Forklift for Mac promo
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- raf
I thought I'd plug those guys here as this is one of the most useful pieces of software for Mac I own.
Until Christmas, Forklift is $9.95 (down from $25 I think).
Forklift is a two-pane file manager that allows you to do all Finder does, but in two panes, Norton Commander - style.
It has a lot more functionality though:
– archiving/unpacking (easily create ie. password-protected zips);
– browsing archives as if they were unpacked folders (with fully functional QuickLook preview). Zip, rar, gzip - you name it;
– tabs (if two panes are not enough);
– a great FTP client (with remote editing and archive browsing), browse FTP just like your computer;
– Amazon S3 support;
– bluetooth device browsing support;
– batch rename tool;
– app uninstaller (cleans linked app resources and folders like app zapper does);
– it asks you whether you want to merge or overwrite when copying folders with the same name onto each other - people learn the hard way Finder always overwrites;
– editable keyboard shortcuts (with Finder and Total Commander presets for your convenience);
– nice Terminal features;There is more, here is a full list of features:
http://www.binarynights.com/fork…Now go and buy it, you can download the trial first. You want this real bad!
They should be paying me for this!
- airey0
now i've seen this it makes me wonder why mac don't have this prebuilt. thanks for the link.
- Apple works on "less is more" principle, caters for lamers, not power users. It has its legs
http://www.amazon.co…raf - do i get a tinfoil hat with the purchase or do i have to make my own?airey
- No, really, this is Apple policy: design for 80% of lamers, fuck remaining 20% of power users: http://developer.app…raf
- Apple works on "less is more" principle, caters for lamers, not power users. It has its legs
- M_C_P0
i dig apps like this and pathfinder, but as awesome as they are, it's ultimately just a bandage on the gaping wound of the actual finder.
For me, i want the functionality these apps offer everywhere in os x, particularly in open/save dialog boxes, which, as far as i know, no finder replacement app is able to do.
- default folder? http://www.stclairso…_me_
- Default Folder is an essentialribit
- great app for sure, but what about quicklook inside those open/save boxes? or coverflow? and $35?!?!M_C_P
- gah. just saw the quicklook feature...but still... $35?!M_C_P
- monospaced0
raf and airey
Just a quick question. Does Windows have all of this "power" functionality built-in? Does it come with Amazon S3 support, batch renaming, a true terminal and batch renaming?
The reason I ask is that you state that Mac OS is for lamers, so I must assume that the alternatives are far superior. Does Windows 7 really have a QuickLook that can look into zip files (I highly doubt they have a version of QuickLook at all), and does Windows 7 really have a two-pane simplicity that Forklift provides? If not, then why would you bash Mac OS X for not including it?
Honestly, I find that the Mac OS is far more functional and powerful than the Windows machine I use daily. FFS, there isn't even a key command to create a new window in Windows. Please help me understand why OS X sucks so bad.
- benfal990
i thought it was Forklift for Mac porno
- airey0
hey mono,
why is that aimed at me? i took the piss out of the comment with some clever tin foil hat hilarity. i have absolutely no idea what the whole lamers vs so-called power users thing is. it just sounds like ego masterbation to me.
- it is masturbation. all platforms have plusses, and pitfalls. But people who spend a lot of time behind a comp tend to feel strongly about which kindbaseline_shift
- strongly about which kind they sit behind.baseline_shift
- sure. i've got both a pc and mac but prefer my xbox360. couldn't give a fuck about the other 2.airey
- raf0
monospaced, how did Windows suddenly get into this discussion?
I feel as if I criticized Obama's shoes and someone called me a McCain supporter out of the blue.
This is a very flawed logic.
Just because I don't like Obama's shoes doesn't mean I don't like him and most of all, that I like his opponent.(That's just an example, in fact, I don't like neither of them, huh...)
Let me elaborate...
One of reasons for Apple's success is that they apply certain rules to the design their products. One of the rules boils down to "don't give the user too much choice". I never said it was a bad policy. It is actually based on deep study of consumer/user behaviour. People get lost when presented with too much choice and walk away.
As 37 Signals' David Heinemeier Hansen puts it in a recent interview:
Q: "My question is about giving users choices. Do you think offering users more choice or less is preferable?"
DHH: "Less choice by a very wide margin. There's a lot of interesting research going on in this right now, actually. There's a book called The Paradox of Choice: Why More is Less by Barry Schwartz that discusses a number of scientific studies done in grocery stores. A typical grocery store has about 41 varieties of jams and marmalade available. The study measured how many people would go over to the wall, look at a few different types of marmalade and jam, and then actually choose to buy something and go home. Then they contrasted that to a wall with only three different kinds you could pick. I think the sales on the wall with three choices were something like 40 percent higher.
Then they analyzed all the qualitative feedback that stemmed from that interaction. People faced with a ton of choice very easily became insecure. Am I picking the right one? Is there something else that's actually going to taste better? They highly doubted their choices and ended up not buying anything at all, afraid of being disappointed.
That research can apply directly to software, at both the infrastructure level of software like Ruby on Rails that appeals to programmers, as well as for end users. Most people just want to get stuff done. They don't want to sit and tinker. They don't want to spend time setting stuff up. They just want really good defaults. Again, going back to the chef metaphor, you want your dish coming out of the kitchen ready to eat."
http://uxmagazine.com/strategy/l…This is very congruent with Apple policy.
Apple has an often updated publication on their UI desigh principles, called Human Interface Guidelines (to which I linked in a note above). It says, literally:"During the design process, if you discover problems with your product design, you might consider applying the 80 percent solution—that is, designing your software to meet the needs of at least 80 percent of your users. This type of design typically favors simpler, more elegant approaches to problems.
If you try to design for the 20 percent of your target audience who are power users, your design may not be usable by the other 80 percent of users. Even though that smaller group of power users is likely to have good ideas for features, the majority of your user base may not think in the same way. Involving a broad range of users in your design process can help you find the 80 percent solution. "
http://developer.apple.com/mac/l…Translating to a human language: "design for the common people, not for the professionals who want and know how to configure and use more options".
This principle is reflected in many decisions of Apple, often criticized ie. by design community. We had discussions here on how Apple abandoned the designer crowd who (according to designers) are their faithful user base. Faithful? For sure, but not really the one Apple cares about most. We're the 20% of power users from the quote.
One of commonly controversial points is Apple's reluctance to give power users the choice to buy computers with matte screens.
It is simple: 80% of regular people like shiny screens, Apple offers shiny screens only.
They did bend for the MB Pro recently, but only after a year of a customer rant...Another funny moment was when Apple released MacBook Air - a lot of designers were going "how is this processor going to run Photoshop?", not realizing this computer was just not designed for them in mind – just like most (let me guess: 80%) of what Apple sells.
Just to clarify: I am an Apple customer and user, quite a satisfied one.
- monospaced0
Okay, okay. I didn't mean to make it personal. Everyone is totally right here. It's just that I see a lot of OS X bashing when in fact the alternative rarely justifies it. The alternative being Windows. The fact of the matter is that there will always be 3rd party software that adds functionality to an OS, but from my experience Apple's in fact needs less. From a "power" user perspective, I'd say OS X is the stronger competitor. Okay, carry on.
- bigtrick0
(i love this picture. carry on.)
- airey0
had to post this.
