Comments on: MBP FTW http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/02/mbp-ftw/ tech.gadgets.video.geekculture.gaming.kittens. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:54:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: iPod Nano X Zen V Plus « MBE | Mac Business Experts http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/02/mbp-ftw/comment-page-1/#comment-116403 iPod Nano X Zen V Plus « MBE | Mac Business Experts Sun, 28 Dec 2008 19:38:31 +0000 http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/02/mbp-ftw/#comment-116403 [...] quem não sabe, a geek gatinha Veronica Belmont é Mac user e tem em casa um G5 e um MacBook [...] [...] quem não sabe, a geek gatinha Veronica Belmont é Mac user e tem em casa um G5 e um MacBook [...]

]]> By: buttercupboxer http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/02/mbp-ftw/comment-page-1/#comment-6576 buttercupboxer Sat, 10 Feb 2007 20:14:14 +0000 http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/02/mbp-ftw/#comment-6576 Cocktail for MAc OSX- Tiger edition. for keeping it clean and running sweet! Cocktail for MAc OSX- Tiger edition. for keeping it clean and running sweet!

]]> By: kkc http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/02/mbp-ftw/comment-page-1/#comment-6538 kkc Sat, 10 Feb 2007 07:38:23 +0000 http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/02/mbp-ftw/#comment-6538 Appzapper sounds pretty useful. Will have to check that out. Firefox and Adium are pretty much my main tools. Everything else is run in Terminal :) One suggestion I have that nobody mentioned is getting a multiple desktop switcher. The one I use is Desktop Manager: http://desktopmanager.berlios.de/index.php I can't live without it. Once you use one it will be hard to go back. I think 10.5 will have one built in. Appzapper sounds pretty useful. Will have to check that out.

Firefox and Adium are pretty much my main tools. Everything else is run in Terminal :)

One suggestion I have that nobody mentioned is getting a multiple desktop switcher. The one I use is Desktop Manager:

http://desktopmanager.berlios.de/index.php

I can’t live without it. Once you use one it will be hard to go back. I think 10.5 will have one built in.

]]> By: ThriftyTechie http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/02/mbp-ftw/comment-page-1/#comment-6459 ThriftyTechie Fri, 09 Feb 2007 00:02:26 +0000 http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/02/mbp-ftw/#comment-6459 Some sweet FREEware: SIDENOTE - notes pop out of the side of your screen (a la the dock). Makes Stickies obsolete. MENUSHADE - dims the menubar then glows when you reach for it. Not absolutely necessary, but then neither is a brand spanking new MacBook Pro =) http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/productivity_tools/sidenote.html http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/25271 Some sweet FREEware:

SIDENOTE – notes pop out of the side of your screen (a la the dock). Makes Stickies obsolete.

MENUSHADE – dims the menubar then glows when you reach for it. Not absolutely necessary, but then neither is a brand spanking new MacBook Pro =)

http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/productivity_tools/sidenote.html

http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/25271

]]> By: defensorfortis http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/02/mbp-ftw/comment-page-1/#comment-6435 defensorfortis Thu, 08 Feb 2007 13:31:59 +0000 http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/02/mbp-ftw/#comment-6435 I'm in need of a new Mac myself, so congrats on your new family member. Every other day I'll build a Mac on the Apple Store online, but I hesistate to press the "Buy Now" button. I'm doing my best to wait until June, for the rumored release of Leopard. Why wait? Well, when I bought my PowerBook G4, it came with Panther and then the following month Tiger was released. I fell just a few weeks behind the curve where I could've upgraded to Tiger for free or cheaper, but no... I had to pay in full. So I've tracked how Apple releases products and honed my skills. Anyhow, I have these apps on my Mac (in no particular order): - Podcast Maker - http://www.potionfactory.com/podcastmaker/ - Google Earth - http://earth.google.com/download-earth.html - OverView - Norton AntiVirus - don't hate me :( better safe than sorry - HandBrake - http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/21117 - MTRipper - iShowU - RapidWeaver - http://www.realmacsoftware.com/rapidweaver/3 - YouControl (Multipe neat apps) - http://yousoftware.com/control/ - Solitare - http://www.lavacat.com/ - Sound Studio - http://www.freeverse.com/soundstudio/ I’m in need of a new Mac myself, so congrats on your new family member. Every other day I’ll build a Mac on the Apple Store online, but I hesistate to press the “Buy Now” button. I’m doing my best to wait until June, for the rumored release of Leopard. Why wait? Well, when I bought my PowerBook G4, it came with Panther and then the following month Tiger was released. I fell just a few weeks behind the curve where I could’ve upgraded to Tiger for free or cheaper, but no… I had to pay in full. So I’ve tracked how Apple releases products and honed my skills.

Anyhow, I have these apps on my Mac (in no particular order):

- Podcast Maker – http://www.potionfactory.com/podcastmaker/
- Google Earth – http://earth.google.com/download-earth.html
- OverView
- Norton AntiVirus – don’t hate me :( better safe than sorry
- HandBrake – http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/21117
- MTRipper
- iShowU
- RapidWeaver – http://www.realmacsoftware.com/rapidweaver/3
- YouControl (Multipe neat apps) – http://yousoftware.com/control/
- Solitare – http://www.lavacat.com/
- Sound Studio – http://www.freeverse.com/soundstudio/

]]> By: Recovering technophiliac » quick recap http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/02/mbp-ftw/comment-page-1/#comment-6404 Recovering technophiliac » quick recap Wed, 07 Feb 2007 22:45:38 +0000 http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/02/mbp-ftw/#comment-6404 [...] I present you the newest member of the family, my new shiny Apple Macbook (13′, 2.16GHz, 2GB RAM, 120GB/5400 RPM HD, wifi-N).  Now i know i received this bundle of joy about a week ago, but i’ve been so busy re-assimilating myself back at home after such a long time in Bogota that i haven’t had the time…well now i do.  So you’re probably thinking what happened with the HP lappy i used to have.  Well when i bought it back in october of 2005, there were no intel macs out there…so to buy a mac laptop wouldve been a waste of $$.  So i waited patiently till this past January till the time was right to get a macbook…i figured by that time Apple mustve fixed all the bugs, and it was worth the wait.  And i wasn’t the only one who happily jumped on the macbook bandwagon.  Since Kevin already had his macbook, he helped me migrate my old junk from my user partition from my windows machine…and he had a cd w/ all the mac software i needed.  the whole process took 30min…oh how sweet it is. [...] [...] I present you the newest member of the family, my new shiny Apple Macbook (13′, 2.16GHz, 2GB RAM, 120GB/5400 RPM HD, wifi-N).  Now i know i received this bundle of joy about a week ago, but i’ve been so busy re-assimilating myself back at home after such a long time in Bogota that i haven’t had the time…well now i do.  So you’re probably thinking what happened with the HP lappy i used to have.  Well when i bought it back in october of 2005, there were no intel macs out there…so to buy a mac laptop wouldve been a waste of $$.  So i waited patiently till this past January till the time was right to get a macbook…i figured by that time Apple mustve fixed all the bugs, and it was worth the wait.  And i wasn’t the only one who happily jumped on the macbook bandwagon.  Since Kevin already had his macbook, he helped me migrate my old junk from my user partition from my windows machine…and he had a cd w/ all the mac software i needed.  the whole process took 30min…oh how sweet it is. [...]

]]> By: Joel http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/02/mbp-ftw/comment-page-1/#comment-6394 Joel Wed, 07 Feb 2007 17:14:34 +0000 http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/02/mbp-ftw/#comment-6394 glad to see quicksilver so high up on the list in everyone's posts... best mac app ever. glad to see quicksilver so high up on the list in everyone’s posts… best mac app ever.

]]> By: Chris http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/02/mbp-ftw/comment-page-1/#comment-6379 Chris Wed, 07 Feb 2007 05:39:13 +0000 http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/02/mbp-ftw/#comment-6379 I think Phillips apps rock, just because ther are similar to mine. - All Adobe - Google Notifier - xPad - QuickTime Pro - Handbrake - Skype - Flip4mac - VLC - when I don't like Flip4mac - iWork, MS Office - smcfancontrol - cool I am going to have to try all these other apps as well. I think Phillips apps rock, just because ther are similar to mine.
- All Adobe
- Google Notifier
- xPad
- QuickTime Pro
- Handbrake
- Skype
- Flip4mac
- VLC – when I don’t like Flip4mac
- iWork, MS Office
- smcfancontrol – cool
I am going to have to try all these other apps as well.

]]> By: John B. http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/02/mbp-ftw/comment-page-1/#comment-6371 John B. Wed, 07 Feb 2007 03:24:17 +0000 http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/02/mbp-ftw/#comment-6371 Here's my "stuff I can't live without", but obviously, ymmv. TextWrangler - lite-ish version of BBEdit. Azureus for BT - it used to suck, but the memory management is much better now. Cyberduck - Free FTP client Pacifist - Allows you to install individual packages from your Mac OS X DVD. Microsoft RDC - Free app that lets you remotely connect to a PC. (Great for VPNing into the office) tn5250 - I don't think you use AS/400. Probably useless for you. Skype - Of course! Flip4Mac - Plugin for Quicktime, letting you play WMV files. All of the above are freeware or shareware. Congrats on your new purchase! Here’s my “stuff I can’t live without”, but obviously, ymmv.

TextWrangler – lite-ish version of BBEdit.
Azureus for BT – it used to suck, but the memory management is much better now.
Cyberduck – Free FTP client
Pacifist – Allows you to install individual packages from your Mac OS X DVD.
Microsoft RDC – Free app that lets you remotely connect to a PC. (Great for VPNing into the office)
tn5250 – I don’t think you use AS/400. Probably useless for you.
Skype – Of course!
Flip4Mac – Plugin for Quicktime, letting you play WMV files.

All of the above are freeware or shareware.

Congrats on your new purchase!

]]> By: Kevin http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/02/mbp-ftw/comment-page-1/#comment-6365 Kevin Tue, 06 Feb 2007 20:45:00 +0000 http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/02/mbp-ftw/#comment-6365 why didn't you do an "Out of the Box"? It would've been pretty cool :) why didn’t you do an “Out of the Box”? It would’ve been pretty cool :)

]]> By: Dave B http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/02/mbp-ftw/comment-page-1/#comment-6363 Dave B Tue, 06 Feb 2007 20:17:52 +0000 http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/02/mbp-ftw/#comment-6363 V- I can't tell from your pics if you went for the glossy screen or not? Which one did you choose, and why? Thanks!!! -db V-

I can’t tell from your pics if you went for the glossy screen or not? Which one did you choose, and why? Thanks!!!

-db

]]> By: Keith Williams http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/02/mbp-ftw/comment-page-1/#comment-6362 Keith Williams Tue, 06 Feb 2007 19:49:49 +0000 http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/02/mbp-ftw/#comment-6362 So the real question on everybody's mind: Glossy or Matte screen? This whole debate in the Mac community kinda reminds me of the "Boxers vs. Briefs" thing in the 90's. So the real question on everybody’s mind:

Glossy or Matte screen?

This whole debate in the Mac community kinda reminds me of the “Boxers vs. Briefs” thing in the 90’s.

]]> By: Elisa http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/02/mbp-ftw/comment-page-1/#comment-6361 Elisa Tue, 06 Feb 2007 19:26:43 +0000 http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/02/mbp-ftw/#comment-6361 Big and essential stuff: --------------------------- NeoOffice (for office-y needs) Adobe Create Suite 2 (for creative work/hobby stuff) Small but essential stuff: --------------------------- Transmit (for all things FTP) NetNewsWire Lite (for all things RSS) Journler (for my diary needs) http://journler.com/ Delivious Library (to keep track of all my media - DVDs, CDs, Books) VLC (best media player EVER and a less of a memory hog than Quicktime) Azureus (for bittorrent stuff) On the Job (for tracking projects) http://www.stuntsoftware.com/OnTheJob/ Cha-Ching (to keep track of my cash. Sweet sweet app!) http://www.midnightapps.com/chaching/ iScrobbler (iTunes/Last.fm plug-in thingie) Smultron (for code editing needs) Big and essential stuff:
—————————
NeoOffice
(for office-y needs)

Adobe Create Suite 2
(for creative work/hobby stuff)

Small but essential stuff:
—————————

Transmit
(for all things FTP)

NetNewsWire Lite
(for all things RSS)

Journler
(for my diary needs)
http://journler.com/

Delivious Library
(to keep track of all my media – DVDs, CDs, Books)

VLC
(best media player EVER and a less of a memory hog than Quicktime)

Azureus
(for bittorrent stuff)

On the Job (for tracking projects) http://www.stuntsoftware.com/OnTheJob/

Cha-Ching
(to keep track of my cash. Sweet sweet app!)
http://www.midnightapps.com/chaching/

iScrobbler
(iTunes/Last.fm plug-in thingie)

Smultron
(for code editing needs)

]]> By: Nick Schmidt http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/02/mbp-ftw/comment-page-1/#comment-6350 Nick Schmidt Tue, 06 Feb 2007 17:36:44 +0000 http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/02/mbp-ftw/#comment-6350 What is this twitteriffic program? I have looked at the website.. Nothing really impressive to me.. or do I just not get it? LOL also I would like to include Final Cut Pro & DVD tutorials.. I don't know what I would do with out it because that is why I got a Mac in the 1st place I concur on the cyberduck.. nick schmidt What is this twitteriffic program? I have looked at the website.. Nothing really impressive to me.. or do I just not get it? LOL

also I would like to include Final Cut Pro & DVD tutorials.. I don’t know what I would do with out it because that is why I got a Mac in the 1st place

I concur on the cyberduck..

nick schmidt

]]> By: Steve Sizemore http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/02/mbp-ftw/comment-page-1/#comment-6345 Steve Sizemore Tue, 06 Feb 2007 15:15:54 +0000 http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/02/mbp-ftw/#comment-6345 Cyberduck (FTP) Flickr Uploadr Disco (CD/DVD Burning Software) SpanningSync (sync iCal w/ Google Calendar) Palm Desktop TextWrangler (Free txt editing software) MacSaber (Turns your MBP into a light saber) Quicksilver Parallels iWork Cyberduck (FTP)
Flickr Uploadr
Disco (CD/DVD Burning Software)
SpanningSync (sync iCal w/ Google Calendar)
Palm Desktop
TextWrangler (Free txt editing software)
MacSaber (Turns your MBP into a light saber)
Quicksilver
Parallels
iWork

]]> By: eric f. http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/02/mbp-ftw/comment-page-1/#comment-6344 eric f. Tue, 06 Feb 2007 14:30:25 +0000 http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/02/mbp-ftw/#comment-6344 xPad Transmission Toast FileChute 1001 VLC MPlayer Mactracker xPad
Transmission
Toast
FileChute
1001
VLC
MPlayer
Mactracker

]]> By: Jonathan C http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/02/mbp-ftw/comment-page-1/#comment-6335 Jonathan C Tue, 06 Feb 2007 05:53:23 +0000 http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/02/mbp-ftw/#comment-6335 when i installed new stuff onto my MB, i have: -spanning sync (ical/gcal sync) -onyx (for system maintenence) -data backup (er...for backup) -transmission (torrent) -iTerm (terminal, just better) -dashcode (for version 2.0 of teh Belmont widget) -Final Cut Express HD (videostuff) -SubEtheEdit (text editor) -ecto (blogging) -Xcast (RSS reader) -address-o-sync (sync addy books over bonjour) -Audio Hijack Pro (good for podcasting) -Awaken (alarm clock) -Chmox (windows CHM viewer) -Chicken of the VNC (chicken-based vnc-like goodness) -EasyDMG (make dmgs...just easier) -Perian (codecs for QT) -Google Earth (take advantage of 3d goodness) -iAlertU (motion-detecting security device) -iPresentIt (powerpooint slides for your ipod) -iSquint (video converter) -MacVCDx (VCD player) -pzizz (sleep-helper-upper) -SeisMac (detect earthquakes with your mac) -Snes9x (SNES emulator) -Switch (audio converter) -TubeSock (d/l youtubes and convert automatically) -Twitteriffic (twitting?) -Appzapper (zap stuff) thats all i have for now! enjoy macbook-like nirvana on a pro-like level! :-) when i installed new stuff onto my MB, i have:

-spanning sync (ical/gcal sync)
-onyx (for system maintenence)
-data backup (er…for backup)
-transmission (torrent)
-iTerm (terminal, just better)
-dashcode (for version 2.0 of teh Belmont widget)
-Final Cut Express HD (videostuff)
-SubEtheEdit (text editor)
-ecto (blogging)
-Xcast (RSS reader)
-address-o-sync (sync addy books over bonjour)
-Audio Hijack Pro (good for podcasting)
-Awaken (alarm clock)
-Chmox (windows CHM viewer)
-Chicken of the VNC (chicken-based vnc-like goodness)
-EasyDMG (make dmgs…just easier)
-Perian (codecs for QT)
-Google Earth (take advantage of 3d goodness)
-iAlertU (motion-detecting security device)
-iPresentIt (powerpooint slides for your ipod)
-iSquint (video converter)
-MacVCDx (VCD player)
-pzizz (sleep-helper-upper)
-SeisMac (detect earthquakes with your mac)
-Snes9x (SNES emulator)
-Switch (audio converter)
-TubeSock (d/l youtubes and convert automatically)
-Twitteriffic (twitting?)
-Appzapper (zap stuff)

thats all i have for now! enjoy macbook-like nirvana on a pro-like level! :-)

]]> By: Dillon K. http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/02/mbp-ftw/comment-page-1/#comment-6333 Dillon K. Tue, 06 Feb 2007 03:34:55 +0000 http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/02/mbp-ftw/#comment-6333 While Flickr Uploadr is a PPC app, it is a great way to upload single pics to flickr... I have the iPhoto plugin by Connected flow for bigger loads. While Flickr Uploadr is a PPC app, it is a great way to upload single pics to flickr…

I have the iPhoto plugin by Connected flow for bigger loads.

]]> By: Jason W. http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/02/mbp-ftw/comment-page-1/#comment-6327 Jason W. Mon, 05 Feb 2007 23:50:50 +0000 http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/02/mbp-ftw/#comment-6327 Shouldn't you have installed AppZapper first? Shouldn’t you have installed AppZapper first?

]]> By: josh http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/02/mbp-ftw/comment-page-1/#comment-6326 josh Mon, 05 Feb 2007 23:07:21 +0000 http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/02/mbp-ftw/#comment-6326 here's my list- newsfire (my favorite rss reader) textmate flip4mac spanningsync (for gcal/ical sync) writeroom wallet vlc superduper! flickr uploadr democracy here’s my list-
newsfire (my favorite rss reader)
textmate
flip4mac
spanningsync (for gcal/ical sync)
writeroom
wallet
vlc
superduper!
flickr uploadr
democracy

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