Therefore, I decided to list a few runners-up at the bottom. I want to acknowledge that limiting myself to ten applications was difficult. The application gets added points for beauty and elegance.The application should do a good job at providing some specific functionality.The application should be relatively easy to use.It IS ok if a free application also has a paid version if the paid version has added functionality, similar to AVG Free versus the paid versions in Windows. I compiled this list with a few key points in mind. The following is a list of free applications that greatly enhance Mac OS X at zero cost to the end user.
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Create the directory and file (if necessary), and add the following:ġ0 Must-Have Free Applications for Mac OS X AugReading time: 10 minutes This is best done on a per-user basis, so you create a new file in the user’s Library. All you have to do is create a file that remaps the desired keys.
OS X has full flexibility on how you handle your key bindings (woot). This is awkward at best, and it was made even more awkward when you consider the layout of my Kinesis keyboard (trippy, I know).Įven if you don’t have a tripped out keyboard, it makes a lot of sense to have “normal” functionality for your home and end keys AND have the ctrl key functionality within reach when you’re working in the Terminal a lot of Unix/Linux/Bash stuff is mapped to the ctrl key (e.g. I found myself having to use the awkward “Apple + arrow” combinations to advance to the front or end of a line (home and end normally send the cursor to the beginning or end of the document, not the line).
Specifically, I was annoyed that the home, end, page up, and page down keys don’t work like they “normally” do on a Windows machine. One thing has bothered me about Macs: the key bindings. Home & End: Key Bindings in OS X SeptemReading time: 3 minutes
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