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April 10th, 2008
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Just registered SizzlingKeys to the tune of $7 for a "family pack" (five-computer license). Highly recommended for all Mac OS X users. And virtually all of its functionality is available in the freeware version.

SizzlingKeys addressed one of the most painful parts of my transition from Winamp to iTunes: it adds configurable global hotkeys for music control (as well as a few bonus hotkeys for locking or sleeping the system). It's got a clean, simple interface and has been an indispensable sanity saver at work - letting me keep music on and mute/pause it at a touch when calls come in.

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EDITED TO ADD: Since I'm on a buying spree today, fish owners should check out the Screwcumber. (Hey! Get your mind out of the gutter. *thwaps your nose with a rolled-up newspaper*) Nice solution to the problem of how to sink fresh vegetables to the bottom of the tank.

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From:[info]baronlaw
Date:April 10th, 2008 07:20 pm (UTC)

I will check that out

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Thank you, that sounds very useful!
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From:[info]krinndnz
Date:April 10th, 2008 08:02 pm (UTC)
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Hot diggity. I use iTunes on windows (basically because of the music-organizing habits I picked up when I had an iPod), and that's one of the features I want most. You've got me looking for parallel apps now.
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From:[info]klitaka
Date:April 10th, 2008 09:48 pm (UTC)
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I've been super-pleased with the functionality of Quicksilver — I've set a few F-keys to skip tracks, load up an instance of Terminal, and one to run a script that fades iTunes to a pause or fades back in from a pause (the abrupt stoppage of audio bothers me because I've spent too much time with mixing boards and sound systems). It's also a much faster launcher than Spotlight (or browsing the finder).

You also might take a look at Growl if you haven't seen that. I find it super-useful with AdiumX and many other applications have notification support built in.
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From:[info]kadyg
Date:April 11th, 2008 01:44 am (UTC)
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Hey, does this mean that a Screwcumber is winging it's way towards a pleco near us? If so, I want to be there when Boing does his happy dance.
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