UGN InfoManagerThere are a number of applications that run the Unix commands to do maintenance on a regular basis but this is the first one I have seen that works as a Widget. Maintidget (Maintenance Scripts Widget) provides the following functions:
Continue reading »Jumpcut will "Make your clipboard dance" according to the description on the web site. The idea is that it provides clipboard buffering. It gives access to text that you have cut or copied, even if you have done other copy & paste afterward.
Continue reading »I remember that this was mention a lot when the iMac and Airport was new. But there hasn't been much talk about using a Mac as an Airport Base Station to network computers.
Continue reading »Macgamestore.com today announced the release of CLUE Accusations and Alibis for the Mac through its web site and digital download service, Mac Games Arcade. The game was created and published by Real Arcade.
Continue reading »This article lists 6 ways to delete applications. We have talked about some of these applications in the past.
Continue reading »Earlier I mentioned the current primary commercial ways to run another operating system on the Mac, within the Mac OS. But Wine is a way to do it with an open source method.
Continue reading »I missed this article on the AutoCad blog back on April 1st when it first appeared, but I have always been fascinated by AutoCad.
Continue reading »Macvide has announced FlashVideo Converter 3.0, The FlashVideo Converter is a powerful and versatile program for converting any flash SWF or FLV video file to one of many popular video formats including iPhone/iPod mp4, Mobile .3gp and MPEG2. Converted movies can be saved for custom editing, or recorded for use in DVD players, or on iPod, iPhones and other mobile devices. FlashVideo fully supports ActionScript. Download a free trial version of FlashVideo Converter today.
Continue reading »Wired has an "How to Wiki". This one is an article about recovering speed on a Mac.
One of the first things it says is "keep in mind that none of these tips will change your aging G4 iMac into an Intel Quad-core speed machine."
In this article, David Appleyard lists 60 applications for Mac OS X web designers.
Continue reading »Agile Web Solutions has released 1Password 2.9.19. This update to the award-winning password and identity manager brings full compatibility with Apple's new Safari 4 web browser on Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger and 10.5 Leopard. This allows 1Password to securely fill logins, credit card numbers, and other personal information into the latest version of Apple's flagship browser.
Continue reading »In the past we have mentioned "Pimp my Safari" as a way to tweak Safari, but what about other tweaks we can do for the Mac in general.
publicspace.net has announced A Better Finder Attributes 4.8. Version 4.8 adds to its plethora of file and digital camera date and time manipulation features, by adding the ability to remove file creation and modification dates. The new version also features improved preview and error handling. A Better Finder Attributes has long been known to post-production and digital media producers for its ability to change Finder attributes, such as file creation and modification dates.
Continue reading »app4mac has released Jump 1.1 and Presto 1.1, two amazing utilities designed for Mac OS X. Jump allows you a quick access to your Applications, Documents and Folders. Presto allows you to quickly enter frequently used phrases. Jump can be used in conjunction with the Apple Dock or as its replacement. With Presto, you will be able to quickly insert standard greetings, signatures (including formatted text) or phrases into any application.
Continue reading »This article starts off with: "portable applications are packaged so you can carry around on any portable device, USB thumb drive, iPod, portable hard drive, memory card, other portable device (or also on your internal hard disk), taking your preferences with you."
Milind Alvares has posted this article about enhancing Safari. Alvares mentions Pimp Your Safari, but lists 8 plug-ins that you can use right away.
Continue reading »In a recent iMacChat list discussion, the question was asked about using an external drive and how it should be formated.
Continue reading »ComputerWorld published this article at the end of April. They admit that Macs are safer for several reasons, but also say that there are several "holes" in the safety net and gives us ways to make them even safer.
Continue reading »MacTubes is a video player and downloader for YouTube. It is also Free Ware.
Continue reading »MacUpdate has kicked off its Spring 2009 software bundle, the most ambitious bundle the company has launched to date. Featuring 11 first-rate Mac applications including two major commercial titles, Micromat's TechTool Pro 5 and Parallels Desktop 4, the bundle delivers more than $500 worth of software for just $49.99.
Continue reading »This could be one of the coolest apps to arrive on the iPhone / iPod Touch scene to date. This young student developer could have created his retirement with NetSketch!
Continue reading »Jade is a uniquely talented digital image processing application for Mac OS X Leopard -- state-of-the-art algorithms enhance color, contrast and dynamic range. It's easy-to-use and even does batch processing
Continue reading »This web site honors the history of the Mac in several ways. It has a list of items for sell. It has an Apple & Mac 68K Forum and an Apple Mac Gallery.
Continue reading »If you're a professional publisher, or deal with color printing of any kind, then you know you need to stay up to date with Pantone Color System. Now you can hook right in
Continue reading »ProteMac Meter network Activity monitor and network traffic and bandwidth logger utility for Mac OS X allows control network activity for every application on your Mac, showing you exactly what was transmitted and to where. ProteMac Meter provides real-time processes for stability improvements and misc bugs fixes.
Continue reading »I always like to promote local companies. Well Dallas is almost local. ;-)
This is a company that helps developers with beta testers.
This site was dated September 18, 2008, but its first comment wasn't written until November. So I suspect it hasn't had as many hits as it deserves. If you are learning Final Cut this site has much more than just training videos.
Continue reading »With Advenio you can now create cookbooks using the latest versions of MacGourmet, their popular cooking and recipe organizer, along with TasteBook.
Continue reading »I have had a number of people complain about the fact that Time Machine does hourly backups. The issue is that they think that frequency is too often. Time Machine Editorl provides the user with a GUI to change settings for Time Machine.
Continue reading »Now you can re-mount the disk like a hard drive volume and add or remove files, or even edit and change files several times. BurnAgain FS 1.0.2, a free update to the CD/DVD multisession burning utility for Mac OS X.
Continue reading »This little gem can save hours and hours. Yes, we've known how to do this in Adobe Photoshop for years. But...
iPod Access Photo 1.6 for Mac OSX and Windows Vista/XP, from Findley Designs, looks like a great solution for viewing and retrieving photos stored on iPod players. Dual platform, supports multiple devices!
Continue reading »Acacia Tree Software's very cool cooking software, SousChef, helps you be the Chef! Bon Apetite!
Continue reading »So what is iSofa? It is a program that lets you control your Mac from your iPhone or iPod Touch. With it, you can do a presentation. It is programmed by a couple of guys from France. It is submitted as donation ware.
Continue reading »This month, Cowtown MUG, my hometown Mac user group had Ian Schray, the US Marketing Manager for SoftPress do an iChat presentation of Freeway Express and Freeway Pro.
Continue reading »I have a friend that uses Filemaker to track his receipts. He scans them into the Mac as PDF files and then imports them into the database. Mariner Software has announced a program that specializes in doing just that called "Paperless."
Continue reading »Now that Adobe is launching CS4, those of you who publish database based content will want this upgrade. EasyCatalog gives you dynamic, two-way, linking of data from a CSV file or database! Sweet.
Continue reading »In today's world of bad news, drive-by media, and know-it-all talking heads, it's no wonder people are walking around in a state of depression. How do you feel? Did you know it's not your fault? Would you like a little optimism in your life?
Continue reading »App Update is a free Dashboard Widget, (they do have a donation button on their web site) that can automatically check for updates to your installed software. It supports Apple's software directory, MacUpdate and Version Tracker. It will present you with a tidy link list of all the updates found, enabling you to read release-notes and download the the updates quickly and painlessly.
Continue reading »As any long term computer user can tell you, we normally use only 20-30% of an application's features. We get comfortable with what we are doing and don't expand our knowledge any further.
MacTips has a pretty good article on using Address Book.
Continue reading »Ambrosia Software, has rolled out the release of Snapz Pro X 2.1.5. This updated version fixes occasional problems when dubbing audio, along with other enhancements and fixes.
Continue reading »Dragan Milic announced Springy 1.5.2 late last month. It is a powerful archiving utility for Mac OS X. Springy integrates seamlessly with the Finder and includes some incredibly useful features. Users have the ability to see at a glance, the contents of an archive or disk image without being forced to extract any file from it, add, and/or extract files of choice from an existing archive, as well as previewing them. All archiving tasks can be done via Drag and Drop or through Finder contextual menu plug-in.
Continue reading »VBA stands for Visual BASIC for Applications. I currently am trying to learn it for use at my full time job on a PC to automate some tasks in Excel.
Continue reading »At the end of last month, Vnu.net ran the article with the above title.
According to the article, Adobe issued a security alert about a serious flaw in all shipping versions of its Reader software, affecting PC, Apple and Unix versions.
I know that most of us Mac users have taken our security benefits for granted. For those still running "Classic", you are as safe as ever. However by adding a command line in OSX, new vulnerabilities have take root. We have all heard about new malware and have begun to wonder about getting an anti-virus program.
Continue reading »I believe that I first heard of this via one of the Leo Laporte podcasts. This is a device about the size of most cell phone AC adapters. It puts an external USB hard drive plugged into it on the Internet.
Continue reading »Jumsoft today released Money 3.3, an update to their personal and small-business accounting application for Mac OS X. Money 3.3 includes new and user friendly options previously unseen.
Continue reading »From the title, I thought this would be a list of compression software. But is actually a short list of decompression programs.
Continue reading »WOW! an unbelievable resource for emulators. No matter what your platform.
Continue reading »Mac-Chi has announced WhoPaste 1.0, a powerful contact acquisition utility for the Mac OS X Address Book. WhoPaste can create an Address Book contact by extracting the name, email addresses, phone numbers, street addresses, websites, even instant message handles from the current contents of the clipboard. WhoPaste is invoked by a user-configurable global hot key, so it is instantly available in any application. Address Book is not required to be running.
Continue reading »Microsoft has announced that Office for Mac 2008 is now available from MacTopia as a 30 day trial. I believe that it has had fewer upgrades from 2004 than expected, even if the sales to switchers are good.
Continue reading »It has been a long time since I have played Ultima. It seems like it was on an Apple II, but it might have been on a MacPlus. However, I just found out it is available for the Mac using Mac OS /x 10.2.8 or newer, which means it has been out a while, but it also is Universal and works on PowerPC and Intel machines. So it has been updated.
Continue reading »My nephew David sent me this one: "One Hundred Free Useful Mac Applications Part 1". The author already has Part 2 posted as well. (I also found a list of 42 Apps.)
Continue reading »This site gives a look at a neat Photobooth trick using the "4-up” picture.
Continue reading »I recently got a copy of REALbasic. Now I want to learn how to program. I missed this announcement when it came out on April 6th, but that was only 5 days ago as I write this. I am looking forward to finding this book and purchasing.
Continue reading »As you may be aware, Microsoft Excel for Mac 2008 has dropped several important features that we available in previous versions. Solver is one of them. (VBA is the major one.)
Continue reading »I love lists. You have probably figured that out by now. Some of these applications have been mentioned before on these pages, but they are good ones. And there are a few additions.
Continue reading »It is hard to talk about this one without giving away the whole article on nslog.com.
Continue reading »TimeTable allows you to easily export iCal calendar data and analyze and total the number of hours recorded on your calendar. This makes it perfect for tracking and billing without keeping a second record outside of iCal. Version 1.7 improves on the comma separated value export.
Continue reading »While the list of Mac software isn't growing as fast as the one for the iPhone/iPod Touch, there still a lot of new applications out there each month. Here is a web site that attempts to keep a list. Its organization is quite different. You will need to take a look.
Continue reading »Boinx Software announced the release last week, of BoinxTV 1.2, a free update to its live production software that turns a Mac into a TV studio. With improved stability, performance and many new features, the free update is strongly recommended for all BoinxTV users.
Continue reading »All Macs come with a video program called Front Row which is very similar to the Apple TV interface. However Front Row doesn't support a number of video formats and doesn't handle a number of video web sites, such as Hulu.
Continue reading »I recently was asked how to sync a Mac with a BlackBerry. While I tried to suggest that iPhone was an easier way to go, that wasn't appropriate at this time.
I just came across this article that talks about how to make the two products work together. (With promise of more to come.)
Continue reading »IGG Software has just released iBank 3.4.1, the newest upgrade to its flagship application for personal and small business finance management. This release ($60, or free to existing iBank 3 users) is available for immediate download.
Continue reading »Want an easy way to put your video on your iPhone or iPod? This is a new version of MacVide called MacVide 3gp Converter 2.4. It supports all of the most popular formats and bridges the gap between many video standards.
Continue reading »Those of us who enjoy listening to Pandora, will find this software from Bit Cartel interesting. Because with it, you can send tracks to Last.fm and Twitter.
Continue reading »ZiggySoft software company announced last week the release 2.0 of iWeb Valet, the tool to enhance and upload iWeb pages. As in Apple's iWeb 09, also iWeb Valet give you the power to add new interactive widgets to your web pages.
Continue reading »The author of this article give tips for users of OpenOffice on the Mac.
Continue reading »This site is pretty old, but I just Stumbled on it tonight. With it, you can see a number of ways to use the iSight with Motion Sensing on the MacBooks and MacBook Pros.
Continue reading »Multiwinia, is a new real-time online strategy war game for Macintosh that features furiously-paced action and a beautifully rendered landscape populated with digital stick men ready to follow your orders to destroy their opponents.
Continue reading »As long as we are talking about AppleTV (see below), what about hacks to make it more useful? Apparently in most cases, Apple Inc, doesn't care as much about hacking AppleTV as they do about hacking the iPhone.
Continue reading »Dare to be Creative today announced that users can build their own software bundles on Macsnack, the bundle outlet site for its Mac OS X applications. The site offers savings up to $68 on a broad range of applications covering disk cleaning, recipe management, file compression, image editing, note-taking and file renaming.
Continue reading »We all played games in the "old days" that aren't around any more and I had assumed that MacOS on a PowerPC machine meant that I couldn't play those older games.
Continue reading »Of course, with iLife and iWork '09 now out people are starting to explore it and gives us ideas about what it can do.
Continue reading »Ever wonder how plug-ins are made for Mail.app?
Well Apple does provide an API for doing them. According to this web site, the API isn't documented by Apple, but this site does document it.
Brainjuice has announced the official release of Blogo 1.2.5, its Mac desktop blog editor and Twitter client, is available for download. The latest release adds custom post slugs (permalinks) as well as support for tags in Movable Type and an improved interface for Ping.fm, allowing the user to choose between blogs, microblogs or status updates when posting.
Continue reading »I remember looking at Mariner Calc for Mac several years ago. I found it at the time to be a viable alternative to Microsoft Excel. Of course, it has been updated over the years, but I chose to stick with the MS version of Excel.
Continue reading »Suspicious Package is a plugin for Quick Look. Quick Look is that feature of Mac OS X 10.5 that allows cover flow views of documents.
Continue reading »The NewMacUser.com website presents a number of articles concerning MobileMe a.k.a. .Mac. This one explains how to use iWeb to support multiple web sites.
Continue reading »Class on Demand instructor Nate Caplin spearheads the 4.5 hour self-paced training offering an in-depth tour of the industry leading Episode and Episode Pro compression solutions from Telestream. The modular design of the self-paced training video is ideal for both beginners needing to step into the software to the seasoned pro needing to quickly learn the very latest Episode 5.1 features.
Continue reading »I Stumbled on this article and think we should all learn more about Terminal's utilities that are part of Unix and thus free.
Continue reading »I know I have mentioned this great product from SmileOnMyMac before. I use it every time I post one of these articles. Some articles use it multiple times since it is used to enter the URLs.
Continue reading »I know I have mentioned this great product from SmileOnMyMac before. I use it every time I post one of these articles. Some articles use it multiple times since it is used to enter the URLs.
Continue reading »EventBox is a program that handles a number of the "Social Networks". I put that in quotes, because I am really not sure that all of these qualify as social networks.
Continue reading »Once you get past Safari and Firefox, there is a long list of alternative browsers for the Mac. Camino is one of those and is well known as one of the fastest. The lastest version is 1.6.6.
Continue reading »This site isn't very large, but within its pages there are several ideas on improving our use of Apple's software.
Continue reading »Skype is a handy way to make phone calls using the Internet. But sometimes it would be nice to be able to record the conversation. This program makes it easy.
Continue reading »Of course, with iWork '09, Apple made a lot of changes, but here is a package that helps you get more out of Keynote.
Continue reading »It has been awhile since I have mentioned Miro. It was originally called Democracy Player. It is a search engine for video that also downloads and plays it. Version 2.0 is now available.
Continue reading »We all know that Apple claims 60% of its customers at its stores, are switching to Mac from Windows. Here is a web site dedicated to those customers.
Continue reading »I have long recommended Nisus Writer as an alternative to Microsoft Word on the Mac.
Last week, Nisus announced version 3.2 of Nisus Writer Express.
This site basically provides a 3 step process for ripping video from DVDs for use by iTunes on your Mac.
Continue reading »This article lists something similar to what I have done with my copy of Civilization III. After all, it can be a hassle to carry a CD/DVD with you to "prove" to the application that you are the rightful owner by having the original disk in the drive.
Continue reading »It has been 20 years since I was a member of Washington (D.C.) Apple Pi. But I occasionally drop into their web site and take a look around.
Continue reading »Koingo Software introduced a new addition to their software lineup: Digital Sentry. It monitors your system for specific events, and then can perform a vast array of unique actions in response. Use it to automate certain redundant computer tasks, perform covert surveillance, or even protect your sensitive data during unauthorized access or theft.
Continue reading »MacTracker has been around for awhile, but I haven't looked for a couple of years. I looked at it this evening.
Continue reading »This is a bundle that really makes a lot of sense. 4 different companies have come together to offer it. That way you save 50% off some great offers.
Continue reading »Boxee adds a number of formats to your viewing pleasure. Jim Rossman of the Dallas Morning News wrote this review.
Continue reading »Most of us in the MUG community at least know that Terminal is on our machines, but not many of us really know what to do with it. "Art of Geek" has presented us with several commands that look useful.
Continue reading »In another article we talked about Adam Engst and others talking about their early Macs. Lynn and Fred talk about their favorite Macs...
Continue reading »Cynical Peak Software is pleased to announce the release of Rivet 2.0, their application for streaming video, music, and photos from Mac OS X to the Xbox 360 and the PS3. Rivet is an easy to use and fun way to play all of your favorite media content from your Mac on your TV using your Xbox 360 or PS3, including movies, TV shows, music, photos, and podcasts. You can now easily enjoy all of your media on your big screen TV from the comfort of your living room. Rivet 2.0 adds the ability to stream to the PS3 and fixes connectivity and display issues.
Continue reading »Yes, there are some good games for the Mac that we can play. While I have mentioned a few of these games in the past, this list includes some new ones as well.
Continue reading »Jumsoft releases Keynote Animations 6.0 for Apple Keynote presentations. The collection maintains over 100 animated objects, which are designed to add something more than just a few small details to presentations. Keynote Animations 6.0 is compatible with all Keynote versions from 4.0 onward.
Continue reading »Microspot Ltd. developers of 2D and 3D graphics and photo applications, announced the release of Alan J Maki's Builder Pro sample plans and symbol libraries as an add-on to MacDraft Professional, the powerful 2D CAD drafting and architectural drawing software package.
Continue reading »FMWebschool today announces a free MacWorld Expo contacts and exhibitor FileMaker 10 database for the Apple iPhone as well as a free FileMaker powered contacts and exhibitor website for the iPhone.
Continue reading »Back in early December 2008, there were a series of articles about Apple posting an article that recommended the use of anti-virus software. This article from that time is on the Trend Micro web site. It is about how Macs can become infected.
Continue reading »Apple has promised to speedup our Intel Macs, but there are ways to do that with your current Mac and ComputerWorld has an article that gives the ways to do it. The only hint that I know they leave out is "learn to type."
Continue reading »Jade is a uniquely talented digital image processing application for Mac OS X Leopard -- state-of-the-art algorithms enhance color, contrast and dynamic range. It's easy-to-use and even does batch processing
Continue reading »InformationWeek reported last week that "VoIP service Skype has updated its Macintosh version, and it includes some improved voice and video calling, screen sharing, and the ability to make Skype calls from Boingo hotspots."
Continue reading »Ron McElfresh shares his favorite iPhoto add-ons in this article, Free iPhoto Tools You Need To Have On Your Mac
Continue reading »Jackson Chung wrote this article in a posting on December 28th. Admitting that he was wowed by Photo Booth before he got a Mac, he lost interest not long after getting one. Some of these new effects brought back the WOW factor.
Continue reading »Do you remember Malestrom the amazingly addicting shoot-em-up space game? Ambrosia has updated its wildly popular space-based strategy shooter, EV Nova -- which is exactly like Malestron, only better!
Continue reading »The agenda has now been set for the 8th Annual FCPUG "SuperMeet" to be held Wednesday, January 7, 2009 at the UCSF Mission Bay Conference Center in San Francisco, CA. Doors open at 4:30pm and presentations begin at 7pm and continue until 10PM. This SuperMeet promises to be the single largest gathering of Final Cut Pro users and Gurus during Macworld Conference and Expo SF.
Continue reading »MacMod unveiled on Christmas day, the beta of their new site to 5,000 community members and the press today for a weeklong private preview. The site expects to launch January 1, 2009. The site, which has been a Macintosh community for many years, will target enthusiastic Mac users seeking to socialize with other Mac users around the world.
Continue reading »Celmaro today announced that Webbla will be on a special price during Christmas and New Year. The promotion offers a discount of 20 percent and will be available until the beginning of Next Year. Webbla is a modern, visual bookmark manager for Mac OS X Leopard. It provides the ability to add bookmarks with shortcuts and bookmarklets from Camino, Firefox, OmniWeb, Opera, Safari. Easily find bookmarks by browsing them visually or by searching the whole website content, notes and more.
Continue reading »Apple says that over 50% of the people who purchase a Mac at the Apple Store, did not own a Mac when they entered. Therefore, we are seeing a number of web sites that try to be a guide for switchers.
Continue reading »iEmulate is software that will allow a Mac user on a PowerPC as well as on an Intel Mac to run other operating sessions.
Continue reading »I first ran into Randy Singer several years ago at his Mac Attorney web site.. The idea of Mac Attorney is to provide help for those using their Mac in a law office. However this site is aimed at the newer and more general user. On this site he helps by listing what maintenance you need to do on your Mac.
Continue reading »There used to be several applications on the Mac that would download a site. I remember one that downloaded it as many links down as wanted. Many of those saved the files in Acrobat format. However SiteSucker copies the site's web pages, images, backgrounds, movies and other files to your hard drive.
Continue reading »According to Ted Hodges in this 2007 article it is possible for OS X and Window's users to experience Apple's Lisa.
Continue reading »PhotoCopy will allow you to easily transfer your iPhoto pictures easily to Flickr.
Continue reading »In the Eastside Business newspaper, the Bellevue, Washington paper talks about Mac Ace, a local computer service firm recycling Macs. Something I would like to see MUGs do. My local group had a member who was providing classic Mac systems to a local grade school's students. I was able to help him on occasion but my own family needs prevented me from taking over from him and continuing his work.
Continue reading »It is hard to believe, but Ambrosia Software has been around for 15 years. To celebrate, Ambrosia is offering a special bundle consisting of six of their games.
Continue reading »In celebration of the release of Mac Games Arcade 1.0, this company is offering five free games over the next five days -- Featuring nearly 400 digital download games, Mac Games Arcade allows users to browse, download, buy, and manage their Mac games through an innovative and slick Mac interface.
Continue reading »Macvide has announced VideoFlash Converter 2.0, their video to Flash conversion utility for Mac OS X. Developed specifically for Mac users, VideoFlash Converter allows conversion of QuickTime compatible video to Adobe (Macromedia) Flash SWF and FLV files. The most popular formats are supported, including AVI, WMV, MOV, MPG, ASF, DivX and more.
Continue reading »Karelia Software has released version 1.5.3 of Sandvox, its award-winning website creation software for Mac OS X, and is offering holiday savings on both the Regular and Pro Editions of Sandvox. Version 1.5.3 is a maintenance release that includes important updates and fixes, including including better support for animated GIF images and loading of third-party plugins.
Continue reading »Microsoft has issued updates for both 2004 and 2008 versions of Office for the Mac.
Continue reading »Mac OSX Hints has posted this short article on how to download YouTube videos directly in Safari.
Continue reading »MacUpdate is celebrating the holidays this year with a software bundle that delivers great value and appeal to every Mac user. The 2008 Holiday Bundle features $450 worth of applications for just $49.99 and is available through December 18. Buyers receive all 10 bundled applications immediately, and a new gifting system makes it easy to purchase copies for friends and family. In addition, buyers who purchase or gift three bundles receive a fourth bundle, free!
Continue reading »You Software has announced the 1.3 version of its software that is meant to improve on Mac OS X Spaces software. As you probably know, Spaces gives your Mac virtual desktops.
Continue reading »Boinx Software announced this week the release of Mousepose 3.1, the essential mouse pointer highlighting tool for everyone doing presentations, screencasts or demos. When activated, it dims the screen and shines a spotlight on the area around the mouse pointer, easily guiding the audiance's attention to an area of interest. The new version adds a new filter option for displaying keystrokes and improves stability and performance on startup.
Continue reading »I believe I have visited this site before, but the author has completely reworked it because it was getting rather unwieldily by having 400+ free applications listed for the Mac.
Continue reading »Looking for an ecard creation app for your iPhone or iTouch? You need Memento -- developed specifically to leverage the iPhone's unique abilities and interface with a natural feel and ease-of-use. Compose a card by picking one of the beautiful built-in styles, add a favorite photo, enter personalized text, and email the perfect postcard.
Continue reading »Dare to be Creative Ltd. last week announced the release of Sponge 1.0, a system clean and optimize tool for Mac OS X Leopard. Sponge is the latest addition to Dare to be Creative's portfolio of Mac OS X utility applications, and combines three effective techniques to reclaim disk space into a single tool: removing applications, sweeping disk hogs and finding duplicates.
Continue reading »On November 24th, Acclivity announced it has acquired MYOB US Inc. and its Mac (and PC) development team from MYOB Limited of Australia. Acclivity will now drive global development of MYOB's Mac OS business management products - FirstEdge, AccountEdge and AccountEdge Network Edition.
Continue reading »I know that we user group people are used to doing our own tutorials, but for extra help, a web site that offers tutorials can be useful. iClarified apparently has its goal to train and to help you understand what is going on.
Continue reading »There are a number of questions that former Windows users have when switching to the Mac. MyFirstMac has a series of articles that answer many if not most of them.
Continue reading »Did you know it was possible to use your Mac as an access point for other wireless devices in your household? You can.
Continue reading »Jumsoft today announces the addition of goodies, a free and premium-quality product line, to its 10 Keynote Themes. Professional themes, such as Artistic, Black Table, Black, Education Pro, Iron, Jeans, Old Paper, Portable Pro, Simple, and Wood are available in 1280x1024, 1600x1024, 1680x1050, 1920x1200 and 2560x1600 sizes. Every Pro theme includes custom bullets.
Continue reading »Book of Legends sounds like my kind of game, I prefer puzzles over arcade.
Macgamestore.com has announced the exclusive Mac release of Book of Legends, a new puzzle/adventure game. The game was develop by Banzai and published by Canadian-based Gogii Games. In Book of Legends, gamers travel 5 countries. It features a captivating story line, puzzle and hidden objects combined. Follow Zoe and Charleston Black as they unravel a mystery contained within a long forgotten book about one of the world's most mysterious legend of all, Excalibur.
Continue reading »I remember being at the Boston Computer Society office on March 31 in 1987. I was watching one of the activists set up all the Macs in the office with April Fools jokes.
Continue reading »Now you're cooking! Top Chef: The Game is now available -- test your skills against fellow chefs in a virtual kitchen, and cook your way through 30 Quickfire and 15 Elimination Challenges -- all with no calories and not a drop of cholesterol
Continue reading »REALbasic has been around for quite awhile now and can be used to produce MacOS, Windows and Linux sotware. The REALbasic Developer Magazine is now reprinting last year's issues into a perfect-bound book which will be shipping at the end of November.
Continue reading »Many games on the Mac require you to insert a CD or DVD of the game to prove you are the rightful owner. But there is away around it.
Continue reading »For a long time now, I have admired Mariner's software as a good alternative to Microsoft Office. Now they are working on a version of Mariner Calc for the iPhone that will not only display Excel spreadsheets, but will allow them to be edited on the iPhone.
Continue reading »Every couple of days, my Finder search goes dead. I have no idea why, but I think it has something to do with iMovie. So I search for a file name I know exists on the drive, and the Finder can't find it. I drag it out on the desktop, so now I'm looking at it -- repeat the search, and Finder still cannot find it! I wish I could figure out how to fix it. Even if you're not having problems with Spotlight and Finder Find, Houdah Software's HoudahSpot is an acclaimed Spotlight front-end for Mac OS X Leopard -- doing things even Spotlight can't do!
Continue reading »ampSoftware updated KeystrokeRecorder this week to automatically reload its settings. Since KeystrokeRecorder is a stealth application which runs in the background and meant not to be found, it previously had to be quit and relaunched to load the settings. The update makes changing settings very simple.
Continue reading »Ergonis Software today announced the release of PopChar X 4.1, the award-winning tool for inserting special characters into your documents across all Mac OS X applications.
The new version improves compatibility with OpenOffice and NeoOffice and can detect the current font in MultiAd Creator Pro. It includes a new technique for flexible adaptation to peculiarities of certain applications. Furthermore, PopChar X 4.1 delivers a number of other improvements and fixes for user-reported issues.
Continue reading »On the eve of its 10 year anniversary, FMForums looks back in celebration of this milestone event. Over the past decade, nearly 50,000 members have collectively shaped FMForums to be the largest and most renowned FileMaker-based forum. Continually recognized as the front runner when it comes to the exchange of ideas, techniques and information, developers at every skill level agree that FMForums is an indispensable - and free - FileMaker resource.
Continue reading »Ever since I heard that Ambrosia Software was developing games for the iPhone, I worried that they might abandon their Macintosh software efforts. Aquaria proves me wrong.
Continue reading »Unmarked software has rolled out TextSoap 6.0.1, an update to its text processing utility for Mac OS X. This is a favorite of many Mac users, and this update will be considered a "must have"
Continue reading »By now you probably know that Adobe has released an update of its Creative Suite to version 4. It is a major update, after all the suite contains a lot of programs. Is the upgrade worth it?
Continue reading »Giftory helps keep track of gift giving and receiving for multiple people, on multiple occasions, over a period of years. It can also help with setting and keeping detailed budgets for any gift-giving occasion. Create entries for gifts exchanged between two people, and sort and display the lists of gifts in a variety of ways.
Continue reading »Secret of the Lost Cavern plunges the player into an inspiring adventure that takes place during the Paleolithic period in prehistoric time, 15,000 years B.C. Spectacular imagery highlights this new game!
Continue reading »This site is headed as the FreeOpen Source Mac User Group or FSMUG.
The subtitle is "Tutorial, info, news, help on end-users Free and OpenSource Mac software." I have been interested in Open Source software for the Mac.
Continue reading »Wow!! Imagine a new version of Lotus Symphony for the Mac. I remember when Lotus announced Modern Jazz for the Mac, but never delivered after Microsoft Excel took off so well. Modern Jazz for the Mac and Symphony for the PC had one big limitation that kept it from selling. No Macros.
Continue reading »I have been asked a number of times about Geanealogy programs for the Macintosh. This was recently discussed on the iMac Chat mailing list. (Available via Yahoo Groups.)
Continue reading »I have listed a number of Mac Hint and Tip sites over the years. This is one that I 'Stumble' on tonight. One of the great problems with using Stumble for looking for web sites is that you can spend a lot of time without good results, even if you enjoy it.
In this case, the time was worth it.
Cocoatech LLC has announced Path Finder 5.0, an update to their award-winning, browser-style file management utility for Mac OS X Leopard. Designed from the ground up for maximum speed and integration, Path Finder is a comprehensive file browser and manager that runs either in conjunction with the OS X Finder or on its own. Version 5.0 is a major rewrite with many improvements and leverages the latest Leopard technologies. It is a recommended upgrade for all Path Finder 4 customers.
Continue reading »Posterino 1.4, is a very cool poster and postcard creator for Mac OS X. With a focus on ease-of-use, Posterino creates life posters, photo collages, frames, postcards, greeting cards and contact sheets from digital images. Posterino does the hard work while users just have to fine tune the results.
Continue reading »Feeder is a versatile RSS editor for creating news feeds, podcasts and appcasts. Version 1.5 includes an updated user interface for Mac OS X Leopard and now supports thumbnails for video podcasts with the Media RSS extension -- and more. . .
Continue reading »We told you about Cocktail for Tiger and versions past. Now, Cocktail 4.2 (Leopard Edition) adds all kinds of great new features for Leopard users. This is really an essential utility for Mac OS users, so go get yourself a cocktail!
Continue reading »As you know, the Mac is bloated with software we don't need. NO, not like a PC that comes with all that "trialware". But with software that will run on both Intel and PowerPC processors. That means that each program is roughly twice as big as it needs to be.
Continue reading »Second Gear is holding a Halloween promotion for their flagship application "Today." ... through the month of October, users can pick up a license for Today for the price of $12, a 20% discount off the regular price.
Continue reading »TaskMagic 1.0, is an interesting task management utility for Mac OS X that allows users to manage things that need to get done, save time and be more effective and organized when attempting projects.
Continue reading »As you know by now, I like lists. This blogger created quite a list of free Macintosh application for doing graphics and web design.
Continue reading »Second Gear, a leading developer of productivity applications for Mac OS X, has announced a Halloween promotion for their flagship application Today. Through the month of October, users can pick up a license for Today for the price of $12, a 20% discount off the regular price.
Continue reading »Are you looking for additional Stationery for your copy of Apple Mail? Here is a web site with 17 potential formats. I say potential, because I was unable to get one to work with Mail.
Continue reading »The time has finally come... the update for ClickBook 4.0 is here.
Continue reading »This blog has an article about getting free applications for writing scripts, books etc. on the Mac. After all the Mac is known for being popular with creative people.
Continue reading »David Pogue writes in this New York Times blog entry that things that we consider basic computer knowledge is not known by everyone. He gives the example of double clicking on a word to select it after seeing a person carefully drag across the word to select it.
Continue reading »It is software like this that makes me wish I had a newer Mac. My G5 iMac did not come with Bluetooth or IR. It gives lots more functionality to Apple's remote. And they even make software for the iPod Touch and iPhone so those can be used instead of the Apple Remote.
Continue reading »As long as we are talking about Mac games, (see below), a new place to play Mac games on the net has arrived. Game Club Cafe, Codeminion's casual games portal now has 50 titles for the Mac user.
Continue reading »I hate to think how many hours I have spent playing Clue over the years. A couple of years ago, I even bought one at a garage sale with figurines for the players markers to teach the grandkids how to play. Now it is available for the Mac.
Continue reading »Taylor Sternberg has written this blog about where to get Mac software on the net. Most of these I know about, but I bet many MUG members don't know them.
Continue reading »An article by this name exists on the MacMembrane blog. The article gives ten tips, many of which I was unfamiliar.
Continue reading »StartupSound.prefPane is the software which controls the volume of the startup sound of your Macintosh computer.
Continue reading »Useful Fruit Software has announced Pear Note 1.0, their unique note-taking utility for Mac OS X. At its core, Pear Note integrates audio, video, and slides with traditional text notes. By recording all activity, Pear Note keeps track of what's going on while taking notes as well as what the user has to say about it. With Pear Note, there's also no need to manually organize notes to find them. Simply bring up search and start typing, and the note you're looking for will pop right up.
Continue reading »MacVide is proud to announce MacVide Flash Player 1.7, their standalone Flash player utility for Mac OS X. With a focus on ease-of-use, Flash Player allows play Adobe Flash files, flash video and games. It also allows you to watch downloaded flash files from YouTube and other video websites. All of the flash formats are supported.
Continue reading »Back in the middle '80s, when I was active with the Boston Computer Society, the Mac Group had a medical SIG named MediMac. Unfortunately, that was also the name of a piece of medical software. The SIG had to change its name.
Meanwhile, the Mac is still popular with medical folks. Here are are a few web sites that specialize in it.
Continue reading »Realmac Software announced LittleSnapper at Apple Expo Paris.
LittleSnapper is built to be the designer's digital scrapbook, allowing you to capture, organise, annotate and share screenshots from your desktop and the web.
Smile On My Mac has announced a new version of PDFpen. It adds several new features.
Continue reading »Mariner Software has announced an agreement with LTW Productions Canada, to acquire and redevelop TotallyWrite, the story development software for Mac OS X. Re-named Contour, it is to be available by the end of the year.
Continue reading »Adam Engst is reporting at TidBITS that it is now possible the ability to decided on an individual podcast basis how many episodes to keep and how long to keep them.
Continue reading »I have tried this software in the past and it did truly speed download. However, for reasons that I can not remember at this time, but probably due to budget restraints, I deleted it once the trial period was over. This looks to me to be worthy of a second look.
Continue reading »Daniel Schwill announced last Saturday the celebration of the 2nd anniversary of Tables - the easy way to spreadsheets on Mac OS X. To celebrate the 2nd anniversary of Tables purchasers can receive 25% off by using the coupon code "anniversary" when they purchase a Tables licence from September 15 till September 28. For more information visit the Tables website.
Continue reading »UsingMac.com has created this list of lists. It starts off with the logical choice of going to "Most Popular Apple Download" list on Apple.com.
Then it lists "First 100 Apps" of a site that lists 7400+ free applications for OSX. The readers vote on popularity of these apps.
This is list from last November, but has a few Quick Look Plugins that I haven't seen before.
Continue reading »Livestation has introduced client software for PowerPC Macs and announced a new partnership with a German broadcaster for its online system.
Continue reading »As we move toward the holiday season, and the surge of interest in computer games, Ambrosia Software is gearing up with some new updates and features to their wonderful collection of games. There are three great upgrades from Ambrosia
Continue reading »Have you upgraded to Office 2008 for Macintosh? If so, you should read this article at Macworld magazine. It is written in a Q&A format, with some interesting answers for those who haven't followed the developments in the latest version of Office.
Continue reading »While I haven't yet tried this, I could see how it could make using Leopard's "Spaces" easier.
Continue reading »While I haven't yet tried this, I could see how it could make using Leopard's "Spaces" easier.
Continue reading »Apple hasn't completely abandoned us to third parties for tips and hints. On their web site, there is a tip section for "Pros".
Continue reading »The SkyBlueCanvas Development Team has rolled out version 1.1 Beta of the SkyBlueCanvas Lightweight content management system. The new version includes improvements to the core functionality as well as several new features including single-click content publishing and re-ordering, an enhanced Plugin API and simplified module placement and publishing.
Continue reading »Of course, the Mac is a great tool for blogging. This article talks about how to make the graphic part of the blogging easier.
Continue reading »The guy who writes this"Mac Tips and Tricks" blog, previously did Top 100 Mac Applications and Top 50 Terminal Commands. He has 45 of these menu bar applications listed. Most of which are completely new to me.
Continue reading »SuperMegaUltraGroovy and toastycode today announced the immediate availability of TapeDeck 1.1, a free update to the popular recording application for Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard.
Continue reading »Since its first launch, we've talked about the really cool powers of Ambrosia's WireTap software. We've used it for years to record audio from the Mac. Now they've expanded on WireTap and built it into a full featured audio recording program.
Continue reading »iWebTemplate has raised the bar for web template sites with their new lifetime membership. The new service provides pre-designed HTML website templates and website tools for use in your very own web development. Whether you are building a new website or just redoing an old design. As well as iWeb Templates, iWebTemplate sells regular HTML/Flash templates which don't have those same limitations of iWeb.
Continue reading »Phone plugins is a utility to quick-dial a selected number and quick-send a text message with one click from any program in Mac OS X Leopard and does not require to open any extra application. Version 2.2 features context menu support for Apple Mail and supports many additional cell phones.
Continue reading »I believe I have mentioned AppFresh before as part of a list of Mac software. But it really deserves a more prominent mention.
Continue reading »This article comes from Mac Tips and Tricks.
As you know, Mac OS X 10.5, Leopard comes with a feature called Quicklook which allows the user to see what is in a file without actually opening it in an application. The system comes with some useful plugins that allow you to see PDF, Word, Excel, Powerpoint and iWork files. I have already added one that allows me to see inside Stuffit archives.
Continue reading »Candywriter has released Imagine Poker 3.6 for the Mac. Candywriter teamed up with Los Angeles-based Fearnot Music Studios to bring voices to all 21 Imagine Poker Mac characters as featured in the current iPhone/iPod Touch version of the game.
Continue reading »I am always looking out for new utilities for the Mac.
Since this is version 1.2, it isn't new, but I don't recall using it before.
Apple no longer includes the Apple Remote with very many machines, but this article that is 17 months old gives you some good reasons to go and purchase the $19 item
Continue reading »The web site for AppTrap says that this is the uninstaller that Apple forgot.
While there are other similar programs available, this one works the simplest. That is once AppTrap is installed all you need to do to uninstall an application is drag it to the trash and empty the trash.
One of my all time favorite Mac games has been returned to the Mac.
Of course, it has been enhanced.
Of course most people save money with Office by purchasing the Home and Student edition. But then some people still need Exchange connectivity and/or macros. Therefore they need the more expensive versions.
Continue reading »DropFrame - add frames to your images easily
Continue reading »One of the complaints about Apple menus in the Mac is that with multiple monitors the best you can do is change which monitor displays the menu. This causes a lot of mouse movement to select menus.
Continue reading »I always enjoy finding new sites that try to keep us from spending money.
ThriftMac is just such a site. For example, they have an article that lists top 10 freeware for Mac OS X and a few "also rans."
Fat Cat Software, maker of iPhoto Library Manager, today announced the release of PowerTunes 1.0, a new program that allows iTunes users to create multiple libraries, organize their music among multiple music folders, share music and libraries between multiple users on a machine, and much more.
Continue reading »I have just recently started using the signature part of Mail. In the past, I have had sig files on a number of different mail programs, but I just hadn't gotten around to it in Mail or hadn't quite figure out how it works.
Continue reading »With a hard bod and healthy mind, your clients can conquer the world. As Vicki, a personal fitness trainer, you must help all sorts of people from newbie joggers to muscle-bound weight lifters reach their personal goals.
Continue reading »app4mac releases the final version of Sequence for Mac OS X Leopard. Sequence is a simple way to capture and save an image or a movie of your screen to your computer's clipboard, or a file (in an image format of your choice). Need to explain a complicated computer function? Sequence is the answer.
Continue reading »This program provides a free antivirus and spyware protection for Mac OS X.
Continue reading »The author of this web site refers to Voice Candy as "Photo Booth for your microphone."
Continue reading »You may not have looked Office for Mac 2008, but while much of it is similar to the 2004 version, there are a number of new features that will become familiar more quickly using these tutorials.
Continue reading »This article is 101 tips. I don't know that he actually has that many since he doesn't number them.
Continue reading »While this list is part of the MacRumors.com web site, it is undoubtedly more factual based than some of their other postings. The site lists over 60 games that can be run in Mac OS X.
Continue reading »I just visited Mactopia.com and looked at the latest updates from Microsoft. There were several downloads that users of Mac versions of Office should know about.
Continue reading »Firefox has the ability to add many extensions. This web site lists some of the better ones.
Continue reading »On June 19th, SecureMac announced that they had discovered multiple versions of a new Trojan in the wild that affects Mac OS X 10.4 and 10.5.
Continue reading »This is the first in a series of tutorials on dealing with and editing digital images. This month Lesa explains how resolution works and when you need to worry about it. Using the affordable, yet powerful, Adobe Photoshop Elements 6, she'll show you how to resize an image fresh from your digital camera for both print and email. Hope you enjoy the tutorial!
Continue reading »Jing is a screen capture utility. It will capture video or parts of a Mac screen. It allows annotation very easily.
Continue reading »I have seen some pretty complicated instructions for making disk images on the Mac. Of course, you can use Disk Utility without a whole lot of issues, but FreeDMG makes it even easier. Just drag and drop.
Continue reading »This sounds extremely interesting. FmPro Migrator is designed primarily for converting FileMaker Pro layouts and ScriptMaker(TM) scripts into Revolution Stacks. As listed below, it can also be used to move Access format files into Filemaker.
Continue reading »Tracking the time spent working on various projects and/or client's activities are a problem with many businesses. I worked on a project for a law firm a few years ago where the lawyer kept a Day Timer open in a small monitor on his desk.
Continue reading »I was in Boston in 1987 when Apple announced Hypercard for the Macintosh. At that point there was only the MacPlus, the Mac II and the MacSE to run it on.
Continue reading »The FileMaker Developer Conference will be held July 13-17, 2008 at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge in Phoenix, Arizona.
Continue reading »The Wall Street Journal's blog has a brief article about Parallels for Mac OS X Server.
Continue reading »We are all aware that web kit forms the basis for Safari and several other browsers. It is possible to have multiple tabs and windows open and have a site or a Flash application freeze Safari and cause an "unexpected quit."
Fluid App allows you do create a browser specific to a web site that you frequent.
Continue reading »OpenOffice has been mentioned here several times as an Alternative to Microsoft's products. Currently for the Macintosh, OpenOffice comes in two flavors even if one of them is still in beta.
Continue reading »There have been a lot of game consoles over the years. This web site tells us how to run emulators of a lot of them on our Macs running OSX.
Continue reading »As you may know, Apple announced that the next version of OS X will be called Snow Leopard. They only let out a few details. It will be "no new features". Well, not quite, it is suppose to have support for Microsoft Exchange server built-in.
Continue reading »Somehow I missed this announcement from Bare Bones Software when it was sent out back in February.
Yojimbo is an easy to use information organizer. It requires Mac OS X 10.4.3 or newer.
Continue reading »This tip comes from the SmallDog newsletter.
As you know, it is easy to find a file using Spotlight in Mac OS X 10.4.x or 10.5.x. But one problem is that if you just click on the file name when it is found, the file will be opened.
iClarified is a web site dedicated to Apple software. The home page has news stories at the time of this writing it contained:
"iCall Works on the Apple iPhone" - iCall is a new VOIP app...
"iSkin Announces Fuze Case for iPhone"
"Ambrosia Announces Aki Mobile Mahjong for iPhone"
But what brought me to the web site was the tutorials.
Continue reading »I am preparing a presentation concerning the Mac OS System Preference options for the Cowtown MUG and came across this article at mactips.org.
Continue reading »The author of this posting apparently has an affinity for Classic Mac games. He said that since he hasn't found a list of games that have been ported to Mac OS X, he decided he should do it.
Continue reading »Most of us know that iChat works with AIM, Google, Jabber and IRC. I have used Adium as an alternative when I wanted to connect with Yahoo, MSN and others.
But this blogger seems to have it worked out so that you can use iChat to get those working as well.
Continue reading »Nisus Software has announced the release of Nisus Writer Pro 1.1. New features added include Comments, Mail Merge, Table of Contents, Indexing, Bookmarks, Widow and Orphan control, Cross References, Line Numbering, and Text Wrap around images.
Continue reading »This is an interesting piece of software. It allows you to search eBay and Craig's List from your desktop. As time progresses, they promise to have additional sites available.
Continue reading »Dennis Sellers for some time now has created Migrations Kits. Most of them have been aimed at particular vertical markets. His current one is aimed at those of us who want parental controls for our Macs.
Continue reading »Adam Engst has announced two new Take Control Books. They are on GarageBand '08.
Continue reading »MacWorld has a series of articles about running Windows on a Mac.
Continue reading »David Alison gives reason in his blog as to why it took him so long to switch to the Mac. He used Windows for 17 years.
Continue reading »There has been rumors of the ability to use the iPhone for BackToMyMac. Here is a third party piece of software that does go to your Mac from the iPhone, a Windows PC or any other browser.
Continue reading »I have been negligent in mentioning my nephew, David Wegley's video podcast. It specializes in Final Cut Studio software.
Continue reading »Microsoft announced today that its latest version of Office for the Mac is selling faster than any previous version of Office for the Mac.
Continue reading »If you don't use an FTP program, but still love to download stuff off the web -- you'll want to stop downloading and start leeching ...
Continue reading »OpenOffice has long been a Microsoft Office alternative. Now version 3.0 beta has been released for Mac OS X.
Continue reading »Back in the mid '80s, I founded the Macintosh Business SIG at the Boston Computer Society. We concentrated more than necessary on accounting programs. There really wasn't much of other software available in those days. In this article, Josh Pigford of the Apple Blog has named 30 applications and some alternatives to use in running your business.
Continue reading »Sente 5.2 works with Pages '08 files in their native format, all document formatting and content are preserved, making it far easier to use Pages for academic writing.
Continue reading »This site has the above mentioned 5 alternatives to Photoshop complete with a quick review of each.
Continue reading »TweakerSoft VectorDesigner -- a very cool resolution independent vector graphics application for Mac OS X.
Many applications call home on a regular basis. Do you know who they are? Little Snitch 2 can tell you when it happens and which ones are calling. Of course most of the connections are needed, but you should be aware of what is happening.
Continue reading »Most applications for the Macintosh currently are shipped as Universal apps. This means that they contain code to allow us to run them either on PowerPC machines or on Intel machines.
Xslimmer will delete unneeded code as one way to get back space on your hard drive.
The OS Files is a one stop portal for all operating systems that run on the x86 platform. This includes Windows, Windows Server, DOS, DR-DOS, Unix (including Darwin, Mac OS X, Solaris, etc.), Linux, and others.
Continue reading »Agile Web Solutions just released AllBookmarks 3.0, a major upgrade to the free Bookmark Manager that provides access to all your browser bookmarks in one place.
Continue reading »I first came across the issue of port forwarding when I was still somewhat active on AOL and tried to use AOL's client for MacOS X. I couldn't get the client to connect via my router.
Continue reading »I may have mentioned this site in the past. But I just came across it again and was reminded how user friendly it is. Of course, it talks about Mac Freeware.
Continue reading »The folks over at lifehacker.com have put together a list of "free" applications as an alternative to the MacHeist $49 bundle. (Which of course is already a good deal.)
Continue reading »Many of us were sad to see Mac|Life quit being MacAddict and dropping the monthly CD of software. For some time, they have had a library on line for all its readers.
Continue reading »I have listed several sites with free and open source software. About.Share4VN.com has one of the best. It also has a number of applications that I did not know.
Probably the least used menu in Mac OS X is the Services menu. (Found under the application menu item.) But there are a lot of features in that menu, some of those may not be useful to you.
Continue reading »This article comes from CIO magazine, which would seem to be an odd place to show rebellion from the Wndows standard.
Continue reading »Jeff Carlson, wrote this article for TidBITS. The vulnerability of iCal to spamming was recently announced by one of the anti-virus vendors. Jeff says that he actually had an unexpected morning even called "Hello Dear".
Continue reading »This is a blog article about how Mac's Trash can is a one size fits all and some files need to be more completely deleted.
He recommends using an Apple Script to deal with a second trash that does multiple write over to make sure it is truly gone.
Continue reading »Best of the Web has the article with the above title. Some of the list we have heard of repeatedly in the past, but there are a couple of new ones.
Continue reading »This opinion piece by Ryan Faas has been published in Computerworld.
His idea is to talk about the "hidden" features that we may not have heard about or even noticed.
As many of you know, i Sync has been not only the premier solution for syncing data with cell phones, in many cases, it has been the only solution. Now there has been an update to iSync to allow new phones to be synced with Macs. Cell phone owners can use the iSync plugins from nova media. The new 6.0 version adds 13 new plugins for phones from Nokia, Samsung and Motorola.
Continue reading »Apple has announced the session schedule for this year's WWDC. The World Wide Developer Conference is June 9-13. It is the premier event for developers of Macintosh, iPhone and X-Serve.
Continue reading »As we noted earlier, we had some concerns about the parental controls not being completely effective on this site. I was able to get a response from them that unfortunately was buried in my "Junk" folder until I went through it this afternoon. It was actually emailed to me on March 12th.
It would appear that they are trying to cover this subject, but user should be aware of the issue. The response follows:
Continue reading »I just came across this web site that aims to keep the cost of software for students to an economic level. The list here is a little dated as it was put out in September 2007, but it seems to have a lot of good software and you can update with current versions using VersionTracker for either platform and/or MacUpdate for Macs.
Continue reading »Ed Dale's Blog, TubbyNerd has an article with the above title. To demonstrate, he has a YouTube video and an HD video posted.
Continue reading »Many Tricks has released yFlicks 3.3, an update to its movie manager/viewer for Mac OS X. With yFlicks, users can download, tag, organize and of course view their movies. This update adds coverflow for browsing your movies both in window and fullscreen mode, lets you access your iTunes movies from yFlicks, improves downloading from video communities such as YouTube, and features a lot of other small improvements.
Continue reading »On March 18th, Apple patched 10 vulnerabilities in Safari for OS X and 3 in Safari for Windows. Computer World discusses the flaws and quotes a security analyst.
Continue reading »Zevrix Solutions announces the release of WordOutput 1.0, its new powerful solution to automate output of multiple Microsoft Word documents to printer and PDF on Mac OS X.
Continue reading »Everyone needs a little excitement in their dull computing life... come and get it...
Macgamestore and Gogii Games have teamed up to announce the release of Escape The Museum, a new puzzle/hidden object game from the creators of Hidden Secrets: The Nightmare.
Continue reading »baKno has announced the release of SpacePig, an entertaining cartoon style 3D game for the Mac.
Continue reading »Miglia, a leading brand in digital media products, today announced the release of the Mac only TV Mini HD Express for US "free to air" digital television users.
Continue reading »Fortunately, Joe Showker studies these things better than I do. He discovered that this software is at high risk for "adult" material and other objectionable content.
Continue reading »LifeHacker has presented this article as an alternative to "Back To Your Mac." Of course, "Back To Your Mac" is a feature of Leopard that requires a dotMac account. But any long time Mac user can tell you that there are a number of alternatives that while more difficult and not as feature rich available.
Continue reading »You've heard us rave about WireTap in the past -- and this new "Studio" is the best product yet for recording and then editing any audio your Mac produces. (Pandora, or any of the music videos on YouTube) Now they've upgraded with some nice new features, and the upgrade is free!
Continue reading »Wouldn't be nice to have the ability to add notes to other documents. The notes could be aimed to yourself or other people. With Paperclip 1.2 you can do just that. It is kind of a sticky note application that attaches to other files. (And it now works with Leopard.)
Continue reading »I have been using Miro to select videos from the web. This application does some of that and some things it doesn't. It locates, vies and downloads videos from YouTube, Veoh, BlipTV, Eyespot and photos from Flickr, Picasa, Webshots and Photobucket.
Continue reading »MacBreak Weekly, one of Leo Laporte's many podcasts, mentioned this piece of software. Actually just called "Secrets", is very much in Beta and is very dangerous if you don't know what you are doing.
Continue reading »By now you have probably heard one story or other about how a couple of guys wrote Graphic Calculator for the PowerMac when the PowerMac was underdevelopment at Apple.
Continue reading »SheppyWare's web site is subtitled: "Software for the Apple II, Mac and BeOS. (Only they use all caps.) I found it by reading an article in Computer World about an Apple IIC that was recently sold on eBay for $2600.
Continue reading »We've said many times that A Better Finder Rename is the most comprehensive file renaming solution for the Macintosh ever made. Now it's gotten better... you need this!
Continue reading »CheckUp is a new way to monitor the activity of your computer. It's like the dashboard of your car.
Continue reading »Bill Westerman wrote this article last year, but it seems to be pretty up-to-date.
He gives 10 points about malware on the Mac.
Now includes the AES-128 encryption for journals to keep them safe from prying eyes, and a lot of other improvements.
Continue reading »Serious about making movies? Keep reading...
Continue reading »Synium today announced the public beta 5.1 of MacFamilyTree. MacFamilyTree is one of the most popular genealogy program for the Mac.
Continue reading »Ambrosia Software has rolled out the latest release of iToner. This update of the highly popular iPhone custom ringtone transfer tool offers improved support for iPhone OS 1.1.3, along with other bug fixes and improvements.
Continue reading »Macware's FontLibrary is a collection of great fonts in both TrueType and OpenType format for commercial use.
Continue reading »In classic Mac OS I used TypeIt4Me to handle reproduction of text that I used frequently. I ran an Excel class on AOL using it and even used it to order AOL disks for distribution to my MUG so I could get free time. It was great for filling out the form.
Continue reading »Searchware Solutions has announced Print Window 4.0 for Mac OS X, the latest version of their window printing utility for the Mac.
Continue reading »As you undoubtedly know, Mac OS X can read text for you. So how about program that uses AppleScript to convert text to audio files so that you can listen to your e-mail on your iPod or iPhone?
Continue reading »One of the new features of Mac OS X Leopard is QuickLook. QuickLook of course gives you the ability to look at files without using the application that created it.
Continue reading »Berbie Software TrailRunner is the outdoor oriented route planning and journaling software for Mac OS X.
Are you ready for the ultimate war game?
Continue reading »Freeverse Neon Tango, an original game for the Mac. Neon Tango is a psychedelic arcade shooter with thrilling action, eye-popping visuals, and a spoonful of retro sprinkled on top.
Continue reading »Limit Point Software's MenuMinder 1.3 lets you create quick, simple alert, email and SMS Text Message (mobile phone) reminders using the system-wide menu that can be accessed from any application.
Continue reading »Eternal Storms Software HierarchicalDock version 1.2, is donationware which allows for hierarchical menus for folders in Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)'s Dock.
It looks to me that this widget would be useful for the next MacWorld Expo to help us get around the Bay area.
Continue reading »DiskLibrary is a fun and easy to use media cataloging application for Mac OS X. DiskLibrary is indispensable if you have a lot of media to keep track of. DiskLibrary catalogs not just your complete file structure, it also creates thumbnails, and stores metadata, for most popular media formats.
Continue reading »Macgamestore.com and Encore Software today announced the release of Jeopardy! Deluxe as a digital download on its web site. The game was previously available in a boxed format only.
Continue reading »I found this listed I believe on MacObserver and the article claimed that it was the first Basic help site for the Mac OS. One of the comments said MUGs have been providing this kind of information since 1984.
Continue reading »I personally prefer playing strategy and puzzle games over the arcade games. POV, or Point of View is just such a game.
Continue reading »I don't know how many of you have used 1Password for your Mac OS X system, but version 2.5.10 now extends the password abilities to the iPhone.
1Password is a highly secure database that keeps track of web site logins, notes, identities, credit cards, bank accounts and software registration info.
Are you a switcher? To Mac that is. Apple has instituted a new series of video and text training articles on their web site.
Continue reading »We have all been familiar with what started life as the iPod and later became iLounge.
Here is a web site that aims to provide forums and other support for the MacBooks in general and the MacBook Air in particular.
You Control's menu bar software for iTunes provides us with the ability to control iTunes while it is hidden. This means that you can skip to the next song or select a different one using a menu added to the menu bar.
Continue reading »Earlier this week, it was reported that Microsoft's New Office for Mac 2008 incorrectly assigned full read and write access to a nonadministrative user if the Mac was set up with multiple accounts.
Continue reading »Scribbles is a neat, simple drawing program. The tools are extremely simple but the coolest part is...
Continue reading »Maintain has announced the release of Cocktail 4.0.4 (Leopard Edition). It adds support for clearing Microsoft Office 2008 font caches and address compatibility issues with QuickTime 7.4. It also fixes a bug that kept network optimization from being applied for DSL (PPPoE) connection type.
Continue reading »So you have a calendar you want to share. Or perhaps you are looking for a calendar of particular events.
Continue reading »According to an article in InformationWeek IBM is looking to work more closely with Apple. This includes porting its Informix "Cheetah" database to Leopard and introducing a version of its Lotus Notes e-mail client for the iPhone at Lotusphere conference next week in Orlando.
Continue reading »Aimersoft Studio has released the best Mac DVD and video Converter software for Mac users; it includes two mighty Mac converters: Aimersoft DVD Ripper for Mac and Aimersoft Mac Video Converter.
Continue reading »MineSweeper is an attempt at taking over a Mac through the web.
Continue reading »iLabel X 2.0, a completely rewritten version of the label-making application, has just been released. This application can also be used for many repetitive printing tasks, such as printing barcode sheets, parcel labels, enveloppes or business cards.
Continue reading »NetNewsWire 3.1.1 is the latest version of my favorite RSS/Atom newsreader.
It uses a three-paned interface, similar to Apple's Mail. It fetches and displays news from websites and blogs.
Maintain has announced the release of Cocktail 4.0.1 (Leopard Edition)
Continue reading »Last week we lamented that there was no good pinball program for OS X. Several readers wrote and recommended the baKno MacPinball widget. We downloaded it and -- although a bit problematic installation -- are having a good time with it. Still not a full featured pinball game, but lots of fun anyway...
Continue reading »Robert Pritchett has released the newest issue of macCompanion Magazine. This of course is her pre-MacWorld Expo and has its predictions for 2008.
Continue reading »This web site will help you get more our of your iPod, no matter which one you have or which computer platform you are using.
Continue reading »Synium Software announced iFinance 2 on January 5th to be available as final release. After about a year's development including extensive beta and public beta testing, the popular personal finance tool goes live with many new and improved features...
Continue reading »This blog by Chris Kerins was published last spring, but most of the 10 tricks are still available today.
Continue reading »Ergonis Software has announced the release of Typinator 2.1
Continue reading »Freeverse have announced a launch of new games have been added to their game portal: Demos of games can be downloaded immediately...
Continue reading »It has been awhile since I have mentioned open source software for the Mac.
Continue reading »Earlier today, the Netscape group at AOL announced that they were going to shut down their development work.
Continue reading »Here you will find a collection of various gaming emulators available for use on your Macintosh.
Continue reading »Here is away to actually get to those few web sites that require Internet Explorer to access them.
Continue reading »pop-pop is the pulse-quickening action arcade game that pits you against a dazzling color world with fierce action. And now there's a new version
Continue reading »Travel through the beautiful city of Venice, one of Italy's most intriguing cities, and solve an ancient mystery before Venice sinks into the water.
Continue reading »Cynical Peak Software has updated Cyndicate 1.1, their next generation RSS/Atom aggregator and content management application for Mac OS X. Version 1.1 brings better Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard compatibility and adds a number of new features.
Continue reading »Life isn't easy when you're a 12 pound ball of tar ... Gish suddenly finds himself in the subterranean sewers of Dross, a long forgotten city filled with twisting corridors, evil traps and some of the most demented creatures imaginable.
Continue reading »Norrkross Movie offers lots of tricks to make video editing smooth
Continue reading »20MacApps Announces Bundle of 20 Apps for 40 Dollars with No Repeats
Continue reading »Now you can find what you're looking for!
Continue reading »Tis the season for some cool holiday graphics. It's not too late...
Continue reading »app4mac's CheckUp Preview 1 is an innovative tool to check the health of a Mac computer.
Continue reading »Isn't it a pain in the wazoobie trying to print envelopes? Now, the excellent folks at Ambrosia have fixed the problem.
Continue reading »On December 18th, Intuit announced that it had fixed a problem with an update that caused files to be deleted from the users hard drive.
Continue reading »Last Wednesday, SWsoft announced that it would change its name to Parallels, that will be more in line with its primary product. This name change will occur early next year.
Continue reading »There have been 40-45 MacWorld Expos held in the United States. I have attended 3 Apple Fests prior the the Mac being introduced and nearly one half of the Expos. So, I got to thinking back to what I would have done differently and what would make it a better experience.
Continue reading »Notae 2.2 brings significant improvements over the previous version of the popular advanced notebook software
Continue reading »I have long wanted to learn REALbasic. This looks like a perfect opportunity to get instructions at a inexpensive cost. The publisher of REALbasic Developer magazine is offering all five years of back issues.
Continue reading »As you probably know, Leopard introduced Automator 2.0. It has several new features. Including Starting Points, Recording & Playback, Command-Line Utility, Workflow Variable, Workflow Looping and new Automator Actions.
Continue reading »It would seem to be a work around, but Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac's PowerPoint will let users port PowerPoint presentations to iPhones and video-equipped iPods.
Continue reading »Freeverse has long been a developer of Mac Games. They recognized that Mac people want to play on line games and there has been a limited amount available. With Macfun.com Mac users can play against other Mac users.
Continue reading »BusySync: Multi-User Calendar Sharing for iCal - Designed for families and small workgroups,
Continue reading »TidBITS has published an article with the above title. By now you have probably heard about the announcement from the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team concerning a vulnerability in Quicktime on both Macs and PCs.
Continue reading »Yummy Software has released Yummy FTP 1.7 for Leopard -- an FTP, FTP SSL/TLS, and SFTP client that combines all the best features available in other file transfer solutions
Continue reading »a new version of the popular consumer product with a high quality raytrace renderer and built in modeling tools
Continue reading »The voice on the phone was one I hadn't heard for nearly fifteen years. An old school buddy was calling to ask if I could retrieve the text and content from a directory I produced for our 25th high school reunion.
Oh no! How can I find those files?
DEVONtechnologies, LLC announces a 25 percent discount on all software sold exclusively on Black Friday, November 23, 2007. Interested customers should follow the link leading to the promotion page from DEVONtechnologies' homepage or from the company blog. The link will, of course, be only active on Friday, November 23, 2007.
Continue reading »Yazsoft has rolled out Speed Download 4.1.16.
Continue reading »DVDxDV Veescope Key 1.0, is a professional chroma keying plugin for Final Cut Studio and Motion.
Continue reading »BusyMac has rolled out BusySync 1.0, their multi-user calendar sharing utility for iCal.
Continue reading »Who would have thought that so much customization would happen after Apple introduced Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard).
Continue reading »EarthDesk replaces the static desktop with an image of the Earth showing current sun, moon and city illumination, as well as real-time global cloud coverage, allowing users to track hurricanes and other weather systems on their Macintosh or Windows desktop. EarthDesk 4.1 adds a new map option for a natural view of the Earth from space and is fully compatible with Leopard (and Tiger).
Continue reading »I have been looking for an easy to use financial program. This could be the one. It is based on a calendar, where you enter payment and income by date. Should make budgeting easy.
Continue reading »As most of us know, Apple was able to open Word 2007 files on the Mac before Microsoft could do it. (Thanks to iWork '08). However in Leopard...
Continue reading »Ergonis Software PopChar X 3.3, the popular tool for inserting umlauts and special characters into the text of any application.
Continue reading »MailSteward is the ultimate email archiving solution for the Mac.
Continue reading »Stocks down? Stocks up? Dollar down? Oil up? In today's topsy-turvy stock market world you won't know what's up or down without relying on someone else, or watching the trends on your own trusted computer! BeSoft has answers
Continue reading »If you like App4Mac products like we do, then you'll really like...
Continue reading »Naked light is now a Public Beta. If provides non-destructive image editing. They have a tour at the web site.
Continue reading »As you know, not everyone is happy with the new Dock in Leopard. It does make it hard to see what applications are active some times. DockDoctor lets you switch between the 2D Dock and the new 3D Dock quickly.
Continue reading »With email running an all-time high, people need a better solution for dealing with the shear bulk of the content. While Eudora is the very best database email program, it's been discontinued. What will fill that void? MailSteward is the ultimate email archiving solution for the Mac.
Continue reading »Many of us old time Mac users remember PopChar as an easy way to find unusual character in specific font families in the classic Mac OS. Back at least as far as OS version 5.1. Now there is a new version for Mac OS X.
Continue reading »Macintosh OS now lets users partition their Apple servers into multiple, virtual machines allowing for "other copies of Mac OS X Server software."
Continue reading »The weakness is reported in Norton AntiVirus for Macintosh 9.x-10.x, Norton Internet Security for Macintosh 3.x, Symantec AntiVirus for Macintosh 10.0 and 10.1. Linux and Windows versions are not affected.
Continue reading »Postino RSS reader and podcast player gets advanced features such as audio and video podcast management, RSS feed auto-discovery, search subscription, multi-tabbed web browsing and PostinoLive, a guide referencing the most popular audio and video podcasts.
Continue reading »Nolobe has rolled out an update of Interarchy 8.5.4 for Mac OS X, -- file transfer application is recommended for all Interarchy 8 customers.
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DiskLibrary media cataloging application for Mac OS X is indispensable if you have a lot of media to keep track of. It catalogs not just your complete file structure, it also creates thumbnails, and stores metadata, for most popular media formats.
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XtraLean Software has rolled out the latest release of its WYSIWYG website creation tool, ShutterBug V2.3. This version dramatically improves the quality of images with the new image processing engine and the addition of filter controls to adjust the sharpness, brightness, contrast and saturation of images.
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Houdah Software Software has released HoudahSpot 1.5 as freeware. HoudahSpot is a file search tool which enables you to zero in on files by issuing powerful queries to the Spotlight engine. HoudahSpot 1.5 is compatible with Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger only.
Continue reading »Adam Engst has announced 5 new Take Control books. This time dealing with various parts of the new Mac OS X 10.5 (a.k.a. Leopard). These inexpensive and update able electronic books always have great information in them. You are bound to learn a lot.
Continue reading »Clone, synchronize, backup. Schedule and forget it. Try it 'til you trust it. Carbon Copy Cloner (CCC) and SuperDuper are the two most recommended backup programs for Mac. We've used CCC since OS 9 days... you need it
Continue reading »The Mac Office team hit the "ZBB" target for their Office 2008 project. According to their blog, all teams have confirmed readiness to ship on the current schedule. As previously announced, this means RTM in December and general availability starting on January 15th (by region).
Continue reading »This is an article about how to get a Mac running on a Windows network. That is, how to make the different platforms "play nice."
Continue reading »I have been looking for a program that is simpler to use than Quicken. I can't seem to find the time to update it. Of course, it is possible that if I updated to the latest version I could get my bank to update it automatically. Jumsoft's Money 2.4 might be a less expensive solution.
Continue reading »Many people think that Eudora was the best e-mail program for the Mac or for Windows. The most recent version of Eudora still offers features not found in other newer e-mail programs. Odysseus is the code name for the Eudora replacement.
Continue reading »KeyCue 4.0 brings menu shortcuts to life by making them clickable.
Continue reading »Ambrosia Software's WireTap Studio: Record. Edit. Play -- totally fantastic!
Continue reading »Objective Satisfaction has rolled out version 1.3 of What ToDo, a Mac task management program for Getting Things Done
Continue reading »I heard about this on the Mac Break Weekly podcast. It is an easy download and provides the ability to find listen and record internet radio programs.
Continue reading »We're expecting Leopard (Apple Mac OS X Version 10.5) any day, so we've opened the doors for pre-orders, with some extra goodies...
Continue reading »Goiser Software announces the update of iCalViewer to version 2.1.1, their application/screen saver utility for Apple's calendar application, iCal.
Continue reading »John Boudreau writes in the Mercury news: "With all the hoopla surrounding the iPhone and the new matchbox-like iPods, it's easy to forget Apple remains at its core a computer company."
Last month, Synium Software announced MacFamilyTree 5 beta at the Paris Apple Expo.
While they gave away a CD of the software at the show, they now have it available as a download at their web site.
If you're like me, after getting acquainted with your iSight enabled Mac, you started getting all kinds of ideas of cool things you could do with it -- of course other than just iChat. But Photobooth was seriously limited. What to do?
Continue reading »Most of us individual users don't have the need to spend the dollars necessary for Photoshop. Of course, Adobe also has a version of Photoshop Elements available for the Mac. But there are other options. One is Pixelmator which was built from open source and Mac OS X technologies.
Continue reading »This is kind of a strange year for Apple Expo Paris. Apple has been off making iPhone announcements all over Europe, but not doing much at the Expo. Of coruse, in the past Apple has made many product announcement in Paris. And since the demise of the east coast MacWorld Expo we have come to expect more from Apple Expo.
Continue reading »As you probably known, one of the big problems with the Mac over the years has been Font files. If they became damaged, all kinds of problems could happen. Developers developed software to repair those files. Later we had similar issues with Microsoft Word documents and we had programs that were designed with those files specifically in mind. Now the pro-video market is coming up with many of the same issues.
Continue reading »I recently installed MS Office 2004 Update 11.3.7. Then it started getting flaky on me. It wouldn't automatically recalculate. when I clicked on a cell to make it re-calc, most of the time it would hang. In fact I would get a hot processor warning.
Continue reading »This maybe the first new application that will require Mac OS X 10.5 to run. This is part of the MyDreamApp project.
Continue reading »As you probably know, the next version of Mac Office has been delayed until 2008. I bet it will be promoted heavily at MacWorld Expo. However, Microsoft has provide us with a sneak preview.
Continue reading »The title of this blog posting is actually "35 Absolutely Essential Mac Apps in The Working Day" by Ivan Brkan. It actually is a list of applications aimed at freelancers.
Continue reading »osx.hyperjeff.net claims to have the oldest running and the best-kept list of OSX applications on the Internet.
Continue reading »This game is almost as much fun as my S2000 in 3rd at 8,000 RPMs...
Are you ready for some real nose-bleed racing action? 
Dustin Bachrach, a Rice student and developer of Mac OS X applications and the web has posted this list of Unknown Mac Apps. He is at least right about the fact they are not well known.
Continue reading »Daniel Dilger in an article on Roughly Drafted says that Steve Jobs wanted to allow users to make ring tones out of any song that they owned. In fact, he even mentions in the article that it is a relatively simple matter to get any file approved.
Continue reading »the award-winning Mac OS X tool to create and print out business and hobby related cards, calling cards and badges, just got better
Continue reading »Ambrosia Software has released pop-pop 1.0.5, bringing support for PowerPC and Intel-based Macs, and also provides enhancements to the pulse-quickening arcade game.
Continue reading »iPhoto Buddy is a Mac OS X application (Universal) that allows you to easily create, manage, and switch between multiple iPhoto Libraries.
Continue reading »Why take a static screenshot when Snapz Pro X makes creating a movie just as easy? Snapz
Pro X does that, and so much more!
The new 1.2 release introduces a beautiful new interface and powerful new features to make tracking your software licenses even easier.
Continue reading »Nova media updates its iSync phone plugins to version 4.2.2