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Rock your clipboard with CopyPaste Pro

Posted May 5th 2008 2:00PM by Dave Caolo
Filed under: OS, Software

Described as "Time Machine for the clipboard," CopyPastePro takes your Mac's clipboard way beyond simple temporary storage.

There's a multiple clipboard option of course, but CopyPaste Pro also lets you edit the contents of a given clipboard (or "clips" as they call them) with its built-in word processor, create an archive of previous clips and even review clips via a "clip browser," which resembles Mac OS X's application switcher.

If you're one of those users who just can't live with the standard Mac OS clipboard, check out CopyPaste Pro.

CopyPaste Pro requires Mac OS X version 10.4.x or 10.5.x. For a short time, users of CopyPaste can upgrade to CopyPaste Pro for $20US. On May 12th, the price will go up to $30US.
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Leopard makes an Amazon appearance

Posted Jan 4th 2007 1:30PM by Laurie A. Duncan
Filed under: Leopard



Apple's next-gen OS, Mac OS X 10.5, aka Leopard, is expected to ship in Spring '07. This is not a secret. But somehow we feel better when Amazon confirms it for us. As Nelson pointed out in the iWork '07 on Amazon comments, they are already listing Leopard with a note that says "Scheduled to ship in spring 2007."

Amazon is conveniently offering to email you when it's available for purchase. I guess Mac lovers who plan to be in hibernation for the next 3 months might need that.

Thanks Sean and Nelson!
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All the cool things your Mac can do

Posted Sep 7th 2006 6:00PM by Dave Caolo
Filed under: OS, How-tos, Tips and tricks

I know your Mac is really cool, and you know it's really cool, but do all of your friends (especially those using Windows)? One of the things I really enjoy is gloating showing off some of my Mac's more interesting tricks, a job made easier by this cool list at Silver Mac. They describe one of my favorite tricks right off the bat: If you highlight at word in any cocoa app (like Safari) and hit Command-Control-D, a small window will appear with the dictionary definition and part of speech of that particular word. Move the cursor from word to word, and see their respective definitions.

The article also describes how to invert your screen's colors, create a quick text clipping and more. Check it out, and really "wow" your friends.
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Life changing software

Posted Jul 20th 2006 8:00PM by Scott McNulty
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Software, Odds and ends, Apple

James Fee has posted about software that changed his life, and it struck me as a very powerful idea. Can a bucket of bits and bytes really change anyone's life? The more I thought about it, the more I knew it was true. Software can change lives, it has certainly changed mine.

Back to James for a moment. He lists the following software as life changing (for him):
  • Hypercard
  • ArcInfo
  • BBEdit
  • Freehand
  • ArcView
Not too shabby. This, of course, got me thinking about the software that has had an impact on my life. Mac OS 8.6 sprung immediately to mind. That's what my first Mac ran, and it was the first time that I felt like I was working with a computer instead of at a computer (a subtle, but telling difference). 8.6 was my entrance into the Cult of Mac and now look at me! I'm a titan of the Mac web and I have owned more Mac gear should be allowable by law.

So, dear readers, has any software changed your life?
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I can't use a Mac unless...

Posted Jan 13th 2006 9:30PM by Dave Caolo
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion

I set up a lot of out-of-the-box Macs at work. If I'm getting them ready for life as a general workstation machine, I just give them my usual run through. However, If I'm lucky enough to be working on a machine that I'm going to be using, I can get everything set up the way I like it. In short, I can't use a Mac unless...

  • All Finder windows are set to column view. Seriously, icon and list view are just infuriating to me at this point. I don't know how I used list view so happily for all those years with the "classic Mac OS."
  • The desktop bears only one single icon. That icon is the hard drive. I cannot understand people whose desktops are so littered with icons that the desktop picture is barely visible. I don't know how they find anything, or even focus on the screen. I'd need a Ritalin smoothie to use that machine.
  • The Dock is transparent and borderless. I started using TransparentDock a while ago, and now the sight of a white Dock just irks me. Speaking of the dock...
  • The hard drive and Applications folder are in the Dock. But that's a given, right?
  • Quicksilver is installed. That's right, I can't use a Mac that doesn't have Quicksilver installed. I find myself hitting Command-space on other machines all the time, as it's ingrained in my muscle memory at this point. I can hit Command-space-m- (for Mail) Return without even thinking about it.
  • I have a two button mouse. Just try it for a week, you'll never go back.

So, there you have it. What's your list?
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Mac OS on Intel in 1992...almost

Posted Jun 20th 2005 9:00AM by Dave Caolo
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Odds and ends

intel_chipI found this article on LowEndMac.com today describing the porting of the Mac OS to Intel hardware that almost took place in 1992. This was the post-Steve Apple (also known as The Dark Days when Apple was in the business of making beige paper weights), and Novell had made a deal with then-Apple CEO John Sculley which would get this transition in motion. Code named "Star Trek," the project was halted almost as quickly as it started when Michael Spindler replaced John Sculley as Apple CEO and nixed it.

Of course, this has me thinking: What could have been?  Apple as strictly a software company? For me, one of the selling points of a Mac is the fact that Apple makes both the hardware and the software. I've seen enough of my friends fighting with this driver or that driver while installing Windows from scratch to know what a benefit this is. I've often said that being ousted from Apple was the best thing (professionally) to happen to Steve Jobs...and Apple. So, what do you think? Where would we as Mac users be if Star Trek had taken flight in the early 90's? Personally, I shudder at the thought.
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