Characters Window on Mac

More than three years using Mac, I have always been frustrated when I need to type non-regular characters. On Windows I usually had this huge list of ASCII characters list then entered them by pressing ALT + (ASCII code number).

On Mac I think it cannot work that easy, but I maybe wrong. Anyway, just today I just find the better way to do this by accident. Turns out all you need to do is press alt+command+T and it will open the Characters window.

Not all the characters I use are there, but still need to check it more.

September 13, 2008 | Filed Under Applications | Leave a Comment 

App of The Week: Renamer4Mac

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Renamer4Mac, batch file renamer for Mac

Renamer4Mac, batch file renamer for Mac

Price (older version): free, link
Price (newer version): $26, link

Renamer4Mac is a simple tool to batch rename your files. All you need to do is drag all the files to its window and set the rules. On the older version you can rename the files based on Search & Replace, Insert/Overwrite, Remove Characters, Number, or Uppercase/Lowercase. This tool is very handy if you do a lot of repetitive file renaming.

While I am writing this post I just realized that this app is no longer maintained by its original developer. So you need to spend an extra $26 (with 10 days free trial) to get the latest version. I am sure more features have been added, but you can still get the one I have been using all this time here.

September 2, 2008 | Filed Under Applications | Leave a Comment 

App of The Week: AppCleaner

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AppCleaner by freemacsoft

AppCleaner by freemacsoft

Price: free

Link

If you always look for small Mac apps that you hope they can make your everyday tasks easier and cannot resist to try them one by one, then you will need AppCleaner. It is a small app which allows you to thoroughly and easily uninstall your apps.

I used to leave so many small preference files scattered on my Mac because I would download, install and uninstall apps that did not really work for me. With AppCleaner, it makes everything more simply and safe.

August 25, 2008 | Filed Under Applications | Leave a Comment 

NetRenderer: IE/Win Website Preview for PPC Mac

You are a website developer, use Mac and have not switched to Intel based one. Probably you are having a hard time to check how your websites look on Internet Explorer on Windows.

Every web developer knows that IE has not been too much a follower of the web standards, so any site that looks good in every other browser may not be the same on IE. So how to test this with your machine limitation?

If installing VirtuaPC software is not an option, here is another good alternative: NetRenderer. It is a web based IE previewer for IE 6 & 7. All you need is inputting your site’s address and click ‘Render’, then it will give you the result as if it is seen from IE.

This site really helps me a lot and quite fast doing its job. So, kudos for the developers!

July 23, 2007 | Filed Under Web development | Leave a Comment