Comment and replies on Changes:
Comment and replies on xxdiff:
the easiest way to get it working is to install all of its dependencies through MacPorts, and to then build xxdiff with the right prefix (/opt)
Comment and replies on 0xED:
very nice, more features than any other Hex editor for the Mac such as HexFiend or HexEdit
Comment and replies on Subcommander:
This is the only subversion client I know that lets you edit revision properties such as the commit message. I keep it around for that feature alone. As for the rest, it's somewhat unpolished and I wouldn't really recommend using it at this point.
Comment and replies on SQLite Manager:
Very clean UI but it nags you every other mouse click that you are running a demo. Very annoying.
See SQLite Database Browser for a Free (open source) alternative.
Try MesaSQLite, it's not free but it doesn't nag. In fact, the only way I found out it wasn't free was by looking up the home page to list it on here.
I bought a copy of this a few weeks ago, and it's a pretty solid app. Much better than SQLite Database Browser.
This app looks nice but 39 USD is way to much. The sqlite-manager Firefox extension (http://code.google.com/p/sqlite-manager) does the same.
Comment and replies on XAMPP:
If you want a pretty GUI and a Dashboard widget, get MAMPP. If you want more features and libraries built-in, get XAMPP :)
Way better than MAMP. Its updated more often and the command line interface is amazing. I hated the MAMP GUI which does not even have a restart button.
Comment and replies on Adobe Photoshop:
This app needs its icon ! Would be cool if other users, not just the submitter, could upload an icon if there isn't already one.
I also think this should be deleted in favour of the version-less "Adobe Photoshop"
There are no alternatives to Adobe software, commercial or otherwise. They're decent at what they do, but I use the software more because nothing else offers their features.
Serious cons: all Adobe software is extremely buggy, very memory hungry and pretty slow (relatively speaking).
The GIMP is not a Photoshop replacement.
I really don't like it, but there's no alternative.
I'm using CS, not CS2 right now, and I haven't had too much problems with bugs. Memory hungry it is, though.
Runs terribly on my Macintel; I can't wait for the universal CS3
Apple should make a competitor to Photoshop. Put some of the Aperture design team on there and poof! A universal version of photoshop with that Apple Application integration that we all know and love.
I still use CS which (unlike CS2) doesn't act like a virus by inserting itself everywhere. It's also a lot smaller.
Edit: briefly used GIMPshop on my other powerbook.......it seemed a lot faster than CS, but DIDN'T have all the functionality.
eg, I use individual style effects in individual layers a lot. This isn't included with Gimp. You have to download extra scripts and extra files to make it work and all the PS ones aren't available (yet).
To avoid the hassle I switched back to CS
It's so slow on my macbook so i run it in parrallels desktop
I use Photoshop a lot and I don't think I'll be replacing it any time soon. There is nothing out there with it's relative usability or versatility. It is however a beast, as the comments below confirm. For basic image editing I use ChocoFlop. Yes its still in Beta, but it looks very promising. Oh and its fast.
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Yes, I know Araxis. I also know Kdiff3, Meld, xxdiff and countless others that do 3-way diffs, directory comparisons and more and are free and open source.
Don't get me wrong, I am definitely willing to pay for a better UI and a better Mac look and feel (Changes is very slick), but only if has an equivalent feature set first.