![]() If you’re in need of a remote file browser, and don’t want to spend on something like Panic’s Transmit ($29.95), Cyberduck is where it’s at. Cyberduck has tight integration with text editors to make editing remote files very simple and it also does a very slick job of integrating with OS X’s Spotlight searching and Keychain services. That being said, there are some nicer features here. Let’s face it – FTP applications are more useful than they are exciting. It covers almost anything you could want – FTP, SFTP, WebDav, Amazon S3 and CloudFront and Cloud Files – and because it’s open source it could theoretically have additional functionality added as needed.īecause nothing says remote data access like a rubber duck. Most mobile computer users need a quick and easy way to upload and download data from various servers and sources, and Cyberduck is far and away the best free remote file browser around. Download it, play with it and give it some time to sink in. Quicksilver is simple, fast and powerful, and it’s one of those applications that truly changed the way I use a computer. And because it’s so extensible (it’s open source), it can “learn” about new file types and applications, expanding it’s abilities with each new extension. The example I gave is a very simple view into what Quicksilver is capable of. Quicksilver’s greatest benefit for me is that is makes so much of OS X accessible from the keyboard, without forcing you to you to learn UNIX or leave the GUI. Or what if I just don’t like using a trackpad to drag stuff around? (Hint: I don’t.) Using the trackpad for long periods of time is awkward and tiring on my hands. Well, what if Mail.app isn’t running, or simply not in my Dock? I don’t want to have to always dig through my Applications folder to get to it. “Why not just drag the file onto the email?”, you ask. For example, I could create an email, with a recipient and attach a file to it in less than 10 keystrokes. Yes, it can do that, but if that is all you are using if for you are SO missing out. Besides acting as an application launch and file search tool, Quicksilver is a highly-extensible command interface that allows you to do almost any action or command with almost any file simply by typing a few characters. ![]() Quicksilver is a launcher, but calling it that is like calling a computer a clock. It also lets you know how old your computer is, which is nice, in case you forgot. You can save this data periodically, allowing you to track your battery over time. Not only will coconutBattery show your your battery’s charge down to the milliampere-hour (mAh), but it also shows you how that compares to the maximum charge of your battery, as well as the original charge capacity (so you can see if your battery is getting run down). CoconutBattery - weird name, but super useful.
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