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Clippy brings copy/paste to jailbroken iPhones

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Jan 20th, 2009)

Those with jailbroken iPhones who use the Cydia package manager discovered a new add-on in the past day or so -- Clippy, from iSpazio, which introduces a method for copy and paste to the iPhone. According to users, the add-on inserts two buttons into the system keyboard -- one for copying and ...

Video: Working iControlPad adds buttons to the iPod touch

by Mike Schramm (Jan 19th, 2009)

It's pretty wild to have seen the iControlPad go from idea to concept to production, and here's the final step straight from Engadget: video of the device working just as planned. ZodTTD is playing quake4iphone on it, and while the naysayers will probably still have some nays to say, I'm convinced. ...

Keyword Manager 1.1 adds major keyword management features, more

by David Chartier (Jan 28th, 2007)

Keyword Manager from Bullstorm scored a license purchase from yours truly the day we found it, and the feature-packed iPhoto keyword plugin recently had an unassuming but handy upgrade to v1.1. Clicking on the "What's New?" heading at Bullstorm's site reveals a strong list of new features, ...

Forget Me Not - Safari session saving

by David Chartier (Dec 29th, 2006)

Forget Me Not 3.0 is a good example of the 3rd party plug-in and add-on support for Safari that is slowly but surely growing. FMN is a basic a session saver plug-in for Safari that can reload any tabs that were open the last time you quit Safari. It isn't quite as powerful as, say, Tab Mix Plus ...

Search TUAW from your Firefox toolbar

by David Chartier (Sep 21st, 2006)

Reader Paul Stamatiou just earned a special place in our hearts by creating a TUAW search plugin for Firefox. Installation is a snap - just run over to the plugin's home at Mozdevo.org and click on it - and you can satisfy your urge for all things TUAW anytime you want, right from Firefox's search ...

Saft v8.3.5 released

by David Chartier (Sep 18th, 2006)

Hao Li is at it again with a new version of Saft, quite possibly the Safari plugin that deserves to go the route of CoverFlow. If you aren't familiar with Saft's extensive and constantly evolving feature set, check out our past coverage to get familiar. This latest v8.3.5 update features: New ...

Groupcal 3: manage your Exchange calendar from iCal

by David Chartier (Jul 28th, 2006)

Are you a Mac user living in an Exchange world, forced to trudge through Entourage? (Don't get me wrong: Entourage is fine, but 'trudge' is just a good verb for dramatic effect.) Well trudge no longer with Groupcal 3, an addon for iCal that allows you to access, manage, edit and synchronize your ...

A collection of all available QuickPicks for Backup 3

by David Chartier (Jul 16th, 2006)

Wishingline, a web design studio, has done .Mac members a favor and collected most of the QuickPicks that are available on the web for Apple's Backup 3. There are quite a few QuickPicks out there for everything from ecto to PDF documents, Photo Booth pictures to Shiira bookmarks, OmniOutliner ...

iVideoMail and iVoiceMail plugins for Mail

by David Chartier (Jul 16th, 2006)

Here's a novel idea: being able to easily send something besides text and pretty pictures in email. iVideoMail and iVoiceMail are Mail plugins that take the legwork out of recording video and audio clips for easy emailing. They install as preference panes within Mail, and once you customize a ...

Three-pane Mail.app turns into a plug-in

by David Chartier (Jun 2nd, 2006)

Well that was quick. First Mail.app received a widescreen, three-pane face-lift, and now it's been morphed into a plug-in. The author provides two different sets of instructions for installing: drag and dropping into your ~/Library/Mail/Bundles/ directory or using a couple of commands in Terminal. ...

Application Enhancer v2.0 goes Universal, with other enhancements

by David Chartier (May 31st, 2006)

Unsanity has released a Universal Binary version of Application Enhancer, their software preference pane (and set of frameworks) that enables their various handy system hacks and UI additions. Along with Intel Mac compatibility, this update also includes enhancements like: Redesigned the ...

Quicksilver plug-ins for Google Calendar and Gmail

by David Chartier (May 4th, 2006)

While tinkering in Quicksilver's plug-ins panel this morning I came across two new plug-ins that should fit right in with my new Borg Google-infused daily activities: a Gmail Module and a Google Calendar Module. Both are actions that allow you to type in a string of text, then select either of ...

Chax 1.4.1 released

by David Chartier (May 4th, 2006)

One thing I love about Chax, the vital iChat plug-in, is that its developer has been reliably rolling out a good handful of new features and fixes, even with a .0.x update like this one. New features in 1.4.1 include: Growl notifications for when a user comes online, goes offline, goes idle, ...

Saft 8.3.0

by David Chartier (Apr 24th, 2006)

PimpMySafari noticed that Saft, a vital Safari plug-in, has been updated to version 8.3.0. New and updated features include: New feature: AutoComplete always on New feature: Tab thumbnails (like Shiira’s Tab Expose, not Omniweb style) Improvement: Also restore tab history when undoing ...

Path Finder 4.1 released with Universal Binary, other enhancements

by David Chartier (Apr 10th, 2006)

Path Finder, the powerful file browser/manager (pseudo-Finder) from Cocoatech, has been updated to version 4.1. Along with Universal Binary status and the typical round of bug fixes, this update also includes: Improved Go To Folder with autocomplete Smart Folders – Path Finder can now ...