Archive for the Internet Category
Snackr: Stylish RSS ticker on your desktop
These days, the internet is one of the popular sources for information and news that people use. The problem is that many people have trouble keeping tabs on their favorite sites. The typical solution to this problem is the use of RSS feeds, but finding the right program that suits your needs may be hard. Well, lucky for you I have a very good one called Snackr, an RSS ticker (scrollboard) that runs in your computer’s desktop. See my Snackr review after the break…
Posted by Kenneth Bolido on October 5th, 2009 in Applications, Geek Tools, Internet, Mac OS X, Web Tags: desktop,RSS Reader,snackr, 1 Comment »
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
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
Linkinus: Most Advanced IRC Client Known to Mac!
Over the internet chatting with people is becoming more and more simple each day. A lot of people, I being one of them, like to have their own IRC chat rooms where various people can come and chat in a group. IRC stands for Internet Relay Chat. To be able to connect to those chatrooms you need to use programs called IRC clients or API’s. Today I bring you the best and most advanced IRC application known to Mac – Linkinus!
Posted by Luke DiMarco on July 31st, 2009 in Applications, Instant Messaging, Internet Tags: chat,Internet,irc,linkinus,relay, 1 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
Make Image Searches Easier with Pandora
Are you tired of spending extra time looking through countless pages of images looking for a particular one that satisfies you? Are you looking for an image search engine application that combines simplicity with creativity? If so, then you will easily fall in love with Pandora. No, this is not Pandora Radio, but it’s safe to say that Pandora Radio is to music as Pandora is to image searching. This app makes image searches effortlessly all with the click of your mouse.
Posted by Tony Iliakostas on July 22nd, 2009 in Applications, Internet, Photography Tags: Image Searching,Images,Pandora,Slideshows, Leave a Comment
Nicecast – Run your own Internet Radio Station
Nicecast from Rogue Amoeba, is a simple and easy to use application that allows you to create and set-up your own Internet Radio Station and broadcast it over the internet or on your local area network – right from your Mac.
Posted by Dylan Brown on July 16th, 2009 in Audio, Internet, Music Tags: Icecast,Internet,Radio,Shoutcast,Station, 2 Comments »
VirusBarrier x5: Protect your Mac
Intego’s VirusBarrier is a full featured, polished Anti-Virus application for Mac OSX – it can easily scan internal and external hard drives, files and folders, and is the first anti-virus application on the Mac platform to scan your iPhone or iPod touch – but do Mac users really need anti-virus protection?
Posted by Dylan Brown on June 21st, 2009 in Applications, Internet, Security Tags: BurusBarrier x5,Malware,Scanner,Trojan,Virus, 1 Comment »
