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There are many ways to force quit an OS X application:
Press and hold Command-Option-Shift-Escape for a few seconds. This will force quit the active application.
Press Command-Option-Escape to bring up the Force Quit window, where you can select the application you want to force quit.
Option + Right click on the Dock icon of the application and select ...
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For a Photoshop "equivalent", there is already Photoshop Element (80$) that is cheaper but has much less functionalities.
Of course there is also Gimp (Free), but IMHO it's horrible to use on OSX and not available on the Mac App Store.
If you're looking for a simple and quite powerful software for your money, there is Pixelmator (16$) or Acorn (currently ...
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If it is opened on login, check login items, {~,}/Library/Launch{Daemons,Agents}/, or /var/db/launchd.db/com.apple.launchd.peruser.501/overrides.plist.
You could also try running sudo opensnoop and clicking one of the menu items.
Or search for the names of the menu items:
grep -r 'Inventory Scan' -onlyin /Applications/
mdfind '"Inventory Scan"' -onlyin ...
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Web apps are easy, you just need to use Apple Configurator or the iPhone configuration utility to package the URL and add it to the home screen. You can also perform this from mobile safari directly.
You only need a web server and there are plenty of free web services if you don't want to host the app on a computer you control and could run MAMP or some ...
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I see three other solutions :
Right click on the icon on the dock with option key pressed. (Works only with UI Application)
Activity monitor and right click
killall/kill command in the terminal
The first two require the mouse/trackpad, but the third can be done with the keyboard only (spotlight to open the terminal).
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For an Illustrator "equivalent", there is Inskape, (Open Source, Free, Not on the MacAppStore)
On the MacApp Store you have iDraw (25$) or Sketch (50$)
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Type Option-Command-Esc (this is the same method you mentioned about but with keyboard shortcut)
Option-Right Click application icon in Dock and choose "Force Quit"
Launch Terminal and:
type killall -9 application-name (e.g. killall -9 TextEdit)
or
type ps axc; you will get a long process list in the form:
[...]
6656 ?? S 0:22.89 TextEdit
...
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Macupdate Desktop does this for $20/year.
The MacUpdate.com website is the most actively updated website for Mac software that I know of. They often notify me of updates to software before I'm even aware that they are available, even if it is popular software that I use frequently.
The app can be set to automatically run even X hours or days. In addition, ...
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You say the apps were downloaded under your friend's account, and they are paid.
Paid = You pay for it -- not friend pays for it.
There is a limitation in iOS preventing this from happening - you will need to know your friend's Apple ID and password to open the app - to prove it was you who bought them.
But why?
Without this limitation, there would be an ...
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For a Premiere Pro "Equivalent", you have Premiere Element (80$).
For a real equivalent, there is still Apple's Final Cut Pro X (300$) or Avid Media Composer (1000$, Not on MAS)
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Yes, it is possible, however the only way I know of doing it also hides the dock icon.
you must modify the file named 'Info.plist' inside the Application's package (i.e. Sherlock.app/Contents/Info.plist). Open this file in your favorite text editor and add the following section (if it's already present simply change the 0 to a 1 in the string tag:
...
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Swift Publisher 3 ($19.99)
Page layout editor which is a suitable alternative to Adobe Indesign. Comes with plenty of pre-defined templates to choose from. It also has the ability to create additional templates. Allows the creation of professional-looking brochures, fliers and newsletters.
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I'm fairly sure that's an agent for LANDesk.
From this support page:
This starts at startup with the little three-chevron logo in the menu bar
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Just click on the app
and push Command + "I", or right-click on the app and click "Get Info", or click on the app and navigate to File>Get Info (sixth command from the bottom).
All three of these will allow you to see the account name and email of the person who purchased them.
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Run iTunes on your computer.
Connect old (16GB) iPad to computer with USB cable.
Back up iPad to iTunes/computer. Do not erase old iPad yet.
Disconnect old iPad.
Connect new iPad to iTunes/computer with USB cable.
Restore settings from old iPad onto new.
Disconnect new iPad.
Once you're sure the new iPad has everything you expect on it (all app data, ...
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An "Extras" folder inside a DMG file has no particular significance, it is just a subfolder distributed with the disk image and could just as well go by any other name. Therefor there is no generic answer to your question.
In the case of your example DiffMerge, the "Extras" folder contains a Readme.txt with suggested instructions on how to install these ...
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