Software:
Installer.app for the iPhone (aka AppTap) at http://iphone.nullriver.com/beta/ for FREE from Leo Laporte.- OpenSSH at http://www.openssh.com/ for FREE from Chris Breen
- Frotz at http://frotz.homeunix.org/frotz/ for FREE from Chris Breen. Note for iPhone users - this is actually part of the AppTap package above as well.
- Modo 3.01 (Luxology) at http://www.luxology.com/ for 1.25 Alexes ($895.00) from Alex Lindsay.
- Acorn at http://flyingmeat.com/acorn/ for $39.95 from Merlin Mann.
With all of these picks over the weeks, which ones have worked out the best for you? For me, it’s TextExpander by far. I started using it for little things like my email signatures, and for that crazy latin that everyone uses for dummy copy on websites. Over that last few months, I’ve filled it up with HTML shortcuts, auto-replies to emails, tons of things - even does most of my spelling corrections.
What’s worked for you?
8 responses so far ↓
1 Matt // Sep 20, 2007 at 11:29 am
The You tube video that Alex was speaking about is here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SaFTm2bcac
2 Marie Boyer // Sep 20, 2007 at 7:33 pm
I listened to the podcast today. Do you recall the name of the iPhone case that Merlin Mann recommended?
Thanks in advance for any help with this!
3 mayson // Sep 20, 2007 at 8:36 pm
@Marie - It was the CaseMate Signature Leather Case in Phantom Black… http://www.case-mate.com/iphonesignature
Hope it helps!
4 Bert // Sep 20, 2007 at 10:36 pm
I love Acorn. Loads fast and gets the job done. It takes a bit the getting used to, but it’s great for simple image editing.
Photoshop takes AGES to load.
5 Gag Halfrunt // Sep 24, 2007 at 3:19 pm
After all the swooning over Acorn, I was hoping someone would actually compare it to pixelmator. Leo mentioned but but no one made the connection.
6 alex // Sep 24, 2007 at 6:06 pm
Hi everyone, I’m quite an iPhone carrying ludite and I just downloaded and installed Apptap. Now, I don’t know what to do. How do I find apps to install? What are the apps that come with Apptap? And how do I install new apps?
Thanks Alex
7 Scott // Sep 25, 2007 at 8:18 am
I too think that TextExpander is great, but don’t like that they now charge for it. I recently found RapidoWrite at http://www.app4mac.com/action_freewares.lasso
The best part is that it’s FREE!
8 kelly // Oct 14, 2007 at 6:24 pm
hi i’m trying to find the ringtone program for the iphone that was mentioned on one of you recent shows. the 2 that are mentioned the most are the one that leo uses and there is another one that i think alex keeps mentioning but i cant find the episode or remember the name. thanx
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