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MacJournal Updated, Adds More Blogs And Timeline View

MacJournal 6's Timeline view

Mariner Software just updated veteran writing/blogging app MacJournal to version 6, with a double helping of new features thrown in.

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Macromates Finally Releases TextMate 2 Public Alpha!

TextMate 2 icon

It’s here! After long years of waiting, you can finally – finally – get your hands on a copy of TextMate 2.

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Raven Browser Offers New Ideas, But Don’t Make It Your Default Just Yet [Review]

Cult of Mac as displayed in Raven

Raven is a new browser for OS X (Snow Leopard and Lion), currently in beta. What sets it apart from the rest is a sleeker appearance, and a Twitter-esque side panel called the Smart Bar.

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Simplier Offers A Simple Way To Play Music Without iTunes [Review]

Simplier for OS X

Simplier is a very simple $3 music player for people who just want to hear some tunes without having to trudge through the hassle of opening and browsing inside iTunes.

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Turn Your Mac Into A YouTube Jukebox [Review]

Musictube playing some Mode

YouTube wasn’t supposed to be a music player, but that’s what a lot of people use it for. There are millions of songs on YouTube – the only problem is finding them.

That’s why you might enjoy a Mac app called Musictube, which takes the hard work out of finding and playing the songs you want. If you want a video jukebox on your Mac, this is it.

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Sandvox Web Editor: A Good iWeb Alternative [Review]

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When Apple announced iCloud, it also announced the end of MobileMe web hosting.

If you’re among the small community of iWeb/MobileMe users who’ve been wondering what to do when MobileMe finally gets switched off next June, I suggest you take a look at Sandvox as one possible replacement.

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Format A Flash Drive To Work With OS X And Windows [Video How-To]

Format A Flash Drive To Work With OS X And Windows [Video How-To]

For users who work with both Macs and PCs, having a flash drive that can work between both and seamlessly transport files can be critical. The tricky part is choosing the filesystem that provides the best interoperability between both computers. In this video, I’ll show how to format a flash drive for both Macs and PCs the right way.

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Give Your Mac The iOS Look With This Freebie

MenuBarFilter for OS X

Love the white-on-black cool of iOS? Wish you could have it on your Mac? Your wish is granted with this cute little software filter that turns your Menu Bar deliciously dark.

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WireTap Studio Makes Me Sound Fantastic [Review]

WireTap Studio Makes Me Sound Fantastic [Review]

A few weeks ago we reviewed the Samson Meteor Mic, an ideal piece of hardware for podcasting. Spiffy hardware, though, is only half of a podcaster’s toolkit — the other half, of course, is capable software.

Ambrosia’s WireTap Studio ($70) fits that bill pretty well. It does almost everything one asks voice-recording software to do, and then some — it even has some nifty tricks up it’s sleeve that make it surprisingly useful for a wide variety of situations.

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Re-Enable Your Library Folder In OS X Lion [Video How-To]

Re-Enable Your Library Folder In OS X Lion [Video How-To]

While OS X Lion offers many improvements and new features, it also takes some away. One that jumped out to me right away was the missing Library folder. By default, Apple now hides this folder to prevent users from messing up their system. While this might not seem substantial to the average user, more advanced users might not like this change. Fortunately, this change can be reversed, as I’ll show you in this video.

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