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From: jh0576@leah.Albany.Edu (Joe Houghtaling)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc,comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: INDISPENSIBLE INITs and CDEVs
Summary: My List
Message-ID: <3601@leah.Albany.Edu>
Date: 7 Sep 90 23:50:13 GMT
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Here's my 2c worth:

ESSENTIAL:

Gatekeeper & Gatekeeper Aid: indespensible virus protection, especially if
   you do any programming.  (I got tired of Vaccine complaining every time
   I fired up Think C!)

After Dark:  my fave for screen saver.  Love the flying toasters!

Disktop:  still provides many services I don't get from the Finder

Programmer's Key:  beats reaching around the side of the machine

Suitcase II:  keeps my DAs and Fonts organized
 
Smart Quotes:  even tho MS Word 4 has this feature, I still like SS's dash
   conversion and typing correction facility.

Boomerang:  a must have for getting around those SF dialogs.

NICE, BUT NOT SO ESSENTIAL:

Logout:  just in case you're curious about how much time you spend staring at
   the screen.

PopChar:  you _can_ use KeyCaps, but this is so much handier for finding that
   trademark symbol.

Temperament 2:  if you use Word, this kills all those 'Word Temp' files that 
   the program leaves lying around.

STUFF TO KEEP YOUR INITS AND CDEVS ORDERLY:

Icon Wrap:  keeps those INIT icons from marching off the end of the screen 
   at startup

init cdev:  there _are_ commercial products with more bells and whistles, but
   this gets the basic job done (and well) and you can't beat the price (a
   postcard from your home to Australia!)

Transform:  problem with init cdev is that the Finder will 'lose' the icon of
   an INIT that's bypassed by 'init cdev'.  Transform re-instates the icon.


Looking forward to seeing what other folks find indespensible.

j.

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