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Carry the Moon in your pocket with this free iPhone app

by Mel Martin (Feb 24th, 2010)

Last week I was pleased to suggest some free astronomy programs of interest to star-gazers. This week, I'm at it again hoping that space or science buffs get a look at Moon Globe. This very handy app gives you a complete map of our nearest space neighbor, showing you what is visible on any night ...

Freeware find: Smith Micro Photo A.K.A. bulk file renamer

by Steven Sande (Feb 23rd, 2010)

While I'm saving my pennies for a new 27" i7 iMac, I'm finding that "free is good." Software development house Smith Micro made my day this morning when I received an email telling me about their free Photo A.K.A. application for Mac (site registration required). The app is a single-tasker -- it ...

MaComfort brings a little Mac back to your PC

by Mike Schramm (Feb 4th, 2010)

Let's face it -- as much as we love our Macs, sometimes you've got to use a PC, whether that be for work or at a friend's house, or just for playing some games. But when you absolutely must use Windows, maComfort can make the transition easier. It's a free Windows application (with some premium ...

Logitech gives away free wireless mouse and keyboard (it's an app)

by Steven Sande (Feb 2nd, 2010)

Peripheral manufacturer Logitech has released a free app that lets you turn your iPhone or iPod touch (or probably even your iPad, if you're Stephen Colbert) into a wireless mouse and keyboard. The free TouchMouse app [iTunes Link] is perfect for those situations where you've connected your Mac to a ...

Sikuli can automate any UI by taking screenshots

by Mike Schramm (Feb 1st, 2010)

This is pretty impressive --of course there are already lots of ways to automate actions on your Mac, and odds are that you may have messed around with scripting or Automator more than once before. But Sikuli is a new app that makes automating as simple as taking screenshots. Instead of programming ...

Transmission 1.8 released, now featuring support for magnet links

by Aron Trimble (Jan 22nd, 2010)

Transmission, the venerable BitTorrent client for Mac, has just received an overhaul in the form of a "huge listen-to-the-users release." From the release notes the following enhancements are included: Added support for magnet links Added support for trackerless torrents Redesigned tracker ...

SlipCover helps make case icons for your media

by Mike Schramm (Jan 18th, 2010)

Here's a cool app we haven't mentioned yet here on TUAW -- SlipCover is an app that will help you put together some beautiful icons for your Mac's media files, from DVDs to video games or anything else that needs a cool looking icon. The app itself revolves around "case" files, which are basically ...

Gas Cubby now available in a free, sponsored version

by Steven Sande (Dec 24th, 2009)

App Cubby has been producing three wonderful iPhone apps for a while, two of which are associated with keeping tabs on the costs of operating your car. Both Trip Cubby [US$6.99, iTunes Link] and Gas Cubby [US$6.99, iTunes Link] have been lauded by users and bloggers alike for their functionality and ...

Gamefly updates GameCenter iPhone app

by Mike Schramm (Dec 19th, 2009)

GameFly (which is sort of a Netflix for video games) sent along word that they have updated their free iPhone app called Gamecenter [iTunes link]. Not only does it work as an official app -- you can update and add to your queue straight from the app, which is definitely nice, as you can go carry it ...

Development of VLC for Mac 64-bit is on hold, project needs developers

by Michael Grothaus (Dec 17th, 2009)

Development on the 64-bit version of VLC Player for Mac has hit the pause button. The Videolan team is looking for Mac development talent to help move the project forward, and revamp the program's interface to be more Mac-like. While the team says that reports of VLC Mac's death are 'greatly ...

Most popular free Mac apps of 2009

by Michael Grothaus (Dec 16th, 2009)

Lifehacker has put together their list of the 15 Most Popular Free Mac Apps of 2009. Keep in mind, these are Mac OS X apps, not iPhone apps. The list is based on the popularity of apps they've covered in 2009 and don't represent total download numbers. Here are some of their choices (in no ...

Give your Dashboard a kick in the pants

by Michael Grothaus (Dec 14th, 2009)

After reading through the comments on my post about Dashboard Widgets, I noticed quite a few people lamented the fact that the widgets have to go through a 'start-up' process every time you turn on your Mac or log out and log back in. Well, not anymore. We actually covered this four years ago, ...

The Pomodoro Technique, or how a tomato made me more productive

by Steven Sande (Nov 28th, 2009)

I've alluded to my search for personal organization a couple of times during 2009. While it's not something that I'm obsessing about, I now capture my major goals in Things, and that at least tells me what I'm supposed to be doing in terms of short and long-term goals. However, I found that ...

Found Footage: TweetDeck for iPhone gets a major makeover

by Steven Sande (Nov 11th, 2009)

The press release I received tonight said it all: "TweetDeck for iPhone -- now with added awesome." I use TweetDeck on my Macs, but had used another competing app for tweeting from my iPhone. After this update, which is the first major upgrade to this free Twitter client, I may have to reconsider! ...

Shazam picking up investors, boasts 50 million users

by Mike Schramm (Oct 20th, 2009)

Shazam is one of the first apps I actually used in context on the iPhone, and while we haven't heard much about the app since it debuted way back in the early days of the App Store, apparently the company itself has been blowing up, thanks to the free app. They've picked up a nice round of ...