Comments on: Switch to MacBook Pro and OS X http://philfreo.com/blog/switch-to-macbook-pro-and-os-x/ The portfolio and blog of Phil Freo, on web design, development, and entrepreneurship. Wed, 16 Jun 2010 14:09:39 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Jesse Lamb http://philfreo.com/blog/switch-to-macbook-pro-and-os-x/#comment-57009 Jesse Lamb Sun, 15 Feb 2009 04:14:32 +0000 http://www.philfreo.com/blog/?p=35#comment-57009 Some other mac gems, (some/most of which you've probably already discovered): -quicksilver (extensible launcher, freeware) -growl (system notification agent, freeware) -TextMate (decent one-size-fits-all text editor with rudimentary IDE features, commercial) -Caffeine (TaskBar app to prevent sleep with one click, freeware) -AppZapper (uninstaller, commercial/cheap) -Carbon Copy Cloner (backup/cloning software, freeware) -JollyFastVNC (great vnc client, freeware) -DiskWarrior (to repair HFS volumes, commercial) -Transmit (FTP client) -Pacifistic (package browser/installer) Hope you're enjoying the laptop. -Jesse Lamb P.S.- Not sure if you've heard my name, but we know a lot of the same people at UF. Some other mac gems, (some/most of which you’ve probably already discovered):

-quicksilver (extensible launcher, freeware)
-growl (system notification agent, freeware)
-TextMate (decent one-size-fits-all text editor with rudimentary IDE features, commercial)
-Caffeine (TaskBar app to prevent sleep with one click, freeware)
-AppZapper (uninstaller, commercial/cheap)
-Carbon Copy Cloner (backup/cloning software, freeware)
-JollyFastVNC (great vnc client, freeware)
-DiskWarrior (to repair HFS volumes, commercial)
-Transmit (FTP client)
-Pacifistic (package browser/installer)

Hope you’re enjoying the laptop.

-Jesse Lamb

P.S.- Not sure if you’ve heard my name, but we know a lot of the same people at UF.

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