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won't renew me.com account

It's just too expensive for what it does and how i'm using it.
I hope i will manage to get calendar- and contact-sync done with other tools, via google for example.
I have 37 days left to achieve this :) (help and suggestions wanted)
 
Won't miss the iDisk, since i love dropbox a lot more.
Fast and reliable and soon (hopefully) with an iPhone app.

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My collection of essential tools for Mac OSX

Some free and not so expensive tools I personally recommend using 
Something missing? Add to the comments please. 

must haves (free): 

 

 not free: 

Design & Coding tools are not listed, it's more of a list for everyone. 

Some of these might not work with Snow Leopard though. Check here.

*Not officially available anymore

watch out for bundle offers and promo deals here: 
http://www.macheist.com/ 
http://www.mupromo.com/software.php

2009-08-29 , updated 17:28 

 

Todo-list sites and tools

There are many of these lists and even more GTD tools with checklist features and more advanced stuff, but when @maoneill asked for suggestions i thought i'd update my list and share it with you.
 
Here are some of the tools i know, add yours in the comments if you like.  
  
online:

 
iPhone: (links go to the iTunes app store)

 
desktop (mac):

 
more:

 
even more:

I tested many of these within the last years, changed a lot depending on my projects and tasks and mood. One thing is for sure: There is not THE tool for everyone and every condition. Don't want to go too deep into that topic here cause it's huge but i think you have to find the tools that you like to work with, your own way to organize things and tease your productivity. Getting things done is not (only) a question of tools.

I'm mostly using things and taskpaper at the moment, but i also like to use my moleskine and write down tasks by hand sometimes. Feel free to add links and ideas in the comments below. Thank you.

 

merging multiple rss-feeds into one

I recommend using Yahoo Pipes  or xFruits.

The following might work for some as well but didn't work for my intention to merge all pics and video favorites into one feed.
most of them just showed the title and no content (pic or video) :

Results:

 More details in my german blogpost
"Mehrere RSS-Feeds zu einem zusammenführen".

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