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It\u2019s been a while since I\u2019ve lobbed some free software your way. Since we don\u2019t have an installation video this week, I figured this was an optimal time to talk about a couple of pieces of Freeware I’ve recently come across that you might find interesting.<\/p>\n

\"Cameras_icon\"Smile for the Cameras!<\/h3>\n

This is an awesome concept for a piece of software. Normally, whenever you plug in a camera, Image Capture automatically opens your image editor of choice. As with most people, this works well for me, as all I do is plug in my camera, iPhoto opens, and I can import my pictures.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, this setup breaks down a bit when you also have an iPhone, which is also seen as a camera. This can become inconvenient in some cases. If you have an Aperture library of several thousand pictures (this is not unreasonable – I know multiple people that have libraries this large), you don\u2019t want it launching every time you connect your iPhone.<\/p>\n

This is where Cameras<\/a> comes in. This free preference pane recognizes each camera-enabled device you attach to your computer, and sets custom system behaviors for each one. You can set it so your DSLR can open Aperture while your point-and-shoot brings up iPhoto and your iPhone does nothing at all. It\u2019s one of those things that should have been built into the system in the first place.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll admit that I haven\u2019t had a chance to use this software to its best ability, simply because I don\u2019t have an iPhone and only one digital camera. However, as I said before, this is an amazingly great concept and those around the OWC offices that are<\/em> using it have reported no problems, so I\u2019m passing along the information to you.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s get Geeky!<\/h3>\n

\"GeekTool_icon\"For the most part, I\u2019m not too keen on using the command line; I\u2019m more of a \u201cgraphical\u201d thinker and a terrible typist to boot. There are, however, some things, such as relocating your Home folder<\/a>, that are just plain easier and\/or faster to do in the Terminal.<\/p>\n

There are also a number of different command-line tools that provide useful information. The problem with using these tools is they require me to keep one or more Terminal windows open, which is hardly convenient when I have several other programs open at once.<\/p>\n

I came across Geek Tool<\/a> a while back, and liked that it could display all sorts of Terminal results on my desktop, but found it was too difficult to get anything to work the way I wanted it to. With its latest incarnation, though, things have gotten a lot easier to use. I now use it to display a monthly calendar (using an adjustment of the cal<\/span> command), my upcoming iCal events (using the free command-line tool, iCalBuddy<\/a>), and a couple other bits of information, such as internal\/external IP addresses, uptime, \u00a0and a log file or two.<\/p>\n

Geek Tool is definitely not<\/em> for everybody; it is best utilized by folks with a lot of experience with Linux tools. For those who can<\/em> use it, though, this can be a helpful way to monitor your system.<\/p>\n

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OWC has no affiliation with this software and receives no benefit related to this support (other than a benefit we all share in the continued support of these applications). If you appreciate the function or functionality this software offers, we encourage you to support the authors.<\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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