Archive for February, 2009

Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo XI

Friday, February 27th, 2009

I do photography as a hobby and wanted a good software program for editing my photos.

I had tried many free programs from the internet that in the end didn’t offer everything I was looking for. In my search for a comparative program I read many featured software programs that you could try for a free […]

NetNewsWire for IPhone

Wednesday, February 25th, 2009

I have known about NetNewsWire (NNW) even before I started using a Mac in 2005.

I know that many people swear by it. I kept holding off installing and trying NNW out, and make do with first Safari’s and then Apple Mail’s RSS component. I hated Mail’s RSS even more than Safari’s, in part because it […]

SongBird

Monday, February 23rd, 2009

Songbird is an open-source, cross platform, highly customizable music player.

It comes integrated with mashTape, Last.fm, Songkick and SHOUTcast Radio, and can be further improved by an ever-growing variety of themes (called ‘feathers’) and add-ons contributed by the Songbird developer community. It’s a great alternative player, but more than that, it’s also a solution for all […]

You Need A Budget

Friday, February 20th, 2009

The economy has a lot of us looking at our finances much more closely. Personal budgeting software is one way to keep a firm grip on your cash. While some just keep a simple list in Excel, or use a larger finance package like Quicken, there is some great software geared towards individual budgets.

You Need […]

Twinkle on Twitter

Wednesday, February 18th, 2009

Twinkle is an iPhone app made by the upcoming company, Tapulous.

If you find yourself owning an iPhone, and constantly tweeting on the popular site, Twitter, this app is made specifically for you. Twinkle allows you to send tweets to Twitter no matter your location. You can also check on your friends tweets on the go. […]

Semagic for LiveJournal

Monday, February 16th, 2009

Semagic is a free software client for creating and managing Livejournal posts.

While Livejournal’s web interface is simple enough for the casual poster, there comes a certain feeling of liberation from no longer being tethered to one’s preferred crash-at-the-worst-possible-moment web browser, all in a very lightweight package. For those familiar with Microsoft Word and its family, […]