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Linux and OS X More Buggy Than Windows?

According to a new study by Secunia, the amount of security related bugs in Red Hat Linux (not including Fedora) and Firefox outnumbered the amount in comparable Microsoft products. But does that really make Microsoft’s products more secure?

Time Capsule v. The Competition: Price Comparisons

The MacBook Air may have been the big highlight of Steve Jobs’ Macworld 2008 keynote–but I think the real winner was Time Capsule. It looks like a fantastic product for those of us who want to back up our data via a wireless network. The product’s design is attractive and simple, and it packs quite a few features for what seems, at first glance, to be a fair price point. But is it really the best price for wireless backups?

Macworld 2008: Analysis of New Products from the Steve Jobs Keynote

Alright, Apple fans. This is what you’ve been waiting for. An overview of the latest and greatest products Apple’s going to offer–courtesy of Steve Jobs himself.

MacHeist Bundle Revealed

MacHeist has announced which shareware apps will be in its $50 bundle this year.
The first 3 apps were all apps that were given away as freebies last year. They were so successful that the devs decided to step things up a notch this year and sell full licenses
Without further ado, here’s the list.

1Password (Also includes […]

OmniFocus Your Life

The Omni Group have been purveyors of fine software for OS X for years. Who’d have thought that you could actually get people to pay for a web browser? Business practices aside, today they released a brand new, if not boringly named, Getting Things Done program, OmniFocus. Don’t let the company’s obsession with the word “Omni” dissuade you–this one fantastic piece of software.

Liven Up TextMate with Themes

TextMate has made a name for itself as the text editor / development environment for OS X. It has a lot of power and an impressive array of features, but it’s default interface needs a bit of, shall we say, touch-up. And that’s where a new site called TM Themes comes in–to help you bring […]

iGTD: The Way GTD Should Be

Developer: Bartek Bargiel
Version: 1.4.5.6
Price: Free
Operating Systems: Mac OS X
Download iGTD Here
As Simple or As Complex As You Want
What Does It Do?
Plain and simple, iGTD is an application that is designed to help you get things done, hence the name. It shares some similarities with David Allen’s acclaimed Getting Things Done action managing methodology, […]

Apple’s Leopard Released from its Cage

Yep, It’s Finally Here.
So, you’ve no doubt heard by now, but Leopard is finally here. Apple fans, rejoice! It’s been a long time coming, but totally worth the wait according to most of the early reviews out there. I’ve ordered my copy (from Amazon), so hopefully I’ll be able to get my […]

Get Your Hands on the MS Office 2008 Beta

Mac OS X Users Only
It’s no secret that the current Microsoft Office 2004 is in desperate need of a major overhaul. The damn thing doesn’t even run natively on Intel Macs. Powerpoint or Excel on Rosetta - not fun. Not fun at all.
Well, the guys in Washington are working on a […]

Transmission: Terrific Torrenting on OS X

Developers: Transmission Project
Version: 0.82
Price: Free, Open Source
Operating Systems: Linux, Mac OS X
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Not the Most Popular BT Client - But It Should Be
I’m not much of a torrenter, but every now and then I stumble on a file that is much more quickly downloaded via the BitTorrent network than it can […]