Computer Tech Tips and Computer Tricks

Developed by Apple, Mac OS X has offered much promise to users since 2002. Just like its other electronic products, there are many useful free and/or open source apps available for Mac OS X users. This list showcases some of the best ones that are available for download.

1. OpenOffice.org

Because Microsoft Office is not exactly available to Mac OS X, there is an alternative that actually has more features available to it. Additionally, free is a much better price than the investment MS Office requires.

2. The Unarchiver

For the most part, Max OS X is good with extracting archived files, but there are still a few that it does not recognize when it comes fresh out of the box. To fill in the missing gaps, there is the Unarchiver.

3. Anxiety

This is a robust checklist that serves to subside its namesake. Never worry about whether or not the laundry was picked up.

4. Firefox

Not even Windows users enjoy Internet Explorer these days, and the best secure and customizable alternative is Mozilla Firefox, a handy multiplatform Web browser.

5. CyberDuck

With a convenient drag and drop user interface, this is simply the best FTP program from which a Mac OS X user could ultimately benefit.

6. MAMP

Those interested in Web site development would greatly benefit from testing it before actually letting it go live. After all, what if there is a fatal syntax error?

7. Transmission

Common on operating systems outside of Windows, Transmission makes for an excellent bittorrent client.

8. NetNewsWire

This app requires a free account on NewsGator, though once that is out of the way, it will allow for multiple RSS streams in one convenient location.

9. smcFanControl

As the name suggests, this allows for total control over the fans in the Mac. Use this to change the speed when they run too quickly or not quick enough.

10. GIMP

Though not quite as feature-packed as its competitor, the $600 Photoshop, it is the best alternative with many of its own, as well as the ultimate price tag: free.

11. Flickr Uploadr

Photography hobbyists will enjoy a quick and convenient way to mass-upload their works of still art to Flickr, where their work can reach a very wide audience of enthusiasts.

12. Audacity

Newer versions of Mac OS X come shipped with iLife, which has GarageBand included. However, for those that do not, there is an equally capable free alternative for recording audio.

13. Adium

When iChat does not suffice, there is Adium. It offers just about any instant messaging system imaginable in it, including AIM, MSN, YIM, ICQ, MySpace IM, Google Talk, Bonjour, Facebook Chat and much more.

14. TinyAlarm

Those who do not have an iPhone to use as an alarm may want to try this handy little application, which allows the Mac to function as an effective alarm.

15. VLC

This useful app is the most capable of media players on the Internet. If the format exists, it can probably play it well.

James is an Apple aficionado, tech writer and resident analyst at a leading online printer ink supplier where he comprehensively reviews myriad products such as the popular HP 351 ink cartridge.

As i have promised earlier,I have tried to send passwords to as many possible as i could,but i could not complete the entire list.This was not an issue from my side but a limitation from rapidshare account.If a rapidshare account is used by more than two people at a time,they would change the password of our account immediately ,reminding the account holder not to keep the account open to others.And also,if this continues for three or more times,they will ban the particular rapidshare premium account ,without entertaining further reasons from our side.They will also ban one’s rapidshare account if it’s seen that the login ip seems to be changing very often which is happening in our case.Many of my premium accounts were banned but still i am trying to send new accounts to my subscribers.

Copy of mail ,attached:

Dear customer ********,

Based on your download logs, your Premium Account ****** was shared with other people. This is not allowed.

It follows a list of all /16 networks having downloaded via your account today:

59.93.0.0/16 (59.93.0.0 – 59.93.255.255)
61.8.0.0/16 (61.8.0.0 – 61.8.255.255)
80.58.0.0/16(80.58.0.0 – 80.58.255.255)
114.57.0.0/16(114.57.0.0 – 114.57.255.255)
168.167.0.0/16 (168.167.0.0 – 168.167.255.255)

It might also be possible that your account has been hacked and other people were using it as well without your knowledge.

To protect us and yourself from hackers, we have changed your password.

—– YOUR NEW PASSWORD —–
Password: *******
—————————–

Feel free to change your password to something suiting you better.

Please notice that if we detect many different IP addresses in your account in the future, we reserve the right to permanently close your account.

You can check the IPs using your account in the log section of your premium zone.

Best regards,
RapidShare.com – Support

So,kindly bear with the situation  and i apologize for the time delay which has happened.All people who has subscribed to my site will receive passwords for rapidshare premium accounts.Please be patient and reply in the thread.