http://news.softpedia.com Softpedia News - Mac software reviews Softpedia News en-us 2001 - 2013 Softpedia. All rights reserved. Sun, 19 May 2013 18:16:48 GMT Sun, 19 May 2013 18:16:48 GMT News http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 10 http://news.softpedia.com/base_img/softpedia_logo.gif http://news.softpedia.com http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/Jumpcut-Review-345239.shtml The copy/paste function is one of the most used computer operations. It comes in handy when having to move or copy information from one place to another, but what if you could take it to the next level? For this, you can use Jumpcut.

Jumpcut enables you to view all your Mac's clipboard history in the menu bar and also access all the text snippets you've copied while ... (read more)]]> Sat, 11 May 2013 17:11:00 GMT Softpedia News - Mac software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/Jumpcut-Review-345239.shtml Mac software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/Jumpcut-Review-345239.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Alexandru Tanase) http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/Bluenote-Review-347107.shtml Note-taking is a common activity in our lives. Unless you've got the memory of an elephant, you need to write down the important information you inevitably encounter.

Of course, the 'note-taking' software category is pretty much crowded nowadays and choosing an app really comes down to your tastes. What change could another note-taking app bring that the well-establ... (read more)]]> Mon, 6 May 2013 17:11:02 GMT Softpedia News - Mac software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/Bluenote-Review-347107.shtml Mac software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/Bluenote-Review-347107.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Octav Fedor) http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/Quicksilver-Review-345744.shtml Apple's Spotlight selection-based search system is an easy-to-use and practical tool, but, if you want a utility that integrates within your workflow instead of breaking it apart, Quicksilver is the app for you.

Quicksilver is a productivity application designed to help you find things faster on your Mac's hard drive and enable you to perform everyday tasks quic... (read more)]]> Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:11:01 GMT Softpedia News - Mac software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/Quicksilver-Review-345744.shtml Mac software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/Quicksilver-Review-345744.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (George Popescu) http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/CleanMyMac-2-Review-346268.shtml CleanMyMac 2 is a powerful maintenance utility for keeping your Mac clean, organized, and free of clutter that slows it down. It’s been regarded as the best cleaning utility for years, and now version 2 is on the scene hoping to live up to the name of its predecessor.

The people at MacPaw have invested a lot of time and ef... (read more)]]> Wed, 17 Apr 2013 19:10:00 GMT Softpedia News - Mac software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/CleanMyMac-2-Review-346268.shtml Mac software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/CleanMyMac-2-Review-346268.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Filip Truta) http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/Growl-Review-341721.shtml Mountain Lion’s Notifications Center is a great tool, but if you are looking to give a bit more oomph to your alerts, Growl is what you need. Between the community-created notification styles and the directions to make your own, reaching the perfect look becomes an achievable task.

Initially developed as a free System Preferences Pane, Growl has become a commerci... (read more)]]> Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:41:02 GMT Softpedia News - Mac software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/Growl-Review-341721.shtml Mac software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/Growl-Review-341721.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Iulia Ivan) http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/Found-Review-337140.shtml There are numerous applications (some of which are included right into the operating system) created to ease the life of computer users when it comes to searching for files. However, there are some faster standalone programs, which provide additional features, and one of them is Found.



Found is a lightweight utility available for free in the Ma... (read more)]]> Fri, 5 Apr 2013 20:31:01 GMT Softpedia News - Mac software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/Found-Review-337140.shtml Mac software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/Found-Review-337140.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Alexandru Tanase) http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/CollageFactory-Pro-Review-339842.shtml When we want to immortalize happy moments in our lives, we usually take photos, capture them using video cameras, draw pictures and so on. In this sense, photographs are gateways to special moments in the past that are worth remembering, no matter who we are.

To express how much we care about certain photos or when working on a presentation or portfolio, w... (read more)]]> Fri, 5 Apr 2013 16:11:01 GMT Softpedia News - Mac software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/CollageFactory-Pro-Review-339842.shtml Mac software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/CollageFactory-Pro-Review-339842.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Octav Fedor) http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/Pinna-Review-332038.shtml Despite its immense popularity among OS X media players, iTunes is not the most convenient tool for playing music leisurely, especially when taking into account the broken functionality of version 11.0.

It offers powerful features for the more experienced users, yet it’s not that much appealing for the casual music listener. Needless to say, many simpler alt... (read more)]]> Fri, 29 Mar 2013 18:51:01 GMT Softpedia News - Mac software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/Pinna-Review-332038.shtml Mac software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/Pinna-Review-332038.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Octav Fedor) http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/Progressive-Downloader-Review-329859.shtml Download managers are applications used to grab files from the Internet and manage them with ease. Some of these utilities, such as Progressive Downloader, will also provide multi-threaded downloading, a feature that enables users to download files at increased speeds, since it allows the utility to grab them using multiple server connections.



While ... (read more)]]> Sun, 24 Mar 2013 10:21:00 GMT Softpedia News - Mac software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/Progressive-Downloader-Review-329859.shtml Mac software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/Progressive-Downloader-Review-329859.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Alexandru Tanase) http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/Adapter-Review-336633.shtml Listening to music or watching multimedia content on various video sharing websites has become a daily activity for most of us. Adapter offers you the possibility to watch them offline, on different devices, by allowing you to convert numerous types of multimedia files to a plethora of video, audio and image file formats.

Usually, when you want to add videos, songs o... (read more)]]> Sat, 16 Mar 2013 07:51:02 GMT Softpedia News - Mac software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/Adapter-Review-336633.shtml Mac software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/Adapter-Review-336633.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (George Popescu) http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/ESET-Cyber-Security-Pro-Review-333352.shtml Running Mac OS X without an antivirus solution is not the safe bet that it used to be. ESET Cyber Security Pro includes all the necessary tools for detecting and dealing with malicious code and handling online threats.

Primarily directed at home users, ESET Cyber Security comes in two flavors, Pro and Standard, with more or less obvious differences be... (read more)]]> Thu, 7 Mar 2013 14:01:00 GMT Softpedia News - Mac software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/ESET-Cyber-Security-Pro-Review-333352.shtml Mac software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/ESET-Cyber-Security-Pro-Review-333352.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Iulia Ivan) http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/TeamViewer-Review-325727.shtml More often than not, being able to connect remotely to your work or home computer can get you out of trouble. TeamViewer is the application that makes the entire process as easy as it gets.

TeamViewer is designed to meet two common necessities for people who work on the go: the possibility to offer assistance from a remote location and the tools to organize a conf... (read more)]]> Fri, 22 Feb 2013 16:01:02 GMT Softpedia News - Mac software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/TeamViewer-Review-325727.shtml Mac software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/TeamViewer-Review-325727.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Iulia Ivan) http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/Liquid-Review-322980.shtml We all have our own ways of searching the Internet and obtaining information, some of them being faster than others. For example, using the context menu to copy / paste words in the web browser takes a bit more time than using keyboard shortcuts.

Liquid is a menu-bar-based application that aims to improve your web search efficiency through user-defined keyboard short... (read more)]]> Tue, 12 Feb 2013 18:21:02 GMT Softpedia News - Mac software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/Liquid-Review-322980.shtml Mac software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/Liquid-Review-322980.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Octav Fedor) http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/Switch-Sound-Converter-Review-321213.shtml Converting audio files to other formats has become a common task and there are lots of applications that can help you perform this operation. Most of them are very much alike, but there are some featuring interesting capabilities like audio normalization and changing audio tags.

Switch Sound Converter is an application that helps you convert between mu... (read more)]]> Sat, 2 Feb 2013 18:01:02 GMT Softpedia News - Mac software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/Switch-Sound-Converter-Review-321213.shtml Mac software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/Switch-Sound-Converter-Review-321213.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Alexandru Tanase) http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/MoneyBag-Review-317892.shtml ’Tis the season for sticking with your New Year’s resolutions and all the important decisions you made for the year to come. MoneyBag is a colorful financial manager that should prove useful if your objectives involve keeping a stronger reign over your expenses.

Taking a responsible approach towards spending money is, most definitely, not an easy task. A... (read more)]]> Fri, 25 Jan 2013 16:01:00 GMT Softpedia News - Mac software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/MoneyBag-Review-317892.shtml Mac software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/MoneyBag-Review-317892.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Iulia Ivan) http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/SyncMate-Review-317039.shtml It's not hard to imagine someone relying on more than one device and online account to store and manage data. Sometimes, it's important to have at least some part of the data that we work with on a daily basis synced between all of these devices and online storage accounts.

As such, all kinds of syncing tools have been developed, allowing us to access copies of remo... (read more)]]> Fri, 18 Jan 2013 11:31:02 GMT Softpedia News - Mac software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/SyncMate-Review-317039.shtml Mac software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/SyncMate-Review-317039.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Octav Fedor) http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/Shortcat-Review-315114.shtml The keyboard and mouse are the most used peripherals on any computer. Users need both of them to access different areas of the screen, type text as well as open or use applications. What if you could perform these actions using only your keyboard?



Shortcat is a Mac OS X application that allows you to access all UI elements in the active window. It helps you get to... (read more)]]> Fri, 11 Jan 2013 19:01:01 GMT Softpedia News - Mac software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/Shortcat-Review-315114.shtml Mac software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/Shortcat-Review-315114.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Alexandru Tanase) http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/Musictube-Review-311211.shtml For some time now, YouTube has become the place to go whenever you want to listen to music with no strings attached. Musictube pushes things further by allowing you to create your own playlists without using a YouTube account.

Usually, if you want to listen to music on YouTube without wasting time browsing through videos, you can opt for other users' playlists. The... (read more)]]> Fri, 21 Dec 2012 16:11:02 GMT Softpedia News - Mac software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/Musictube-Review-311211.shtml Mac software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/Musictube-Review-311211.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Iulia Ivan) http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/XtraFinder-Review-309574.shtml
There are quite a lot of great alternatives and plug-ins to the Mac Finder, but most of them are commercial. XtraFinder is a free and feature-rich Finder plug-in that improves almost every lacking aspect of the Finder and offers a set of v... (read more)]]> Fri, 14 Dec 2012 18:21:01 GMT Softpedia News - Mac software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/XtraFinder-Review-309574.shtml Mac software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/XtraFinder-Review-309574.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Octav Fedor) http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/Maintenance-Review-306524.shtml Taking care of the operating system is a must if you want your computer to be in tip top shape at any time. Since most apps you install on your Mac create temporary or cache files that take up disk space even after they're no longer needed, a reliable system maintenance tool such as Maintenance is required to get rid of them.



Maintenance is a free tool designed... (read more)]]> Fri, 7 Dec 2012 18:31:02 GMT Softpedia News - Mac software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/Maintenance-Review-306524.shtml Mac software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/Maintenance-Review-306524.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Alexandru Tanase) http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/Skitch-Review-300991.shtml When learning something new from a book, the Internet, or newspapers, we usually read a text and our brains make an effort to process the information. If the text is coupled with images, though, the learning process becomes easier and more explanatory.

Visual representation of ideas is a key method used in almost any domain possible. Needless to say, computers provide... (read more)]]> Fri, 30 Nov 2012 20:21:02 GMT Softpedia News - Mac software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/Skitch-Review-300991.shtml Mac software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/Skitch-Review-300991.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Octav Fedor) http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/MacFort-Review-303454.shtml The loss of any device brings up a rather unsettling issue: your personal data and even important projects are on the loose for anyone to see. MacFort allows you to store you files in encrypted vaults in order to add an extra layer of security.

MacFort is designed to act as a buffer between your personal files, such as your iPhoto library or your chat logs, and any u... (read more)]]> Fri, 23 Nov 2012 16:01:02 GMT Softpedia News - Mac software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/MacFort-Review-303454.shtml Mac software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/MacFort-Review-303454.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Iulia Ivan) http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/Stellar-Phoenix-Photo-Recovery-Review-299128.shtml Stellar Phoenix Photo Recovery has been created to help you get back all those important media files that were corrupted or deleted by mistake. It also includes support for easily imaging your Mac's disk drives so that you'll always have a disk backup at hand.

Stellar Phoenix Photo Recovery comes as a small download (11.9 MB), costs 39$ and can... (read more)]]> Fri, 16 Nov 2012 18:11:01 GMT Softpedia News - Mac software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/Stellar-Phoenix-Photo-Recovery-Review-299128.shtml Mac software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/Stellar-Phoenix-Photo-Recovery-Review-299128.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Alexandru Tanase) http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/Bowtie-Review-294287.shtml In recent years, a great number of applications and plug-ins for controlling iTunes have sprung up and, since this kind of utility is on high demand nowadays, more and more developers still create them.

iTunes controllers vary from really simple to quite complex ones. Some of them can even control desktop clients for services such as Spotify or Rdio. Even though the ... (read more)]]> Sat, 10 Nov 2012 16:41:00 GMT Softpedia News - Mac software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/Bowtie-Review-294287.shtml Mac software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/Bowtie-Review-294287.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Octav Fedor) http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/The-Missing-Sync-for-Android-Review-295658.shtml Losing your phone can be a very traumatizing experience to begin with, but not having your data backed up can turn it into a real nightmare. Missing Sync for Android allows you to transfer contacts, call logs, SMS logs, calendars, notes, bookmarks and media content, in an attempt to make your life easier.

Missing Sync for Android represents an al... (read more)]]> Fri, 2 Nov 2012 15:41:01 GMT Softpedia News - Mac software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/The-Missing-Sync-for-Android-Review-295658.shtml Mac software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/The-Missing-Sync-for-Android-Review-295658.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Iulia Ivan) http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/Pocket-Radio-Player-Review-286400.shtml We often find ourselves enjoying music when using our iPhone, while working on the computer or even while driving. If you want to find new music or see what's popular right now, radio stations will help you do all that.

Portable Radio Player is a lightweight application that will help you listen to various radio stations on your Mac and save the ones you... (read more)]]> Fri, 26 Oct 2012 17:11:00 GMT Softpedia News - Mac software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/Pocket-Radio-Player-Review-286400.shtml Mac software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/Pocket-Radio-Player-Review-286400.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Alexandru Tanase) http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/myPassword-Review-288173.shtml
This problem can be easily taken care of by a password generator. Whether it’s an online service, a browser extension, a Dashboard widget or a desktop app, there are many solutions for generating passwords.

myPassword is a ... (read more)]]> Sat, 6 Oct 2012 17:01:02 GMT Softpedia News - Mac software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/myPassword-Review-288173.shtml Mac software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/myPassword-Review-288173.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Octav Fedor) http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/Dolby-Axon-Review-291974.shtml
Dolby Axon is a free application that you can take for a spin if your Mac can run OS X 10.5 or later. Dolby Axon's most interesting feature is simulated positioning, an audio ch... (read more)]]> Sat, 29 Sep 2012 19:01:01 GMT Softpedia News - Mac software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/Dolby-Axon-Review-291974.shtml Mac software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/Dolby-Axon-Review-291974.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Alexandru Tanase) http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/Mac-Game-Store-Review-295650.shtml Regardless of what Apple’s marketing materials will tell you, Macs still have a long way to go to become a gamer’s dream machine. But they do run games, and now they have a Mac Game Store that makes it dead easy to install the latest Call of Duty in a click.


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Using the standard App Store syst... (read more)]]> Sat, 29 Sep 2012 17:51:00 GMT Softpedia News - Mac software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/Mac-Game-Store-Review-295650.shtml Mac software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/Mac-Game-Store-Review-295650.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Filip Truta) http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/Kindle-for-Mac-Review-289199.shtml Thanks to Amazon’s Whispersync technology, you can read the same e-book on multiple devices, without worrying about details such as bookmarks or the furthest page read. Kindle for Mac allows you to continue your reading on your desktop computer without missing a beat.

With all the Kindle reading applications for different platforms provided by Amazon, pu... (read more)]]> Fri, 7 Sep 2012 17:01:02 GMT Softpedia News - Mac software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/Kindle-for-Mac-Review-289199.shtml Mac software reviews http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/mac/Kindle-for-Mac-Review-289199.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Iulia Ivan)