› › ›
Our new Indie Games subforum is now open for business in G&T. Go and check it out, you might land a code for a free game. If you're developing an indie game and want to post about it, follow these directions. If you don't, he'll break your legs! Hahaha! Seriously though.
Our rules have been updated and given their own forum. Go and look at them! They are nice, and there may be new ones that you didn't know about! Hooray for rules! Hooray for The System! Hooray for Conforming!

[Mac] OSX 10.8 Mountain Lion Released

1…5859616364…76

Posts

  • StormwatcherStormwatcher Up all night To get luckyRegistered User regular
    If only someone made Ninite for MacOS

    Steam: Stormwatcher | XBL: Stormwatcher 21 | PSN: Stormwatcher33 | Gamecenter: Stormwatcher33 | 3DS: 0130-2805-2850
    steam_sig.png
    • Agree Awesome
  • minor incidentminor incident maliciously classy Registered User regular
    KalTorak wrote: »
    Handbrake - for ripping your DVDs

    And transcoding pretty much any video format. Great for making iPhone/iPad compatible video files.

    steam_sig.png
    • Agree Awesome
  • iTunesIsEviliTunesIsEvil Registered User regular
    KalTorak wrote: »
    Handbrake - for [strike]ripping your DVDs[/strike]anything video-conversion related

    :wink:

    [ed] Curse you, incident!

    iTunesIsEvil on
    (Mostly Empty) Blog | Twitter | Google+
    • Agree Awesome
  • emp123emp123 Registered User regular
    If you take notes I really like Evernote since I can take notes on my laptop and then access them anywhere via Evernote's website or via my phone or whatever.

    camo_sig2.png
    • Agree Awesome
  • FiskavFiskav Registered User regular
    emp123 wrote: »
    If you take notes I really like Evernote since I can take notes on my laptop and then access them anywhere via Evernote's website or via my phone or whatever.

    Agreed. I tend to use Evernote a lot, it's fast, effective, and has a very nice UI.

    steam_sig.png
    • Agree Awesome
  • HardtargetHardtarget Registered User regular
    lots of suggestions! I'll have to check them out tonight after work :)
    so far I've done a lot of essential stuff for my workflow
    IM - Adium
    Twitter - Echofon (seems the nicest so far)
    still using textedit so far since I don't code but we'll see
    web - Firefox is set up and synched with my other machines
    e-mail - I use thunderbird with lightning for work e-mail as well as personal gmail and calendaring, works great for me
    and lots of assorted other stuff, dropbox, alfred, bootchamp, office 2011, and I'm sure stuff I'm forgetting.

    We'll see what else I install tonight :)
    The Main thing is I finally figured out how to move the system menu bar and dock over to my secondary display when it's plugged in to the big 24inch monitor at my office, apple really hides the fact that you can drag that menu bar over onto the second screen from the displays menu!

    camo_sig2.png
    • Agree Awesome
  • EchoEcho Per Aspera Ad Inferi Super Moderator, Moderator mod
    floobie wrote: »
    - unrarx (opens .rar files)

    I recommend The Unarchiver instead - same deal, more formats, and it's fast. Faster than the native zip support.

    Steam (wishlist) » bloggy stuff » interestin' stuff
    • Agree Awesome
  • FiskavFiskav Registered User regular
    Echo wrote: »
    floobie wrote: »
    - unrarx (opens .rar files)

    I recommend The Unarchiver instead - same deal, more formats, and it's fast. Faster than the native zip support.

    It's on the Mac App Store, too. Another positive for me.

    steam_sig.png
    • Agree Awesome
  • HardtargetHardtarget Registered User regular
    oh nice, great recommendation, gonna grab that for sure

    camo_sig2.png
    • Agree Awesome
  • HardtargetHardtarget Registered User regular
    so on occasion I need to burn a DVD with a external burner that I have and one such occasion just came up. any recommended programs to burn cd images with?
    edit - durr i can just use disk utility

    Hardtarget on
    camo_sig2.png
    • Agree Awesome
  • HardtargetHardtarget Registered User regular
    so whats the best IRC client out there these days?

    camo_sig2.png
    • Agree Awesome
  • PMAversPMAvers Registered User regular
    Hardtarget wrote: »
    so whats the best IRC client out there these days?

    I've always been a fan of Colloquy, but their website seems to be down ATM for some reason.

    persona4celestia.jpg
    COME FORTH, AMATERASU!
    • Agree Awesome
  • EchoEcho Per Aspera Ad Inferi Super Moderator, Moderator mod
    Hardtarget wrote: »
    so whats the best IRC client out there these days?

    I like Linkinus.

    Colloquy for my second choice since it's free.

    Echo on
    Steam (wishlist) » bloggy stuff » interestin' stuff
    • Agree Awesome
  • EchoEcho Per Aspera Ad Inferi Super Moderator, Moderator mod
    So, which package do you guys recommend for Latex in OS X? I looked at MacTeX, but 1.8 gigs just for Latex? Really?

    Steam (wishlist) » bloggy stuff » interestin' stuff
    • Agree Awesome
  • Folken FanelFolken Fanel J.2C When's KoFRegistered User regular
    Echo wrote: »
    So, which package do you guys recommend for Latex in OS X? I looked at MacTeX, but 1.8 gigs just for Latex? Really?

    I use TexShop.

    Chamerberlain wrote:
    If Blanka receives any nerfs in 2013, and I mean any, I will eat a box of cocks and change characters forever.
    @Folken_fgc
    • Agree Awesome
  • BobCescaBobCesca Registered User regular
    Echo wrote: »
    So, which package do you guys recommend for Latex in OS X? I looked at MacTeX, but 1.8 gigs just for Latex? Really?

    Next time I turn on my desktop I'll double check which one it is that I use.

    • Agree Awesome
  • EchoEcho Per Aspera Ad Inferi Super Moderator, Moderator mod
    Oh, and I'm just looking for the latex binaries to use together with pandoc, not interested in fancy editors.

    edit: haha, did a "brew search tex".
    If you meant `tex' precisely:

    Installing TeX from source is weird and gross, requires a lot of patches,
    and only builds 32-bit (and thus can't use Homebrew deps on Snow Leopard.)

    Echo on
    Steam (wishlist) » bloggy stuff » interestin' stuff
    • Agree Awesome
  • HardtargetHardtarget Registered User regular
    any recommendations on a good/free basic picture editor?

    camo_sig2.png
    • Agree Awesome
  • EchoEcho Per Aspera Ad Inferi Super Moderator, Moderator mod
    Good: Pixelmator. I think it beats Photoshop in certain areas. 30 dollars.

    Free: dunno.

    Echo on
    Steam (wishlist) » bloggy stuff » interestin' stuff
    • Agree Awesome
  • HardtargetHardtarget Registered User regular
    30 dollars, this is a work machine! :p
    it has a 30 day trial though so i guess that'll do in a pinch

    camo_sig2.png
    • Agree Awesome
  • Mostly HarmlessMostly Harmless Registered User regular
    +1 for Pixelmator. Acorn is apparently also very good. Both cost money though.

    If you must have free, there's always the Mac port of the GIMP (via X11), or the simpler (and possibly now neglected) Seashore.

    • Agree Awesome
  • KalTorakKalTorak Registered User regular
    jesus fuck Echo your avatar

    • Agree Awesome
  • StormwatcherStormwatcher Up all night To get luckyRegistered User regular
    KalTorak wrote: »
    jesus fuck Echo your avatar

    I was gonna say that

    Steam: Stormwatcher | XBL: Stormwatcher 21 | PSN: Stormwatcher33 | Gamecenter: Stormwatcher33 | 3DS: 0130-2805-2850
    steam_sig.png
    • Agree Awesome
  • FiskavFiskav Registered User regular
    Echo wrote: »
    Hardtarget wrote: »
    so whats the best IRC client out there these days?

    I like Linkinus.

    Colloquy for my second choice since it's free.

    I tend to use Opera's built-in IRC client whenever I'm on Opera. When I'm not, Colloquy.

    steam_sig.png
    • Agree Awesome
  • DratatooDratatoo Registered User regular
    Does anybody know a good precompiled version of Wine? I would also spend $ on it, if it is on the app store.

    edit:
    Well it appears that wineskins does an exellent job.

    Dratatoo on
    gargoylesbanner4re.gif
    • Agree Awesome
  • DritzDritz Registered User regular
    Why precompiled? Macports is pretty easy way to get Wine working.

    There I was, 3DS: 2621-2671-9899 (Ekera), Wii U: LostCrescendo
    • Agree Awesome
  • DratatooDratatoo Registered User regular
    Well. I thought that the default output of a compiled version from source is the X11 server, which might not have a good performance on OSX. But Wineskins works very well for me and has a good developed community which provides settings and wrappers for various games. (Still no music in Drakan :( )

    Dratatoo on
    gargoylesbanner4re.gif
    • Agree Awesome
  • EshEsh Portland, OR__BANNED USERS regular
    I need some new dock icons. Anyone want to point me in the right direction?

    "At first he thought it might be a natural occurrence - maybe a rabbit. But upon closer inspection, it was clear a knife had been used. And rabbits don't carry knives."
    • Agree Awesome
  • DritzDritz Registered User regular
    Dratatoo wrote: »
    Well. I thought that the default output of a compiled version from source is the X11 server, which might not have a good performance on OSX. But Wineskins works very well for me and has a good developed community which provides settings and wrappers for various games. (Still no music in Drakan :( )

    Whatever works for you, X11 can be annoying so if you can get around it that is awesome. I actually never heard of wineskin, after looking it up it sounds awesome and free (which is a plus). Considering what it does it sounds like a good replacement for regular wine. Personally unless there is a very good reason I always try my best to get people not to pay for wine which seems silly to me. But that's not what this is.

    There I was, 3DS: 2621-2671-9899 (Ekera), Wii U: LostCrescendo
    • Agree Awesome
  • emp123emp123 Registered User regular
    Esh wrote: »
    I need some new dock icons. Anyone want to point me in the right direction?

    Does this count?

    camo_sig2.png
    • Agree Awesome
  • EshEsh Portland, OR__BANNED USERS regular
    So, these icons, are in PNG format. When I put them where they should be, they just show up as a generic PNG file when displayed.

    "At first he thought it might be a natural occurrence - maybe a rabbit. But upon closer inspection, it was clear a knife had been used. And rabbits don't carry knives."
    • Agree Awesome
  • maximumzeromaximumzero Registered User regular
    So I've got my 2003 eMac sitting in my closet with a dead HDD. That thing's not a whole lot of fun to open up and work on, so I won't until I have a reason to, which is why I'm here.

    Can you guys think of any purpose for a PowerPC Mac these days?

    oIi9lub.png
    Favicon.ico maximumzero / Favicon.ico 0860-3352-3335 / Favicon.ico maximumzer0 / Steampowered_favicon.png MaximumZero / ZxDoVOt.pngAmazon Shop
    • Agree Awesome
  • syndalissyndalis Nature Boy WoooooooRegistered User regular
    maximumzero wrote: »
    So I've got my 2003 eMac sitting in my closet with a dead HDD. That thing's not a whole lot of fun to open up and work on, so I won't until I have a reason to, which is why I'm here.

    Can you guys think of any purpose for a PowerPC Mac these days?
    File server. Firewall/Router/NAS Appliance if you add some extra hardware.

    ric-flair.jpg
    • Agree Awesome
  • maximumzeromaximumzero Registered User regular
    Ugh, really wish I had stuck with Snow Leopard. Every time a point update releases I have network issues. Last time I had to downgrade the firmware on my airport express.

    I swear it feels like I'm on dial-up sometimes. I can barely get youtube videos to play at 360p without stuttering. How frustrating.

    oIi9lub.png
    Favicon.ico maximumzero / Favicon.ico 0860-3352-3335 / Favicon.ico maximumzer0 / Steampowered_favicon.png MaximumZero / ZxDoVOt.pngAmazon Shop
    • Agree Awesome
  • syndalissyndalis Nature Boy WoooooooRegistered User regular
    maximumzero wrote: »
    Ugh, really wish I had stuck with Snow Leopard. Every time a point update releases I have network issues. Last time I had to downgrade the firmware on my airport express.

    I swear it feels like I'm on dial-up sometimes. I can barely get youtube videos to play at 360p without stuttering. How frustrating.
    Seriously? That's so bizarre.

    I'm on Lion here, and I am routinely able to knock out a 150/50 Mbit speed test...

    ric-flair.jpg
    • Agree Awesome
  • maximumzeromaximumzero Registered User regular
    syndalis wrote: »
    maximumzero wrote: »
    Ugh, really wish I had stuck with Snow Leopard. Every time a point update releases I have network issues. Last time I had to downgrade the firmware on my airport express.

    I swear it feels like I'm on dial-up sometimes. I can barely get youtube videos to play at 360p without stuttering. How frustrating.
    Seriously? That's so bizarre.

    I'm on Lion here, and I am routinely able to knock out a 150/50 Mbit speed test...

    When trying to download the Diablo 3 stater edition the download speed would start around 250kb/s and then slowly count down by .1 or .2 until it just bottomed out around 14kb/s

    Switching the Wi-Fi off and then back on again up in the menu bar would improve things for ten minutes or so but then it'd go back to how it was before.

    Reverting back to wi-fi drivers from 10.6 worked in the past, so I might have to do that again, assuming that the 10.7.4 update put the 10.7 drivers back in place.

    Here's the link for that post for posterity.

    maximumzero on
    oIi9lub.png
    Favicon.ico maximumzero / Favicon.ico 0860-3352-3335 / Favicon.ico maximumzer0 / Steampowered_favicon.png MaximumZero / ZxDoVOt.pngAmazon Shop
    • Agree Awesome
  • smokmnkysmokmnky Registered User regular
    something that's been bugging me for a while. Is there anyway to tell Software Update to stop showing me updates? I'm so sick of seeing the HP Printer Driver and Digital Camera Raw something something updates. I don't have any need for either one of those two items but every time it pops and tries to get me to update.

    • Agree Awesome
  • QuantuxQuantux Registered User regular
    Hardtarget wrote: »
    30 dollars, this is a work machine! :p
    it has a 30 day trial though so i guess that'll do in a pinch

    If your needs are basic, I have been liking Seashore. It's based off the GIMP and does the simple tasks I need it to. I've been using iPhoto for RAW conversion, but Rawtherapee is available and its always been a solid performer for me on Linux. I've also really been impressed with HDRtist, it's been the one HDR tool that I can compare with CS5 and it's extremely easy to use.

    All are free, Seashore and HDRtist should be available in the app store.

    XBL - TheQuantumShift
    PSN/Steam - Quantux
    • Agree Awesome
  • EshEsh Portland, OR__BANNED USERS regular
    Esh wrote: »
    So, these icons, are in PNG format. When I put them where they should be, they just show up as a generic PNG file when displayed.

    Anyone have any idea why this is happening? Using Candybar doesn't work either.

    "At first he thought it might be a natural occurrence - maybe a rabbit. But upon closer inspection, it was clear a knife had been used. And rabbits don't carry knives."
    • Agree Awesome
  • maximumzeromaximumzero Registered User regular
    DS1_image_text-500x230.jpg

    Neat thunderbolt dock.

    oIi9lub.png
    Favicon.ico maximumzero / Favicon.ico 0860-3352-3335 / Favicon.ico maximumzer0 / Steampowered_favicon.png MaximumZero / ZxDoVOt.pngAmazon Shop
    • Agree Awesome
Sign In or Register to comment.
› › ›