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RockitMan

Brisbane, Queensland

6432 posts

What are the best apps to get for Maz OSX? (using a macbook pro). I especially need something that will arrange windows better - easier maximization, always on top, etc etc

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10:23am 02/09/12 Permalink

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Spook

Brisbane, Queensland

34223 posts

windows 7

11:05am 02/09/12 Permalink

simul

Brisbane, Queensland

1388 posts

In my mind:

Learning to use cmd+tab (app switch) and cmd+~ (window switch)

Use expose/mission control if you are looking for a specific window/app.

Use cmd+m to hide a window
Use cmd+h to hide an application

Use fullscreen button if you want something full size, then 3 finger swipe between screens

Windows 7 style snapping:
http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/cinch/id412529613?mt=12
or
http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/bettersnaptool/id417375580?mt=12

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11:14am 02/09/12 Permalink

copuis

Brisbane, Queensland

3144 posts

windows 7

this

11:31am 02/09/12 Permalink

bepatient

Melbourne, Victoria

1067 posts

Total Finder is hands down my favourite app. Basically fixes the POS that is finder and makes it control like a web browser with tabs and what not.

11:58am 02/09/12 Permalink

HerbalLizard

Brisbane, Queensland

5589 posts

bepatient +1

Total Terminal
Carbon Copy
Coda
Macports
CoRD
Senuti
Keka

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IVY_MiKe

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

1242 posts

if you use the 'upward swipe' gesture with three fingers it makes it a piece of piss to find anything.

Instead of installing (what I presume to be) bloatware, have a crack at some of the newer features of the OS, and you'll soon realise that the new version of OSX is superior to the new version of Windows....

02:57pm 02/09/12 Permalink

copuis

Brisbane, Queensland

3145 posts

if you use the 'upward swipe' gesture with three fingers it makes it a piece of piss to find anything.Instead of installing (what I presume to be) bloatware, have a crack at some of the newer features of the OS, and you'll soon realise that the new version of OSX is superior to the new version of Windows....

unless you want to game on it, then you'll need windows in order to run your high end mice, (the only thing i could think of off the top of my head)

03:50pm 02/09/12 Permalink

ara

Sydney, New South Wales

3505 posts

bepatient +1

Total Terminal
Carbon Copy
Coda
Macports
CoRD
Senuti
Keka

im going to give some of these a try, i recently reinstalled my hacos drive with mountain lion.

nothing gets a mac fanboy upset like running macos on a 900$ pc that outperforms his $3k mac pro.

07:32pm 02/09/12 Permalink

Infidel

Netherlands

3933 posts

why would you buy a mac pro

07:43pm 02/09/12 Permalink

HerbalLizard

Brisbane, Queensland

5590 posts

Might want more cores than i7 provides??

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07:51pm 02/09/12 Permalink

reso

I can't read

Brisbane, Queensland

5351 posts

Yeah, Total Finder. I've never used OS X with normal Finder so am always confused by peoples issues with it.

08:23pm 02/09/12 Permalink

greazy

Brisbane, Queensland

5544 posts

These threads are great but people need to add a tiny little description of what each program does.

10:18am 03/09/12 Permalink

WirlWind

Central Coast, New South Wales

332 posts

if you use the 'upward swipe' gesture with three fingers it makes it a piece of piss to find anything.Instead of installing (what I presume to be) bloatware, have a crack at some of the newer features of the OS, and you'll soon realise that the new version of OSX is superior to the new version of Windows....

Not hard, it's a tablet / phone OS they jiggered up into working on a desktop.

11:39am 03/09/12 Permalink

trog

AGN Admin

Brisbane, Queensland

36478 posts

why would you buy a mac pro

I'd buy one just for retina display!

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11:44am 03/09/12 Permalink

ara

Sydney, New South Wales

3508 posts

I'd buy one just for retina display!

that would be a macbook pro

11:49am 03/09/12 Permalink

simul

Brisbane, Queensland

1389 posts

nothing gets a mac fanboy upset like running macos on a 900$ pc that outperforms his $3k mac pro.

Except nobody would buy a 3k mac pro. Anyone paying the money for a mac pro (ie they need processing or expansion) would go for a 12 core machine.

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