Skim - PDF Reader

Skim is a great application for PDF reading. The new version is almost perfect certainly in the field of full screen reading and presentation. Easier to use as a viewer than Adobe Reader. The ability to attach notes is an added plus.

iWillQuit - Maintenance

iWillQuit is a a very usefull little application that is sure to save your laptops hard drive. If you have a network in your house, schedule it to download files at night so as to not slow down others using the network or to keep your VOIP working without delay. Apple’s scheduler will not shut down/sleep while there is an internet radio stream, but iWillQuit does. iWillQuit works just as it said it does, shuts down, sleeps, etc.

ImageWell - Picture editing

ImageWell is the easy way to edit, rotate, crop, and resize your image and upload it to your iDisk (.mac account), FTP server, or WebDAV server. No need to launch multiple applications to add text, labels, thought clouds, talking balloons, drop shadows, watermarks, and shapes.

iCompt - Personal finance

iCompta is an application that lets you manage your personal accounts with ease and it also lets you reconcile transactions which are on your bank reports and therefore check that you are up to date with your accounts

Quinn - Games

Quinn is an arcade-style tetromino puzzle game written and designed specifically for Mac OS X. It features a clean, elegant user interface, beautiful graphics, and smooth, subtle animations for fluid gameplay. One of the most simple yet addictive games ever.

iAlertU - Alarm system

iAlertU is the first of its kind alarm system for your Apple MacBook computer. Basically iAlertU is a car alarm for your Apple Mac. iAlertU uses the built in sudden motion sensor (SMS) device to detect movement of your Apple MacBook and triggers an audible and visual alarm. The alarm can also be triggered by keyboard and mouse/trackpad movement.

iShowU - Recording

iShowU is an application that takes a direct recording of your screen. Great if you want to make recordings of specific applications. A good CPU is important for this application

Name Mangler - Editing

Name Mangler is a usefull application if you need to rename several files at once every now and then. It supports all common tasks: Find and Replace (including support for regular expressions); Number Sequentially; Change Case; Set Extension; Add Prefix/Suffix; Remove/Insert Characters.

Drive Genius 2 - Maintenance

Drive Genius is an excellent application that allows you to manage your harddrive. Although not free it is an excellent tool to speed up your Mac after having used it for some time. Defragmentation is something for Windows, but Mac drives also get cluttered. This application allows you clean up your Mac.

Desktop curtain - tool

Desktop curtain is a small application that allows you to throw a curtain up in front of your existing desktop. If you have a messy desktop and often give presentations this may the solution. Just "close" the curtain and you have a clean desktop.