Yup, I use just about all of those. Also: http://blog.tlrobinson.net/post/360281269/installation-log
10 Mac Apps I Can't Live Without
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#12Instead of using 'Witch' to command+tab between windows and apps, I actually find the built-in method of switching far easier to use: Command+Tab switches applications, Command+` switches windows within an app. And bundled with my probably favorite OS X shortcut to un-minimize windows[1], I don't see a need for added utilities. [1] If you Command+Tab into an application that's minimized, it won't be restored, unless:…
It’s really a shame that OS X doesn’t have a consistent shortcut for switching tabs. It’s ctrl+tab for Safari but not Terminal. – edit: scrap that, only true for at least those using German keyboard layouts, not everyone using US keyboard layouts (and others?) (Cool thing, though, for all these commands is that you can simply switch direction by throwing in shift.)
It does have a consistent shortcut: Command+{ and Command+}. Works in every app that has tabs.
Re: 10 Mac Apps I Can't Live Without
#13Instead of using 'Witch' to command+tab between windows and apps, I actually find the built-in method of switching far easier to use: Command+Tab switches applications, Command+` switches windows within an app. And bundled with my probably favorite OS X shortcut to un-minimize windows[1], I don't see a need for added utilities. [1] If you Command+Tab into an application that's minimized, it won't be restored, unless:…
It’s really a shame that OS X doesn’t have a consistent shortcut for switching tabs. It’s ctrl+tab for Safari but not Terminal. – edit: scrap that, only true for at least those using German keyboard layouts, not everyone using US keyboard layouts (and others?) (Cool thing, though, for all these commands is that you can simply switch direction by throwing in shift.)
This works in both apps, and many other apps.
Cmd-shift-} Cmd-shift-{
It even works in the version of emacs that I use.
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#14Earlier quoted context omitted.
It’s really a shame that OS X doesn’t have a consistent shortcut for switching tabs. It’s ctrl+tab for Safari but not Terminal. – edit: scrap that, only true for at least those using German keyboard layouts, not everyone using US keyboard layouts (and others?) (Cool thing, though, for all these commands is that you can simply switch direction by throwing in shift.)
It does have a consistent shortcut: Command+{ and Command+}. Works in every app that has tabs.
Sorry, I’m using a German keyboard. Didn’t actually think of that – the German keyboard layout seems to get you inconsistent shortcuts.
(Now I know why the terminal has those weird command+Ö and command+Ä shortcuts, Ö and Ä are presumably where { and } are when you use the US keyboard layout. Those pesky umlauts. By the way, { and } are alt+8 and alt+9 – also where the normal brackets are when using shift – on a German keyboard. Oh, and command+Ö or command+Ä totally don’t work in Safari. You have to use ctrl+tab.)
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#15I'm a big fan of Sequel Pro (mentioned in the comments), and use it daily.
I'm waiting for a high quality MongoDB GUI to take its place though ;)
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#16Pixelmator. It's amazing, it's like Photoshop only $600 cheaper and I think it even has a better user interface. Can't live without it.
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#17I would add MultiClutch to the list http://wcrawford.org/2008/02/28/everytime-i-think-about-you-... . It allows you to define custom gestures for any application. I was thinking of switching to jitouch http://www.jitouch.com/ . Anyone know how they compare?
I haven't tried MultiClutch, but from what I can find on the web, it looks like it lets you re-define what the built-in gestures do. This is fairly useful, although it has the downside that apps that are designed with the multitouch gestures in mind lose that functionality.
jitouch doesn't change any of the built-in gestures; it just adds a bunch of new ones, and lets you configure those. I find this to work quite well, because many of the gestures (both the standard ones and the jitouch ones) are very intuitive defaults. (eg. the pinch zooming and the rotating. Re-defining these seems like a kludge.) Now that jitouch lets you define character-based gestures, such as drawing an S with two fingers to perform the equivalent of cmd-S (Save), you can get your touchpad to do a lot of stuff without needing to resort to esoteric gestures.
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#18Instead of using 'Witch' to command+tab between windows and apps, I actually find the built-in method of switching far easier to use: Command+Tab switches applications, Command+` switches windows within an app. And bundled with my probably favorite OS X shortcut to un-minimize windows[1], I don't see a need for added utilities. [1] If you Command+Tab into an application that's minimized, it won't be restored, unless:…
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#19Pixelmator. It's amazing, it's like Photoshop only $600 cheaper and I think it even has a better user interface. Can't live without it.
I'm a fan of Acorn myself, but the suitable-for-most-uses Photoshop alternatives that have cropped up over the past few years are great.
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#20Earlier quoted context omitted.
It does have a consistent shortcut: Command+{ and Command+}. Works in every app that has tabs.
Sorry, I’m using a German keyboard. Didn’t actually think of that – the German keyboard layout seems to get you inconsistent shortcuts. (Now I know why the terminal has those weird command+Ö and command+Ä shortcuts, Ö and Ä are presumably where { and } are when you use the US keyboard layout. Those pesky umlauts. By the way, { and } are alt+8 and alt+9 – also where the normal brackets are when using shift – on a Germ…
My friend is using a German keyboard on his MBP. He is thinking about buying a wired Apple English keyboard and exchange all the key caps with the MBP and then use English keyboard. Not sure if this will work, but then the keys will be white instead of the default black ...