News, Reviews and more from Australia's Macintosh Authority
News, Reviews and more from Australia's Macintosh Authority
Think of rooSwitch as an app that lets you perform user switching at the application level. Instead of logging in and out of different user accounts on your Mac, rooSwitch lets you switch users for only one app at a time by switching what rooSwitch calls Profiles. Created for beta users and software developers to create multiple user scenarios, rooSwitch is evolving for use by typical users as well.
Deborah Shadovitz | Jun 16, 2009
Typically, while using your Mac’s iSight camera with one program, you can’t use it with another. But ManyCam frees iSight from this restriction. ManyCam’s no one-trick pony though; it has other features--some helpful and others downright silly--that you’ll enjoy.
Deborah Shadovitz | Jun 4, 2009
If you juggle work all day and find yourself switching from one set of apps to another, you can appreciate Relaunch. The idea is simple: for one project, you need one group of apps, while for another project, you need another group. You can either open each app as you need it, or you can use Relaunch to automatically open an entire set of apps (and even files) for you.
Deborah Shadovitz | Jun 1, 2009
Graphic artists and designers who are comfortable with mocking up Web sites in Photoshop will love SiteGrinder 2 Pro. This Photoshop plug-in (accessed from the File -> Automate menu) works extremely well at converting layered Photoshop designs into highly functional and respectably coded Web sites. SiteGrinder Pro can help you build sites based on impressive technologies, such as CSS, photo galleries, Flash slide shows, videos, forms, widgets, and more, without any coding knowledge needed. It will even take a simple text box and turn it into a search engine-friendly menu.
Deborah Shadovitz | Apr 14, 2009
Apple’s goal with iWeb is to give home and non-professional users an easy way to create and update lively, personal Web sites without needing to know the harsh mechanics of complex Web building technologies. With the addition of FTP capabilities and some powerful new widgets, iWeb ’09 accomplishes that mission with flying colours. Despite its powerful features, it’s amazing how simple it is to use.
Deborah Shadovitz | Feb 6, 2009
When it’s time for you or your business to post a Web site, you’re faced with the prospect of building it yourself or hiring a designer. Freeway 5 Pro (version 5.2), or even Freeway Express, fits the bill whether or not you’re a professional designer or have Web design experience.
Deborah Shadovitz | Sep 14, 2008
App Store developers will now be able to reach customers in 13 new countries, according to an announcement on the iPhone Developer Program news page.
