Posts Tagged “Software”

Sparrow: A simplified Mac email app. It looks cool, but IMAP support is still lacking.

By | March 25, 2011

Today I gave Sparrow a try. It’s a simplified Mac email app that recently gained support for imap email accounts. Prior to version 1.1 it was strictly for use with Google’s gmail (which I don’t use). I was curious about the idea of using a much more streamlined email client. Currently I use Apple’s Mail, and although [...]

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Wunderlist Task Manager: A Compelling Alternative to ‘Things’

By | January 21, 2011

In terms of task management, I’ve been a very happy user of, Things, on both the Mac and my iPhone since the software first came out. I haven’t had any plans to switch apps, but today I noticed a todo app called, Wunderlist, that Apple is featuring as this week’s, iPhone app of the week. I decided to [...]

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Schedule Your Time Machine Backups with TimeMachineEditor

By | December 10, 2010

One of the most useful pieces of Mac software I’ve ever come across is, TimeMachineEditor. As the name implies, it allows you to edit the interval in which your Time Machine backups occur. It’s free, and it’s super easy to use! Time Machine works very well for automatically backing up your Mac, but if you’re backing [...]

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My Favorite Safari 5 Extensions

By | December 8, 2010

One of the best features to come with Safari 5 is the addition of Extensions. If you’re unfamiliar with Safari Extensions, they basically add functionality – either to Safari itself, or to specific websites. Here’s a list of some of my favorite extensions: Lucidica: Restyles and simplifies Google Reader. Pure Reader: Similar to Lucidica, but [...]

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Is After Effects Gobbling Up Your Hard Drive?

By | April 20, 2009

I recently discovered that After Effects (CS3) wasn’t deleting it’s Media Cache files when I quit the application. The folder had swelled to 6.19 GB. I’m not sure if this is a bug in CS3, or if all versions of AE suffered from this problem. But, if you’re an After Effects user you may want [...]

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BumpTop 1.0 – 3D Desktop

By | April 9, 2009

I first heard about the BumpTop prototype back in

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MacHeist 3: Up to $975 in Mac software for just $39

By | March 26, 2009

The MacHeist people have outdone themselves this year. They’re offering up to $975.70 in Mac software, for only $39. There’s some pretty nice titles in this years bundle. If you’re unfamiliar with MacHeist, the short story is they bundle a bunch of Mac software together, sell it for significantly reduced pricing, and give 25% to [...]

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SafariStand Updated for Safari 4.0 Beta

By | March 7, 2009

Woohoo! SafariStand, one of my favorite Safari plugins, has been updated to work with Safari 4.0 Beta. Now I just need Inquisitor and I’ll be set.

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