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Re: Perian is shutting down

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Post by astrange »

zbowling wrote: post #26
Zev wrote: post #16

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Eh? AFAIK, Accelerate.framework doesn't do anything with the GPU -- its "just" a set of highly optimized functions for math/DSP/image processing operations.

It does. Specifically the vImage part.

vImage is not GPU accelerated and provides no useful operations for decoding video. You may be thinking of OpenCL, which also provides no useful operations for decoding video, or VideoDecodeAcceleration, which is already supported by QuickTime and needs no further 3rd party support.

Re: Perian is shutting down

#42

Post by sjs »

fusiongyro wrote: post #32
SeoxyS wrote: post #27

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Adium. Quicksilver. Homebrew. Dropbox. Also: Chrome, Xcode, Skitch, Divvy and the basic CLI tools.

It's funny. I used to use Psi, but then I switched to iChat. I used to use Quicksilver, then I switched to Launchbar, and now I just use Spotlight. I have Homebrew, because MacPorts can't install 3.2 of GNU Smalltalk and for no other reason. I haven't installed Dropbox ever, or Skitch (never heard of it, will check it out) or Divvy (I think I downloaded a demo of it once, thought it would be cool, and never went back…

I went from LaunchBar to Quicksilver to Spotlight to LaunchBar. Can't live without that clipboard history! I don't use many of its other features anymore though.

Preview annotates things well enough that I never use Skitch, although Skitch is cool if you want to use the sharing features.

You might be missing out on Dropbox. I wouldn't want to go without it these days as I use more than one computer regularly and don't have to remember to commit 'WIP' on a branch before I head home, I just drop the mic and get the fuck out. YMMV.

Divvy is great. I use it w/ SizeUp every day and wouldn't want to go without them. I don't miss xmonad at all anymore.

Other than that I install 1Password, The Unarchiver, Growl, CrashPlan, Flux, TextMate, iTerm, and GitX and I am good to go.

I seem to shed tools as OS X improves as well, but I hope that nobody is using plan9 in 40 years! ;-)

Re: Perian is shutting down

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Post by SeoxyS »

SeoxyS wrote: post #27
peter_l_downs wrote: post #10

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What are the other four things?

Adium. Quicksilver. Homebrew. Dropbox. Also: Chrome, Xcode, Skitch, Divvy and the basic CLI tools.

Whoops, I totally forgot to mention 1Password. Another top 5 essential. Without it, I can't login anywhere :).

Also: Growl.

Re: Perian is shutting down

#45

Post by jacquesm »

SeoxyS wrote: post #43
SeoxyS wrote: post #27

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Adium. Quicksilver. Homebrew. Dropbox. Also: Chrome, Xcode, Skitch, Divvy and the basic CLI tools.

Whoops, I totally forgot to mention 1Password. Another top 5 essential. Without it, I can't login anywhere :). Also: Growl.

Wait, I'll come in again ;)

You just made me realize I don't even have a 'top 5' anymore, a basic linux installation contains everything that I need to get through my working day. Email, browser, vi, c-compiler.

Re: Perian is shutting down

#46

Post by gulbrandr »

SeoxyS wrote: post #43
SeoxyS wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Adium. Quicksilver. Homebrew. Dropbox. Also: Chrome, Xcode, Skitch, Divvy and the basic CLI tools.

Whoops, I totally forgot to mention 1Password. Another top 5 essential. Without it, I can't login anywhere :). Also: Growl.

Digression:

> Without it, I can't login anywhere

Here is the problem with 1Password and other similar tools: if you are in a place where you don't have access to 1Password, you can't login at all (i.e. you are screwed). This is why I force myself to remember all my passwords even if they are complex and numerous.

Re: Perian is shutting down

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Post by iusable »

fusiongyro wrote: post #32
SeoxyS wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Adium. Quicksilver. Homebrew. Dropbox. Also: Chrome, Xcode, Skitch, Divvy and the basic CLI tools.

It's funny. I used to use Psi, but then I switched to iChat. I used to use Quicksilver, then I switched to Launchbar, and now I just use Spotlight. I have Homebrew, because MacPorts can't install 3.2 of GNU Smalltalk and for no other reason. I haven't installed Dropbox ever, or Skitch (never heard of it, will check it out) or Divvy (I think I downloaded a demo of it once, thought it would be cool, and never went back…

I feel exactly the same way. Suddenly I feel like a curmudgeon.

"Maybe in forty years I'll finally be able to use Plan 9." - LOL!!

Re: Perian is shutting down

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Post by asmala »

gulbrandr wrote: post #46
SeoxyS wrote: post #43

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Whoops, I totally forgot to mention 1Password. Another top 5 essential. Without it, I can't login anywhere :). Also: Growl.

Digression: > Without it, I can't login anywhere Here is the problem with 1Password and other similar tools: if you are in a place where you don't have access to 1Password, you can't login at all ( i.e. you are screwed). This is why I force myself to remember all my passwords even if they are complex and numerous.

You can sync to Dropbox: http://help.agile.ws/1Password3/configure_dropbox_on_mac.htm...

Re: Perian is shutting down

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Post by danbee »

gulbrandr wrote: post #46
SeoxyS wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Whoops, I totally forgot to mention 1Password. Another top 5 essential. Without it, I can't login anywhere :). Also: Growl.

Digression: > Without it, I can't login anywhere Here is the problem with 1Password and other similar tools: if you are in a place where you don't have access to 1Password, you can't login at all ( i.e. you are screwed). This is why I force myself to remember all my passwords even if they are complex and numerous.

As asmala said, you can sync to Dropbox, plus it has a web based version that works great directly from the Dropbox web interface. So you can access your passwords anywhere you can log into Dropbox.

Re: Perian is shutting down

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Post by haraball »

gulbrandr wrote: post #46
SeoxyS wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Whoops, I totally forgot to mention 1Password. Another top 5 essential. Without it, I can't login anywhere :). Also: Growl.

Digression: > Without it, I can't login anywhere Here is the problem with 1Password and other similar tools: if you are in a place where you don't have access to 1Password, you can't login at all ( i.e. you are screwed). This is why I force myself to remember all my passwords even if they are complex and numerous.

You're right, but if it's critical I'll just request a new password. A bit tedious, but I'm not often in that situation.
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