When TapGuard ignores a click, the menu bar flashes." This is typically plenty of time to trap any unwanted clicks. TapGuard makes your computer ignore the trackpad clicks if you’ve pressed a key in the last one-sixth of a second. Although I love using the PowerBook G3, there’s one frustrating aspect – it’s too easy to tap the trackpad accidentally with your thumb or shirt sleeve and select a swath of data that gets deleted with the next keystroke. Tip for Taps - Allan Moult writes, "Here’s a lifesaver gift for anyone using a PowerBook with a trackpad: TapGuard ($5 shareware). Hey, it works." For a review of OneClick and more thoughts about macro programs in general, see our article series "Mac Macros." It offers additional ease of use, utility, flexibility, and extensibility to a great tool – the Macs you use. The constantly growing source of useful component additions is one of the stellar aspects of OneClick. OneClick is a scriptable macro utility that’s compatible with current versions of the Mac OS, and there are many authors contributing their add-ons and utilities to WestCode Software’s efforts.
With it I can adjust my Mac to a great extent, and adapt it to me instead of the opposite." For more about KeyQuencer, see Matt Neuburg’s "KeyQuencer – QuicKeys Quencher?" in TidBITS-351.Ī Second Look at OneClick - Christian Heurich writes, "Whether you used OneClick in the past and despaired at version 1.x’s incompatibility with Mac OS 8.5 and higher – or if you’ve never used OneClick at all – I would like to recommend OneClick 2.0. A good macro program is very important factor for my productivity. Mac Macro Might - Fredrik Jonsson writes, "I would like to recommend the macro program KeyQuencer, by Alessandro Levi Montalcini. Graphic artists and animators could probably even get productive with it!" Like, Colors, Wow - For artists or anyone looking for a legal hallucinogen, Peter Miller writes, "I highly recommend Eric Wenger’s ArtMatic, a very cool (and very inspirational) complex image generator. If you want to add immediate eye appeal to your documents or Web sites, with a minimal learning curve (a couple hours at most), then this is an ideal application."
It will save your files in practically every known format. It allows you to create almost all the special type effects the pros use for printing and Web use easily and instantly. "I am a big fan of TypeStyler, which has been revived from its former Apple IIgs days of glory. Type in Your Style - David Huston recommends Strider Software’s TypeStyler for the amateur art director on your list. As I prepare to move to the other side of the country, buying several copies for folks was one the first things I did to prepare." Jeff Carlson reviewed HouseCall for us in TidBITS-493. Buy them the Patient, then whenever there are problems, you can work on them from the comfort of your own home or office using the Doctor (which is free). "If you help friends or family when they have Mac problems, get them Netopia’s HouseCall. Save them the lesson." Read our series or articles on backup if you need more convincing.įirst Aid Anywhere - Bob Williams suggests buying a gift that can also turn out to be a gift to yourself. "Retrospect ($150) or Retrospect Express ($50) from Dantz Development is one of those things that everyone should buy when they first get a computer, but usually only buy after a painful lesson. "For people wanting or needing to keep track of time spent on any project, from school papers to household computer tasks to client tracking, this is an easy to use valuable shareware program that is worth the $30."īackup Backup Backup - Phil Lefebvre shares our beliefs about maintaining a good backup system.
Put Time on Your Side - We could definitely use a gift of free time, but in the meantime Fred Miller suggests using MultiTimer Pro to track the time you’re currently using.
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