• Posted: February 12th, 2010 • Author: Randy Walker • Category: Freeware Finds
QuickTime Player is the default movie player for Mac OS X and it works pretty well—as long as the movie you want to play is in one of QuickTime’s supported formats. If it’s not, then you’ll need a few extras.
If you want to play Windows Media, you’ll need Windows Media Components for QuickTime.
Perian is another plugin for QuickTime that not only lets you view a whole host of movie formats but lets you use these files in any program that is based on QuickTime, such as iMovie and iDVD.
The next time you get a movie file that you can’t open, don’t despair. Try installing the above programs and see if they help!
• Posted: January 20th, 2010 • Author: Randy Walker • Category: Freeware Finds
In Avery DesignPro, if you want to mail merge to only a certain group of Address Book contacts, you’ll need a program that exports your contacts to a CSV file. These two free programs will let you do just that:
After you have your CSV file, browse for it in Avery DesignPro when you do a merge instead of clicking on Address Book.
• Posted: January 7th, 2010 • Author: Randy Walker • Category: Freeware Finds
Have you ever wondered “Is there an app for that?” If you have an iPhone or iPod touch, you just check the iTunes App Store. But if you’re in need of software for your Mac, what do you do? You could search through Google and comb through hundreds of results or you could install Bodega and get an App Store-like experience right on your Mac! Bodega lists hundreds of apps for your Mac, both free and paid, in a variety of categories. If you find an app you like, you can even buy directly through Bodega!
• Posted: October 12th, 2009 • Author: Randy Walker • Category: Freeware Finds
If you need someplace safe to keep important documents, consider online backup. Services like Mozy and Dropbox give you 2GB of free online storage for your most important digital files.
As an added benefit, Dropbox lets you sync files between multiple computers.
Mozy
Dropbox
• Posted: September 17th, 2009 • Author: Randy Walker • Category: Freeware Finds
This one is a favorite of Lee Pavlik. Caffeine is a small application that sits in the notification area of your menu bar (by the clock) and all it does is keep your display on. This comes in handy when you’re giving presentations and want your computer constantly active.
After you install it, all you have to do is click the coffee cup icon and it’s activated (full cup)—your Mac won’t go to sleep, the screen won’t dim, and the screensaver won’t start. Click it again to deactivate (empty cup) and let your Mac sleep normally.
Download Caffeine now from Lighthead Software.