Archive for the Freeware Category
NetNewsWire Beta – with Google Reader sync
I’ve written about NewsFire before, what used to be my favorite RSS aggregator. The only problem with NewsFire, is that your feeds are locked down to one computer as it has no syncing capabilities. That’s where the new NetNewsWire Beta comes in, which seamlessly integrates with Google Reader, so you have your RSS Feeds on your Mac and online at Google.com.
Posted by Dylan Brown on August 30th, 2009 in Applications, Freeware, Internet Tags: Blog,google,Reader,RSS,Website, Leave a Comment
Fluid – Create SSB’s with ease
Are you the type of person that usually has way too many tabs open in their browser or someone who wants an easy way to access specific websites from the Dock? If yes, then you should check out SSB’s, or Site Specific Browsers. Fluid is an application that allows you to easily create and customize SSB’s, and save them as Applications in your Dock, or even your Menu bar.
Posted by Dylan Brown on August 15th, 2009 in Applications, Browsers, Freeware Tags: Cocoa,Safari,Scripts,SSB,WebKit, Leave a Comment
Simplify Media: Your Streaming Music Server
Though iTunes offers a sharing feature, it only goes so far. So, what if you want your music everywhere? Well, here is your solution. Simplify Media makes sharing music over the air incredibly easy. You can host your entire library and share with up to 30 other users. Simplify Media also saves space on all of your macs. All other macs besides the one you’re hosting on don’t have to have the music stealing space on their hard drives.
Posted by Chris Thurber on August 7th, 2009 in Applications, Freeware, Music, Tools Tags: iTunes,Media,Music,network,simplify, Leave a Comment
Google Notifier: An easy way to see if “You’ve got mail!”
I don’t know about you, but I find that having to constantly click between my email page, and the page I’m currently viewing just to see if there is any new email, can be very time consuming and tedious. Wouldn’t you love if something just popped up on the screen to tell you there is new email in your Google account. Fortunately there is! The application that allows you to do all this Google Notifier.
Posted by Stephen O Connell on August 4th, 2009 in Applications, Email, Freeware, Internet, Productivity Tags: Email,Freeware mac apps,Gmail to your Mac Desktop,google, Leave a Comment
What’s new in Skype 2.8 for Mac?
Recently, Skype 2.8 for Mac came out from beta, and into official release. This build of the popular voice communication software boasts new features over its predecessor, including: screen sharing, better call quality, and “Skype Access” (”Pay as you go” service using Skype Credit), and more. Do all these features make the experience any better? Lets find out…
Posted by Kenneth Bolido on July 29th, 2009 in Applications, Freeware, Internet, Social Tags: Screen Sharing,Skype,Skype 2.8, Leave a Comment
Cooliris: The easy way to search for media content
How would you like to be able to search YouTube videos without having to read an onslaught of text? Do you find that looking for pictures on google does not always give you the right results? Is the thought of shopping for items online, without seeing proper pictures, putting you off ? If these questions apply to you then I can recommend a fantastic application for you that will make life so much more easier when searching for media items. This application is called Cooliris.
Posted by Stephen O Connell on July 27th, 2009 in Firefox, Freeware, Plugins, Web Tags: 3d,cooliris,Firefox,Media, 3 Comments »
RemotePad: A free trackpad and for the iPhone
There are many free apps on the iTunes App Store. Lots of them are terrible, but occasionally you will run into a really good one. Well, RemotePad is that “one”, in fact, it may actually be my favorite free iPhone-to-computer application on the App Store. RemotePad allows you to use your iPhone or iPod Touch as a keyboard and trackpad, over a network. Plus it’s open source, meaning you can acquire the source code of the app, and basically help improve and modify the application, if you are into that sorta thing.
Posted by Kenneth Bolido on July 20th, 2009 in App Store, Freeware, Reviews, Tools Tags: Keyboard,mouse,RemotePad, Leave a Comment
Sequel Pro: MySQL From the Desktop
Practically every website on the Internet these days utilizes some sort of database to store data. Whether it is user account information or private banking information, databases are everywhere. As a web developer, I have to interact with databases very often in the course of my day, so I found it much easier to use a Desktop Application that can be launched with one click rather than having to click through many links to get to a web browser based management system. There are a few great applications for the Mac to accomplish this, but I have found the best to be Sequel Pro.
Posted by Seth Smith on July 19th, 2009 in Development, Freeware, Tools, Web Tags: Database,desktop,mysql,Web Design,web development, 1 Comment »
