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A great hex editor for OS X: 0xED

I just discovered 0xED, a cool hexadecimal editor for Mac OS X. Despite its cryptic name, 0xED is very simple to use (for an hex editor, anyway) and boasts extra features that are not available in Hex Fiend or the Classic-era HexEdit. Oh, and it’s Universal, too.

Aqua Data Studio alternatives

Version 6.0 of the all-purpose GUI database utility is no longer free for Personal or Academic usage. Where to look for alternatives ?
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KDE4 apps will run natively on Mac OS X

With the move to QT4 which runs natively on Mac OS X, KDE developers promise a much nicer integration for OS X users.
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Smart tracing in C++

Tracing is probably the simplest way to debug some piece of code you (or someone else) wrote. For large projects, it’s also often faster than trying to load every debug symbol in your favorite debugger.
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