Archive for the ‘Mac Apps’ Category

Mac Monday: AppTrap

AppTrap is as close to the PC’s wonderful Revo Uninstaller as you’ll find on the Mac. Generally, programs uninstall pretty easily and without much hassle under OS X. But even on the Mac, there are some stubborn programs that refuse to remove all their preferences and settings files when uninstalled. That’s where AppTrap comes in.

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Mac Monday: The Unarchiver

The Unarchiver is an Apple-built utility that adds tons of functionality that OS X’s built-in archive utility is missing out of the box.

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Mac Monday: Pac the Man X

Pac Man. For your Mac. For free. Is any more explanation really needed?

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Mac Monday: ClamXav

“Wha?!” you say. “Fer realz!” I say. Today, we’re looking at a Mac anti-virus app. And as always, it’s completely free.

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Mac Monday: Perian

If you’ve had issues with VLC or are just a big fan of QuickTime, Perian could be what you need to unlock the true power hiding within QuickTime. It’ll help you open just about any kind of audio or video file you’ll come across right within QuickTime.

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Mac Monday: Burn

Last week we had a little Windows-based free CD/DVD burner hoedown. For Mac users there’s good news and bad news. The bad news: there’s only one real choice. The good news: it rocks! So without further ado, let’s take a look at the open source app simply known as Burn.

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Mac Monday: Seashore (GIMP-based image editor)

Seashore is a native OS X image editing app that’s built from GIMP code. If you’re also a PC user, Seashore is roughly akin to Paint.Net with respect to power, features and flexibility. For Mac-only users, you’ll find Seashore to be a big step up in flexibility and power from iPhoto. It doesn’t have professional users in mind like Photoshop or GIMP, but is plenty powerful for most chores.

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