A Few Essential Apple Hacks
LaunchBar
The biggest usability challenge for me switching from Windows was adjusting to the lack of a Start menu equivalent in Mac OS X. There is no centralized (I’d argue, not even a good out-of-box method) for quickly launching applications in Mac OS X. I use well over 50 unique applications a week and the Dock simply cannot handle all those icons on my 12-inch screen. LaunchBar solves this Mac OS X inadequacy and beats the Windows Start menu concept.
Sogundi
Adds an essential Mozilla feature missing from Safari.
Screen Spanning Doctor
Apple’s purposeful retarding of the iBook’s video card is inexcusable when even crappy and significantly cheaper eMachine laptops with Windows XP come with a dual-display capability. This godsend application rights Apple’s wrong.
Desktop Manager
Adds my favorite UNIX desktop feature: virtual workspaces.
Posted on Saturday, May 8th, 2004 at 0:55.