The Sapience Society The advice of a self-proclaimed technological ninjician

3Feb/090

Mac Essentials – JDownloader

Download Manager - JDownloader

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I actually just found JDownloader the other day, but I already think it's good enough make a post about. What makes JDownloader good is that it's open source (it's free) and platform independent. What makes it great is that it's capable of downloading files from all sorts of popular uploader sites such as rapidshare and megaupload with or without a premium account. Updates work well, I haven't had any errors, it's downloading everything just fine. Definitely worth checking out.

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1Feb/090

Mac Essentials – Firefox + Add-ons

I've been struggling a bit getting adjusted to all this new shiny Macness, but here I am a month later and I think I'm getting close to having enough to be productive. Introducing Mac Essentials - What you should have on your mac.

Web Browser - Firefox

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What seperates Firefox from the rest? And why should you use it rather than just use Safari? Firefox has a lot going for it, speed, ease of use, but to me it's all about the Add-ons. Here are some of my favorites: