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MBA: [must-have] applications

GGJstudios said:
I've seen hundreds that had registry-related performance issues, but most of those were running XP or Vista. It's been a while, since I switched to Macs over 4 years ago.
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Now, warranted I agree that most users become obsessive with "maintenance" apps for their Macs... Some are actually warranted with some users.

If you are constantly working on media files and etc - proper defraging from time to time can yield positive benefits due to large files being utilized - moved, deleted and etc.

Again, not refuting your point. Most users don't need it at all. However, there is always that "%" who can see benefits.
 
JoJo Zzang said:
If you are constantly working on media files and etc - proper defraging from time to time can yield positive benefits due to large files being utilized - moved, deleted and etc.
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I agree there are some situations where a defrag is useful, such as when creating partitions. I also agree that for most users and most situations, it's completely unnecessary.
 
oneMadRssn said:
How is Mountain Lion going to obsolete Evernote?
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ML will have the updated Notes App, that's separate from Mail. It will look similar to the iPad version. It will also include the ability to make folders. Same with Reminders; it'll be a separate app, with folders.

There's supposed to be drag/drop between them, so you can create a reminder for a note, etc.
 
ExZeRoEx said:
I was concerned, since we're in a MBA forum talking about defragging.
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That's why I said "there are some situations where a defrag is useful". Clearly, using a SSD is not one of those situations. It wasn't specific to the OP, but rather a general statement.
 
nefan65 said:
ML will have the updated Notes App, that's separate from Mail. It will look similar to the iPad version. It will also include the ability to make folders. Same with Reminders; it'll be a separate app, with folders.

There's supposed to be drag/drop between them, so you can create a reminder for a note, etc.
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I don't think their the same kind of "note" at all.

The notes in apple's notes app are similar to the type of informat reminders and ideas you put down on a scrap piece of paper. They're your work in progress ideas, if you will.

The notes in evernote are more akin to a trapper-keeper notebook. Students (such as myself) use it to take class notes. Others use it to plan projects, gather ideas, and organize multiple different types of content in one place (movies, websites, pictures, text, etc.)

Both apps have their use, but I don't think Evernote is going to be obsolete by any means.
 
oneMadRssn said:
I don't think their the same kind of "note" at all.

The notes in apple's notes app are similar to the type of informat reminders and ideas you put down on a scrap piece of paper. They're your work in progress ideas, if you will.

The notes in evernote are more akin to a trapper-keeper notebook. Students (such as myself) use it to take class notes. Others use it to plan projects, gather ideas, and organize multiple different types of content in one place (movies, websites, pictures, text, etc.)

Both apps have their use, but I don't think Evernote is going to be obsolete by any means.
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Never said it would make Evernote obsolete. Just answered a question from another poster. For basic notes, reminders, I think it's worth while to look at what's in the box first, at least that's what I do. But I agree, EN is far more robust. If they could just add reminders, or ability to assign Due Dates, it would be THE app for projects.
 
nefan65 said:
Never said it would make Evernote obsolete. Just answered a question from another poster. For basic notes, reminders, I think it's worth while to look at what's in the box first, at least that's what I do. But I agree, EN is far more robust. If they could just add reminders, or ability to assign Due Dates, it would be THE app for projects.
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As sorry, I thought you were the same guy as above. My bad... :eek:

I agree about your ideas for evernote though.
 
VLC ( for video playback, iMove is NOt for that, it's for editing videos)
Evernote (cloud synced notes)
Dropbox (cloud synced files and backup)
Transmission (for downloading stuff)
iWork, it's pretty great
Maybe Carbon Copy Cloner for extra backups

The other apps you might like really depend on what you are using the computer for, and what other devices you have...

And, do NOT get any of the mac "cleaning" applications, you really don't need them, and they WILL cause problems for you!!
 
Xee - is the photo viewer I have always wanted. Fast, lightweight and renders pictures great.
WindowMagnet - to add the Windows 7 snap feature.
MPlayerX - to play my AVCHD and MP4 files.
 
oneMadRssn said:
How is Mountain Lion going to obsolete Evernote?
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Maybe obsolete wasn't the right word, but Notes for Mountatin Lion is advertised to do exactly what I use Evernote for (syncing notes between devices). I realise there is more to Evernote than that, it's just I only use it for certain things.
 
is there an equivalent to irfanview for mac? I just converted to Mac and am finding my way through this wonderful world but one application i used a lot in windows was irfanview to see photos and pictures. it reads all file types and is super-easy to navigate and use

any recommendation?

btw thanks for all the above suggested apps
 
new-to-mac said:
is there an equivalent to irfanview for mac? I just converted to Mac and am finding my way through this wonderful world but one application i used a lot in windows was irfanview to see photos and pictures. it reads all file types and is super-easy to navigate and use

any recommendation?

btw thanks for all the above suggested apps
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Preview, which comes with Mac OS X, can be used to view, crop and do basic editing of pictures. Also, if you just want to view photos, you can select them in Finder and press the spacebar to enable Quick Look, viewing them as a slide show, or grid, or individually, windowed or full screen.
 
GGJstudios said:
Preview, which comes with Mac OS X, can be used to view, crop and do basic editing of pictures. Also, if you just want to view photos, you can select them in Finder and press the spacebar to enable Quick Look, viewing them as a slide show, or grid, or individually, windowed or full screen.
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Thanks, I saw preview but what I couldn't find easy - perhaps haven't figured it out yet - is when I am in a specific folder with pictures, and preview a picture in fullscreen, quickly jump to the next picture? In Irfanview I just pressed the space bar. I'm sure there must be a way in Preview but couldn't figure it out last night....
 
For me it would be these ones:

- Vlc
- Xbmc
- Playstation Media Server
- Keka (so much better than The Unarchiver)
- Office is pretty good but I have to try iWork to see if it's worth the swap.
- Paintbrush
 
new-to-mac said:
Thanks, I saw preview but what I couldn't find easy - perhaps haven't figured it out yet - is when I am in a specific folder with pictures, and preview a picture in fullscreen, quickly jump to the next picture? In Irfanview I just pressed the space bar. I'm sure there must be a way in Preview but couldn't figure it out last night....
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You can't select one picture, view it in fullscreen, and jump to the next picture while in fullscreen. When using Quick Look you can use the up and down arrows to move to other pics, but not in fullscreen. You could select all the pics you want to view (such as using Command-A to select all) before pressing the space bar, which will enable you to move between pics in fullscreen. You can do the same with Preview.
 
Audio Hijack Pro.

The sound is simply not loud enough to watch video on the screen without headphones. This program fixes that. It is on ALL of my mac laptops.
 
GGJstudios said:
You could select all the pics you want to view (such as using Command-A to select all) before pressing the space bar, which will enable you to move between pics in fullscreen. You can do the same with Preview.
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thanks will try that since all files are in the same folder it might work
 
new-to-mac said:
Thanks, I saw preview but what I couldn't find easy - perhaps haven't figured it out yet - is when I am in a specific folder with pictures, and preview a picture in fullscreen, quickly jump to the next picture? In Irfanview I just pressed the space bar. I'm sure there must be a way in Preview but couldn't figure it out last night....
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QL doesn't allow you to do that (you need to select the files first) but an app called Xee (which is freeware) can. Is a bit similar to Irfanview.
 
ReneR said:
Adobe Acrobat Pro is a little excessive just for OCR, annotations work fine in Apple's Preview and for OCR OCRkit is a pretty decent, affordable and blazingly fast: http://itunes.apple.com/de/app/ocrkit/id410309628?mt=12
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I don't know the product. I do OCR on multiple languages. Does OCRkit read Japanese, Chinese, Portuguese, and English well? I couldn't tell on their site what they had (besides the interface languages, which I don't care about). More importantly, with an academic discount, Adobe Acrobat Pro cost me just $10 more.

Thanks for the suggestion :)
 
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