What software do you use? (Part 5 -What else do you have?)

So the last of the list..for now. I am consantly trying new programs but only the best make it to the Dock. Here is a list of the rest of the programs I use on a daily basis. A program I did not think I would use was Skype. I enjoy Skype for long distance calls when I am at the office and I am getting low on cell minutes. Generally speaking, Skype is still rough around the edges and, as a whole, the program leaves a lot to be desired on the Mac platform. Still, I use it daily.

I also use MS Office for word processing. I have heard great things about Pages lately but it frustrated me. I think after years of using MS Word, I was trying to be open-minded, but it just did not work. I intend to give it a try again in the future and provide a proper review. I have a feeling that with the proper time spent, it could be a great program.

I use Adobe Acrobat to create all my forms (including phone call forms, client info sheets, and court event record sheets) to place in Circus Ponies Notebook for my less-paper office. I used our previous forms, in MS Word, that were printed up weekly and then filled out by hand. I placed the MS forms in the Acrobat “edit forms” program. It was fairly easy program to learn and now I do a great deal of my case management in PDF forms to create digital files. I also use Acrobat to transfer my Word docs for faxing. This is just the tip of the iceberg for what Acrobat can do. To get a more in-depth look at Acrobat 8 see this Macworld article.

For faxing, I send all my faxes via Maxemail. It is a bit early in my relationship with this company to give a full recommendation. More to come.

I use Safari for the web. I know, “Firefox/Camino/Opera rules. It is way faster” but I really like the consistent UI of Mac products.

I use AppZapper to get rid of programs that I have tested and determined I will not use. Unlike PC, Mac does not have a Uninstall program built in. Mac users suggested I could just drag and drop the application in the trash when I was done. However, remnants of the program are left all over your machine. Appzapper handles this by finding all the related files and deleting them all at once. However, even with Appzapper, some programs leave behind their “linked in” integration (I am looking at you Marketcircle).

A few other notable mentions (not in the Dock but I use them): Google Earth, Onyx, .Mac and Stuffit.

That is it for now. Next up: Where do you get your information?

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4 Responses to What software do you use? (Part 5 -What else do you have?)

Posted by AJ on October 2nd, 2007 at 10:40 pm:

Just so you know. Daylite 3.5 comes with its own uninstaller. Since it is a client/server application, the uninstall process has to handle more stuff that a typical app.

You will find it in the Tools folder.

Posted by Aaron A. Pelley on October 2nd, 2007 at 11:06 pm:

Thanks AJ. I did not know about the special uninstaller package until after removing the program via AppZapper. Thereafter, I was unable to remove the mail integration componenets in Apple Mail. As it stands, these are the Daylite uninstall instructions:

How do I uninstall Daylite v3.x?
Depending on your configuration, you may have several resources to delete.
This highlights all of them.

Please note: If you are using any other software that requires OpenBase, ie. Sticky Brain, Phone Valet, etc… you should NOT delete the OpenBase files. We have highlighted the OpenBase files in blue for your reference.

Note: To determine what databases belong to Daylite in OpenBaseManager, read this knowledge base article.
Delete /Library/StartupItems/OpenBase/
Reboot the computer
NB: If you are re-instaling Daylite, please backup the following folder to a suitable location eg. Desktop, Documents,
/Library/OpenBase/Backup
Delete the following folders:
(~ is a symbol for your home folder)
/Library/OpenBase/
/Library/Java/Extensions/OpenBaseJDBC.jar
(no we do not use Java - this is just required by OpenBase)
/Library/Receipts/Daylite * (anything that starts with Daylite)
/Applications/OpenBase/
/Applications/Daylite 3/
~/Library/Application Support/Daylite/
~/Library/Preferences/com.marketcircle.Daylite3.plist
~/Library/Preferences/com.marketcircle.MCCrashReporter.plist
NB. If you are using Daylite with Apple Mail (Daylite Mail Integration Module), please click below for information on un-instaling ,
http://www.marketcircle.com/kb/idx/0/055/article/

Nevertheless, these steps did not remove the remains of Daylite in my Apple Mail.

Posted by aj on October 3rd, 2007 at 2:04 am:

That last line gives you instructions on how to remove the Mail component. (it is also sold separately, hence the different article).

Here they are again:

* Quit Apple Mail
* Go to Hardrive -> Library -> Receipts
* If there is a file titled “DMI.pkg”, move it to the trash

* Go to Home -> Library -> Mail -> Bundles
* If there is a file titled “DayLiteMailIntegration.mailbundle”, move it to the trash.

* Restart Apple Mail

Posted by Aaron A. Pelley on October 3rd, 2007 at 5:53 am:

I appreciate your tenacity. I actually followed these instructions before your post, however, I do not have a file named DayLiteMailIntegration.mailbundle”. I checked in spotlight, just in case. Otherwise, I removed the DMI file as well. Sadly, daylite plug-ins remain in Apple Mail. Either way, no hard feelings. It is more of an irritant than an offense.

By the way, aj is a testimony to the passion to the folks that use Marketcircle. Much like Apple users, they are true believers and happy to try and help.

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