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X-bytes: A better spinning cursor
By ron carlson, Insanely Great Mac
September 20th 2002
Here''re our software ''hot picks'' and the MacUpdate ''top 10''
Do you find Jaguar''s wait cursor ugly, annoying or just plain inappropriate? I
actually like it but I like being able to replace it even better. Blobber is a haxie
that allows you to replace the wait cursor in X.2. Blobber is the result of a great
chat in the MacNN forums. People have been trying to replace the cursor in Jaguar ever
since the "Aqua Blob" was replaced by the "Rainbow Pinwheel." Alpha geeks have of
course discovered how to replace the cursor, but it requires the terminal which is a
part of MacOS X with which few are comfortable. Blobber lets you apply a cursor
replacement in a much more user friendly manner.
If you''ve updated to X.2, then you definitely should try iChat if for no other reason
than the super-easy file transfer function. For example, I transferred an "updater" to
a client, about 12MB, and it went across without a flaw in 29 minutes via DSL
connections on both ends (512/64, 340/40 in reality).
If you''re .Mac registered user iChat is a snap, though AIM users will find the
interface easy as well. Simply type in your .Mac info and that of the person (add a
buddy from the buddy menu item) you want to transfer a file to and then drag the file
(literally any file) you want to transfer onto that person''s icon and you''re off and
running. It''s as easy as it sounds and it''s just as easy as it looked when Steven P.
did it in New York and, most recently, Paris. Drag and drop, it just works.
This week''s MacUpdate Top 10
You download ''em and we count ''em down every Friday here on the Mac news and opinion
leader, Insanely-Great Mac!
#01 Drive 10 Updater 1.1.2
#02 StuffIt Expander X 7.0
#03 Apple iTunes X 3.0.1
#04 iSwipe X 1.2b9
#05 LimeWire X 2.6.3
#06 MUMenu X 1.1
#07 Sigma Chess Lite 6.0.2
#08 Apple Mac OS X Updater 10.2.1
#09 TechTool Pro Updater 3.0.7
#10 Gimp-Print X 4.2.2
Check in every week for our latest picks and what other users are downloading via the
MacUpdate Top 10.
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