Is this possible?
I wish I could get a new Finder window launched if I double-click the Finder icon in the dock. I'm not sure if this would be possible with an Automator script, or if I would have to try to program ...
1
vote
2answers
269 views
What's the tool that can do some actions when a file is copied?
I use Cmd+L to make a alias, and the alias has "alia" appended to the original file name. I move the link to a directory, then remove the "alias" part manually.
Is there a tool that can do this kind ...
5
votes
6answers
426 views
Good simple Clipboard manager
I'm used to using Ditto on windows, and need something similar on my mac mini.
Any Suggestions?
