"Faceless" Apps

Useless trick I just found

It's pretty cool. Link.

If you son't have Xcode installed (i.e. Don't has "Plist editor") Open the " [appname]/contents/info.plist " in Textedit and add this:

NSUIElement

1

to the end, just before the

The IM Corral

Ok, I know there are a TON of IM messengers out there.

Literally a ton.

I'm here to suggest a few that I think are useful.

The first thing I want to review is iChat, because it comes with all macs. It's an OK program, but you can use it if you have a .mac or mobileme or AIM account, which are pay services. You can use it for free with google talk and jabber, So iChat is kind of useless unless you use google talk or you work for Apple (employee .mac account). If you're like most people, you use MSN or Facebook or even Twitter to chat with you're friends, family, etc. so iChat would be unuseable for you, (unless you use this hack). By the way, google video chat doesn't work on some systems.

The "best" client is Adium, because it is so customizable, AND it supports nearly all IM services. It supports videos chat with the mebeamintergration. I use this one.

The runner-up is Yahoo Messenger, which is actually a pretty good client. You can use your yahoo account, but you can also use your Hotmail account. There are tons of plugins to "optimize" you chatting.

I haven't heard of other ones. Please give comments.

Iconographer

Have you ever seen one of those programs that has an awesome Icon?

Have you ever wanted to make an icon like that one?

Well, Iconographer is your best Bet. This program was developped by Mscape a long time ago. Since then, they have stopped working on the project.

They have done one of the most generous things that any company has ever done. They have made their once-great programs completely free. They stopped working on it at version 2.5

You still have to type inn a code, but it's worthwhile in the end.

This is, for me, better than all of those super expensive programs. It actually has a mode where you can edit your picture in an external editor (ex: Photoshop(default), Pixelmator,...) then when you save there, it updates in Iconographer.

It's fun to play with.

Download it. No Excuses! Click Here!

DictUnifier - Release your dictionary

I know. my titles are REALLY cheesy, but who cares?

Dictunifier is a program that renders the built-in Dictionary.app much more useful.

This convenient program will let you use the dictionary app not only for definitions, but also for translations in any language.

The Newest Dictunifier is version 1.1 (or at least I think it is). The Way I got it was through Softpedia (HERE). I have no idea who actually made the program but I know that it works OK.

Here's a guide on how to use the program.

1. install the program in the usual way. Open the DMG and copy Dictunifier app to the applications folder.

2. Go to this website. That website will let you download different dictionaries for various uses. (originally made for the Stardict program, but you don't need Stardict).

3. Download your desired Dictionaries in the Tarball format.

4. If you are using Safari, the file downloaded will look something like aaa.tar.bz2.tar. You don't want that. You have to rename the file and entirely remove the last .tar so the file should look like this aaa.tar.bz2.

For other browsers, I don't know. (I use Safari (it's twice as fast as Firefox)).

5. Then, open Dictunifier.

6. Load the Downloaded file into Dictunifier and type in the Dictionary Name. (Put the same thing in the Dictionary ID). Then, start the conversion!

7. When the conversion has finished, Dictionary should open, but the dictionary might not appear (yet). If not, just quit and reopen the app.

8. EXTRA: If you want to rename the Dictionary, do it from within the Dictionary.app, in the Preferences. Find your dictionary and right-click (ctrl + click) the label and/or the dictionary name.

Thanks for caring enough to read this Guide. Please comment!

PhotoShop Vs. Pixelmator Vs. Aviary

Ok, I know that Everyone knows about Photoshop because it's (supposedly) the most powerful image editing software. It probably is, but I will propose some other alternatives.

The first Alternative is Pixelmator. It is a downloadable software with a 30 day free trial and it is very powerful (not as much as Photoshop, but close).

The Second is Aviary's Phoenix. It is an image editing program made in Flash (I think) and it is online. This is probably the best cross browser no download image editor. I think that all of Aviary is great. It's only in Beta now but when it comes out I will use it regularly. It still has some bugs but the developers have promised to improve on it.

Hope you guys can find this useful!!

P.S. I've heard that some websites are giving out free Pixelmator licences (search for it)

Senuti - The Anti-iTunes

Have you ever had a song that you have on your iPod, but not in iTunes?

Have you ever wondered how to get that song without re-buying it or re-downloading it?

Then Senuti is the program for you.

Senuti is a mac-only program used to restore songs from an iPod to iTunes. Since iPods and encoded, you can't easily access the songs you put on it. Senuti is shareware and runs with any iPod. You can use its 30 day trial and it will work for that time.

Use it Freely(for the 30 days trial)

Use this technology for good and not Evil (who am I kidding?)

P.S. (i'm not sure if this is illegal but I have an automator process that will reset the preferences and the cache that make it look like you haven't run the program before. Download it here)

Welcome to the Macster Post

I present to you the Macster Post. Here, I will post a ton of Mac programs and utilities that I find useful. This blog is for all those who believe that Macs are Much better than Windows.