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How to squeeze the best out of FREE NetNewsWire

A day before Newsgator made their RSS Suite totally FREE, Amit did a review of Newsgator’s FeedDemon (Windows RSS Feed Reader), which got me thinking about NetNewsWire. Let me give you a brief about my RSS Feed Reader usage before suggesting ‘How to squeeze the best out of FREE NetNewsWire’.

I have been using RSS Feed [...]

muCommander, a lightweight, cross-platform file manager

muCommander is a lightweight, cross-platform twin-pane file manager featuring a Norton Commander style interface and running on any operating system with Java support (Mac OS X, Windows, Linux, *BSD, Solaris).

muCommander is a Freeware but you can donate if you feel good about it.

Gravatar enable your Address Book

Saw this via The Unofficial Apple Weblog — a simple, useful add-on for your Address Book, Avatars, is a freeware that searches for, displays, and adds your contacts’ avatars to their cards. It installs with a package installer as a SIMBL plugin.

So, liven up your Address book with Gravatars and Pavatars with a little help [...]

Run multiple versions of Internet Explorer on Mac OS X without the need for Windows

For all those Web designers and developer wishing to test their web apps in Internet Explorer but always had to boot into a whole Operating system, can now relax. IEs4OSX is a standalone application for the mac that can run multiple version of Internet Explorer (without windows) - from IE 5.0, 5.5, 6.0 to 7.0. [...]

Microsoft’s Remote Desktop Connection for Mac

If you connect to other Windows Desktops or Servers through your Mac, then the FREE client from Microsoft is one of the best option. With Remote Desktop Connection Client for Mac, you can connect from your Mac to a Windows-based computer and work with programs and files on that computer. Mac users who have access [...]

Flickr Uploadr for Mac OS X

One of the many things that I missed when I moved from Windows to Mac was the Flickr Uploadr for Windows. I did bought FlickrExport, an iPhoto plugin that makes it easy to upload photos to Flickr. That’s an awesome software and worth every penny.

However, Flickr released the official Flickr Uploadr for Mac OS X [...]

LifeHacker’s Top 10 Mac Free Downloads

LifeHacker has a list of top 10 Free Mac Downloads.

QuickSilver
TextWrangler (You can try Smultron too but if you are serious, then the best would be a commercial text editor - TextMate)
SilverKeeper (A Backup Utility that is packaged along with Lacie Drives)
Adium (Instant Messenger)
HandBrake (DVD Ripper)
iSquint (video file to iPod converter)
VirtueDesks (Virtual Desktops Manager)
The Unarchiver
VLC MediaPlayer
iTerm

Must Have list of Applications/Softwares for new Mac Users

Personally, I would not term myself an advanced Mac user, far none an experienced one. However, I’ve been very enthusiastic about the Mac lately and have been minutely observing many of the cool aspects of the Apple Mac. I still use a PowerBook G4 PPC and I would credit it for all the Mac stuffs [...]

ToDo; a free, simple, small application to manage To Do lists

I’ve tried many note-taking-task schedular applications. However, I always felt they’re either too bulky for such a small job, or too complex for such simple actions. The best of all that I’ve ever tested, the best is ToDo. As the name implies, ToDo is a simple to-do list application that keeps you on track.

Each to [...]

xPad (sticky, TextEdit combo) is free

I bought xPad about 2 month’s ago and have been using it daily. It has become free few days back. Download your copy; you can use the following details in the registration.

Name: xPad User
Email: support@getxpad.com
Code: X6893-2055-5686-9378

xPad, written in Cocoa, is the ultimate notepad, TextEdit and Stickies replacement for Apple’s OS X. With a simple, easy-to-use interface and powerful [...]