What is it they say about security? Only the paranoid survive. If what’s on your Mac is valuable and you’d rather not share it with people you don’t know, locking it down is a good thing to do. Red Hand is a Mac app of a different color that locks your computer down tight. When … Read More »
Does The Mac World Need Yet Another App Launcher?
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
How do you launch apps on your Mac? Without creating a scientific analysis or nationwide poll, it’s my view that most app launches occur one of two ways. Clicking on an app icon in the Dock, or finding the app in the Finder, and double clicking (the old fashioned way). Is there an easier, better, … Read More »
Disco XT
Monday, November 28, 2011
So you want to be a disco DJ? Been there. Done that. Use iTunes and your iPod and Disco XT gets you halfway to DJ stardom. After that, it’s luck and talent. Includes dual audio deck with user definable EQs and spectrum, looping, filters, effects, cueing, pitch-lock, waveform views and automatic BPM detection. Includes Hit … Read More »
Navicat for MySQL
Friday, November 25, 2011
Popular utility to create and manage MySQL databases, remotely, locally, on Linux, Windows, Solaris, Mac OS X. Loaded with features for the DB professional, though still a little buggy after all these years. Check out the free Lite version. It works with any MySQL version from 3.21 or above and supports most of the latest … Read More »
VirtualHostX
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Tyler Hall’s great utility to host multiple web sites on a Mac. If you design for the web and use MAMP, use VirtualHostX. Indispensable. The perfect solution for web designers working on more than one project at a time… With VirtualHostX you can easily create and manage your virtual hosts with just a few clicks. … Read More »
AIM for Mac
Thursday, November 17, 2011
I don’t do this often but this is Certifiably Not Good Software™ for Mac users who don’t know better or who have issues. From the NoodleMac What Have You Done For Me Lately™ department comes AOL with an updated version of AIM (AOL Instant Messenger). I just don’t know why. Well into the 21st century … Read More »
ScreenFlow
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Major update for a different kind of screen capture utility for Mac users. Records the whole screen and a video camera at the same time. From Telestream, the same folks who produce Flip4Mac, VideoCue, WireCast and other very good applications. Using a unique new screen capture system, powerful enough to capture the contents of your … Read More »
Delivery Status
Monday, November 14, 2011
One of my favorite non-Apple Widgets. Tracks delivery status of packages from Apple, Amazon, DHL, FedEx, UPS, USPS, and many others. A must have. Don’t waste your time checking the site constantly, just open this all-in-one delivery tracker and enter your order number or tracking number. The status will update automatically for you, and even … Read More »