“Certified Mac Software” means I like it. Uh huh.
Ultimate simplicity and focus in a writing word processor. A very handy and free application for writers who want to write, not learn to use a word processor.
Bean is lean, fast, and uncluttered. If you get depressed at the thought of firing up MS Word or OpenOffice, try Bean. If you use Text Edit but have to jump through hoops just to get a word count or change the margins, try Bean.
9WR - Bean: Simple writer’s word processor—word count, inspector panel, auto-save.
Powerful backup utility loaded with features and versions, including N-way backups, ZeroScan for faster incremental backups, scheduling, and filters.
The professional’s synchronization toolkit. N-way synchronizations, advanced rule capabilities for arbitrary actions and archiving, flexible scheduling options, and more.
9WR - Synk Pro: Backup utility features N-way, incremental backups, filters, automatic scheduling.
Major update to 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 count down the days!
9WR - Delivery Status: Free Dashboard Widget to track package delivery status automatically.
If you use your Mac to create presentations for marketing, sales, training, education, using either PowerPoint or Keynote, then ProfCast is a tool you need. It records your presentation while you give, and distributes it as a video Podcast.
All elements of your presentation, including slide timing and voice narration, are recorded. You can then publish your complete presentation on the Web as a PodCast, complete with RSS support.
9WR - ProfCast: PowerPoint, Keynote; sales, marketing, education, training presentation recording tool.
Update to very popular web site creation applications loaded with tools. Creates XHTML and CSS using a page layout system.
With Freeway, you can quickly and effortlessly lay out your website, embed images and content, then publish your work as clean, standards-compliant HTML, and upload to your server, to .Mac, or to a folder. Freeway’s smart about publishing—it’ll only upload only your changes, saving you lots of time.
9WR - Freeway Pro & Freeway Express: Web page creator uses page layout tools, XHTML, CSS compliant.
Video compression and conversion utility. Reduces complicated video format standards with many presets for conversions.
VisualHub allows you to convert video files to one of 9 formats in as little as three steps. 1) Choose format, 2) drag file to convert, 3) Click ‘Start.’
9WR - VisualHub: Indispensable utility converts, compresses video files, many sizes, formats.
Calendar and Address Book for Mac users with not enough utilities in the Menu bar. Close your eyes when visiting the BdCalendar web site. As to BdCalendar, this says it all:
BdCalendar fills the gap between Apple’s Clock not having a Calendar and instant full access to Apple’s Address Book and iCal. With just one click on your menubar, you can be viewing a Calendar, looking up addresses, checking your iCal events and To-do items without having five more items eating up your dock space or menu bar.
9WR - BdCalendar: One click Menu bar access to iCal and Address Book.
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