Tom"s Weekly Mac App Picks for 2015
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Emulsion from The Escapers is an image cataloging and editing app that is designed as a replacement for Aperture, Lightroom, or even advanced iPhoto users. Emulsion provides a wide range of capabilities, including advanced meta data editing, RAW image editing, and a fast image catalog that makes searching and organizing images an easy task.More »
SSDReporter monitors your Mac’s internal SSDs and flash storage devices to ensure they're in tip-top shape and that no problems are brewingMore »
AdwareMedic is a very easy to use scanning system that can find and remove most of the types of adware found on Mac computers. If you're having a problem with unknown popups, strange ads being displayed in your browser, or you've lost control of basic browsing functions, AdwareMedic may be able to put a stop to it.More »
Mac Backup Guru provides the ability to create backup clones of your Mac’s startup drive. If it stopped there, the app wouldn't be that unusual, although its interface is easy to use. But Mac Backup Guru goes beyond the basics and provides a few unique capabilities that could easily make it the equivalent of a bootable Time Machine backup system. More »
TextExpander allows you to expand short text snippets into simple or complex writing, making this one of the best productivity tools for the Mac. With an easy-to-use snippet editor, and a powerful text replacement engine that doesn’t seem to slow down, TextExpander can serve the needs of writers and coders, as well as everyday Mac users who are looking to ensure accuracy in the writing they produce.More »
TinkerTool provides easy access to a large number of hidden preferences within OS X. Not only can you customize OS X to better meet your needs, you can do so using an app that is easy to use, instead of learning a handful of Terminal commands. Just remember, should you set a preference that causes you problems, you can always use the Reset function to restore the system defaults.More »
DaisyDisk is a utility for displaying the data on your Mac’s drive in an easy-to-understand sunburst graph. This type of graph is uniquely capable of letting you see how data is organized, where large chunks of information are stored, and the hierarchy of the storage, all of which makes DaisyDisk an ideal tool for locating and deleting unneeded files and folders, to help you maintain a clean and well-running Mac. More »
BetterZip is an archiving utility for the Mac that provides a great deal more performance and capabilities than Apple’s built-in archiving solution. If you work with compressed archives, BetterZip may be a better solution for you.More »
XScanSolo 4 is a system and hardware monitor that can grab data from built-in sensors, and display the results in an easy-to-use interface. Want to know how hot your Mac gets on a summer day, or how fast the fans are spinning? This app can answer these and many other hardware-related questions.More »
VidConvert is a video and audio converter that makes changing from one format to another very simple. But simple doesn't mean primitive. VidConvert offers both a large number of presets for converting to the most popular formats with just a click or two, and advanced options that put the conversion details in your hands.More »
•Emulsion
Emulsion from The Escapers is an image cataloging and editing app that is designed as a replacement for Aperture, Lightroom, or even advanced iPhoto users. Emulsion provides a wide range of capabilities, including advanced meta data editing, RAW image editing, and a fast image catalog that makes searching and organizing images an easy task.More »
•SSDReporter
SSDReporter monitors your Mac’s internal SSDs and flash storage devices to ensure they're in tip-top shape and that no problems are brewingMore »
•AdwareMedic:
AdwareMedic is a very easy to use scanning system that can find and remove most of the types of adware found on Mac computers. If you're having a problem with unknown popups, strange ads being displayed in your browser, or you've lost control of basic browsing functions, AdwareMedic may be able to put a stop to it.More »
•Mac Backup Guru
Mac Backup Guru provides the ability to create backup clones of your Mac’s startup drive. If it stopped there, the app wouldn't be that unusual, although its interface is easy to use. But Mac Backup Guru goes beyond the basics and provides a few unique capabilities that could easily make it the equivalent of a bootable Time Machine backup system. More »
•TextExpander
TextExpander allows you to expand short text snippets into simple or complex writing, making this one of the best productivity tools for the Mac. With an easy-to-use snippet editor, and a powerful text replacement engine that doesn’t seem to slow down, TextExpander can serve the needs of writers and coders, as well as everyday Mac users who are looking to ensure accuracy in the writing they produce.More »
•TinkerTool
TinkerTool provides easy access to a large number of hidden preferences within OS X. Not only can you customize OS X to better meet your needs, you can do so using an app that is easy to use, instead of learning a handful of Terminal commands. Just remember, should you set a preference that causes you problems, you can always use the Reset function to restore the system defaults.More »
•DaisyDisk: Tom's Mac Software Pick
DaisyDisk is a utility for displaying the data on your Mac’s drive in an easy-to-understand sunburst graph. This type of graph is uniquely capable of letting you see how data is organized, where large chunks of information are stored, and the hierarchy of the storage, all of which makes DaisyDisk an ideal tool for locating and deleting unneeded files and folders, to help you maintain a clean and well-running Mac. More »
•BetterZip
BetterZip is an archiving utility for the Mac that provides a great deal more performance and capabilities than Apple’s built-in archiving solution. If you work with compressed archives, BetterZip may be a better solution for you.More »
•XScanSolo 4
XScanSolo 4 is a system and hardware monitor that can grab data from built-in sensors, and display the results in an easy-to-use interface. Want to know how hot your Mac gets on a summer day, or how fast the fans are spinning? This app can answer these and many other hardware-related questions.More »
•VidConvert: Tom's Mac Software Pick
VidConvert is a video and audio converter that makes changing from one format to another very simple. But simple doesn't mean primitive. VidConvert offers both a large number of presets for converting to the most popular formats with just a click or two, and advanced options that put the conversion details in your hands.More »
