by jameskilton on 1/13/14, 6:46 PM
For those looking for a replacement for Skitch (which is a far cry from what it used to be, thanks Evernote), go check out Monosnap @
https://www.monosnap.com/welcome.
by x0054 on 1/13/14, 8:06 PM
I would recommend Better Touch Tool over SizeUp. It allows you to setup keyboard shortcuts as well as touchpad gestures to resize windows, and do a lot of other actions.
by james33 on 1/13/14, 7:30 PM
by zmb_ on 1/13/14, 8:36 PM
by legulere on 1/13/14, 9:18 PM
Beginning with mountain lion, apple ships the handy console program caffeinate so you won't need Caffeine anymore
by jds375 on 1/13/14, 6:38 PM
I also recommend GeekTool. It allows for some cool customization effects. Available for free here:
http://projects.tynsoe.org/en/geektool/
You can find some cool themes from devianart or other sites.
by patrickmay on 1/13/14, 6:57 PM
compliment: an expression of esteem, respect, affection, or admiration
complement: add to (something) in a way that enhances or improves it; make perfect
I do not believe that F.lux is expressing admiration for its surroundings.
/pet-peeve
by radio4fan on 1/13/14, 7:32 PM
> Iterm2... One of the most awesome features is it’s ability to trigger a full screen, semi-transparent console at the push of a hotkey.
How did I not know about this? I'm almost looking forward to going to work tomorrow.
by bosie on 1/13/14, 7:42 PM
by grigory on 1/13/14, 8:29 PM
by caycep on 1/13/14, 9:10 PM
This is a nice list, but I tend to force myself not to use this, or to limit the amount of "modifications" I put in. Gives me bad memories of the days from OS 9 where half the programs I use one year get orphaned...
Plus the labor of maintaining 10-20 apps that modify default OS X behavior can get excessive.
by Walkman on 1/13/14, 8:48 PM
by oskarth on 1/13/14, 9:08 PM
I would also recommend RescueTime, a YC company to track your time. You barely have to do anything, just let it run and see what it reports to you in terms of your productivity. Probably one of the best ROI that a app can have.
by saidajigumi on 1/14/14, 1:11 AM
HyperDock looks interesting. I was hoping it would exactly replicate a feature I
love from Flexiglass[1]: moving windows from any position by a (modifier, movement) combination. Unfortunately, HyperDock doesn't quite replace Flexiglass due to binding limitations.
Flexiglass allows (modifier key(s), two-finger move) to reposition a window. This is effortless and awesome. HyperDock requires (modifier key(s), left mouse click + movement). The click seems like a small thing but is more awkward, in my experience.
[1] http://nulana.com/flexiglass/
by davidcollantes on 1/13/14, 7:00 PM
Excellent apps. Can't stand the distorted screenshots on that page.
by derefr on 1/14/14, 1:55 AM
> One of the nicest features of The Unarchiver is it’s ability to delete zip files after they’ve been opened, so you you only need to click the file once, rather than unzipping it, and going back and deleting all the original zip files off your desktop.
This reminds me... why isn't there a Windows archive-extractor program with this behavior? I tried to search for it a while ago, but it seemed like every app developer who had the suggestion presented to them hated it.
by warmfuzzykitten on 1/15/14, 2:37 AM
Sure, I'd love to have a terminal replacement that shows eight-colored letters on a black background just like Windows! I have no idea why Mac users love this kind of crapware utility. It's been so since 1984 - the big difference being the scores of semi-useful utilities no longer crash your machine every few hours - and I've never gotten the appeal.
by pedalpete on 1/13/14, 7:55 PM
A question for those using sizeup, how do you make sure the hotkeys you create don't conflict with hotkeys in your apps?
by jakobe on 1/13/14, 7:23 PM
by kmfrk on 1/13/14, 7:30 PM
I ran into a weird bug with Visits where one of my sites is not visible in the drop-down list. I think it's because I exceeded some kind of domain limit. Has anyone experienced the same?
by navs on 1/14/14, 2:54 AM
by xbryanx on 1/13/14, 9:08 PM
by tujv on 1/13/14, 8:44 PM
by aytekin on 1/13/14, 8:46 PM
by seanalltogether on 1/13/14, 6:45 PM
I would love to somehow add "Restart in Bootcamp" to the global apple menu and not need a standalone app.
by nasalgoat on 1/14/14, 2:17 AM
iTerm2 would be a lot better if they brought back the side dock. The system they replaced it with requires you to type out domain names to find them in the list. Way too difficult to use.
by TallboyOne on 1/13/14, 6:23 PM
<3 Bitcoin Monitor and Electrum
by gte910h on 1/14/14, 3:27 AM
Sip, Xscope, Alfred 2, Sketch,