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Folder Factory review: Take the blahs out of OS X’s folder icons
Customize OS X's folder icons to reflect your personality.Mac Gems
Taskdeck review: For when reminders matter
Taskdeck is a good personal task list for anyone working on multiple projects.Mac Gems
Collective review: Make the most of cut-and-paste in OS X
Cut-and-paste is better than ever when you use Collective.Mac Gems
nvALT review: Makes writing and finding plain-text notes simple
nvALT is a text-editing standout, thanks to its search and organization features.Mac Gems
MacDropAny review: Sync any folder on your Mac to the cloud
MacDropAny lets you sync any folder on your Mac using Dropbox, Box.com, Copy, Google Drive, iClouDrive, or Microsoft SkyDrive.Mac Gems
Horus News Reader review: RSS reader with graphical pizazz
Why settle for an ordinary RSS reader when you can use a good-looking one like Horus?Mac Gems
EasyEnvelopes review: When you absolutely, positively have to use snail mail
Save yourself from the headaches of printing on envelopes with EasyEnvelopes.Mac Gems
Plain Cloud review: It’s not fancy but it provides simple access to iCloud files
If you'd like to access your iCloud files without having to go through a iCloud-enabled app, Plain Cloud can do the job.Mac Gems
Dropzone review: Go drag-and-drop crazy with OS X
Dropzone takes several different tasks and makes them drag-and-dropable.Mac Gems
Claquette review: Mac app makes it easy to be a video star
Claquette is a great app for making screencasts or videos in front of your Mac.Mac Gems
SwitchUp review: Easily set up separate usage profiles for your apps
When you have different reasons for using the same apps, it helps if each app can have a unique usage profile. SwitchUp can help.Mac Gems
Nasturtium Player review: Put together iTunes and YouTube playlists with ease
Spend less time creating playlists and more time enjoying them with Nasturtium Player.Mac Gems
Command-Click Avenger review: Take back your Safari tabs
⌘-Click Avenger, a Safari extension, forces websites to allow you to open links in new tabs.Mac Gems
Healthier review: Mac app reminds you to get up off of that thing
Healthier is a utility to remind you to get up from sitting all day at your desk.Mac Gems
Status Magic review: Perform nifty hocus-pocus on iOS screenshots
Customize the iOS status bar in your iOS screenshots.Mac Gems
Scenario review: Get more out of AppleScript
Scenario allows for scripts to run when system events occur.Mac Gems
Tunesify review: No-fuss audio file conversion
Tunesify is a good compliment to iTunes, allowing you to covert files to different file formats.Mac Gems
Wordify review: Create typographic images with a few mouse clicks
A fun app for making images created with words.Mac Gems
Sip review: Get exact color information of on-screen pixels
Sip is a utility to get color information for items on screen.Mac Gems
LogDiver review: Get the data you need from complex log files
LogDiver is a utility for software development or system administration.Mac Gems
TicToc review: A tracker for when time is money
TicToc is a time-tracking Mac app with the ability to export its results.Mac Gems
Mac Gems: Give OS X a makeover with Flavours
Apple themes to OS X that reflect your personality.Mac Gems
Mac Gems: Control sound volume on an individual app basis with SoundBunny
SoundBunny is a helpful app for controlling your Mac's audio.Mac Gems
Mac Gems: Google Earth a fun way to see the world through your Mac
Google Earth is a valuable tool for researching the world's wonders.Mac Gems
Mac Gems: Looking for the perfect beat? Start with DM1
Make your Mac a drum machine with DM1.Mac Gems
Mac Gems: Look ma, no mouse—thanks to Keymo
Keymo assigned keyboard combinations to your cursor so you don't have to use a mouse.Mac Gems
Mac Gems: iClouDrive puts iCloud storage within a folder’s reach
iCloudDrive makes it easier to use iCloud.Mac Gems
Mac Gems: Born to hand jive? Use Flutter to control iTunes and out-dance ’em all
Use hand gestures to control iTunes.Mac Gems
Mac Gems: Winclone is a must-have utility for Boot Camp users
Winclone makes it easy to back up, restore, and migrate Boot Camp partitions.Mac Gems
Mac Gems: Despite its UI, Skype is still the go-to app for Internet communications
It's hard to beat the features and flexibility that Skype offers for communicating via the Internet.Mac Gems
Mac Gems: Perform easy edits to a stack of photos with PhotoBulk
PhotoBulk has enough features for casual photographers who want to edit a group of photos.Mac Gems
Mac Gems: Launchpad Manager will make you actually use OS X’s Launchpad
Launchpad Manager provides a nice set of tools for organizing the Launchpad.Mac Gems
Mac Gems: TaskAgent lets you sync and edit lists using Dropbox
TaskAgent is an inexpensive and easy-to-use list and task manager that syncs (using Dropbox) with matching iOS apps.Mac Gems
Mac Gems: MYStuff Pro 2.0 a flexible inventory database
MYStuff Pro is a database for cataloging all kinds of stuff.Mac Gems
Mac Gems: ReadKit could make you forget about Google Reader
Miss Google Reader? ReadKit could be a great new way to keep up with the news.Mac Gems
Mac Gems: Multimon makes for better multiple monitor support in OS X
Multimon saves you from Appleu2019s multiple monitor insanity.Mac Gems
Mac Gems: Can’t wait for Mavericks? TotalFinder offers Finder tabs and more
TotalFinder is a plug-in for the Finder that goes way beyond tabbed browsing.Mac Gems
iDraw review: Surprising power for an affordable graphics app
It's not as full-featured as Illustrator, but for a lot of artists, iDraw has the right tools at the right price.Mac Gems
Mac Gems: OptiPNG makes PNG files smaller without losing image quality
Though you'll need to use the Terminal to use OptiPNG, you'll find this tool very valuable for posting or sharing images on the Internet.Mac Gems
Mac Gems: Glui is the screenshot app you didn’t know you needed
Glui has no bells or whistles, but it excels as a screenshot app.Mac Gems
Mac Gems: Be a better MacBook battery manager with Battery Health
Battery Health provides detailed battery information so you can keep track of your laptop's battery life.Mac Gems
Mac Gems: Free up your Mac’s RAM with Memory Clean
Memory Clean is a simple Mac app that clears out unnecessary digital cruft in your Mac's RAM.Mac Gems
LittleIpsum review: Adds placeholder text with just a couple of clicks
LittleIpsum generates "lorem ipsum" placeholder text in an instant, and it does it well.Mac Gems
Mac Gems: Clear Day beautifully portrays weather information
Clear Day does a nice job of providing weather information.Mac Gems
Mac Gems: Pixa is an image organizer made for creative work
Pixa is an image organizer that combines a slick interface with smart tools.Mac Gems
Mac Gems: Push to Talk creates a mute switch for your Mac’s mic
If you often use your Mac's mic, Push to Talk is a helpful little utility for you.Mac Gems
Mac Gems: Cloud Mate makes the most out of iCloud
Cloud Mate offers features that many of us think Apple should provide on its own.Mac Gems
Mac Gems: Noted a nicely-organized note-taking app
Noted doesn't have a lot of features, but it is easy to use.Mac Gems
Mac Gems: Properly tag your videos with IDentify
To help organize your videos, IDentify helps fill in missing metadata.Mac Gems