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3-2-1 countdown widget3-2-1 is a simple and functional countdown timer for Dashboard. It displays hours, minutes and seconds, and includes a lap function and a supersize. |
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AppleJackAppleJack is a user friendly troubleshooting assistant for Mac OS X. With AppleJack you can troubleshoot a computer even if you can't load the GUI, or don't have a startup CD handy. AppleJack runs in Single User Mode and is menu-based for ease of use. |
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BBEdit LiteAn html and text editor. Works in OS 7.5 through X. |
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changeShortNameScript that will attempt to change a user's short name in Mac OS X |
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changeUIDThis script will attempt to change a user's UID (UniqueID) and other values in Mac OS X v.10.3 and higher. |
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Cursor locatorMouse Locator - Locate Your Mouse Cursor Easily—Tired of hunting for tiny cross-hairs when using Photoshop on your large monitor? Do you want to guide your audiences attention to an area on the screen when creating presentations or demos? Mouse Locator is a free application that surrounds your mouse cursor with a green double circle when a hotkey is pressed, or permanently if you would like. They also have a locator gallery that allows you to download additional cursor locators such as small squares, large squares or different color circles. Mouse Locator also allows you to create/use your own cursor locator. |
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Darwin Streaming ServerOpen source version of Apple’s QuickTime Streaming Server technology that allows you to send streaming media to clients across the Internet using the industry standard RTP and RTSP protocols. Based on the same code base as QuickTime Streaming Server, Darwin Streaming Server provides a high level of customizability and runs on a variety of platforms allowing you to manipulate the code to fit your needs. |
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Disk First Aid DoublerIf your Mac crashes, it will check its disk when it restarts. After it's done, it waits for 2 minutes before continuing with startup. Disk First Aid Doubler removes this delay, so that your computer will start up faster after a crash. |
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eRadio widgetNew cities and stations being added to the list; multiple programming formats. |
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FreeDMGPerform drag-and-drop disk imaging on the fly. Both the program's window, and the dock icon can be used for drop imaging. |
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Google Desktop - Search Your Email, Files, Photos & MoreGoogle Desktop is a free desktop search application that gives you easy access to information on your Mac and from the web. Desktop makes searching your email, files, music, photos and more, as easy as searching the web using Google. |
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Hangman! game widgetHangman! has a 500 word dictionary which makes it challenging again and again. Hangman! Dashboard Edition has been completely rewritten for Dashboard. |
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Invisible ClockUtility that speaks the time |
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IP Physical Address Lookup (Melissa Data) Description from website: "This lookup displays the location of an Internet Protocol (IP) address. Enter an IP address in the form of [x.x.x.x] (your IP is shown) and click on submit." The IP address used to display the form is your own Internet IP, same as from What-is-my-IP et al. |
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Joliet Volume AccessThis System Extension enhances the way your Macintosh computer can read CD-ROMs from other platforms, mainly Windows. Until now, if you inserted a Windows CD-ROM in your Mac, file names appeared to be crippled (in the so-called 8.3 format) or files may have been inaccessible. This Joliet extension is designed to solve these problems. Especially, if you have CD-ROMs with the following contents you'll likely benefit from this enhancement: * MP3 songs * Files in PDF format with cross-references or indexes * Java class and/or source files * Web content with hyperlinks, such as HTML files * DirectCD CD-Rs created and closed under Windows |
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Kel Operateur? widgetFrench telephone number checker. |
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loopBlock LoopBlock is a utility that does hostname and IP address "blocking" by creating loopback entries for each domain name specified. This will force domains that the user attempts to reach "loop back" to the local machine. This can be useful when an administrator wants to lock users in to specific web pages, or make certain pages contact the local host. |
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MacResearch.orgOnline community and resource for Mac OS X in Science
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MacSysInfoGives user hostname, date and time, uptime, hostinfo, number of kernel panics, etc. Has the ability to show user information about individual kernel panics, as well as panic and system log. |
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mkdmgThe mkdmg program is a command-line executable written in, and for Mac OS X. This software was developed as an engine for the Mac OS X program "FreeDMG". This software is available for public use, but comes with no warranties whatsoever. Check version and get help by typing "mkdmg -h" when in the executable's directoy. This program will image multiple source files into a disk image with either UDZO and UDCO compression. The option to make images internet-enables is available, and users can toggle verbose output. |
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NeoOfficeThis application is worthy! NeoOffice is a fully-featured set of office applications (including word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, and drawing programs) for Mac OS X. Based on the OpenOffice.org office suite, NeoOffice has integrated dozens of native Mac features and can import, edit, and exchange files with other popular office programs such as Microsoft Office. Released as free, open source software under the GNU General Public License (GPL), NeoOffice is fully functional and stable enough for everyday use. The software is actively developed, so improvements and small updates are made available on a regular basis. |
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NetRestoreWhether you're deploying five, five thousand, or 32,000 systems, NetRestore is the software deployment solution for you. Built on Apple's Apple Software Restore technology, NetRestore can be used to quickly and accurately restore a master disk image to a computer's hard disk while that disk image is hosted locally, on a network via AFP, NFS or multicast, or on the internet via HTTP. NetRestore can also be used in conjunction with NetBoot to fully automate the deployment of a lab full of machines. NetRestore was designed to be very easy to use, yet flexible, powerful, and extensible. NetRestore supports the deployment of Mac OS X and Windows XP. |
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OpenAllOpenAll is a program developed to assist in troubleshooting problems with Mac OS X based systems. This program simultaneously opens all applications and utilities on a machine. |
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PDF+PDF widgetPDF+PDF is an excellent Dashboard Widget for Mac OS X, that allows you to join or merge two or more PDF documents into one. |
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QuickRenameQuickRename allows you to edit ReadMe files or make text files into ReadMe files. |
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RemberRember is a front-end GUI to the 'memtest' command line memory testing program. This will allow the user to select the number of test loops, as well as the amount of memory to test. There is a 'Log' tab that will allow the user to monitor memory testing. The user can toggle a 'verbose' switch to limit the amount of output. Allows user to quit Finder and other applications. |
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Samba—Windows sharing on Unix flavorsOne of the most popular ways to connect to a remote file server or mount a volume on another client is through the Server Message Block (SMB) or Common Internet File System (CIFS) that is made much easier with the Samba suite of utilities. Unlike the Unix oriented Network File System (NFS), Samba is built to provide cross-platform file sharing. The GPL license requirements for Samba developers emphasizes its open source nature. Mac OS X is a natural with Samba. |
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SpotlightIndexerSpotlightIndexer will allow the user to easily index folders that may not currently be searched by Spotlight. This software does not modify the way that Spotlight runs, or alter it in any way. The program simply uses the same process that Spotlight does to import files and folder contents into its index. SpotlightIndexer acts as a front-end to the command line utility mdimport. |
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StartupProfilerStartupProfiler is an application that will allow the user to gather Apple System Profiler information quickly and easily. The user can automatically or manually print, save, and display a wider range of options than System Profiler. StartupProfiler allows system information to be automatically gathered on launch. The results can be printed or saved without user interaction. This program can be used as a startup item, automating the gathering of system data. |
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Telnet GUICarnegie Mellon University (CMU) Telnet lets the user enter a hostname by typing it in or by selecting a shorcut from a customizable list. When the user presses Connect, the program sends Terminal instructions to invoke the appropriate telnet command. It communicates with Terminal through AppleScript and "*.term" startup files. |
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TunesTEXT widget - Display Lyrics In iTunesTunesTEXT is a Dashboard Widget that displays the lyrics of the currently playing song in iTunes. If you don’t have the lyrics data, TunesTEXT searches online databases and downloads the song lyrics for you automatically. |
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UnRarXUnRarX is a Mac OS X Cocoa application that allows you to expand rar archives and restore corrupted or missing archives using par2. |
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viewmy.tv widgetCreated by viewmy.tv, this TV widget gives you access to TV from around the world. With this widget you can play TV right on your Dashboard! The streaming TV comes in from viewmy.tv and there is a default RSS feed to the sample dashboard account on viewmy.tv. viewmy.tv provides access to free internet television with social networking and community features. |
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WiFi Network LocatorcoconutWiFi - Wireless Network Locator is a free application that, without opening AirPort, displays you a small aqua indicator “bubble” at the top of your screen, which indicates whether you’re in range of a wireless network or not. It also tells you if the wireless networks are encrypted or open. |
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XRDXRD provides a graphical user interface (GUI) for Apple's Xserve Remote Diagnostics. This application, in conjunction with Apple's Xserve G5 Remote Diagnostics software (xrdiags) provides an easy to use testing console. XRD does not get around the necessity of having a working netboot server to use xrdiags. For information on how to create an xrdiags bootable diagnostic CD, see http://homepage.mac.com/javaist/Server/xrdiags.html. XRD is free, and is released under the GNU GPL. |
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Zimbra Collaboration SuiteThe Zimbra Collaboration Suite dramatically improves the messaging and collaboration experience for administrators and users. Zimbra achieves this by investing in innovation, open source, and compatibility with existing applications and systems. The Zimbra Collaboration Suite supports Windows, Apple, and Linux platforms and works with Microsoft Outlook as well as other PC and mobile clients. Additionally, Zimbra provides an AJAX browser based client that delivers rich, secure, anytime access for anyone within the enterprise. |
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