Before Panther, implementing "standard" Mac features like striped table rows and toolbar search fields had to be done by each developer. ![]() When a new version of an OS comes out, one that has great new features, and things that make adding functionality that has become expected by the average Mac user a no-brainer, the desire is to take advantage of everything that saves time and supports consistency where you can. Some people, on the other hand will upgrade immediately. One way of doing this is to make new versions of their products only work on the latest versions of their operating system. It's in Apple's best interest as a company to keep people upgrading. As a developer, this leads to the questions, "what do I do? Where do I draw the line?" regarding operating system version support. In the Mac world you will currently find users who run versions from 10.1 up to the current version of Mac OS X. A lot of people also buy "every other" OS release. There are a lot of people who buy a new Mac, and never update from the version that came with it. For whatever reason, price, laziness, fear, a significant portion of Mac users is not staying current. The current furor over Panther-only support for Safari 1.2 brings up a divide that is forming in the Mac world. Quick, painless, easy to use, it's a near-perfect utility app. Snapz Pro is the screenshot application that I reach for in all of my work. I used it with the 10 minute limit for a while, knowing that as soon as they fixed a few of the issues that bothered me that I'd purchase it, and that time came with version 2.6.2. I'll admit, this application didn't win me over at first, but the latest version is finally everything I wanted. Colorful, out of the way, and simple, WeatherPop is a keeper. The weather source I use is usually very accurate for where I live. I find myself constantly consulting it before I leave in the morning so that I know how cold or warm it is and can dress accordingly. ![]() I love being able to know what's going on with the weather outside. When you find yourself sitting down at a Mac other than your own, (or a PC even) and trying to use Command-Space to launch an application, you know you're hooked. I no longer need to know WHERE I've put my applications, just that they are there somewhere. Where would I be without LaunchBar? This elegant and unobtrusive application is one I can't live without. The following are some of my "must haves": They are the first things that get installed after you buy a new Mac or you reinstall the OS on an old one. There is some Mac software that I just can't seem to live without, you know the kind.
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