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GAget: Get Google Analytics Right On Your Mac Desktop

Umar — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 21:01:42 +0000

Whether you are a private blog owner or a webmaster in charge of multiple websites, there is a very good chance that you use Google Analytics to track your site’s traffic. But some people might find it inconvenient to open up their web browser each time they need to check site stats. Fortunately for Mac users there is an app called GAget available.

GAget is a free to use desktop application for Mac computers. After set up the app runs smoothly on your desktop and provides you with your site’s Google Analytics stats. In case you have multiple sites you can run multiple instances of the application on your desktop.

Features:

A user-friendly desktop application.
Compatible with Mac computers.
Brings Google Analytics data to your desktop.
Lets you run multiple instances of the applications.

Check out GAget @ http://www.zoltanhosszu.com/gaget (By Umar from AllthatIsApple)

PanGoods: Get The Best Mac & Windows Software At Discounted Prices

MOin — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 01:01:07 +0000

Finding the best software for your computer tasks is not an easy thing to do. You have to filter through a lot of mediocre apps to get to the best one and when you do, it is often accompanied by a hefty price tag. The process is made much simpler by an excellent web service called PanGoods.

PanGoods is a web service that offers the best software usually at discounted prices. The software you find on the site is the best of its lot and offered mostly at a price lower than on other sites. Discount deals and offers for numerous software are provided on the site for you to take advantage of. For each deal the remaining time is given along with how many licenses are remaining for the app. Each app is also accompanied by a detailed description and specifications.

PanGoods has dedicated sections for Windows and Mac software. You can browse the apps via this categorization or filter them using subcategories. Where available, user ratings for the app are also given.

The site also offers attractive terms to vendors detailed on its “Vendors” webpage.

Features:

A user-friendly web service.
Offers best software.
Offers discount offers for app.
Includes Windows and Mac software.
Offers attractive terms to vendors.

Check out PanGoods @ www.pangoods.com (by MOin from Thumb Press)

Magican-Monitor: A System Monitoring Freeware for Mac Computers

MOin — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 17:01:25 +0000

Windows users can easily find freeware RAM monitors, CPU monitors, and various other system monitoring tools. However the case is not the same with Mac users. This is precisely what makes “Magican Monitor” is so special – it is a free and through system monitoring for Mac computers.

Magican Monitor is a freeware system monitor for computers running Mac 10.6 or later. But apart from being free, the tool’s strength lies in its thoroughness. From battery life to the usage of hard disk, memory, and CPU, the tool covers everything. Each type of monitor – battery, CPU, monitor, and hard disk – works as a separate unit and can be hidden from the interface anytime. System temperatures and bandwidth usage are also monitored and displayed. The app’s customization options allow you to change the colors used by various monitors and the time periods for refresh intervals and history time line.

Features:

A user-friendly desktop application.
Compatible with Mac computers.
Monitors bandwidth usage and system temperatures.
Display temperature as Celsius or Fahrenhe.
Monitors usage of CPU, memory, and hard disk.
Displays battery usage.
Lets you customize colors used and refresh time intervals.
Displays network speed in float, users can put the app to dock.
While moving to other space, Magican Monitor can keep in screen now.
Also check other tools from the same developer: Magican File and Magican Rest.

Check out Magican-Monitor @ www.magicansoft.com/magican-monitor.html (by MOin from Urban Savior)

Smart Converter: The Ultimate Media Converter For Mac

MOin — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 19:01:47 +0000

Media converters for Mac computers usually come with a price tag. They are also unable to handle many formats and fail to send your converted files directly to iTunes. Fortunately for Mac users, Smart Converter is not usual Mac media conversion software.

Smart Converter is a freeware app for Mac computers that handles a wide variety of audio for video file formats. After installation, you only need to drag your media files into the application’s window. The files are analyzed and the app decides which of the files’ portions need conversion to achieve the best video quality. You then select the desired output through the device you want to play the converted file in.

The converted files – audio and video – are also automatically imported into your iTunes library.

Features:

A user-friendly desktop application.
Compatible with Mac computers.
Converts audio and video files.
Supports many file formats.
Automatically imports converted files to your iTunes library.
Similar tool: Mobile Media Converter Online.
Also read related articles: Top Free Media Converters for Windows and 5 Easy-to-use Freeware Video Converters.

You can download Smart Converter from www.shedworx.com/smartconverter (via Addictive Tips) (by MOin from Urban Savior)

CopyTrans xPort: A Fast App To Import Music From Your iPod [Mac]

MOin — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 03:01:22 +0000

Most Mac users prefer iTunes as their default media player. While it has its advantages, iTunes does not manage the iPod very well, the most significant drawback being one-way transfers that only let you transfer music from your computer to the iPod. Here to offer the option to export music to your Mac computer from your iPod is a desktop app called CopyTrans Xport.

After installation the app lets you speedily transfer songs from your iPod to your Mac computer; along with the songs themselves, their play counts, dates added, ratings, and album covers are also exported. All you have to do is select the songs you want to export, choose an export folder, and then import them to whichever media player you are using on your Mac.

Xport is considerably faster than iTunes – its advertised speed is a transfer of 25 GB of music from your iPod to your Mac in less than an hour. Additionally you can use the app to find lyrics for your favorite songs.

CopyTrans Xport requires Mac OS 10.3 and Java version 1.5 or higher.

Features:

A user-friendly desktop application.
Compatible with Mac computers.
Lets you import songs from ipod to computer speedily.
Covers all song information including play counts, dates added, ratings, and album covers.
Finds lyrics for songs.

Check out CopyTrans Xport @ www.copytrans.net/xport.php (by MOin from Urban Savior)

Pixelfari: Surf The Web In 8-Bit Format (Mac Only)

TehseenBaweja — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 19:01:27 +0000

Pixelfari is a Mac OS app that can take your web back to the 1980′s when everything was in 8-bit. Pixelfari works with your Safari browser and renders everything in 8-bit including texts and images. To people who have never seen the 8-bit era, this will look ugly with blocky fonts and pixelated images. However, for many others it is a novelty that can take you back to older days when browsers were not so powerful.

The resulting websites appear to have chunky fonts, blocky images, overflowing text, messed up layout and many inefficiencies. But then, it is not meant to replace your regular browser. The application only works for Mac and is quite a nostalgic piece of technology for people who used the Internet in the 80′s.

Features:

Displays web pages in 8-bit.
Renders both text and images.
Works with Mac only.
No registration required.

Download Pixelfari @ http://mrgan.tumblr.com/post/3330188156/pixelfari [Via TheNextWeb]

AppiMeal: Daily App Deals For iPhone, Mac, Android Or iPad

abhijeet — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 19:01:31 +0000

The surge of daily deal sites, which started with the rise of Groupon, isn’t limited to deals on local stores and shops. We can now find all kinds of such services, including the ones that offer daily deals on software. AppiMeal is a new entrant in this space which wants to offer a paid (and licensed) software every day for free. iPhone, Mac, Android and iPad are the current categories, with iPhone being the only functional one at the moment and all others having the tag “coming soon”.

The site has a clean design and is worth a bookmark if you own any of those 4 devices for which the site will have a new deal each day in the near future. You can also subscribe to the deals via email so that you know when a nice bargain comes up.

Features

Get a paid software or app for free each day.
Available for iPhone, Mac, iPad or Android.

Check out AppiMeal @ appimeal.com (By Abhijeet from GT Resources)

PDFPen: Add Signature To PDF Documents Easily (OSX)

Israel Nicolas — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 01:01:57 +0000

If you carry out your business online, you have probably come across contracts in PDF format that you have to digitally sign and give back. PDFPen is a cool Mac app that does this for you and more. This advanced PDF editing tool lets you manipulate PDF documents and saves you time on tasks that otherwise requires multiple software and several steps to do.

Signing a PDF contract is easy with this tool ““ you only need to open the file and drag your signature to the correct area in the document. You can also scale your signature to match the dotted line then e-mail in seconds. If you need to edit the text in the PDF or scanned files, PDFPen has a basic OCR that does the job decently.

The tool also lets you go through your PDF file and cross out texts. This is useful when you need to hide banking details and other classified information before sending the file.

PDFPen is a free downloadable trial with all the functions. This app is a great timesaver for anyone dealing with PDF files in their day-to-day tasks.

Features:

Sign PDF contracts easily.
PDF manipulation tools lets you cross out texts.
Basic OCR available for text editing.
Merge pages from several PDF files.
Similar tools: PDF Escape, PDFVue, and PDFHammer.

Check out PDFPen @ www.smilesoftware.com/PDFpen

AllMyMacApps: Cool Mac Software Directory

MOin — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 21:01:08 +0000

Are you looking for Mac applications across numerous websites? Wouldn’t it be convenient to find all your Mac apps on the same site instead? ”AllMyMacApps” mac software directory that offers exactly that.

AllMyMacApps is a free and simple to use website that lets you quickly search for Mac applications. You can categorically browse the apps according to whether or not they are free or first narrow down your options via a keywords search.

The apps you like can be downloaded right away or added to your ‘app box’ from where you can individually download each app later.

Descriptions of each application are available ““ they serve an important purpose while trying out new apps on the site. In conclusion, “All My Mac Apps” is a site with an intuitive interface and should be bookmarked by all Mac users.

Features:

Cool Mac software repository.
Lets you search for Mac applications.
Lets you browse apps categorically.
Lets you filter the paid apps so you see only the free ones.
Lets you get information on apps and download them.
Similar tools: Students and AppDonkey.
Also read related articles:

Check out “AllMyMacApps” @ www.allmymacapps.net (by MOin from ThumbPress)

AdobeAir.me: Adobe Air App Catalog Online

Umar — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:01:56 +0000

Adobe Air is cross-platform; this means applications based on Air can be run on any operating system that supports Air. If you are looking for Air applications and want them all in one place, do pay a visit to “Adobeair.me”.

“Adobeair.me” is a free adobe air app catalog that has a massive collection of applications based on Adobe Air. You can browse applications on the homepage of the site. To find apps you can also browse the categories and subcategories the apps are placed in.

When you find an application you like, simply click on it and you will be taken to a page where you can download the app or go to the webpage where it is hosted. A description of the app is also detailed on the same page.

Features:

Adobe air tools directory.
Contains a collection of Adobe Air apps.
Apps are placed into categories and subcategories.
With each app you get its description and a link to its original webpage.
Similar tools: Freshairapps and Adobeairmarketplace

Check out Adobeair.me @ www.adobeair.me