Have you every longed to make your own books for the iPad? The kind that do more than sit on the page. The kind that people can touch, interact with and treat like a real media experience, you know, the good ones. Well if you have then you're in luck. There is a free app designed to help you out. The question is, can this app really be any good? Today we're going to find out together.
First off, the App is not shockingly, Mac only. Sorry PC users, but you'll have to ...
Afloat, by developers at Infinite Labs, is a useful plugin application that allows users to customise the way they interact with the windows they have open on their Mac OS desktops. It's a small extender that adds both useful window management commands and a little eye candy to most Mac applications. It adds always-on-top, transparency, Spaces window management and more.
Adding several features to most open windows, it can be useful for both productivity and the general tidiness of your machine so you can find your way around more easily ...
Do you often get bored with the same desktop wallpaper? Do you change it on a regular basis? Do you like changing your Twitter background as well? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you'll love Kuvva.
Kuvva is a free Mac app that turns your computer desktop (and Twitter page) into a "daily source of inspiration". Kuvva features wallpapers from some of the world's best artists and illustrators. It then automatically changes those desktop wallpapers/Twitter backgrounds everyday.
Kuvva makes it so that everyday ...
Whilst a useful addition to Mac OS, the dock is pretty limited in what it can do. Especially since the removal of any useful form of dock Exposé with the arrival of Lion. For users who like to keep a lot of apps and folders to hand on the desktop, without hoarding icons and alias' that generally make things messy, the dock can get extremely cluttered, and not actually make it any easier to find what you want to find on there, than say just a Spotlight search.
Enter Jumper, an app with ...
File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a standard network protocol used to transfer files from one host to another host over a TCP-based network, such as the Internet. You might want to use FTP for any number of reasons, be you a web designer for example, or just a digital hoarder with your own server.
Either way, you'll want to get yourself a quality and fully functional FTP client that won't let you down whilst transferring massive files from one place to another. So, here's our list of both free and paid applications that can get you on ...
For Windows, there's OneNote, undoubtedly one of the most useful note taking applications that money can buy with an abundance of features that most of the alternatives do without, as well as connecting seamlessly with Windows Phone 7 and now even on the iOS devices.
Unfortunately Mac users can't currently reap the benefits that it brings on their platform of choice. So, if you're looking for a decent alternative then here's a couple of great options for you. Growly and Curio.
OneNote for Mac Alternatives
Growly
We have previously seen how to Run Windows 8 on Mac, but this method consists of installing a new OS on your Mac using Parallels. One of the most off-putting factors of a Mac to a Windows user is its incompatibility with a lot of software. Recent years have seen the Mac make up some good ground with the likes of Valve backing the platform with Steam for gaming, ...
There could be any number of reasons why you want to take a screenshot on your PC, and if you're using Windows then the chances are then your computer has a dedicated button, 'print screen' for example, which will take one for you.
A Mac, however, has no such button, and therefore we Mac users have to find another way. Thankfully, there are a couple of efficient ways of taking screenshots in Mac OS X, so read on to find out how.
Keyboard Shortcuts
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Have you ever wished that there was an easier way to monitor your system resources on your Mac? Meet OS Track, an app that monitors your system quietly in the background. This OS X Lion compatible app supports full screen view, is very easy to use, and best of all it is free.
"OS Track is a highly advanced monitoring system for your computer that allows you to analyse your use of the resources of your OS over ...
If you're someone who uses iCal or Apple Mail on the Mac to manage and keep track of your tasks, you know how frustrating it can be. You either have to leave one of the 2 applications open all day or open them when you need to see your tasks. While there are various Mac apps that can help you manage your tasks, very few are as simple and easy to use as Anxiety.
Anxiety is super-lightweight to-do list app for Mac OS X that will simplify your ...
