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OmniFocus
Highly regarded professional grade personal task management utility. If you’re sincere about managing tasks and projects, and you’re disciplined, OmniFocus is a top choice. Good for pros and small business.
OmniFocus works great as a ‘Getting Things Done’ trusted system but can also be used to fit other task management styles. You can add or hide features such as start and due dates, time estimates and task recurrence based on how you manage your tasks.
9WR - OmniFocus: Personal task, project management system; GTD; integrates iCal, Mail.
Smart Scroll
Marc Moini’s one trick pony with extra tricks to enhance scrolling on your Mac. Makes scroll wheel or trackpad smoother, faster. Goes in reverse and uses keyboard, too. Nice.
Smart Scroll offers smooth and easy iPhone-like scrolling… Other features include Universal Scroll Keys that let you scroll from the keyboard, FileMaker Pro and AppleWorks enhancements, and more.
9WR - Smart Scroll: Utility improves scrolling, reverses, adds keyboard scrolling, grab scroll.
Google Earth
Addictive 3D moving satellite image view of the world. It’s always fun to find out where you live. Earth Plus version is $20, Pro version is $400. Now with ocean layer and a blast to the past. iPhone users rejoice for Google Earth for iPhone.
Google Earth lets you fly anywhere on Earth to view satellite imagery, maps, terrain, 3D buildings and even explore galaxies in the Sky. You can explore rich geographical content, save your toured places and share with others.
9WR - Google Earth: Satellite images and 3D buildings all in one place.
DrawIt
Nicely done image editing and drawing application features non-destructive editing, multiple layers, live filters, and vector drawing tools all in the same window.
DrawIt includes a large number of ready-to-use and easily customizable special shapes; circles, stars, rounded rectangles and polygons, as well as support for an unlimited number of nested groups, masks and custom overlays. Supports over 100, stackable, nondestructive Core Image filters. Individual properties can be freely edited, regardless how many filters have been applied.
9WR - DrawIt: Bitmap editing, vector drawing tools, multiple layers, filters, masks.
InterMapper
Geeky tool manages and monitors network performance and mapping by device and in real time. Geeky but cool.
SNMP and ping probes discover and query elements across your distributed network - whether it spans several rooms, a building, an office park, or distributed locations. Synthetic transactions test critical applications and alert you to email, web, or directory server problems.
9WR - InterMapper: Network performance, device mapping tool monitors networks in real-time.
TrailRunner
Major update of the rather clever utility for people on the move. Literally. Plans routes with maps, graphs, locations, and calculates distance. Check the ancient Mac360 review. Watch runner and hiker routes in Google Earth. Includes diary, and MobileMe export.
TrailRunner is a route planning software for all kinds of long distance sports like running, biking, hiking, inline-skating, skiing and more.
9WR - Trail Runner: Route planning for runners, bikers; maps, diary, exercise plan.
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