Posts tagged OS X

FreeSMUG/FOSSMUG

This web site is also known as “Free Open Source Software Mac User Group.” They have a list of free and open source software. Continue reading »

Apple Design Awards

Favorite Apps for iPhone, iPad and MacintoshEach year during WWDC Apple gives away gray, cubic statues for excellence in iOS and Mac OS X app design and development. Out of the whole batch, our favorites are: * djay for iPhone & iPod touch * Physics-based eat-’em-up * Al Gore’s Our Choice * Capo – musician’s dream come true * Pixelmator * Anomaly Warzone Earth *

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Office for Mac Trouble Shooting

This article on Microsoft’s web site tell us how to troubleshoot issues that occur in Office for Mac on a computer that is running Mac OS X 10.4.x or a later version. Continue reading »

Cocktail 4.9.2

pic Maintain has announced the release and immediate availability of Cocktail 4.9 (Snow Leopard Edition), the latest maintenance update of Cocktail for users running Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. Cocktail is an award winning general purpose utility for Mac OS X. It is a digital toolset with a variety of practical features that lets you clean, repair and optimize your system with one click of the button. The application serves up a scrumptious mix of maintenance tools and interface tweaks, all accessible via a comprehensive graphical interface.
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5 Easy Ways to Optimize Your Mac

This article posted last week by Chris Martucci gives us 5 ways to make our Macs run more efficiently. Of course, he asks you to backup your Mac before doing any of the 5 tasks.
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MacBundlePro

MacBundlePro has announced OS X Bundle, a 9 apps collection of powerful utilities who come with a huge 89% discount: $19.90 instead of $183 retail price. Every application in this bundle is specifically selected to extend or improve OS X funcionalities. The promotion will last until May 13th.
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DropSync

pic Mudflat software has released DropSync a fast, reliable syncing tool for the Mac. Dropsync makes it easy to keep folders in sync between computers, hard drives and remote servers. It is ideal for web development, offsite backups, and keeping files in sync between work and home. Anyone who repeatedly copies or updates files will find DropSync makes their job easier. Continue reading »

Cocktail 4.8.2 (Snow Leopard Edition)

pic Maintain has released Cocktail 4.8.2 (Snow Leopard Edition), the latest maintenance update of Cocktail for users running Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. Cocktail is an award winning general purpose utility for Mac OS X. It is a smooth and powerful digital toolset with a variety of practical features. Version 4.8.2 fixes compatibility issues with Safari extensions, adds the “Delete Localization Files” Automator action as well as compatibility with Mac OS X 10.6.7. The update is highly recommended for all users of Cocktail (Snow Leopard Edition).
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iBank 4.2

pic IGG Software has announced the release of iBank 4.2, a major update to the Mac-only personal finance management application. The new version delivers multiple enhancements including in-line editor calculations, improved transaction entry and split editing, and enhanced rules for complex imports. The update is free to current users of iBank 4.
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TechTool Pro 6

pic Micromat, Inc. has announced the release of TechTool Pro 6. For 20 years, Mac users have relied on TechTool for diagnostics, maintenance and drive repair. In this new version, Micromat has added features to help Mac users diagnose hardware problems and make it easier to fix issues on their hard drives, including those with internal solid state drives (SSD’s or flash storage), plus provide for dependable backup and recovery of Mac volumes.
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Audiobook Binder

pic This application is used to change audiobooks in MP3 format to MP4 bookmarkable (m4b) format. I prefer this nice GUI version, but there actually is a listing if you prefer to use Terminal (Command Line Interface.)
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Tembo 1.3

pic Houdah Software has announced the immediate availability of Tembo 1.3. Tembo is sold exclusively through the Apple Mac App Store. A demo version is available. Tembo is an efficient search tool that is based upon the Spotlight engine. Tembo makes searching (and finding) of files, mail messages, bookmarks, … as easy as possible. Tembo’s strengths are its easy to use interface as well as the context sensitive filters to narrow down search results.
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MailMate 1.0 Released

pic Freron Software has announced the release version 1.0 of a new Mac OS X email client. Aimed at power users, MailMate optimizes the workflow when dealing with large amounts of email. MailMate has state-of-the-art searching capabilities which is also used to provide advanced Smart Mailbox features. The encouraged workflow in MailMate is to handle each incoming email by either archiving or deleting it. Smart mailboxes can then be used to automatically organize emails based on any message header of any message body part.
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Web Development Toolkit 2.0

BundlesForMac has announced the start of Web Development Toolkit 2.0. This bundle focuses on web development and includes six outstanding apps that will make your web development experience go smoothly. This bundle includes everything that you need to manage and maintain a static or dynamic website, manage databases, deploy content, check that it is all working correctly, and then bill your customer. All at an amazing 85%, the cost of this bundle is less than most of the apps included, so you can’t lose. Continue reading »

Old Apps for Mac OS

pic This web site has links to old versions of Mac applications. On the home page, there are lists of the most popular old apps and categories of others.
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