[ABE.pm] I'm a Mac user!
Faber J. Fedor
faber at linuxnj.com
Thu Aug 17 19:29:44 PDT 2006
On 17/08/06 20:48 -0500, Joshua McAdams wrote:
> > So, what neat stuff do I need to add to this little guy? What's the Mac
> > equivalent of apt-get and where do I find a real terminal program (like
> > Konsole)?
>
> * Fink - ports of unix software
> * Adium - chat client that spans services
I don't do much chatting. Maybe I should start?
> * Desktop Manager - multiple desktops
The salesgal made it a point I could have those. I chuckled "Well, Mac
is catching up to Linux!"
> * Growl - messages
:-? I look into it.
> * Monolingual - save some space if you only speak one language
> * NeoOffice - Open Office port
Cool! I was thinking I'd like to do a presentation on my desktop (FC3)
and run it on my macbook! The macbook remote control might actually be useful!
> * Simultron - text editor
I've got Vim. What more is there? :-)
> * TextWrangler - text editor
See above.
> * VLC - media player
:-? Isn't that like Xine (on Linux)? Why would I need a media player
on a Mac? Is that what Macs are noted for?
> * WhatSize - where has all of your space gone
That sounds useful.
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