Top 100 OS X Programs Program?
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I just twittered this, but you might know of something that does this already.
Every day, I run across yet another “Top 100 Mac OS X Apps List” blog post - which is awesome to review, but must be painful to assemble. I want to share the apps I have on my Mac, but… there must be a script or application that can help me assemble the HTML / images to turn around and post to any given blog.
Forget complex APIs for the moment, I just want something that will:
- Scan my Applications folder for apps.
- Let me sort / uncheck the apps.
- Possibly let me annotate the apps list.
- Save that configuration for future editing.
- Output that list in XHTML, extracting and resizing the icons into a subfolder, with the title of the program, its version and Web site (and annotations).
Bam! I’ve saved hours (if not days) of work. While I realize there’s osx.iusethis.com and AppFresh, neither one really does what it is I’m asking for. Seems to me this would be a killer app for someone to write. In fact, I wouldn’t even mind if the site links were specifically to iusethis.com, macupdate.com, versiontracker.com, etc.
If someone does this now, all I’d ask for is credit somewhere in the app / output. Don’t bother recommending imakeprofile, either - because that’s not even close to what I’m asking for. ;)
7 Comments
Phil
October 12th, 2007
at 5:22pm
There is a program that scans your app folder to help you create your profile at iusethis.com
http://osx.iusethis.com/app/imakeprofile/
Peter van Teeseling
October 13th, 2007
at 6:38am
You might get a bit on the way by going to your applications folder, apple-a (select all), goto Excel or a texteditor and paste. At least you’ve got a list of your apps there.
On the more social front you could give http://www.wakoopa.com a try (great app from Holland) or http://www.rescuetime.com (more of a productivity booster).
Robert
October 13th, 2007
at 8:39am
We actually made an app that does most of the stuff you mention: Wakoopa. It just tracks what you use on your mac and makes a profile out of that, kind of like last.fm for software. You can export data also, so I hope this helps your problem. Check it out at http://wakoopa.com Contact me if you need anything else.
Maarten Wolzak
October 13th, 2007
at 10:52am
I know it’s not exactly what you’re looking for but Wakoopa (www.wakoopa.com) does a really good job at automatically tracking your software, how much you use it and what you think of it (and what other people think of it)
There’s a really simple to install widget which shows on your site the top ten of your used software.
You should really check it out!
Dave Conrad
October 14th, 2007
at 11:42pm
there’s also slife which I’ve been using and find to be pretty interesting.
Hot Tutorial
November 7th, 2007
at 8:16am
‘em work inside Leopard (though the VNC utilities are now unnecessary). I did my best to avoid overly popular titles, but couldn’t avoid it in some cases. A rolling list of ‘Honorable Mentions’ follow the Top 100, so… keep reading. ;) Onlyone application is missing. I’m also happy to announce that both VMware and Shiny White Box are coming aboard as official video sponsors - but their presence in this list is based on app merit. It’s my hope to find exclusive coupons and pricing for any of the following
Mike
November 7th, 2007
at 10:55am
MacScan scans your computer for spyware and tracking cookies as well as quickly cleans the files. http://macscan.securemac.com/
SCABR.COM » Top 100 Mac Apps
November 7th, 2007
at 10:05pm
[...] A rolling list of ‘Honorable Mentions’ follow the Top 100, so… keep reading. Only one application is missing. [...]
The Arcelay’s - iPhone blog - Vox
November 11th, 2007
at 6:18am
‘em work inside Leopard (though the VNC utilities are now unnecessary). I did my best to avoid overly popular titles, but couldn’t avoid it in some cases. A rolling list of ‘Honorable Mentions’ follow the Top 100, so… keep reading. ;) Onlyone application is missing. I’m also happy to announce that both VMware and Shiny White Box are coming aboard as official video sponsors - but their presence in this list is based on app merit. It’s my hope to find exclusive coupons and pricing for any of the following