http://www.macworld.com en-us Sun, 06 Jul 2008 21:02:05 -0700 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 21:02:05 -0700 http://www.macworld.com/article/133987/2008/07/espy1.html?lsrc=rss_weblogs_macgems Espy is an address book that uses an iPhoto-inspired interface for sifting through your contacts. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:50:00 -0700 http://www.macworld.com/article/133987/2008/07/espy1.html http://www.macworld.com/article/133986/2008/07/twitterrific3.html?lsrc=rss_weblogs_macgems If you can't quite see the appeal of social networking site Twitter, maybe you should try Iconfactory's Twitterrific. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:50:00 -0700 http://www.macworld.com/article/133986/2008/07/twitterrific3.html http://www.macworld.com/article/133952/2008/07/woodenbraincalibrate1.html?lsrc=rss_weblogs_macgems This nifty utility lets you batch-modify iCal events, with available actions including moving events between calendars, deleting events, changing times, editing titles and notes, and more. Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:50:00 -0700 http://www.macworld.com/article/133952/2008/07/woodenbraincalibrate1.html http://www.macworld.com/article/133946/2008/07/changes1gem.html?lsrc=rss_weblogs_macgems If you’ve got two folders that you want to have the same contents, or if you’re just trying to figure out which of two folders has the latest versions of your files Changes can help. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:50:00 -0700 http://www.macworld.com/article/133946/2008/07/changes1gem.html http://www.macworld.com/article/133944/2008/06/warp1gem.html?lsrc=rss_weblogs_macgems Warp 1.1 is a free system utility for Leopard. It adds more functionality to Spaces. Mon, 30 Jun 2008 03:50:00 -0700 http://www.macworld.com/article/133944/2008/06/warp1gem.html http://www.macworld.com/article/133938/2008/06/timemachineeditor13.html?lsrc=rss_weblogs_macgems If you’ve ever wanted to change Time Machine’s schedule, Time Software's TimeMachineEditor lets you do just that. You can tweak the interval so that Time Machine backs up every, say, four hours, or you can choose to have Time Machine back up once a day, once a week, or once a month. Fri, 27 Jun 2008 03:50:00 -0700 http://www.macworld.com/article/133938/2008/06/timemachineeditor13.html http://www.macworld.com/article/133920/2008/06/menumeters13.html?lsrc=rss_weblogs_macgems Curious what’s going on with your system’s CPU, disk drives, network activity, or memory usage? MenuMeters presents tons of detail in a well-designed an minimally-intrusive interface. Thu, 26 Jun 2008 03:50:00 -0700 http://www.macworld.com/article/133920/2008/06/menumeters13.html http://www.macworld.com/article/133921/2008/06/superdocker2.html?lsrc=rss_weblogs_macgems If you don’t like Leopard’s 3-D dock, SuperDocker offers a number of variations that you can implement with a few mouse clicks. Wed, 25 Jun 2008 03:50:00 -0700 http://www.macworld.com/article/133921/2008/06/superdocker2.html http://www.macworld.com/article/133936/2008/06/smultron3.html?lsrc=rss_weblogs_macgems As a text editor, Smultron is as feature-rich as other similar programs. But Smultron's interface isn't daunting and is also customizable. Tue, 24 Jun 2008 03:50:00 -0700 http://www.macworld.com/article/133936/2008/06/smultron3.html http://www.macworld.com/article/133934/2008/06/smartsleep1.html?lsrc=rss_weblogs_macgems Smart Sleep is a System Preferences panel that lets you choose between four different sleep modes for your Mac laptop. Mon, 23 Jun 2008 03:50:00 -0700 http://www.macworld.com/article/133934/2008/06/smartsleep1.html http://www.macworld.com/article/133931/2008/06/smartbackup2.html?lsrc=rss_weblogs_macgems There are many good backup utilities out there, and the number of choices is growing. What makes FreeRideCoding'sSmartBackup 2.2.4 unique is that it lets you define files to be backed up using saved Spotlight searches. Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:50:00 -0700 http://www.macworld.com/article/133931/2008/06/smartbackup2.html http://www.macworld.com/article/133930/2008/06/screenrecyclergem.html?lsrc=rss_weblogs_macgems Using VNC—the same technology as Leopard’s Screen Sharing feature—ScreenRecycler “connects” one Mac's screen to another Mac over your local network. Thu, 19 Jun 2008 03:50:00 -0700 http://www.macworld.com/article/133930/2008/06/screenrecyclergem.html http://www.macworld.com/article/133929/2008/06/noobproof_waterroof.html?lsrc=rss_weblogs_macgems Mac OS X’s built-in firewall works well, but Apple offers very few options for configuration. Hanynet’s NoobProof and WaterRoof are utilities that provide just such customization. Wed, 18 Jun 2008 03:50:00 -0700 http://www.macworld.com/article/133929/2008/06/noobproof_waterroof.html http://www.macworld.com/article/133909/2008/06/tidyup14.html?lsrc=rss_weblogs_macgems Hyperbolic Software’s Tidy Up! is a powerful solution to for finding and removing duplicate files. Tue, 17 Jun 2008 03:50:00 -0700 http://www.macworld.com/article/133909/2008/06/tidyup14.html