“Got a favorite Mac software title? Tell me about it. I might like it, too. Or not.”
The Mac’s most popular, probably the best, most feature laden, and now free, RSS reader. Handles HTML archives, integrates with Spotlight, iCal, emails web page, tabs, tabs, more tabs, as well as Instapaper support, and Twitter search. Caveat emptor: newest version syncs with Google Reader, and drops sync with NewsGator and MobileMe at the end of August. Bummers.
NetNewsWire has a familiar three-paned interface and can fetch and display news from thousands of different websites and weblogs.
9WR - NetNewsWire: RSS newsreader, tabbed browser, three-pane interface, HTML archive, integration.
One of the coolest ever screen capture tools from the same folks who build the popular RapidWeaver web site building application. Little Snapper snaps images of your Mac’s screen. So what? Web pages, too, even what you can’t see. A must have.
Thanks to LittleSnapper’s all-new screen-capture engine you can capture your entire desktop - multiple displays included - and the powerful area and window-snapping tools make it super-simple to capture any area of the screen you require.
9WR - Little Snapper: Feature heavy screen capture utility; FPT, SFTP, Flickr uploads.
Use Chax to add a bunch of cool features to Apple’s iChat that Apple chose not to give you. Growl notification, activity log, auto-accept file transfers, AV chats, and screen sharing, and more.
Chax is a collection of minor modifications and additions that make using Apple’s iChat more enjoyable.
9WR - Chax: iChat add-on features—unified contacts, Growl notices, log viewer.
Most popular television watching and recording software (requires EyeTV hardware) for the Mac. Try the iPhone version for a total gee whiz experience.
Watch, pause, fast-forward and rewind live television on your Mac… record hours of television on your Mac, create subscriptions to TV series and topics of your choice, manage saved episodes, and organize them in Smart Playlists.
9WR - EyeTV: Watch, record, rewind live TV, picture-in-picture, edit, fast-forward.
Utility which converts audio files from one format to another, quickly, simply. Doesn’t work on DRM music from iTunes Store. Advanced controls for every major, many minor audio file formats. Companion product to VisualHub which converts video files.
AudialHub is designed to chop through the mighty jungle of sound formats, clearing a path for your music, podcasts, lectures, white noise, etc.
Easy as 1-2-3, simple as Do-Re-Mi.
9WR - AudialHub: Converts audio formats; AAC, MP3, WMA, AIFF, WAV, etc.
One of many Mac utilities which create disk image files. iDmg has an attractive charcoal interface and features drag and drop with encryption. Easy. Free.
iDMG is an easy to use application to create .dmg files of a folder with a simple drag and drop. Also supports encryption and internet enable. HUD style!
9WR - iDmg: Free utility creates disk images using drag, drop, encryption.
A very favorite Dashboard Widget. Plenty of comic strip selections, one low price. Free.
Never miss your favorite strip anymore! More than 100 strips immediately available in your Dashboard, including all the most famous characters, like Dilbert, Peanuts, Doonesbury, Garfield, without launching your web browser and without waiting for slow and ad-crammed web pages.
9WR - freeComics: User friendly Widget displays over 100 daily comic strips.
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