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1. VLC Media Player - play DVDs and almost any video format
   

   1. To have multiple windows, run,

      Code Block
      language bash
      open -n /Application/VLC.app/

      Note, the playlist tends to go over the same place so it's not obvious sometimes if it worked. Figure out a parameter to fix this later.

   2. Clear recent files in dock 
   3. Possibly remove the function of recent files in dock (still to try)
2. Microsoft Office - Yeah you can't avoid it and using it since 2010 have not run into compatibility issues.
3. Kuvva (yet to try) - Wallpaper changer that pulls down nice wallpapers.
4. Secure Delete - Built into OS, drag files into garbage, then hold down apple key and right click, select "Secure Empty Trash".
5. Avaste Free Edition - As of 2012 top ranking antivirus for my use (but I do not rely on on-demand checking). Downside is no scheduling but not intrusive.
6. Avira Free Edition - As of 2012 2nd top ranking antivirus + can do automatic scheduled scans. Downside is disabling on demand keeps on resetting in Windows. No longer using.
7. Resize Browser Window - Useful for consistent screenshots.

Essential Utilities

1. I adjust Keyboard Preferences in conjunction with the next 4 tools.
2. Better Snap Tool (App Store $2) - Get Windows 7 like snapping in addition to being able to use keyboard shortcuts to snap windows wherever you want. Also has loads of other features. Went through lots of tools like SizeUp before getting to this one. I use the following options,
   1. Keyboard Shortcuts
      1. Winkey-Left = put window of left half - but then this breaks Home shortcut so 
      2. Winkey-Right = put window on right half - but then breaks End shortcut so 
      3. WinKey-Up = center on screen using custom "snap area" of x=480, y=115, w=1,600, h=1,280 and move snap area to bottom right beside trash, click colour and make snap area invisible
      4. WinKey-Down = restore to previous position
   2. Additional customize,
      1. Extras - Double-click a windows titlebar - maximize
      2. Customizations - Uncheck "Restore old window size if window is dragged away again"
3. Keyboard Maestro(App Store $36) - Powerful shortcut utility. Very useful for me because I use an IBM keyboard. Common things I setup,
   1. Ensure Engine is set to run even if editor exists and also go back in and checkbox engine to start on login.
   2. Tin's OS Controls Group - Configured for everything except Terminal (want CTRL-C to work normally)
      1. CTRL-V -  = clear out formatting before pasting | Filter Clipboard with Remove Styles, Type the Apple-V
      2. Home = CTRL-LARROW - move to beginning of line
      3. End = CTRL-RARROW - move to end of line
      4. Since I use Windows Virtual Machine at the same time so often)
         1. CTRL-C = copy
         2. CTRL-Z = undo
         3. ... plus I go crazy and do more like CTRL-LARROW, END ect.. (will create detailed page on this)
   3. Pause - IBM keyboard; I wanted Winkey-Home - increase brightness (contacted author and he may eventually fix)
   4. ScrLk - IBM keyboard; I wanted Winkey-End - decrease brightness (contacted author and he may eventually fix)
4. Spark with the Plain Clip Plug-in - Free but less powerful version of Keyboard Maestro.
5. The Unarchiver@ (App Store) - handles common formats such as rar that the built in compression software does not.
6. Araxis Merge 64-bit - Best diff tool I have ever found. (disable Ribbon Interface, check do not show splash window, add folder filter to ignore .svn folders and make the default encoding UTF-8 No BOM). If you have a Windows license you can use it on the Mac too. http://www.kaleidoscopeapp.com/ is in beta but it also looks like a very good alternative if you did not buy Araxis yet.
7. VMWare Fusion - allows you to virtualize operating systems. If you do not know what this means you are missing out.
   1. To allow HoeKey to work - Preferences, Keyboard & Mouse, Key Mappings and uncheck ⌘-V.
   2. To allow CTRL-Click to work in Windows 7 - Preferences, Keyboard & Mouse, Mouse Shortcuts and uncheck everything
8. TinyCal (App Store) - yet to try but it looks like what I want... simple visual calendar integrated with Google Calendar.
9. Go2Shell (App Store) - quickly jump to command line in viewed folder - when dragging to toolbar keep ⌘ key down

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