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Linked List: October 28, 2005

Friday, 28 October 2005

FinderPop Is Back ★

Here’s a blast from the past: Turly O’Connor’s FinderPop — a very popular contextual menu utility from the old Mac OS — is now back for Mac OS X, currently in a public beta. I loved FinderPop on Mac OS 8 and 9. (Via Phil Dokas via email.)

Beware of Backup 3’s Restore ★

Michael McCracken warns about Backup 3’s restore behavior. (Via Jon Rentzsch, who comments: “Backup 3 is the worst piece of software Apple is shipping today. Even worse than the Finder.”

Save $50 on Aperture at Amazon ★

If you’re thinking about buying Aperture, you can pre-order it at Amazon for just $450 (and kick a referral fee my way).