Archive for the Mac OS X Category

Notify – Gmail notifier for Mac OS X

Posted on August 25, 2009 by admin

Six months ago I have came upon Google Notifier, a small app for Mac OS X menu bar that let user know of any new email that arrived in hist Gmail account. Recently I have found another one and no doubt with much better look – Notify, by Vibealicious.

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Quickboot for Mac OS X – fast booting from other partitions or drives

Posted on August 25, 2009 by admin

If your Mac hard disk is divided to many system partitions or if you want to boot another OS from external device fast and only once, without changing the booting preferences you should try QuickBoot by Butterd Cat Software.

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Artwork Gofer for Mac OS X – find the right cover art for iTunes

Posted on August 23, 2009 by admin

Having Polish iTunes account I can only use AppStore, iTunes store is closed for us. The only way to have full iTunes library legally is to copy my CDs. This way requires user to add artworks manually, but first one must scan or find them on the internet. Ther are few very good websites with [...]

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Hourly 0.2 – Aired work time tracker for Mac OS X, Windows and Linux

Posted on August 23, 2009 by admin

It’s been long time since I reviewed apps written in Adobe Air or time trackers. It is time to reviewed time tracker written in Adobe Air – simple and free of charge work timer tracker for freelancers – Hourly 0.2 by Husky Coding house, available for Mac OS X, Windows and Linux.

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A subjective review of the new MacBook Pro 15″ – part 1

Posted on August 21, 2009 by admin

Two months ago, on my blog I published in parts review of new MacBook Pro 13″ – the lower in the line of MacBooks presented on WWDC 09 in June. Since that time my MBP 13″ is my primary mobile computer, used not only in travel but also when I sit comfortably in a seat [...]

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Gruml – new Google Reader client for Mac OS X

Posted on August 19, 2009 by admin

Not so far ago NetNewsWire turned into Google Reader client, and now it seems that it is a Google Reader clients’ boom. I have just came upon a new app of that kind – Gruml. for Mac OS X.

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QuakeLive for Mac OS X

Posted on August 19, 2009 by admin

QuakeLive by Id Software – a web browser version of the one of the most popular First Person Shooters is now available for Mac OS X.

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Two Columns commanders – two column file managers for Mac OS X

Posted on August 17, 2009 by admin

Some switchers from PC to Mac usually look for Mac replacements or equivalents of some of their favorite Windows apps. I dare say this is an independent process, no matter where are you from and what is your nationality (well, at least in the countries and cultures where computers are available). There are for sure [...]

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Sirus – hypnotic screensaver for Mac OS X

Posted on August 16, 2009 by admin

It’s been long time since I have reviewed screensaver for Mac OS X. Indeed, those apps somehow have been ignored for a long time, but from the other hand I haven’t found any interesting screensavers worth of review on my blog. This time I have came upon a hypnotic screensaver that reminds me also a [...]

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Is this Mac OS X Snow Leopard packaging?

Posted on August 16, 2009 by admin

Not so long ago on my blog I have mentioned about possible date of release of Snow Leopard, scheduled for end of August and the Gold Master status of the latest build of that OS. Today emerged first pictures of possible Snow Leopard packaging.

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