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  • Appletell reviews TextExpander for Mac OS X

    Anyone who does a good degree of writing and coding on the Mac needs TextExpander. That’s right…needs it. By allowing you to easily assign keystroke shortcuts to snippets of code, you can place long, cumbersome blocks of text and code in your documents within a matter of seconds, system wide. In fact, the developers are so certain that TextExpander will be such a huge timesaver for you, that they even tell you how many hours…

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  • Adobe CS4 overview; an ongoing review

    Provides: Full suite of video/photo/image/web content creation and management Format: DVD Developer: Adobe Minimum System Requirements: Varies by product/package (see Adobe’s website for individual details)…

  • Appletell reviews Storyist script/novel writing software

    I’m beyond the point of having to explain why anyone writing a screen or stage play would want software specifically for that task. You can…

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Appletellcast weekly Apple podcast, March 29th 2009

by Jake Gaecke on Mar 30, 2009 at 06:49 AM

This week’s show is a bit abbreviated, but still full of reviews, free apps, and who knows what else? We’re also giving away some iPhone cases with headphones from Dermis. But I’m sure you knew all of this already if you subscribed in iTunes to the Appletellcast. Continue Reading »

Appletell reviews NeatReceipts for Mac

by Jake Gaecke on Mar 26, 2009 at 10:00 AM

Until the day when all transactions and receipts are electronic, you might want to consider a method other than physical files and folders for your receipts and important documents. That is exactly what NeatReceipts is for. It will scan your receipts, business cards and other important documents, making electronic copies.… Continue Reading »

MacHeist Software Bundle is on sale: $900 of software for $39

by Adam Fisher-Cox on Mar 24, 2009 at 10:01 PM

As I am writing this, the MacHeist 3 Bundle is about to be revealed. Last year, many were disappointed with the MacHeist bundle, as it had many apps that had been seen in the previous year, and no really spectacular app. This year, that was acknowledged, and a much better… Continue Reading »

Could Apple pull off one app for all Internet-based tasks?

by Adam Fisher-Cox on Feb 26, 2009 at 09:39 PM

Apple currently ships a ton of full-fledged programs with Mac OS X. Safari, Mail, iChat, Address Book, and iCal are all great examples. As the operating system paradigm shifts, though, I think Apple could be the one to pull these apps all together into one really useful application that many… Continue Reading »

Mariner announces Contour screenplay structure software

by Kirk Hiner on Feb 25, 2009 at 07:40 PM

Do you have a great idea for a movie, but don’t know how to turn it into a screenplay that makes any sense? Well, that’s never stopped those fellows who make the Saw movies, and now it doesn’t need to stop you, either, thanks to Mariner’s Contour screenplay structure software. Continue Reading »

Appletell reviews MacSpeech Dictate

by Jake Gaecke on Feb 25, 2009 at 04:45 PM

Talking to inanimate objects has become more accepted in the past years, mostly thanks to Bluetooth headsets. But you can take it a step further by talking directly to your computer! MacSpeech Dictate is the premier dictation software to turn your spoken words into typed text without ever needing to… Continue Reading »

Appletell First Look: “Fresh” for Mac OS X

by Adam Fisher-Cox on Feb 20, 2009 at 04:53 PM

Fresh is a brand new application for OS X that is essentially a file management tool. What it does is take every file that you have interacted with, and shows it in a list. If you edit a Word file, download a file, save an e-mail attachment, take a screenshot,… Continue Reading »

Hyperspaces enhances Spaces, adds missing features

by Alec Feld on Feb 5, 2009 at 12:39 PM

Although Spaces was a hyped feature of Mac OS X Leopard, it seems to lack functionality and reliability. Thankfully, an app named Hyperspaces is available to cover some of those missing features. What’s unique about Hyperspaces is that it does not replace Spaces, it simply adds functionality and improves usability. Continue Reading »

Things: the art of getting it done

by Juan Gonzalez on Jan 26, 2009 at 01:47 PM

Things is a very easy-to-use task management tool that helps us approach the GTD (Getting Things Done) philosophy proposed by David Allen.  The concept is very simple, and the application is neat, clean and powerful. The idea behind this article is not to explain or detail every single feature of… Continue Reading »

The why and how on Growl (with video)

by Jake Gaecke on Jan 18, 2009 at 11:23 PM

Say what!?  You haven’t heard of Growl?  And you call yourself a Mac user.  Don’t worry, I’ve got the why and how on Growl.  Before you know it, you’ll have the feature that Apple left out running on your machine. Growl is a centralized notification system for OS X.  It… Continue Reading »

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