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Find out the winners and the also-rans in the Readers' Choice Awards 2012.

In this guide, readers share their tips for battery management.

The Readers' Choice Awards 2012 voting has begun. Cast your votes for the best of the best in 8 Mac-related categories.

Readers' Choice Awards 2012 nominations list. Be sure to nominate your favorite Mac software, hardware, and services for this year's best-of-the-best. The deadline for nominations is February 15, 2012.

Readers' Choice 2012 nomination form for the Best Mac System Utility.

Readers' Choice 2012 nomination form for the Best Backup Application for the Mac.

Readers' Choice 2012 nomination form for the Best Mac Browser.

Readers' Choice 2012 nomination form for the Best Mac Application for Running Windows.

Readers' Choice 2012 nomination form for the Best Mac Word Processor.

Readers' Choice 2012 nomination form for the Best Mac Image Editor.

Readers' Choice 2012 nomination form for the Best Mac Home Theater App or Product

Readers' Choice 2012 nomination form for the Best Mac Peripheral Reseller.

OS X Lion provides over 250 new features. Getting around in Lion, and making the best use of these new features, can be a difficult undertaking. To make the task easier, take a moment and share with About: Macs readers the tips and tricks you have found that have allowed you to tame the Lion.

Terminal's Say command allows you to turn your Mac into a talking friend that can speak in various voices. What have you taught your Mac to say or sing?

Readers' Choice Awards Winners 2011 for Best Mac Applications: The best Mac applications for 2011 have been chosen by the About: Macs readers. This year's nominations and voting were thrilling to watch, with various nominees in the lead, only to see another contender close ranks or shoot ahead. In some cases, the battle was a seesaw event, with...

Readers' Choice Awards 2011 - With the top finalists selected, it's time to vote to decide the winners of the Readers' Choice Awards 2011. There will be one winner from each of the seven categories for the About: Macs portion of the Readers' Choice Awards.

What's Your Favorite Mouse for the Mac? Apple always supplies a mouse with its desktop Macs. Over time, we've seen single-button mice, two-button mice, and with the recent Magic Mouse, no-button mice. Some Mac users prefer third-party mice, shunning Apple's creations for ones that meet specific needs or just feel more comfortable in their hands....See submissions

Photoshop CS5 User Reviews: Photoshop CS5 is the latest version of Adobe's ever-popular image editing application. It's available in two versions, Photoshop CS5 and Photoshop CS5 Extended, both of which share the same core capabilities. The Extended version adds support for 3D imagery and motion-based content.

Lightroom 3 User Reviews: Lightroom 3, the latest version of Adobe's photo workflow manager, offers many new features and capabilities. If you have used Lightroom 3, let us know what you think. Does it meet your needs? Exceed your needs? Is it easy to use? A pain in the neck? Would you recommend Lightroom 3 to a friend? Let us know!

You've seen the list of the 10 applications I install first on my Mac. What's on your list? You don't need to list ten applications; you can list as few as one, as long as the application is one you can't live without or is one of the first applications you install on your Mac. So, let's hear from you. What are your must-have Mac applications?

Backups are important, no doubt about that. With so many backup methods available, it can be difficult to choose one. I've outlined my favorite backup method; what's yours?

We've all been there. What hard drive should I buy? Should I buy AppleCare? What's a great monitor to use with my Mac? While we here at About: Macs love to review products, make recommendations, and describe how we use our Macs, there are many more About: Mac readers than there are staff. Tips and stories about how you use your Mac, what products you like, and the creative uses you find for your…

One of the questions we seem to get asked the most here at About: Macs is "How do I eject a CD from my Mac?". Most of the folks asking this question are new Mac users who have either previously worked with Windows or who have just bought their first computer. Now that you have read about how to eject a CD from your Mac, which of the many ways to...

External hard drives are one of the best ways for Mac users to expand their storage space or create a backup system. We'd like to know what products you're using for your external storage needs, as well as if you're using your external hard drive for backup, storage expansion, or both.

Many Mac users are discovering the ease of adding their Mac to their home entertainment center. Some individuals just plug their Mac in when needed; others have a Mac dedicated to their home theater needs. How are you using your Mac with your home theater system? Let us know!

It's time to announce the winners of the Reader's Choice Awards 2010. As you may be aware, the Reader's Choice Awards are entirely driven by you, the readers of the About.com network. The guides who run the individual sites, such as About: Macs, chose the categories for the awards, but our readers selected the nominees and then voted for the...

Apple's sales and technical support staff continues to win awards. The company has consistently ranked as one of the best in customer support for a few years now. Over the years I've had nothing but good experiences with Apple's support, but that's too small a sample to make a definitive judgment. What's your Apple customer support story, good or bad, extraordinary or incendiary, that you would …

We're collecting Apple Customer Support stories and we want to hear yours. Let us know the good, the bad, and the ugly.

Reader's Choice Awards 2010: It's February, and that means it's time to start voting for the Reader's Choice Awards 2010. We made it through the nomination process last month, and now with the top nominees from each category determined, it's time to let us know which ones deserve to be this year's winners of About.com's Computing Channel...

For the first time, About.com's Computing Channel will be running a coordinated Reader's Choice Awards. During January 2010, you'll be able to nominate your favorite sites, services and innovations in categories ranging from the best IM client and email service to best Web design and Web browser.

Nominations for the Best Mac Word Processor: Reader's Choice Awards 2010. The Best Mac Word Processor category is open to any application that provides word processing capabilities. This can include stand-alone applications or word processors that are part of a bundled suite of tools. Please don't nominate code editors in this category unless they can also be used for general-purpose word…

Nominations for the Best Mac Consumer Video Editor: Reader's Choice Awards 2010. The Best Mac Consumer Video Editor category is open to any software that is used for editing video images. We're looking for video editing applications that are geared towards general consumers, not professionals. This doesn't mean the application can't have professional level features, only that its target audience …

Nominations for the Best Mac System Utility: Reader's Choice Awards 2010. The Best Mac System Utility category is for software designed primarily to enhance the capabilities of the OS. This includes applications that allow access to hidden or hard-to-use OS X features, applications that automate or perform system services for the user, and applications that provide features not yet availa…

Nominations for the Best Mac System for Running Windows: Reader's Choice Awards 2010. The Best System for Running Windows category is open to any application or system that allows you to run Windows or Windows applications on a Mac. Many systems in this category can run more than just Windows, but being able to use that 'other' OS is the minimum requirement for nomination.

Nominations for the Best Mac Office Suite: Reader's Choice Awards 2010. The Best Mac Office Suite category is open to any software package that, at a minimum, provides word processing and spreadsheet capabilities. The suite may also include additional office applications. Nominations may include office suites that run locally on an individual's Mac, as well as office suites that run from an Inter…

Nominations for the Best Mac Music Creation Application: Reader's Choice Awards 2010. The Best Mac Music Creation Application category will accept nominations for any application used to create, edit, or record music. This category is also open to applications designed to teach individuals to read or play music or create musical notation.

Nominations for the Best Mac Consumer Image Editor: Reader's Choice Awards 2010. The Best Mac Consumer Image Editor category is open to any software that is used for editing static images. No video editing systems in this category, please; they have their own category. We're looking for image editing applications that are geared towards general consumers, not professionals.

Nominations for the Best Mac Email Client: Reader's Choice Awards 2010. The Best Mac Email Client category is open to any application that provides general-purpose email capabilities. Nominations may include email clients that run on an individual's Mac as well as web-based email clients.

Nominations for the Best Mac Browser: Reader's Choice Awards 2010. The Best Mac Browser category is open to nominations for applications that provide general-purpose web browsing capabilities. Browsers in this category should be able to access any web site, provide bookmark services, support plug-ins, and run basic web applications without issues.

Nominations for the Best Mac Backup Application: Reader's Choice Awards 2010. The Best Mac Backup Application category is open to any application that, at a minimum, performs a backup of a user's data. Applications in this category may also provide other services, such as backing up the entire system, creating archives, and creating clones. All nominations in this category should be for applicati…

Do you have a favorite system utility? One you use all the time, or that helps you get out of tough jams? Let us know by nominating your favorite application for the Best Mac System Utility in the About.com Reader's Choice Awards 2010.

Do you have a favorite backup software program? One you use all the time, and depend on to bail you out if you need it? Let us know by nominating your favorite application for the Best Mac Backup Software in the About.com Reader's Choice Awards 2010.

Do you have a favorite system for running Windows on your Mac? One that keeps Windows apps humming along and your muttering to a minimum? Let us know by nominating your favorite application for the Best Mac System for Running Windows in the About.com Reader's Choice Awards 2010.

Do you have a favorite image editor? One you use to zap red eye, remove the tree growing out of Aunt Edna's head, and correct colors that seem to have lost touch with reality? Let us know by nominating your favorite application for the Best Mac Image Editor in the About.com Reader's Choice Awards 2010.

Do you have a favorite video editor? One you use to jazz up home movies with titles and captions, and cut out all the boring stuff? Let us know by nominating your favorite application for the Best Mac Video Editor in the About.com Reader's Choice Awards 2010.

Do you have a favorite music creation application? One you use to release your inner Mozart, Bruce Springsteen, or Lady Gaga, as the case may be? Let us know by nominating your favorite application for the Best Mac Music Creation Application in the About.com Reader's Choice Awards 2010.

Do you have a favorite word processor? One you use to whip out witty memos, or cover up your less-than-stellar spelling skills? Let us know by nominating your favorite application for the Best Mac Word Processor in the About.com Reader's Choice Awards 2010.

Do you have a favorite office suite? One you use to write memorable memos, crunch wayward spreadsheets, and whip out dazzling presentations? Let us know by nominating your favorite application for the Best Mac Office Suite in the About.com Reader's Choice Awards 2010.

Do you have a favorite browser? A workhorse browser that you use to visit your favorite web sites, download games, music, and other files, or catch up with news, sports, or the latest episode of your favorite TV shows? Let us know by nominating your favorite application for the Best Mac Browser in the About.com Reader's Choice Awards 2010.

Do you have a favorite email client? One you use to keep in touch with friends, colleagues, and family, not to mention fight spam? Let us know by nominating your favorite application for the Best Mac Email Client in the About.com Reader's Choice Awards 2010.

Have you added any new computer gear or gadgets to your collection lately? Well, remember the old saying: "No pics, didn't happen!" Share pics of your new gear or gadgets, so the rest of us can "ooh" and "ahh" over the latest Mac-related goods.

We want to see your desktop, and we know other About: Macs readers want to see it, too. Take a screen shot and send it to us, and we'll help you share it with the rest of the world, or at least the part of the world that stops by here on a regular basis.

Share your workspace pictures and show fellow About: Macs readers just what your workspace looks like, at home or at the office. (Windows users are welcome, too!) Do you have an interesting, unusual, or exceptionally productive workspace? Show us your stuff! It’s fun to see how others set up their workspaces, from the arrangement of peripherals to the knickknacks and brick-a-brack...

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…

Snow Leopard has many new features, but not all of them are well known or well documented. Have you stumbled across an unexpected Snow Leopard feature? Share it here with other About: Macs readers.

User Tips & Tricks For OS X: The Leopard and Snow Leopard versions of OS X have many interesting features, and there are more than a few tricks for getting the best use out of each OS. If you have a favorite tip or trick involving OS X 10.5 or 10.6, be sure to share it here with other About: Macs readers. See submissions

Adobe Bridge CS5 User Reviews: Adobe Bridge CS5 is a file manager and asset organizer that can make managing large projects easier. It's designed primarily to work with all of the applications included in Adobe's Creative Suite, but you can use it for asset management in just about any application you may have.

Keyboard Reviews: Apple keyboards are a study in design. They set the trend in style, but do they meet your needs in functionality? As Apple has moved from functional to stylish in its keyboard designs, more and more Mac users are moving to third-party keyboards, which leads us ask: What keyboard are you using with your Mac? What do you like or...See submissions

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Nominate Your Favorite Mac Applications: It’s time to nominate your favorite Mac applications for the Readers’ Choice Awards 2011. About: Macs is participating for the second year in a row, and is accepting nominations in 7 categories.