Applications
There are thousands of software applications available for your Mac, from Apple, from third-party developers, and from shareware and freeware developers. We'll help you pick the best applications for your needs and budget, as well as help you get more out of using them.
Roxio Easy VHS to DVD for Mac Review
Easy VHS to DVD for Mac marks Roxio’s entry into the video capture market for the Mac. Easy VHS to DVD for Mac is an analog, USB-based video capture device for turning your VHS, Hi8, and Video8 takes into DVDs.
Easy VHS to DVD for Mac marks Roxio’s entry into the video capture market for the Mac. Easy VHS to DVD for Mac is an analog, USB-based video capture device for turning your VHS, Hi8, and Video8 takes into DVDs.
Nominate Your Favorite Software Application For Tom's Budget …
Each week I pick a software application that meets our goals for quality software with extraordinary value. I would like to hear from you, our About: Macs readers. Please nominate your favorite software applications in any of the following categories: utilities, games, productivity, development, education, graphics, and multimedia. Feel free to nominate multiple applications in multiple categorie…
Each week I pick a software application that meets our goals for quality software with extraordinary value. I would like to hear from you, our About: Macs readers. Please nominate your favorite software applications in any of the following categories: utilities, games, productivity, development, education, graphics, and multimedia. Feel free to nominate multiple applications in multiple categorie…
iSeek 1.1.3
iSeek Review: iSeek places a search field in the Apple menu bar that you can use to search the Internet at any time, from any application. The basic idea behind iSeek is very compelling, and its implementation is a good one, with an easy-to-use interface.
iSeek Review: iSeek places a search field in the Apple menu bar that you can use to search the Internet at any time, from any application. The basic idea behind iSeek is very compelling, and its implementation is a good one, with an easy-to-use interface.
iClipboard 2.1
Review: iClipboard from Chronos L.C. is a clipboard manager that stores everything you copy to the standard Mac clipboard. While there are a number of third-party clipboard managers that provide the same type of unlimited clipping storage, iClipboard goes a step further by providing powerful ways to access, organize, edit, and use the clippings.
Review: iClipboard from Chronos L.C. is a clipboard manager that stores everything you copy to the standard Mac clipboard. While there are a number of third-party clipboard managers that provide the same type of unlimited clipping storage, iClipboard goes a step further by providing powerful ways to access, organize, edit, and use the clippings.
Roxio Toast 10 Titanium
Review: Toast 10 Titanium brings a wide selection of data, audio, and video tools to both amateur and professional Mac enthusiasts. Its ability to provide multiple tools does not interfere with its core function: to burn information onto recordable media.
Review: Toast 10 Titanium brings a wide selection of data, audio, and video tools to both amateur and professional Mac enthusiasts. Its ability to provide multiple tools does not interfere with its core function: to burn information onto recordable media.
TypeIt4Me 4.1.1
TypeIt4Me is a text expander program that can be used to replace text abbreviations with clippings, textual segments that have been assigned to an abbreviation. Typical uses are for expanding text into often-used phrases, such as professional jargon (think legalese or medical terms), email signatures, addresses, or complex code segments.
TypeIt4Me is a text expander program that can be used to replace text abbreviations with clippings, textual segments that have been assigned to an abbreviation. Typical uses are for expanding text into often-used phrases, such as professional jargon (think legalese or medical terms), email signatures, addresses, or complex code segments.
Ricochet Infinity
Ricochet Infinity provides hours of arcade-style entertainment with over 200 levels of play. Even when you complete the game, Ricochet Infinity offers replay value, through changing skill levels, creating your own levels, or downloading new levels created by other players.
Ricochet Infinity provides hours of arcade-style entertainment with over 200 levels of play. Even when you complete the game, Ricochet Infinity offers replay value, through changing skill levels, creating your own levels, or downloading new levels created by other players.
DVDRemaster 5
DVDRemaster is a must-have video tool that can easily re-encode and compress video to fit a target device. Find out more in the About: Macs review of DVDRemaster.
DVDRemaster is a must-have video tool that can easily re-encode and compress video to fit a target device. Find out more in the About: Macs review of DVDRemaster.
OpenOffice: Review of OpenOffice.org Office Suite for Macs
OpenOffice.org is a free office suite that provides all of the core tools a business or home office user needs to be productive in a day-to-day work environment. In this review we will examine each of the core OpenOffice.org applications.
OpenOffice.org is a free office suite that provides all of the core tools a business or home office user needs to be productive in a day-to-day work environment. In this review we will examine each of the core OpenOffice.org applications.
Bean Word Processor
Review: Bean is a lightweight word processor designed for writing, note taking, and other similar tasks. Bean uses very little in the way of system resources, and has a clean, efficient interface.
Review: Bean is a lightweight word processor designed for writing, note taking, and other similar tasks. Bean uses very little in the way of system resources, and has a clean, efficient interface.
Tom’s Budget Software Picks
Each week I pick a software application that meets our goals for quality software with extraordinary value. I’ll be looking at software from every category, including utilities, games, productivity, development, education, graphics, and multimedia, and then highlighting the best one I discover each week. If you have any suggestions, feel free to drop me an emai
Each week I pick a software application that meets our goals for quality software with extraordinary value. I’ll be looking at software from every category, including utilities, games, productivity, development, education, graphics, and multimedia, and then highlighting the best one I discover each week. If you have any suggestions, feel free to drop me an emai
BeLight Software Swift Publisher 2
Swift Publisher 2 is a budget-friendly and easy-to-use way to create brochures, newsletters, flyers, and other personal and small business documents. It offers some of the features found in higher-end desktop publishing programs, and includes a collection of templates and clip art.
Swift Publisher 2 is a budget-friendly and easy-to-use way to create brochures, newsletters, flyers, and other personal and small business documents. It offers some of the features found in higher-end desktop publishing programs, and includes a collection of templates and clip art.
FileMaker Bento 2
Bento 2, FileMaker’s latest database application, may very well be the friendliest personal organizer for the Mac. Bento is a fully relational database that is easy to use and easy on the budget.
Bento 2, FileMaker’s latest database application, may very well be the friendliest personal organizer for the Mac. Bento is a fully relational database that is easy to use and easy on the budget.
MacJournal 5
Mariner Software's MacJournal 5 may be the best journal, diary, and blogging front end for the Mac. Focus on Macs found so much to like about MacJournal 5 that it earned a four-star rating.
Mariner Software's MacJournal 5 may be the best journal, diary, and blogging front end for the Mac. Focus on Macs found so much to like about MacJournal 5 that it earned a four-star rating.
Filemaker Bento 1.0v2
Bento, FileMaker’s latest database application, may very well be the friendliest personal organizer for the Mac. Bento offers a fully relational database that is easy to use and easy on the budget.
Bento, FileMaker’s latest database application, may very well be the friendliest personal organizer for the Mac. Bento offers a fully relational database that is easy to use and easy on the budget.
Disk Utility - Add, Delete, and Resize Existing Volumes
The version of Disk Utility bundled with OS X 10.5 or later has a few notable features, specifically, the ability to add, delete, and resize hard drive partitions without erasing data. If you need to resize a partition, or you would like to split a partition into multiple partitions, you can do it with Disk Utility, without losing the data that’s currently stored on the drive.
The version of Disk Utility bundled with OS X 10.5 or later has a few notable features, specifically, the ability to add, delete, and resize hard drive partitions without erasing data. If you need to resize a partition, or you would like to split a partition into multiple partitions, you can do it with Disk Utility, without losing the data that’s currently stored on the drive.
Disk Utility - Partition Your Hard Drive With Disk Utility
Disk Utility is the application of choice for partitioning a hard drive. Disk Utility is straightforward and easy to use, it provides a nice graphical interface, and best of all, it’s free. Disk Utility is included with the Mac OS.
Disk Utility is the application of choice for partitioning a hard drive. Disk Utility is straightforward and easy to use, it provides a nice graphical interface, and best of all, it’s free. Disk Utility is included with the Mac OS.
Roxio Toast 9 Titanium
Review of Toast 9 Titanium and its many new features, including Blu-ray support, streaming video, and an improved user interface.
Review of Toast 9 Titanium and its many new features, including Blu-ray support, streaming video, and an improved user interface.
Office 2008 for Mac
It's been a long wait, but Office 2008 for Mac is finally here. Focus on Macs tests and reviews the performance of Office 2008's major applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Entourage), with a particularly critical look at how well they work with Intel Macs.
It's been a long wait, but Office 2008 for Mac is finally here. Focus on Macs tests and reviews the performance of Office 2008's major applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Entourage), with a particularly critical look at how well they work with Intel Macs.
Control Safari Windows With Keyboard Shortcuts
Safari supports multi-window and tabbed browsing. If you're not sure how to take advantage of this feature, these keyboard shortcuts can help.
Safari supports multi-window and tabbed browsing. If you're not sure how to take advantage of this feature, these keyboard shortcuts can help.
Control Text Size in Safari
Safari accurately displays web pages as their designers intended, which isn't always a good thing. Fortunately, you can easily control text size.
Safari accurately displays web pages as their designers intended, which isn't always a good thing. Fortunately, you can easily control text size.
Access Your Gmail Using Apple's Mail
Apple's Mail is one of the most intuitive email applications currently available for Macs. It can easily handle Gmail and other web-based email accounts.
Apple's Mail is one of the most intuitive email applications currently available for Macs. It can easily handle Gmail and other web-based email accounts.
Access Your AOL Email Using Apple's Mail
Apple's Mail is one of the most intuitive email applications currently available for Macs. It can easily handle AOL and other web-based email accounts.
Apple's Mail is one of the most intuitive email applications currently available for Macs. It can easily handle AOL and other web-based email accounts.
Format Your Hard Drive Using Disk Utility
Disk Utility, a free application included with Mac OS X, is a handy tool for working with hard drives, removable media, and drive images. It's also a good choice for erasing and formatting hard drives for the Mac.
Disk Utility, a free application included with Mac OS X, is a handy tool for working with hard drives, removable media, and drive images. It's also a good choice for erasing and formatting hard drives for the Mac.