Add Magical Mouse Gestures to Your Mac with Quicksilver

Remember Quicksilver? OS X’s ultimate but long-dormant launcher has quietly been updated to work on OS 10.6 and above. I thought I’d take the opportunity to dredge up an old but useful trick to boost your productivity.

Below I’ll show you how to setup Abracdabra with Quicksilver and add magical… read more

Knox: File Encryption and Security Made Easy

My work requires me to keep confidential notes. I hunted around for some time to find the best way of doing this on my Mac, and tried several different options. What I used for a long time was password-protected entries in either Yojimbo, VoodooPad or Together. Unfortunately,… read more

MailCue: The Best Menu Bar Mail Client Yet?

OS X menu bar apps continue to stretch the bounds of what you’d expect from a simple tool that runs in the background. MailCue follows this trend by taking the place of the most powerful menu bar mail notifier I’ve ever come across.

Below we’ll take a look at what makes… read more

Best of AppStorm in June

We’ve collected the top five reviews, roundups and how-to articles from across the AppStorm network in April. Whether you’re interested in Mac, iPhone, or Web apps, there’s bound to be something you didn’t spot over the course of the month.

Now would be a good time to explore a part of… read more

5 Copies of Blast Up For Grabs

Today we’re kicking off a new competition to win a copy of Blast. We recently reviewed Blast, and this is a great place to discover just what the handy little menu bar app is capable of. It’s a great way to keep track of the recently changed files on your… read more

Hidden: Track and Recover Your Stolen Mac

Your Mac is a serious investment. You paid upwards of $1,000 for it, keep sensitive information on it and maybe even depend on it to make a living. Given all of this, would you be willing to pay $20 to protect it?

Today we’ll look at Hidden, a useful tool for… read more

Cyberduck: An Open Source FTP Client for Mac

Congratulations on your ownership of a Mac! Because of that you have been blessed with a mammoth range of FTP (as well as SFTP, WebDav and Amazon S3) clients that you can use to browse and manage your files on a remote server.

One of the main players in the FTP… read more

Quick Look: Compartments

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In this Quick Look, we’re highlighting Compartments. The developer describes Compartments as a new, easy-to-use home inventory program. It is designed… read more

30 Incredible Safari Extensions Available Now

The release of Safari 5 brought about a new extension system that allows developers to create and distribute helpful and fun tools similar to those found in Firefox.

Since Apple’s own Safari extension list hasn’t yet gone public, we’ve compiled a list of 30 of our favorite extensions for you to… read more

Blast: See Your Recent Files in a Flash

Okay, I just had that file open! Where did I save it? Where did it go? Damn. I’m sure this hasn’t just happened to me. If that’s so, I guess Apparent Software built Blast just for me!

Put simply, Blast is a menu bar applet that tracks what files you have… read more

MacTastik Weekly #69

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Quick Look: Optimal Layout

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In this Quick Look, we’re highlighting Optimal Layout. The developer describes Optimal Layout as a powerful solution for managing your app… read more

Build a Window Management App with Apptivate and AppleScript

This is a super simple script that merely grabs the active app and sets its window size.

How it Works

The only tricky part in the code above is the “{0, 21, 640, 800}.” Each of these numbers represents the position of one of the edges of the window: left, top,… read more

Arq: Amazon S3 Backups Made Easy for Mac

I have tried a number of online backup solutions – among them Mozy, Carbonite, JungleDisk, MobileMe’s iDisk, and CrashPlan. This article is not about those products, but I can tell you that all of them let me down in one way or another.

I hit problems with one of them… read more

10 Mac Apps for the Geek Inside You

Obviously, the very fact that you’re reading AppStorm makes you a pretty cool customer… But it’s hard to deny that there’s something wonderfully geeky about software. I’d be the first to admit that when I see a shiny new app appear from nowhere, my heart skips a beat. And it… read more

myTumblr: Bringing Tumblr to the Mac Desktop

Tumblr has become a wildly popular blogging platform for many reasons. It’s easy enough for beginners to pick up in an instant, and powerful enough to customize to your heart’s content.

The online Tumblr interface is surely not lacking, but some users still prefer the feel of a desktop… read more

Quick Look: NRGship UPS

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In this Quick Look, we’re highlighting NRGship UPS. The developer describes NRGship UPS as the fastest, easiest way to ship UPS… read more

Effortlessly Share Files with CloudApp

Today we’re going to look at an awesome new hybrid Mac application and web service called CloudApp. It’s completely free, extremely easy to use, and very useful for anyone looking for a better way to share files.

We’ll take a look at the app’s main functionality along with the accompanying web… read more

The Perfect Mac Setup for Freelancers (25 Apps)

Whether you’re a designer, developer, writer – whatever you do – freelancing is becoming an evermore popular choice of working style. Because you don’t necessarily have a team of people working alongside you, great software becomes incredibly important to help you get the job done.

You’ll need applications to help you… read more

Quick Look: Busy Bee Invoicing

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In this Quick Look, we’re highlighting Busy Bee Invoicing. The developer describes Busy Bee Invoicing as a great tool to simplify… read more

Watts: Keep Your Mac’s Battery in Tip-Top Shape

You don’t need this app. There are good guides available on the Apple website to help you get the best performance and extend the life of your Mac laptop’s battery. You can even download from that page an iCal file that will add periodic reminders to your calendar,… read more

Pear Note: Combining Audio, Video & Text Notes

As a student, I am well versed in the world of handwritten notes. Just like many of you out there, when taking notes you tend to miss what the professor, speaker, or person of interest is saying, as you’re concentrating on what you are writing.

What if you could combine… read more

Win a Copy of Kaleidoscope

After reviewing the delightful Kaleidoscope last week, I’m thrilled to let you all know that we have 5 full licenses to give away (worth €29 each). Kaleidoscope is a brilliant application for comparing files on your Mac, with a gorgeous interface design.

Entering is easy – all you need to do… read more

Window Management Head to Head: Size Up vs. Divvy

Window management in OS X has come a long way in recent years. Exposé gave us the ability to quickly view or hide our windows, Spaces gave us multiple environments to store and organize our windows, and most recently Dock Exposé has given us even more flexibility.

However, aside from a… read more

Quick Look: AppChest

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In this Quick Look, we’re highlighting AppChest. The developer describes AppChest as a smart new elegant way of storing your application… read more

MacTastik Weekly #68

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How To Set a Website as Your Screen Saver

WebSaver is simple in concept: it allows you to set a series of websites as your screen saver. You need only enter a few URLs and it will automatically load a fullscreen page and cycle between your various sites.

Today we’ll look at how to set it up, what some of… read more

Today: Your Daily Schedule at a Glance

Sometime last year, frustrated by the complexities of the majority of task-tracking and GTD apps on the Mac (I’m looking at you, OmniFocus), I spent some time exploring the software that’s already built into OS X. That is: To Dos and Notes in Mail.app, and those same To Dos… read more

Quick Look: Hidden Mac Theft Recovery

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In this Quick Look, we’re highlighting Hidden. The developer describes Hidden as the cheapest and most advanced theft recovery solution for… read more

Safari 5: What’s New in Apple’s Latest Browser?

Apple’s Safari browser remains an incredibly popular choice for Mac users everywhere, and is highly regarded for keeping up to date with the latest advances in web technology. Personally, I use and love it for the simplicity offered – it’s fast, lean, and feels like a clutter-free window to the… read more

Easily Compare File Versions with Kaleidoscope

Kaleidoscope is an excellent little app from Made By Sofa that facilitates identifying changes that have been made in documents and images. It’s really pretty to boot.

The interface is remarkably innovative and the app works beautifully. Today we’ll go over specifically what Kaleidoscope does, how to use it, and… read more

Live WWDC Keynote Coverage 2010

Welcome to our coverage of the 2010 WWDC Keynote. We’ll be keeping you updated in real-time with news from across the web. You can see when things kick off in your time zone, so stay tuned for all our news and analysis.

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9 Radium Licenses Up For Grabs

Today we’re kicking off a new competition to win a copy of Radium. We recently reviewed Radium, and were really impressed. It’s simple, functional, and an absolutely fantastic way to listen to the radio on your Mac!

We have nine licenses up for grabs, and entering is really simple. All you… read more

How to Sync and Backup Folders Using GoodSync

Windows users have had the luxury of using an application like GoodSync for years, giving them the ability to sync or backup important folders both over a local network or even remotely.

Siber Systems has finally developed a Mac version of GoodSync and, though it’s not as feature-rich as its… read more

The Big Collection of DJ Software for Mac

If sitting in front of two turntables and a microphone is your idea of the perfect way to spend a Friday night, this roundup is for you.

We’ve gathered 20 applications that allow both professional and wannabe disc jockeys to scratch, mix and loop their way into musical bliss. Whether you’re… read more

Best of AppStorm in May

We’ve collected the top five reviews, roundups and how-to articles from across the AppStorm network in April. Whether you’re interested in Mac, iPhone, or Web apps, there’s bound to be something you didn’t spot over the course of the month.

Now would be a good time to explore a part of… read more

Soulver: Reinventing the Calculator on OS X

Our sister site, iPhone.AppStorm, reviewed the iPhone version of Soulver back in March this year. When I read that piece, I was really taken with the app, though I didn’t think that I needed a calculator much in my day-to-day life. I also read the excellent piece… read more

Quick Look: MovingPhotos3D

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In this Quick Look, we’re highlighting MovingPhotos3D. The developer describes MovingPhotos3D as being able to effortlessly send your photos flying around… read more

Pagico: GTD, Notes, and Contacts Together at Last

Pagico Professional is a task management application that is much more than a simple GTD app. In contrast to the trendy to do applications that have arisen lately that purposely stay lean on features, Pagico targets professionals with complicated workflows by piling on the possibilities and integration options.

Today we’ll go… read more

MacTastik Weekly #67

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Mémoires: The Easy Way to Keep a Journal

I’m a firm believer in the benefits of journalling and writing every day. Julia Cameron’s book, “The Artist’s Way” has been very significant in my life, and after reading it for the first time, I kept up the central practice she recommends – of writing three pages first thing… read more

How To Back Up Your Data With SpiderOak

SpiderOak is an online backup, syncing and sharing service similar to Dropbox or SugarSync. It is powerful, versatile and free to use for up to two gigabytes of storage.

Today we’ll look at how to setup SpiderOak on your Mac, how to use its main features and how I think it… read more

20 Time-Saving Mac Apps for Teachers

Today we’ll be looking at twenty applications that will enhance your classroom experience. The apps range in focus from elementary up through higher education and span multiple disciplines.

Each app has been separated into one of six categories: Lesson Planning, Grading, Testing Tools, Teachers as Students, Teaching Tools, and For… read more

Parachute: Professional Backups Made Easy

How many times have you wished you could easily backup your data on-site or onto a remote server? Parachute is a simplistic backup application that is designed to compliment Time Machine with features that allow you to back up locally and remotely. On top of this you can set the… read more

Win a Pagico Professional License

Today I’m pleased to let you know that we have five Pagico Professional licenses to give away. We took a quick look at the app a few weeks ago, and have a review in the works. Pagico is a personal database that combines resource management and task management into one… read more

5 Apps to Enhance Your Trackpad & Magic Mouse

Your MacBook trackpad (and the back of that fancy new Magic Mouse) is a blank slate. It’s simple, sleek, and elegant. The functionality of these pieces of gadgetry has gradually improved with every release, and recent “multi touch” capability has made your trackpad far more useful.

In fact, the ability to… read more

Steam for Mac: Is OS X Now a Platform for Gamers?

Steam, the popular PC gaming network from Valve, recently released a Mac client. Is this the beginning of the gaming revolution that Mac users have waited years to see or yet another disappointment? Read on to find out!

Today we’ll poke around the application a little, discuss how Steam for Mac… read more

Quick Look: Blast

Quick Look posts are paid submissions offering only a brief overview of an app. Vote in the polls below if you think this app is worth an in-depth AppStorm review!

In this Quick Look, we’re highlighting Blast. The developer describes Blast as a productivity booster application any Mac user could use… read more

How to Free Up Hard Disk Space with Squeeze

Squeeze for Mac is a delightfully simple way to regain hard drive space on your computer. You don’t need to be a tech genius or even understand file compression to use it – everything is remarkably simple.

As long as you have the ability to click and drag, and like the… read more

100 Incredibly Useful & Free Mac Apps

Everyone loves free applications. One of the greatest things about Macs is the wealth of extremely talented developers that are willing to share their amazing creations without asking for a single cent.

We’ve compiled an enormous list of 100 amazing free Mac applications that you can download and start using today…. read more

Quick Look: Web Remote

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In this Quick Look, we’re highlighting Web Remote. The developer describes Web Remote as being for all those who want to… read more

QuietRead: Save Any Link for Later

We spend more and more time reading web pages. So much of the information we take in each day comes from the sites we visit, whether that be in the course of work, pleasure, or study. If you have the time to spend on following a trail of… read more

5 Copies of iStat Menus Up For Grabs

Today I’m pleased to announce that we have five copies of iStat Menus to give away, courtesy of the lovely folk at Bjango. We reviewed the latest release of iStat Menus earlier in the week, and were really impressed with the quality of the application.

iStat Menus keeps you informed with… read more

Transmit 4: Meet Your New Favorite FTP Client

Today we’re going to get our hands on the newest version of Transmit, Panic’s longstanding FTP client. Though it’s the patriarch of Mac FTP applications, Transmit has been knocked about recently by a few new competitors upping the ante for innovation and style.

Transmit 4 has risen to the challenge with… read more

The Humble Indie Bundle

Bundles are controversial. Developers rarely get a good deal, and there’s a wealth of mixed opinion about whether they’re really such a good idea. Even if a certain percentage does go to charity.

Yesterday marked the start of The Humble Indie Bundle, a unique concept that lets you pay what you… read more

How to Add Subtitles to Video Files on Your Mac

You don’t have to be a movie buff to appreciate a good foreign film, but unless you know the language, you will need to watch with subtitles. Adding them to your movies, TV shows and video files can be fairly easy, and you have a few options to do so.

The… read more

Ultimate Collection of Google Related Mac Apps

Google is undisputedly one of the best providers of free technological resources and applications on the planet. Though they tend to favor PCs with earlier releases of new software, eventually they get around to throwing Mac users some great apps as well.

Below is a huge list of both official Google… read more

Quick Look: Mental Case

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In this Quick Look, we’re highlighting Mental Case. The developer describes SyncMate as the ultimate study tool for Mac OS X… read more

iStat Menus: Behind the Scenes of Your Mac

If you like to know what’s happening behind the scenes on your Mac, Bjango’s iStat Menus 3 (currently on sale for $10) is one of the very best apps available to you. I’ve heard people recommending it for years, but though I’ve tried it several times, it’s never really… read more

Best of AppStorm in April

We’ve collected the top five reviews, roundups and how-to articles from across the AppStorm network in April. Whether you’re interested in Mac, iPhone, or Web apps, there’s bound to be something you didn’t spot over the course of the month.

Now would be a good time to explore a part of… read more

MacTastik Weekly #65

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MacTastik #65

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60 Minimal Apple Desktop Wallpapers

No wallpaper has more of a right to be on your Mac’s desktop than one that showcases your appreciation for Apple Inc.

Today we’re showcasing a massive collection of 60 desktops that are Apple-centric and completely un-cluttered. Show off your Apple pride in style, and feel free to share any others… read more

How To Stream Media to Your Video Game Console

It’s already been established that the top three video game consoles can do a lot more than just play games. The PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii can all act as media hubs and extenders to stream videos, music and photos stored on your Mac.

Streaming content isn’t all that… read more

Cruz: Web Browsing with Twitter Built-In

Cruz is an exciting new browser from the creator of Fluid that integrates some innovative multi-window and social networking features into your web surfing experience.

Cruz is still on version 0.4, so it’s not necessarily fair to evaluate it as a finished product, but we still wanted to show off what… read more

13 Essential Mac and App Related Reads

While Mac.AppStorm is naturally going to be your first (and most awesomest) stop when reading Mac and App news, there are plenty of other great blogs out there. Today we wanted to give a shout out to a few other essential Mac and App reads to add your RSS reader… read more

Radium: The Simple Menu Bar Radio

I’m a bit of a BBC Radio 4 and World Service addict. We have a couple of digital radios in the house, and with the UK’s Freeview television network, it’s easy to listen to a number of digital stations via your TV. When I’m on the road away… read more

Quick Look: SyncMate

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In this Quick Look, we’re highlighting SyncMate. The developer describes SyncMate as a handy sync tool for Mac OS X, which enables you to sync data between your Mac and Windows Mobile devices, Nokia S40 phones, other Macs and Windows PCs, PlayStation Portable and USB drives. SyncMate also supports synchronization… read more

MacTastik Weekly #64

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Quick Look: Art Text

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In this Quick Look, we’re highlighting Art Text. The developer describes Art Text as a program for creating high quality textual graphics, headings, logos, icons, web site elements and buttons. You can use the resulting graphic with Apple iWork, iWeb, Microsoft Office, BeLight applications, and various other text edit and… read more

Attack of the Mac Emulators: Retro Games on OS X

Remember all those great video games you had when you were younger? Wouldn’t it be amazing if you could download and play those games on your Mac? It turns out you can.

Today we enter into some seriously shaky territory that often stretches the bounds of both legality and awesomeness:… read more

5 “On The Job” Licenses Up For Grabs

We reviewed the excellent time tracking and invoicing app, On The Job a few weeks ago. It looks good, feels natural to use, and has a powerful invoicing system with full support for multiple currencies.

I’m pleased to let you know that we have five licenses available to win over the… read more

Quick Look: Bee Docs Timeline 3D

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In this Quick Look, we’re highlighting Bee Docs Timeline 3D. The developer describes the app as being able to make 3D… read more

3 Easy Steps to Improve YouTube on Your Mac

What a great service YouTube is. It’s all too easy to lose sight of how revolutionary it was when it first launched. It broke all kinds of rules and expectations of how we watch video, and how we relate to its distribution. It opened up broadcasting, allowing… read more

Make Your Desktop Come Alive with GeekTool

GeekTool is a really neat preference panel that allows widget-like functionality on a highly customizable level.

Unfortunately, if you aren’t particularly geeky, this app can be a bit confusing to get up and running. Luckily enough, here at AppStorm there’s definitely no shortage of geeks such as myself to help… read more

Quick Look: Pagico Professional

Quick Look posts are paid submissions offering only a brief overview of an app. Vote in the polls below if you think this app is worth an in-depth AppStorm review!

In this Quick Look, we’re highlighting Pagico. The developer describes Pagico as a personal database that combines resource management and task… read more

A Showcase of 40 Spiffy Mac App Icons

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MacTastik Weekly #63

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Yojimbo: Your Low-Friction Information Organizer

When I reviewed Together a couple of months ago, several commenters noted its similarity to Yojimbo, and suggested that we take a look. Of course I’d heard of Yojimbo before: it’s one of those near-legendary apps that the Great and the Good of the Mac world seem to swear… read more

35+ Rockstar Mac Software Developers and Their Apps

Every time I find an application that I really like, I immediately check out the other applications from the same developer. You’ll find that more often than not, there is a theme (visual or practical) that ties all their applications together in such a way that if you like one… read more

Quick Look: Radium Internet Radio

Quick Look posts are paid submissions offering only a brief overview of an app. Vote in the polls below if you think this app is worth an in-depth AppStorm review!

In this Quick Look, we’re highlighting Radium. The developer describes Radium as an internet radio player that’s designed from the ground… read more

How To Design Your House With Live Interior Pro

Live Interior 3D Pro is a powerful and feature-rich application for designing and building both the interior and basic exterior of a home. Though the graphics are by no means photorealistic, there are some primitive rendering capabilities that make it fairly easy to create impressive images.

This review will give a… read more

Quick Look: Folx Downloader

Quick Look posts are paid submissions offering only a brief overview of an app. Vote in the polls below if you think this app is worth an in-depth AppStorm review!

In this Quick Look, we’re highlighting Folx. The developer describes Folx as an internet download manager and a torrent client for… read more

Back-in-Time: Making the Most of Time Machine

Time Machine is one of Apple’s greatest inventions – instead of dreading backups and regretting not having one when your disk fails, you can now just switch to your backup disk and restore it.

But as comfortable as the backing up itself is, it can still be tricky to find the… read more

50 Hot Designer Mac OS X Desktops

Your search for that new wallpaper just got a whole lot easier! Everyone loves a great wallpaper to up the visual awesomeness of your machine. So here’s a collection of 50 of the best I’ve found on the net! Thanks to these wallpapers, your desktop is guaranteed to kick much… read more

MacTastik Weekly #62

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How and Why to Upgrade Your Mac’s RAM

Today I’ll walk you through the potentially frightening process of upgrading your Mac’s performance through increasing your RAM. We’ll start with a brief discussion of what RAM is and why you should upgrade, before taking you through every step of the upgrade process so you can be confident you’re doing… read more

Quick Look: Billings Time Tracking/Invoicing

Quick Look posts are paid submissions offering only a brief overview of an app. Vote in the polls below if you think this app is worth an in-depth AppStorm review!

In this Quick Look, we’re highlighting Billings. Put simply, Billings’ logical workflow and intuitive interface make quoting, invoicing, and time tracking… read more

60 Fascinating AppStorm Reader Setups

After featuring our huge roundup of stylish Mac setups last week, we then asked you to submit your own setup for inclusion in another post. We’ve gathered 60 of your setups over the past week, and found out about some great new gadgets and software in the process.

Without further ado,… read more

3 Fontcase Licenses Up For Grabs

It’s competition time again, and today we’re giving away three licenses for Fontcase, a wonderful font management app for OS X. We recently revisited our review of Fontcase to take a look at a few of the new features added in the latest version (including auto-activation and duplicate detection).

Entering the… read more

Quick Look: MacKeeper

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In this Quick Look, we’re highlighting MacKeeper. The developers of the application describe it as an all-in-one, award-winning solution for your… read more

Spell Catcher X: Powerful Mac Spelling Correction

So you think you can spel? While we all know how to spell and write correctly, typing errors, lack of concentration, or maybe even a issue such as dyslexia might prevent us from spelling every single word the right way. Then we have to deal with those red squiggly lines… read more

The Ultimate List of Twitter Software for Mac (50+ Apps)

Twitter: What started as an obscure and seemingly doomed social network has grown into a huge force on the web. Twitter is home to thriving communities of individuals forming lasting connections forged by 140 characters or less.

An important fuel to this fire is the remarkably open Twitter API which has… read more

New AppStorm Feature: Quick Look

We’re announcing a new type of post on AppStorm today: Quick Look. These short application overviews will give you a description, a few screenshots, and basic information about a particular piece of software. They’re sponsored, so developers pay a small fee to have their app featured in a Quick Look… read more

Fontcase Revisited: A Step Forward in Font Management

When we first reviewed Fontcase over a year ago, one of the things we said we’d like to see was auto-activation. If you take a look at the comments on that review, you will see that several readers agreed, and one or two said very plainly that this was a… read more

MacTastik Weekly #61

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Reader Project: Showcase Your Setup!

After showcasing a selection of fantastic Mac setups earlier this week, we thought it would be an interesting idea to showcase where our readers work! We’d love for you to upload a photo of your desk, office, or computer, and we’ll feature them all in another roundup next week.

We’ve put… read more

Best of AppStorm in March

We’ve collected the top five reviews, roundups and how-to articles from across the AppStorm network in March. Whether you’re interested in Mac, iPhone, or Web apps, there’s bound to be something you didn’t spot over the course of the month.

Now would be a good time to explore a part of… read more

CallitADay: Keeping a Beautiful Mac Diary

Keeping a diary may not be half as popular as it used to be, but the habit of maintaining a record of events across your life is certainly not gone. It’s a great way to reminisce, and look back at where you’ve come from.

CallitADay is a great app from Expersis… read more

Making the Most of Finder’s “Get Info” Pane

Imagine your files and folders sitting in a Finder window. It’s simple, and there’s no clutter. The only information you have about them is the name underneath. Of course we both know that there’s more to learn about each file. Much more!

Picture that all the “metadata” for… read more