Windows only I know some people who like how basic the Print Screen functionality is when it comes to taking screenshots, but they also wish that it was a little bit easier to save a screenshot to a file. Generally the process involves pasting the screenshot into Paint, and saving it from there. That's quite a few extra steps it takes.
Windows; Mac; Linux Trying to read or modify large XML files can be a rather tedious job, but with the right tools it can obviously be a lot easier. The cross-platform Java-based XPontus XML Editor is free, and has the right features that make parsing an extensive XML file a breeze.
Mac only (Lion) Mac users are likely familiar with the .DS_Store files that are scattered throughout the Mac filesystem. These files are basically equivalent to the desktop.ini and Thumbs.db files on Windows machines.
Windows only If you are working on a bunch of different projects it might be nice to know how much time you are spending on them… especially if it's for work. The free Windows app called WatchMe tries to tackle that issue by providing a countless number of alarms that can keep track of your time.
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Windows; Mac A couple of months ago I wrote about a VPN service that provides you with 300MB of free bandwidth every month, and with it you could choose between using a U.S. or U.K. server to tunnel your traffic through.
One of the things I'd really like to see come to Evernote is built-in syntax highlighting, which is something I bet a lot of developers would probably like to see. Until that day comes I will have to stick to online syntax highlighters that take my code and turn it into something that looks a little prettier.
Mac only In Mac OS X Lion Apple introduced a new feature that lets the OS restore all of an application's windows the next time the app is started. This helps users pick up where they left off, and while I find this to be extremely helpful there are also times where it can be highly annoying. A good example is with the TextEdit app.
One of the capabilities I love in Google Chrome is that it can sync most of my data across all of my browsers. It does a really good job of making sure my extensions, preferences, themes, bookmarks, passwords, and more are always available to me no matter which computer I'm on. The concern you might obviously have with doing something like that is how secure is your information?
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Mac only If you enjoy listening to Pandora on your Mac the free Pianopub app will make it a little nicer when grooving to your tunes. The app itself is pretty basic, but at the same time it includes all of the important functionality you need for this to be useful. Those things include like being able to skip or rate songs, and also add or remove stations.
Windows only I don't know very many people anymore that use screensavers on their computers, but displaying a nice photo collage might be worthwhile if you still enjoy having something flashy on the screen when your computer is sitting idle. I came across a pretty nice one that was started a few months ago, and I'd say offers the right amount of options without being overkill.
Mac only If you want to annotate a PDF on a Mac there are a bunch of ways you can do it. Heck, you can even use the built-in Preview app to do common things like draw boxes around areas or type text anywhere you want. If you are constantly working with PDF forms there is a better option that I like and it is called FormulatePro.
I love using Wolfram Alpha, but their recent push to get people to upgrade to their "Pro" version really started to turn me off of this awesome service. Sure the frequent popups asking you to "Go Pro" is pretty annoying, but what was even worse to me is that they disabled the ability to copy results without at least signing up for an account.
Windows only There are some keys on the keyboard, such as the caps lock and scroll lock keys, that can be annoying if they accidentally get turned on without you realizing it.
Mac only I don't write about scripts too often, but when I saw the webkit2png Python script I thought it could be really helpful to Mac users that were looking for an easy way to snag a screenshot of a webpage using only the Mac terminal. Sure there are plenty of browser extensions that are capable of doing the same sort of thing, but those are more for one-off screenshots.
Windows only We've covered a bunch of different applications that can be used to bulk rename files and folders, and normally they all have their own strong points. Bram is another one of those utilities, and like the others it has some features that set it apart from similar apps.
Windows only I remember testing out the ImageGlass photo viewer last year and was impressed with the speed at which it could shuffle through photos, but I wasn't very fond of the interface. When I recently checked back in on the project I noticed that a technical preview of ImageGlass 1.5 was available, and it is looking pretty good.
Welcome to the WrapUp by CyberNet. This is a collection of news stories, downloads, and tips that we have collected over the last few days, but never got around to writing about.
When you are looking for a way to share content with friends there is a seemingly infinite number of ways you can do it. Another option you should add to your list is JustPaste.It. This website doesn't require a login, and makes it really easy to share text, images, and even videos (but only videos uploaded to another site like YouTube).
