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  Erv Walter 04/22/2008 06:30 PM 1 point

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  If you have one left, I'd love one.
  
  My top 5: Adobe Lightroom, AppZapper, Audio Hijac Pro, VMware Fusion, and VisualHub.
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  Kevin Roman 04/20/2008 09:26 PM 1 point

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  Evernote sounded like a great idea until I played with it today and realized:
  
  -The text recognition in photos is pretty poor. Evernote only recognized text in about 1 of every 10 of my photos. Not very reliable.
  
  -Syncing with Evernote servers was constantly slow, and I began to feel uncomfortable thinking of my personal tidbits constantly streaming back and forth from a third-party server.
  
  -'Paste to Evernote' created notes from whatever happened to be in my clipboard, not what I had highlighted on a web page, while "Clip screenshot" sometimes created a note of the screenshot, sometimes just a note consisting of the URL.
  
  -Evernote drove me to "remember everything"--which is not really what we need. I was cataloguing every flower, but missing the whole field.
  
  -I realized I was creating MORE work for myself. With Evernote, I would spend an ever greater amount of time tagging and SEARCHING through my info. Right now, when I have info to file, I put it where it belongs. Then if I need a photo, it's already there in iPhoto. I need an email address, it's already there in Address Book as I write an email. I need a website, it's already there in Bookmarks as I use Safari. Putting things where they belong in the first place guarantees they are exactly where you need them when you need them. When I need dinner, I usually find it in the fridge. When I need to grab shampoo, I don't have to hunt, it's always in the bathroom. Evernote is more like putting the entire contents of your home in one large plastic garbage bag--and when you need something, searching and fishing it out. I realized I would waste a lot of time SEARCHING through Evernote because I wouldn't know what I had or where I had it. Imagine 500 notes of business cards snapped in a webcam. This huge plastic garbage bag of tidbits and clippings and screen caps in my computer started to look pretty ugly. I don't need yet ANOTHER place to store and search for things. I'll keep my stuff organized how I have it now: Everything in its place.
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  Bill L 04/20/2008 08:30 PM 1 point

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  Wow that could be great in the classroom....
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  Anthony 04/20/2008 05:53 PM 1 point

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  Transmission
  TvShows
  VLC
  mercury messenger
  audio codex
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  ScottMac 04/20/2008 04:09 PM 1 point

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  Only 2 left (reserved a couple for friends, sorry!).
  
  Don't forget to share your invites too! Feel free to @babygotmac on twitter if you want to post your invite link.
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  Isaac Wiebe 04/20/2008 03:50 PM 1 point

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  I can't live without:
  
  Quicksilver
  NetNewsWire
  Camino
  1Password
  Perian
  
  These five are the first apps added to any system I use for more than 5 mins.
  
  TIA for the Evernote Beta invite!
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  Jeff 04/20/2008 02:49 PM 1 point

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  I like Handbrake, Mac the Ripper, twitterifc, twiddla, and netvibes.
  
  TIA for the Evernote Beta invite!
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  Marie F 04/20/2008 01:44 PM 1 point

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  Handbrake - to backup DVD
  
  Mac the Ripper - to copy DVDs (I have little ones who like to run their own DVD player yet they scratch them up since they forget to put them back. So, I make copies for their use while I keep the original near me.)
  
  Skype - VOIP calls
  
  EyeTV - Records from TV
  
  Bento - Organization
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  PV 04/20/2008 12:52 PM 1 point

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  1Password - For people with early Alzheimer like me!
  
  Together - Organization software
  
  Smultron - Code editor with the best price - Free!
  
  Handbrake - to backup a DVD
  
  NetNewsWire - RSS
  
  TIA for the Evernote Beta invite!
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  Kevin Roman 04/20/2008 11:18 AM 1 point

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  Flow - Beautiful ftp with QuickView.
  
  SketchUp - Quick, 3D sketching.
  
  Moneydance - Like Microsoft Money for Mac ... and Windows ... and Linux.
  
  Name Mangler - The one thing I can't believe Mac doesn't do on its own.
  
  SimplyBurns - Simply burns. And Martin himself responds for support.
  
  Extra Credit: Displaperture - Losing rounded menu bar corners was Leopard's biggest mistake.
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  Bob Becksted 04/20/2008 09:31 AM 1 point

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  Here's my current top 5, (non-ordered, moment to moment they shift):
  Twitterific
  NetNewsWire
  VLC
  Toast
  and the iPhone (it is a mac extension).
  
  TIA for the Evernote invite.
  
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