Ars Technica awards recognize Mac app distinction

Apple ducked out of awarding Mac design laurels at WWDC this year in favor of iPhone and iPad apps, so the geeks at Ars Technica jumped into the pool with valor and distinction.

Ars Technica solicited nominations from readers, then used staff to cull the list to get some well deserved winners.

The winners in each category are:

Best New OS X App: Transmit 4 by Panic (FTP client)

Best Mac OS X User Experience: Tweetie for Mac (Twitter client)

Most innovative OS X App: Dropbox (file sync tool)

Best App for Education: Papers (digital document management)

Best student-created App: Schoolhouse 3 (student database)

Readers' Choice Award: 1Password 3 (password management)

The winners get a laser engraved cube which looks quite spiffy. It's nice to see these apps recognized. Apple seems to expending a lot of energy on all things iPad and iPhone. We love our Apple mobile gadgets, but we still love our Apple desktops and laptops too.

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June 17 2010 at 2:17 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

zoe

LOL, if no award, no winner, how we use those wonderful apps in our computer? just list some apps of mine, maybe some of them are invented by the winners :)

Google Earth: everyone knows goooooogle, the 3D map gets better and betterâ€¦

Winx HD video converter for Mac -An easy-to-use video converter, both SD and HD videos are available.

SpamSieve: Anybody who uses "Mail" for Mac needs this.

Skype: no more explaination needed, certaily you have used it lol

Seashore: "Photoshop" your photos without buying Photoshop.

June 10 2010 at 12:02 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

jackbush316

Mac OS and iPhone OS are part of my daily life.

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June 07 2010 at 9:02 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

foresmac

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June 07 2010 at 6:51 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Daniel Karpantschof

LOL

Awards are usually instated to promote innovation, creativity and new ways of thinking.

Three of six apps are simply newer versions of previous apps. Including The Best New OS X App (Transmit 4) - which in itself is hilarious.

The most "innovative app" is hardly an innovation at all. Surely a great app - but greatness alone is not innovation.

While all good apps; hardly new kids on the dock. What a joke...

June 07 2010 at 6:34 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply