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Mac Productivity Freeware
Tuesday, June 12, 2007

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Komodo Edit

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Ace HTML

Ace HTML is a free HTML editor that works just as well if not better than a paid-for-HTML editor. Thousands use this HTML editor because its user friendly, Fast and reliable. No other free HTML editor has this many features for no cost.

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iBackup

All new Mac users want to know the best way to back up your Mac. iBackup is not only free, but it is one of the best I’ve seen. It will back up many of your preferences and folders, and also supports scheduled backups.

It also has restore capabilities. The latest version supports smart folders and has had some significant performance improvements.

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MemoBlock

MemoBlock is a slick notepad application for Mac. You can store text notes in any font/color style you like, transfer content to iPods, export as vNote files and more. MemoBlock also has a cool alarm feature that you can set for individual notes, and notes can be divided into as many categories as you like. The latest version brings an improved find box, support for vNote (.vnt) files, and a over a dozen other changes

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Sheet Speed

Sheet Speed will “will allow you to change the speed that sheets move on your documents and in your applications. Examples of these sheets are the drop down sheets you see when you save a file in TextEdit and many other applications.”
If you are one of those folks who prefer speed over beauty, this app is for you. It installs as a Preference Pane in System Preferences and works great.
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Gcal

Gcal is for Google Calendar. Instead of having to open a browser window, simply open Gcal and you’re already there. This is nice for people that want to have their calendar open in a separate application.

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AppDelete

AppDelete is a way to delete an application and all of it’s associated items. Just drag and drop an app and off you go.
I like that it puts all of the items into a folder and puts it in your Trash. That way, you can still take a look to be sure that it didn’t take anything it wasn’t supposed to take.
The developer of AppDelete got a hold of us and asked us to take a look at his program. I’m glad he did.
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Rula

Here’s an easy way to measure (in pixels) the size of different objects on your screen. Rula is similar in principle to Free Ruler, but instead of bringing up an onscreen ruler, allows you to just draw a marquee right over the object/window you want to measure, telling you the height and width of the drawn marquee.
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rooSwitch Lite

Have you seen rooSwitch? That’s no “I made this app over the weekend” app. In case you haven’t already, take a glance and see just how sweet profile switching can be. Then take a glance at rooSwitch Lite, the newly available freeware version.
The goal of rooSwitch Lite is “to make it easy for you to create different profiles for each of the applications allowed in the Lite version. You then switch amongst the profiles to activate the data you wish to use. It’s like a multi-user environment for just one application.”
The video clips on the rooSwitch homepage provide a great introduction for those new to the concept of switching, and the video on the Lite page will give you a feel for how Lite differs from its older brother.
Beautiful is the word for these apps, in both look and feel. If you value productivity, give rooSwitch Lite a try. You may just find yourself falling in love.
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Sidenote

Schoolhouse is a very, very, very nice way to organize your school assignments. And with all the new college students buying Macs for the upcoming year, this is perfectly timed.
Some of the features:

Classcasts- publish your assignments to the web automatically
Automatic graphing of your grades
GPA & Finals calculator (You can also use this GPA Calculator
A Great GUI

Show this app to your parents and get them to buy you a new Mac.
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Busy Bee

Here’s a funny one. Want to give others the impression that you’re working harder than you really are? Try this application. (To fool onlookers, the app is given the generic codename “Business 2.0″, but it’s really called Busy Bee, currently version 3.6). This one produces a progress bar that shows up on your screen and runs for as you long as you set it, making it seem that you are running some important process. You also set the progress bar’s Window Title, Process Name, Wait Message, etc. to customize your productivity facade.
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Spotlaser

Spotlaser is a very nice app that takes the power of Spotlight to new levels. When run, it will let you input all kinds of information to make your searches much more specific.
Plus, the icon and app look really good.
Download:here
YEP

Kip is a nice application for those of you who like to stay organized. It is basically iPhoto, but for your documents. It has built in scanning so you can scan your receipts into the program. Given, iPhoto could do this too, but Kip beats iPhoto in the tagging abilities. (Why does iPhoto make it so hard to tag photos without the help of good freeware like Keyword Assistant?)
So get ready for tax season by scanning in all your receipts.
Kip looks like a great program. So good that it looks like they’ll be charging for it after a while. But for now it is free so get it while the getting is good. (Note to developers, please don’t force an upgrade to the paid version when it is released. That would totally take back the good will shown by offering a free version first. )
Update: It looks like this app has gone the way of the almighty dollar. Bummer

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Todos

Launchers are a common form of Mac freeware. I don’t need to tell you that. Todos puts a new spin on the idea, though, and may be ideal for those that respond primarily to visuals. Use Cmd+Ctrl+Opt+T to invoke Todos, bringing up a large, pretty window filled with a tiny icon of each and every app you’ve got. Double click the apps you’d like to open, then use the same key combo to close the window.

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Scribe

Scribe is a writing application similar to TextEdit, but with a key difference: it has a small drop area in the upper left for dragging and dropping audio/video files. Any filetype playable by QuickTime can be played by Scribe (the audio only, of course). This is could be particularly useful for transcribing things. Check it out

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Cooliris Previews

Do you use browser extensions? Use this one. Cooliris presents Cooliris Previews, a browser extension available for Firefox, Safari, and Internet Explorer. Mouse over a link to see a preview window of the underlying webpage without ever leaving the original page. Surf the preview page, then click outside the preview window to close it, or click the the upper left icon to open the preview in a new tab within the browser. This “prefetching” ability of Cooliris Previews is especially nice for Google searches and such, because you can see ahead of time which links are useful and which are broken or irrelevant. Hovering over image links brings up the full-size image. And you can save images to your desktop by dragging them straight out of the preview window. Very cool….iris. Check out the site to see what else this thing can do.

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WriteRoom

WriteRoom is a simple app that allows writers to write without any distractions or complexities. After opening it and maximizing the window, you’ll be left with a black screen and a green cursor. You won’t find any distractions such as font or color selectors, menus, options, etc. It’s just a blank canvas for you to do your finest writing.
Might also be nice for brainstorming.
(Update: This application is no longer freeware.)
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Burn

We are all looking for ways to improve our personal finance habits. For me, there is nothing better to do that than to look over a past month and see exactly what I have been spending my money on. Burn is a great freeware app for doing exactly that.
Burn allows you to list your expenses and mark them with a date and category. You can track everything from mortgage and auto loan payments to everytime you drop the two dollars on the exceptional new fish tacos at Del Taco.
Another good use for this app is to track your business expenses to report at the end of each month.
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Journler

Journler is among the best examples of the variety and depth of quality freeware available for Mac OS X. It’s also a great example of what generous Mac developers give the community through their freeware applications.
Like MacJournal, Journler is a journal/diary application. You might use this to record your day to day ramblings, class notes, work plans, etc. You can keep multiple journals, and journals can be organized into folders. Your journal entries can by styled with any font or color, and you can import music, movies, and photos from iLife. At the press of a button you can export an entry to iWeb or send it by Mail. This is a fantastic app for tracking your life.
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MenuShade

MenuShade simply dims out the menu bar when it’s not in use. It’s sort of like hiding the Dock; it might help you stay focused on the window you have open and stay on task.
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Tapdex

I’m quite religious at keeping my address book up to date. I think I’m one of the few people who appreciate when friend, enemies and acquaintances send you those ” I have a new phone number/email/whatever.” I like the info when I need it.
Because I stay on top of my address book, I use it a lot. That is why I really, really, really like TapDex.
Tapdex is brought up with a hotkey that you decide. You can type the person that you are looking for and it will find it in your address book. The reason I like this more than the address book widget is because when it finds the one person you’re looking for, the window will resize to show all the info. Clicking on an email address will open a new message. Clicking on the address or phone number will make it large text so you can see it from across the room.
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Plaxo Toolbar for Mac.

Plaxo is an online service that synchronizes your address books. It can synchronize your Palm, Yahoo address book, Microsoft Outlook & Outlook Express, and now the Mac OS X Address Book. With the Plaxo toolbar installed on your Mac, all of your address books stay synchronized across all of your computers. You can also access your address book through the Plaxo website. Plaxo can even email people in your address book and ask them to confirm that their contact info is up to date.
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MailTags

Tags are the talk of the web these days — tags on bookmarks, tags on photos, and keywords in iPhoto. MailTags brings tagging to Mail.app. Now you can tag each message in Mail with keywords of your choice and organize them however you want. MailTags is completely integrated with Spotlight — when you search for keyword tags, you’ll find your messages.
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Google Calendar

Sidenote

Sidenote is a multi-document application, which means that you can create multiple notes wich will be displayed in this single drawer. A note can handle both text and pictures via drag&drop or using the clipboard. Also, notes are automaticaly saved when you quit the application or logout so saving your notes is not a necessity.
It’s kind of like “Stickies”, but always available and all in one place.
The neat thing about this app is that it hides just off the side of your screen. So, when you need to put someting in the drawer, just move your mouse to the side of the screen and the drawer will slide out. Quick and easy.
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