TextMate for Windows? Take Your Pick. May 11, 2009
Posted by lesliesrussell in Mac OS X, Software.Tags: alternative, textmate, windows
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One really cool application for Mac OSX that has always caused me to turn green with envy is TextMate. TextMate is a programmer’s editor, and while there are millions of such applications for Windows and Linux, OSX has just the one (to hear the application’s developer and fans tell it). The developer seems to have a rather severe form of a condition common among OSX fanboys—OS bigotry. That silliness aside, TextMate is an enviable piece of well written software. However, based upon what the developer considers TextMate’s most noteworthy features, I found several very useable equivalents, and a few that surpassed the stated feature set.
What I looked at
Only the features listed on the TextMate home page.
What I did not look at
Features that other editors, namely Cream and XEmacs, have that are over and above those listed for TextMate.
Microsoft steps up with Live Writer August 14, 2006
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What I like about it so far is that you can drag and drop images (like the one here) into the editor and have it position in a logical way. Another thing is that links are easy and logical; in almost all other Microsloth products, pressing CTRL+K will turn highlighted text into a link–same here. In fact most other CTRL hotkeys give logical results. CTRL+I = italics, CTRL+B = bold, etc.
I am sure I will find flaws, but it is still in beta and they are to be expected. I only wish that all Microsloth products were this good out of the gate.
Mousepose’ for Windows July 22, 2006
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Hey, I ain’t stupid; I know a good thing when I see it. Mac OS X is not just a good thing, it is a great thing. Not just because it works, but because of all the cool little gadgets you can get to make you work more pleasing to look at, if not easier. Us poor Windows users feel so left out. I don’t envy anyone trying to cope with using a Windows machine at work, and a Mac at home.
I sweet little dealie that I envied for months before I got a Mac was the Boinx Software’s – Mouseposé 2.
For those of us who can’t or won’t use Mac Ed Halley offers Dragnifier.
The "Quick Dragging Magnifier" (or Dragnifier) is just what you need. One click or keypress will bring up a computerized lens, which lets you see every last detail on your screen at 2x, 4x, even 8x the original size.
When you’re not using the magnifier, you won’t even notice it. An icon rests next to your system clock, ready to hop to service whenever you need the Dragnifier.
