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[Dev2]

I see a lot of people are using Winrar, I thought it was a windows only program unless theres something Im missing?

Your not missing anything, a OS X version is available for download same as Windows. Linux too!

Interesting to see how Transmission is almost completely dominant. Also I thought there would be an alternative to Preview. Like Infranview in Windows or something, maybe not.

Shifty I recommend Burn, it's free, open source, easy. So it's worth a trial. I don't burn a lot of CDs or DVDs though.

-Dev

 

[Doug]

OS Leopard
Email Mail
Music iTunes
Video Nice Player
Burning Disk Utility
Word Processor TextEdit
Torrent Client Transmission
Image Viewer Preview
Image Editor Photoshop CS3
Web Browsing WebKit Nightlies
Archiver The Unarchiver
IM Client Adium
Photo Organizer Aperture
RSS Reader NetNewsWire
DVD Ripper MacTheRipper
Xbox 360 Streaming Connect360

 

[shifty_uk]

Shifty I recommend Burn, it's free, open source, easy. So it's worth a trial. I don't burn a lot of CDs or DVDs though.

Thanks, will give it a shot.

 

[SooTyLaD]

OS: Leopard
Music: iTunes
Video: VLC
Burning: Toast
Word Processor: Pages '08
Torrent Client: Transmission
Image Viewer: Preview
Image Editor: Photoshop CS3
Web Browsing: Safari
Archiver: Stuffit
IM Client: Adium
Desktop Search: Spotlight
Photo Organizer: iPhoto
Server: MAMP
Text Editing/Coding: Textmate
Font Organizer: FontExplorer X
Windows Emulator: VMWare Fusion
FTP: Forklift

 

[Sic]

OS Leopard
Music iTunes
Video VLC
Burning Toast
Word Processor OpenOffice Document
Torrent Client Azureus
Image Viewer Preview
Image Editor Aperture/Photoshop CS3/Pixelmator
Web Browsing Firefox/Opera
Archiver 7zip/The Unarchiver/Stuffit Expander
IM Client Adium
Photo Organizer iPhoto/Aperture
Text Editor TextMate
Twitter Client spaz
Mail Client Mail.app
Awesomeness Quicksilver
RSS NetNewsWire
FTP Transmit
Database Admin Navicat

 

[Spleen Sauce]

OS: OS X Leopard 10.5.2
Music: iTunes
Video: Quicktime, Perian, VLC, Flip4Mac
Burning: Burn, Disk Utility
Word Processor: Pages 08
Torrent Client: Transmission
Image Viewer: Preview, Quicklook, Finder
Image Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS3, Preview
Web Browsing: Firefox, WebKit
Archiver: Stuffit
IM Client: MSN Messenger 7
Photo Organizer: iPhoto, Finder
FTP Client: Cyberduck

 

[lloydsj]

I notice that Sic is using quicksilver... and i've just had a look at it... is there any benefit of it over using spotlight?

 

[LordSplodge]

I notice that Sic is using quicksilver... and i've just had a look at it... is there any benefit of it over using spotlight?

Yes as it can string actions together. I also find it a better application launcher than Spotlight.

 

[Sic]

I notice that Sic is using quicksilver... and i've just had a look at it... is there any benefit of it over using spotlight?

I could wax lyrical about how great Quicksilver is. It's definitely worth a try as if you are interested in integrate it, I've found that it's drastically changed the way I use my laptop. There are lots of alternatives, such as LaunchBar (not free, and probably not open source) but they don't offer the versatility, simplicity and interface that quicksilver offers, imo.

Lifehacker on Quicksilver
43f on Quicksilver

couple of useful links. It's one of those apps that you really need to be shown through at the start to appreciate the full benefit of it.

edit: I agree with LordSplodge - as it learns your preferences, and observes what you open when you type in certain search criteria it becomes even more useful. In my experience, Spotlight doesn't do this. In fact if, for whatever reason, I come to relaunch quicksilver, Spotlight always thinks I'm looking for QuickTime, then the dictionary definition, then Quicksilver. Good one.

 

[Deleted member 651465]

There are a few video tutorials showing you the power of Quicksilver.

It's not my cup of tea, but it can be configured to be much more than an app launcher, and definitely worth a try if you can shoehorn it in to your workflow.

 

[DarkPrince86]

OS OSX Leopard
Music ToolPlayer (i HATE iTunes with a passion..and it wont play my flacs or ape files)
Email Mail
Video VLC
Burning Toast
Word Processor Office Word 2008
Torrent Client Transmission (this sucks, infact all torrent clients on the mac do)
Image Viewer Preview
Image Editor Photoshop CS3 Extended
Web Browsing Firefox (hate safari)
Archiver Stuffit / UnRAR X
IM Client MSN Messenger : Adium
Photo Organizer Adobe Bridge CS3
FTP Client Panic Transmit
Screenshots Apple+Shift+4+Spacebar

 

[Moredhel]

it wont play my flacs or ape files

It can do FLAC, I can't remember how I did it but iTunes handles my FLAC files perfectly.

There's probably monkey audio plug ins too, but I've got no files encoded with it so I don't know.

 

[Logan09]

OS - OSX Leopard
Music - iTunes
Video - VLC
Burning - OSX Built-in
Office Apps - iWork '08
Torrent Client - Transmission
Image Viewer - Preview
Image Editor - Aperture
Web Browsing - Firefox 3
Archiver - Unarchiver
Photo Organizer - iPhoto/Aperture
Launcher/Search - Quicksilver
Email - Mail
RSS - Newsfire
Virtualisation - VMware Fusion