http://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/api.php?action=feedcontributions&user=Colin&feedformat=atomPublicWiki - User contributions [en]2024-03-29T08:48:19ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.27.4http://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Mobile_phones_in_Seattle&diff=8495Mobile phones in Seattle2011-08-02T02:59:47Z<p>Colin: /* Sprint */</p>
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<div>==Mobile Phone Service==<br />
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Disclaimer. Please bear in mind that these are excerpted/digested from uw-cs.grads newsgroup posts relevant to choosing mobile phone service. These messages do not represent anything beyond the personal opinions of the posters at the time of writing, and your experience might vary. (Feb 2004)<br />
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====service availability in Allen Center====<br />
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Since signal strength is a function of service provider ''and'' handset, please note your phone make and model with your report.<br />
* '''AT&T''': As of July 2011, AT&T gets good reception in the building with an iPhone (2 bars on 3rd floor, atrium side, which is usually enough to have a respectable phone conversation, and always enough to receive texts or hear the phone ring) (sbfan@cs)<br />
** '''AT&T''': if you're new to mobile phone service, consider AT&T's prepaid plan. its 25cents/min, but if you barely use it, it's only $3.33/month. and, you can route your email to SMS for free, so it's like a cheap blackberry. (it's 10cents/sms to send). a good deal since AT&T has the best coverage in the allen ctr. [kepart, sep 2004]<br />
** '''AT&T''': works fine, but weak signal [amol]; "performs very well...even some signal in parts of the upper basement" [spencer]; no signal in most of building [sbfan]; great (analog/AMPS) reception throughout building [karthikg via sbfan]<br />
** '''AT&T GSM''': 2--3 bars in Floor 4 office, up to 1 bar in breakout areas, no signal elsewhere. Now roams on Cingular (for free), gets reception in a few more places in the building. This experience comes from using a 1900Mhz phone, phones with 850/1900 should do better. [aliu]<br />
** '''AT&T''' is now '''Cingular''', and it still holds true that the old network gets great coverage and the new network gets awful coverage. [Lillie, Oct 2005]<br />
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* '''Verizon''': works on Floors 1 and 6 (at least) [kasiaw]; also on Floor 4 and atrium [lizhang]<br />
* '''T-Mobile''': "nothing but horrible coverage...in Allen and throughout Seattle" [antoine, Feb 2004]; "no reception inside the [new CSE] building" [kgajos, Feb 2004]; "With a T610 handset, I usually need to go to the 6th floor landing or Jaech to get signal. Signal seems fine around town, and if you travel in Europe, you can call cust. service to unlock the handset for free." [yasuhara, Sep 2004] I use T-mobile and have no trouble with reception (unless I'm in the basement of the medical center, which is despressingly common). [Peter Mork, Dec 2004] T-mobile works great in Allen center, no problem at all in 4th and 5th floor offices. [Tian Sang, June 2005]. I am very happy with T-mobile. Reception on 4th floor and throughout Seattle is great. [raphaelh, August 2011]<br />
* '''Virgin Mobile''' - From supersat@cs, 2011 july<blockquote>"I recently switched to Virgin Mobile and love it. The price can't be beat ($35/mo, although I'm on the grandfathered $25/mo plan), and they still have truly unlimited data. The only real downsides are that 1) coverage is bad inside CSE, but you'll find that with any carrier, especially Verizon and Sprint, and 2) the phone selection is pretty limited (with no SIM to switch into another phone), but I was pleasantly surprised by my LG Optimus V. Here's what finally made me switch: the price of service is so low that if I didn't like it, I'd break even on the price of the phone after 3 months and switch to something else then.</blockquote><br />
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==Sprint==<br />
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Having used sprint in the department for 6+ years now I can say that it's not great, but it does work and works even better now that they support Google Voice natively meaning that you can make and receive calls from your regular cell phone number in GMail's chat.<br />
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For pure cell coverage, it seems to work for me if I'm near the windows on the outside of the 3rd and 4th floors, pretty well most places on the 5th floor and almost everywhere on the 6th floor. I will often reserve one of the 6th floor conference rooms if I think I'll need to make a long cell phone call. Everywhere else in Seattle, the coverage has been great with the one exception of the downtown bus tunnel, but I don't know if anybody has cell coverage there.<br />
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Other pluses are cheap plans and generally good customer service if you can negotiate a bit since they've been recently hemorrhaging customers.<br />
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--[[User:Colin|Colin]] 19:59, 1 August 2011 (PDT)<br />
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The following is excerpted from a bunch of email responses collected by one faculty member about Sprint...<br />
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#No Sprint coverage around my office or in the EE lab on the west wing. Scarce coverage on upper floor the catwalks seeing the Atrium. No coverage as soon as you enter the Atrium through the main entrance. Ok coverage around Seattle and the US.<br />
#It's horribly awful. I get decent coverage on the sides of the buildings, when the windows are open and that's about it. I can talk on my phone in my current office, but couldn't in my 4th floor Atrium office last year. And, it's horrible dealing with them. But I think that's a fairly universal complaint (Cingular is supposed to be bad as well).<br />
#I can't tell you anything about service in Allen, since I left the department the year before the move. Sprint never had great coverage in Seig, but around town, they serve me well. That said, their customer service is awful. I originally was on a plan that let me go month-to-month after the first year and change anything I wanted to at that point. After a couple years, I went abroad for six months and put my coverage on hold to keep the number (at a cost of $5/month). When I returned, I had to sign a new contract. When I changed my service recently, I had to sign a 2-year contract again. If I want to change plans, I can do so, but my two years will start again.<br />
#Don't mess with them...they have the world's worst customer service and are difficult to deal with. My experience with their coverage is that it is also bad (but it is an old data point). I'm happy with my att gsm phone. It works in the building, although the quality of the signal varies from bad to mediocre.<br />
#doesn't work in the allen center. i've found it works in most cities, unless there is a mountain blocking it (had this problem in L.A.).<br />
#Coverage is not as good in the Allen Center: I get signal on the third floor but can't hold a conversation. It's fine on the fifth and sixth floors. I never had a problem with coverage around town or anywhere else I went.<br />
#i use sprint pcs. i find that it works well everywhere except the allen center. the only time i can get reception is when i am near a window.<br />
#I had Sprint PCS until a month ago, and it was terrible. No reception in the building (except a few parts of the 6th floor) or on large parts of campus. It was also bad over in Redmond, at the Microsoft campus. (It worked fine in St. Louis and Houston, though.) I switched to Cingular and have much better coverage now.</div>Colinhttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Ski_Day_2008&diff=7129Ski Day 20082008-01-16T19:52:09Z<p>Colin: /* Intermediate package */</p>
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<div>== General Information == <br />
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(The first?) Ski Day 2008 is Friday January 25th at Stevens Pass. As with past years, the plan is for Hank to provide a pizza lunch in a reserved room at the mountain. We'll get a group discount on things like lift tickets and rentals. Last year we had 72 people! Hopefully we can get that many this year. We're looking into chartering a bus, but are still working out details. Most likely, a bus will be available from the Paul Allen Center to Stevens and back for $15. When you sign up below, please indicate whether you'd be interested-- I strongly encourage it for both fun and driving ease/safety. If that doesn't work, we'll organize carpools through this page.<br />
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Apres Ski -- at the end of the day (4:00 or a little later) we will meet at the Bull's Tooth Pub for a hot chocolate or (for non-drivers) something stronger. The pub is on the 2nd floor of the Granite Peaks Lodge, the middle of the 3 buildings at the base of the mountain. You can find more details on [http://www.stevenspass.com/Stevens/SiteAssets/images/main/map.front.jpg this map].<br />
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It's been snowing a TON recently, so hopefully conditions will be great on the 25th. We will be in the mountains in the winter, so please dress warmly, bring extra layers, and bring a change of clothes (or at least socks). If you lack appropriate clothing or don't know what appropriate clothing is, please post your needs or questions below under [[#Ski Clothing|ski clothing]]. If you have extra gear, please check below and help out your fellow CSE snow bunnies. Remember sunblock and hydrate well in preparation.<br />
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Should be a great day! Please [[#Sign Ups|sign up]] below if you are coming, indicating whether you need lift tickets/rentals/lessons, by choosing the option that fits and editing yourself into the table under that option. You should also indicate your lunch and bus preferences. Please note that the signups will close later on this week, so please sign up now so we can get an accurate count to Stevens.<br />
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== Skier's Code ==<br />
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1. Always stay in control and be able to stop or avoid other people or objects. <br />
2. People ahead of you have the right of way. It is your responsibility to avoid them. <br />
3. You must not stop where you obstruct a trail or are not visible from above. <br />
4. Whenever starting downhill or merging into a trail, look uphill and yield to others.<br />
5. Always use devices to help prevent runaway equipment. <br />
6. Observe all posted signs and warnings. Keep off closed trails and out of closed areas. <br />
7. Prior to using any lift, you must have the knowledge and ability to load, ride and unload safely.<br />
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== Sign Ups ==<br />
Prices include tax, unless otherwise noted. In this section, please sign up with what you need (lift ticket/lessons/rentals), indicate whether you plan to join us for lunch, and indicate whether you think you'll take the bus if one is available. We're still working out whether we'll have a bus and what the details will be, but it would be fun to watch ski movies and hang out during the drive, and it would be a great option after a tiring day of skiing (and beer after skiing). It is about a 2hr drive, and the bus would likely leave the Paul Allen Center at ~6:30am and leave Stevens by 6pm. The bus would likely cost ~$15/person.<br />
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Please select one of the following sections, based on your needs, and edit yourself into the table in that section:<BR><br />
[[#Beginner package|Beginner package, including lift ticket, lesson, and rentals]]<BR><br />
[[#Intermediate package|"Beyond beginner" package, including lift ticket, lesson, and rentals]]<BR><br />
[[#Lift Ticket and Rental|Lift ticket and rental, no lesson]]<BR><br />
[[#Lift ticket and lesson|Lift ticket and lesson, no rentals]]<BR><br />
[[#Lift ticket only|Lift ticket only, no lesson or rentals]]<BR><br />
[[#Providing own ticket|Providing your own ticket, as with a season pass]]<br />
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=== Beginner package ===<br />
$69 Coca-Cola Easy Starter package. Includes 2 hour group lesson, rental, and all-mountain lift ticket.<br />
Note that the lift ticket is only good at beginner lifts, so do not get this if you know how to ski and want access to intermediate terrain.<br />
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Please edit the section to add yourself to the table below.<br />
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For ability, choose from:<BR><br />
Type 1- I have never been or don't know how to turn.<BR><br />
Type 1 Cautious skiing on smooth slopes of gentle to moderate pitch<BR><br />
Type 2 Most recreational skiing<BR><br />
Type 3 Fast skiing on slopes of moderate to steep pitch<BR><br />
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Skiers should put NA for the last 2 columns. Snowboarders, choose "regular" if you do not know.<br />
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{| border=1<br />
!Name!!Pizza lunch: meat/veggie/none!!Interested in bus?!!Ski/ Snowboard!!Ability!!Gender!!Age!!Height!!Weight!!Shoe Size, with M/W/Child!!Left or Right Handed!!Regular or Goofy<br />
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|Cherie Cheung ||meat||yes||Ski||1||Female||23||5'2"||106||8.5W||NA||NA<br />
|-<br />
|Aniruddh Nath ||meat||yes||Ski||1-||Male||21||5'5"||130||11M||NA||NA<br />
|-<br />
|...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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=== Intermediate package ===<br />
$95 "beyond beginner" package. Includes 2 hour intermediate/advanced group lesson, rental, and all-mountain lift ticket.<br />
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Please edit the section to add yourself to the table below.<br />
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For ability, choose from:<BR><br />
Type 1- I have never been or don't know how to turn.<BR><br />
Type 1 Cautious skiing on smooth slopes of gentle to moderate pitch<BR><br />
Type 2 Most recreational skiing<BR><br />
Type 3 Fast skiing on slopes of moderate to steep pitch<BR><br />
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Skiers should put NA for the last 2 columns. Snowboarders, choose "regular" if you do not know.<br />
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{| border=1<br />
!Name!!Pizza lunch: meat/veggie/none!!Interested in bus?!!Ski/ Snowboard!!Ability!!Gender!!Age!!Height!!Weight!!Shoe Size, with M/W/Child!!Left or Right Handed!!Regular or Goofy<br />
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|Neva Cherniavsky||meat||yes||Ski||1||Female||28||5'5"||125||9W||N/A||N/A<br />
|-<br />
|Colin Dixon||meat||yes||Ski||2||Male||24||5'9"||180||11.5||N/A||N/A<br />
|-<br />
|...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...<br />
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|}<br />
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=== Lift Ticket and Rental ===<br />
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$69.75 lift ticket and rental, no lesson. Down from $87 + tax, good on all lifts. If you are getting rentals, but not lessons, please edit the section to add yourself to the table below.<br />
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For ability, choose from:<BR><br />
Type 1- I have never been or don't know how to turn.<BR><br />
Type 1 Cautious skiing on smooth slopes of gentle to moderate pitch<BR><br />
Type 2 Most recreational skiing<BR><br />
Type 3 Fast skiing on slopes of moderate to steep pitch<BR><br />
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Skiers should put NA for the last 2 columns. Snowboarders, choose "regular" if you do not know.<br />
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{| border=1<br />
!Name!!Pizza lunch: meat/veggie/none!!Interested in bus?!!Ski/ Snowboard!!Ability!!Gender!!Age!!Height!!Weight!!Shoe Size, with M/W/Child!!Left or Right Handed!!Regular or Goofy<br />
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|Peter Henry ||meat||yes||Ski||2||Male||28||6'3"||180||11M||NA||NA<br />
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|Kate Everitt||meat||yes||Ski||3||Female||28||5'3"||120||7W||NA||NA<br />
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|Stephen Spencer||meat||yes||Ski||2||Male||44||6'2"||190||11M||NA||NA<br />
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|Elisa Celis||meat||yes||Ski (need skis/poles only)||2||Female||23||5'6"||120||no boots||NA||NA<br />
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|Ben Lerner||veggie||yes||Ski||2||Male||24||5'11"||165||9.5M||NA||NA<br />
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|Evan Herbst||meat||yes||Ski||2||Male||22||5'10"||155||11.5M||NA||NA<br />
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|...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...<br />
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|}<br />
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=== Lift ticket and lesson ===<br />
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$77 Lift ticket and lesson, no rental. Choose this if you want a lift ticket and 2-hr group lesson, but do not need equipment rental.<br />
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Please edit the section to add yourself to the table below.<br />
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For ability, choose from:<BR><br />
Type 1- I have never been or don't know how to turn.<BR><br />
Type 1 Cautious skiing on smooth slopes of gentle to moderate pitch<BR><br />
Type 2 Most recreational skiing<BR><br />
Type 3 Fast skiing on slopes of moderate to steep pitch<BR><br />
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Skiers should put NA for the last 2 columns. Snowboarders, choose "regular" if you do not know.<br />
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{| border=1<br />
!Name!!Pizza lunch: meat-eater/veggie/none!!Interested in bus?!!Ski/ Snowboard!!Ability<br />
|-<br />
|Jon Norental ||meat||yes||Ski||III<br />
|-<br />
|Anna Gringauze||meat||no||Ski||II<br />
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|...||...||...||...||...<br />
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|}<br />
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=== Lift ticket only ===<br />
$42 lift ticket, not part of a package. Down from $50+tax, and good on all lifts. Choose this if you want a lift ticket, but not a rental or lesson.<br />
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Please edit the section to add yourself to the table below.<br />
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{| border=1<br />
!Name!!Pizza lunch: meat-eater/veggie/none!!Interested in bus?<br />
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|Hank Levy||veggie||yes<br />
|-<br />
|Jon Froehlich||meat||yes<br />
|-<br />
|Ivan Beschastnikh||veggie||yes<br />
|-<br />
|James Lee||meat||no<br />
|-<br />
|Alex Kolla||veggie||no<br />
|-<br />
|Kathleen Tuite||meat||yes<br />
|-<br />
|Jonathan Ko||meat||yes<br />
|-<br />
|Michael Buettner||veggie||yes<br />
|-<br />
|Erik Andersen||meat||yes<br />
|-<br />
|Allan Carroll||none||yes<br />
|-<br />
|Tomas Isdal ||meat||no<br />
|-<br />
|Ben Birnbaum ||meat||yes<br />
|-<br />
|Tanya Bragin ||veggie||no<br />
|-<br />
|Alex Moshchuk ||veggie||no<br />
|-<br />
|Wolfgang Gatterbauer ||meat||yes<br />
|-<br />
|Sergei Gringauze ||meat||no<br />
|-<br />
|Joe Devietti ||veggie||yes<br />
|-<br />
|Dave Bacon ||meat||yes<br />
|-<br />
|Andrew Putnam ||veggie||no<br />
|-<br />
|Wil Li ||meat||no<br />
|-<br />
|Mira Dontcheva ||meat||no<br />
|-<br />
|Kasia Wilamowska||meat||no<br />
|-<br />
|Stef Schoenmackers||meat||no<br />
|-<br />
|Brian DeRenzi||veggie||yes<br />
|-<br />
|...||...||...<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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=== Providing own ticket ===<br />
Choose this if you will provider your own lift ticket, like if you have a season pass. Note that, once you factor in tax, our group rate is the same as the Stevens Advantage Card discount rate. The more tickets we buy as a group, the better perks we get, so we'd prefer Advantage Card holders buy a group ticket (one of the options above).<br />
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Please edit the section to add yourself to the table below.<br />
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{| border=1<br />
!Name!!Pizza lunch: meat-eater/veggie/none!!Interested in bus?<br />
|-<br />
|John Smith ||meat||yes<br />
|-<br />
|...||...||...<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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= Ski Clothing = <br />
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Rentals include ski boots (or snowboard boots, if you go that way). I usually just wear sneakers to the mountain and change into dry socks as I put on my boots. You need a warm hat, gloves/mittens, pants, jacket, maybe a scarf/neckwarmer, ski goggles/sunglasses, and warm long socks (just wear one pair, even if they are thin). Underneath, wear layers for warmth and versatility if it warms up. Wool, silk, polyester, and polypro are better than cotton (which is not warm when wet). Ideally, the gloves, pants, and jacket should be waterproof or at least water resistant. Track pants/warmup pants work in a pinch. For more information on recommended clothing, go here: [http://www.abc-of-snowboarding.com/snowboardinggear.asp].<br />
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If you don't have clothing appropriate for winter sports, post your needs here. If you have extra gear, please email people to help fill their needs.<br />
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EXAMPLE: Ethan Katz-Bassett - I am unhappy with my color options. Looking for a blue coat and pink pants.<br />
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Roee: short (and maybe stupid) question from an unexperienced: is a helmet part of the rentals?<br />
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Ethan: I always wear a helmet and recommend it to everyone-- you never know when Hank might get out of control and run into you. I know one person who had her life saved by her helmet, and I've been knocked out twice even wearing mine. You can rent one for $8+tax at the rental shop, no reservation necessary. You can also rent lightweight ski pants and jacket for $33+tax-- bring layers to wear underneath.<br />
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Brian Ferris: I have a full set of snow gear, but I can't go to Ski Day this year, so if you need anything, let me know.</div>Colinhttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Mac_Users:Suggested_Applications&diff=6940Mac Users:Suggested Applications2007-11-06T07:30:13Z<p>Colin: /* Photos */</p>
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<div>This list are the applications that most use in CSE. We try to focus on applications that are free, inexpensive and open source. If such applications don't exist, we list the best piece of software in that category. If you want a specific piece of software, try [http://www.macupdate.com MacUpdate] and [http://www.versiontracker.com VersionTracker]. You can also send your question to the [https://mailman.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/mac-users mailing list].<br />
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==Text==<br />
===Coding===<br />
*[http://macromates.com/ TextMate] is a brilliant general purpose text editor. It's good for coding, taking notes, managing repositories, latexing, etc. It's the hot new standard in OS X.<br />
*[http://www.barebones.com/ BBEdit] the old standard from the OS 9 days. Still very popular.<br />
*[http://www.barebones.com/products/textwrangler/ TextWrangler] is a free mini-BBEdit.<br />
*[http://www.codingmonkeys.de/subethaedit/ SubEthaEdit] is a novel collaborative text editor that some use.<br />
*[http://macvim.org/OSX/index.php Vim] in OS X.<br />
*[http://www.porkrind.org/emacs/ Carbon Emacs] is good for those who want an OS X native Emacs.<br />
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===IDE===<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/xcode/ Xcode] is the Obj-C standard, but is good for all flavors of C (and some Java). If you are building OS X native software, you should use this.<br />
*[http://www.eclipse.org/ Eclipse] is the Java standard.<br />
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===Tex===<br />
*[http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~koch/texshop/texshop.html TeXShop] is TeX specific any editor is good.<br />
*[http://ktd.club.fr/programmation/latexit_en.php LaTeXiT] is for embedding quotations in any document.<br />
*[http://bibdesk.sourceforge.net/ BibDesk] is a good bibliography manager.<br />
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==Graphics==<br />
*[http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omnigraffle/ OmniGraffle] is great for creating posters, graphs and other vector based images.<br />
*[http://www.inkscape.org/ Inkscape] is an Illustrator clone and is good for free form work.<br />
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==Productivity==<br />
===Office===<br />
*[http://www.neooffice.org/ NeoOffice] is a Mac friendly version of the free [http://www.openoffice.org/ OpenOffice].<br />
*[http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/office2004/office2004.aspx?pid=office2004 Office 2004] is availabe from the department.<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/iwork/keynote/ Keynote] is Apple's presentation software.<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/iwork/pages/ Pages] is Apple's wordprocessing software..<br />
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===Note Taking===<br />
*[http://www.hogbaysoftware.com/product/mori Mori]<br />
*[http://www.barebones.com/products/yojimbo/ Yojimbo]<br />
*[http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omnioutliner/ OmniOutliner]<br />
*[http://homepage.mac.com/stewart.hector/home/software/software.html Notepad Widget] is good for quick notes<br />
*[http://notational.net/ Notational Velocity] is an ultra-lightweight note-taking application.<br />
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==Web==<br />
===Browsing===<br />
*[http://www.caminobrowser.org Camino] is based on the Mozilla rendering engine, but unlike Firefox it is "Mac-y" in nature. It uses Keychain, OS X elements, etc. You can find optimized versions on [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewforum.php?f=12 MozillaZine] and extensions at [http://pimpmycamino.com PimpMyCamino].<br />
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*[http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/safari/ Safari] is the standard OS X browser. [http://webkit.org/ WebKit] is Apple's open source (and often faster) browser engine. Find extensions at [http://pimpmycamino.com PimpMySafari].<br />
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*[http://www.firefox.com/ Firefox], is a cross-platform browser, but there are [http://www.beatnikpad.com/firefox processor optimized] versions available. Find extensions at [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/extensions/ Mozilla AddOns]. Useful extensions are [http://www.downthemall.net DownloadThemAll] (speed downloader) and [http://www.getfirebug.com FireBug] (web programming). You should also try these speed [http://forum.addonsmirror.net/index.php?showtopic=2875 optimizations].<br />
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If you are using, Camino or Firefox, you'll note that you don't by default have the ability to render PDFs in the browser. If you're running on an Intel mac, you're up a creek without a paddle, switch to Safari if you really need it. If you're using a PowerPC mac then you can download [http://www.schubert-it.com/pluginpdf/ PDF Browser], which basically puts Preview.app into the browsers<br />
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===Creation===<br />
*[http://macrabbit.com/cssedit/ CSSEdit] is a modestly priced program that can really help out with CSS editing, which is one of the more tricky aspects of current web design.<br />
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*[http://www.nvu.com NVU] seems reasonable and is open source.<br />
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==Chat==<br />
===AIM/MSN/YIM/Gtalk===<br />
*[http://www.adiumx.com Adium] (based on Gaim but pretty) because it's [http://www.ksuther.com/chax/ customizable] and allows for all the chat protocols in one client. It has medicore file transfer support.<br />
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*Apple [http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/ichat/ iChat] paired with [http://www.ksuther.com/chax/ Chax]. <br />
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===VoIP===<br />
*[http://www.skype.com/ Skype] is the VoIP standard.<br />
*[http://www.gizmoproject.com/ GizmoProject] is an OSS version of Skype.<br />
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===IRC===<br />
*[http://colloquy.info/ Colloquy] is a popular Client<br />
*[http://www.irssi.org/ irssi] is for the CLI IRC crowd.<br />
<br />
==Mail==<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/mail/ Mail]. Try [http://c-command.com/spamsieve/ SpamSieve] or it's free counterpart [http://junkmatcher.sourceforge.net/Home/index.html JunkMatcher] for better filtering. Use [http://harnly.net/software/letterbox/ LetterBox] to get three column layouts.<br />
*[http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/thunderbird/ Thunderbird]<br />
*[http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/entourage2004/entourage2004.aspx?pid=entourage2004 Entourage]<br />
* [http://www.gyazsquare.com/gyazmail/ GyazMail] <br />
* [http://www.eudora.com/download/ Eudora]<br />
<br />
Mail tends to be more popular because it's easy and simple. Entourage tends to be the reverse of Mail, and Thunderbird sits in the middle.<br />
<br />
==Calendar==<br />
[http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/ical/ iCal]<br />
[http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/entourage2004/entourage2004.aspx?pid=entourage2004 Entourage]. <br />
<br />
iCal tends to be more popular because it's easy and simple. Entourage tends to be the reverse of iCal but has better Exchange server support.<br />
<br />
==RSS==<br />
*[http://vienna-rss.sourceforge.net/vienna21.php Vienna] is an open-source client that works well.<br />
*[http://www.newsgator.com/NGOLProduct.aspx?ProdID=NetNewsWire NetNewsWire] (both pro and lite) are pretty good too.<br />
<br />
==PDF==<br />
*[http://skim-app.sourceforge.net/index.html Skim] lets you take (proprietary) notes on your PDFs.<br />
*[http://pdfview.sourceforge.net/ PDFView] is vastly superior PDF Reader, but no longer developed.<br />
*[http://www.adobe.com/products/reader/ Reader 8] is Adobe's offering.<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/pdf/ Preview]. <br />
*[http://www.yepthat.com/ yep] is like iPhoto for your PDFs.<br />
<br />
==File Transfer==<br />
===FTP===<br />
*[http://cyberduck.ch/ Cyberduck] offers good FTP/SFTP support.<br />
*[http://rsug.itd.umich.edu/software/fugu/ Fugu] are nice but getting old.<br />
*[http://www.fetchsoftworks.com/ Fetch] works and is free for students.<br />
*[http://www.panic.com/transmit/ Transmit] is nicest of all but not free. <br />
<br />
===Torrents===<br />
*[http://bittyrant.cs.washington.edu/ BitTyrant] an in-house developed mod to Azureus that's more strategic.<br />
*[http://www.azureuswiki.com/index.php/Intel_Macs Azureus] if you need lots of functionality and plugs-ins. <br />
*[http://sarwat.net/bittorrent/ Tomato Torrent]<br />
*[http://transmission.m0k.org/ Transmission]<br />
*[http://www.xtorrentp2p.com/ XTorrent].<br />
<br />
===General===<br />
*[http://www.yazsoft.com/ Speed Download] is the most popular.<br />
*[http://www.igetter.net/ iGetter] is free.<br />
<br />
==Music==<br />
===Listening===<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/itunes/ iTunes] is the standard and you can get some useful [http://www.dougscripts.com/ scripts].<br />
*[http://panic.com/audion/ Audion] old but good.<br />
<br />
===Managing===<br />
*[http://www.chaoticsoftware.com/ProductPages/MediaRage.html Media Rage] for doing managing artwork, tags, etc.<br />
*[http://jay.tuley.name/pages/software#ieatbrainz IEatBrainz] for automatic tag management, *[http://nclasssoftware.com/index.php/nClassSoftware/corripio/ Corripio] *[http://www.widget-foundry.com/widgets/amazonart.htm Amazon Album Art widget] is widget for getting art.<br />
*[http://homepage.mac.com/sroy/libra/ Libra] helps manage multiple libraries..<br />
*[http://www.last.fm/group/iScrobbler iScrobbler] uploads what you listen to in iTunes to Last.fm. Annoying to download, it'll be one of the forum topics about a page down.<br />
<br />
===Making===<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/ilife/garageband/ Garageband] is pretty good if you don't want any "pro" apps. *[http://www.hairersoft.com/Amadeus.html Amadeus] is a great sound editor. <br />
*[http://www.freeverse.com/soundstudio/ SoundStudio] is good too. <br />
*[http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ Audacity] is an OSS editor.<br />
<br />
==Video==<br />
===Watching===<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/quicktime/mac.html QuickTime] is great. Add [http://perian.org/ Perian] and [http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/wmcomponents.mspx Flip4Mac] to make it better.<br />
*[http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ VLC] plays almost all formats.<br />
*[http://mplayerosx.sourceforge.net/ MPlayer] is less popular but works as well.<br />
===Making===<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/finalcut/ iMovie HD, Final Cut Express HD, and Final Cut Studio]. Which one you pick depends on what you want to do (and spend).<br />
<br />
==Burning Software==<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/support/tiger/burn/ Finder] has built-in burning.<br />
*[http://www.roxio.com/enu/products/toast/titanium/overview.html Toast] is the burning standard.<br />
*[http://burn-osx.sourceforge.net/ Burn] is a free alternative.<br />
<br />
==Photos==<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/ilife/iphoto/iPhoto iPhoto] Simple and easy.<br />
*[http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/family.html Photoshop] The legendary phototool.<br />
*[http://www.lemkesoft.com/content/188/graphicconverter.html GraphicConverter] Good for quick edits and batch processing.<br />
*[http://gimp-app.sourceforge.net/ Gimp.app] Not quite Photoshop, but close and free.<br />
<br />
==Navigation==<br />
*[http://www.obdev.at/products/launchbar/index.html LaunchBar] gets you instant access to apps, documents, search engines, etc. It's extremely quick, stable and has limited features.<br />
*[http://blacktree.com/apps/quicksilver/ Quicksilver] is a similar to LaunchBar. It's open source, has a ton more features, but is less stable.<br />
*[http://www.cocoatech.com/ Path Finder] A replacement for the Finder<br />
<br />
==Notification==<br />
*[http://growl.info/ Growl] allows applications that support Growl to send you notifications. It's generally a useful thing to have installed. <br />
<br />
==Backup==<br />
*[http://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/SuperDuperDescription.html SuperDuper] makes a bootable image of your hard drive.<br />
*[http://www.econtechnologies.com/site/Pages/ChronoSync/chrono_overview.html Chronosync] makes versioned incremental backups of any folder you specify.<br />
*[http://samba.anu.edu.au/rsync/ rsync] is the venerable command line tool. Useful options include -a -v -E and --delete.<br />
<br />
==Utilities==<br />
*[http://www.titanium.free.fr/pgs/english.html OnyX] helps you run system maintenance tasks and configure hidden parameters.<br />
*[http://sourceforge.net/projects/applejack AppleJack] is a similar utility to OnyX but runs in single user mode.<br />
*[http://www.ragingmenace.com/software/menumeters/ MenuMeters] is a system monitoring, cpu, network throughput, disk, memory, etc.<br />
*[http://www.charlessoft.com/ Pacifist] Look into pkg, dmg, .tar, etc files and pull individual files out.<br />
*[http://wakaba.c3.cx/s/apps/unarchiver.html UnArchiver] A much more capable replacement the built-in archive unpacker program in Mac OS X.<br />
*[http://www.unrarx.com/ UnRarX] only does .rar files, but does them pretty well.<br />
*[http://docs.blacktree.com/visor/visor Visor] a systemwide terminal window accessible via a hotkey, much like the consoles found in games such as Quake.<br />
*[http://iterm.sourceforge.net/ iTerm] a full featured terminal emulation app written using Cocoa. Supports tabs.<br />
*[http://www.derlien.com/ Disk Inventory X] gives you an extremely useful graphical view of how space is used on your hard drive. Useful for cleaning up after yourself and your apps.<br />
<br />
==Remote Desktop==<br />
*[http://cord.sourceforge.net CoRD] Cocoa OSS client for Intel<br />
*[http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downloads.aspx?pid=download&location=/mac/download/MISC/RDC2.0_Public_Beta_download.xml Microsoft RDC Beta] MS Client for Intel<br />
*[http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downloads.aspx?pid=download&location=/mac/download/misc/rdc_update_103.xml&secid=80&ssid=10&flgnosysreq=True Microsoft RDC] MS client for PPC<br />
<br />
*[http://rdesktop.darwinports.com/ rdesktop] in DarwinPorts<br />
*[http://pdb.finkproject.org/pdb/package.php/rdesktop rdesktop] in Fink<br />
<br />
*[http://sourceforge.net/projects/cotvnc/ Chicken of the VNC] Cocoa VNC client<br />
*[http://www.nomachine.com/download-client-macosx.php NX] FreeNX client<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/remotedesktop/ Remote Desktop] from Apple<br />
<br />
==Windows==<br />
*[http://www.parallels.com/ Parallels] Popular virtualization solution<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/ BootCamp] Boot a native copy of Windows<br />
*[http://www.vmware.com/mac VMWare] Currently in beta.<br />
*[http://www.codeweavers.com/products/cxmac/ CrossOver] Provides a Win32 API for some apps<br />
<br />
If you do a lot of hardware or graphics intensive work, use Bootcamp. If you need a full fledged Windows install try Parallels. If you only have one app and it's supported by Crossover, then use that. If you want know the differences, try this [http://www.notebookreview.com/printArticle.asp?newsid=2990 Guide for Choosing Boot Camp or Parallels to Run Windows on an Apple MacBook]<br />
<br />
==AntiVirus==<br />
Hahaha! No seriously, any antivirus solution will slow down your machine with all the scanning. Seeing as there are no known Mac viruses, the only reason to install it is to prevent spread of Microsoft macro viruses. I strongly recommend not installing any antivirus software and just regularly updating your OS software.</div>Colinhttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Mac_Users:Suggested_Applications&diff=6903Mac Users:Suggested Applications2007-05-31T08:24:24Z<p>Colin: /* Utilities */</p>
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<div>This list are the applications that most use in CSE. We try to focus on applications that are free, inexpensive and open source. If such applications don't exist, we list the best piece of software in that category. If you want a specific piece of software, try [http://www.macupdate.com MacUpdate] and [http://www.versiontracker.com VersionTracker]. You can also send your question to the [https://mailman.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/mac-users mailing list].<br />
<br />
==Text==<br />
===Coding===<br />
*[http://macromates.com/ TextMate] is a brilliant general purpose text editor. It's good for coding, taking notes, managing repositories, latexing, etc. It's the hot new standard in OS X.<br />
*[http://www.barebones.com/ BBEdit] the old standard from the OS 9 days. Still very popular.<br />
*[http://www.barebones.com/products/textwrangler/ TextWrangler] is a free mini-BBEdit.<br />
*[http://www.codingmonkeys.de/subethaedit/ SubEthaEdit] is a novel collaborative text editor that some use.<br />
*[http://macvim.org/OSX/index.php Vim] in OS X.<br />
*[http://www.porkrind.org/emacs/ Carbon Emacs] is good for those who want an OS X native Emacs.<br />
<br />
===IDE===<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/xcode/ Xcode] is the Obj-C standard, but is good for all flavors of C (and some Java). If you are building OS X native software, you should use this.<br />
*[http://www.eclipse.org/ Eclipse] is the Java standard.<br />
<br />
===Tex===<br />
*[http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~koch/texshop/texshop.html TeXShop] is TeX specific any editor is good.<br />
*[http://ktd.club.fr/programmation/latexit_en.php LaTeXiT] is for embedding quotations in any document.<br />
*[http://bibdesk.sourceforge.net/ BibDesk] is a good bibliography manager.<br />
<br />
==Graphics==<br />
*[http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omnigraffle/ OmniGraffle] is great for creating posters, graphs and other vector based images.<br />
*[http://www.inkscape.org/ Inkscape] is an Illustrator clone and is good for free form work.<br />
<br />
==Productivity==<br />
===Office===<br />
*[http://www.neooffice.org/ NeoOffice] is a Mac friendly version of the free [http://www.openoffice.org/ OpenOffice].<br />
*[http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/office2004/office2004.aspx?pid=office2004 Office 2004] is availabe from the department.<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/iwork/keynote/ Keynote] is Apple's presentation software.<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/iwork/pages/ Pages] is Apple's wordprocessing software..<br />
<br />
===Note Taking===<br />
*[http://www.hogbaysoftware.com/product/mori Mori]<br />
*[http://www.barebones.com/products/yojimbo/ Yojimbo]<br />
*[http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omnioutliner/ OmniOutliner]<br />
*[http://homepage.mac.com/stewart.hector/home/software/software.html Notepad Widget] is good for quick notes<br />
*[http://notational.net/ Notational Velocity] is an ultra-lightweight note-taking application.<br />
<br />
==Web==<br />
===Browsing===<br />
*[http://www.caminobrowser.org Camino] is based on the Mozilla rendering engine, but unlike Firefox it is "Mac-y" in nature. It uses Keychain, OS X elements, etc. You can find optimized versions on [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewforum.php?f=12 MozillaZine] and extensions at [http://pimpmycamino.com PimpMyCamino].<br />
<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/safari/ Safari] is the standard OS X browser. [http://webkit.org/ WebKit] is Apple's open source (and often faster) browser engine. Find extensions at [http://pimpmycamino.com PimpMySafari].<br />
<br />
*[http://www.firefox.com/ Firefox], is a cross-platform browser, but there are [http://www.beatnikpad.com/firefox processor optimized] versions available. Find extensions at [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/extensions/ Mozilla AddOns].<br />
<br />
If you are using, Camino or Firefox, you'll note that you don't by default have the ability to render PDFs in the browser. If you're running on an Intel mac, you're up a creek without a paddle, switch to Safari if you really need it. If you're using a PowerPC mac then you can download [http://www.schubert-it.com/pluginpdf/ PDF Browser], which basically puts Preview.app into the browsers<br />
<br />
===Creation===<br />
*[http://macrabbit.com/cssedit/ CSSEdit] is a modestly priced program that can really help out with CSS editing, which is one of the more tricky aspects of current web design.<br />
<br />
*[http://www.nvu.com NVU] seems reasonable and is open source.<br />
<br />
==Chat==<br />
===AIM/MSN/YIM/Gtalk===<br />
*[http://www.adiumx.com Adium] (based on Gaim but pretty) because it's [http://www.ksuther.com/chax/ customizable] and allows for all the chat protocols in one client. It has medicore file transfer support.<br />
<br />
*Apple [http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/ichat/ iChat] paired with [http://www.ksuther.com/chax/ Chax]. <br />
<br />
===VoIP===<br />
*[http://www.skype.com/ Skype] is the VoIP standard.<br />
*[http://www.gizmoproject.com/ GizmoProject] is an OSS version of Skype.<br />
<br />
===IRC===<br />
*[http://colloquy.info/ Colloquy] is a popular Client<br />
*[http://www.irssi.org/ irssi] is for the CLI IRC crowd.<br />
<br />
==Mail==<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/mail/ Mail]. Try [http://c-command.com/spamsieve/ SpamSieve] or it's free counterpart [http://junkmatcher.sourceforge.net/Home/index.html JunkMatcher] for better filtering. Use [http://harnly.net/software/letterbox/ LetterBox] to get three column layouts.<br />
*[http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/thunderbird/ Thunderbird]<br />
*[http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/entourage2004/entourage2004.aspx?pid=entourage2004 Entourage]<br />
* [http://www.gyazsquare.com/gyazmail/ GyazMail] <br />
* [http://www.eudora.com/download/ Eudora]<br />
<br />
Mail tends to be more popular because it's easy and simple. Entourage tends to be the reverse of Mail, and Thunderbird sits in the middle.<br />
<br />
==Calendar==<br />
[http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/ical/ iCal]<br />
[http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/entourage2004/entourage2004.aspx?pid=entourage2004 Entourage]. <br />
<br />
iCal tends to be more popular because it's easy and simple. Entourage tends to be the reverse of iCal but has better Exchange server support.<br />
<br />
==RSS==<br />
*[http://vienna-rss.sourceforge.net/vienna21.php Vienna] is an open-source client that works well.<br />
*[http://www.newsgator.com/NGOLProduct.aspx?ProdID=NetNewsWire NetNewsWire] (both pro and lite) are pretty good too.<br />
<br />
==PDF==<br />
*[http://pdfview.sourceforge.net/ PDFView] is vastly superior PDF Reader.<br />
*[http://www.adobe.com/products/reader/ Reader 8] is Adobe's offering.<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/pdf/ Preview]. <br />
*[http://www.yepthat.com/ yep] is like iPhoto for your PDFs.<br />
*[http://skim-app.sourceforge.net/index.html Skim] lets you take (proprietary) notes on your PDFs.<br />
<br />
==File Transfer==<br />
===FTP===<br />
*[http://cyberduck.ch/ Cyberduck] offers good FTP/SFTP support.<br />
*[http://rsug.itd.umich.edu/software/fugu/ Fugu] are nice but getting old.<br />
*[http://www.fetchsoftworks.com/ Fetch] works and is free for students.<br />
*[http://www.panic.com/transmit/ Transmit] is nicest of all but not free. <br />
<br />
===Torrents===<br />
*[http://bittyrant.cs.washington.edu/ BitTyrant] an in-house developed mod to Azureus that's more strategic.<br />
*[http://www.azureuswiki.com/index.php/Intel_Macs Azureus] if you need lots of functionality and plugs-ins. <br />
*[http://sarwat.net/bittorrent/ Tomato Torrent]<br />
*[http://transmission.m0k.org/ Transmission]<br />
*[http://www.xtorrentp2p.com/ XTorrent].<br />
<br />
===General===<br />
*[http://www.yazsoft.com/ Speed Download] is the most popular.<br />
*[http://www.igetter.net/ iGetter] is free.<br />
<br />
==Music==<br />
===Listening===<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/itunes/ iTunes] is the standard and you can get some useful [http://www.dougscripts.com/ scripts].<br />
*[http://panic.com/audion/ Audion] old but good.<br />
<br />
===Managing===<br />
*[http://www.chaoticsoftware.com/ProductPages/MediaRage.html Media Rage] for doing managing artwork, tags, etc.<br />
*[http://jay.tuley.name/pages/software#ieatbrainz IEatBrainz] for automatic tag management, *[http://nclasssoftware.com/index.php/nClassSoftware/corripio/ Corripio] *[http://www.widget-foundry.com/widgets/amazonart.htm Amazon Album Art widget] is widget for getting art.<br />
*[http://homepage.mac.com/sroy/libra/ Libra] helps manage multiple libraries..<br />
*[http://www.last.fm/group/iScrobbler iScrobbler] uploads what you listen to in iTunes to Last.fm. Annoying to download, it'll be one of the forum topics about a page down.<br />
<br />
===Making===<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/ilife/garageband/ Garageband] is pretty good if you don't want any "pro" apps. *[http://www.hairersoft.com/Amadeus.html Amadeus] is a great sound editor. <br />
*[http://www.freeverse.com/soundstudio/ SoundStudio] is good too. <br />
*[http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ Audacity] is an OSS editor.<br />
<br />
==Video==<br />
===Watching===<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/quicktime/mac.html QuickTime] is great. Add [http://perian.org/ Perian] and [http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/wmcomponents.mspx Flip4Mac] to make it better.<br />
*[http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ VLC] plays almost all formats.<br />
*[http://mplayerosx.sourceforge.net/ MPlayer] is less popular but works as well.<br />
===Making===<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/finalcut/ iMovie HD, Final Cut Express HD, and Final Cut Studio]. Which one you pick depends on what you want to do (and spend).<br />
<br />
==Burning Software==<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/support/tiger/burn/ Finder] has built-in burning.<br />
*[http://www.roxio.com/enu/products/toast/titanium/overview.html Toast] is the burning standard.<br />
*[http://burn-osx.sourceforge.net/ Burn] is a free alternative.<br />
<br />
==Photos==<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/ilife/iphoto/iPhoto iPhoto] Simple and easy.<br />
*[http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/family.html Photoshop] The legendary phototool.<br />
*[http://www.lemkesoft.com/en/graphcon.htm GraphicConverter] Good for quick edits and batch processing.<br />
*[http://gimp-app.sourceforge.net/ Gimp.app] Not quite Photoshop, but close and free.<br />
<br />
==Navigation==<br />
*[http://www.obdev.at/products/launchbar/index.html LaunchBar] gets you instant access to apps, documents, search engines, etc. It's extremely quick, stable and has limited features.<br />
*[http://blacktree.com/apps/quicksilver/ Quicksilver] is a similar to LaunchBar. It's open source, has a ton more features, but is less stable.<br />
*[http://www.cocoatech.com/ Path Finder] A replacement for the Finder<br />
<br />
==Notification==<br />
*[http://growl.info/ Growl] allows applications that support Growl to send you notifications. It's generally a useful thing to have installed. <br />
<br />
==Backup==<br />
*[http://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/SuperDuperDescription.html SuperDuper] makes a bootable image of your hard drive.<br />
*[http://www.econtechnologies.com/site/Pages/ChronoSync/chrono_overview.html Chronosync] makes versioned incremental backups of any folder you specify.<br />
*[http://samba.anu.edu.au/rsync/ rsync] is the venerable command line tool. Useful options include -a -v -E and --delete.<br />
<br />
==Utilities==<br />
*[http://www.titanium.free.fr/pgs/english.html OnyX] helps you run system maintenance tasks and configure hidden parameters.<br />
*[http://sourceforge.net/projects/applejack AppleJack] is a similar utility to OnyX but runs in single user mode.<br />
*[http://www.ragingmenace.com/software/menumeters/ MenuMeters] is a system monitoring, cpu, network throughput, disk, memory, etc.<br />
*[http://www.charlessoft.com/ Pacifist] Look into pkg, dmg, .tar, etc files and pull individual files out.<br />
*[http://wakaba.c3.cx/s/apps/unarchiver.html UnArchiver] A much more capable replacement the built-in archive unpacker program in Mac OS X.<br />
*[http://www.unrarx.com/ UnRarX] only does .rar files, but does them pretty well.<br />
*[http://docs.blacktree.com/visor/visor Visor] a systemwide terminal window accessible via a hotkey, much like the consoles found in games such as Quake.<br />
*[http://iterm.sourceforge.net/ iTerm] a full featured terminal emulation app written using Cocoa. Supports tabs.<br />
*[http://www.derlien.com/ Disk Inventory X] gives you an extremely useful graphical view of how space is used on your hard drive. Useful for cleaning up after yourself and your apps.<br />
<br />
==Remote Desktop==<br />
*[http://cord.sourceforge.net CoRD] Cocoa OSS client for Intel.<br />
*[http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downloads.aspx?pid=download&location=/mac/download/misc/rdc_update_103.xml&secid=80&ssid=10&flgnosysreq=True Microsoft RDC] MS client for PPC. <br />
*[http://rdesktop.darwinports.com/ rdesktop] in DarwinPorts<br />
*[http://pdb.finkproject.org/pdb/package.php/rdesktop rdesktop] in Fink<br />
<br />
*[http://sourceforge.net/projects/cotvnc/ Chicken of the VNC] Cocoa VNC client<br />
*[http://www.nomachine.com/download-client-macosx.php NX] FreeNX client<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/remotedesktop/ Remote Desktop] from Apple<br />
<br />
==Windows==<br />
*[http://www.parallels.com/ Parallels] Popular virtualization solution<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/ BootCamp] Boot a native copy of Windows<br />
*[http://www.vmware.com/mac VMWare] Currently in beta.<br />
*[http://www.codeweavers.com/products/cxmac/ CrossOver] Provides a Win32 API for some apps<br />
<br />
If you do a lot of hardware or graphics intensive work, use Bootcamp. If you need a full fledged Windows install try Parallels. If you only have one app and it's supported by Crossover, then use that. If you want know the differences, try this [http://www.notebookreview.com/printArticle.asp?newsid=2990 Guide for Choosing Boot Camp or Parallels to Run Windows on an Apple MacBook]<br />
<br />
==AntiVirus==<br />
Hahaha! No seriously, any antivirus solution will slow down your machine with all the scanning. Seeing as there are no known Mac viruses, the only reason to install it is to prevent spread of Microsoft macro viruses. I strongly recommend not installing any antivirus software and just regularly updating your OS software.</div>Colinhttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Mac_Users:Suggested_Applications&diff=6902Mac Users:Suggested Applications2007-05-31T08:17:31Z<p>Colin: /* Backup */</p>
<hr />
<div>This list are the applications that most use in CSE. We try to focus on applications that are free, inexpensive and open source. If such applications don't exist, we list the best piece of software in that category. If you want a specific piece of software, try [http://www.macupdate.com MacUpdate] and [http://www.versiontracker.com VersionTracker]. You can also send your question to the [https://mailman.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/mac-users mailing list].<br />
<br />
==Text==<br />
===Coding===<br />
*[http://macromates.com/ TextMate] is a brilliant general purpose text editor. It's good for coding, taking notes, managing repositories, latexing, etc. It's the hot new standard in OS X.<br />
*[http://www.barebones.com/ BBEdit] the old standard from the OS 9 days. Still very popular.<br />
*[http://www.barebones.com/products/textwrangler/ TextWrangler] is a free mini-BBEdit.<br />
*[http://www.codingmonkeys.de/subethaedit/ SubEthaEdit] is a novel collaborative text editor that some use.<br />
*[http://macvim.org/OSX/index.php Vim] in OS X.<br />
*[http://www.porkrind.org/emacs/ Carbon Emacs] is good for those who want an OS X native Emacs.<br />
<br />
===IDE===<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/xcode/ Xcode] is the Obj-C standard, but is good for all flavors of C (and some Java). If you are building OS X native software, you should use this.<br />
*[http://www.eclipse.org/ Eclipse] is the Java standard.<br />
<br />
===Tex===<br />
*[http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~koch/texshop/texshop.html TeXShop] is TeX specific any editor is good.<br />
*[http://ktd.club.fr/programmation/latexit_en.php LaTeXiT] is for embedding quotations in any document.<br />
*[http://bibdesk.sourceforge.net/ BibDesk] is a good bibliography manager.<br />
<br />
==Graphics==<br />
*[http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omnigraffle/ OmniGraffle] is great for creating posters, graphs and other vector based images.<br />
*[http://www.inkscape.org/ Inkscape] is an Illustrator clone and is good for free form work.<br />
<br />
==Productivity==<br />
===Office===<br />
*[http://www.neooffice.org/ NeoOffice] is a Mac friendly version of the free [http://www.openoffice.org/ OpenOffice].<br />
*[http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/office2004/office2004.aspx?pid=office2004 Office 2004] is availabe from the department.<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/iwork/keynote/ Keynote] is Apple's presentation software.<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/iwork/pages/ Pages] is Apple's wordprocessing software..<br />
<br />
===Note Taking===<br />
*[http://www.hogbaysoftware.com/product/mori Mori]<br />
*[http://www.barebones.com/products/yojimbo/ Yojimbo]<br />
*[http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omnioutliner/ OmniOutliner]<br />
*[http://homepage.mac.com/stewart.hector/home/software/software.html Notepad Widget] is good for quick notes<br />
*[http://notational.net/ Notational Velocity] is an ultra-lightweight note-taking application.<br />
<br />
==Web==<br />
===Browsing===<br />
*[http://www.caminobrowser.org Camino] is based on the Mozilla rendering engine, but unlike Firefox it is "Mac-y" in nature. It uses Keychain, OS X elements, etc. You can find optimized versions on [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewforum.php?f=12 MozillaZine] and extensions at [http://pimpmycamino.com PimpMyCamino].<br />
<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/safari/ Safari] is the standard OS X browser. [http://webkit.org/ WebKit] is Apple's open source (and often faster) browser engine. Find extensions at [http://pimpmycamino.com PimpMySafari].<br />
<br />
*[http://www.firefox.com/ Firefox], is a cross-platform browser, but there are [http://www.beatnikpad.com/firefox processor optimized] versions available. Find extensions at [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/extensions/ Mozilla AddOns].<br />
<br />
If you are using, Camino or Firefox, you'll note that you don't by default have the ability to render PDFs in the browser. If you're running on an Intel mac, you're up a creek without a paddle, switch to Safari if you really need it. If you're using a PowerPC mac then you can download [http://www.schubert-it.com/pluginpdf/ PDF Browser], which basically puts Preview.app into the browsers<br />
<br />
===Creation===<br />
*[http://macrabbit.com/cssedit/ CSSEdit] is a modestly priced program that can really help out with CSS editing, which is one of the more tricky aspects of current web design.<br />
<br />
*[http://www.nvu.com NVU] seems reasonable and is open source.<br />
<br />
==Chat==<br />
===AIM/MSN/YIM/Gtalk===<br />
*[http://www.adiumx.com Adium] (based on Gaim but pretty) because it's [http://www.ksuther.com/chax/ customizable] and allows for all the chat protocols in one client. It has medicore file transfer support.<br />
<br />
*Apple [http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/ichat/ iChat] paired with [http://www.ksuther.com/chax/ Chax]. <br />
<br />
===VoIP===<br />
*[http://www.skype.com/ Skype] is the VoIP standard.<br />
*[http://www.gizmoproject.com/ GizmoProject] is an OSS version of Skype.<br />
<br />
===IRC===<br />
*[http://colloquy.info/ Colloquy] is a popular Client<br />
*[http://www.irssi.org/ irssi] is for the CLI IRC crowd.<br />
<br />
==Mail==<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/mail/ Mail]. Try [http://c-command.com/spamsieve/ SpamSieve] or it's free counterpart [http://junkmatcher.sourceforge.net/Home/index.html JunkMatcher] for better filtering. Use [http://harnly.net/software/letterbox/ LetterBox] to get three column layouts.<br />
*[http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/thunderbird/ Thunderbird]<br />
*[http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/entourage2004/entourage2004.aspx?pid=entourage2004 Entourage]<br />
* [http://www.gyazsquare.com/gyazmail/ GyazMail] <br />
* [http://www.eudora.com/download/ Eudora]<br />
<br />
Mail tends to be more popular because it's easy and simple. Entourage tends to be the reverse of Mail, and Thunderbird sits in the middle.<br />
<br />
==Calendar==<br />
[http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/ical/ iCal]<br />
[http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/entourage2004/entourage2004.aspx?pid=entourage2004 Entourage]. <br />
<br />
iCal tends to be more popular because it's easy and simple. Entourage tends to be the reverse of iCal but has better Exchange server support.<br />
<br />
==RSS==<br />
*[http://vienna-rss.sourceforge.net/vienna21.php Vienna] is an open-source client that works well.<br />
*[http://www.newsgator.com/NGOLProduct.aspx?ProdID=NetNewsWire NetNewsWire] (both pro and lite) are pretty good too.<br />
<br />
==PDF==<br />
*[http://pdfview.sourceforge.net/ PDFView] is vastly superior PDF Reader.<br />
*[http://www.adobe.com/products/reader/ Reader 8] is Adobe's offering.<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/pdf/ Preview]. <br />
*[http://www.yepthat.com/ yep] is like iPhoto for your PDFs.<br />
*[http://skim-app.sourceforge.net/index.html Skim] lets you take (proprietary) notes on your PDFs.<br />
<br />
==File Transfer==<br />
===FTP===<br />
*[http://cyberduck.ch/ Cyberduck] offers good FTP/SFTP support.<br />
*[http://rsug.itd.umich.edu/software/fugu/ Fugu] are nice but getting old.<br />
*[http://www.fetchsoftworks.com/ Fetch] works and is free for students.<br />
*[http://www.panic.com/transmit/ Transmit] is nicest of all but not free. <br />
<br />
===Torrents===<br />
*[http://bittyrant.cs.washington.edu/ BitTyrant] an in-house developed mod to Azureus that's more strategic.<br />
*[http://www.azureuswiki.com/index.php/Intel_Macs Azureus] if you need lots of functionality and plugs-ins. <br />
*[http://sarwat.net/bittorrent/ Tomato Torrent]<br />
*[http://transmission.m0k.org/ Transmission]<br />
*[http://www.xtorrentp2p.com/ XTorrent].<br />
<br />
===General===<br />
*[http://www.yazsoft.com/ Speed Download] is the most popular.<br />
*[http://www.igetter.net/ iGetter] is free.<br />
<br />
==Music==<br />
===Listening===<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/itunes/ iTunes] is the standard and you can get some useful [http://www.dougscripts.com/ scripts].<br />
*[http://panic.com/audion/ Audion] old but good.<br />
<br />
===Managing===<br />
*[http://www.chaoticsoftware.com/ProductPages/MediaRage.html Media Rage] for doing managing artwork, tags, etc.<br />
*[http://jay.tuley.name/pages/software#ieatbrainz IEatBrainz] for automatic tag management, *[http://nclasssoftware.com/index.php/nClassSoftware/corripio/ Corripio] *[http://www.widget-foundry.com/widgets/amazonart.htm Amazon Album Art widget] is widget for getting art.<br />
*[http://homepage.mac.com/sroy/libra/ Libra] helps manage multiple libraries..<br />
*[http://www.last.fm/group/iScrobbler iScrobbler] uploads what you listen to in iTunes to Last.fm. Annoying to download, it'll be one of the forum topics about a page down.<br />
<br />
===Making===<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/ilife/garageband/ Garageband] is pretty good if you don't want any "pro" apps. *[http://www.hairersoft.com/Amadeus.html Amadeus] is a great sound editor. <br />
*[http://www.freeverse.com/soundstudio/ SoundStudio] is good too. <br />
*[http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ Audacity] is an OSS editor.<br />
<br />
==Video==<br />
===Watching===<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/quicktime/mac.html QuickTime] is great. Add [http://perian.org/ Perian] and [http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/wmcomponents.mspx Flip4Mac] to make it better.<br />
*[http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ VLC] plays almost all formats.<br />
*[http://mplayerosx.sourceforge.net/ MPlayer] is less popular but works as well.<br />
===Making===<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/finalcut/ iMovie HD, Final Cut Express HD, and Final Cut Studio]. Which one you pick depends on what you want to do (and spend).<br />
<br />
==Burning Software==<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/support/tiger/burn/ Finder] has built-in burning.<br />
*[http://www.roxio.com/enu/products/toast/titanium/overview.html Toast] is the burning standard.<br />
*[http://burn-osx.sourceforge.net/ Burn] is a free alternative.<br />
<br />
==Photos==<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/ilife/iphoto/iPhoto iPhoto] Simple and easy.<br />
*[http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/family.html Photoshop] The legendary phototool.<br />
*[http://www.lemkesoft.com/en/graphcon.htm GraphicConverter] Good for quick edits and batch processing.<br />
*[http://gimp-app.sourceforge.net/ Gimp.app] Not quite Photoshop, but close and free.<br />
<br />
==Navigation==<br />
*[http://www.obdev.at/products/launchbar/index.html LaunchBar] gets you instant access to apps, documents, search engines, etc. It's extremely quick, stable and has limited features.<br />
*[http://blacktree.com/apps/quicksilver/ Quicksilver] is a similar to LaunchBar. It's open source, has a ton more features, but is less stable.<br />
*[http://www.cocoatech.com/ Path Finder] A replacement for the Finder<br />
<br />
==Notification==<br />
*[http://growl.info/ Growl] allows applications that support Growl to send you notifications. It's generally a useful thing to have installed. <br />
<br />
==Backup==<br />
*[http://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/SuperDuperDescription.html SuperDuper] makes a bootable image of your hard drive.<br />
*[http://www.econtechnologies.com/site/Pages/ChronoSync/chrono_overview.html Chronosync] makes versioned incremental backups of any folder you specify.<br />
*[http://samba.anu.edu.au/rsync/ rsync] is the venerable command line tool. Useful options include -a -v -E and --delete.<br />
<br />
==Utilities==<br />
*[http://www.titanium.free.fr/pgs/english.html OnyX] helps you run system maintenance tasks and configure hidden parameters.<br />
*[http://sourceforge.net/projects/applejack AppleJack] is a similar utility to OnyX but runs in single user mode.<br />
*[http://www.ragingmenace.com/software/menumeters/ MenuMeters] is a system monitoring, cpu, network throughput, disk, memory, etc.<br />
*[http://www.charlessoft.com/ Pacifist] Look into pkg, dmg, .tar, etc files and pull individual files out.<br />
*[http://wakaba.c3.cx/s/apps/unarchiver.html UnArchiver] A much more capable replacement the built-in archive unpacker program in Mac OS X.<br />
*[http://docs.blacktree.com/visor/visor Visor] a systemwide terminal window accessible via a hotkey, much like the consoles found in games such as Quake.<br />
*[http://iterm.sourceforge.net/ iTerm] a full featured terminal emulation app written using Cocoa. Supports tabs.<br />
<br />
==Remote Desktop==<br />
*[http://cord.sourceforge.net CoRD] Cocoa OSS client for Intel.<br />
*[http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downloads.aspx?pid=download&location=/mac/download/misc/rdc_update_103.xml&secid=80&ssid=10&flgnosysreq=True Microsoft RDC] MS client for PPC. <br />
*[http://rdesktop.darwinports.com/ rdesktop] in DarwinPorts<br />
*[http://pdb.finkproject.org/pdb/package.php/rdesktop rdesktop] in Fink<br />
<br />
*[http://sourceforge.net/projects/cotvnc/ Chicken of the VNC] Cocoa VNC client<br />
*[http://www.nomachine.com/download-client-macosx.php NX] FreeNX client<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/remotedesktop/ Remote Desktop] from Apple<br />
<br />
==Windows==<br />
*[http://www.parallels.com/ Parallels] Popular virtualization solution<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/ BootCamp] Boot a native copy of Windows<br />
*[http://www.vmware.com/mac VMWare] Currently in beta.<br />
*[http://www.codeweavers.com/products/cxmac/ CrossOver] Provides a Win32 API for some apps<br />
<br />
If you do a lot of hardware or graphics intensive work, use Bootcamp. If you need a full fledged Windows install try Parallels. If you only have one app and it's supported by Crossover, then use that. If you want know the differences, try this [http://www.notebookreview.com/printArticle.asp?newsid=2990 Guide for Choosing Boot Camp or Parallels to Run Windows on an Apple MacBook]<br />
<br />
==AntiVirus==<br />
Hahaha! No seriously, any antivirus solution will slow down your machine with all the scanning. Seeing as there are no known Mac viruses, the only reason to install it is to prevent spread of Microsoft macro viruses. I strongly recommend not installing any antivirus software and just regularly updating your OS software.</div>Colinhttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Mac_Users:Suggested_Applications&diff=6901Mac Users:Suggested Applications2007-05-31T08:14:48Z<p>Colin: /* Photos */</p>
<hr />
<div>This list are the applications that most use in CSE. We try to focus on applications that are free, inexpensive and open source. If such applications don't exist, we list the best piece of software in that category. If you want a specific piece of software, try [http://www.macupdate.com MacUpdate] and [http://www.versiontracker.com VersionTracker]. You can also send your question to the [https://mailman.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/mac-users mailing list].<br />
<br />
==Text==<br />
===Coding===<br />
*[http://macromates.com/ TextMate] is a brilliant general purpose text editor. It's good for coding, taking notes, managing repositories, latexing, etc. It's the hot new standard in OS X.<br />
*[http://www.barebones.com/ BBEdit] the old standard from the OS 9 days. Still very popular.<br />
*[http://www.barebones.com/products/textwrangler/ TextWrangler] is a free mini-BBEdit.<br />
*[http://www.codingmonkeys.de/subethaedit/ SubEthaEdit] is a novel collaborative text editor that some use.<br />
*[http://macvim.org/OSX/index.php Vim] in OS X.<br />
*[http://www.porkrind.org/emacs/ Carbon Emacs] is good for those who want an OS X native Emacs.<br />
<br />
===IDE===<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/xcode/ Xcode] is the Obj-C standard, but is good for all flavors of C (and some Java). If you are building OS X native software, you should use this.<br />
*[http://www.eclipse.org/ Eclipse] is the Java standard.<br />
<br />
===Tex===<br />
*[http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~koch/texshop/texshop.html TeXShop] is TeX specific any editor is good.<br />
*[http://ktd.club.fr/programmation/latexit_en.php LaTeXiT] is for embedding quotations in any document.<br />
*[http://bibdesk.sourceforge.net/ BibDesk] is a good bibliography manager.<br />
<br />
==Graphics==<br />
*[http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omnigraffle/ OmniGraffle] is great for creating posters, graphs and other vector based images.<br />
*[http://www.inkscape.org/ Inkscape] is an Illustrator clone and is good for free form work.<br />
<br />
==Productivity==<br />
===Office===<br />
*[http://www.neooffice.org/ NeoOffice] is a Mac friendly version of the free [http://www.openoffice.org/ OpenOffice].<br />
*[http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/office2004/office2004.aspx?pid=office2004 Office 2004] is availabe from the department.<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/iwork/keynote/ Keynote] is Apple's presentation software.<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/iwork/pages/ Pages] is Apple's wordprocessing software..<br />
<br />
===Note Taking===<br />
*[http://www.hogbaysoftware.com/product/mori Mori]<br />
*[http://www.barebones.com/products/yojimbo/ Yojimbo]<br />
*[http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omnioutliner/ OmniOutliner]<br />
*[http://homepage.mac.com/stewart.hector/home/software/software.html Notepad Widget] is good for quick notes<br />
*[http://notational.net/ Notational Velocity] is an ultra-lightweight note-taking application.<br />
<br />
==Web==<br />
===Browsing===<br />
*[http://www.caminobrowser.org Camino] is based on the Mozilla rendering engine, but unlike Firefox it is "Mac-y" in nature. It uses Keychain, OS X elements, etc. You can find optimized versions on [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewforum.php?f=12 MozillaZine] and extensions at [http://pimpmycamino.com PimpMyCamino].<br />
<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/safari/ Safari] is the standard OS X browser. [http://webkit.org/ WebKit] is Apple's open source (and often faster) browser engine. Find extensions at [http://pimpmycamino.com PimpMySafari].<br />
<br />
*[http://www.firefox.com/ Firefox], is a cross-platform browser, but there are [http://www.beatnikpad.com/firefox processor optimized] versions available. Find extensions at [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/extensions/ Mozilla AddOns].<br />
<br />
If you are using, Camino or Firefox, you'll note that you don't by default have the ability to render PDFs in the browser. If you're running on an Intel mac, you're up a creek without a paddle, switch to Safari if you really need it. If you're using a PowerPC mac then you can download [http://www.schubert-it.com/pluginpdf/ PDF Browser], which basically puts Preview.app into the browsers<br />
<br />
===Creation===<br />
*[http://macrabbit.com/cssedit/ CSSEdit] is a modestly priced program that can really help out with CSS editing, which is one of the more tricky aspects of current web design.<br />
<br />
*[http://www.nvu.com NVU] seems reasonable and is open source.<br />
<br />
==Chat==<br />
===AIM/MSN/YIM/Gtalk===<br />
*[http://www.adiumx.com Adium] (based on Gaim but pretty) because it's [http://www.ksuther.com/chax/ customizable] and allows for all the chat protocols in one client. It has medicore file transfer support.<br />
<br />
*Apple [http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/ichat/ iChat] paired with [http://www.ksuther.com/chax/ Chax]. <br />
<br />
===VoIP===<br />
*[http://www.skype.com/ Skype] is the VoIP standard.<br />
*[http://www.gizmoproject.com/ GizmoProject] is an OSS version of Skype.<br />
<br />
===IRC===<br />
*[http://colloquy.info/ Colloquy] is a popular Client<br />
*[http://www.irssi.org/ irssi] is for the CLI IRC crowd.<br />
<br />
==Mail==<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/mail/ Mail]. Try [http://c-command.com/spamsieve/ SpamSieve] or it's free counterpart [http://junkmatcher.sourceforge.net/Home/index.html JunkMatcher] for better filtering. Use [http://harnly.net/software/letterbox/ LetterBox] to get three column layouts.<br />
*[http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/thunderbird/ Thunderbird]<br />
*[http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/entourage2004/entourage2004.aspx?pid=entourage2004 Entourage]<br />
* [http://www.gyazsquare.com/gyazmail/ GyazMail] <br />
* [http://www.eudora.com/download/ Eudora]<br />
<br />
Mail tends to be more popular because it's easy and simple. Entourage tends to be the reverse of Mail, and Thunderbird sits in the middle.<br />
<br />
==Calendar==<br />
[http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/ical/ iCal]<br />
[http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/entourage2004/entourage2004.aspx?pid=entourage2004 Entourage]. <br />
<br />
iCal tends to be more popular because it's easy and simple. Entourage tends to be the reverse of iCal but has better Exchange server support.<br />
<br />
==RSS==<br />
*[http://vienna-rss.sourceforge.net/vienna21.php Vienna] is an open-source client that works well.<br />
*[http://www.newsgator.com/NGOLProduct.aspx?ProdID=NetNewsWire NetNewsWire] (both pro and lite) are pretty good too.<br />
<br />
==PDF==<br />
*[http://pdfview.sourceforge.net/ PDFView] is vastly superior PDF Reader.<br />
*[http://www.adobe.com/products/reader/ Reader 8] is Adobe's offering.<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/pdf/ Preview]. <br />
*[http://www.yepthat.com/ yep] is like iPhoto for your PDFs.<br />
*[http://skim-app.sourceforge.net/index.html Skim] lets you take (proprietary) notes on your PDFs.<br />
<br />
==File Transfer==<br />
===FTP===<br />
*[http://cyberduck.ch/ Cyberduck] offers good FTP/SFTP support.<br />
*[http://rsug.itd.umich.edu/software/fugu/ Fugu] are nice but getting old.<br />
*[http://www.fetchsoftworks.com/ Fetch] works and is free for students.<br />
*[http://www.panic.com/transmit/ Transmit] is nicest of all but not free. <br />
<br />
===Torrents===<br />
*[http://bittyrant.cs.washington.edu/ BitTyrant] an in-house developed mod to Azureus that's more strategic.<br />
*[http://www.azureuswiki.com/index.php/Intel_Macs Azureus] if you need lots of functionality and plugs-ins. <br />
*[http://sarwat.net/bittorrent/ Tomato Torrent]<br />
*[http://transmission.m0k.org/ Transmission]<br />
*[http://www.xtorrentp2p.com/ XTorrent].<br />
<br />
===General===<br />
*[http://www.yazsoft.com/ Speed Download] is the most popular.<br />
*[http://www.igetter.net/ iGetter] is free.<br />
<br />
==Music==<br />
===Listening===<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/itunes/ iTunes] is the standard and you can get some useful [http://www.dougscripts.com/ scripts].<br />
*[http://panic.com/audion/ Audion] old but good.<br />
<br />
===Managing===<br />
*[http://www.chaoticsoftware.com/ProductPages/MediaRage.html Media Rage] for doing managing artwork, tags, etc.<br />
*[http://jay.tuley.name/pages/software#ieatbrainz IEatBrainz] for automatic tag management, *[http://nclasssoftware.com/index.php/nClassSoftware/corripio/ Corripio] *[http://www.widget-foundry.com/widgets/amazonart.htm Amazon Album Art widget] is widget for getting art.<br />
*[http://homepage.mac.com/sroy/libra/ Libra] helps manage multiple libraries..<br />
*[http://www.last.fm/group/iScrobbler iScrobbler] uploads what you listen to in iTunes to Last.fm. Annoying to download, it'll be one of the forum topics about a page down.<br />
<br />
===Making===<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/ilife/garageband/ Garageband] is pretty good if you don't want any "pro" apps. *[http://www.hairersoft.com/Amadeus.html Amadeus] is a great sound editor. <br />
*[http://www.freeverse.com/soundstudio/ SoundStudio] is good too. <br />
*[http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ Audacity] is an OSS editor.<br />
<br />
==Video==<br />
===Watching===<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/quicktime/mac.html QuickTime] is great. Add [http://perian.org/ Perian] and [http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/wmcomponents.mspx Flip4Mac] to make it better.<br />
*[http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ VLC] plays almost all formats.<br />
*[http://mplayerosx.sourceforge.net/ MPlayer] is less popular but works as well.<br />
===Making===<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/finalcut/ iMovie HD, Final Cut Express HD, and Final Cut Studio]. Which one you pick depends on what you want to do (and spend).<br />
<br />
==Burning Software==<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/support/tiger/burn/ Finder] has built-in burning.<br />
*[http://www.roxio.com/enu/products/toast/titanium/overview.html Toast] is the burning standard.<br />
*[http://burn-osx.sourceforge.net/ Burn] is a free alternative.<br />
<br />
==Photos==<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/ilife/iphoto/iPhoto iPhoto] Simple and easy.<br />
*[http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/family.html Photoshop] The legendary phototool.<br />
*[http://www.lemkesoft.com/en/graphcon.htm GraphicConverter] Good for quick edits and batch processing.<br />
*[http://gimp-app.sourceforge.net/ Gimp.app] Not quite Photoshop, but close and free.<br />
<br />
==Navigation==<br />
*[http://www.obdev.at/products/launchbar/index.html LaunchBar] gets you instant access to apps, documents, search engines, etc. It's extremely quick, stable and has limited features.<br />
*[http://blacktree.com/apps/quicksilver/ Quicksilver] is a similar to LaunchBar. It's open source, has a ton more features, but is less stable.<br />
*[http://www.cocoatech.com/ Path Finder] A replacement for the Finder<br />
<br />
==Notification==<br />
*[http://growl.info/ Growl] allows applications that support Growl to send you notifications. It's generally a useful thing to have installed. <br />
<br />
==Backup==<br />
*[http://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/SuperDuperDescription.html SuperDuper] makes a bootable image of your hard drive.<br />
*[http://www.econtechnologies.com/site/Pages/ChronoSync/chrono_overview.html Chronosync] makes versioned incremental backups of any folder you specify.<br />
<br />
==Utilities==<br />
*[http://www.titanium.free.fr/pgs/english.html OnyX] helps you run system maintenance tasks and configure hidden parameters.<br />
*[http://sourceforge.net/projects/applejack AppleJack] is a similar utility to OnyX but runs in single user mode.<br />
*[http://www.ragingmenace.com/software/menumeters/ MenuMeters] is a system monitoring, cpu, network throughput, disk, memory, etc.<br />
*[http://www.charlessoft.com/ Pacifist] Look into pkg, dmg, .tar, etc files and pull individual files out.<br />
*[http://wakaba.c3.cx/s/apps/unarchiver.html UnArchiver] A much more capable replacement the built-in archive unpacker program in Mac OS X.<br />
*[http://docs.blacktree.com/visor/visor Visor] a systemwide terminal window accessible via a hotkey, much like the consoles found in games such as Quake.<br />
*[http://iterm.sourceforge.net/ iTerm] a full featured terminal emulation app written using Cocoa. Supports tabs.<br />
<br />
==Remote Desktop==<br />
*[http://cord.sourceforge.net CoRD] Cocoa OSS client for Intel.<br />
*[http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downloads.aspx?pid=download&location=/mac/download/misc/rdc_update_103.xml&secid=80&ssid=10&flgnosysreq=True Microsoft RDC] MS client for PPC. <br />
*[http://rdesktop.darwinports.com/ rdesktop] in DarwinPorts<br />
*[http://pdb.finkproject.org/pdb/package.php/rdesktop rdesktop] in Fink<br />
<br />
*[http://sourceforge.net/projects/cotvnc/ Chicken of the VNC] Cocoa VNC client<br />
*[http://www.nomachine.com/download-client-macosx.php NX] FreeNX client<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/remotedesktop/ Remote Desktop] from Apple<br />
<br />
==Windows==<br />
*[http://www.parallels.com/ Parallels] Popular virtualization solution<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/ BootCamp] Boot a native copy of Windows<br />
*[http://www.vmware.com/mac VMWare] Currently in beta.<br />
*[http://www.codeweavers.com/products/cxmac/ CrossOver] Provides a Win32 API for some apps<br />
<br />
If you do a lot of hardware or graphics intensive work, use Bootcamp. If you need a full fledged Windows install try Parallels. If you only have one app and it's supported by Crossover, then use that. If you want know the differences, try this [http://www.notebookreview.com/printArticle.asp?newsid=2990 Guide for Choosing Boot Camp or Parallels to Run Windows on an Apple MacBook]<br />
<br />
==AntiVirus==<br />
Hahaha! No seriously, any antivirus solution will slow down your machine with all the scanning. Seeing as there are no known Mac viruses, the only reason to install it is to prevent spread of Microsoft macro viruses. I strongly recommend not installing any antivirus software and just regularly updating your OS software.</div>Colinhttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Mac_Users:Suggested_Applications&diff=6900Mac Users:Suggested Applications2007-05-31T08:14:10Z<p>Colin: /* Managing */</p>
<hr />
<div>This list are the applications that most use in CSE. We try to focus on applications that are free, inexpensive and open source. If such applications don't exist, we list the best piece of software in that category. If you want a specific piece of software, try [http://www.macupdate.com MacUpdate] and [http://www.versiontracker.com VersionTracker]. You can also send your question to the [https://mailman.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/mac-users mailing list].<br />
<br />
==Text==<br />
===Coding===<br />
*[http://macromates.com/ TextMate] is a brilliant general purpose text editor. It's good for coding, taking notes, managing repositories, latexing, etc. It's the hot new standard in OS X.<br />
*[http://www.barebones.com/ BBEdit] the old standard from the OS 9 days. Still very popular.<br />
*[http://www.barebones.com/products/textwrangler/ TextWrangler] is a free mini-BBEdit.<br />
*[http://www.codingmonkeys.de/subethaedit/ SubEthaEdit] is a novel collaborative text editor that some use.<br />
*[http://macvim.org/OSX/index.php Vim] in OS X.<br />
*[http://www.porkrind.org/emacs/ Carbon Emacs] is good for those who want an OS X native Emacs.<br />
<br />
===IDE===<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/xcode/ Xcode] is the Obj-C standard, but is good for all flavors of C (and some Java). If you are building OS X native software, you should use this.<br />
*[http://www.eclipse.org/ Eclipse] is the Java standard.<br />
<br />
===Tex===<br />
*[http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~koch/texshop/texshop.html TeXShop] is TeX specific any editor is good.<br />
*[http://ktd.club.fr/programmation/latexit_en.php LaTeXiT] is for embedding quotations in any document.<br />
*[http://bibdesk.sourceforge.net/ BibDesk] is a good bibliography manager.<br />
<br />
==Graphics==<br />
*[http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omnigraffle/ OmniGraffle] is great for creating posters, graphs and other vector based images.<br />
*[http://www.inkscape.org/ Inkscape] is an Illustrator clone and is good for free form work.<br />
<br />
==Productivity==<br />
===Office===<br />
*[http://www.neooffice.org/ NeoOffice] is a Mac friendly version of the free [http://www.openoffice.org/ OpenOffice].<br />
*[http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/office2004/office2004.aspx?pid=office2004 Office 2004] is availabe from the department.<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/iwork/keynote/ Keynote] is Apple's presentation software.<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/iwork/pages/ Pages] is Apple's wordprocessing software..<br />
<br />
===Note Taking===<br />
*[http://www.hogbaysoftware.com/product/mori Mori]<br />
*[http://www.barebones.com/products/yojimbo/ Yojimbo]<br />
*[http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omnioutliner/ OmniOutliner]<br />
*[http://homepage.mac.com/stewart.hector/home/software/software.html Notepad Widget] is good for quick notes<br />
*[http://notational.net/ Notational Velocity] is an ultra-lightweight note-taking application.<br />
<br />
==Web==<br />
===Browsing===<br />
*[http://www.caminobrowser.org Camino] is based on the Mozilla rendering engine, but unlike Firefox it is "Mac-y" in nature. It uses Keychain, OS X elements, etc. You can find optimized versions on [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewforum.php?f=12 MozillaZine] and extensions at [http://pimpmycamino.com PimpMyCamino].<br />
<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/safari/ Safari] is the standard OS X browser. [http://webkit.org/ WebKit] is Apple's open source (and often faster) browser engine. Find extensions at [http://pimpmycamino.com PimpMySafari].<br />
<br />
*[http://www.firefox.com/ Firefox], is a cross-platform browser, but there are [http://www.beatnikpad.com/firefox processor optimized] versions available. Find extensions at [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/extensions/ Mozilla AddOns].<br />
<br />
If you are using, Camino or Firefox, you'll note that you don't by default have the ability to render PDFs in the browser. If you're running on an Intel mac, you're up a creek without a paddle, switch to Safari if you really need it. If you're using a PowerPC mac then you can download [http://www.schubert-it.com/pluginpdf/ PDF Browser], which basically puts Preview.app into the browsers<br />
<br />
===Creation===<br />
*[http://macrabbit.com/cssedit/ CSSEdit] is a modestly priced program that can really help out with CSS editing, which is one of the more tricky aspects of current web design.<br />
<br />
*[http://www.nvu.com NVU] seems reasonable and is open source.<br />
<br />
==Chat==<br />
===AIM/MSN/YIM/Gtalk===<br />
*[http://www.adiumx.com Adium] (based on Gaim but pretty) because it's [http://www.ksuther.com/chax/ customizable] and allows for all the chat protocols in one client. It has medicore file transfer support.<br />
<br />
*Apple [http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/ichat/ iChat] paired with [http://www.ksuther.com/chax/ Chax]. <br />
<br />
===VoIP===<br />
*[http://www.skype.com/ Skype] is the VoIP standard.<br />
*[http://www.gizmoproject.com/ GizmoProject] is an OSS version of Skype.<br />
<br />
===IRC===<br />
*[http://colloquy.info/ Colloquy] is a popular Client<br />
*[http://www.irssi.org/ irssi] is for the CLI IRC crowd.<br />
<br />
==Mail==<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/mail/ Mail]. Try [http://c-command.com/spamsieve/ SpamSieve] or it's free counterpart [http://junkmatcher.sourceforge.net/Home/index.html JunkMatcher] for better filtering. Use [http://harnly.net/software/letterbox/ LetterBox] to get three column layouts.<br />
*[http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/thunderbird/ Thunderbird]<br />
*[http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/entourage2004/entourage2004.aspx?pid=entourage2004 Entourage]<br />
* [http://www.gyazsquare.com/gyazmail/ GyazMail] <br />
* [http://www.eudora.com/download/ Eudora]<br />
<br />
Mail tends to be more popular because it's easy and simple. Entourage tends to be the reverse of Mail, and Thunderbird sits in the middle.<br />
<br />
==Calendar==<br />
[http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/ical/ iCal]<br />
[http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/entourage2004/entourage2004.aspx?pid=entourage2004 Entourage]. <br />
<br />
iCal tends to be more popular because it's easy and simple. Entourage tends to be the reverse of iCal but has better Exchange server support.<br />
<br />
==RSS==<br />
*[http://vienna-rss.sourceforge.net/vienna21.php Vienna] is an open-source client that works well.<br />
*[http://www.newsgator.com/NGOLProduct.aspx?ProdID=NetNewsWire NetNewsWire] (both pro and lite) are pretty good too.<br />
<br />
==PDF==<br />
*[http://pdfview.sourceforge.net/ PDFView] is vastly superior PDF Reader.<br />
*[http://www.adobe.com/products/reader/ Reader 8] is Adobe's offering.<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/pdf/ Preview]. <br />
*[http://www.yepthat.com/ yep] is like iPhoto for your PDFs.<br />
*[http://skim-app.sourceforge.net/index.html Skim] lets you take (proprietary) notes on your PDFs.<br />
<br />
==File Transfer==<br />
===FTP===<br />
*[http://cyberduck.ch/ Cyberduck] offers good FTP/SFTP support.<br />
*[http://rsug.itd.umich.edu/software/fugu/ Fugu] are nice but getting old.<br />
*[http://www.fetchsoftworks.com/ Fetch] works and is free for students.<br />
*[http://www.panic.com/transmit/ Transmit] is nicest of all but not free. <br />
<br />
===Torrents===<br />
*[http://bittyrant.cs.washington.edu/ BitTyrant] an in-house developed mod to Azureus that's more strategic.<br />
*[http://www.azureuswiki.com/index.php/Intel_Macs Azureus] if you need lots of functionality and plugs-ins. <br />
*[http://sarwat.net/bittorrent/ Tomato Torrent]<br />
*[http://transmission.m0k.org/ Transmission]<br />
*[http://www.xtorrentp2p.com/ XTorrent].<br />
<br />
===General===<br />
*[http://www.yazsoft.com/ Speed Download] is the most popular.<br />
*[http://www.igetter.net/ iGetter] is free.<br />
<br />
==Music==<br />
===Listening===<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/itunes/ iTunes] is the standard and you can get some useful [http://www.dougscripts.com/ scripts].<br />
*[http://panic.com/audion/ Audion] old but good.<br />
<br />
===Managing===<br />
*[http://www.chaoticsoftware.com/ProductPages/MediaRage.html Media Rage] for doing managing artwork, tags, etc.<br />
*[http://jay.tuley.name/pages/software#ieatbrainz IEatBrainz] for automatic tag management, *[http://nclasssoftware.com/index.php/nClassSoftware/corripio/ Corripio] *[http://www.widget-foundry.com/widgets/amazonart.htm Amazon Album Art widget] is widget for getting art.<br />
*[http://homepage.mac.com/sroy/libra/ Libra] helps manage multiple libraries..<br />
*[http://www.last.fm/group/iScrobbler iScrobbler] uploads what you listen to in iTunes to Last.fm. Annoying to download, it'll be one of the forum topics about a page down.<br />
<br />
===Making===<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/ilife/garageband/ Garageband] is pretty good if you don't want any "pro" apps. *[http://www.hairersoft.com/Amadeus.html Amadeus] is a great sound editor. <br />
*[http://www.freeverse.com/soundstudio/ SoundStudio] is good too. <br />
*[http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ Audacity] is an OSS editor.<br />
<br />
==Video==<br />
===Watching===<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/quicktime/mac.html QuickTime] is great. Add [http://perian.org/ Perian] and [http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/wmcomponents.mspx Flip4Mac] to make it better.<br />
*[http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ VLC] plays almost all formats.<br />
*[http://mplayerosx.sourceforge.net/ MPlayer] is less popular but works as well.<br />
===Making===<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/finalcut/ iMovie HD, Final Cut Express HD, and Final Cut Studio]. Which one you pick depends on what you want to do (and spend).<br />
<br />
==Burning Software==<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/support/tiger/burn/ Finder] has built-in burning.<br />
*[http://www.roxio.com/enu/products/toast/titanium/overview.html Toast] is the burning standard.<br />
*[http://burn-osx.sourceforge.net/ Burn] is a free alternative.<br />
<br />
==Photos==<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/ilife/iphoto/iPhoto iPhoto] Simple and easy. *[http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/family.html Photoshop] The legendary phototool.<br />
*[http://www.lemkesoft.com/en/graphcon.htm GraphicConverter] Good for quick edits and batch processing.<br />
*[http://gimp-app.sourceforge.net/ Gimp.app] Not quite Photoshop, but close and free.<br />
<br />
==Navigation==<br />
*[http://www.obdev.at/products/launchbar/index.html LaunchBar] gets you instant access to apps, documents, search engines, etc. It's extremely quick, stable and has limited features.<br />
*[http://blacktree.com/apps/quicksilver/ Quicksilver] is a similar to LaunchBar. It's open source, has a ton more features, but is less stable.<br />
*[http://www.cocoatech.com/ Path Finder] A replacement for the Finder<br />
<br />
==Notification==<br />
*[http://growl.info/ Growl] allows applications that support Growl to send you notifications. It's generally a useful thing to have installed. <br />
<br />
==Backup==<br />
*[http://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/SuperDuperDescription.html SuperDuper] makes a bootable image of your hard drive.<br />
*[http://www.econtechnologies.com/site/Pages/ChronoSync/chrono_overview.html Chronosync] makes versioned incremental backups of any folder you specify.<br />
<br />
==Utilities==<br />
*[http://www.titanium.free.fr/pgs/english.html OnyX] helps you run system maintenance tasks and configure hidden parameters.<br />
*[http://sourceforge.net/projects/applejack AppleJack] is a similar utility to OnyX but runs in single user mode.<br />
*[http://www.ragingmenace.com/software/menumeters/ MenuMeters] is a system monitoring, cpu, network throughput, disk, memory, etc.<br />
*[http://www.charlessoft.com/ Pacifist] Look into pkg, dmg, .tar, etc files and pull individual files out.<br />
*[http://wakaba.c3.cx/s/apps/unarchiver.html UnArchiver] A much more capable replacement the built-in archive unpacker program in Mac OS X.<br />
*[http://docs.blacktree.com/visor/visor Visor] a systemwide terminal window accessible via a hotkey, much like the consoles found in games such as Quake.<br />
*[http://iterm.sourceforge.net/ iTerm] a full featured terminal emulation app written using Cocoa. Supports tabs.<br />
<br />
==Remote Desktop==<br />
*[http://cord.sourceforge.net CoRD] Cocoa OSS client for Intel.<br />
*[http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downloads.aspx?pid=download&location=/mac/download/misc/rdc_update_103.xml&secid=80&ssid=10&flgnosysreq=True Microsoft RDC] MS client for PPC. <br />
*[http://rdesktop.darwinports.com/ rdesktop] in DarwinPorts<br />
*[http://pdb.finkproject.org/pdb/package.php/rdesktop rdesktop] in Fink<br />
<br />
*[http://sourceforge.net/projects/cotvnc/ Chicken of the VNC] Cocoa VNC client<br />
*[http://www.nomachine.com/download-client-macosx.php NX] FreeNX client<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/remotedesktop/ Remote Desktop] from Apple<br />
<br />
==Windows==<br />
*[http://www.parallels.com/ Parallels] Popular virtualization solution<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/ BootCamp] Boot a native copy of Windows<br />
*[http://www.vmware.com/mac VMWare] Currently in beta.<br />
*[http://www.codeweavers.com/products/cxmac/ CrossOver] Provides a Win32 API for some apps<br />
<br />
If you do a lot of hardware or graphics intensive work, use Bootcamp. If you need a full fledged Windows install try Parallels. If you only have one app and it's supported by Crossover, then use that. If you want know the differences, try this [http://www.notebookreview.com/printArticle.asp?newsid=2990 Guide for Choosing Boot Camp or Parallels to Run Windows on an Apple MacBook]<br />
<br />
==AntiVirus==<br />
Hahaha! No seriously, any antivirus solution will slow down your machine with all the scanning. Seeing as there are no known Mac viruses, the only reason to install it is to prevent spread of Microsoft macro viruses. I strongly recommend not installing any antivirus software and just regularly updating your OS software.</div>Colinhttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Mac_Users:Suggested_Applications&diff=6899Mac Users:Suggested Applications2007-05-31T08:12:30Z<p>Colin: /* Torrents */</p>
<hr />
<div>This list are the applications that most use in CSE. We try to focus on applications that are free, inexpensive and open source. If such applications don't exist, we list the best piece of software in that category. If you want a specific piece of software, try [http://www.macupdate.com MacUpdate] and [http://www.versiontracker.com VersionTracker]. You can also send your question to the [https://mailman.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/mac-users mailing list].<br />
<br />
==Text==<br />
===Coding===<br />
*[http://macromates.com/ TextMate] is a brilliant general purpose text editor. It's good for coding, taking notes, managing repositories, latexing, etc. It's the hot new standard in OS X.<br />
*[http://www.barebones.com/ BBEdit] the old standard from the OS 9 days. Still very popular.<br />
*[http://www.barebones.com/products/textwrangler/ TextWrangler] is a free mini-BBEdit.<br />
*[http://www.codingmonkeys.de/subethaedit/ SubEthaEdit] is a novel collaborative text editor that some use.<br />
*[http://macvim.org/OSX/index.php Vim] in OS X.<br />
*[http://www.porkrind.org/emacs/ Carbon Emacs] is good for those who want an OS X native Emacs.<br />
<br />
===IDE===<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/xcode/ Xcode] is the Obj-C standard, but is good for all flavors of C (and some Java). If you are building OS X native software, you should use this.<br />
*[http://www.eclipse.org/ Eclipse] is the Java standard.<br />
<br />
===Tex===<br />
*[http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~koch/texshop/texshop.html TeXShop] is TeX specific any editor is good.<br />
*[http://ktd.club.fr/programmation/latexit_en.php LaTeXiT] is for embedding quotations in any document.<br />
*[http://bibdesk.sourceforge.net/ BibDesk] is a good bibliography manager.<br />
<br />
==Graphics==<br />
*[http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omnigraffle/ OmniGraffle] is great for creating posters, graphs and other vector based images.<br />
*[http://www.inkscape.org/ Inkscape] is an Illustrator clone and is good for free form work.<br />
<br />
==Productivity==<br />
===Office===<br />
*[http://www.neooffice.org/ NeoOffice] is a Mac friendly version of the free [http://www.openoffice.org/ OpenOffice].<br />
*[http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/office2004/office2004.aspx?pid=office2004 Office 2004] is availabe from the department.<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/iwork/keynote/ Keynote] is Apple's presentation software.<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/iwork/pages/ Pages] is Apple's wordprocessing software..<br />
<br />
===Note Taking===<br />
*[http://www.hogbaysoftware.com/product/mori Mori]<br />
*[http://www.barebones.com/products/yojimbo/ Yojimbo]<br />
*[http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omnioutliner/ OmniOutliner]<br />
*[http://homepage.mac.com/stewart.hector/home/software/software.html Notepad Widget] is good for quick notes<br />
*[http://notational.net/ Notational Velocity] is an ultra-lightweight note-taking application.<br />
<br />
==Web==<br />
===Browsing===<br />
*[http://www.caminobrowser.org Camino] is based on the Mozilla rendering engine, but unlike Firefox it is "Mac-y" in nature. It uses Keychain, OS X elements, etc. You can find optimized versions on [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewforum.php?f=12 MozillaZine] and extensions at [http://pimpmycamino.com PimpMyCamino].<br />
<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/safari/ Safari] is the standard OS X browser. [http://webkit.org/ WebKit] is Apple's open source (and often faster) browser engine. Find extensions at [http://pimpmycamino.com PimpMySafari].<br />
<br />
*[http://www.firefox.com/ Firefox], is a cross-platform browser, but there are [http://www.beatnikpad.com/firefox processor optimized] versions available. Find extensions at [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/extensions/ Mozilla AddOns].<br />
<br />
If you are using, Camino or Firefox, you'll note that you don't by default have the ability to render PDFs in the browser. If you're running on an Intel mac, you're up a creek without a paddle, switch to Safari if you really need it. If you're using a PowerPC mac then you can download [http://www.schubert-it.com/pluginpdf/ PDF Browser], which basically puts Preview.app into the browsers<br />
<br />
===Creation===<br />
*[http://macrabbit.com/cssedit/ CSSEdit] is a modestly priced program that can really help out with CSS editing, which is one of the more tricky aspects of current web design.<br />
<br />
*[http://www.nvu.com NVU] seems reasonable and is open source.<br />
<br />
==Chat==<br />
===AIM/MSN/YIM/Gtalk===<br />
*[http://www.adiumx.com Adium] (based on Gaim but pretty) because it's [http://www.ksuther.com/chax/ customizable] and allows for all the chat protocols in one client. It has medicore file transfer support.<br />
<br />
*Apple [http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/ichat/ iChat] paired with [http://www.ksuther.com/chax/ Chax]. <br />
<br />
===VoIP===<br />
*[http://www.skype.com/ Skype] is the VoIP standard.<br />
*[http://www.gizmoproject.com/ GizmoProject] is an OSS version of Skype.<br />
<br />
===IRC===<br />
*[http://colloquy.info/ Colloquy] is a popular Client<br />
*[http://www.irssi.org/ irssi] is for the CLI IRC crowd.<br />
<br />
==Mail==<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/mail/ Mail]. Try [http://c-command.com/spamsieve/ SpamSieve] or it's free counterpart [http://junkmatcher.sourceforge.net/Home/index.html JunkMatcher] for better filtering. Use [http://harnly.net/software/letterbox/ LetterBox] to get three column layouts.<br />
*[http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/thunderbird/ Thunderbird]<br />
*[http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/entourage2004/entourage2004.aspx?pid=entourage2004 Entourage]<br />
* [http://www.gyazsquare.com/gyazmail/ GyazMail] <br />
* [http://www.eudora.com/download/ Eudora]<br />
<br />
Mail tends to be more popular because it's easy and simple. Entourage tends to be the reverse of Mail, and Thunderbird sits in the middle.<br />
<br />
==Calendar==<br />
[http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/ical/ iCal]<br />
[http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/entourage2004/entourage2004.aspx?pid=entourage2004 Entourage]. <br />
<br />
iCal tends to be more popular because it's easy and simple. Entourage tends to be the reverse of iCal but has better Exchange server support.<br />
<br />
==RSS==<br />
*[http://vienna-rss.sourceforge.net/vienna21.php Vienna] is an open-source client that works well.<br />
*[http://www.newsgator.com/NGOLProduct.aspx?ProdID=NetNewsWire NetNewsWire] (both pro and lite) are pretty good too.<br />
<br />
==PDF==<br />
*[http://pdfview.sourceforge.net/ PDFView] is vastly superior PDF Reader.<br />
*[http://www.adobe.com/products/reader/ Reader 8] is Adobe's offering.<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/pdf/ Preview]. <br />
*[http://www.yepthat.com/ yep] is like iPhoto for your PDFs.<br />
*[http://skim-app.sourceforge.net/index.html Skim] lets you take (proprietary) notes on your PDFs.<br />
<br />
==File Transfer==<br />
===FTP===<br />
*[http://cyberduck.ch/ Cyberduck] offers good FTP/SFTP support.<br />
*[http://rsug.itd.umich.edu/software/fugu/ Fugu] are nice but getting old.<br />
*[http://www.fetchsoftworks.com/ Fetch] works and is free for students.<br />
*[http://www.panic.com/transmit/ Transmit] is nicest of all but not free. <br />
<br />
===Torrents===<br />
*[http://bittyrant.cs.washington.edu/ BitTyrant] an in-house developed mod to Azureus that's more strategic.<br />
*[http://www.azureuswiki.com/index.php/Intel_Macs Azureus] if you need lots of functionality and plugs-ins. <br />
*[http://sarwat.net/bittorrent/ Tomato Torrent]<br />
*[http://transmission.m0k.org/ Transmission]<br />
*[http://www.xtorrentp2p.com/ XTorrent].<br />
<br />
===General===<br />
*[http://www.yazsoft.com/ Speed Download] is the most popular.<br />
*[http://www.igetter.net/ iGetter] is free.<br />
<br />
==Music==<br />
===Listening===<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/itunes/ iTunes] is the standard and you can get some useful [http://www.dougscripts.com/ scripts].<br />
*[http://panic.com/audion/ Audion] old but good.<br />
<br />
===Managing===<br />
*[http://www.chaoticsoftware.com/ProductPages/MediaRage.html Media Rage] for doing managing artwork, tags, etc.<br />
*[http://jay.tuley.name/pages/software#ieatbrainz IEatBrainz] for automatic tag management, *[http://nclasssoftware.com/index.php/nClassSoftware/corripio/ Corripio] *[http://www.widget-foundry.com/widgets/amazonart.htm Amazon Album Art widget] is widget for getting art.<br />
*[http://homepage.mac.com/sroy/libra/ Libra] helps manage multiple libraries.. <br />
<br />
===Making===<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/ilife/garageband/ Garageband] is pretty good if you don't want any "pro" apps. *[http://www.hairersoft.com/Amadeus.html Amadeus] is a great sound editor. <br />
*[http://www.freeverse.com/soundstudio/ SoundStudio] is good too. <br />
*[http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ Audacity] is an OSS editor.<br />
<br />
==Video==<br />
===Watching===<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/quicktime/mac.html QuickTime] is great. Add [http://perian.org/ Perian] and [http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/wmcomponents.mspx Flip4Mac] to make it better.<br />
*[http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ VLC] plays almost all formats.<br />
*[http://mplayerosx.sourceforge.net/ MPlayer] is less popular but works as well.<br />
===Making===<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/finalcut/ iMovie HD, Final Cut Express HD, and Final Cut Studio]. Which one you pick depends on what you want to do (and spend).<br />
<br />
==Burning Software==<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/support/tiger/burn/ Finder] has built-in burning.<br />
*[http://www.roxio.com/enu/products/toast/titanium/overview.html Toast] is the burning standard.<br />
*[http://burn-osx.sourceforge.net/ Burn] is a free alternative.<br />
<br />
==Photos==<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/ilife/iphoto/iPhoto iPhoto] Simple and easy. *[http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/family.html Photoshop] The legendary phototool.<br />
*[http://www.lemkesoft.com/en/graphcon.htm GraphicConverter] Good for quick edits and batch processing.<br />
*[http://gimp-app.sourceforge.net/ Gimp.app] Not quite Photoshop, but close and free.<br />
<br />
==Navigation==<br />
*[http://www.obdev.at/products/launchbar/index.html LaunchBar] gets you instant access to apps, documents, search engines, etc. It's extremely quick, stable and has limited features.<br />
*[http://blacktree.com/apps/quicksilver/ Quicksilver] is a similar to LaunchBar. It's open source, has a ton more features, but is less stable.<br />
*[http://www.cocoatech.com/ Path Finder] A replacement for the Finder<br />
<br />
==Notification==<br />
*[http://growl.info/ Growl] allows applications that support Growl to send you notifications. It's generally a useful thing to have installed. <br />
<br />
==Backup==<br />
*[http://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/SuperDuperDescription.html SuperDuper] makes a bootable image of your hard drive.<br />
*[http://www.econtechnologies.com/site/Pages/ChronoSync/chrono_overview.html Chronosync] makes versioned incremental backups of any folder you specify.<br />
<br />
==Utilities==<br />
*[http://www.titanium.free.fr/pgs/english.html OnyX] helps you run system maintenance tasks and configure hidden parameters.<br />
*[http://sourceforge.net/projects/applejack AppleJack] is a similar utility to OnyX but runs in single user mode.<br />
*[http://www.ragingmenace.com/software/menumeters/ MenuMeters] is a system monitoring, cpu, network throughput, disk, memory, etc.<br />
*[http://www.charlessoft.com/ Pacifist] Look into pkg, dmg, .tar, etc files and pull individual files out.<br />
*[http://wakaba.c3.cx/s/apps/unarchiver.html UnArchiver] A much more capable replacement the built-in archive unpacker program in Mac OS X.<br />
*[http://docs.blacktree.com/visor/visor Visor] a systemwide terminal window accessible via a hotkey, much like the consoles found in games such as Quake.<br />
*[http://iterm.sourceforge.net/ iTerm] a full featured terminal emulation app written using Cocoa. Supports tabs.<br />
<br />
==Remote Desktop==<br />
*[http://cord.sourceforge.net CoRD] Cocoa OSS client for Intel.<br />
*[http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downloads.aspx?pid=download&location=/mac/download/misc/rdc_update_103.xml&secid=80&ssid=10&flgnosysreq=True Microsoft RDC] MS client for PPC. <br />
*[http://rdesktop.darwinports.com/ rdesktop] in DarwinPorts<br />
*[http://pdb.finkproject.org/pdb/package.php/rdesktop rdesktop] in Fink<br />
<br />
*[http://sourceforge.net/projects/cotvnc/ Chicken of the VNC] Cocoa VNC client<br />
*[http://www.nomachine.com/download-client-macosx.php NX] FreeNX client<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/remotedesktop/ Remote Desktop] from Apple<br />
<br />
==Windows==<br />
*[http://www.parallels.com/ Parallels] Popular virtualization solution<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/ BootCamp] Boot a native copy of Windows<br />
*[http://www.vmware.com/mac VMWare] Currently in beta.<br />
*[http://www.codeweavers.com/products/cxmac/ CrossOver] Provides a Win32 API for some apps<br />
<br />
If you do a lot of hardware or graphics intensive work, use Bootcamp. If you need a full fledged Windows install try Parallels. If you only have one app and it's supported by Crossover, then use that. If you want know the differences, try this [http://www.notebookreview.com/printArticle.asp?newsid=2990 Guide for Choosing Boot Camp or Parallels to Run Windows on an Apple MacBook]<br />
<br />
==AntiVirus==<br />
Hahaha! No seriously, any antivirus solution will slow down your machine with all the scanning. Seeing as there are no known Mac viruses, the only reason to install it is to prevent spread of Microsoft macro viruses. I strongly recommend not installing any antivirus software and just regularly updating your OS software.</div>Colinhttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Mac_Users:Suggested_Applications&diff=6898Mac Users:Suggested Applications2007-05-31T08:11:20Z<p>Colin: /* PDF */</p>
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<div>This list are the applications that most use in CSE. We try to focus on applications that are free, inexpensive and open source. If such applications don't exist, we list the best piece of software in that category. If you want a specific piece of software, try [http://www.macupdate.com MacUpdate] and [http://www.versiontracker.com VersionTracker]. You can also send your question to the [https://mailman.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/mac-users mailing list].<br />
<br />
==Text==<br />
===Coding===<br />
*[http://macromates.com/ TextMate] is a brilliant general purpose text editor. It's good for coding, taking notes, managing repositories, latexing, etc. It's the hot new standard in OS X.<br />
*[http://www.barebones.com/ BBEdit] the old standard from the OS 9 days. Still very popular.<br />
*[http://www.barebones.com/products/textwrangler/ TextWrangler] is a free mini-BBEdit.<br />
*[http://www.codingmonkeys.de/subethaedit/ SubEthaEdit] is a novel collaborative text editor that some use.<br />
*[http://macvim.org/OSX/index.php Vim] in OS X.<br />
*[http://www.porkrind.org/emacs/ Carbon Emacs] is good for those who want an OS X native Emacs.<br />
<br />
===IDE===<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/xcode/ Xcode] is the Obj-C standard, but is good for all flavors of C (and some Java). If you are building OS X native software, you should use this.<br />
*[http://www.eclipse.org/ Eclipse] is the Java standard.<br />
<br />
===Tex===<br />
*[http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~koch/texshop/texshop.html TeXShop] is TeX specific any editor is good.<br />
*[http://ktd.club.fr/programmation/latexit_en.php LaTeXiT] is for embedding quotations in any document.<br />
*[http://bibdesk.sourceforge.net/ BibDesk] is a good bibliography manager.<br />
<br />
==Graphics==<br />
*[http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omnigraffle/ OmniGraffle] is great for creating posters, graphs and other vector based images.<br />
*[http://www.inkscape.org/ Inkscape] is an Illustrator clone and is good for free form work.<br />
<br />
==Productivity==<br />
===Office===<br />
*[http://www.neooffice.org/ NeoOffice] is a Mac friendly version of the free [http://www.openoffice.org/ OpenOffice].<br />
*[http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/office2004/office2004.aspx?pid=office2004 Office 2004] is availabe from the department.<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/iwork/keynote/ Keynote] is Apple's presentation software.<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/iwork/pages/ Pages] is Apple's wordprocessing software..<br />
<br />
===Note Taking===<br />
*[http://www.hogbaysoftware.com/product/mori Mori]<br />
*[http://www.barebones.com/products/yojimbo/ Yojimbo]<br />
*[http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omnioutliner/ OmniOutliner]<br />
*[http://homepage.mac.com/stewart.hector/home/software/software.html Notepad Widget] is good for quick notes<br />
*[http://notational.net/ Notational Velocity] is an ultra-lightweight note-taking application.<br />
<br />
==Web==<br />
===Browsing===<br />
*[http://www.caminobrowser.org Camino] is based on the Mozilla rendering engine, but unlike Firefox it is "Mac-y" in nature. It uses Keychain, OS X elements, etc. You can find optimized versions on [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewforum.php?f=12 MozillaZine] and extensions at [http://pimpmycamino.com PimpMyCamino].<br />
<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/safari/ Safari] is the standard OS X browser. [http://webkit.org/ WebKit] is Apple's open source (and often faster) browser engine. Find extensions at [http://pimpmycamino.com PimpMySafari].<br />
<br />
*[http://www.firefox.com/ Firefox], is a cross-platform browser, but there are [http://www.beatnikpad.com/firefox processor optimized] versions available. Find extensions at [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/extensions/ Mozilla AddOns].<br />
<br />
If you are using, Camino or Firefox, you'll note that you don't by default have the ability to render PDFs in the browser. If you're running on an Intel mac, you're up a creek without a paddle, switch to Safari if you really need it. If you're using a PowerPC mac then you can download [http://www.schubert-it.com/pluginpdf/ PDF Browser], which basically puts Preview.app into the browsers<br />
<br />
===Creation===<br />
*[http://macrabbit.com/cssedit/ CSSEdit] is a modestly priced program that can really help out with CSS editing, which is one of the more tricky aspects of current web design.<br />
<br />
*[http://www.nvu.com NVU] seems reasonable and is open source.<br />
<br />
==Chat==<br />
===AIM/MSN/YIM/Gtalk===<br />
*[http://www.adiumx.com Adium] (based on Gaim but pretty) because it's [http://www.ksuther.com/chax/ customizable] and allows for all the chat protocols in one client. It has medicore file transfer support.<br />
<br />
*Apple [http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/ichat/ iChat] paired with [http://www.ksuther.com/chax/ Chax]. <br />
<br />
===VoIP===<br />
*[http://www.skype.com/ Skype] is the VoIP standard.<br />
*[http://www.gizmoproject.com/ GizmoProject] is an OSS version of Skype.<br />
<br />
===IRC===<br />
*[http://colloquy.info/ Colloquy] is a popular Client<br />
*[http://www.irssi.org/ irssi] is for the CLI IRC crowd.<br />
<br />
==Mail==<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/mail/ Mail]. Try [http://c-command.com/spamsieve/ SpamSieve] or it's free counterpart [http://junkmatcher.sourceforge.net/Home/index.html JunkMatcher] for better filtering. Use [http://harnly.net/software/letterbox/ LetterBox] to get three column layouts.<br />
*[http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/thunderbird/ Thunderbird]<br />
*[http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/entourage2004/entourage2004.aspx?pid=entourage2004 Entourage]<br />
* [http://www.gyazsquare.com/gyazmail/ GyazMail] <br />
* [http://www.eudora.com/download/ Eudora]<br />
<br />
Mail tends to be more popular because it's easy and simple. Entourage tends to be the reverse of Mail, and Thunderbird sits in the middle.<br />
<br />
==Calendar==<br />
[http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/ical/ iCal]<br />
[http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/entourage2004/entourage2004.aspx?pid=entourage2004 Entourage]. <br />
<br />
iCal tends to be more popular because it's easy and simple. Entourage tends to be the reverse of iCal but has better Exchange server support.<br />
<br />
==RSS==<br />
*[http://vienna-rss.sourceforge.net/vienna21.php Vienna] is an open-source client that works well.<br />
*[http://www.newsgator.com/NGOLProduct.aspx?ProdID=NetNewsWire NetNewsWire] (both pro and lite) are pretty good too.<br />
<br />
==PDF==<br />
*[http://pdfview.sourceforge.net/ PDFView] is vastly superior PDF Reader.<br />
*[http://www.adobe.com/products/reader/ Reader 8] is Adobe's offering.<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/pdf/ Preview]. <br />
*[http://www.yepthat.com/ yep] is like iPhoto for your PDFs.<br />
*[http://skim-app.sourceforge.net/index.html Skim] lets you take (proprietary) notes on your PDFs.<br />
<br />
==File Transfer==<br />
===FTP===<br />
*[http://cyberduck.ch/ Cyberduck] offers good FTP/SFTP support.<br />
*[http://rsug.itd.umich.edu/software/fugu/ Fugu] are nice but getting old.<br />
*[http://www.fetchsoftworks.com/ Fetch] works and is free for students.<br />
*[http://www.panic.com/transmit/ Transmit] is nicest of all but not free. <br />
<br />
===Torrents===<br />
*[http://www.azureuswiki.com/index.php/Intel_Macs Azureus] if you need lots of functionality and plugs-ins. <br />
*[http://sarwat.net/bittorrent/ Tomato Torrent]<br />
*[http://transmission.m0k.org/ Transmission]<br />
*[http://www.xtorrentp2p.com/ XTorrent].<br />
<br />
===General===<br />
*[http://www.yazsoft.com/ Speed Download] is the most popular.<br />
*[http://www.igetter.net/ iGetter] is free.<br />
<br />
==Music==<br />
===Listening===<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/itunes/ iTunes] is the standard and you can get some useful [http://www.dougscripts.com/ scripts].<br />
*[http://panic.com/audion/ Audion] old but good.<br />
<br />
===Managing===<br />
*[http://www.chaoticsoftware.com/ProductPages/MediaRage.html Media Rage] for doing managing artwork, tags, etc.<br />
*[http://jay.tuley.name/pages/software#ieatbrainz IEatBrainz] for automatic tag management, *[http://nclasssoftware.com/index.php/nClassSoftware/corripio/ Corripio] *[http://www.widget-foundry.com/widgets/amazonart.htm Amazon Album Art widget] is widget for getting art.<br />
*[http://homepage.mac.com/sroy/libra/ Libra] helps manage multiple libraries.. <br />
<br />
===Making===<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/ilife/garageband/ Garageband] is pretty good if you don't want any "pro" apps. *[http://www.hairersoft.com/Amadeus.html Amadeus] is a great sound editor. <br />
*[http://www.freeverse.com/soundstudio/ SoundStudio] is good too. <br />
*[http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ Audacity] is an OSS editor.<br />
<br />
==Video==<br />
===Watching===<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/quicktime/mac.html QuickTime] is great. Add [http://perian.org/ Perian] and [http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/wmcomponents.mspx Flip4Mac] to make it better.<br />
*[http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ VLC] plays almost all formats.<br />
*[http://mplayerosx.sourceforge.net/ MPlayer] is less popular but works as well.<br />
===Making===<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/finalcut/ iMovie HD, Final Cut Express HD, and Final Cut Studio]. Which one you pick depends on what you want to do (and spend).<br />
<br />
==Burning Software==<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/support/tiger/burn/ Finder] has built-in burning.<br />
*[http://www.roxio.com/enu/products/toast/titanium/overview.html Toast] is the burning standard.<br />
*[http://burn-osx.sourceforge.net/ Burn] is a free alternative.<br />
<br />
==Photos==<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/ilife/iphoto/iPhoto iPhoto] Simple and easy. *[http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/family.html Photoshop] The legendary phototool.<br />
*[http://www.lemkesoft.com/en/graphcon.htm GraphicConverter] Good for quick edits and batch processing.<br />
*[http://gimp-app.sourceforge.net/ Gimp.app] Not quite Photoshop, but close and free.<br />
<br />
==Navigation==<br />
*[http://www.obdev.at/products/launchbar/index.html LaunchBar] gets you instant access to apps, documents, search engines, etc. It's extremely quick, stable and has limited features.<br />
*[http://blacktree.com/apps/quicksilver/ Quicksilver] is a similar to LaunchBar. It's open source, has a ton more features, but is less stable.<br />
*[http://www.cocoatech.com/ Path Finder] A replacement for the Finder<br />
<br />
==Notification==<br />
*[http://growl.info/ Growl] allows applications that support Growl to send you notifications. It's generally a useful thing to have installed. <br />
<br />
==Backup==<br />
*[http://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/SuperDuperDescription.html SuperDuper] makes a bootable image of your hard drive.<br />
*[http://www.econtechnologies.com/site/Pages/ChronoSync/chrono_overview.html Chronosync] makes versioned incremental backups of any folder you specify.<br />
<br />
==Utilities==<br />
*[http://www.titanium.free.fr/pgs/english.html OnyX] helps you run system maintenance tasks and configure hidden parameters.<br />
*[http://sourceforge.net/projects/applejack AppleJack] is a similar utility to OnyX but runs in single user mode.<br />
*[http://www.ragingmenace.com/software/menumeters/ MenuMeters] is a system monitoring, cpu, network throughput, disk, memory, etc.<br />
*[http://www.charlessoft.com/ Pacifist] Look into pkg, dmg, .tar, etc files and pull individual files out.<br />
*[http://wakaba.c3.cx/s/apps/unarchiver.html UnArchiver] A much more capable replacement the built-in archive unpacker program in Mac OS X.<br />
*[http://docs.blacktree.com/visor/visor Visor] a systemwide terminal window accessible via a hotkey, much like the consoles found in games such as Quake.<br />
*[http://iterm.sourceforge.net/ iTerm] a full featured terminal emulation app written using Cocoa. Supports tabs.<br />
<br />
==Remote Desktop==<br />
*[http://cord.sourceforge.net CoRD] Cocoa OSS client for Intel.<br />
*[http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downloads.aspx?pid=download&location=/mac/download/misc/rdc_update_103.xml&secid=80&ssid=10&flgnosysreq=True Microsoft RDC] MS client for PPC. <br />
*[http://rdesktop.darwinports.com/ rdesktop] in DarwinPorts<br />
*[http://pdb.finkproject.org/pdb/package.php/rdesktop rdesktop] in Fink<br />
<br />
*[http://sourceforge.net/projects/cotvnc/ Chicken of the VNC] Cocoa VNC client<br />
*[http://www.nomachine.com/download-client-macosx.php NX] FreeNX client<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/remotedesktop/ Remote Desktop] from Apple<br />
<br />
==Windows==<br />
*[http://www.parallels.com/ Parallels] Popular virtualization solution<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/ BootCamp] Boot a native copy of Windows<br />
*[http://www.vmware.com/mac VMWare] Currently in beta.<br />
*[http://www.codeweavers.com/products/cxmac/ CrossOver] Provides a Win32 API for some apps<br />
<br />
If you do a lot of hardware or graphics intensive work, use Bootcamp. If you need a full fledged Windows install try Parallels. If you only have one app and it's supported by Crossover, then use that. If you want know the differences, try this [http://www.notebookreview.com/printArticle.asp?newsid=2990 Guide for Choosing Boot Camp or Parallels to Run Windows on an Apple MacBook]<br />
<br />
==AntiVirus==<br />
Hahaha! No seriously, any antivirus solution will slow down your machine with all the scanning. Seeing as there are no known Mac viruses, the only reason to install it is to prevent spread of Microsoft macro viruses. I strongly recommend not installing any antivirus software and just regularly updating your OS software.</div>Colinhttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Mac_Users:Suggested_Applications&diff=6897Mac Users:Suggested Applications2007-05-31T08:10:14Z<p>Colin: /* IRC */</p>
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<div>This list are the applications that most use in CSE. We try to focus on applications that are free, inexpensive and open source. If such applications don't exist, we list the best piece of software in that category. If you want a specific piece of software, try [http://www.macupdate.com MacUpdate] and [http://www.versiontracker.com VersionTracker]. You can also send your question to the [https://mailman.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/mac-users mailing list].<br />
<br />
==Text==<br />
===Coding===<br />
*[http://macromates.com/ TextMate] is a brilliant general purpose text editor. It's good for coding, taking notes, managing repositories, latexing, etc. It's the hot new standard in OS X.<br />
*[http://www.barebones.com/ BBEdit] the old standard from the OS 9 days. Still very popular.<br />
*[http://www.barebones.com/products/textwrangler/ TextWrangler] is a free mini-BBEdit.<br />
*[http://www.codingmonkeys.de/subethaedit/ SubEthaEdit] is a novel collaborative text editor that some use.<br />
*[http://macvim.org/OSX/index.php Vim] in OS X.<br />
*[http://www.porkrind.org/emacs/ Carbon Emacs] is good for those who want an OS X native Emacs.<br />
<br />
===IDE===<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/xcode/ Xcode] is the Obj-C standard, but is good for all flavors of C (and some Java). If you are building OS X native software, you should use this.<br />
*[http://www.eclipse.org/ Eclipse] is the Java standard.<br />
<br />
===Tex===<br />
*[http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~koch/texshop/texshop.html TeXShop] is TeX specific any editor is good.<br />
*[http://ktd.club.fr/programmation/latexit_en.php LaTeXiT] is for embedding quotations in any document.<br />
*[http://bibdesk.sourceforge.net/ BibDesk] is a good bibliography manager.<br />
<br />
==Graphics==<br />
*[http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omnigraffle/ OmniGraffle] is great for creating posters, graphs and other vector based images.<br />
*[http://www.inkscape.org/ Inkscape] is an Illustrator clone and is good for free form work.<br />
<br />
==Productivity==<br />
===Office===<br />
*[http://www.neooffice.org/ NeoOffice] is a Mac friendly version of the free [http://www.openoffice.org/ OpenOffice].<br />
*[http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/office2004/office2004.aspx?pid=office2004 Office 2004] is availabe from the department.<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/iwork/keynote/ Keynote] is Apple's presentation software.<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/iwork/pages/ Pages] is Apple's wordprocessing software..<br />
<br />
===Note Taking===<br />
*[http://www.hogbaysoftware.com/product/mori Mori]<br />
*[http://www.barebones.com/products/yojimbo/ Yojimbo]<br />
*[http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omnioutliner/ OmniOutliner]<br />
*[http://homepage.mac.com/stewart.hector/home/software/software.html Notepad Widget] is good for quick notes<br />
*[http://notational.net/ Notational Velocity] is an ultra-lightweight note-taking application.<br />
<br />
==Web==<br />
===Browsing===<br />
*[http://www.caminobrowser.org Camino] is based on the Mozilla rendering engine, but unlike Firefox it is "Mac-y" in nature. It uses Keychain, OS X elements, etc. You can find optimized versions on [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewforum.php?f=12 MozillaZine] and extensions at [http://pimpmycamino.com PimpMyCamino].<br />
<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/safari/ Safari] is the standard OS X browser. [http://webkit.org/ WebKit] is Apple's open source (and often faster) browser engine. Find extensions at [http://pimpmycamino.com PimpMySafari].<br />
<br />
*[http://www.firefox.com/ Firefox], is a cross-platform browser, but there are [http://www.beatnikpad.com/firefox processor optimized] versions available. Find extensions at [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/extensions/ Mozilla AddOns].<br />
<br />
If you are using, Camino or Firefox, you'll note that you don't by default have the ability to render PDFs in the browser. If you're running on an Intel mac, you're up a creek without a paddle, switch to Safari if you really need it. If you're using a PowerPC mac then you can download [http://www.schubert-it.com/pluginpdf/ PDF Browser], which basically puts Preview.app into the browsers<br />
<br />
===Creation===<br />
*[http://macrabbit.com/cssedit/ CSSEdit] is a modestly priced program that can really help out with CSS editing, which is one of the more tricky aspects of current web design.<br />
<br />
*[http://www.nvu.com NVU] seems reasonable and is open source.<br />
<br />
==Chat==<br />
===AIM/MSN/YIM/Gtalk===<br />
*[http://www.adiumx.com Adium] (based on Gaim but pretty) because it's [http://www.ksuther.com/chax/ customizable] and allows for all the chat protocols in one client. It has medicore file transfer support.<br />
<br />
*Apple [http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/ichat/ iChat] paired with [http://www.ksuther.com/chax/ Chax]. <br />
<br />
===VoIP===<br />
*[http://www.skype.com/ Skype] is the VoIP standard.<br />
*[http://www.gizmoproject.com/ GizmoProject] is an OSS version of Skype.<br />
<br />
===IRC===<br />
*[http://colloquy.info/ Colloquy] is a popular Client<br />
*[http://www.irssi.org/ irssi] is for the CLI IRC crowd.<br />
<br />
==Mail==<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/mail/ Mail]. Try [http://c-command.com/spamsieve/ SpamSieve] or it's free counterpart [http://junkmatcher.sourceforge.net/Home/index.html JunkMatcher] for better filtering. Use [http://harnly.net/software/letterbox/ LetterBox] to get three column layouts.<br />
*[http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/thunderbird/ Thunderbird]<br />
*[http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/entourage2004/entourage2004.aspx?pid=entourage2004 Entourage]<br />
* [http://www.gyazsquare.com/gyazmail/ GyazMail] <br />
* [http://www.eudora.com/download/ Eudora]<br />
<br />
Mail tends to be more popular because it's easy and simple. Entourage tends to be the reverse of Mail, and Thunderbird sits in the middle.<br />
<br />
==Calendar==<br />
[http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/ical/ iCal]<br />
[http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/entourage2004/entourage2004.aspx?pid=entourage2004 Entourage]. <br />
<br />
iCal tends to be more popular because it's easy and simple. Entourage tends to be the reverse of iCal but has better Exchange server support.<br />
<br />
==RSS==<br />
*[http://vienna-rss.sourceforge.net/vienna21.php Vienna] is an open-source client that works well.<br />
*[http://www.newsgator.com/NGOLProduct.aspx?ProdID=NetNewsWire NetNewsWire] (both pro and lite) are pretty good too.<br />
<br />
==PDF==<br />
*[http://pdfview.sourceforge.net/ PDFView] is vastly superior PDF Reader.<br />
*[http://www.adobe.com/products/reader/ Reader 8] is Adobe's offering.<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/pdf/ Preview]. <br />
*[http://www.yepthat.com/ yep] is like iPhoto for your PDFs<br />
<br />
==File Transfer==<br />
===FTP===<br />
*[http://cyberduck.ch/ Cyberduck] offers good FTP/SFTP support.<br />
*[http://rsug.itd.umich.edu/software/fugu/ Fugu] are nice but getting old.<br />
*[http://www.fetchsoftworks.com/ Fetch] works and is free for students.<br />
*[http://www.panic.com/transmit/ Transmit] is nicest of all but not free. <br />
<br />
===Torrents===<br />
*[http://www.azureuswiki.com/index.php/Intel_Macs Azureus] if you need lots of functionality and plugs-ins. <br />
*[http://sarwat.net/bittorrent/ Tomato Torrent]<br />
*[http://transmission.m0k.org/ Transmission]<br />
*[http://www.xtorrentp2p.com/ XTorrent].<br />
<br />
===General===<br />
*[http://www.yazsoft.com/ Speed Download] is the most popular.<br />
*[http://www.igetter.net/ iGetter] is free.<br />
<br />
==Music==<br />
===Listening===<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/itunes/ iTunes] is the standard and you can get some useful [http://www.dougscripts.com/ scripts].<br />
*[http://panic.com/audion/ Audion] old but good.<br />
<br />
===Managing===<br />
*[http://www.chaoticsoftware.com/ProductPages/MediaRage.html Media Rage] for doing managing artwork, tags, etc.<br />
*[http://jay.tuley.name/pages/software#ieatbrainz IEatBrainz] for automatic tag management, *[http://nclasssoftware.com/index.php/nClassSoftware/corripio/ Corripio] *[http://www.widget-foundry.com/widgets/amazonart.htm Amazon Album Art widget] is widget for getting art.<br />
*[http://homepage.mac.com/sroy/libra/ Libra] helps manage multiple libraries.. <br />
<br />
===Making===<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/ilife/garageband/ Garageband] is pretty good if you don't want any "pro" apps. *[http://www.hairersoft.com/Amadeus.html Amadeus] is a great sound editor. <br />
*[http://www.freeverse.com/soundstudio/ SoundStudio] is good too. <br />
*[http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ Audacity] is an OSS editor.<br />
<br />
==Video==<br />
===Watching===<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/quicktime/mac.html QuickTime] is great. Add [http://perian.org/ Perian] and [http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/wmcomponents.mspx Flip4Mac] to make it better.<br />
*[http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ VLC] plays almost all formats.<br />
*[http://mplayerosx.sourceforge.net/ MPlayer] is less popular but works as well.<br />
===Making===<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/finalcut/ iMovie HD, Final Cut Express HD, and Final Cut Studio]. Which one you pick depends on what you want to do (and spend).<br />
<br />
==Burning Software==<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/support/tiger/burn/ Finder] has built-in burning.<br />
*[http://www.roxio.com/enu/products/toast/titanium/overview.html Toast] is the burning standard.<br />
*[http://burn-osx.sourceforge.net/ Burn] is a free alternative.<br />
<br />
==Photos==<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/ilife/iphoto/iPhoto iPhoto] Simple and easy. *[http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/family.html Photoshop] The legendary phototool.<br />
*[http://www.lemkesoft.com/en/graphcon.htm GraphicConverter] Good for quick edits and batch processing.<br />
*[http://gimp-app.sourceforge.net/ Gimp.app] Not quite Photoshop, but close and free.<br />
<br />
==Navigation==<br />
*[http://www.obdev.at/products/launchbar/index.html LaunchBar] gets you instant access to apps, documents, search engines, etc. It's extremely quick, stable and has limited features.<br />
*[http://blacktree.com/apps/quicksilver/ Quicksilver] is a similar to LaunchBar. It's open source, has a ton more features, but is less stable.<br />
*[http://www.cocoatech.com/ Path Finder] A replacement for the Finder<br />
<br />
==Notification==<br />
*[http://growl.info/ Growl] allows applications that support Growl to send you notifications. It's generally a useful thing to have installed. <br />
<br />
==Backup==<br />
*[http://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/SuperDuperDescription.html SuperDuper] makes a bootable image of your hard drive.<br />
*[http://www.econtechnologies.com/site/Pages/ChronoSync/chrono_overview.html Chronosync] makes versioned incremental backups of any folder you specify.<br />
<br />
==Utilities==<br />
*[http://www.titanium.free.fr/pgs/english.html OnyX] helps you run system maintenance tasks and configure hidden parameters.<br />
*[http://sourceforge.net/projects/applejack AppleJack] is a similar utility to OnyX but runs in single user mode.<br />
*[http://www.ragingmenace.com/software/menumeters/ MenuMeters] is a system monitoring, cpu, network throughput, disk, memory, etc.<br />
*[http://www.charlessoft.com/ Pacifist] Look into pkg, dmg, .tar, etc files and pull individual files out.<br />
*[http://wakaba.c3.cx/s/apps/unarchiver.html UnArchiver] A much more capable replacement the built-in archive unpacker program in Mac OS X.<br />
*[http://docs.blacktree.com/visor/visor Visor] a systemwide terminal window accessible via a hotkey, much like the consoles found in games such as Quake.<br />
*[http://iterm.sourceforge.net/ iTerm] a full featured terminal emulation app written using Cocoa. Supports tabs.<br />
<br />
==Remote Desktop==<br />
*[http://cord.sourceforge.net CoRD] Cocoa OSS client for Intel.<br />
*[http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downloads.aspx?pid=download&location=/mac/download/misc/rdc_update_103.xml&secid=80&ssid=10&flgnosysreq=True Microsoft RDC] MS client for PPC. <br />
*[http://rdesktop.darwinports.com/ rdesktop] in DarwinPorts<br />
*[http://pdb.finkproject.org/pdb/package.php/rdesktop rdesktop] in Fink<br />
<br />
*[http://sourceforge.net/projects/cotvnc/ Chicken of the VNC] Cocoa VNC client<br />
*[http://www.nomachine.com/download-client-macosx.php NX] FreeNX client<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/remotedesktop/ Remote Desktop] from Apple<br />
<br />
==Windows==<br />
*[http://www.parallels.com/ Parallels] Popular virtualization solution<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/ BootCamp] Boot a native copy of Windows<br />
*[http://www.vmware.com/mac VMWare] Currently in beta.<br />
*[http://www.codeweavers.com/products/cxmac/ CrossOver] Provides a Win32 API for some apps<br />
<br />
If you do a lot of hardware or graphics intensive work, use Bootcamp. If you need a full fledged Windows install try Parallels. If you only have one app and it's supported by Crossover, then use that. If you want know the differences, try this [http://www.notebookreview.com/printArticle.asp?newsid=2990 Guide for Choosing Boot Camp or Parallels to Run Windows on an Apple MacBook]<br />
<br />
==AntiVirus==<br />
Hahaha! No seriously, any antivirus solution will slow down your machine with all the scanning. Seeing as there are no known Mac viruses, the only reason to install it is to prevent spread of Microsoft macro viruses. I strongly recommend not installing any antivirus software and just regularly updating your OS software.</div>Colinhttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Mac_Users:Suggested_Applications&diff=6896Mac Users:Suggested Applications2007-05-31T08:09:03Z<p>Colin: /* Note Taking */</p>
<hr />
<div>This list are the applications that most use in CSE. We try to focus on applications that are free, inexpensive and open source. If such applications don't exist, we list the best piece of software in that category. If you want a specific piece of software, try [http://www.macupdate.com MacUpdate] and [http://www.versiontracker.com VersionTracker]. You can also send your question to the [https://mailman.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/mac-users mailing list].<br />
<br />
==Text==<br />
===Coding===<br />
*[http://macromates.com/ TextMate] is a brilliant general purpose text editor. It's good for coding, taking notes, managing repositories, latexing, etc. It's the hot new standard in OS X.<br />
*[http://www.barebones.com/ BBEdit] the old standard from the OS 9 days. Still very popular.<br />
*[http://www.barebones.com/products/textwrangler/ TextWrangler] is a free mini-BBEdit.<br />
*[http://www.codingmonkeys.de/subethaedit/ SubEthaEdit] is a novel collaborative text editor that some use.<br />
*[http://macvim.org/OSX/index.php Vim] in OS X.<br />
*[http://www.porkrind.org/emacs/ Carbon Emacs] is good for those who want an OS X native Emacs.<br />
<br />
===IDE===<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/xcode/ Xcode] is the Obj-C standard, but is good for all flavors of C (and some Java). If you are building OS X native software, you should use this.<br />
*[http://www.eclipse.org/ Eclipse] is the Java standard.<br />
<br />
===Tex===<br />
*[http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~koch/texshop/texshop.html TeXShop] is TeX specific any editor is good.<br />
*[http://ktd.club.fr/programmation/latexit_en.php LaTeXiT] is for embedding quotations in any document.<br />
*[http://bibdesk.sourceforge.net/ BibDesk] is a good bibliography manager.<br />
<br />
==Graphics==<br />
*[http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omnigraffle/ OmniGraffle] is great for creating posters, graphs and other vector based images.<br />
*[http://www.inkscape.org/ Inkscape] is an Illustrator clone and is good for free form work.<br />
<br />
==Productivity==<br />
===Office===<br />
*[http://www.neooffice.org/ NeoOffice] is a Mac friendly version of the free [http://www.openoffice.org/ OpenOffice].<br />
*[http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/office2004/office2004.aspx?pid=office2004 Office 2004] is availabe from the department.<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/iwork/keynote/ Keynote] is Apple's presentation software.<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/iwork/pages/ Pages] is Apple's wordprocessing software..<br />
<br />
===Note Taking===<br />
*[http://www.hogbaysoftware.com/product/mori Mori]<br />
*[http://www.barebones.com/products/yojimbo/ Yojimbo]<br />
*[http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omnioutliner/ OmniOutliner]<br />
*[http://homepage.mac.com/stewart.hector/home/software/software.html Notepad Widget] is good for quick notes<br />
*[http://notational.net/ Notational Velocity] is an ultra-lightweight note-taking application.<br />
<br />
==Web==<br />
===Browsing===<br />
*[http://www.caminobrowser.org Camino] is based on the Mozilla rendering engine, but unlike Firefox it is "Mac-y" in nature. It uses Keychain, OS X elements, etc. You can find optimized versions on [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewforum.php?f=12 MozillaZine] and extensions at [http://pimpmycamino.com PimpMyCamino].<br />
<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/safari/ Safari] is the standard OS X browser. [http://webkit.org/ WebKit] is Apple's open source (and often faster) browser engine. Find extensions at [http://pimpmycamino.com PimpMySafari].<br />
<br />
*[http://www.firefox.com/ Firefox], is a cross-platform browser, but there are [http://www.beatnikpad.com/firefox processor optimized] versions available. Find extensions at [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/extensions/ Mozilla AddOns].<br />
<br />
If you are using, Camino or Firefox, you'll note that you don't by default have the ability to render PDFs in the browser. If you're running on an Intel mac, you're up a creek without a paddle, switch to Safari if you really need it. If you're using a PowerPC mac then you can download [http://www.schubert-it.com/pluginpdf/ PDF Browser], which basically puts Preview.app into the browsers<br />
<br />
===Creation===<br />
*[http://macrabbit.com/cssedit/ CSSEdit] is a modestly priced program that can really help out with CSS editing, which is one of the more tricky aspects of current web design.<br />
<br />
*[http://www.nvu.com NVU] seems reasonable and is open source.<br />
<br />
==Chat==<br />
===AIM/MSN/YIM/Gtalk===<br />
*[http://www.adiumx.com Adium] (based on Gaim but pretty) because it's [http://www.ksuther.com/chax/ customizable] and allows for all the chat protocols in one client. It has medicore file transfer support.<br />
<br />
*Apple [http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/ichat/ iChat] paired with [http://www.ksuther.com/chax/ Chax]. <br />
<br />
===VoIP===<br />
*[http://www.skype.com/ Skype] is the VoIP standard.<br />
*[http://www.gizmoproject.com/ GizmoProject] is an OSS version of Skype.<br />
<br />
===IRC===<br />
*[http://colloquy.info/ Colloquy] is a popular Client<br />
*[http://www.irssi.org/ irssi] is fro the CLI IRC crowd.<br />
<br />
==Mail==<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/mail/ Mail]. Try [http://c-command.com/spamsieve/ SpamSieve] or it's free counterpart [http://junkmatcher.sourceforge.net/Home/index.html JunkMatcher] for better filtering. Use [http://harnly.net/software/letterbox/ LetterBox] to get three column layouts.<br />
*[http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/thunderbird/ Thunderbird]<br />
*[http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/entourage2004/entourage2004.aspx?pid=entourage2004 Entourage]<br />
* [http://www.gyazsquare.com/gyazmail/ GyazMail] <br />
* [http://www.eudora.com/download/ Eudora]<br />
<br />
Mail tends to be more popular because it's easy and simple. Entourage tends to be the reverse of Mail, and Thunderbird sits in the middle.<br />
<br />
==Calendar==<br />
[http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/ical/ iCal]<br />
[http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/entourage2004/entourage2004.aspx?pid=entourage2004 Entourage]. <br />
<br />
iCal tends to be more popular because it's easy and simple. Entourage tends to be the reverse of iCal but has better Exchange server support.<br />
<br />
==RSS==<br />
*[http://vienna-rss.sourceforge.net/vienna21.php Vienna] is an open-source client that works well.<br />
*[http://www.newsgator.com/NGOLProduct.aspx?ProdID=NetNewsWire NetNewsWire] (both pro and lite) are pretty good too.<br />
<br />
==PDF==<br />
*[http://pdfview.sourceforge.net/ PDFView] is vastly superior PDF Reader.<br />
*[http://www.adobe.com/products/reader/ Reader 8] is Adobe's offering.<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/pdf/ Preview]. <br />
*[http://www.yepthat.com/ yep] is like iPhoto for your PDFs<br />
<br />
==File Transfer==<br />
===FTP===<br />
*[http://cyberduck.ch/ Cyberduck] offers good FTP/SFTP support.<br />
*[http://rsug.itd.umich.edu/software/fugu/ Fugu] are nice but getting old.<br />
*[http://www.fetchsoftworks.com/ Fetch] works and is free for students.<br />
*[http://www.panic.com/transmit/ Transmit] is nicest of all but not free. <br />
<br />
===Torrents===<br />
*[http://www.azureuswiki.com/index.php/Intel_Macs Azureus] if you need lots of functionality and plugs-ins. <br />
*[http://sarwat.net/bittorrent/ Tomato Torrent]<br />
*[http://transmission.m0k.org/ Transmission]<br />
*[http://www.xtorrentp2p.com/ XTorrent].<br />
<br />
===General===<br />
*[http://www.yazsoft.com/ Speed Download] is the most popular.<br />
*[http://www.igetter.net/ iGetter] is free.<br />
<br />
==Music==<br />
===Listening===<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/itunes/ iTunes] is the standard and you can get some useful [http://www.dougscripts.com/ scripts].<br />
*[http://panic.com/audion/ Audion] old but good.<br />
<br />
===Managing===<br />
*[http://www.chaoticsoftware.com/ProductPages/MediaRage.html Media Rage] for doing managing artwork, tags, etc.<br />
*[http://jay.tuley.name/pages/software#ieatbrainz IEatBrainz] for automatic tag management, *[http://nclasssoftware.com/index.php/nClassSoftware/corripio/ Corripio] *[http://www.widget-foundry.com/widgets/amazonart.htm Amazon Album Art widget] is widget for getting art.<br />
*[http://homepage.mac.com/sroy/libra/ Libra] helps manage multiple libraries.. <br />
<br />
===Making===<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/ilife/garageband/ Garageband] is pretty good if you don't want any "pro" apps. *[http://www.hairersoft.com/Amadeus.html Amadeus] is a great sound editor. <br />
*[http://www.freeverse.com/soundstudio/ SoundStudio] is good too. <br />
*[http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ Audacity] is an OSS editor.<br />
<br />
==Video==<br />
===Watching===<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/quicktime/mac.html QuickTime] is great. Add [http://perian.org/ Perian] and [http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/wmcomponents.mspx Flip4Mac] to make it better.<br />
*[http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ VLC] plays almost all formats.<br />
*[http://mplayerosx.sourceforge.net/ MPlayer] is less popular but works as well.<br />
===Making===<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/finalcut/ iMovie HD, Final Cut Express HD, and Final Cut Studio]. Which one you pick depends on what you want to do (and spend).<br />
<br />
==Burning Software==<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/support/tiger/burn/ Finder] has built-in burning.<br />
*[http://www.roxio.com/enu/products/toast/titanium/overview.html Toast] is the burning standard.<br />
*[http://burn-osx.sourceforge.net/ Burn] is a free alternative.<br />
<br />
==Photos==<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/ilife/iphoto/iPhoto iPhoto] Simple and easy. *[http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/family.html Photoshop] The legendary phototool.<br />
*[http://www.lemkesoft.com/en/graphcon.htm GraphicConverter] Good for quick edits and batch processing.<br />
*[http://gimp-app.sourceforge.net/ Gimp.app] Not quite Photoshop, but close and free.<br />
<br />
==Navigation==<br />
*[http://www.obdev.at/products/launchbar/index.html LaunchBar] gets you instant access to apps, documents, search engines, etc. It's extremely quick, stable and has limited features.<br />
*[http://blacktree.com/apps/quicksilver/ Quicksilver] is a similar to LaunchBar. It's open source, has a ton more features, but is less stable.<br />
*[http://www.cocoatech.com/ Path Finder] A replacement for the Finder<br />
<br />
==Notification==<br />
*[http://growl.info/ Growl] allows applications that support Growl to send you notifications. It's generally a useful thing to have installed. <br />
<br />
==Backup==<br />
*[http://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/SuperDuperDescription.html SuperDuper] makes a bootable image of your hard drive.<br />
*[http://www.econtechnologies.com/site/Pages/ChronoSync/chrono_overview.html Chronosync] makes versioned incremental backups of any folder you specify.<br />
<br />
==Utilities==<br />
*[http://www.titanium.free.fr/pgs/english.html OnyX] helps you run system maintenance tasks and configure hidden parameters.<br />
*[http://sourceforge.net/projects/applejack AppleJack] is a similar utility to OnyX but runs in single user mode.<br />
*[http://www.ragingmenace.com/software/menumeters/ MenuMeters] is a system monitoring, cpu, network throughput, disk, memory, etc.<br />
*[http://www.charlessoft.com/ Pacifist] Look into pkg, dmg, .tar, etc files and pull individual files out.<br />
*[http://wakaba.c3.cx/s/apps/unarchiver.html UnArchiver] A much more capable replacement the built-in archive unpacker program in Mac OS X.<br />
*[http://docs.blacktree.com/visor/visor Visor] a systemwide terminal window accessible via a hotkey, much like the consoles found in games such as Quake.<br />
*[http://iterm.sourceforge.net/ iTerm] a full featured terminal emulation app written using Cocoa. Supports tabs.<br />
<br />
==Remote Desktop==<br />
*[http://cord.sourceforge.net CoRD] Cocoa OSS client for Intel.<br />
*[http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downloads.aspx?pid=download&location=/mac/download/misc/rdc_update_103.xml&secid=80&ssid=10&flgnosysreq=True Microsoft RDC] MS client for PPC. <br />
*[http://rdesktop.darwinports.com/ rdesktop] in DarwinPorts<br />
*[http://pdb.finkproject.org/pdb/package.php/rdesktop rdesktop] in Fink<br />
<br />
*[http://sourceforge.net/projects/cotvnc/ Chicken of the VNC] Cocoa VNC client<br />
*[http://www.nomachine.com/download-client-macosx.php NX] FreeNX client<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/remotedesktop/ Remote Desktop] from Apple<br />
<br />
==Windows==<br />
*[http://www.parallels.com/ Parallels] Popular virtualization solution<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/ BootCamp] Boot a native copy of Windows<br />
*[http://www.vmware.com/mac VMWare] Currently in beta.<br />
*[http://www.codeweavers.com/products/cxmac/ CrossOver] Provides a Win32 API for some apps<br />
<br />
If you do a lot of hardware or graphics intensive work, use Bootcamp. If you need a full fledged Windows install try Parallels. If you only have one app and it's supported by Crossover, then use that. If you want know the differences, try this [http://www.notebookreview.com/printArticle.asp?newsid=2990 Guide for Choosing Boot Camp or Parallels to Run Windows on an Apple MacBook]<br />
<br />
==AntiVirus==<br />
Hahaha! No seriously, any antivirus solution will slow down your machine with all the scanning. Seeing as there are no known Mac viruses, the only reason to install it is to prevent spread of Microsoft macro viruses. I strongly recommend not installing any antivirus software and just regularly updating your OS software.</div>Colinhttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=ORCA_One-Page_Summaries&diff=6865ORCA One-Page Summaries2007-05-29T00:36:45Z<p>Colin: New page: Stakeholders: * Joe Users * Institutional Users * Transit Agencies * Institutional Partners * Policy Makers * ERG Group/Implementers Categories: * What is ORCA? * How does it affect me? *...</p>
<hr />
<div>Stakeholders:<br />
* Joe Users<br />
* Institutional Users<br />
* Transit Agencies<br />
* Institutional Partners<br />
* Policy Makers<br />
* ERG Group/Implementers<br />
<br />
Categories:<br />
* What is ORCA?<br />
* How does it affect me?<br />
* What should I be worried about?<br />
* What shouldn't I be worried about?<br />
* What can I do?</div>Colinhttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Soctech_seminar,_Spring_2007&diff=6864Soctech seminar, Spring 20072007-05-29T00:36:37Z<p>Colin: /* One-page Summaries */</p>
<hr />
<div>'''Spring 2007: Case study of ORCA/Husky cards'''<br />
<br />
Course: <br />
:CSE Students: [http://www.washington.edu/students/timeschd/SPR2007/cse.html SLN 11994] or CSE 590T<br />
:Non-CSE Students: SLN 11998 or CSE 590X (graded)<br />
<br />
Time: Tuesday 12:30-13:20<br />
<br />
Place: [http://www.washington.edu/students/maps/map.cgi?CSE Paul Allen Center] [http://norfolk.cs.washington.edu/htbin-php/bldgmaps/floormap.php?room=CSE303 Room 303]<br />
<br />
Notes: Courses SLN 11994 and SLN 11998 are identical. If you are a CSE student, sign up for the CSE course. If you are a non-CSE student, sign up for the non-CSE course. Email travis (at cs.washington.edu) if you need an add code.<br />
<br />
Sign up for the mailing list at https://mailman.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/cse590t if you are not yet on it!<br />
<br />
==Overview==<br />
<br />
This quarter, we will explore a specific local issue ([http://www.orcatest.com ORCA]/[http://uwnews.washington.edu/ni/uweek/uweekarticle.asp?articleID=26783 Husky cards]) as a concrete aspect of the more general issue of RFID technology so that we might inform the design, implementation, and regulation of a technology which will likely directly affect all of us in the near future. By the end of the quarter, we would like to produce a set of specific and reasonably implementable recommendations for the University of Washington and Seattle transportation agencies that would improve the privacy, efficacy and public confidence in ORCA/Husky cards.<br />
<br />
==Description==<br />
<br />
In the past few years there has been excitement, fear, and controversy about the transformative potential of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology as it gets more and more feasible to deploy widely. In a [[Soctech seminar, Fall 2006|previous seminar]], we explored the broader legal and sociopolitical implications of RFID, discussing privacy, security, and surveillance through conversations with invited RFID experts and enthusiasts each week. We have an ongoing [[UW Society and Technology Group RFID Position Paper|whitepaper]] based on our discussions during that quarter. <br />
<br />
During the Spring quarter we are going to try something different: focus on a single,<br />
about-to-be-deployed technology in the Seattle region, specifically the<br />
[http://www.orcatest.com ORCA card] and its [http://uwnews.washington.edu/ni/uweek/uweekarticle.asp?articleID=26783 integration with the UW Husky card]. The ORCA card (One Regional Card for All) is a collaboration between Seattle transportation agencies that will establish a single, RFID-enabled transportation option for public transportation. The test run of the card finished in late 2006 and the ORCA card is now set to be deployed in early 2008. The University is working with the ORCA team to embed ORCA capability into the new Husky card, as well as establishing a quick pay option for the card with local businesses. <br />
<br />
By focusing on an issue close to home we will have the opportunity to discuss identity management, security, and surveillance<br />
issues with administrators from the UW and the local government. While these stakeholders have a great influence over the impact of technology on society, we, as academics, do not typically get the opportunity to interact with them. Moreover, because the ORCA/Husky card is still in its formative stages, our conversations with stakeholders may positively impact the conditions under which the card will be deployed. <br />
<br />
Participation in the Fall 2006 soctech seminar is not a prerequisite for this seminar. We will begin the seminar with a technical overview of the capabilities of RFID, the regulatory landscape on which laws will be crafted, and a number of existing RFID deployments. During the following weeks, we will invite a guest from a variety of organizations, including the university administration, Seattle public transportation agencies, law experts, and legislators.<br />
<br />
== Seminar Organization ==<br />
The seminar will be discussion-driven, each period led by a small group of seminar participants and/or invited guests. Seminar participants will be expected to generate questions for our guest before seminar, but there won't be pressure to organize a class period.<br />
<br />
Contact information: This course is being organized by Evan Welbourne (evan at cs), Colin Dixon (ckd at cs), Karl Koscher (supersat at cs), Jim Sfekas (sfekas at u.washington.edu), Yaw Anokwa (yanokwa at cs), and Travis Kriplean (travis at cs).<br />
<br />
== Whitepaper ==<br />
<br />
We'd like to create a whitepaper that could be given to the ORCA, University, and/or legislators based on what we see as acceptable practices for the ORCA deployment. See [[ORCA whitepaper]] or [[Open ORCA Questions]]<br />
<br />
== One-page Summaries ==<br />
<br />
A full-length white paper is going to delve into too much detail for most people. Thus, in addition to a whitepaper, we would like a to produce a series of one-page documents which present the ORCA system to specific stakeholders. A list of stakeholders and potential categories for what kinds of information would be included can be found on the [[ORCA One-Page Summaries]] page.<br />
<br />
== Administrative info ==<br />
<br />
Course grading and credit-load policies: Subject to change, but variable credits are available to meet differing levels of participation:<br />
*Sign up for 1 credit if you plan to attend, do the readings, and participate in discussions.<br />
*Sign up for 2 credits if you wish to organize a discussion by contacting a guest, coordinate their visit, and explaining why you chose them.<br />
*Sign up for 3 credits if you wish to be heavily involved in the planning process for the seminar. Contact the course organizers in advance if you plan to take this course for 3 credits.<br />
<br />
== Course Topics ==<br />
<br />
Note: subject to change as we find guest speakers<br />
<br />
'''27 March''' RFID History, Basic Technical Description and Overview of Applications -- [http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/travis/2007_spring_soctech_intro.ppt Slides (ppt)]<br />
<br />
'''03 April''' ORCA and Husky Card overview — [http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/ckd/pres/soctech-orca-intro-sp2007.ppt Slides (ppt)]<br />
<br />
'''10 April''' Christina Drummond, ACLU on ORCA – [http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/yanokwa/soctech/RFCS_UWSocTech.pdf Slides (pdf)]<br />
<br />
'''17 April''' ORCA, Discussion<br />
<br />
'''24 April''' Seminar cancelled<br />
<br />
'''26 April''' Dan Kaminsky, Hacker perspective on RFID – [http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/yanokwa/soctech/Dan_Kaminsky-RFID-Attack-Surface.ppt Slides (ppt)]<br />
<br />
'''1 May''' Steven Shafer, RFID privacy and personal information – [http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/yanokwa/soctech/RFID_Privacy_for_UW_ORCA.ppt Slides (ppt)], [http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/yanokwa/soctech/Informal_RFID_Privacy_Guidelines.doc Informal RFID Privacy Guidelines (doc)]<br />
<br />
'''8 May''' Bill Covington, ORCA and liability, Technical and policy overview, potential privacy threats – [http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/yanokwa/soctech/Covington_ORCAPresentation.ppt Slides (ppt)]<br />
<br />
'''15 May''' ORCA, Kevin Desmond (KC Metro)<br />
<br />
'''22 May''' ORCA and the Husky Card discussion<br />
<br />
'''29 May''' ORCA, Discussion<br />
<br />
== Potential Speakers/Organizations ==<br />
<br />
'''Steven Shafer''', Microsoft Research<br />
:A policy for RFID Privacy, addressing personal information in RFID systems.<br />
<br />
'''Christina Drummond''', Director of Technology and Liberty Project, ACLU of Washington<br />
<br />
'''Doug Klunder''', Privacy Project Director, ACLU of Washington<br />
<br />
'''Bill Covington''', UW Law<br />
<br />
'''Kevin Desmond''', King County Metro Transit<br />
<br />
'''Dan Kaminsky''', IOActive<br />
:The Hacker View on RFID<br />
<br />
Sound Transit<br />
<br />
Community Transit<br />
<br />
Project Manager for Husky Card, Husky Card Account & ID Center Manager<br />
<br />
Gov't representative of sponsors of Washington's new [http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2007-08/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1031-S.pdf Electronic Bill of Rights]<br />
<br />
== Resources ==<br />
<br />
Privacy and Security in Library RFID : Issues, Practices, and Architectures. [http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~dmolnar/library.pdf PDF]<br />
<br />
CDT Consumer Privacy Guidelines. [http://www.cdt.org/privacy/20060501rfid-best-practices.php]<br />
<br />
Octopus card implemented in Hong Kong. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus_Card wikipedia article]<br />
<br />
Privacy considerations for a Massachusetts RFID transit system [http://cs.washington.edu/homes/yanokwa/soctech/MBTA_Privacy_Proposal_and_Paper.pdf PDF]</div>Colinhttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Soctech_seminar,_Spring_2007&diff=6863Soctech seminar, Spring 20072007-05-29T00:35:33Z<p>Colin: /* Whitepaper */</p>
<hr />
<div>'''Spring 2007: Case study of ORCA/Husky cards'''<br />
<br />
Course: <br />
:CSE Students: [http://www.washington.edu/students/timeschd/SPR2007/cse.html SLN 11994] or CSE 590T<br />
:Non-CSE Students: SLN 11998 or CSE 590X (graded)<br />
<br />
Time: Tuesday 12:30-13:20<br />
<br />
Place: [http://www.washington.edu/students/maps/map.cgi?CSE Paul Allen Center] [http://norfolk.cs.washington.edu/htbin-php/bldgmaps/floormap.php?room=CSE303 Room 303]<br />
<br />
Notes: Courses SLN 11994 and SLN 11998 are identical. If you are a CSE student, sign up for the CSE course. If you are a non-CSE student, sign up for the non-CSE course. Email travis (at cs.washington.edu) if you need an add code.<br />
<br />
Sign up for the mailing list at https://mailman.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/cse590t if you are not yet on it!<br />
<br />
==Overview==<br />
<br />
This quarter, we will explore a specific local issue ([http://www.orcatest.com ORCA]/[http://uwnews.washington.edu/ni/uweek/uweekarticle.asp?articleID=26783 Husky cards]) as a concrete aspect of the more general issue of RFID technology so that we might inform the design, implementation, and regulation of a technology which will likely directly affect all of us in the near future. By the end of the quarter, we would like to produce a set of specific and reasonably implementable recommendations for the University of Washington and Seattle transportation agencies that would improve the privacy, efficacy and public confidence in ORCA/Husky cards.<br />
<br />
==Description==<br />
<br />
In the past few years there has been excitement, fear, and controversy about the transformative potential of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology as it gets more and more feasible to deploy widely. In a [[Soctech seminar, Fall 2006|previous seminar]], we explored the broader legal and sociopolitical implications of RFID, discussing privacy, security, and surveillance through conversations with invited RFID experts and enthusiasts each week. We have an ongoing [[UW Society and Technology Group RFID Position Paper|whitepaper]] based on our discussions during that quarter. <br />
<br />
During the Spring quarter we are going to try something different: focus on a single,<br />
about-to-be-deployed technology in the Seattle region, specifically the<br />
[http://www.orcatest.com ORCA card] and its [http://uwnews.washington.edu/ni/uweek/uweekarticle.asp?articleID=26783 integration with the UW Husky card]. The ORCA card (One Regional Card for All) is a collaboration between Seattle transportation agencies that will establish a single, RFID-enabled transportation option for public transportation. The test run of the card finished in late 2006 and the ORCA card is now set to be deployed in early 2008. The University is working with the ORCA team to embed ORCA capability into the new Husky card, as well as establishing a quick pay option for the card with local businesses. <br />
<br />
By focusing on an issue close to home we will have the opportunity to discuss identity management, security, and surveillance<br />
issues with administrators from the UW and the local government. While these stakeholders have a great influence over the impact of technology on society, we, as academics, do not typically get the opportunity to interact with them. Moreover, because the ORCA/Husky card is still in its formative stages, our conversations with stakeholders may positively impact the conditions under which the card will be deployed. <br />
<br />
Participation in the Fall 2006 soctech seminar is not a prerequisite for this seminar. We will begin the seminar with a technical overview of the capabilities of RFID, the regulatory landscape on which laws will be crafted, and a number of existing RFID deployments. During the following weeks, we will invite a guest from a variety of organizations, including the university administration, Seattle public transportation agencies, law experts, and legislators.<br />
<br />
== Seminar Organization ==<br />
The seminar will be discussion-driven, each period led by a small group of seminar participants and/or invited guests. Seminar participants will be expected to generate questions for our guest before seminar, but there won't be pressure to organize a class period.<br />
<br />
Contact information: This course is being organized by Evan Welbourne (evan at cs), Colin Dixon (ckd at cs), Karl Koscher (supersat at cs), Jim Sfekas (sfekas at u.washington.edu), Yaw Anokwa (yanokwa at cs), and Travis Kriplean (travis at cs).<br />
<br />
== Whitepaper ==<br />
<br />
We'd like to create a whitepaper that could be given to the ORCA, University, and/or legislators based on what we see as acceptable practices for the ORCA deployment. See [[ORCA whitepaper]] or [[Open ORCA Questions]]<br />
<br />
== One-page Summaries ==<br />
<br />
A full-length white paper is going to delve into too much detail for most people. Thus, in addition to a whitepaper, we would like a to produce a series of one-page documents which present the ORCA system to specific stakeholders. A list of potential categories for what kinds of information would be included is below.<br />
<br />
Stakeholders:<br />
* Joe Users<br />
* Institutional Users<br />
* Transit Agencies<br />
* Institutional Partners<br />
* Policy Makers<br />
* ERG Group/Implementers<br />
<br />
Categories:<br />
* What is ORCA?<br />
* How does it affect me?<br />
* What should I be worried about?<br />
* What shouldn't I be worried about?<br />
* What can I do?<br />
<br />
== Administrative info ==<br />
<br />
Course grading and credit-load policies: Subject to change, but variable credits are available to meet differing levels of participation:<br />
*Sign up for 1 credit if you plan to attend, do the readings, and participate in discussions.<br />
*Sign up for 2 credits if you wish to organize a discussion by contacting a guest, coordinate their visit, and explaining why you chose them.<br />
*Sign up for 3 credits if you wish to be heavily involved in the planning process for the seminar. Contact the course organizers in advance if you plan to take this course for 3 credits.<br />
<br />
== Course Topics ==<br />
<br />
Note: subject to change as we find guest speakers<br />
<br />
'''27 March''' RFID History, Basic Technical Description and Overview of Applications -- [http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/travis/2007_spring_soctech_intro.ppt Slides (ppt)]<br />
<br />
'''03 April''' ORCA and Husky Card overview — [http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/ckd/pres/soctech-orca-intro-sp2007.ppt Slides (ppt)]<br />
<br />
'''10 April''' Christina Drummond, ACLU on ORCA – [http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/yanokwa/soctech/RFCS_UWSocTech.pdf Slides (pdf)]<br />
<br />
'''17 April''' ORCA, Discussion<br />
<br />
'''24 April''' Seminar cancelled<br />
<br />
'''26 April''' Dan Kaminsky, Hacker perspective on RFID – [http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/yanokwa/soctech/Dan_Kaminsky-RFID-Attack-Surface.ppt Slides (ppt)]<br />
<br />
'''1 May''' Steven Shafer, RFID privacy and personal information – [http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/yanokwa/soctech/RFID_Privacy_for_UW_ORCA.ppt Slides (ppt)], [http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/yanokwa/soctech/Informal_RFID_Privacy_Guidelines.doc Informal RFID Privacy Guidelines (doc)]<br />
<br />
'''8 May''' Bill Covington, ORCA and liability, Technical and policy overview, potential privacy threats – [http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/yanokwa/soctech/Covington_ORCAPresentation.ppt Slides (ppt)]<br />
<br />
'''15 May''' ORCA, Kevin Desmond (KC Metro)<br />
<br />
'''22 May''' ORCA and the Husky Card discussion<br />
<br />
'''29 May''' ORCA, Discussion<br />
<br />
== Potential Speakers/Organizations ==<br />
<br />
'''Steven Shafer''', Microsoft Research<br />
:A policy for RFID Privacy, addressing personal information in RFID systems.<br />
<br />
'''Christina Drummond''', Director of Technology and Liberty Project, ACLU of Washington<br />
<br />
'''Doug Klunder''', Privacy Project Director, ACLU of Washington<br />
<br />
'''Bill Covington''', UW Law<br />
<br />
'''Kevin Desmond''', King County Metro Transit<br />
<br />
'''Dan Kaminsky''', IOActive<br />
:The Hacker View on RFID<br />
<br />
Sound Transit<br />
<br />
Community Transit<br />
<br />
Project Manager for Husky Card, Husky Card Account & ID Center Manager<br />
<br />
Gov't representative of sponsors of Washington's new [http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2007-08/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1031-S.pdf Electronic Bill of Rights]<br />
<br />
== Resources ==<br />
<br />
Privacy and Security in Library RFID : Issues, Practices, and Architectures. [http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~dmolnar/library.pdf PDF]<br />
<br />
CDT Consumer Privacy Guidelines. [http://www.cdt.org/privacy/20060501rfid-best-practices.php]<br />
<br />
Octopus card implemented in Hong Kong. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus_Card wikipedia article]<br />
<br />
Privacy considerations for a Massachusetts RFID transit system [http://cs.washington.edu/homes/yanokwa/soctech/MBTA_Privacy_Proposal_and_Paper.pdf PDF]</div>Colinhttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=ORCA_whitepaper&diff=6574ORCA whitepaper2007-04-16T23:52:30Z<p>Colin: /* Technical */</p>
<hr />
<div>== Whitepaper ==<br />
<br />
=== Background ===<br />
<br />
==== RFID overview ====<br />
<br />
==== ORCA background ====<br />
<br />
==== ERG group ====<br />
<br />
=== Stakeholders / Concerns ===<br />
* Why do we care?<br />
* Anonymity<br />
<br />
== Legal considerations ==<br />
<br />
== Technical ==<br />
* What's encrypted? When? How? Where? <br />
* Who owns the keys? <br />
* Who's writing the encryption code?<br />
* Access control?<br />
* Who makes cards?<br />
<br />
== Regulatory ==<br />
* Audit trails (DC)<br />
* Anonymity in warehousing?<br />
* Data retention<br />
* Rights to access? Across orgs?<br />
* Is information that is passed between parties anonymized/aggregated?<br />
<br />
== Questions ==<br />
* Has ERG group had any kind of compromises?<br />
<br />
== Action Items ==<br />
* contact MIT people (Yaw)<br />
* repurpose best practices from RFID clinic</div>Colinhttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Soctech_seminar,_Spring_2007&diff=6565Soctech seminar, Spring 20072007-04-10T20:30:08Z<p>Colin: /* Course Topics */</p>
<hr />
<div>'''Spring 2007: Case study of ORCA/Husky cards'''<br />
<br />
Course: <br />
:CSE Students: [http://www.washington.edu/students/timeschd/SPR2007/cse.html SLN 11994] or CSE 590T<br />
:Non-CSE Students: SLN 11998 or CSE 590X (graded)<br />
<br />
Time: Tuesday 12:30-13:20<br />
<br />
Place: [http://www.washington.edu/students/maps/map.cgi?CSE Paul Allen Center] [http://norfolk.cs.washington.edu/htbin-php/bldgmaps/floormap.php?room=CSE303 Room 303]<br />
<br />
Notes: Courses SLN 11994 and SLN 11998 are identical. If you are a CSE student, sign up for the CSE course. If you are a non-CSE student, sign up for the non-CSE course. Email travis (at cs.washington.edu) if you need an add code.<br />
<br />
Sign up for the mailing list at https://mailman.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/cse590t if you are not yet on it!<br />
<br />
==Overview==<br />
<br />
This quarter, we will explore a specific local issue ([http://www.orcatest.com ORCA]/[http://uwnews.washington.edu/ni/uweek/uweekarticle.asp?articleID=26783 Husky cards]) as a concrete aspect of the more general issue of RFID technology so that we might inform the design, implementation, and regulation of a technology which will likely directly affect all of us in the near future. By the end of the quarter, we would like to produce a set of specific and reasonably implementable recommendations for the University of Washington and Seattle transportation agencies that would improve the privacy, efficacy and public confidence in ORCA/Husky cards.<br />
<br />
==Description==<br />
<br />
In the past few years there has been excitement, fear, and controversy about the transformative potential of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology as it gets more and more feasible to deploy widely. In a [[Soctech seminar, Fall 2006|previous seminar]], we explored the broader legal and sociopolitical implications of RFID, discussing privacy, security, and surveillance through conversations with invited RFID experts and enthusiasts each week. We have an ongoing [[UW Society and Technology Group RFID Position Paper|whitepaper]] based on our discussions during that quarter. <br />
<br />
During the Spring quarter we are going to try something different: focus on a single,<br />
about-to-be-deployed technology in the Seattle region, specifically the<br />
[http://www.orcatest.com ORCA card] and its [http://uwnews.washington.edu/ni/uweek/uweekarticle.asp?articleID=26783 integration with the UW Husky card]. The ORCA card (One Regional Card for All) is a collaboration between Seattle transportation agencies that will establish a single, RFID-enabled transportation option for public transportation. The test run of the card finished in late 2006 and the ORCA card is now set to be deployed in early 2008. The University is working with the ORCA team to embed ORCA capability into the new Husky card, as well as establishing a quick pay option for the card with local businesses. <br />
<br />
By focusing on an issue close to home we will have the opportunity to discuss identity management, security, and surveillance<br />
issues with administrators from the UW and the local government. While these stakeholders have a great influence over the impact of technology on society, we, as academics, do not typically get the opportunity to interact with them. Moreover, because the ORCA/Husky card is still in its formative stages, our conversations with stakeholders may positively impact the conditions under which the card will be deployed. <br />
<br />
Participation in the Fall 2006 soctech seminar is not a prerequisite for this seminar. We will begin the seminar with a technical overview of the capabilities of RFID, the regulatory landscape on which laws will be crafted, and a number of existing RFID deployments. During the following weeks, we will invite a guest from a variety of organizations, including the university administration, Seattle public transportation agencies, law experts, and legislators.<br />
<br />
== Seminar Organization ==<br />
The seminar will be discussion-driven, each period led by a small group of seminar participants and/or invited guests. Seminar participants will be expected to generate questions for our guest before seminar, but there won't be pressure to organize a class period.<br />
<br />
Contact information: This course is being organized by Evan Welbourne (evan at cs), Colin Dixon (ckd at cs), Karl Koscher (supersat at cs), Jim Sfekas (sfekas at u.washington.edu), Yaw Anokwa (yanokwa at cs), and Travis Kriplean (travis at cs).<br />
<br />
==Administrative info==<br />
<br />
Course grading and credit-load policies: Subject to change, but variable credits are available to meet differing levels of participation:<br />
*Sign up for 1 credit if you plan to attend, do the readings, and participate in discussions.<br />
*Sign up for 2 credits if you wish to organize a discussion by contacting a guest, coordinate their visit, and explaining why you chose them.<br />
*Sign up for 3 credits if you wish to be heavily involved in the planning process for the seminar. Contact the course organizers in advance if you plan to take this course for 3 credits.<br />
<br />
== Course Topics ==<br />
<br />
Note: subject to change as we find guest speakers<br />
<br />
'''27 March''' RFID History, Basic Technical Description and Overview of Applications -- [http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/travis/2007_spring_soctech_intro.ppt Slides]<br />
<br />
'''03 April''' ORCA and Husky Card overview — [http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/ckd/pres/soctech-orca-intro-sp2007.ppt Intro to ORCA Slides]<br />
<br />
'''10 April''' Christina Drummond, ACLU on ORCA<br />
<br />
'''17 April''' ORCA, Discussion<br />
<br />
'''24 April''' Bill Covington, ORCA and liability, Technical and policy overview, potential privacy threats<br />
<br />
'''1 May''' Steven Shafer, RFID privacy and personal information<br />
<br />
'''8 May''' Gov't representative from sponsors of Washington's new Electronic Bill of Rights<br />
<br />
'''15 May''' ORCA, Kevin Desmond (KC Metro)<br />
<br />
'''22 May''' ORCA and the Husky Card, Guest speaker from UW administration on Husky Card<br />
<br />
'''29 May''' ORCA, Discussion<br />
<br />
== Potential Speakers/Organizations ==<br />
<br />
'''Steven Shafer''', Microsoft Research<br />
:A policy for RFID Privacy, addressing personal information in RFID systems.<br />
<br />
'''Christina Drummond''', Director of Technology and Liberty Project, ACLU of Washington<br />
<br />
'''Doug Klunder''', Privacy Project Director, ACLU of Washington<br />
<br />
'''Bill Covington''', UW Law<br />
<br />
'''Kevin Desmond''', King County Metro Transit<br />
<br />
'''Dan Kaminsky''', IOActive<br />
:The Hacker View on RFID<br />
<br />
Sound Transit<br />
<br />
Community Transit<br />
<br />
Project Manager for Husky Card, Husky Card Account & ID Center Manager<br />
<br />
Gov't representative of sponsors of Washington's new [http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2007-08/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1031-S.pdf Electronic Bill of Rights]<br />
<br />
== Resources ==<br />
<br />
Privacy and Security in Library RFID : Issues, Practices, and Architectures. [http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~dmolnar/library.pdf PDF]<br />
<br />
CDT Consumer Privacy Guidelines. [http://www.cdt.org/privacy/20060501rfid-best-practices.php]<br />
<br />
Octopus card implemented in Hong Kong. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus_Card wikipedia article]<br />
<br />
Privacy considerations for a Massachusetts RFID transit system [http://cs.washington.edu/homes/yanokwa/soctech/MBTA_Privacy_Proposal_and_Paper.pdf PDF]</div>Colinhttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Soctech_seminar,_Spring_2007&diff=6553Soctech seminar, Spring 20072007-04-03T20:19:57Z<p>Colin: /* Course Topics */</p>
<hr />
<div>'''Spring 2007: Case study of ORCA/Husky cards'''<br />
<br />
Course: <br />
:CSE Students: [http://www.washington.edu/students/timeschd/SPR2007/cse.html SLN 11994] or CSE 590T<br />
:Non-CSE Students: SLN 11998 or CSE 590X (graded)<br />
<br />
Time: Tuesday 12:30-13:20<br />
<br />
Place: [http://www.washington.edu/students/maps/map.cgi?CSE Paul Allen Center] [http://norfolk.cs.washington.edu/htbin-php/bldgmaps/floormap.php?room=CSE303 Room 303]<br />
<br />
Notes: Courses SLN 11994 and SLN 11998 are identical. If you are a CSE student, sign up for the CSE course. If you are a non-CSE student, sign up for the non-CSE course. Email travis (at cs.washington.edu) if you need an add code.<br />
<br />
Sign up for the mailing list at https://mailman.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/cse590t if you are not yet on it!<br />
<br />
==Overview==<br />
<br />
This quarter, we will explore a specific local issue ([http://www.orcatest.com ORCA]/[http://uwnews.washington.edu/ni/uweek/uweekarticle.asp?articleID=26783 Husky cards]) as a concrete aspect of the more general issue of RFID technology so that we might inform the design, implementation, and regulation of a technology which will likely directly affect all of us in the near future. By the end of the quarter, we would like to produce a set of specific and reasonably implementable recommendations for the University of Washington and Seattle transportation agencies that would improve the privacy, efficacy and public confidence in ORCA/Husky cards.<br />
<br />
==Description==<br />
<br />
In the past few years there has been excitement, fear, and controversy about the transformative potential of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology as it gets more and more feasible to deploy widely. In a [[Soctech seminar, Fall 2006|previous seminar]], we explored the broader legal and sociopolitical implications of RFID, discussing privacy, security, and surveillance through conversations with invited RFID experts and enthusiasts each week. We have an ongoing [[UW Society and Technology Group RFID Position Paper|whitepaper]] based on our discussions during that quarter. <br />
<br />
During the Spring quarter we are going to try something different: focus on a single,<br />
about-to-be-deployed technology in the Seattle region, specifically the<br />
[http://www.orcatest.com ORCA card] and its [http://uwnews.washington.edu/ni/uweek/uweekarticle.asp?articleID=26783 integration with the UW Husky card]. The ORCA card (One Regional Card for All) is a collaboration between Seattle transportation agencies that will establish a single, RFID-enabled transportation option for public transportation. The test run of the card finished in late 2006 and the ORCA card is now set to be deployed in early 2008. The University is working with the ORCA team to embed ORCA capability into the new Husky card, as well as establishing a quick pay option for the card with local businesses. <br />
<br />
By focusing on an issue close to home we will have the opportunity to discuss identity management, security, and surveillance<br />
issues with administrators from the UW and the local government. While these stakeholders have a great influence over the impact of technology on society, we, as academics, do not typically get the opportunity to interact with them. Moreover, because the ORCA/Husky card is still in its formative stages, our conversations with stakeholders may positively impact the conditions under which the card will be deployed. <br />
<br />
Participation in the Fall 2006 soctech seminar is not a prerequisite for this seminar. We will begin the seminar with a technical overview of the capabilities of RFID, the regulatory landscape on which laws will be crafted, and a number of existing RFID deployments. During the following weeks, we will invite a guest from a variety of organizations, including the university administration, Seattle public transportation agencies, law experts, and legislators.<br />
<br />
== Seminar Organization ==<br />
The seminar will be discussion-driven, each period led by a small group of seminar participants and/or invited guests. Seminar participants will be expected to generate questions for our guest before seminar, but there won't be pressure to organize a class period.<br />
<br />
Contact information: This course is being organized by Evan Welbourne (evan at cs), Colin Dixon (ckd at cs), Karl Koscher (supersat at cs), Jim Sfekas (sfekas at u.washington.edu), Yaw Anokwa (yanokwa at cs), and Travis Kriplean (travis at cs).<br />
<br />
==Administrative info==<br />
<br />
Course grading and credit-load policies: Subject to change, but variable credits are available to meet differing levels of participation:<br />
*Sign up for 1 credit if you plan to attend, do the readings, and participate in discussions.<br />
*Sign up for 2 credits if you wish to organize a discussion by contacting a guest, coordinate their visit, and explaining why you chose them.<br />
*Sign up for 3 credits if you wish to be heavily involved in the planning process for the seminar. Contact the course organizers in advance if you plan to take this course for 3 credits.<br />
<br />
== Course Topics ==<br />
<br />
Note: subject to change as we find guest speakers<br />
<br />
'''27 March''' RFID History, Basic Technical Description and Overview of Applications<br />
<br />
'''03 April''' ORCA and Husky Card overview — [http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/ckd/pres/soctech-orca-intro-sp2007.ppt Intro to ORCA Slides]<br />
<br />
'''10 April''' Christina Drummond, ACLU on ORCA<br />
<br />
'''17 April''' ORCA, Stakeholder analysis<br />
<br />
'''24 April''' Bill Covington, ORCA and liability, Technical and policy overview, potential privacy threats<br />
<br />
'''1 May''' Steven Shafer, RFID privacy and personal information<br />
<br />
'''8 May''' Gov't representative from sponsors of Washington's new Electronic Bill of Rights<br />
<br />
'''15 May''' ORCA, Kevin Desmond (KC Metro)<br />
<br />
'''22 May''' ORCA and the Husky Card, Guest speaker from UW administration on Husky Card<br />
<br />
'''29 May''' ORCA, Discussion<br />
<br />
== Potential Speakers/Organizations ==<br />
<br />
'''Steven Shafer''', Microsoft Research<br />
:A policy for RFID Privacy, addressing personal information in RFID systems.<br />
<br />
'''Christina Drummond''', Director of Technology and Liberty Project, ACLU of Washington<br />
<br />
'''Doug Klunder''', Privacy Project Director, ACLU of Washington<br />
<br />
'''Bill Covington''', UW Law<br />
<br />
'''Kevin Desmond''', King County Metro Transit<br />
<br />
Sound Transit<br />
<br />
Community Transit<br />
<br />
Project Manager for Husky Card, Husky Card Account & ID Center Manager<br />
<br />
Gov't representative of sponsors of Washington's new [http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2007-08/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1031-S.pdf Electronic Bill of Rights]<br />
<br />
== Resources ==<br />
<br />
Privacy and Security in Library RFID : Issues, Practices, and Architectures. [http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~dmolnar/library.pdf PDF]<br />
<br />
CDT Consumer Privacy Guidelines. [http://www.cdt.org/privacy/20060501rfid-best-practices.php]<br />
<br />
Octopus card implemented in Hong Kong. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus_Card wikipedia article]</div>Colinhttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Soctech_seminar,_Spring_2007&diff=6502Soctech seminar, Spring 20072007-03-08T20:00:46Z<p>Colin: </p>
<hr />
<div>'''Spring 2007: Case study: ORCA cards''': [http://www.washington.edu/students/timeschd/SPR2007/cse.html SLN 11994] CSE 590 T, Tuesday 12:30-1:20, [http://www.washington.edu/students/maps/map.cgi?CSE CSE] 303'''<br><br />
Non-CSE students (including law) should register for the graded CSE 590 X - SLN 11981. Everything else is identical. Email travis (at cs.washington.edu) for an add code.<br />
<br />
==Goal==<br />
<br />
This quarter, we hope to explore a specific local issue (ORCA/Husky cards) as a concrete aspect of the more general issue of RFID technology so that we might inform the design, implementation, and regulation of a technology which will likely directly affect all of us in the near future. By the end of the quarter, we would like to produce a set of specific and reasonably implementable set of recommendations that would improve the privacy, efficacy and public confidence in ORCA/Husky cards.<br />
<br />
==Topic==<br />
<br />
In the past few years there has been more and more talk, both positive and negative, about the transformative potential of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology as it gets more and more viable. In a [[Soctech seminar, Fall 2006|previous seminar]], we explored the broader legal and sociopolitical implications of RFID, discussing privacy, security, and surveillance through conversations with invited RFID experts and enthusiasts each week. We have drafted an [[UW Society and Technology Group RFID Position Paper|unfinished whitepaper]] based on our discussions during that quarter. <br />
<br />
During the fall quarter we are going to try something different: '''focus on a single,<br />
'''about-to-be-deployed technology in the Seattle region''', specifically the<br />
[http://uwnews.washington.edu/ni/uweek/uweekarticle.asp?articleID=26783 ORCA card].<br />
We will then have the opportunity to discuss identity management, security, and surveillance<br />
issues with university and government. The goal is to engage in a dialogue with <br />
stakeholders that greatly influence the impact of technology on society but with whom <br />
we do not typically get to interact with as academics. As the new RFID-enabled ORCA husky card is not due to be deployed<br />
to students until 2008, our conversations with stakeholders may impact the conditions under which<br />
the card will be deployed. <br />
<br />
Participation in the Fall 2006 soctech seminar is not a prerequisite for this seminar. We will begin the seminar with a technical overview of the capabilities of RFID, the regulatory landscape on which laws will be crafted, and a number of existing RFID deployments. During the following weeks, we will invite a guest from a variety of organizations, including the university adminstration, Seattle public transportation agencies, law experts, legislators, and ACLU representatives.<br />
<br />
== Seminar Organization ==<br />
Contact information: This course is being organized by Evan Welbourne (evan at cs), Colin Dixon (ckd at cs), Karl Koscher (supersat at cs), Jim Sfekas, Yaw Anokwa (yanokwa at cs), and Travis Kriplean (travis at cs).<br />
<br />
The seminar will be discussion-driven, each period led by a small group of seminar participants and/or invited guests. Seminar participants will be expected to generate questions for our guest before seminar, but there won't be pressure to organize a class period. <br><br />
<br />
==Administrative info==<br />
<br />
Course grading and credit-load policies: Subject to change, but variable credits are available to meet differing levels of participation:<br />
*Sign up for 1 credit if you plan to attend, do the readings, and participate in discussions.<br />
*Sign up for 2 credits if you wish to organize a discussion by contacting a guest, coordinate their visit, and explaining why you chose them.<br />
*Sign up for 3 credits if you wish to be heavily involved in the planning process for the seminar. Contact the course organizers in advance if you plan to take this course for 3 credits.<br />
<br />
== Course Topics ==<br />
<br />
Note: subject to change as we find guest speakers<br />
<br />
'''27 March''' RFID History, Basic Technical Description and Overview of Applications<br />
<br />
'''03 April''' <br />
<br />
'''10 April'''<br />
<br />
'''17 April'''<br />
<br />
'''24 April'''<br />
<br />
'''1 May'''<br />
<br />
'''8 May''' <br />
<br />
'''15 May'''<br />
<br />
'''22 May''' <br />
<br />
'''29 May'''<br />
<br />
== Potential Speakers/Organizations ==<br />
<br />
'''Steven Shafer''', Microsoft Research<br />
:A policy for RFID Privacy, addressing personal information in RFID systems.<br />
<br />
'''David Molnar''', Berkeley Department of Computer Science<br />
:Privacy and Security in Library RFID : Issues, Practices, and Architectures. [http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~dmolnar/library.pdf PDF].<br />
<br />
King County Metro Transit<br />
<br />
Sound Transit<br />
<br />
Community Transit<br />
<br />
Project Manager for Husky Card, Husky Card Account & ID Center Manager<br />
<br />
'''Christina Drummond''', Director of Technology and Liberty Project, ACLU of Washington<br />
<br />
'''Doug Klunder''', Privacy Project Director, ACLU of Washington<br />
<br />
'''Bill Covington''', UW Law</div>Colinhttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Soctech_seminar,_Spring_2007&diff=6501Soctech seminar, Spring 20072007-03-08T19:59:10Z<p>Colin: /* Potential Speakers/Organizations */</p>
<hr />
<div>==Goal==<br />
<br />
This quarter, we hope to explore a specific local issue (ORCA/Husky cards) as a concrete aspect of the more general issue of RFID technology so that we might inform the design, implementation, and regulation of a technology which will likely directly affect all of us in the near future. By the end of the quarter, we would like to produce a set of specific and reasonably implementable set of recommendations that would improve the privacy, efficacy and public confidence in ORCA/Husky cards.<br />
<br />
==Topic==<br />
<br />
'''Spring 2007: Case study: ORCA cards''': [http://www.washington.edu/students/timeschd/SPR2007/cse.html SLN 11994] CSE 590 T, Tuesday 12:30-1:20, [http://www.washington.edu/students/maps/map.cgi?CSE CSE] 303'''<br><br />
Non-CSE students (including law) should register for the graded CSE 590 X - SLN 11981. Everything else is identical. Email travis (at cs.washington.edu) for an add code.<br />
<br />
In the past few years there has been more and more talk, both positive and negative, about the transformative potential of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology as it gets more and more viable. In a [[Soctech seminar, Fall 2006|previous seminar]], we explored the broader legal and sociopolitical implications of RFID, discussing privacy, security, and surveillance through conversations with invited RFID experts and enthusiasts each week. We have drafted an [[UW Society and Technology Group RFID Position Paper|unfinished whitepaper]] based on our discussions during that quarter. <br />
<br />
During the fall quarter we are going to try something different: '''focus on a single,<br />
'''about-to-be-deployed technology in the Seattle region''', specifically the<br />
[http://uwnews.washington.edu/ni/uweek/uweekarticle.asp?articleID=26783 ORCA card].<br />
We will then have the opportunity to discuss identity management, security, and surveillance<br />
issues with university and government. The goal is to engage in a dialogue with <br />
stakeholders that greatly influence the impact of technology on society but with whom <br />
we do not typically get to interact with as academics. As the new RFID-enabled ORCA husky card is not due to be deployed<br />
to students until 2008, our conversations with stakeholders may impact the conditions under which<br />
the card will be deployed. <br />
<br />
Participation in the Fall 2006 soctech seminar is not a prerequisite for this seminar. We will begin the seminar with a technical overview of the capabilities of RFID, the regulatory landscape on which laws will be crafted, and a number of existing RFID deployments. During the following weeks, we will invite a guest from a variety of organizations, including the university adminstration, Seattle public transportation agencies, law experts, legislators, and ACLU representatives.<br />
<br />
== Seminar Organization ==<br />
Contact information: This course is being organized by Evan Welbourne (evan at cs), Colin Dixon (ckd at cs), Karl Koscher (supersat at cs), Jim Sfekas, Yaw Anokwa (yanokwa at cs), and Travis Kriplean (travis at cs).<br />
<br />
The seminar will be discussion-driven, each period led by a small group of seminar participants and/or invited guests. Seminar participants will be expected to generate questions for our guest before seminar, but there won't be pressure to organize a class period. <br><br />
<br />
==Administrative info==<br />
<br />
Course grading and credit-load policies: Subject to change, but variable credits are available to meet differing levels of participation:<br />
*Sign up for 1 credit if you plan to attend, do the readings, and participate in discussions.<br />
*Sign up for 2 credits if you wish to organize a discussion by contacting a guest, coordinate their visit, and explaining why you chose them.<br />
*Sign up for 3 credits if you wish to be heavily involved in the planning process for the seminar. Contact the course organizers in advance if you plan to take this course for 3 credits.<br />
<br />
== Course Topics ==<br />
<br />
Note: subject to change as we find guest speakers<br />
<br />
'''27 March''' RFID History, Basic Technical Description and Overview of Applications<br />
<br />
'''03 April''' <br />
<br />
'''10 April'''<br />
<br />
'''17 April'''<br />
<br />
'''24 April'''<br />
<br />
'''1 May'''<br />
<br />
'''8 May''' <br />
<br />
'''15 May'''<br />
<br />
'''22 May''' <br />
<br />
'''29 May'''<br />
<br />
== Potential Speakers/Organizations ==<br />
<br />
'''Steven Shafer''', Microsoft Research<br />
:A policy for RFID Privacy, addressing personal information in RFID systems.<br />
<br />
'''David Molnar''', Berkeley Department of Computer Science<br />
:Privacy and Security in Library RFID : Issues, Practices, and Architectures. [http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~dmolnar/library.pdf PDF].<br />
<br />
King County Metro Transit<br />
<br />
Sound Transit<br />
<br />
Community Transit<br />
<br />
Project Manager for Husky Card, Husky Card Account & ID Center Manager<br />
<br />
'''Christina Drummond''', Director of Technology and Liberty Project, ACLU of Washington<br />
<br />
'''Doug Klunder''', Privacy Project Director, ACLU of Washington<br />
<br />
'''Bill Covington''', UW Law</div>Colinhttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Soctech_seminar,_Spring_2007&diff=6496Soctech seminar, Spring 20072007-03-08T19:51:27Z<p>Colin: </p>
<hr />
<div>==Goal==<br />
<br />
This quarter, we hope to explore a specific local issue (ORCA/Husky cards) as a concrete aspect of the more general issue of RFID technology so that we might inform the design, implementation, and regulation of a technology which will likely directly affect all of us in the near future. By the end of the quarter, we would like to produce a set of specific and reasonably implementable set of recommendations that would improve the privacy, efficacy and public confidence in ORCA/Husky cards.<br />
<br />
==Topic==<br />
<br />
'''Spring 2007: Case study: ORCA cards''': [http://www.washington.edu/students/timeschd/AUT2006/cse.html SLN 11994] CSE 590 T, Tuesday 12:30-1:20, [http://www.washington.edu/students/maps/map.cgi?CSE CSE] 303'''<br><br />
Non-CSE students (including law) should register for the graded CSE 590 X - SLN 11981. Everything else is identical. Email travis (at cs.washington.edu) for an add code.<br />
<br />
In the past few years there has been more and more talk, both positive and negative, about the transformative potential of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology as it gets more and more viable. In a [[Soctech seminar, Fall 2006|previous seminar]], we explored the broader legal and sociopolitical implications of RFID, discussing privacy, security, and surveillance through conversations with invited RFID experts and enthusiasts each week. We have drafted an [[UW Society and Technology Group RFID Position Paper|unfinished whitepaper]] based on our discussions during that quarter. <br />
<br />
During the fall quarter we are going to try something different: '''focus on a single,<br />
'''about-to-be-deployed technology in the Seattle region''', specifically the<br />
[http://uwnews.washington.edu/ni/uweek/uweekarticle.asp?articleID=26783 ORCA card].<br />
We will then have the opportunity to discuss identity management, security, and surveillance<br />
issues with university and government. The goal is to engage in a dialogue with <br />
stakeholders that greatly influence the impact of technology on society but with whom <br />
we do not typically get to interact with as academics. As the new RFID-enabled ORCA husky card is not due to be deployed<br />
to students until 2008, our conversations with stakeholders may impact the conditions under which<br />
the card will be deployed. <br />
<br />
Participation in the Fall 2006 soctech seminar is not a prerequisite for this seminar. We will begin the seminar with a technical overview of the capabilities of RFID, the regulatory landscape on which laws will be crafted, and a number of existing RFID deployments. During the following weeks, we will invite a guest from a variety of organizations, including the university adminstration, Seattle public transportation agencies, law experts, legislators, and ACLU representatives.<br />
<br />
== Seminar Organization ==<br />
Contact information: This course is being organized by Evan Welbourne (evan at cs), Colin Dixon (ckd at cs), Karl Koscher (supersat at cs), Jim Sfekas, Yaw Anokwa (yanokwa at cs), and Travis Kriplean (travis at cs).<br />
<br />
The seminar will be discussion-driven, each period led by a small group of seminar participants and/or invited guests. Seminar participants will be expected to generate questions for our guest before seminar, but there won't be pressure to organize a class period. <br><br />
<br />
==Administrative info==<br />
<br />
Course grading and credit-load policies: Subject to change, but variable credits are available to meet differing levels of participation:<br />
*Sign up for 1 credit if you plan to attend, do the readings, and participate in discussions.<br />
*Sign up for 2 credits if you wish to organize a discussion by contacting a guest, coordinate their visit, and explaining why you chose them.<br />
*Sign up for 3 credits if you wish to be heavily involved in the planning process for the seminar. Contact the course organizers in advance if you plan to take this course for 3 credits.<br />
<br />
== Course Topics ==<br />
<br />
Note: subject to change as we find guest speakers<br />
<br />
'''27 March''' RFID History, Basic Technical Description and Overview of Applications<br />
<br />
'''03 April''' <br />
<br />
'''10 April'''<br />
<br />
'''17 April'''<br />
<br />
'''24 April'''<br />
<br />
'''1 May'''<br />
<br />
'''8 May''' <br />
<br />
'''15 May'''<br />
<br />
'''22 May''' <br />
<br />
'''29 May'''<br />
<br />
== Potential Speakers/Organizations ==<br />
<br />
Steven Shafer, Microsoft Research<br />
::A policy for RFID Privacy, addressing personal information in RFID systems.<br />
<br />
<br />
David Molnar, Berkeley Department of Computer Science<br />
<br />
King County Metro Transit<br />
<br />
Sound Transit<br />
<br />
Community Transit<br />
<br />
Project Manager for Husky Card, Husky Card Account & ID Center Manager<br />
<br />
Christina Drummond, Doug Klunder, ACLU of Washington</div>Colinhttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Soctech_seminar,_Spring_2007&diff=6495Soctech seminar, Spring 20072007-03-08T19:51:06Z<p>Colin: </p>
<hr />
<div>==Goal==<br />
<br />
This quarter, we hope to explore a specific local issue (ORCA/Husky cards) as a concrete aspect of the more general issue of RFID technology so that we might inform the design, implementation, and regulation of a technology which will likely directly affect all of us in the near future. By the end of the quarter, we would like to produce a set of specific and reasonably implementable set of recommendations that would improve the privacy, efficacy and public confidence in ORCA/Husky cards.<br />
<br />
'''Spring 2007: Case study: ORCA cards''': [http://www.washington.edu/students/timeschd/AUT2006/cse.html SLN 11994] CSE 590 T, Tuesday 12:30-1:20, [http://www.washington.edu/students/maps/map.cgi?CSE CSE] 303'''<br><br />
Non-CSE students (including law) should register for the graded CSE 590 X - SLN 11981. Everything else is identical. Email travis (at cs.washington.edu) for an add code.<br />
<br />
In the past few years there has been more and more talk, both positive and negative, about the transformative potential of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology as it gets more and more viable. In a [[Soctech seminar, Fall 2006|previous seminar]], we explored the broader legal and sociopolitical implications of RFID, discussing privacy, security, and surveillance through conversations with invited RFID experts and enthusiasts each week. We have drafted an [[UW Society and Technology Group RFID Position Paper|unfinished whitepaper]] based on our discussions during that quarter. <br />
<br />
During the fall quarter we are going to try something different: '''focus on a single,<br />
'''about-to-be-deployed technology in the Seattle region''', specifically the<br />
[http://uwnews.washington.edu/ni/uweek/uweekarticle.asp?articleID=26783 ORCA card].<br />
We will then have the opportunity to discuss identity management, security, and surveillance<br />
issues with university and government. The goal is to engage in a dialogue with <br />
stakeholders that greatly influence the impact of technology on society but with whom <br />
we do not typically get to interact with as academics. As the new RFID-enabled ORCA husky card is not due to be deployed<br />
to students until 2008, our conversations with stakeholders may impact the conditions under which<br />
the card will be deployed. <br />
<br />
Participation in the Fall 2006 soctech seminar is not a prerequisite for this seminar. We will begin the seminar with a technical overview of the capabilities of RFID, the regulatory landscape on which laws will be crafted, and a number of existing RFID deployments. During the following weeks, we will invite a guest from a variety of organizations, including the university adminstration, Seattle public transportation agencies, law experts, legislators, and ACLU representatives.<br />
<br />
== Seminar Organization ==<br />
Contact information: This course is being organized by Evan Welbourne (evan at cs), Colin Dixon (ckd at cs), Karl Koscher (supersat at cs), Jim Sfekas, Yaw Anokwa (yanokwa at cs), and Travis Kriplean (travis at cs).<br />
<br />
The seminar will be discussion-driven, each period led by a small group of seminar participants and/or invited guests. Seminar participants will be expected to generate questions for our guest before seminar, but there won't be pressure to organize a class period. <br><br />
<br />
==Administrative info==<br />
<br />
Course grading and credit-load policies: Subject to change, but variable credits are available to meet differing levels of participation:<br />
*Sign up for 1 credit if you plan to attend, do the readings, and participate in discussions.<br />
*Sign up for 2 credits if you wish to organize a discussion by contacting a guest, coordinate their visit, and explaining why you chose them.<br />
*Sign up for 3 credits if you wish to be heavily involved in the planning process for the seminar. Contact the course organizers in advance if you plan to take this course for 3 credits.<br />
<br />
== Course Topics ==<br />
<br />
Note: subject to change as we find guest speakers<br />
<br />
'''27 March''' RFID History, Basic Technical Description and Overview of Applications<br />
<br />
'''03 April''' <br />
<br />
'''10 April'''<br />
<br />
'''17 April'''<br />
<br />
'''24 April'''<br />
<br />
'''1 May'''<br />
<br />
'''8 May''' <br />
<br />
'''15 May'''<br />
<br />
'''22 May''' <br />
<br />
'''29 May'''<br />
<br />
== Potential Speakers/Organizations ==<br />
<br />
Steven Shafer, Microsoft Research<br />
::A policy for RFID Privacy, addressing personal information in RFID systems.<br />
<br />
<br />
David Molnar, Berkeley Department of Computer Science<br />
<br />
King County Metro Transit<br />
<br />
Sound Transit<br />
<br />
Community Transit<br />
<br />
Project Manager for Husky Card, Husky Card Account & ID Center Manager<br />
<br />
Christina Drummond, Doug Klunder, ACLU of Washington</div>Colinhttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Ski_Day_2007&diff=6407Ski Day 20072007-01-18T05:47:49Z<p>Colin: /* People Needing Rides */</p>
<hr />
<div>= General Information = <br />
<br />
Ski Day is set for Friday January 19th at Stevens Pass. Hank is providing a pizza lunch at 12:30. <br />
We have the Trophy Room in the Pacific Crest Lodge reserved for lunch (and hopefully from 9am until 5:30pm). When you are facing up the mountain, it is in the leftmost lodge, on the 2nd floor. You can probably leave belongings in the room during the day if you like, and people can hang here during the day, but it will not be secured in any way, and we need to get our stuff out of there by 5:30. Lockers are available for a fee. If you are renting skis, please use the complimentary ski check at the mountain when you go inside.<br />
<br />
Apres Ski -- at the end of the day (4:00 or a little later) we will meet at the Bull's Tooth Pub for a hot chocolate or (for non-drivers) something stronger. The pub is on the 2nd floor of the Granite Peaks Lodge, the middle of the 3 buildings at the base of the mountain. You can find more details on this map [[http://www.stevenspass.com/mountain/map/]].<br />
<br />
We have a very large group and need to carpool to minimize the number of cars and to make sure everyone gets there. Please edit the wiki below to fill in information about the ride you need [[http://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php/Ski_Day_2007#People_Needing_Rides]] or the rides you can provide [[http://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php/Ski_Day_2007#People_Offering_Rides]] . Anyone taking a lesson needs to get there at 9 to rent equipment and be on the snow when lessons start at 10. See below for directions and other driving information [[http://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php/Ski_Day_2007#Getting_There]].<br />
<br />
It has been very cold lately, though it is predicted to warm up by Friday. Regardless, we will be in the mountains in the winter, so please dress warmly, bring extra layers, and bring a change of clothes (or at least socks). If you lack appropriate clothing or don't know what appropriate clothing is, please post your needs or questions below under [[http://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php/Ski_Day_2007#Ski_Clothing]]. If you have extra gear, please check below and help out your fellow CSE snow bunnies. Remember sunblock and hydrate well in preparation.<br />
<br />
Should be a great day!<br />
<br />
= Getting Lift Tickets and Rentals =<br />
<br />
Go to Guest Relations in the Granite Peaks Lodge to purchase your lift ticket at the group rate-- tell them that you are from the UW CSE group. Nathan Escalona from Group Sales coordinated our trip, so if anything comes up you can mention him. If you are getting a lift/ rental/ lesson package, pay for that at Guest Relations. If you are getting a rental but not a lesson, you will have to pay Hank back ($26) for the rental after ski day, as he is fronting the money for these to preserve our group discount and make things easier for Stevens.<br />
<br />
Ask at Guest Relations where you need to go for rentals and lessons. Rentals are normally in the Tye Creek Lodge, and ours probably will be too, but they are setting up our gear in advance, so it might be in a slightly different spot.<br />
<br />
For ski rentals, make sure your boots fit well, this is necessary for control and comfort. You want them snugger than you'd wear a sneaker (ideally, you shouldn't really be able to lift your heel or twist your foot), but you want to be able to wiggle your toes.<br />
<br />
= Getting There =<br />
<br />
You can find directions here: [http://www.stevenspass.com/mountain/gettinghere/] <br />
They claim it will take 2-2.5 hrs from Seattle. <br />
<br />
(Slightly different route than their directions to avoid I5 and I405: Take Lake City Way heading towards Bothell. In Bothell you'll see signs to 522, follow them by turning right at the traffic light at Woodinville Drive. Stay on 522 until it ends at Route 2. Turn left onto Route 2 and follow to Stevens Pass. Be careful with speed limits -- on Route 2 you'll go through a bunch of little towns (Startup, Sultan, etc.) -- the speed limits drop as you're going through those "towns" and the cops there will pull you over if you're speeding. The drive should take less than 2 hours.)<br />
<br />
The road up to Stevens is rough in bad weather. It currently looks like the weather will be ok, but be careful. If you don't have 4-wheel drive you should carry chains just in case.<br />
<BR>You can check the weather here: [http://www.nwac.noaa.gov/products/SABNW]<br />
<BR>You can see current road conditions here (please check on Friday if there is a chance of a weather restriction): [http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/traffic/passes/stevens/]<br />
<BR>One option I recommend is parking in Sultan and paying $5 to take a shuttle the last 40 miles:[http://www.stevenspass.com/mountain/parking/shuttle_sultan.aspx]<br />
On Fridays, though, it only runs up at 8:30am and only runs down at 4:30pm.<br />
<br />
If you are taking a lesson, PLEASE arrive at the mountain by 9am to get your rental gear and make your lesson on time.<br />
<br />
Please sign up below if you need a ride or can offer rides-- we should try to fill all the cars!<br />
<br />
= People Needing Rides =<br />
Please edit the wiki and add yourself here if you need a ride to and from Stevens. Please indicate where you want to be picked up from (it probably helps if you can get to the PAC or can meet your ride at his/her place), your desired departure time from Seattle, your desired departure time from the mountain (if any), whether or not you will be bringing skis/snowboard in the car, and whether you need to get there at 9 for a lesson. <br />
<br />
You are responsible for finding your own ride, so check the ride listings on this page and contact drivers. Please remove yourself from here when you find a ride.<br />
<br />
EXAMPLE: Neva Cherniavsky - Eastlake, 8am-5pm (or whenever the bar closes), bringing snowboard, no lesson<br />
<br />
{| border=1<br />
!Name!!Location to be picked up at!!Leave Seattle?!!Leave Mountain?!!Bringing equipment?!!9 am lesson?<br />
|-<br />
|Sandra B. Fan (sbfan@cs)||U-District/Allen Center||6:30 am|| no later than 5 pm || none || yes<br />
|-<br />
|Craig Prince (cmprince)||U-District/Allen Center||||||none||no<br />
|-<br />
|Cherie Cheung (cherie@cs)|| U-Village || 6 am || 5-6 pm || none || yes<br />
|-<br />
|Brian Ferris (bdferris@cs) + Amy Wheeless || U-District/Allen Center |||||| snowboard || yes<br />
|-<br />
|Roee Engelberg (roee@cs) || U-District/Allen Center || early || late || none || yes <br />
|-<br />
|Ethan (ethan) || U-Dist|| 7:30-8|| 5? || skis || no<br />
|-<br />
|Yaw (yanokwa) || Cap Hill/Allen Center|| 6.30 am|| 5 pm || no || yes<br />
|-<br />
|...||...||...||...||...||...<br />
|}<br />
<br />
= People Offering Rides = <br />
Please edit the wiki and add yourself here if you can offer rides to and from Stevens. Please indicate where you will be leaving from, what time you will leave Seattle, what time you will leave Stevens, how many more people you can fit (please update this as your car fills), and whether you can fit skis/snowboard (basically, if you have a rack, or if the skis will take up a seat). If you like, you can also indicate who your passengers are. Please try to fill up your car by contacting people who need rides above.<br />
<br />
If you want a ride with someone, please verify with the driver through email before editing yourself into the car.<br />
<br />
EXAMPLE: Ethan Katz-Bassett, U District, 8am-5pm, 2 people with equipment or 3 without.<br />
<br />
* Richard Ladner, Ballard, 6:30 - 5:00, I can pick folks up at the CSE building on the way. 4 people with equipment, 5 without.<br />
* Jonathan Hsieh, Fremont, 6:30 - 5:00. Dan Halperin. Neva Cherniavsky. Aaron Kimball. [car full]<br />
* YongChul Kwon, U District/Northgate, 6:30 - 5:00. Fei Wu, Suporn Pongnumkul, Piatek Michael, Jjohn [car full].<br />
* Anna Cavender, Lake City, 6:30 - 5:00. 1 person with equipment or 2 without.<br />
* Tobias Oberlies, Ravenna/Campus, 7:00 - 5:30. Armin Hornung, Stefan Eckerfelt, Nguyen, Thach. Can fit a short person's equipment in the trunk.<br />
* James Lee, Capitol Hill, 6:45-coming back on Sat night. So this is probably not useful, but if you'd like to stay for another day we can give you a ride there and back. Big SUV- 3 people with equipment, 5 without.<br />
* Carl Ebeling, Wedgewood, will stop by CSE, 7:00 - 5:00. Krzysztof, Tyler, + 1 or 2.<br />
<br />
= Ski Clothing = <br />
<br />
Rentals include ski boots (or snowboard boots, if you go that way). I usually just wear sneakers to the mountain and change into dry socks as I put on my boots. You need a warm hat, gloves/mittens, pants, jacket, maybe a scarf/neckwarmer, ski goggles/sunglasses, and warm long socks (just wear one pair, even if they are thin). Underneath, wear layers for warmth and versatility if it warms up. Wool, silk, polyester, and polypro are better than cotton (which is not warm when wet). Ideally, the gloves, pants, and jacket should be waterproof or at least water resistant. Track pants/warmup pants work in a pinch. For more information on recommended clothing, go here: [http://www.abc-of-snowboarding.com/snowboardinggear.asp].<br />
<br />
If you don't have clothing appropriate for winter sports, post your needs here. If you have extra gear, please email people to help fill their needs.<br />
<br />
EXAMPLE: Ethan Katz-Bassett - I am unhappy with my color options. Looking for a blue coat and pink pants.<br />
<br />
Roee: short (and maybe stupid) question from an unexperienced: is a helmet part of the rentals?<br />
<br />
Ethan: I always wear a helmet and recommend it to everyone-- you never know when Hank might get out of control and run into you. I know one person who had her life saved by her helmet, and I've been knocked out twice even wearing mine. You can rent one for $8+tax at the rental shop, no reservation necessary. You can also rent lightweight ski pants and jacket for $33+tax-- bring layers to wear underneath.</div>Colinhttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Ski_Day_2007&diff=6375Ski Day 20072007-01-17T01:57:02Z<p>Colin: /* People Needing Rides */</p>
<hr />
<div>= General Information = <br />
<br />
Ski Day is set for Friday January 19th at Stevens Pass. Hank is providing a pizza lunch at 12:30. <br />
We have the Trophy Room reserved for lunch (and hopefully from 9am until 5:30pm). When you are facing up the mountain, it is in the leftmost lodge, on the 2nd floor. You can probably leave belongings in the room during the day if you like, and people can hang here during the day, but it will not be secured in any way, and we need to get our stuff out of there by 5:30. Lockers are available for a fee. If you are renting skis, please use the complimentary ski check at the mountain when you go inside.<br />
<br />
Apres Ski -- at the end of the day (4:00 or a little later) we will meet at the Bull's Tooth Pub for a hot chocolate or (for non-drivers) something stronger. The pub is on the 2nd floor of the Granite Peaks Lodge, the middle of the 3 buildings at the base of the mountain. You can find more details on this map [[http://www.stevenspass.com/mountain/map/]].<br />
<br />
We have a very large group and need to carpool to minimize the number of cars and to make sure everyone gets there. Please edit the wiki below to fill in information about the ride you need [[http://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php/Ski_Day_2007#People_Needing_Rides]] or the rides you can provide [[http://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php/Ski_Day_2007#People_Offering_Rides]] . Anyone taking a lesson needs to get there at 9 to rent equipment and be on the snow when lessons start at 10. See below for directions and other driving information [[http://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php/Ski_Day_2007#Getting_There]].<br />
<br />
It has been very cold lately, though it is predicted to warm up by Friday. Regardless, we will be in the mountains in the winter, so please dress warmly, bring extra layers, and bring a change of clothes (or at least socks). If you lack appropriate clothing or don't know what appropriate clothing is, please post your needs or questions below under [[http://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php/Ski_Day_2007#Ski_Clothing]]. If you have extra gear, please check below and help out your fellow CSE snow bunnies. Remember sunblock and hydrate well in preparation.<br />
<br />
Should be a great day!<br />
<br />
= Getting There =<br />
<br />
You can find directions here: [http://www.stevenspass.com/mountain/gettinghere/] <br />
They claim it will take 2-2.5 hrs from Seattle. <br />
<br />
(Slightly different route than their directions to avoid I5 and I405: Take Lake City Way heading towards Bothell. In Bothell you'll see signs to 522, follow them by turning right at the traffic light at Woodinville Drive. Stay on 522 until it ends at Route 2. Turn left onto Route 2 and follow to Stevens Pass. Be careful with speed limits -- on Route 2 you'll go through a bunch of little towns (Startup, Sultan, etc.) -- the speed limits drop as you're going through those "towns" and the cops there will pull you over if you're speeding. The drive should take less than 2 hours.)<br />
<br />
The road up to Stevens is rough in bad weather. It currently looks like the weather will be ok, but be careful. If you don't have 4-wheel drive you should carry chains just in case.<br />
<BR>You can check the weather here: [http://www.nwac.noaa.gov/products/SABNW]<br />
<BR>You can see current road conditions here (please check on Friday if there is a chance of a weather restriction): [http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/traffic/passes/stevens/]<br />
<BR>One option I recommend is parking in Sultan and paying $5 to take a shuttle the last 40 miles:[http://www.stevenspass.com/mountain/parking/shuttle_sultan.aspx]<br />
On Fridays, though, it only runs up at 8:30am and only runs down at 4:30pm.<br />
<br />
If you are taking a lesson, PLEASE arrive at the mountain by 9am to get your rental gear and make your lesson on time.<br />
<br />
Please sign up below if you need a ride or can offer rides-- we should try to fill all the cars!<br />
<br />
= People Needing Rides =<br />
Please edit the wiki and add yourself here if you need a ride to and from Stevens. Please indicate where you want to be picked up from (it probably helps if you can get to the PAC or can meet your ride at his/her place), your desired departure time from Seattle, your desired departure time from the mountain (if any), whether or not you will be bringing skis/snowboard in the car, and whether you need to get there at 9 for a lesson. <br />
<br />
You are responsible for finding your own ride, so check the ride listings on this page and contact drivers. Please remove yourself from here when you find a ride.<br />
<br />
EXAMPLE: Neva Cherniavsky - Eastlake, 8am-5pm (or whenever the bar closes), bringing snowboard, no lesson<br />
<br />
{| border=1<br />
!Name!!Location to be picked up at!!Leave Seattle?!!Leave Mountain?!!Bringing equipment?!!9 am lesson?<br />
|-<br />
|Sandra B. Fan (sbfan@cs)||U-District/Allen Center||6:30 am|| no later than 5 pm || none || yes<br />
|-<br />
|Craig Prince (cmprince)||U-District/Allen Center||||||none||no<br />
|-<br />
|Cherie Cheung (cherie@cs)|| U-Village || 6 am || 5-6 pm || none || yes<br />
|-<br />
|Neva Cherniavsky (nchernia@cs) || Eastlake/Allen Center || early || late || snowboard || no<br />
|-<br />
|Brian Ferris (bdferris@cs) + Amy Wheeless || U-District/Allen Center |||||| snowboard || yes<br />
|-<br />
|Roee Engelberg (roee@cs) || U-District/Allen Center || early || late || none || yes <br />
|-<br />
|Krzysztof (kgajos@cs) || south of U-District or Allen Center || early (happy to do the shuttle from Sultan) || ... || no || no <br />
|-<br />
|Colin (ckd@cs) || U-District/Allen Center || early || late || no || yes <br />
|-<br />
|... || ... || ... || ... || ... || ... <br />
|}<br />
<br />
= People Offering Rides = <br />
Please edit the wiki and add yourself here if you can offer rides to and from Stevens. Please indicate where you will be leaving from, what time you will leave Seattle, what time you will leave Stevens, how many more people you can fit (please update this as your car fills), and whether you can fit skis/snowboard (basically, if you have a rack, or if the skis will take up a seat). If you like, you can also indicate who your passengers are. Please try to fill up your car by contacting people who need rides above.<br />
<br />
If you want a ride with someone, please verify with the driver through email before editing yourself into the car.<br />
<br />
EXAMPLE: Ethan Katz-Bassett, U District, 8am-5pm, 2 people with equipment or 3 without.<br />
<br />
* Richard Ladner, Ballard, 7:30 - 5:00, 4 people with equipment, 5 without.<br />
* Jonathan Hsieh, Fremont, 6:30 - 5:00. Dan Halperin. Aaron Kimball. (apres ski dinner?). 1 more people with equipment.<br />
* YongChul Kwon, U District/Northgate, 6:30 - 5:00. Fei Wu, Suporn Pongnumkul, Piatek Michael, Jjohn [car full].<br />
<br />
= Ski Clothing = <br />
<br />
Rentals include ski boots (or snowboard boots, if you go that way). I usually just wear sneakers to the mountain and change into dry socks as I put on my boots. You need a warm hat, gloves/mittens, pants, jacket, maybe a scarf/neckwarmer, ski goggles/sunglasses, and warm long socks (just wear one pair, even if they are thin). Underneath, wear layers for warmth and versatility if it warms up. Wool, silk, polyester, and polypro are better than cotton (which is not warm when wet). Ideally, the gloves, pants, and jacket should be waterproof or at least water resistant. Track pants/warmup pants work in a pinch. For more information on recommended clothing, go here: [http://www.abc-of-snowboarding.com/snowboardinggear.asp].<br />
<br />
If you don't have clothing appropriate for winter sports, post your needs here. If you have extra gear, please email people to help fill their needs.<br />
<br />
EXAMPLE: Ethan Katz-Bassett - I am unhappy with my color options. Looking for a blue coat and pink pants.</div>Colinhttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Mac_Users:Suggested_Applications&diff=6173Mac Users:Suggested Applications2006-11-18T20:29:30Z<p>Colin: </p>
<hr />
<div>This list are the applications that most use in CSE. We try to focus on applications that are free, inexpensive and open source. If such applications don't exist, we list the best piece of software in that category. If you want a specific piece of software, try [http://www.macupdate.com MacUpdate] and [http://www.versiontracker.com VersionTracker]. You can also send your question to the [https://mailman.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/mac-users mailing list].<br />
<br />
<br><b>Text</b><br><br />
[http://macromates.com/ TextMate] is a brilliant general purpose text editor while others prefer [http://www.barebones.com/ BBEdit]. [http://www.codingmonkeys.de/subethaedit/ SubEthaEdit] is a novel collaborative text editor that some use. If you can't afford the above, [http://www.barebones.com/products/textwrangler/ TextWrangler] is a mini-BBedit that's good. Vi users can try [http://macvim.org/OSX/index.php Vim] and Emacs users can try [http://www.porkrind.org/emacs/ Carbon Emacs]. <br />
<br />
As far as IDE's go, [http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/xcode/ Xcode] and [http://www.eclipse.org/ Eclipse] are good and free options.<br />
<br />
For creating Tex documents, try [http://macromates.com/ TextMate] or [http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~koch/texshop/texshop.html TeXShop]. If you need to embed equations in documents, [http://ktd.club.fr/programmation/latexit_en.php LaTeXiT] is your best option.<br />
<br />
<br><b>Graphics</b><br><br />
For creating posters, graphs and other vector based images, [http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omnigraffle/ OmniGraffle] is the standard but is expensive. For more free form work, try [http://www.inkscape.org/ Inkscape], which is an Illustrator clone.<br />
<br />
<br><b>Productivity</b><br><br />
[http://www.neooffice.org/ NeoOffice] is a Mac friendly version of the free [http://www.openoffice.org/ OpenOffice]. You can use your site or personal license for [http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/office2004/office2004.aspx?pid=office2004 Office 2004]. Apple also has [http://www.apple.com/iwork/keynote/ Keynote] for presentations and [http://www.apple.com/iwork/pages/ Pages] which may or may not come with your machine.<br />
<br />
Note taking can be done with [http://www.hogbaysoftware.com/product/mori Mori], [http://www.barebones.com/products/yojimbo/ Yojimbo], [http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omnioutliner/ OmniOutliner]. For quick and free notes try, [http://homepage.mac.com/stewart.hector/home/software/software.html Notepad Widget] or your favorite text editor.<br />
<br />
<br><b>Browsing</b><br><br />
[http://www.caminobrowser.org Camino] is based on the Mozilla rendering engine, but unlike Firefox it is "Mac-y" in nature. It uses Keychain, OS X elements, etc. You can find optimized versions on [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewforum.php?f=12 MozillaZine] and extensions at [http://pimpmycamino.com PimpMyCamino].<br />
<br />
[http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/safari/ Safari] is the standard OS X browser. [http://webkit.org/ WebKit] is Apple's open source (and often faster) browser engine. Find extensions at [http://pimpmycamino.com PimpMySafari].<br />
<br />
[http://www.firefox.com/ Firefox], is a cross-platform browser, but there are [http://www.beatnikpad.com/firefox processor optimized] versions available. Find extensions at [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/extensions/ Mozilla AddOns].<br />
<br />
If your using, Camino or Firefox, you'll note that you don't by default have the ability to render PDFs in the browser. If you're running on an Intel mac, you're up a creek without a paddle, switch to Safari if you really need it. If you're using a PowerPC mac then you can download [http://www.schubert-it.com/pluginpdf/ PDF Browser], which basically puts Preview.app into the browsers.<br />
<br />
<br><b>Chat</b><br><br />
Most people use [http://www.adiumx.com Adium] (based on Gaim but pretty) because it's [http://www.ksuther.com/chax/ customizable] and allows for all the chat protocols in one client. It has medicore file transfer support so some prefer [http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/ichat/ iChat] paired with [http://www.ksuther.com/chax/ Chax]. <br />
<br />
For VoIP, [http://www.skype.com/ Skype] and [http://www.gizmoproject.com/ GizmoProject] have Mac clients. For those still on IRC, try [http://colloquy.info/ Colloquy].<br />
<br />
<br><b>Mail</b><br><br />
You can use [http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/mail/ Mail], [http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/thunderbird/ Thunderbird] or [http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/entourage2004/entourage2004.aspx?pid=entourage2004 Entourage]. Mail tends to be more popular because it's easy and simple. Entourage tends to be the reverse of Mail, and Thunderbird sits in the middle. If you use Mail, try [http://c-command.com/spamsieve/ SpamSieve] or it's free counterpart [http://junkmatcher.sourceforge.net/Home/index.html JunkMatcher] for better filtering. Use [http://harnly.net/software/letterbox/ LetterBox] to get three column layouts.<br />
<br />
<br><b>Calendar</b><br><br />
You can use [http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/ical/ iCal] or [http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/entourage2004/entourage2004.aspx?pid=entourage2004 Entourage]. iCal tends to be more popular because it's easy and simple. Entourage tends to be the reverse of iCal but has better Exchange server support.<br />
<br />
<br><b>RSS</b><br><br />
[http://vienna-rss.sourceforge.net/vienna21.php Vienna] is an open-source client that works well. [http://www.newsgator.com/NGOLProduct.aspx?ProdID=NetNewsWire NetNewsWire] (both pro and lite) are pretty good too.<br />
<br />
<br><b>PDF</b><br><br />
[http://pdfview.sourceforge.net/ PDFView] is vastly superior to Apple's [http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/pdf/ Preview]. Also, take a look at [http://www.yepthat.com/ yep] which is like iPhoto for your documents.<br />
<br />
<br><b>File Transfer</b><br><br />
For FTP/SFTP, [http://cyberduck.ch/ Cyberduck] and [http://rsug.itd.umich.edu/software/fugu/ Fugu] are nice and free, while [http://www.panic.com/transmit/ Transmit] is nicer and not free. [http://www.fetchsoftworks.com/ Fetch] works and is free for students.<br />
<br />
For torrents, try [http://www.azureuswiki.com/index.php/Intel_Macs Azureus] if you need lots of functionality and plugs-ins. For more Mac-centric clients, [http://sarwat.net/bittorrent/ Tomato Torrent], [http://transmission.m0k.org/ Transmission] and [http://www.xtorrentp2p.com/ XTorrent] are all brilliant.<br />
<br />
For general downloading, there is [http://www.yazsoft.com/ Speed Download] which is elegant and [http://www.igetter.net/ iGetter] which works.<br />
<br />
<br><b>Music</b><br><br />
For listening to music, [http://www.apple.com/itunes/ iTunes] is the standard and you can get some useful [http://www.dougscripts.com/ scripts]. There are also [http://www.chaoticsoftware.com/ProductPages/MediaRage.html Media Rage] or [http://jay.tuley.name/pages/software#ieatbrainz IEatBrainz] (old) for tag management, [http://nclasssoftware.com/index.php/nClassSoftware/corripio/ Corripio] or [http://www.widget-foundry.com/widgets/amazonart.htm Amazon Album Art widget] for artwork management. If you switch music libraries often, try [http://homepage.mac.com/sroy/libra/ Libra]. <br />
<br />
For making music, [http://www.apple.com/ilife/garageband/ Garageband] is pretty good if you don't want any "pro" apps. Audio editing can be done with either [http://www.hairersoft.com/Amadeus.html Amadeus] or [http://www.freeverse.com/soundstudio/ SoundStudio]. You can also try [http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ Audacity].<br />
<br />
<br><b>Video</b><br><br />
As far as playing video, [http://www.apple.com/quicktime/mac.html QuickTime] paired with [http://perian.org/ Perian] and [http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/wmcomponents.mspx Flip4Mac] is a really powerful combination. You can also use [http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ VLC], or [http://mplayerosx.sourceforge.net/ MPlayer].<br />
<br />
For making videos, you can pick your choice of [http://www.apple.com/finalcut/ iMovie HD, Final Cut Express HD, and Final Cut Studio]. Which one you pick depends on what you want to do (and spend).<br />
<br />
<br><b>Burning Software</b><br><br />
OS X has built-in [http://www.apple.com/support/tiger/burn/ disk burning], but most find [http://www.roxio.com/enu/products/toast/titanium/overview.html Toast] much better. [http://burn-osx.sourceforge.net/ Burn] is a free alternative.<br />
<br />
<br><b>Photos</b><br><br />
[http://www.apple.com/ilife/iphoto/iPhoto iPhoto] which is simple and [http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/family.html Photoshop] which is complex are at the two ends of the spectrum. You can also try [http://www.lemkesoft.com/en/graphcon.htm GraphicConverter] which sits neatly in the middle, or [http://gimp-app.sourceforge.net/ Gimp.app].<br />
<br />
<br><b>Navigation</b><br><br />
It's hard to explain these apps, but they sit between using a command line and using a gui. [http://www.obdev.at/products/launchbar/index.html LaunchBar] gets you instant access to apps, documents, search engines, etc. It's extremely quick, stable and has limited features. [http://blacktree.com/apps/quicksilver/ Quicksilver] is a similar open source application, but with slightly less stability and a ton more features.<br />
<br />
<br><b>Notification</b><br><br />
[http://growl.info/ Growl] allows applications that support Growl to send you notifications. A lot of applications use Growl and it's generally a useful thing to have installed. It essentially replaces (and largely outdoes) the unified windows notification system that windows users are used to having pop up from the system tray.<br />
<br />
<br><b>Backup</b><br><br />
[http://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/SuperDuperDescription.html SuperDuper] makes a bootable image of your hard drive. [http://www.econtechnologies.com/site/Pages/ChronoSync/chrono_overview.html Chronosync] makes versioned incremental backups of any folder you specify.<br />
<br />
<br><b>Utilities</b><br><br />
[http://www.titanium.free.fr/pgs/english.html OnyX] helps you run system maintenance tasks and configure hidden parameters. [http://sourceforge.net/projects/applejack AppleJack] is a similar utility which runs in single user mode.<br />
<br />
<br><b>Remote Desktop</b><br><br />
Intel Users should try [http://cord.sourceforge.net CoRD] and PowerPC users should try [http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downloads.aspx?pid=download&location=/mac/download/misc/rdc_update_103.xml&secid=80&ssid=10&flgnosysreq=True Microsoft RDC]. You can also install rdesktop in [http://rdesktop.darwinports.com/ darwinports] or [http://pdb.finkproject.org/pdb/package.php/rdesktop fink].<br />
<br />
[http://sourceforge.net/projects/cotvnc/ Chicken of the VNC] is the standard VNC client and there is also a nice [http://www.nomachine.com/download-client-macosx.php NX] client. <br />
<br />
<br><b>Running Windows</b><Br><br />
You can try virtualization ([http://www.parallels.com/ Parallels], [http://www.vmware.com/mac VMWare]), native install ([http://www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/ BootCamp]) or a hybrid ([http://www.codeweavers.com/products/cxmac/ CrossOver]). If you do a lot of hardware or graphics intensive work, you want to use Windows natively. If you need a full fledged Windows install try virtualization. If you only have one app and it's supported by Crossover, then use that.<br />
<br />
If you want know the differences, try this [http://www.notebookreview.com/printArticle.asp?newsid=2990 Guide for Choosing Boot Camp or Parallels to Run Windows on an Apple MacBook]</div>Colinhttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Mac_Users:Suggested_Applications&diff=6172Mac Users:Suggested Applications2006-11-18T20:27:34Z<p>Colin: </p>
<hr />
<div>This list are the applications that most use in CSE. We try to focus on applications that are free, inexpensive and open source. If such applications don't exist, we list the best piece of software in that category. If you want a specific piece of software, try [http://www.macupdate.com MacUpdate] and [http://www.versiontracker.com VersionTracker]. You can also send your question to the [https://mailman.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/mac-users mailing list].<br />
<br />
<br><b>Text</b><br><br />
[http://macromates.com/ TextMate] is a brilliant general purpose text editor while others prefer [http://www.barebones.com/ BBEdit]. [http://www.codingmonkeys.de/subethaedit/ SubEthaEdit] is a novel collaborative text editor that some use. If you can't afford the above, [http://www.barebones.com/products/textwrangler/ TextWrangler] is a mini-BBedit that's good. Vi users can try [http://macvim.org/OSX/index.php Vim] and Emacs users can try [http://www.porkrind.org/emacs/ Carbon Emacs]. <br />
<br />
As far as IDE's go, [http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/xcode/ Xcode] and [http://www.eclipse.org/ Eclipse] are good and free options.<br />
<br />
For creating Tex documents, try [http://macromates.com/ TextMate] or [http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~koch/texshop/texshop.html TexShop]. If you need to embed equations in documents, [http://ktd.club.fr/programmation/latexit_en.php LaTeXiT] is your best option.<br />
<br />
<br><b>Graphics</b><br><br />
For creating posters, graphs and other vector based images, [http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omnigraffle/ OmniGraffle] is the standard but is expensive. For more free form work, try [http://www.inkscape.org/ Inkscape], which is an Illustrator clone.<br />
<br />
<br><b>Productivity</b><br><br />
[http://www.neooffice.org/ NeoOffice] is a Mac friendly version of the free [http://www.openoffice.org/ OpenOffice]. You can use your site or personal license for [http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/office2004/office2004.aspx?pid=office2004 Office 2004]. Apple also has [http://www.apple.com/iwork/keynote/ Keynote] for presentations and [http://www.apple.com/iwork/pages/ Pages] which may or may not come with your machine.<br />
<br />
Note taking can be done with [http://www.hogbaysoftware.com/product/mori Mori], [http://www.barebones.com/products/yojimbo/ Yojimbo], [http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omnioutliner/ OmniOutliner]. For quick and free notes try, [http://homepage.mac.com/stewart.hector/home/software/software.html Notepad Widget] or your favorite text editor.<br />
<br />
<br><b>Browsing</b><br><br />
[http://www.caminobrowser.org Camino] is based on the Mozilla rendering engine, but unlike Firefox it is "Mac-y" in nature. It uses Keychain, OS X elements, etc. You can find optimized versions on [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewforum.php?f=12 MozillaZine] and extensions at [http://pimpmycamino.com PimpMyCamino].<br />
<br />
[http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/safari/ Safari] is the standard OS X browser. [http://webkit.org/ WebKit] is Apple's open source (and often faster) browser engine. Find extensions at [http://pimpmycamino.com PimpMySafari].<br />
<br />
[http://www.firefox.com/ Firefox], is a cross-platform browser, but there are [http://www.beatnikpad.com/firefox processor optimized] versions available. Find extensions at [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/extensions/ Mozilla AddOns].<br />
<br />
If your using, Camino or Firefox, you'll note that you don't by default have the ability to render PDFs in the browser. If you're running on an Intel mac, you're up a creek without a paddle, switch to Safari if you really need it. If you're using a PowerPC mac then you can download [http://www.schubert-it.com/pluginpdf/ PDF Browser], which basically puts Preview.app into the browsers.<br />
<br />
<br><b>Chat</b><br><br />
Most people use [http://www.adiumx.com Adium] (based on Gaim but pretty) because it's [http://www.ksuther.com/chax/ customizable] and allows for all the chat protocols in one client. It has medicore file transfer support so some prefer [http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/ichat/ iChat] paired with [http://www.ksuther.com/chax/ Chax]. <br />
<br />
For VoIP, [http://www.skype.com/ Skype] and [http://www.gizmoproject.com/ GizmoProject] have Mac clients. For those still on IRC, try [http://colloquy.info/ Colloquy].<br />
<br />
<br><b>Mail</b><br><br />
You can use [http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/mail/ Mail], [http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/thunderbird/ Thunderbird] or [http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/entourage2004/entourage2004.aspx?pid=entourage2004 Entourage]. Mail tends to be more popular because it's easy and simple. Entourage tends to be the reverse of Mail, and Thunderbird sits in the middle. If you use Mail, try [http://c-command.com/spamsieve/ SpamSieve] or it's free counterpart [http://junkmatcher.sourceforge.net/Home/index.html JunkMatcher] for better filtering. Use [http://harnly.net/software/letterbox/ LetterBox] to get three column layouts.<br />
<br />
<br><b>Calendar</b><br><br />
You can use [http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/ical/ iCal] or [http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/entourage2004/entourage2004.aspx?pid=entourage2004 Entourage]. iCal tends to be more popular because it's easy and simple. Entourage tends to be the reverse of iCal but has better Exchange server support.<br />
<br />
<br><b>RSS</b><br><br />
[http://vienna-rss.sourceforge.net/vienna21.php Vienna] is an open-source client that works well. [http://www.newsgator.com/NGOLProduct.aspx?ProdID=NetNewsWire NetNewsWire] (both pro and lite) are pretty good too.<br />
<br />
<br><b>PDF</b><br><br />
[http://pdfview.sourceforge.net/ PDFView] is vastly superior to Apple's [http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/pdf/ Preview]. Also, take a look at [http://www.yepthat.com/ yep] which is like iPhoto for your documents.<br />
<br />
<br><b>File Transfer</b><br><br />
For FTP/SFTP, [http://cyberduck.ch/ Cyberduck] and [http://rsug.itd.umich.edu/software/fugu/ Fugu] are nice and free, while [http://www.panic.com/transmit/ Transmit] is nicer and not free. [http://www.fetchsoftworks.com/ Fetch] works and is free for students.<br />
<br />
For torrents, try [http://www.azureuswiki.com/index.php/Intel_Macs Azureus] if you need lots of functionality and plugs-ins. For more Mac-centric clients, [http://sarwat.net/bittorrent/ Tomato Torrent], [http://transmission.m0k.org/ Transmission] and [http://www.xtorrentp2p.com/ XTorrent] are all brilliant.<br />
<br />
For general downloading, there is [http://www.yazsoft.com/ Speed Download] which is elegant and [http://www.igetter.net/ iGetter] which works.<br />
<br />
<br><b>Music</b><br><br />
For listening to music, [http://www.apple.com/itunes/ iTunes] is the standard and you can get some useful [http://www.dougscripts.com/ scripts]. There are also [http://www.chaoticsoftware.com/ProductPages/MediaRage.html Media Rage] or [http://jay.tuley.name/pages/software#ieatbrainz IEatBrainz] (old) for tag management, [http://nclasssoftware.com/index.php/nClassSoftware/corripio/ Corripio] or [http://www.widget-foundry.com/widgets/amazonart.htm Amazon Album Art widget] for artwork management. If you switch music libraries often, try [http://homepage.mac.com/sroy/libra/ Libra]. <br />
<br />
For making music, [http://www.apple.com/ilife/garageband/ Garageband] is pretty good if you don't want any "pro" apps. Audio editing can be done with either [http://www.hairersoft.com/Amadeus.html Amadeus] or [http://www.freeverse.com/soundstudio/ SoundStudio]. You can also try [http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ Audacity].<br />
<br />
<br><b>Video</b><br><br />
As far as playing video, [http://www.apple.com/quicktime/mac.html QuickTime] paired with [http://perian.org/ Perian] and [http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/wmcomponents.mspx Flip4Mac] is a really powerful combination. You can also use [http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ VLC], or [http://mplayerosx.sourceforge.net/ MPlayer].<br />
<br />
For making videos, you can pick your choice of [http://www.apple.com/finalcut/ iMovie HD, Final Cut Express HD, and Final Cut Studio]. Which one you pick depends on what you want to do (and spend).<br />
<br />
<br><b>Burning Software</b><br><br />
OS X has built-in [http://www.apple.com/support/tiger/burn/ disk burning], but most find [http://www.roxio.com/enu/products/toast/titanium/overview.html Toast] much better. [http://burn-osx.sourceforge.net/ Burn] is a free alternative.<br />
<br />
<br><b>Photos</b><br><br />
[http://www.apple.com/ilife/iphoto/iPhoto iPhoto] which is simple and [http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/family.html Photoshop] which is complex are at the two ends of the spectrum. You can also try [http://www.lemkesoft.com/en/graphcon.htm GraphicConverter] which sits neatly in the middle, or [http://gimp-app.sourceforge.net/ Gimp.app].<br />
<br />
<br><b>Navigation</b><br><br />
It's hard to explain these apps, but they sit between using a command line and using a gui. [http://www.obdev.at/products/launchbar/index.html LaunchBar] gets you instant access to apps, documents, search engines, etc. It's extremely quick, stable and has limited features. [http://blacktree.com/apps/quicksilver/ Quicksilver] is a similar open source application, but with slightly less stability and a ton more features.<br />
<br />
<br><b>Notification</b><br><br />
[http://growl.info/ Growl] allows applications that support Growl to send you notifications. A lot of applications use Growl and it's generally a useful thing to have installed. It essentially replaces (and largely outdoes) the unified windows notification system that windows users are used to having pop up from the system tray.<br />
<br />
<br><b>Backup</b><br><br />
[http://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/SuperDuperDescription.html SuperDuper] makes a bootable image of your hard drive. [http://www.econtechnologies.com/site/Pages/ChronoSync/chrono_overview.html Chronosync] makes versioned incremental backups of any folder you specify.<br />
<br />
<br><b>Utilities</b><br><br />
[http://www.titanium.free.fr/pgs/english.html OnyX] helps you run system maintenance tasks and configure hidden parameters. [http://sourceforge.net/projects/applejack AppleJack] is a similar utility which runs in single user mode.<br />
<br />
<br><b>Remote Desktop</b><br><br />
Intel Users should try [http://cord.sourceforge.net CoRD] and PowerPC users should try [http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downloads.aspx?pid=download&location=/mac/download/misc/rdc_update_103.xml&secid=80&ssid=10&flgnosysreq=True Microsoft RDC]. You can also install rdesktop in [http://rdesktop.darwinports.com/ darwinports] or [http://pdb.finkproject.org/pdb/package.php/rdesktop fink].<br />
<br />
[http://sourceforge.net/projects/cotvnc/ Chicken of the VNC] is the standard VNC client and there is also a nice [http://www.nomachine.com/download-client-macosx.php NX] client. <br />
<br />
<br><b>Running Windows</b><Br><br />
You can try virtualization ([http://www.parallels.com/ Parallels], [http://www.vmware.com/mac VMWare]), native install ([http://www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/ BootCamp]) or a hybrid ([http://www.codeweavers.com/products/cxmac/ CrossOver]). If you do a lot of hardware or graphics intensive work, you want to use Windows natively. If you need a full fledged Windows install try virtualization. If you only have one app and it's supported by Crossover, then use that.<br />
<br />
If you want know the differences, try this [http://www.notebookreview.com/printArticle.asp?newsid=2990 Guide for Choosing Boot Camp or Parallels to Run Windows on an Apple MacBook]</div>Colinhttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Mac_Users:Suggested_Applications&diff=6171Mac Users:Suggested Applications2006-11-18T20:20:09Z<p>Colin: </p>
<hr />
<div>This list are the applications that most use in CSE. We try to focus on applications that are free, inexpensive and open source. If such applications don't exist, we list the best piece of software in that category. If you want a specific piece of software, try [http://www.macupdate.com MacUpdate] and [http://www.versiontracker.com VersionTracker]. You can also send your question to the [https://mailman.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/mac-users mailing list].<br />
<br />
<br><b>Text</b><br><br />
[http://macromates.com/ TextMate] is a brilliant general purpose text editor while others prefer [http://www.barebones.com/ BBEdit]. [http://www.codingmonkeys.de/subethaedit/ SubEthaEdit] is a novel collaborative text editor that some use. If you can't afford the above, [http://www.barebones.com/products/textwrangler/ TextWrangler] is a mini-BBedit that's good. Vi users can try [http://macvim.org/OSX/index.php Vim] and Emacs users can try [http://www.porkrind.org/emacs/ Carbon Emacs]. <br />
<br />
As far as IDE's go, [http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/xcode/ Xcode] and [http://www.eclipse.org/ Eclipse] are good and free options.<br />
<br />
For creating Tex documents, try [http://macromates.com/ TextMate] or [http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~koch/texshop/texshop.html TexShop]. If you need to embed equations in documents, [http://ktd.club.fr/programmation/latexit_en.php LaTeXiT] is your best option.<br />
<br />
<br><b>Graphics</b><br><br />
For creating posters, graphs and other vector based images, [http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omnigraffle/ OmniGraffle] is the standard but is expensive. For more free form work, try [http://www.inkscape.org/ Inkscape], which is an Illustrator clone.<br />
<br />
<br><b>Productivity</b><br><br />
[http://www.neooffice.org/ NeoOffice] is a Mac friendly version of the free [http://www.openoffice.org/ OpenOffice]. You can use your site or personal license for [http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/office2004/office2004.aspx?pid=office2004 Office 2004]. Apple also has [http://www.apple.com/iwork/keynote/ Keynote] for presentations and [http://www.apple.com/iwork/pages/ Pages] which may or may not come with your machine.<br />
<br />
Note taking can be done with [http://www.hogbaysoftware.com/product/mori Mori], [http://www.barebones.com/products/yojimbo/ Yojimbo], [http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omnioutliner/ OmniOutliner]. For quick and free notes try, [http://homepage.mac.com/stewart.hector/home/software/software.html Notepad Widget] or your favorite text editor.<br />
<br />
<br><b>Browsing</b><br><br />
[http://www.caminobrowser.org Camino] is based on the Mozilla rendering engine, but unlike Firefox it is "Mac-y" in nature. It uses Keychain, OS X elements, etc. You can find optimized versions on [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewforum.php?f=12 MozillaZine] and extensions at [http://pimpmycamino.com PimpMyCamino].<br />
<br />
[http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/safari/ Safari] is the standard OS X browser. [http://webkit.org/ WebKit] is Apple's open source (and often faster) browser engine. Find extensions at [http://pimpmycamino.com PimpMySafari].<br />
<br />
[http://www.firefox.com/ Firefox], is a cross-platform browser, but there are [http://www.beatnikpad.com/firefox processor optimized] versions available. Find extensions at [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/extensions/ Mozilla AddOns].<br />
<br />
<br><b>Chat</b><br><br />
Most people use [http://www.adiumx.com Adium] (based on Gaim but pretty) because it's [http://www.ksuther.com/chax/ customizable] and allows for all the chat protocols in one client. It has medicore file transfer support so some prefer [http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/ichat/ iChat] paired with [http://www.ksuther.com/chax/ Chax]. <br />
<br />
For VoIP, [http://www.skype.com/ Skype] and [http://www.gizmoproject.com/ GizmoProject] have Mac clients. For those still on IRC, try [http://colloquy.info/ Colloquy].<br />
<br />
<br><b>Mail</b><br><br />
You can use [http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/mail/ Mail], [http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/thunderbird/ Thunderbird] or [http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/entourage2004/entourage2004.aspx?pid=entourage2004 Entourage]. Mail tends to be more popular because it's easy and simple. Entourage tends to be the reverse of Mail, and Thunderbird sits in the middle. If you use Mail, try [http://c-command.com/spamsieve/ SpamSieve] or it's free counterpart [http://junkmatcher.sourceforge.net/Home/index.html JunkMatcher] for better filtering. Use [http://harnly.net/software/letterbox/ LetterBox] to get three column layouts.<br />
<br />
<br><b>Calendar</b><br><br />
You can use [http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/ical/ iCal] or [http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/entourage2004/entourage2004.aspx?pid=entourage2004 Entourage]. iCal tends to be more popular because it's easy and simple. Entourage tends to be the reverse of iCal but has better Exchange server support.<br />
<br />
<br><b>RSS</b><br><br />
[http://vienna-rss.sourceforge.net/vienna21.php Vienna] is an open-source client that works well. [http://www.newsgator.com/NGOLProduct.aspx?ProdID=NetNewsWire NetNewsWire] (both pro and lite) are pretty good too.<br />
<br />
<br><b>PDF</b><br><br />
[http://pdfview.sourceforge.net/ PDFView] is vastly superior to Apple's [http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/pdf/ Preview]. Also, take a look at [http://www.yepthat.com/ yep] which is like iPhoto for your documents.<br />
<br />
<br><b>File Transfer</b><br><br />
For FTP/SFTP, [http://cyberduck.ch/ Cyberduck] and [http://rsug.itd.umich.edu/software/fugu/ Fugu] are nice and free, while [http://www.panic.com/transmit/ Transmit] is nicer and not free. [http://www.fetchsoftworks.com/ Fetch] works and is free for students.<br />
<br />
For torrents, try [http://www.azureuswiki.com/index.php/Intel_Macs Azureus] if you need lots of functionality and plugs-ins. For more Mac-centric clients, [http://sarwat.net/bittorrent/ Tomato Torrent], [http://transmission.m0k.org/ Transmission] and [http://www.xtorrentp2p.com/ XTorrent] are all brilliant.<br />
<br />
For general downloading, there is [http://www.yazsoft.com/ Speed Download] which is elegant and [http://www.igetter.net/ iGetter] which works.<br />
<br />
<br><b>Music</b><br><br />
For listening to music, [http://www.apple.com/itunes/ iTunes] is the standard and you can get some useful [http://www.dougscripts.com/ scripts]. There are also [http://www.chaoticsoftware.com/ProductPages/MediaRage.html Media Rage] or [http://jay.tuley.name/pages/software#ieatbrainz IEatBrainz] (old) for tag management, [http://nclasssoftware.com/index.php/nClassSoftware/corripio/ Corripio] or [http://www.widget-foundry.com/widgets/amazonart.htm Amazon Album Art widget] for artwork management. If you switch music libraries often, try [http://homepage.mac.com/sroy/libra/ Libra]. <br />
<br />
For making music, [http://www.apple.com/ilife/garageband/ Garageband] is pretty good if you don't want any "pro" apps. Audio editing can be done with either [http://www.hairersoft.com/Amadeus.html Amadeus] or [http://www.freeverse.com/soundstudio/ SoundStudio]. You can also try [http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ Audacity].<br />
<br />
<br><b>Video</b><br><br />
As far as playing video, [http://www.apple.com/quicktime/mac.html QuickTime] paired with [http://perian.org/ Perian] and [http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/wmcomponents.mspx Flip4Mac] is a really powerful combination. You can also use [http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ VLC], or [http://mplayerosx.sourceforge.net/ MPlayer].<br />
<br />
For making videos, you can pick your choice of [http://www.apple.com/finalcut/ iMovie HD, Final Cut Express HD, and Final Cut Studio]. Which one you pick depends on what you want to do (and spend).<br />
<br />
<br><b>Burning Software</b><br><br />
OS X has built-in [http://www.apple.com/support/tiger/burn/ disk burning], but most find [http://www.roxio.com/enu/products/toast/titanium/overview.html Toast] much better. [http://burn-osx.sourceforge.net/ Burn] is a free alternative.<br />
<br />
<br><b>Photos</b><br><br />
[http://www.apple.com/ilife/iphoto/iPhoto iPhoto] which is simple and [http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/family.html Photoshop] which is complex are at the two ends of the spectrum. You can also try [http://www.lemkesoft.com/en/graphcon.htm GraphicConverter] which sits neatly in the middle, or [http://gimp-app.sourceforge.net/ Gimp.app].<br />
<br />
<br><b>Navigation</b><br><br />
It's hard to explain these apps, but they sit between using a command line and using a gui. [http://www.obdev.at/products/launchbar/index.html LaunchBar] gets you instant access to apps, documents, search engines, etc. It's extremely quick, stable and has limited features. [http://blacktree.com/apps/quicksilver/ Quicksilver] is a similar open source application, but with slightly less stability and a ton more features.<br />
<br />
<br><b>Notification</b><br><br />
[http://growl.info/ Growl] allows applications that support Growl to send you notifications. A lot of applications use Growl and it's generally a useful thing to have installed. It essentially replaces (and largely outdoes) the unified windows notification system that windows users are used to having pop up from the system tray.<br />
<br />
<br><b>Backup</b><br><br />
[http://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/SuperDuperDescription.html SuperDuper] makes a bootable image of your hard drive. [http://www.econtechnologies.com/site/Pages/ChronoSync/chrono_overview.html Chronosync] makes versioned incremental backups of any folder you specify.<br />
<br />
<br><b>Utilities</b><br><br />
[http://www.titanium.free.fr/pgs/english.html OnyX] helps you run system maintenance tasks and configure hidden parameters. [http://sourceforge.net/projects/applejack AppleJack] is a similar utility which runs in single user mode.<br />
<br />
<br><b>Remote Desktop</b><br><br />
Intel Users should try [http://cord.sourceforge.net CoRD] and PowerPC users should try [http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downloads.aspx?pid=download&location=/mac/download/misc/rdc_update_103.xml&secid=80&ssid=10&flgnosysreq=True Microsoft RDC]. You can also install rdesktop in [http://rdesktop.darwinports.com/ darwinports] or [http://pdb.finkproject.org/pdb/package.php/rdesktop fink].<br />
<br />
[http://sourceforge.net/projects/cotvnc/ Chicken of the VNC] is the standard VNC client and there is also a nice [http://www.nomachine.com/download-client-macosx.php NX] client. <br />
<br />
<br><b>Running Windows</b><Br><br />
You can try virtualization ([http://www.parallels.com/ Parallels], [http://www.vmware.com/mac VMWare]), native install ([http://www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/ BootCamp]) or a hybrid ([http://www.codeweavers.com/products/cxmac/ CrossOver]). If you do a lot of hardware or graphics intensive work, you want to use Windows natively. If you need a full fledged Windows install try virtualization. If you only have one app and it's supported by Crossover, then use that.<br />
<br />
If you want know the differences, try this [http://www.notebookreview.com/printArticle.asp?newsid=2990 Guide for Choosing Boot Camp or Parallels to Run Windows on an Apple MacBook]</div>Colinhttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Mac_Users:Suggested_Applications&diff=6164Mac Users:Suggested Applications2006-11-18T08:50:40Z<p>Colin: </p>
<hr />
<div><b>browse the web:</b><br/><br />
Camino, Safari, optimized Firefox<br />
<br />
<b>jot down a few notes:</b><br/><br />
TextMate, Notepad widget<br />
<br />
<b>write code:</b><br/><br />
TextMate, vi, emacs<br />
<br />
<b>move files around:</b><br/><br />
scp, Transmit<br />
<br />
<b>read rss feeds:</b><br/><br />
Vienna, NetNewsWire<br />
<br />
<b>check e-mail:</b><br/><br />
Mail, Thunderbird, Entourage<br />
<br />
<b>keep track of appointments:</b><br/><br />
iCal<br />
<br />
<b>burn cds/dvds:</b><br/><br />
Toast, OSX built-in<br />
<br />
<b>chat:</b><br/><br />
Adium, Colloquy (IRC)<br />
<br />
<b>edit/manage photos:</b><br/><br />
iPhoto, Photoshop<br />
<br />
<b>watch movies:</b><br/><br />
VLC, MPlayer, QuickTime w/perian<br />
<br />
<b>read pdfs:</b><br/><br />
Preview, PDFView<br />
<br />
<b>write a longer document:</b><br/><br />
Word, TextMate, LaTeX via TeXShop</div>Colinhttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Mac_Users:Suggested_Applications&diff=6163Mac Users:Suggested Applications2006-11-18T08:49:26Z<p>Colin: </p>
<hr />
<div>browse the web:<br />
Camino, Safari, optimized Firefox<br />
<br />
jot down a few notes:<br />
TextMate, Notepad widget<br />
<br />
write code:<br />
TextMate, vi, emacs<br />
<br />
move files around:<br />
scp, Transmit<br />
<br />
read rss feeds:<br />
Vienna, NetNewsWire<br />
<br />
check e-mail:<br />
Mail, Thunderbird, Entourage<br />
<br />
keep track of appointments:<br />
iCal<br />
<br />
burn cds/dvds:<br />
Toast, OSX built-in<br />
<br />
chat:<br />
Adium, Colloquy (IRC)<br />
<br />
edit/manage photos:<br />
iPhoto, Photoshop<br />
<br />
watch movies:<br />
VLC, MPlayer, QuickTime w/perian<br />
<br />
read pdfs:<br />
Preview, PDFView<br />
<br />
write a longer document:<br />
Word, TextMate, LaTeX via TeXShop</div>Colinhttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Mac_Users&diff=6162Mac Users2006-11-18T08:45:02Z<p>Colin: </p>
<hr />
<div>Using a Mac in UW CSE<br />
<br />
Please start moving [http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/bershad/Mac/ Brian's work] into wiki format. For archival purposes, you can get a [http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/yanokwa/bershad_mactutorial.zip zipped copy].<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
[[Getting Things Fixed]] Where to find Mac service<br />
<br />
[[DarwinPorts vs Fink]] Using UNIX ports on a Mac<br />
<br />
[[Remembering Windows]] How do you still use Windows on a Mac?<br />
<br />
[[Suggested Applications]] What do people use to do X?</div>Colinhttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Mac_Users:DarwinPorts_vs_Fink&diff=6161Mac Users:DarwinPorts vs Fink2006-11-18T08:44:09Z<p>Colin: </p>
<hr />
<div>[http://fink.sourceforge.net/ Fink] is essentially a port of debian's apt-get to OSX and it works pretty well even with the new intel macs. On intel macs, everything is currently built from source which is slow, but it seems to build everything fine so far.<br />
<br />
The annoying part is that you're stuck with the versions of software that are in the package repository, which might not be all the applications you want to install.<br />
<br />
//insert DarwinPorts info here</div>Colinhttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Mac_Users:DarwinPorts_vs_Fink&diff=6160Mac Users:DarwinPorts vs Fink2006-11-18T08:42:27Z<p>Colin: </p>
<hr />
<div>Fink is essentially a port of debian's apt-get to OSX and it works pretty well even with the new intel macs. On intel macs, everything is currently built from source which is slow, but it's worked well for me so far.<br />
<br />
The annoying part is that you're stuck with the versions of software that are in the package repository, which might not be all the applications you want to install.<br />
<br />
//insert DarwinPorts info here</div>Colinhttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Dissidents_in_China:_Google,_Freedom_and_Information&diff=5192Dissidents in China: Google, Freedom and Information2006-05-23T08:26:04Z<p>Colin: </p>
<hr />
<div>Great article on Google (and search, and the Internet, and censorship-related culture) in China:<br />
:*Google's China Problem (And China's Google Problem) http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/ckd/nyt-china-google.txt<br />
Other good background and extended reading:<br />
:*Internet Filtering in China in 2004-2005 (backgrounder) http://www.opennetinitiative.net/studies/china/ONI_China_Country_Study.pdf<br />
:*Google testimony before congress http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2006/02/testimony-internet-in-china.html</div>Colinhttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Dissidents_in_China:_Google,_Freedom_and_Information&diff=5191Dissidents in China: Google, Freedom and Information2006-05-23T05:21:45Z<p>Colin: </p>
<hr />
<div>Great article on Google (and search, and the Internet, and censorship-related culture) in China:<br />
:*Google's China Problem (And China's Google Problem) http://www/homes/ckd/nyt-china-google.txt<br />
Other good background and extended reading:<br />
:*Internet Filtering in China in 2004-2005 (backgrounder) http://www.opennetinitiative.net/studies/china/ONI_China_Country_Study.pdf<br />
:*Google testimony before congress http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2006/02/testimony-internet-in-china.html</div>Colinhttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Soctech_seminar,_Spring_2006&diff=4798Soctech seminar, Spring 20062006-02-27T03:21:59Z<p>Colin: /* Other Relevant Class Pages */</p>
<hr />
<div>'''[[Society and technology]] seminar: [http://www.washington.edu/students/timeschd/SPR2006/cse.html SLN 2932] CSE 590 SO, Tue 12:30-1:20, [http://www.washington.edu/students/maps/map.cgi?CSE CSE] 403'''<br />
<br />
'''Spring 2006: The Social Ramifications of Search Technologies''' <br />
<br />
(note: this page is under construction...)<br />
<br />
It is an oft-quoted cliché that in today’s “information society” there is no shortage of information, but rather an inability to actually process the available information in meaningful ways. The main contemporary response to this information inundation has been the Search. As a consequence, the search engine has become one of the most important transforming social institutions of our time. <br />
<br />
Because the heart of serach is ordering results by quality and relevance, search algorithms are a new way of judging quality; something which in the past has been a human task. What does this mean for the distribution of power in society? Do the search algorithms themselves open up new avenues of political participation and expression? Do they work toward social exclusion? <br />
<br />
Google in particular has been in the news recently for a variety of essential topics which demonstrate that search engines are raising many questions about the organization of content and access to it. In the process, clashing with many different institutions and cultural values. With regard to privacy: should the US government have access to privately held information about the search habits of its citizens? With regard to political change and censorship: what role are search engines playing in China (this part needs elaboration, else it’s a really stupid question)? With regard to the current copyright institution: what content should be searchable? <br />
<br />
In this seminar, we will explore a wide range of topics related to the search engine, drawing on sources as varied as current news stories, social science research, and algorithm design. Although we don't want to focus on Google, let's be honest, it will be difficult to not center on the company whose name, in our vernacular, has become synonomous with the verbs "to search" and "to discover".<br />
<br />
Contact information: This course is being organized by Travis Kriplean (travis at cs), David Orange ...<br />
<br />
If you would like to continue to receive news about ongoing soctech activities, then subscribe to the [https://mailman.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/soctech soctech@cs mailing list].<br />
<br />
==Topics==<br />
Suggestions are welcome about additional topics, how to refine the existing topics, and relevant readings for each. Please send an email to travis (@cs) if you have such suggestions! Note that the readings will be refined to be manageable for a seminar.<br />
<br />
*'''Introduction: The Search Engine as a Social Institution'''<br />
<br />
*'''Brief History of Search Engines:''' Survey of search engines, how they’ve developed, and the evolution of the services they provide. From WebCrawler to Inktomi to Yahoo!. Talk briefly about search business models as well.<br />
<br />
::::*John Battelle. <u>The Search</u>. 2005. New York, Portfolio Hardcover.<br />
::::*Eszter Hargittai. 2000. <i>Radio’s Lessons for the Internet</i>. Communications of the ACM v. 43(1). http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=323830.323844.<br />
<br />
*'''Basics of Search Engines:''' Basics of search engine algorithms (web crawling, building indexes, etc.). How does PageRank work? The use of WWW link structure to identify authoritative sources for user queries.<br />
<br />
::::*Sergey Brin and Lawrence Page. 1998. <i>The anatomy of a large-scale hypertextual Web search engine</i>. Computer Networks and ISDN Systems v. 30. http://www-db.stanford.edu/pub/papers/google.pdf. The original paper describing PageRank.<br />
::::*[http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=/netahtml/srchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=6,285,999.WKU.&OS=PN/6,285,999&RS=PN/6,285,999 PageRank patent].<br />
::::*http://www.iprcom.com/papers/pagerank/. Another explanation of PageRank.<br />
::::*Jon Kleinberg. <i>Authoritative sources in a hyperlinked environment</i>. 1999. Journal of the ACM v. 46(5). http://www.cs.cornell.edu/home/kleinber/auth.pdf. (just the introduction)<br />
::::*J. Kleinberg, and S. Lawrence. The structure of the Web, Science 294, 1849-1850, November 2001. The paper which addresses the overall structure of the web with "core", "in", "out", and "other" sections. http://www.cs.washington.edu/education/courses/cse522/CurrentQtr/kleinberg_structure_of_the_web.pdf<br />
::::*A. Altman and M. Tennenholtz. Ranking Systems: The PageRank Axioms, ACM Conference on Electronic Commerce, 1-8, 2005. A paper which shows that under certain assumptions PageRank is the only ranking allowed. http://www.cs.washington.edu/education/courses/cse522/CurrentQtr/pagerankaxioms.pdf<br />
<br />
*'''Users searching:''' How should users search? What should be the atomic element of the search? What comes after keywords? What form is the answer (sentence, academic paper, etc.)? What might search look like in the future? (In looking at the other topics, I vote for not giving this its own lecture - DBO).<br />
<br />
*'''Fair use of content:''' What fair use currently entails and where should it go. What can we understand about it by analyzing it from an economic, legal or social perspective? What does it mean for discourse in a society? <br />
::'''Relevant current issue''': Google Book Search<br />
::'''Relevant case''': Pre-publication of Ford's memoirs - http://www.justia.us/us/471/539/case.html<br />
<br />
*'''Agglomeration of Personalized Data:''' Search engines enable users to parse the overload of information available online. But there is a trend for search companies to track personal search histories as well in order to provide customized content. Private companies now hold vast databases of information about the behavior of large portions of populations. What implications will this have?<br />
<br />
::*'''The Search, Customization, and Media Content:''' What are some possible results of customization? How far can it go? Will it help create cross-cutting communities as people find each other with similar interests, or will it serve to isolate people as they are served information that continually reinforces social boundaries that have already been constructed?<br />
<br />
::::[http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/epic GoogleZon]: A dystopic story of the future of media content. Far-fetched? Maybe, maybe not! Regardless, it raises interesting questions. (8 minutes). <br />
<br />
::*'''Privacy rights in the US and elsewhere:''' What new issues does the search raise for privacy? What complications arise in terms of national governments? (I could see a separate lecture for comparative privacy law - DBO).<br />
<br />
*'''What could Google do in China? (topic title change needed)'''<br />
::*Backgrounder - http://www.opennetinitiative.net/studies/china/ONI_China_Country_Study.pdf<br />
::*What information do activists need? Peer communication, news, mass communication?<br />
<br />
*'''Search as Political Statement:''' Is the use of link structure to evaluate quality a democratizing force? Or does it reinforce the status quo? Are phenomena like [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_bombing Google Bombing] quirks or do they open up new avenues of serious political commentary? (note: I'd like to spend 2 periods talking about this issue if possible -T I second that -DBO)<br />
<br />
::::*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_bombing Google Bombing article at wikipedia]. Especially check out the scientology struggle.<br />
::::*Lucas Introna and Helen Nissenbaum. 2000. <i>Shaping the Web: Why the Politics of Search Engines Matters</i>. The Information Society v. 16(3). http://www.indiana.edu/~tisj/readers/abstracts/16/16-3%20Introna.html<br />
::::*Philip Howard. 2003. <i>Digitizing the Social Contract: Producing American Political Culture in the Age of New Media</i>. The Communications Review v. 6. http://faculty.washington.edu/pnhoward/publishing/articles/socialcontract.pdf.<br />
*'''Expert Info:''' Does democracy work for search? What if we tapped the deep internet?<br />
<br />
*'''Information quality and responses'''<br />
<br />
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<br />
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<br />
==Past seminars==<br />
*[[Soctech seminar, Spring 2005]]<br />
*[[Soctech seminar, Winter 2005]]<br />
<br />
==Other Relevant Class Pages==<br />
<br />
*Fall 2005 CSE522 http://www.cs.washington.edu/education/courses/cse522/CurrentQtr/</div>Colinhttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Soctech_seminar,_Spring_2006&diff=4797Soctech seminar, Spring 20062006-02-27T03:21:48Z<p>Colin: /* Other Relevant Class Pages */</p>
<hr />
<div>'''[[Society and technology]] seminar: [http://www.washington.edu/students/timeschd/SPR2006/cse.html SLN 2932] CSE 590 SO, Tue 12:30-1:20, [http://www.washington.edu/students/maps/map.cgi?CSE CSE] 403'''<br />
<br />
'''Spring 2006: The Social Ramifications of Search Technologies''' <br />
<br />
(note: this page is under construction...)<br />
<br />
It is an oft-quoted cliché that in today’s “information society” there is no shortage of information, but rather an inability to actually process the available information in meaningful ways. The main contemporary response to this information inundation has been the Search. As a consequence, the search engine has become one of the most important transforming social institutions of our time. <br />
<br />
Because the heart of serach is ordering results by quality and relevance, search algorithms are a new way of judging quality; something which in the past has been a human task. What does this mean for the distribution of power in society? Do the search algorithms themselves open up new avenues of political participation and expression? Do they work toward social exclusion? <br />
<br />
Google in particular has been in the news recently for a variety of essential topics which demonstrate that search engines are raising many questions about the organization of content and access to it. In the process, clashing with many different institutions and cultural values. With regard to privacy: should the US government have access to privately held information about the search habits of its citizens? With regard to political change and censorship: what role are search engines playing in China (this part needs elaboration, else it’s a really stupid question)? With regard to the current copyright institution: what content should be searchable? <br />
<br />
In this seminar, we will explore a wide range of topics related to the search engine, drawing on sources as varied as current news stories, social science research, and algorithm design. Although we don't want to focus on Google, let's be honest, it will be difficult to not center on the company whose name, in our vernacular, has become synonomous with the verbs "to search" and "to discover".<br />
<br />
Contact information: This course is being organized by Travis Kriplean (travis at cs), David Orange ...<br />
<br />
If you would like to continue to receive news about ongoing soctech activities, then subscribe to the [https://mailman.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/soctech soctech@cs mailing list].<br />
<br />
==Topics==<br />
Suggestions are welcome about additional topics, how to refine the existing topics, and relevant readings for each. Please send an email to travis (@cs) if you have such suggestions! Note that the readings will be refined to be manageable for a seminar.<br />
<br />
*'''Introduction: The Search Engine as a Social Institution'''<br />
<br />
*'''Brief History of Search Engines:''' Survey of search engines, how they’ve developed, and the evolution of the services they provide. From WebCrawler to Inktomi to Yahoo!. Talk briefly about search business models as well.<br />
<br />
::::*John Battelle. <u>The Search</u>. 2005. New York, Portfolio Hardcover.<br />
::::*Eszter Hargittai. 2000. <i>Radio’s Lessons for the Internet</i>. Communications of the ACM v. 43(1). http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=323830.323844.<br />
<br />
*'''Basics of Search Engines:''' Basics of search engine algorithms (web crawling, building indexes, etc.). How does PageRank work? The use of WWW link structure to identify authoritative sources for user queries.<br />
<br />
::::*Sergey Brin and Lawrence Page. 1998. <i>The anatomy of a large-scale hypertextual Web search engine</i>. Computer Networks and ISDN Systems v. 30. http://www-db.stanford.edu/pub/papers/google.pdf. The original paper describing PageRank.<br />
::::*[http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=/netahtml/srchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=6,285,999.WKU.&OS=PN/6,285,999&RS=PN/6,285,999 PageRank patent].<br />
::::*http://www.iprcom.com/papers/pagerank/. Another explanation of PageRank.<br />
::::*Jon Kleinberg. <i>Authoritative sources in a hyperlinked environment</i>. 1999. Journal of the ACM v. 46(5). http://www.cs.cornell.edu/home/kleinber/auth.pdf. (just the introduction)<br />
::::*J. Kleinberg, and S. Lawrence. The structure of the Web, Science 294, 1849-1850, November 2001. The paper which addresses the overall structure of the web with "core", "in", "out", and "other" sections. http://www.cs.washington.edu/education/courses/cse522/CurrentQtr/kleinberg_structure_of_the_web.pdf<br />
::::*A. Altman and M. Tennenholtz. Ranking Systems: The PageRank Axioms, ACM Conference on Electronic Commerce, 1-8, 2005. A paper which shows that under certain assumptions PageRank is the only ranking allowed. http://www.cs.washington.edu/education/courses/cse522/CurrentQtr/pagerankaxioms.pdf<br />
<br />
*'''Users searching:''' How should users search? What should be the atomic element of the search? What comes after keywords? What form is the answer (sentence, academic paper, etc.)? What might search look like in the future? (In looking at the other topics, I vote for not giving this its own lecture - DBO).<br />
<br />
*'''Fair use of content:''' What fair use currently entails and where should it go. What can we understand about it by analyzing it from an economic, legal or social perspective? What does it mean for discourse in a society? <br />
::'''Relevant current issue''': Google Book Search<br />
::'''Relevant case''': Pre-publication of Ford's memoirs - http://www.justia.us/us/471/539/case.html<br />
<br />
*'''Agglomeration of Personalized Data:''' Search engines enable users to parse the overload of information available online. But there is a trend for search companies to track personal search histories as well in order to provide customized content. Private companies now hold vast databases of information about the behavior of large portions of populations. What implications will this have?<br />
<br />
::*'''The Search, Customization, and Media Content:''' What are some possible results of customization? How far can it go? Will it help create cross-cutting communities as people find each other with similar interests, or will it serve to isolate people as they are served information that continually reinforces social boundaries that have already been constructed?<br />
<br />
::::[http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/epic GoogleZon]: A dystopic story of the future of media content. Far-fetched? Maybe, maybe not! Regardless, it raises interesting questions. (8 minutes). <br />
<br />
::*'''Privacy rights in the US and elsewhere:''' What new issues does the search raise for privacy? What complications arise in terms of national governments? (I could see a separate lecture for comparative privacy law - DBO).<br />
<br />
*'''What could Google do in China? (topic title change needed)'''<br />
::*Backgrounder - http://www.opennetinitiative.net/studies/china/ONI_China_Country_Study.pdf<br />
::*What information do activists need? Peer communication, news, mass communication?<br />
<br />
*'''Search as Political Statement:''' Is the use of link structure to evaluate quality a democratizing force? Or does it reinforce the status quo? Are phenomena like [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_bombing Google Bombing] quirks or do they open up new avenues of serious political commentary? (note: I'd like to spend 2 periods talking about this issue if possible -T I second that -DBO)<br />
<br />
::::*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_bombing Google Bombing article at wikipedia]. Especially check out the scientology struggle.<br />
::::*Lucas Introna and Helen Nissenbaum. 2000. <i>Shaping the Web: Why the Politics of Search Engines Matters</i>. The Information Society v. 16(3). http://www.indiana.edu/~tisj/readers/abstracts/16/16-3%20Introna.html<br />
::::*Philip Howard. 2003. <i>Digitizing the Social Contract: Producing American Political Culture in the Age of New Media</i>. The Communications Review v. 6. http://faculty.washington.edu/pnhoward/publishing/articles/socialcontract.pdf.<br />
*'''Expert Info:''' Does democracy work for search? What if we tapped the deep internet?<br />
<br />
*'''Information quality and responses'''<br />
<br />
==Mailing list==<br />
Visit<br />
:https://mailman.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/cse590so<br />
to sign up for the course mailing list. You will need a UW NetID. Contact Keunwoo if you have any difficulty signing up.<br />
<br />
==Administrative info==<br />
<br />
Course grading and credit-load policies: Subject to change, but variable credits are available to meet differing levels of participation:<br />
*Sign up for 1 credit if you plan to attend, do the readings, and participate in discussions.<br />
*Sign up for 2 credits if you wish to lead a discussion/present, OR write a short paper.<br />
*Sign up for 3 credits if you wish to either (a) lead a discussion/present, AND write a short paper, or (b) write one long paper. (''Note: you must contact the course organizers in advance if you plan to take this course for 3 credits.'')<br />
<br />
==Past seminars==<br />
*[[Soctech seminar, Spring 2005]]<br />
*[[Soctech seminar, Winter 2005]]<br />
<br />
==Other Relevant Class Pages==<br />
<br />
*Fall 2005 CSE522<br />
http://www.cs.washington.edu/education/courses/cse522/CurrentQtr/</div>Colinhttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Soctech_seminar,_Spring_2006&diff=4796Soctech seminar, Spring 20062006-02-27T03:21:31Z<p>Colin: </p>
<hr />
<div>'''[[Society and technology]] seminar: [http://www.washington.edu/students/timeschd/SPR2006/cse.html SLN 2932] CSE 590 SO, Tue 12:30-1:20, [http://www.washington.edu/students/maps/map.cgi?CSE CSE] 403'''<br />
<br />
'''Spring 2006: The Social Ramifications of Search Technologies''' <br />
<br />
(note: this page is under construction...)<br />
<br />
It is an oft-quoted cliché that in today’s “information society” there is no shortage of information, but rather an inability to actually process the available information in meaningful ways. The main contemporary response to this information inundation has been the Search. As a consequence, the search engine has become one of the most important transforming social institutions of our time. <br />
<br />
Because the heart of serach is ordering results by quality and relevance, search algorithms are a new way of judging quality; something which in the past has been a human task. What does this mean for the distribution of power in society? Do the search algorithms themselves open up new avenues of political participation and expression? Do they work toward social exclusion? <br />
<br />
Google in particular has been in the news recently for a variety of essential topics which demonstrate that search engines are raising many questions about the organization of content and access to it. In the process, clashing with many different institutions and cultural values. With regard to privacy: should the US government have access to privately held information about the search habits of its citizens? With regard to political change and censorship: what role are search engines playing in China (this part needs elaboration, else it’s a really stupid question)? With regard to the current copyright institution: what content should be searchable? <br />
<br />
In this seminar, we will explore a wide range of topics related to the search engine, drawing on sources as varied as current news stories, social science research, and algorithm design. Although we don't want to focus on Google, let's be honest, it will be difficult to not center on the company whose name, in our vernacular, has become synonomous with the verbs "to search" and "to discover".<br />
<br />
Contact information: This course is being organized by Travis Kriplean (travis at cs), David Orange ...<br />
<br />
If you would like to continue to receive news about ongoing soctech activities, then subscribe to the [https://mailman.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/soctech soctech@cs mailing list].<br />
<br />
==Topics==<br />
Suggestions are welcome about additional topics, how to refine the existing topics, and relevant readings for each. Please send an email to travis (@cs) if you have such suggestions! Note that the readings will be refined to be manageable for a seminar.<br />
<br />
*'''Introduction: The Search Engine as a Social Institution'''<br />
<br />
*'''Brief History of Search Engines:''' Survey of search engines, how they’ve developed, and the evolution of the services they provide. From WebCrawler to Inktomi to Yahoo!. Talk briefly about search business models as well.<br />
<br />
::::*John Battelle. <u>The Search</u>. 2005. New York, Portfolio Hardcover.<br />
::::*Eszter Hargittai. 2000. <i>Radio’s Lessons for the Internet</i>. Communications of the ACM v. 43(1). http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=323830.323844.<br />
<br />
*'''Basics of Search Engines:''' Basics of search engine algorithms (web crawling, building indexes, etc.). How does PageRank work? The use of WWW link structure to identify authoritative sources for user queries.<br />
<br />
::::*Sergey Brin and Lawrence Page. 1998. <i>The anatomy of a large-scale hypertextual Web search engine</i>. Computer Networks and ISDN Systems v. 30. http://www-db.stanford.edu/pub/papers/google.pdf. The original paper describing PageRank.<br />
::::*[http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=/netahtml/srchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=6,285,999.WKU.&OS=PN/6,285,999&RS=PN/6,285,999 PageRank patent].<br />
::::*http://www.iprcom.com/papers/pagerank/. Another explanation of PageRank.<br />
::::*Jon Kleinberg. <i>Authoritative sources in a hyperlinked environment</i>. 1999. Journal of the ACM v. 46(5). http://www.cs.cornell.edu/home/kleinber/auth.pdf. (just the introduction)<br />
::::*J. Kleinberg, and S. Lawrence. The structure of the Web, Science 294, 1849-1850, November 2001. The paper which addresses the overall structure of the web with "core", "in", "out", and "other" sections. http://www.cs.washington.edu/education/courses/cse522/CurrentQtr/kleinberg_structure_of_the_web.pdf<br />
::::*A. Altman and M. Tennenholtz. Ranking Systems: The PageRank Axioms, ACM Conference on Electronic Commerce, 1-8, 2005. A paper which shows that under certain assumptions PageRank is the only ranking allowed. http://www.cs.washington.edu/education/courses/cse522/CurrentQtr/pagerankaxioms.pdf<br />
<br />
*'''Users searching:''' How should users search? What should be the atomic element of the search? What comes after keywords? What form is the answer (sentence, academic paper, etc.)? What might search look like in the future? (In looking at the other topics, I vote for not giving this its own lecture - DBO).<br />
<br />
*'''Fair use of content:''' What fair use currently entails and where should it go. What can we understand about it by analyzing it from an economic, legal or social perspective? What does it mean for discourse in a society? <br />
::'''Relevant current issue''': Google Book Search<br />
::'''Relevant case''': Pre-publication of Ford's memoirs - http://www.justia.us/us/471/539/case.html<br />
<br />
*'''Agglomeration of Personalized Data:''' Search engines enable users to parse the overload of information available online. But there is a trend for search companies to track personal search histories as well in order to provide customized content. Private companies now hold vast databases of information about the behavior of large portions of populations. What implications will this have?<br />
<br />
::*'''The Search, Customization, and Media Content:''' What are some possible results of customization? How far can it go? Will it help create cross-cutting communities as people find each other with similar interests, or will it serve to isolate people as they are served information that continually reinforces social boundaries that have already been constructed?<br />
<br />
::::[http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/epic GoogleZon]: A dystopic story of the future of media content. Far-fetched? Maybe, maybe not! Regardless, it raises interesting questions. (8 minutes). <br />
<br />
::*'''Privacy rights in the US and elsewhere:''' What new issues does the search raise for privacy? What complications arise in terms of national governments? (I could see a separate lecture for comparative privacy law - DBO).<br />
<br />
*'''What could Google do in China? (topic title change needed)'''<br />
::*Backgrounder - http://www.opennetinitiative.net/studies/china/ONI_China_Country_Study.pdf<br />
::*What information do activists need? Peer communication, news, mass communication?<br />
<br />
*'''Search as Political Statement:''' Is the use of link structure to evaluate quality a democratizing force? Or does it reinforce the status quo? Are phenomena like [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_bombing Google Bombing] quirks or do they open up new avenues of serious political commentary? (note: I'd like to spend 2 periods talking about this issue if possible -T I second that -DBO)<br />
<br />
::::*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_bombing Google Bombing article at wikipedia]. Especially check out the scientology struggle.<br />
::::*Lucas Introna and Helen Nissenbaum. 2000. <i>Shaping the Web: Why the Politics of Search Engines Matters</i>. The Information Society v. 16(3). http://www.indiana.edu/~tisj/readers/abstracts/16/16-3%20Introna.html<br />
::::*Philip Howard. 2003. <i>Digitizing the Social Contract: Producing American Political Culture in the Age of New Media</i>. The Communications Review v. 6. http://faculty.washington.edu/pnhoward/publishing/articles/socialcontract.pdf.<br />
*'''Expert Info:''' Does democracy work for search? What if we tapped the deep internet?<br />
<br />
*'''Information quality and responses'''<br />
<br />
==Mailing list==<br />
Visit<br />
:https://mailman.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/cse590so<br />
to sign up for the course mailing list. You will need a UW NetID. Contact Keunwoo if you have any difficulty signing up.<br />
<br />
==Administrative info==<br />
<br />
Course grading and credit-load policies: Subject to change, but variable credits are available to meet differing levels of participation:<br />
*Sign up for 1 credit if you plan to attend, do the readings, and participate in discussions.<br />
*Sign up for 2 credits if you wish to lead a discussion/present, OR write a short paper.<br />
*Sign up for 3 credits if you wish to either (a) lead a discussion/present, AND write a short paper, or (b) write one long paper. (''Note: you must contact the course organizers in advance if you plan to take this course for 3 credits.'')<br />
<br />
==Past seminars==<br />
*[[Soctech seminar, Spring 2005]]<br />
*[[Soctech seminar, Winter 2005]]<br />
<br />
==Other Relevant Class Pages==<br />
<br />
*Fall 2005 CSE522 http://www.cs.washington.edu/education/courses/cse522/CurrentQtr/</div>Colinhttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Soctech_seminar,_Spring_2006&diff=4795Soctech seminar, Spring 20062006-02-27T03:19:58Z<p>Colin: /* Topics */</p>
<hr />
<div>'''[[Society and technology]] seminar: [http://www.washington.edu/students/timeschd/SPR2006/cse.html SLN 2932] CSE 590 SO, Tue 12:30-1:20, [http://www.washington.edu/students/maps/map.cgi?CSE CSE] 403'''<br />
<br />
'''Spring 2006: The Social Ramifications of Search Technologies''' <br />
<br />
(note: this page is under construction...)<br />
<br />
It is an oft-quoted cliché that in today’s “information society” there is no shortage of information, but rather an inability to actually process the available information in meaningful ways. The main contemporary response to this information inundation has been the Search. As a consequence, the search engine has become one of the most important transforming social institutions of our time. <br />
<br />
Because the heart of serach is ordering results by quality and relevance, search algorithms are a new way of judging quality; something which in the past has been a human task. What does this mean for the distribution of power in society? Do the search algorithms themselves open up new avenues of political participation and expression? Do they work toward social exclusion? <br />
<br />
Google in particular has been in the news recently for a variety of essential topics which demonstrate that search engines are raising many questions about the organization of content and access to it. In the process, clashing with many different institutions and cultural values. With regard to privacy: should the US government have access to privately held information about the search habits of its citizens? With regard to political change and censorship: what role are search engines playing in China (this part needs elaboration, else it’s a really stupid question)? With regard to the current copyright institution: what content should be searchable? <br />
<br />
In this seminar, we will explore a wide range of topics related to the search engine, drawing on sources as varied as current news stories, social science research, and algorithm design. Although we don't want to focus on Google, let's be honest, it will be difficult to not center on the company whose name, in our vernacular, has become synonomous with the verbs "to search" and "to discover".<br />
<br />
Contact information: This course is being organized by Travis Kriplean (travis at cs), David Orange ...<br />
<br />
If you would like to continue to receive news about ongoing soctech activities, then subscribe to the [https://mailman.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/soctech soctech@cs mailing list].<br />
<br />
==Topics==<br />
Suggestions are welcome about additional topics, how to refine the existing topics, and relevant readings for each. Please send an email to travis (@cs) if you have such suggestions! Note that the readings will be refined to be manageable for a seminar.<br />
<br />
*'''Introduction: The Search Engine as a Social Institution'''<br />
<br />
*'''Brief History of Search Engines:''' Survey of search engines, how they’ve developed, and the evolution of the services they provide. From WebCrawler to Inktomi to Yahoo!. Talk briefly about search business models as well.<br />
<br />
::::*John Battelle. <u>The Search</u>. 2005. New York, Portfolio Hardcover.<br />
::::*Eszter Hargittai. 2000. <i>Radio’s Lessons for the Internet</i>. Communications of the ACM v. 43(1). http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=323830.323844.<br />
<br />
*'''Basics of Search Engines:''' Basics of search engine algorithms (web crawling, building indexes, etc.). How does PageRank work? The use of WWW link structure to identify authoritative sources for user queries.<br />
<br />
::::*Sergey Brin and Lawrence Page. 1998. <i>The anatomy of a large-scale hypertextual Web search engine</i>. Computer Networks and ISDN Systems v. 30. http://www-db.stanford.edu/pub/papers/google.pdf. The original paper describing PageRank.<br />
::::*[http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=/netahtml/srchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=6,285,999.WKU.&OS=PN/6,285,999&RS=PN/6,285,999 PageRank patent].<br />
::::*http://www.iprcom.com/papers/pagerank/. Another explanation of PageRank.<br />
::::*Jon Kleinberg. <i>Authoritative sources in a hyperlinked environment</i>. 1999. Journal of the ACM v. 46(5). http://www.cs.cornell.edu/home/kleinber/auth.pdf. (just the introduction)<br />
::::*J. Kleinberg, and S. Lawrence. The structure of the Web, Science 294, 1849-1850, November 2001. The paper which addresses the overall structure of the web with "core", "in", "out", and "other" sections. http://www.cs.washington.edu/education/courses/cse522/CurrentQtr/kleinberg_structure_of_the_web.pdf<br />
::::*A. Altman and M. Tennenholtz. Ranking Systems: The PageRank Axioms, ACM Conference on Electronic Commerce, 1-8, 2005. A paper which shows that under certain assumptions PageRank is the only ranking allowed. http://www.cs.washington.edu/education/courses/cse522/CurrentQtr/pagerankaxioms.pdf<br />
<br />
*'''Users searching:''' How should users search? What should be the atomic element of the search? What comes after keywords? What form is the answer (sentence, academic paper, etc.)? What might search look like in the future? (In looking at the other topics, I vote for not giving this its own lecture - DBO).<br />
<br />
*'''Fair use of content:''' What fair use currently entails and where should it go. What can we understand about it by analyzing it from an economic, legal or social perspective? What does it mean for discourse in a society? <br />
::'''Relevant current issue''': Google Book Search<br />
::'''Relevant case''': Pre-publication of Ford's memoirs - http://www.justia.us/us/471/539/case.html<br />
<br />
*'''Agglomeration of Personalized Data:''' Search engines enable users to parse the overload of information available online. But there is a trend for search companies to track personal search histories as well in order to provide customized content. Private companies now hold vast databases of information about the behavior of large portions of populations. What implications will this have?<br />
<br />
::*'''The Search, Customization, and Media Content:''' What are some possible results of customization? How far can it go? Will it help create cross-cutting communities as people find each other with similar interests, or will it serve to isolate people as they are served information that continually reinforces social boundaries that have already been constructed?<br />
<br />
::::[http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/epic GoogleZon]: A dystopic story of the future of media content. Far-fetched? Maybe, maybe not! Regardless, it raises interesting questions. (8 minutes). <br />
<br />
::*'''Privacy rights in the US and elsewhere:''' What new issues does the search raise for privacy? What complications arise in terms of national governments? (I could see a separate lecture for comparative privacy law - DBO).<br />
<br />
*'''What could Google do in China? (topic title change needed)'''<br />
::*Backgrounder - http://www.opennetinitiative.net/studies/china/ONI_China_Country_Study.pdf<br />
::*What information do activists need? Peer communication, news, mass communication?<br />
<br />
*'''Search as Political Statement:''' Is the use of link structure to evaluate quality a democratizing force? Or does it reinforce the status quo? Are phenomena like [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_bombing Google Bombing] quirks or do they open up new avenues of serious political commentary? (note: I'd like to spend 2 periods talking about this issue if possible -T I second that -DBO)<br />
<br />
::::*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_bombing Google Bombing article at wikipedia]. Especially check out the scientology struggle.<br />
::::*Lucas Introna and Helen Nissenbaum. 2000. <i>Shaping the Web: Why the Politics of Search Engines Matters</i>. The Information Society v. 16(3). http://www.indiana.edu/~tisj/readers/abstracts/16/16-3%20Introna.html<br />
::::*Philip Howard. 2003. <i>Digitizing the Social Contract: Producing American Political Culture in the Age of New Media</i>. The Communications Review v. 6. http://faculty.washington.edu/pnhoward/publishing/articles/socialcontract.pdf.<br />
*'''Expert Info:''' Does democracy work for search? What if we tapped the deep internet?<br />
<br />
*'''Information quality and responses'''<br />
<br />
==Mailing list==<br />
Visit<br />
:https://mailman.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/cse590so<br />
to sign up for the course mailing list. You will need a UW NetID. Contact Keunwoo if you have any difficulty signing up.<br />
<br />
==Administrative info==<br />
<br />
Course grading and credit-load policies: Subject to change, but variable credits are available to meet differing levels of participation:<br />
*Sign up for 1 credit if you plan to attend, do the readings, and participate in discussions.<br />
*Sign up for 2 credits if you wish to lead a discussion/present, OR write a short paper.<br />
*Sign up for 3 credits if you wish to either (a) lead a discussion/present, AND write a short paper, or (b) write one long paper. (''Note: you must contact the course organizers in advance if you plan to take this course for 3 credits.'')<br />
<br />
==Past seminars==<br />
*[[Soctech seminar, Spring 2005]]<br />
*[[Soctech seminar, Winter 2005]]</div>Colinhttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Soctech_seminar,_Spring_2006&diff=4794Soctech seminar, Spring 20062006-02-27T03:09:28Z<p>Colin: </p>
<hr />
<div>'''[[Society and technology]] seminar: [http://www.washington.edu/students/timeschd/SPR2006/cse.html SLN 2932] CSE 590 SO, Tue 12:30-1:20, [http://www.washington.edu/students/maps/map.cgi?CSE CSE] 403'''<br />
<br />
'''Spring 2006: The Social Ramifications of Search Technologies''' <br />
<br />
(note: this page is under construction...)<br />
<br />
It is an oft-quoted cliché that in today’s “information society” there is no shortage of information, but rather an inability to actually process the available information in meaningful ways. The main contemporary response to this information inundation has been the Search. As a consequence, the search engine has become one of the most important transforming social institutions of our time. <br />
<br />
Because the heart of serach is ordering results by quality and relevance, search algorithms are a new way of judging quality; something which in the past has been a human task. What does this mean for the distribution of power in society? Do the search algorithms themselves open up new avenues of political participation and expression? Do they work toward social exclusion? <br />
<br />
Google in particular has been in the news recently for a variety of essential topics which demonstrate that search engines are raising many questions about the organization of content and access to it. In the process, clashing with many different institutions and cultural values. With regard to privacy: should the US government have access to privately held information about the search habits of its citizens? With regard to political change and censorship: what role are search engines playing in China (this part needs elaboration, else it’s a really stupid question)? With regard to the current copyright institution: what content should be searchable? <br />
<br />
In this seminar, we will explore a wide range of topics related to the search engine, drawing on sources as varied as current news stories, social science research, and algorithm design. Although we don't want to focus on Google, let's be honest, it will be difficult to not center on the company whose name, in our vernacular, has become synonomous with the verbs "to search" and "to discover".<br />
<br />
Contact information: This course is being organized by Travis Kriplean (travis at cs), David Orange ...<br />
<br />
If you would like to continue to receive news about ongoing soctech activities, then subscribe to the [https://mailman.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/soctech soctech@cs mailing list].<br />
<br />
==Topics==<br />
Suggestions are welcome about additional topics, how to refine the existing topics, and relevant readings for each. Please send an email to travis (@cs) if you have such suggestions! Note that the readings will be refined to be manageable for a seminar.<br />
<br />
*'''Introduction: The Search Engine as a Social Institution'''<br />
<br />
*'''Brief History of Search Engines:''' Survey of search engines, how they’ve developed, and the evolution of the services they provide. From WebCrawler to Inktomi to Yahoo!. Talk briefly about search business models as well.<br />
<br />
::::*John Battelle. <u>The Search</u>. 2005. New York, Portfolio Hardcover.<br />
::::*Eszter Hargittai. 2000. <i>Radio’s Lessons for the Internet</i>. Communications of the ACM v. 43(1). http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=323830.323844.<br />
<br />
*'''Basics of Search Engines:''' Basics of search engine algorithms (web crawling, building indexes, etc.). How does PageRank work? The use of WWW link structure to identify authoritative sources for user queries.<br />
<br />
::::*Sergey Brin and Lawrence Page. 1998. <i>The anatomy of a large-scale hypertextual Web search engine</i>. Computer Networks and ISDN Systems v. 30. http://www-db.stanford.edu/pub/papers/google.pdf. The original paper describing PageRank.<br />
::::*[http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=/netahtml/srchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=6,285,999.WKU.&OS=PN/6,285,999&RS=PN/6,285,999 PageRank patent].<br />
::::*http://www.iprcom.com/papers/pagerank/. Another explanation of PageRank.<br />
::::*Jon Kleinberg. <i>Authoritative sources in a hyperlinked environment</i>. 1999. Journal of the ACM v. 46(5). http://www.cs.cornell.edu/home/kleinber/auth.pdf. (just the introduction)<br />
<br />
*'''Users searching:''' How should users search? What should be the atomic element of the search? What comes after keywords? What form is the answer (sentence, academic paper, etc.)? What might search look like in the future? (In looking at the other topics, I vote for not giving this its own lecture - DBO).<br />
<br />
*'''Fair use of content:''' What fair use currently entails and where should it go. What can we understand about it by analyzing it from an economic, legal or social perspective? What does it mean for discourse in a society? <br />
::'''Relevant current issue''': Google Book Search<br />
::'''Relevant case''': Pre-publication of Ford's memoirs - http://www.justia.us/us/471/539/case.html<br />
<br />
*'''Agglomeration of Personalized Data:''' Search engines enable users to parse the overload of information available online. But there is a trend for search companies to track personal search histories as well in order to provide customized content. Private companies now hold vast databases of information about the behavior of large portions of populations. What implications will this have?<br />
<br />
::*'''The Search, Customization, and Media Content:''' What are some possible results of customization? How far can it go? Will it help create cross-cutting communities as people find each other with similar interests, or will it serve to isolate people as they are served information that continually reinforces social boundaries that have already been constructed?<br />
<br />
::::[http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/epic GoogleZon]: A dystopic story of the future of media content. Far-fetched? Maybe, maybe not! Regardless, it raises interesting questions. (8 minutes). <br />
<br />
::*'''Privacy rights in the US and elsewhere:''' What new issues does the search raise for privacy? What complications arise in terms of national governments? (I could see a separate lecture for comparative privacy law - DBO).<br />
<br />
*'''What could Google do in China? (topic title change needed)'''<br />
::*Backgrounder - http://www.opennetinitiative.net/studies/china/ONI_China_Country_Study.pdf<br />
::*What information do activists need? Peer communication, news, mass communication?<br />
<br />
*'''Search as Political Statement:''' Is the use of link structure to evaluate quality a democratizing force? Or does it reinforce the status quo? Are phenomena like [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_bombing Google Bombing] quirks or do they open up new avenues of serious political commentary? (note: I'd like to spend 2 periods talking about this issue if possible -T I second that -DBO)<br />
<br />
::::*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_bombing Google Bombing article at wikipedia]. Especially check out the scientology struggle.<br />
::::*Lucas Introna and Helen Nissenbaum. 2000. <i>Shaping the Web: Why the Politics of Search Engines Matters</i>. The Information Society v. 16(3). http://www.indiana.edu/~tisj/readers/abstracts/16/16-3%20Introna.html<br />
::::*Philip Howard. 2003. <i>Digitizing the Social Contract: Producing American Political Culture in the Age of New Media</i>. The Communications Review v. 6. http://faculty.washington.edu/pnhoward/publishing/articles/socialcontract.pdf.<br />
*'''Expert Info:''' Does democracy work for search? What if we tapped the deep internet?<br />
<br />
*'''Information quality and responses'''<br />
<br />
==Mailing list==<br />
Visit<br />
:https://mailman.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/cse590so<br />
to sign up for the course mailing list. You will need a UW NetID. Contact Keunwoo if you have any difficulty signing up.<br />
<br />
==Administrative info==<br />
<br />
Course grading and credit-load policies: Subject to change, but variable credits are available to meet differing levels of participation:<br />
*Sign up for 1 credit if you plan to attend, do the readings, and participate in discussions.<br />
*Sign up for 2 credits if you wish to lead a discussion/present, OR write a short paper.<br />
*Sign up for 3 credits if you wish to either (a) lead a discussion/present, AND write a short paper, or (b) write one long paper. (''Note: you must contact the course organizers in advance if you plan to take this course for 3 credits.'')<br />
<br />
==Past seminars==<br />
*[[Soctech seminar, Spring 2005]]<br />
*[[Soctech seminar, Winter 2005]]</div>Colinhttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Soctech_seminar,_Spring_2006&diff=4793Soctech seminar, Spring 20062006-02-27T03:01:31Z<p>Colin: </p>
<hr />
<div>'''[[Society and technology]] seminar: [http://www.washington.edu/students/timeschd/SPR2006/cse.html SLN 2932] CSE 590 SO, Tue 12:30-1:20, [http://www.washington.edu/students/maps/map.cgi?CSE CSE] 403'''<br />
<br />
'''Spring 2006: The Social Ramifications of Search Technologies''' <br />
<br />
(note: this page is under construction...)<br />
<br />
It is an oft-quoted cliché that in today’s “information society” there is no shortage of information, but rather an inability to actually process the available information in meaningful ways. The main contemporary response to this information inundation has been the Search. As a consequence, the search engine has become one of the most important transforming social institutions of our time. <br />
<br />
Because the heart of serach is ordering results by quality and relevance, search algorithms are a new way of judging quality; something which in the past has been a human task. What does this mean for the distribution of power in society? Do the search algorithms themselves open up new avenues of political participation and expression? Do they work toward social exclusion? <br />
<br />
Google in particular has been in the news recently for a variety of essential topics which demonstrate that search engines are raising many questions about the organization of content and access to it and in the process, clashing with many different institutions and cultural values. In regards to privacy: should the US government have access to privately held information about user search habits of its citizens? In regards to political change and censorship: what role are search engines playing in China (this part needs elaboration, else it’s a really stupid question)? In regards to the current copyright institution, what content should be searchable? <br />
<br />
In this seminar, we will explore a wide range of topics related to the search engine, drawing on sources as varied as current news stories, social science research, and algorithm design. Although we don't want to focus on Google, let's be honest: it will be difficult to not center on the company whose name, in our vernacular, has become synonomous with the verbs "to search" and "to discover".<br />
<br />
Contact information: This course is being organized by Travis Kriplean (travis at cs), David Orange ...<br />
<br />
If you would like to continue to receive news about ongoing soctech activities, then subscribe to the [https://mailman.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/soctech soctech@cs mailing list].<br />
<br />
==Topics==<br />
Suggestions are welcome about additional topics, how to refine the existing topics, and relevant readings for each. Please send an email to travis (@cs) if you have such suggestions! Note that the readings will be refined to be manageable for a seminar.<br />
<br />
*'''Introduction: The Search Engine as a Social Institution'''<br />
<br />
*'''Brief History of Search Engines:''' Survey of search engines, how they’ve developed, and the evolution of the services they provide. From WebCrawler to Inktomi to Yahoo!. Talk briefly about search business models as well.<br />
<br />
::::*John Battelle. <u>The Search</u>. 2005. New York, Portfolio Hardcover.<br />
::::*Eszter Hargittai. 2000. <i>Radio’s Lessons for the Internet</i>. Communications of the ACM v. 43(1). http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=323830.323844.<br />
<br />
*'''Basics of Search Engines:''' Basics of search engine algorithms (web crawling, building indexes, etc.). How does PageRank work? The use of WWW link structure to identify authoritative sources for user queries.<br />
<br />
::::*Sergey Brin and Lawrence Page. 1998. <i>The anatomy of a large-scale hypertextual Web search engine</i>. Computer Networks and ISDN Systems v. 30. http://www-db.stanford.edu/pub/papers/google.pdf. The original paper describing PageRank.<br />
::::*[http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=/netahtml/srchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=6,285,999.WKU.&OS=PN/6,285,999&RS=PN/6,285,999 PageRank patent].<br />
::::*http://www.iprcom.com/papers/pagerank/. Another explanation of PageRank.<br />
::::*Jon Kleinberg. <i>Authoritative sources in a hyperlinked environment</i>. 1999. Journal of the ACM v. 46(5). http://www.cs.cornell.edu/home/kleinber/auth.pdf. (just the introduction)<br />
<br />
*'''Users searching:''' How should users search? What should be the atomic element of the search? What comes after keywords? What form is the answer (sentence, academic paper, etc.)? What might search look like in the future? (In looking at the other topics, I vote for not giving this its own lecture - DBO).<br />
<br />
*'''Fair use of content:''' What fair use currently entails and where should it go. What can we understand about it by analyzing it from an economic, legal or social perspective? What does it mean for discourse in a society? <br />
::'''Relevant current issue''': Google Book Search<br />
::'''Relevant case''': Pre-publication of Ford's memoirs - http://www.justia.us/us/471/539/case.html<br />
<br />
*'''Agglomeration of Personalized Data:''' Search engines enable users to parse the overload of information available online. But there is a trend for search companies to track personal search histories as well in order to provide customized content. Private companies now hold vast databases of information about the behavior of large portions of populations. What implications will this have?<br />
<br />
::*'''The Search, Customization, and Media Content:''' What are some possible results of customization? How far can it go? Will it help create cross-cutting communities as people find each other with similar interests, or will it serve to isolate people as they are served information that continually reinforces social boundaries that have already been constructed?<br />
<br />
::::[http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/epic GoogleZon]: A dystopic story of the future of media content. Far-fetched? Maybe, maybe not! Regardless, it raises interesting questions. (8 minutes). <br />
<br />
::*'''Privacy rights in the US and elsewhere:''' What new issues does the search raise for privacy? What complications arise in terms of national governments? (I could see a separate lecture for comparative privacy law - DBO).<br />
<br />
*'''What could Google do in China? (topic title change needed)'''<br />
::*Backgrounder - http://www.opennetinitiative.net/studies/china/ONI_China_Country_Study.pdf<br />
::*What information do activists need? Peer communication, news, mass communication?<br />
<br />
*'''Search as Political Statement:''' Is the use of link structure to evaluate quality a democratizing force? Or does it reinforce the status quo? Are phenomena like [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_bombing Google Bombing] quirks or do they open up new avenues of serious political commentary? (note: I'd like to spend 2 periods talking about this issue if possible -T I second that -DBO)<br />
<br />
::::*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_bombing Google Bombing article at wikipedia]. Especially check out the scientology struggle.<br />
::::*Lucas Introna and Helen Nissenbaum. 2000. <i>Shaping the Web: Why the Politics of Search Engines Matters</i>. The Information Society v. 16(3). http://www.indiana.edu/~tisj/readers/abstracts/16/16-3%20Introna.html<br />
::::*Philip Howard. 2003. <i>Digitizing the Social Contract: Producing American Political Culture in the Age of New Media</i>. The Communications Review v. 6. http://faculty.washington.edu/pnhoward/publishing/articles/socialcontract.pdf.<br />
*'''Expert Info:''' Does democracy work for search? What if we tapped the deep internet?<br />
<br />
*'''Information quality and responses'''<br />
<br />
==Mailing list==<br />
Visit<br />
:https://mailman.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/cse590so<br />
to sign up for the course mailing list. You will need a UW NetID. Contact Keunwoo if you have any difficulty signing up.<br />
<br />
==Administrative info==<br />
<br />
Course grading and credit-load policies: Subject to change, but variable credits are available to meet differing levels of participation:<br />
*Sign up for 1 credit if you plan to attend, do the readings, and participate in discussions.<br />
*Sign up for 2 credits if you wish to lead a discussion/present, OR write a short paper.<br />
*Sign up for 3 credits if you wish to either (a) lead a discussion/present, AND write a short paper, or (b) write one long paper. (''Note: you must contact the course organizers in advance if you plan to take this course for 3 credits.'')<br />
<br />
==Past seminars==<br />
*[[Soctech seminar, Spring 2005]]<br />
*[[Soctech seminar, Winter 2005]]</div>Colinhttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Soctech_seminar,_Spring_2006&diff=4792Soctech seminar, Spring 20062006-02-27T03:01:05Z<p>Colin: </p>
<hr />
<div>'''[[Society and technology]] seminar: [http://www.washington.edu/students/timeschd/SPR2006/cse.html SLN 2932] CSE 590 SO, Tue 12:30-1:20, [http://www.washington.edu/students/maps/map.cgi?CSE CSE] 403'''<br />
<br />
'''Spring 2006: The Social Ramifications of Search Technologies''' <br />
<br />
(note: this page is under construction...)<br />
<br />
It is an oft-quoted cliché that in today’s “information society” there is no shortage of information, but rather an inability to actually process the available information in meaningful ways. The main contemporary response to this information inundation has been the Search. As a consequence, the search engine has become one of the most important transforming social institutions of our time. <br />
<br />
Because the heart of serach is ordering results by quality and relevance, search algorithms are a new way of judging quality. Something which in the past has been a human task. What does this mean for the distribution of power in society? Do the search algorithms themselves open up new avenues of political participation and expression? Do they work toward social exclusion? <br />
<br />
Google in particular has been in the news recently for a variety of essential topics which demonstrate that search engines are raising many questions about the organization of content and access to it and in the process, clashing with many different institutions and cultural values. In regards to privacy: should the US government have access to privately held information about user search habits of its citizens? In regards to political change and censorship: what role are search engines playing in China (this part needs elaboration, else it’s a really stupid question)? In regards to the current copyright institution, what content should be searchable? <br />
<br />
In this seminar, we will explore a wide range of topics related to the search engine, drawing on sources as varied as current news stories, social science research, and algorithm design. Although we don't want to focus on Google, let's be honest: it will be difficult to not center on the company whose name, in our vernacular, has become synonomous with the verbs "to search" and "to discover".<br />
<br />
Contact information: This course is being organized by Travis Kriplean (travis at cs), David Orange ...<br />
<br />
If you would like to continue to receive news about ongoing soctech activities, then subscribe to the [https://mailman.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/soctech soctech@cs mailing list].<br />
<br />
==Topics==<br />
Suggestions are welcome about additional topics, how to refine the existing topics, and relevant readings for each. Please send an email to travis (@cs) if you have such suggestions! Note that the readings will be refined to be manageable for a seminar.<br />
<br />
*'''Introduction: The Search Engine as a Social Institution'''<br />
<br />
*'''Brief History of Search Engines:''' Survey of search engines, how they’ve developed, and the evolution of the services they provide. From WebCrawler to Inktomi to Yahoo!. Talk briefly about search business models as well.<br />
<br />
::::*John Battelle. <u>The Search</u>. 2005. New York, Portfolio Hardcover.<br />
::::*Eszter Hargittai. 2000. <i>Radio’s Lessons for the Internet</i>. Communications of the ACM v. 43(1). http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=323830.323844.<br />
<br />
*'''Basics of Search Engines:''' Basics of search engine algorithms (web crawling, building indexes, etc.). How does PageRank work? The use of WWW link structure to identify authoritative sources for user queries.<br />
<br />
::::*Sergey Brin and Lawrence Page. 1998. <i>The anatomy of a large-scale hypertextual Web search engine</i>. Computer Networks and ISDN Systems v. 30. http://www-db.stanford.edu/pub/papers/google.pdf. The original paper describing PageRank.<br />
::::*[http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=/netahtml/srchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=6,285,999.WKU.&OS=PN/6,285,999&RS=PN/6,285,999 PageRank patent].<br />
::::*http://www.iprcom.com/papers/pagerank/. Another explanation of PageRank.<br />
::::*Jon Kleinberg. <i>Authoritative sources in a hyperlinked environment</i>. 1999. Journal of the ACM v. 46(5). http://www.cs.cornell.edu/home/kleinber/auth.pdf. (just the introduction)<br />
<br />
*'''Users searching:''' How should users search? What should be the atomic element of the search? What comes after keywords? What form is the answer (sentence, academic paper, etc.)? What might search look like in the future? (In looking at the other topics, I vote for not giving this its own lecture - DBO).<br />
<br />
*'''Fair use of content:''' What fair use currently entails and where should it go. What can we understand about it by analyzing it from an economic, legal or social perspective? What does it mean for discourse in a society? <br />
::'''Relevant current issue''': Google Book Search<br />
::'''Relevant case''': Pre-publication of Ford's memoirs - http://www.justia.us/us/471/539/case.html<br />
<br />
*'''Agglomeration of Personalized Data:''' Search engines enable users to parse the overload of information available online. But there is a trend for search companies to track personal search histories as well in order to provide customized content. Private companies now hold vast databases of information about the behavior of large portions of populations. What implications will this have?<br />
<br />
::*'''The Search, Customization, and Media Content:''' What are some possible results of customization? How far can it go? Will it help create cross-cutting communities as people find each other with similar interests, or will it serve to isolate people as they are served information that continually reinforces social boundaries that have already been constructed?<br />
<br />
::::[http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/epic GoogleZon]: A dystopic story of the future of media content. Far-fetched? Maybe, maybe not! Regardless, it raises interesting questions. (8 minutes). <br />
<br />
::*'''Privacy rights in the US and elsewhere:''' What new issues does the search raise for privacy? What complications arise in terms of national governments? (I could see a separate lecture for comparative privacy law - DBO).<br />
<br />
*'''What could Google do in China? (topic title change needed)'''<br />
::*Backgrounder - http://www.opennetinitiative.net/studies/china/ONI_China_Country_Study.pdf<br />
::*What information do activists need? Peer communication, news, mass communication?<br />
<br />
*'''Search as Political Statement:''' Is the use of link structure to evaluate quality a democratizing force? Or does it reinforce the status quo? Are phenomena like [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_bombing Google Bombing] quirks or do they open up new avenues of serious political commentary? (note: I'd like to spend 2 periods talking about this issue if possible -T I second that -DBO)<br />
<br />
::::*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_bombing Google Bombing article at wikipedia]. Especially check out the scientology struggle.<br />
::::*Lucas Introna and Helen Nissenbaum. 2000. <i>Shaping the Web: Why the Politics of Search Engines Matters</i>. The Information Society v. 16(3). http://www.indiana.edu/~tisj/readers/abstracts/16/16-3%20Introna.html<br />
::::*Philip Howard. 2003. <i>Digitizing the Social Contract: Producing American Political Culture in the Age of New Media</i>. The Communications Review v. 6. http://faculty.washington.edu/pnhoward/publishing/articles/socialcontract.pdf.<br />
*'''Expert Info:''' Does democracy work for search? What if we tapped the deep internet?<br />
<br />
*'''Information quality and responses'''<br />
<br />
==Mailing list==<br />
Visit<br />
:https://mailman.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/cse590so<br />
to sign up for the course mailing list. You will need a UW NetID. Contact Keunwoo if you have any difficulty signing up.<br />
<br />
==Administrative info==<br />
<br />
Course grading and credit-load policies: Subject to change, but variable credits are available to meet differing levels of participation:<br />
*Sign up for 1 credit if you plan to attend, do the readings, and participate in discussions.<br />
*Sign up for 2 credits if you wish to lead a discussion/present, OR write a short paper.<br />
*Sign up for 3 credits if you wish to either (a) lead a discussion/present, AND write a short paper, or (b) write one long paper. (''Note: you must contact the course organizers in advance if you plan to take this course for 3 credits.'')<br />
<br />
==Past seminars==<br />
*[[Soctech seminar, Spring 2005]]<br />
*[[Soctech seminar, Winter 2005]]</div>Colin