[internetworkers] Another One Bites the Dust, Top 5 OS X Software Tools/Utilities

David Minton dminton at mindspring.com
Thu Feb 3 17:51:18 EST 2005


Yes, but Slide Track does second button emulation (tap pad for control +
click).

David

On 2/3/05 5:17 PM, "Ian Meyer" <ianmeyer at gmail.com> wrote:

> Ah, but the new powerbooks don't need SideTrack, its functionality is built
> in!
> 
> "Ready to Scroll
> 
> 
> Scrolling through web pages or large documents on a trackpad can
> challenge even the most nimble fingers. That's why every PowerBook G4
> features a new trackpad with scrolling capability. Just drag two
> fingers over the trackpad to scroll vertically and horizontally or pan
> around any active window. Change this feature to suit your needs:
> Customize your trackpad settings or turn off scrolling completely via
> System Preferences."
> 
> http://www.apple.com/powerbook
> 
> also: MacSlash: SideTrack Developer's Response To New Trackpads
> http://macslash.org/article.pl?sid=05/02/01/0939255&mode=thread
> 
> ~ian
> 
> 
> On Thu, 03 Feb 2005 16:19:02 -0500, David Minton <dminton at mindspring.com>
> wrote:
>> Versiontracker: though a web site, the ultimate source for Mac software
>> http://www.versiontracker.com/
>> 
>> VLC: multi-format video player
>> http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-macosx.html
>> 
>> Side Track: advanced trackpad driver for PowerBook/iBook
>> http://www.ragingmenace.com/software/sidetrack/
>> 
>> BBEdit: text editor (check out the new stuff in version 8
>> http://www.barebones.com/
>> 
>> SlashDock: dock-based RSS/Slash/Usenet headline grabber
>> http://homepage.mac.com/stas/slashdock.html
>> 
>> David
>> 
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>> 
>> On 2/3/05 1:21 PM, "Scott Lundgren" <s_l at mindspring.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Count me as yet another internetworkers member (am i still a member? This my
>>> first post in what months?) that has switched. Last night the new 12"
>>> PowerBooks arrived at the Apple store here in Charlotte (yes, they're at
>>> Southpoint too I called since I'll be in Durham this weekend) and I bought
>>> one.
>>> 
>>> So today's topic: Your top 5 favorite software utilities & add-ons for OS X
>>> 
>>> - SL
>>> 
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