Cody reviewed Alfred app for Mac when it first came out in March, but I didn’t really care about the application back then. I was a regular and happy Spotlight user who didn’t need to install a new tool to search my Mac faster. Then something happened over the past months: I started storing lots of files in my Dropbox. Read more
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Why I Ditched Spotlight for Alfred
Mac Users Love Macs. Surprised?
If you bought a Mac, I guess you love it. I wouldn’t be surprised at all to know that you’re deeply in love with your newly bought piece of Ive aluminum. Still, it’s interesting to put these love stories to numbers and see how stats change over time.
The latest American Customer Satisfaction Index survey (via 9to5mac) indicates that, over the past 12 months, Apple computers totaled 78 out of 100, 3 points more than the same survey in 2009. PC stats have increased as well, with PC makers like Dell and HP achieving higher stats, too: 77 points.
People love Macs. Remember that 10.7 is coming next year. Let’s have this survey again in 12 months. Read more
Dragon Dictate Now Available For Mac
If you’ve been waiting for the chance to whisper sweet nothings to your Mac, then your time has come, Nuance Communications today announced that Dragon Dictate for Mac is now available.
Desktop Version of Weet Coming for Mac?
Hello, my name is Chris and I’m a twitter client addict. I usually download and try them all. It can be a beta, official release, iPhone, Mac - it doesn’t matter. So today we have a new contestant to the Mac - Weet. It’s handcrafted by Raptor Apps and Marcelo Marfil. The iPhone version was released last week; it’s very good for a 1.0 release, check for an in-depth review soon by Federico. Anyway, a tweet just came across my timeline that showed us a little taste of what could come.
Mailplane 2.2 released
Mailplane, the app that brings Gmail to your Mac’s desktop, has been recently updated with new features and bug fixes. New features: Support for Gmail’s new Priority Inbox; @usemailroom’s TrueView, which enables two counters, one for unread and one for unseen messages; you can now drag a Mailplane URL from the title bar to any application; Rapportive - which replaces the sponsored links on the right-hand side with useful contact information (this is an excellent feature, there’s even free add-ons for Firefox, Safari, and Chrome); Mailplane can now automatically open ‘safe’ attachments after downloading like Safari, just check the preference button; and auto-insert-BCC feature lets you integrate with a CRM, HelpDesk or similar service. Read more
$250 of Mac & iPhone Apps Up for Grabs On MacStories
Two days ago we launched MacStories 3.0, and it was a great launch that went beyond all our most optimistic expectations. Really, thank you guys. To celebrate the new site we launched a series of giveaways, and many of you entered. For all those of you who didn’t win anything, though, we thought it’d be nice to offer a second chance.
So hit the break, check out the great Mac and iPhone apps we’re giving away and read the rules to find out how you can enter this awesome contest. Good luck! Read more
DomainBrain 2.0 Is The Ultimate Domain Management App for Mac
I’ve got a bunch of domains to manage, and it’s not exactly the easiest of the tasks. Each domain comes with lots of information (Registrar, expiration date, WHOIS record) and it’s very easy to get lost in all these usernames and passwords. Plus, if you consider that you’ve purchased a domain because you probably want to run a website on it - then add database data, hosting, content management system, users.
1Password isn’t meant for managing domains, especially multiple domains at once. If you, like me, wanted to buy goodfuckingdesignadvice.com but went for other 5 similar domains instead, then DomainBrain 2.0 is for you. It’s the best tool to manage a “domain library” you could ever find on OS X. Read more
Sketch for Mac, Reviewed
[This article was written by Raj Ramamurthy. You can check out his personal website here.]
Pieter Omvlee (the man behind the fantastic Bohemian Coding) has long been known for the amazing code behind Fontcase, which is perhaps the best font manager for the Mac.
Pieter has been working on something for the past year or so, though. Long before Sketch was released, Pieter had created DrawIt, a vector drawing application with support for bitmap filters. With Sketch, Pieter decided to rethink parts of DrawIt, and have two products with differing goals in his lineup of amazing applications.
Sketch was most certainly worth the wait. I beta tested the application, and I can confidently say that it’s one of the best drawing tools I’ve ever used. It’s also beautiful, not just in graphics, but also in simplicity: there are beautiful icons designed by Kevin Kalle and the application icon is done by Emanuel Sà. Pieter’s made the approach in Sketch quite simple: there are no document sizes, and the entire application is fluid and smooth. Read more
The Bundleecious 2 Giveaway - 5 Bundles up for Grabs
Early today we brought you a little taste of the 2nd Bundleecious bundle to be neatly packaged and shipped off to thousands of Mac users in need of a good deal. But sometimes…you gotta have a free lunch. We’re giving away five bundles to some hungry Mac users, so click past the break for more information.