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Apple Mail plug-ins and tools

http://www.tikouka.net/mailapp/

What is this place? A repository of plug-ins and tools that extend the functionality of Apple’s Mail.app (v. 2.0 and above). New plug-ins and tools are periodically notified on the site update notification list.

Mac OS X only peer-to-peer server and client

http://www.zankasoftware.com/wired

Wired is an open, modern and free version of the BBS-style client/server system, providing chat, messaging and file transfers. Zanka Software maintains the protocol standard, as well as server and client implementations.

It’s similar to Hotline or KDK if you’re familiar with those.

Cool hidden or unknown features in Tiger

http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2005/05/13/tiger_tips.html

Tiger shortcut for word definitions (hidden feature)

If you have Tiger installed, hold your cursor over any word, anywhere. Then hold down [control]+[Apple]+[d]. After pressing those 3 keys, you’ll see a nifty little definition window pop up. You then can let up on those 3 keys and hold the cursor of any other word and the definition will change to the word [...]

Do you hate the new look of OS X Tiger’s Mail.app?

Apple’s Mail.app version 2.0 is a drastic change from the previous version. I’m not totally sold on the new look. Here are some free applications that will hack the resources of mail.app so that it looks different.

Cagefighter:

http://otierney.net/cagefighter/

Mail Fixer, looks like it’ll work with themes so users can create their own theme and [...]

OS X Tiger, 200+ new features listed

http://www.apple.com/macosx/newfeatures/newfeatures.html

iTunes control from ANYWHERE on your Mac.

SizzlingKeys

This app is so incredible! I can’t believe that it’s been out for year now and I’ve just discovered it.

You can completely controll iTunes by using quick key combinations. It lets you play, pause, rate songs and more, using hotkeys you define via an intuitive Preference Pane plug-in.

It also show a nice [...]

OS X deployment document

OS X deployment documentation

This is what I’ve been using for deploying OS X to my clients. The document comes straight from one of our Apple reps. I’ve never seen it posted anywhere. It’s been working very well for us. It contains the following topics:

‘Creating an Apple Software Restore (ASR) Disk Image ‘Run Classic [...]

Mac OS X Debugging Magic

Apple Link

This technote describes a number of ‘secret’ debugging facilities in Mac OS X, including environment variables, preferences, routines callable from GDB, special files, and so on. If you’re developing for Mac OS X, you should look through this list to see if you’re missing out on something that will make your life easier.

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audioscrobbler.com… check this out!

Perhaps another gimmicky site that won’t amount to much. Perhaps it’ll be helpful and turn me onto some new bands eventually. Here’s hoping. Check out www.audioscrobbler.com.

This is what the site says about itself:

"Audioscrobbler builds a profile of your musical taste using a plugin for your media player (Winamp, iTunes, etc..). Plugins send the [...]

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