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Use a Windows Upgrade disc for Boot Camp installs Tue Jun 19 2007 26,635 6
Use a Windows PC Fujitsu ScanSnap scanner on the Mac Tue May 19 2009 39,109 8
Use a Windows emergency CD on Intel Macs Tue May 23 2006 8,022 2
Use a Wii remote for retro gaming on the Mac Thu Apr 12 2007 58,783 6
Use a widget to replace the lost SMS functionality in 10.5 Wed Jan 09 2008 11,719 11
Use a webcam from the terminal Sun Aug 18 2002 50,182 5
Use a web FTP client to access files from an iPhone Mon Nov 24 2008 17,215 5
Use a VPN without it taking over the network Fri Sep 09 2005 19,543 13
Use a voice recording as iPhone ringtone Wed Mar 06 2013 3,210 5
Use a USB charger with a newer PowerBook and 10.3 Thu Nov 04 2004 10,842 20
Use a unix-style syntax for copies names in Finder Wed Nov 16 2005 10,404 7
Use a unique and feature-laden iTunes controller Thu Jan 11 2007 10,124 11
Use a two-handed scrolling technique to work quicker Thu Oct 23 2008 7,387 9
Use a twist gesture to switch tabs in Firefox 3.5 Mon Jul 06 2009 15,544 4
Use a triple-click for an 'open window behind' action Mon Sep 26 2005 9,035 10
Use a transparent tab in Safari 1.3 to see other windows Tue Apr 19 2005 23,985 23
Use a third-party MP3 volume normalization tool in iTunes Thu Jan 07 2010 23,512 11
Use a third-party APC UPS management tool for more control Thu Mar 18 2010 23,691 20
Use a theme with X11 graphical (GTK) programs Fri Mar 14 2008 12,829 2
Use a super quick Kana syllabary switching shortcut Tue Mar 11 2008 12,214 8
Use a StyleWriter II printer on 10.2.X Tue Jun 03 2003 34,587 17
Use a standalone download management tool Mon Jul 31 2006 24,313 16
Use a speedy Safari 4 Beta Delicious.com 'plug-in' Wed May 06 2009 11,235 6
Use a specific proxy connection with Chrome Wed Feb 17 2010 32,679 5
Use a Sony Reader PRS500 with the Mac Fri Mar 02 2007 16,548 0
Use a software-only keyboard/mouse 'switchbox' Wed Feb 18 2004 18,540 34
Use a Smart Playlist to see unchecked songs in iTunes Tue May 31 2005 28,395 10
Use a Smart Playlist to avoid streamed music in iTunes Thu Oct 27 2005 7,543 10
Use a Smart Playlist for custom radio stations in iTunes Thu Mar 26 2009 6,054 3
Use a Smart Folder to remove certain iChat log files Thu May 08 2008 8,742 1
Use a Smart Album to find iPhoto5 movies Tue Feb 15 2005 6,499 4
Use a simple taskbar to organize X11 windows Mon Jul 28 2003 10,691 13
Use a shortcut to reach iPhone 3.0's search screen Mon Jun 22 2009 6,481 10
Use a shell wrapper to make Mac du like GNU du Wed Jul 02 2003 5,897 5
Use a shell script for incremental backups Fri Oct 07 2005 14,974 10
Use a shell script and Growl to report a router's status Thu Apr 08 2010 8,431 6
Use a secure disk image to store account data Sat Sep 07 2002 5,293 12
Use a seconday display for EyeTV's full screen menu Fri Dec 01 2006 8,466 3
Use a second keyboard to control Ableton Live Tue Aug 26 2008 10,392 3
Use a second ethernet card for internet sharing Wed Sep 11 2002 38,157 25
Use a script and launchd task to keep AirDisks spinning Tue Apr 08 2008 10,186 6
Use a Sanyo 4900 phone as a wireless modem Thu Dec 05 2002 32,208 26
Use a run-on-drive-connect SuperDuper backup script Thu Mar 19 2009 18,022 8
Use a rule to ignore Gmail spam emails in Mail Thu Jun 12 2008 9,238 4
Use a reverse SSH tunnel to get around firewalls Fri Feb 25 2005 86,655 18
Use a remote control with number buttons and iTunes Thu May 04 2006 5,647 8
Use a remote computer's iTunes info in Linkinus Mon Feb 22 2010 4,861 0
Use a random background image in Terminal Tue Jul 17 2007 8,791 9
Use a RAMdisk to manage downloads Tue Jan 11 2011 8,990 11
Use a RAM disk to speed browsing on slower Macs Mon Aug 30 2004 27,828 14
Use a RAM disk for quicker batch processing Thu Jan 26 2006 20,497 10
Use a Quick Look plug-in to view Entourage email in Finder Fri Nov 06 2009 4,934 2
Use a PowerBook's built-in keyboard and external display Wed Mar 26 2003 21,335 22
Use a portable version of Firefox on both Macs and PCs Thu Sep 15 2005 9,756 7
Use a PocketPC GPS on a Mac Wed Jan 22 2003 6,494 4
Use a PlayStation gamepad on OS X Mon Sep 08 2003 29,094 8
Use a photo feed as screen saver or Desktop background Mon Apr 21 2008 9,538 2
Use a Perl script to automate Flash content Fri Apr 15 2005 8,333 3
Use a PCI FireWire card for selective device startup Wed Aug 06 2003 2,697 3
Use a PC GeForce card in your Mac Fri Jul 12 2002 59,706 65
Use a Palm III with Isync via Belkin USB2Serial Mon Oct 20 2003 4,774 7
Use a one-button mouse with Maya PLE Mon Jun 10 2002 4,425 4
Use a non-Wacom tablet in Mac OS X Mon Mar 15 2004 32,306 12
Use a MySQL-provided database management tool Tue Mar 22 2005 9,820 21
Use a miniaturized Buddy List in iChat Tue Jun 06 2006 9,407 8
Use a menu extra to get unread Mail count in all mailboxes Fri Jan 23 2004 7,693 5
Use a master password on 'managed' machines Wed Sep 01 2004 9,934 6
Use a Mail.app rule to stop Far East spam Thu Apr 24 2003 10,474 10
Use a MacBook with the main display off, revisited Fri May 04 2007 70,618 16
Use a MacBook with the main display off Fri Jun 09 2006 217,791 36
Use a Mac to improve foreign language skills Fri Apr 17 2009 5,971 8
Use a Mac instead of an iPod as stereo system source Fri Jul 06 2007 20,847 42
Use a longer alphanumeric passcode on the iPhone Tue Sep 02 2008 27,797 8
Use a Logitech MediaPlay mouse via USB Overdrive Wed Jan 19 2005 11,698 3
Use a Linux file system for Mac/PC drive sharing Mon Feb 23 2004 45,578 10
Use a Linux box as an iTunes music server Mon Jul 28 2003 263,675 90
Use a Linksys router to extend an AirPort network Thu Jun 08 2006 69,641 6
Use a Linksys print server with PCs and Macs Wed May 23 2007 40,353 3
Use a Linksys NSLU2 to update dynamic DNS info Mon Dec 31 2007 12,538 2
Use a Linksys NSLU2 NAS appliance on 10.3 Wed Aug 18 2004 67,343 7
Use a large display with a G3 iBook at high resolution Mon Mar 27 2006 12,967 9
Use a laptop as a mobile wireless power meter Thu Apr 08 2010 10,651 11
Use a Keyspan USB-to-Serial adapter with Virtual Box Tue Jul 29 2008 21,962 3
Use a keyboard shortcut to show the main iCal window Sun Nov 16 2003 7,300 8
Use a keyboard shortcut to change Locations Mon Jan 16 2006 15,936 8
Use a Java client to access VNC servers Mon May 13 2002 18,340 7
Use a high initial iTunes bit rate for music conversion Fri Jun 20 2003 10,874 10
Use a hidden gesture to change volume in Logic Express 9 Wed Apr 28 2010 4,964 3
Use a hidden AppleWorks equation editor Thu Nov 07 2002 4,940 2
Use a GUI tool for system management - revisited Fri Nov 02 2001 4,510 12
Use a GUI editor with the UNIX Pine mail program Wed Jun 12 2002 10,870 11
Use a Gmail account for basic file backups Tue Dec 07 2004 10,668 10
Use a GE Universal Remote as an Apple Remote Wed Dec 23 2009 13,457 6
Use a G5 as headless port/drive extender and MIDI server Thu Jul 09 2009 7,871 10
Use a G4- or G5-optimized Firefox build Fri Nov 12 2004 27,684 29
Use a Front Row plug-in to shut down a Mac Wed Jan 28 2009 17,415 6
Use a freeware script to Get Info on multiple items Sat Sep 07 2002 3,086 0
Use a free tool to simplify ARD configuration Tue Feb 17 2009 6,875 0
Use a free tool to add chapter markers to podcasts Mon Jul 11 2005 12,185 3
Use a free third-party Java tool to truly compress PDFs Fri Jan 15 2010 14,516 12


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