Comments on: OSX system utilities for power-users http://sniptools.com/mac-osx/osx-utilities-power-users Design & Technology Observations Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:01:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: charles http://sniptools.com/mac-osx/osx-utilities-power-users#comment-2617 charles Fri, 08 Apr 2011 05:03:18 +0000 http://sniptools.com/cms/?p=167#comment-2617 CotVNC isn't the best, IMO... i've come across a couple that are better. JollysFastVNC is great... it's supposed to be a pay utility after 30 days, but it keeps letting me renew the trial period. Another is Vine Viewer (same people who brought us Vine Server) and that's slightly better than Jollys (if you use it you'll see why) ... i actually just used it for the first time today, and it looks like there's only a 7day free trial on it... we'll see if i can extend that out. similar to tinkertool is MacPilot. MacLoc is a great screen-locking tool. Really awesome is that it'll lock your screen, but if you have Vine Server running, you can still VNC into it. NB: the screen still looks locked for the built-in VNC server clients. Disk Inventory X WaterRoof Quicksilver CotVNC isn't the best, IMO… i've come across a couple that are better. JollysFastVNC is great… it's supposed to be a pay utility after 30 days, but it keeps letting me renew the trial period. Another is Vine Viewer (same people who brought us Vine Server) and that's slightly better than Jollys (if you use it you'll see why) … i actually just used it for the first time today, and it looks like there's only a 7day free trial on it… we'll see if i can extend that out.

similar to tinkertool is MacPilot.

MacLoc is a great screen-locking tool. Really awesome is that it'll lock your screen, but if you have Vine Server running, you can still VNC into it. NB: the screen still looks locked for the built-in VNC server clients.

Disk Inventory X

WaterRoof

Quicksilver

]]> By: James Smith João Pessoa, Brazil http://sniptools.com/mac-osx/osx-utilities-power-users#comment-2603 James Smith João Pessoa, Brazil Tue, 22 Feb 2011 14:37:32 +0000 http://sniptools.com/cms/?p=167#comment-2603 I think Monolingual is very useful. I have three macs and it's saving me a lot of drive space on all of them. The price is right, too :D I think Monolingual is very useful. I have three macs and it's saving me a lot of drive space on all of them. The price is right, too :D

]]> By: kyman http://sniptools.com/mac-osx/osx-utilities-power-users#comment-2427 kyman Sun, 14 Jun 2009 03:41:28 +0000 http://sniptools.com/cms/?p=167#comment-2427 hey what are those other plugins in your top bar in the screenshot at the top of the article? Like the one that says dictionary? Those look really helpful hey what are those other plugins in your top bar in the screenshot at the top of the article? Like the one that says dictionary? Those look really helpful

]]> By: Reinstall Kotoeri Japanese input on OSX | Sniptools | Mac OSX http://sniptools.com/mac-osx/osx-utilities-power-users#comment-2377 Reinstall Kotoeri Japanese input on OSX | Sniptools | Mac OSX Tue, 03 Feb 2009 05:10:27 +0000 http://sniptools.com/cms/?p=167#comment-2377 [...] used the excellent “Monolingual” on OSX to delete unnecessary languages from my iMac. I could have sworn I did not delete the [...] […] used the excellent “Monolingual” on OSX to delete unnecessary languages from my iMac. I could have sworn I did not delete the […]

]]> By: sniptools http://sniptools.com/mac-osx/osx-utilities-power-users#comment-2330 sniptools Wed, 03 Sep 2008 04:56:06 +0000 http://sniptools.com/cms/?p=167#comment-2330 Just Passing, that's a dangerous utility, Visage. Doesn't really offer a huge set of functions -- do you REALLY need to update just the bootup screen while risking affecting OSX system files? Be careful with these kind of untried third party utils on OSX because OS repairing is one aspect in which Leopard is hideously weaker than Windows. Been there, suffered that. No simple "Insert CD and start Repair" process. No backup machine jazz either. You just have to reinstall the entire OSX in one sweep. Big pain. Just Passing, that's a dangerous utility, Visage. Doesn't really offer a huge set of functions — do you REALLY need to update just the bootup screen while risking affecting OSX system files? Be careful with these kind of untried third party utils on OSX because OS repairing is one aspect in which Leopard is hideously weaker than Windows. Been there, suffered that. No simple "Insert CD and start Repair" process. No backup machine jazz either. You just have to reinstall the entire OSX in one sweep. Big pain.

]]> By: Just Passing http://sniptools.com/mac-osx/osx-utilities-power-users#comment-2271 Just Passing Sun, 10 Aug 2008 14:43:59 +0000 http://sniptools.com/cms/?p=167#comment-2271 Interesting list. For customizing some useful features such as desktop Visage is quite handy too. http://keakaj.com/visage.htm Interesting list. For customizing some useful features such as desktop Visage is quite handy too. http://keakaj.com/visage.htm

]]> By: Manheim http://sniptools.com/mac-osx/osx-utilities-power-users#comment-2128 Manheim Sat, 19 Jul 2008 10:31:19 +0000 http://sniptools.com/cms/?p=167#comment-2128 Wow. After quite a spell. Great article but just one glitch: I use Windows :) Wow. After quite a spell. Great article but just one glitch: I use Windows :)

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