Tag: Mac OSX
DayOne: An elegant journaling app for writers
DayOne ($9.99) by Bloom is a journaling app for Mac, with a corresponding iOS app for iPhone and iPad. The app was designed to help users focus on writing, so it sports a minimalist interface and offers no unnecessary features. At the same time, the app encourages writing every day with a reminder system and an inspirational quotes box. If you want a journaling app that keeps the emphasis on writing, then DayOne is an excellent choice.
There’s a new man in my Mac’s life, and his name is Alfred
Alfred by Running with Crayons, Ltd., is a productivity application for your Mac. It functions as a super-fast launcher, a search engine, a file finder, and so much more. You can get the app for free or purchase an additional Powerpack for more functions.
Academic discounts and the Mac App Store
Could the emergence of the Mac App Store mean the end of such academic discounts? It certainly looks that way, at least if developers decide to sell their applications exclusively through the store.
Todolicious: A deliciously simple to do manager for Mac
Todolicious certainly does what it aims to do. It is elegant and simple and fast. It gets out of your way and lets you focus on getting things done rather than worrying about which contexts or tags to assign to your tasks. If you find yourself overwhelmed by complex task management systems, Todolicious might be just the thing for you.
DropBook for Mac: An elegant, lightning-fast way to update Facebook
DropBook is one of those applications that does one thing and does it exceedingly well. No more manual uploading of pictures to Facebook–just drag, drop, and send. Sharing web pages is a simple as dragging the URL to the DropBook icon and adding a comment, if you wish. You can add screenshots, iSight pictures, text, and photographs without going through Facebook to do it.