Monday's Mac Gadget
by John F. Braun

Current Column

Want to Start Tweeting with Twitter? Check out twhirl! - August 25th, 2008

Want to View Your Processes? Check out Peek-a-Boo! - April 7th, 2008

Want to Prevent a Mac Meltdown? Better Get Temperature Monitor! - March 24th, 2008

Need Security & Privacy? Check out Vidalia & Tor! - September 10th, 2007

Are You Running the Latest Mac Software? Make Sure with AppFresh! - August 27th, 2007

Squeeze the Most From Your Files with File Juicer - June 25th, 2007

Do Something Different with Your Wireless Connections and Home Zone - March 19th, 2007

Need Small, Secure Storage? Check Out JumpDrive Mercury! - November 6th, 2006

Want to Supercharge Your Dock? Check Out Todos! - August 21st, 2006

June 2006

Worried About Your Mac Getting Jacked? Get JackSMS - June 12th

April 2006

Want iChat with Tabs? Try Chax! - April 3rd

March 2006

Want Internet TV? Check Out Democracy! - March 6th

January 2006

Need iTunes Podcast Control? Try Cast Away! - January 9th

December 2005

Want to Peek in a Package? Check Out Pacifist! - December 19th

November 2005

	Want to Use Gmail as a Disk? Try gDisk! - November 28th
	Need to Create an RSS Feed? Check Out FeedForAll! - November 7th

August 2005

Control Your OS X Applications with App Stop! - August 29th

June 2005

Cool Dashboard Widgets! - June 13th

April 2005

Need to Capture Some Audio? Get a WireTap! - April 25th

March 2005

Need to Manage Your Trash? Give Compost a Chance! - March 7th

January 2005

Get Some Podcasts with iPodderX! - January 3rd

November 2004

	Want New Features in Safari? Get Saft! - November 22nd
	Need to Adjust Your iSight? Use iGlasses! - November 1st

October 2004

Need to Quickly Sort Photos? You Need PhotoReviewer! - October 11th

September 2004

Want News & Information on Your iPod? Try Pod2Go! - September 20th

August 2004

	Need Remote Control of iTunes? Better Get netTunes! - August 14th
	Want To Know What's Connected to Your Mac? You Need Peripheral Vision! - August 4th

June 2004

Want to Know About Your Mac's Sensors? Check Out ThermographX! - June 21st

May 2004

	Need to Protect Your Mac from Malware? You Need These Gadgets! - May 24th
	Need Full Control When Sharing Your Files? Try SharePoints! - May 3rd

April 2004

Want To Harness Command-Line Power Under OS X? Try CLIX! - April 12th

March 2004

	Want to Share Your iSight With The World? Check Out KeyCamX! - March 22nd
	Want To Explore Open Source On OS X? Fink Is Your Friend! - March 1st

February 2004

Wondering Who Your Mac Is Talking To? You Need A Little Snitch! - February 2nd

January 2004

Want to Spy On A Remote Mac? Try Spy X! - January 12th

December 2003

Want A Decent 802.11g Access Point? Try The WRT54G! - December 1st

November 2003

Secure Your Network (And Hack It) With MacAnalysis - November 9th

October 2003

	Need To Keep Your Data Secret? PGP For Panther Is Pretty Good! - October 27th
	Want To Put Network Traffic Under A Microscope? Try FrameSeer! - October 13th

September 2003

	Want to Enhance Your Trackpad? Try SideTrack! - September 22nd
	Want To Broadcast/Record Video With Your iSight? Check Out QuickTime Broadcaster! - September 8th

August 2003

	Want to Spice Up iChat? You Need Status Symbol! - August 25th
	Want to Get The Most From Your CD Burner? Try CD Session Burner! - August 11th

July 2003

	Want To Keep Your Mac Cool? Temperature Monitor Can Help! - July 28th
	Need Help Distributing Files? Spread Them With BitTorrent! - July 14th

June 2003

	Want Maximum Down Speeds? Get Them With Speed Download 2! - June 23rd
	Want Souped-Up Application Switching? Check Out LiteSwitch X! - June 9th

May 2003

	What's Inside Your Digital Pics? EXIF-O-Matic Can Tell! - May 27th
	Hard Drive Getting Cluttered? Clean It Up With Doublet Scan! - May 5th

April 2003

Want to Check Bandwidth & Network Traffic? Check Out Ridge! - April 14th

March 2003

	Check Out The Coolest Mac Gadgets Through Konfabulator - March 24th
	Want To Monitor OS X System Performance? Try MenuMeters! - March 10th

February 2003

	Want To Access Hidden OS X Features? Have A Cocktail! - February 24th
	Need to Monitor Your Wireless Network Under OS X? Try KisMAC! - February 10th

January 2003

	Need To Record Your Thoughts? Check Out QuickVoice! - January 27th
	Need A Larger OS X Desktop? Try VirtualDesktop For Multiple Virtual Desktops! - January 13th

December 2002

Need To Understand Another Language? Word Translator Can Help! - December 9th

November 2002

Want To Browse Webcams From Around The World? Try Lurk! - November 11th

October 2002

	Using OS X & Shipping Via USPS? Try SwordfishExpress! - October 28th
	Looking For An OS X Sync Solution? Check Out ExecutiveSync! - October 14th

September 2002

	Need to Know The Weather Under OS X? Try Meteorologist! - September 23rd
	No More Mr. Nice Guy! Control OS X Processes With Renicer! - September 9th

August 2002

Want the Latest News Headlines? Try NetNewsWire Lite! - August 12th

June 2002

	Want Good Looking Text In Mac OS X Carbon Apps? Get Silk! - June 24th
	Why's My Battery Dead Under OS X? XBattery Knows... - June 10th

May 2002

	Tired of Dealing with Spam? Spamfire Can Help! - May 28th
	Don't Like Your Keyboard Layout? Try DoubleCommand For OS X! - May 6th

April 2002

	Curious About OS X Log Contents? Look To LogPile! - April 22nd
	Care To Change Some OS X Visuals? Look At Visage! - April 8th

March 2002

Interested In Saving Streaming MP3 Audio? Try RadioFree For OS X - March 19th

February 2002

	Want to Get the Latest News While Using OS X? MacReporter Has The Scoop. - February 25th
	Need To Know About Performance Under OS X? Check It Out With Perfboard! - February 11th

January 2002

Curious About OS X Network Use? Get The Scoop With Net Monitor - January 22nd

December 2001

	Looking for That Elusive File On The Internet? Better Give iSwipe a Try - December 17th
	Sick Of Having Only One Clipboard? ClipDoubler X To The Rescue! - December 3rd

November 2001

Looking For An AIM Client On Steroids? Adium For OS X Fits The Bill - November 19th

October 2001

	Want To Tinker With Mac OS X 10.1 Settings? Then You Need TinkerTool - October 29th
	Need To Make Flowcharts & Other Diagrams? Try OmniGraffle - October 15th
	Need A Database That Plays Well With Others? Check Out Valentina! - October 1st

September 2001

	Get More Info On OS X Files: Check Out Super Get Info - September 17th
	UNIX Geeks Rejoice! Fortune Now Available Under OS X With FortuneX - September 4th

August 2001

	Combat Lame Screen Capture In Mac OS X With Snapz Pro X - August 20th
	Track Your Packets Around The World With VisualRoute For X - August 6th

July 2001

	Eliminate OS X Dock Clutter With Snard - July 23rd
	Want To See All Your OS X Screen Savers? You Need SaverLab! - July 2nd

June 2001

	Looking For A Good, Free OS X Spreadsheet? Welcome Mesa! - June 18th
	Missing Some OS 9 Features In OS X? Try X-Assist - June 4th

May 2001

	Need To Read The Friendly Manual (RTFM) In OS X? Try Xmanview - May 21st
	Need To Know What's Going On Outside? Try Son Of Weather Grok - May 14th
	Show Your Classic Or X Desktop To Others With SnapperHead - May 7th

April 2001

	Need A Mac OS X Network Configuration Wizard? Check Out The Moose's Apprentice. - April 30th
	Free Up Space On OS 9/X Disks With OmniDiskSweeper - April 23rd
	Want to Share With Windows Users? Try Samba for OS X - April 16th
	Want Full Control Over OS X Preferences? Try PrefEdit. - April 9th
	Want to Customize The Mac OS X Firewall? Try BrickHouse! - April 2nd

March 2001

	Want AIM/ICQ/Yahoo! In Mac OS X? Fire It Up! - March 26th
	Want To Peek Inside Your Files? Be Smart And Use BrainHex! - March 19th
	Make Sure Your Mac Doesn't Really Burn, Use Thermograph - March 12th
	Go Beyond Sharing Music. LimeWire Lets Your Mac Access Gnutella! - March 5th

February 2001

	Got ASCII? Create ASCII Text Or Convert Graphics With Email Effects! - February 26th
	Need A Better Notepad? Then Try Out iNotePad - February 19th
	Are Your Servers Up? Better Make Sure With Server Sentinel - February 12th
	Not Just A Font Viewer! FontChecker Offers Drag-And-Drop, & More... - February 5th

January 2001

	Want To Be A Smooth Operator? Take A Look At SmoothType! - January 29th
	Want More Details About Your Modem Connection? OT/PPP Strip Delivers! - January 22nd
	Want To Make Some Funny Noises? KinkyBeepII May Be The Answer. - January 8th
	Missed That Appointment? Better Check Out Alarm Clock Pro! - January 2nd

December 2000

	Create Or Convert Icons With Iconographer! - December 26th
	Try The Mac OS X Dock In Mac OS 9 With A-Dock! - December 18th
	Who's Trying to Break Into Your Mac? "Who's There?" Will Tell You! - December 11th
	Text File a Mess? Better Clean It Up with TextBroom! - December 4th

November 2000

	Need More Control Over File Synchronization? Better Check Out Synchronize! - November 27th
	Losing Disk Space? Eradicator Helps Manage Invisible Files! - November 20th
	Need To Get The Big Picture? Forget The Magnifying Glass, Get Glass II - November 13th
	Broadcast Live Video & Audio With Your Mac & Sorenson Broadcaster! - November 6th

October 2000

	No More Need For Napster Clones. Napster For Mac is Here! - October 30th
	Monitor, Control Both Local & Remote Processes With ProcessWatcher - October 23rd
	Looking For Digital Content? MP3s & More Are Yours With Scouter! - October 16th
	What In The World Is Happening? Find Out With Earthbrowser - October 9th
	Want To Share Your Mac Printer W/UNIX & PC? Try Print66! - October 2nd

September 2000

	Need More Control Over Your Monitor & Desktop? Try SwitchRes - September 25th
	Wireless Networking For Macs (And PCs?) With AirPort - September 18th
	Want To Access Secret Desktop Navigation Features? Check Out Prestissimo - September 11th
	Give Your Network A Tune-up With OT Advanced Tuner - September 5th

August 2000

	Drowning In A Sea Of Graphic Standards? You Need GraphicConverter! - August 28th
	HotSync Your Palm To Your Mac Without Wires With IrLink - August 21st
	Get Into The Mac Java Groove With...JavaGroove - August 14th

July 2000

	Increase Download Speeds On Your Mac With Speed Download! - July 31st
	Want to Share Your Internet Connection? Try Pipeline! - July 24th
	Why's My PowerBook Battery Dead? MyBattery Can Tell You Why - July 10th
	No Room For An Arcade? Check Out MacMAME! - July 3rd

June 2000

	What's Really Going On at System Startup? Symbionts Will Tell You - June 26th
	Want To Run Your Old Apple ][ Warez? Get Catakig! - June 19th
	Want That Mac OS X Feeling? Try Power Windows - June 12th
	Think Napster is Cool? Find & Share Files With Gnutella & FURI! - June 5th

May 2000

	Searching for Someone? LDAP & LDapper Can Help! - May 30th
	Wondering About Type/Creator Codes? TCDB Is The Place To Look! - May 22nd
	Crash While Entering Data? Rescue It from RAM with Search & Rescue! - May 15th
	Speed Up Your Mac With A RAM Disk & ramBunctious - May 8th
	Internet Without Graphics? Access the World of Telnet with MacTelnet - May 1st

April 2000

	Looking for Invisible Files? Ghost Hunter Can Find Them! - April 24th
	Can't Open a File? Extension Wizard Can Help... - April 17th
	Someone Scanning Your Ports? React with TrashScan! - April 10th
	Take The Mac Observer (Or Other Sites) On The Road With AvantGo - April 3rd

March 2000

	What's All This Stuff in My System Folder? Extension Overload Knows... - March 27th
	Someone Trying to Crack Your Mac? Shut Them Out With DoorStop - March 20th
	Who's Hogging Your Disk Space? Find Out With Mac Disk Explorer - March 13th
	Get Switched On, Baby! With Program Switcher - March 6th

February 2000

	Desktop a Mess? Clean It Up With Desktop Resetter - February 28th
	Discover The Secrets Of Your System With TattleTech - February 21st
	Find Out Where Your Stuff Is with Package Tracker - February 14th
	Teach SimpleText Some New Tricks With SimpleText Enhancer - February 7th

January 2000

	Control Other Computers (Not Just Macs!) With VNC - January 31st
	Tune In And Save The World With AMP Radio - January 25th
	Spell Checking In All Your Applications - January 17th
	FinderPop Pumps Up Your Contextual Menus - January 10th
	Get Your Hands on Some MP3 Files - January 3rd

December 1999

	Application Launching Plus a Whole Lot More - December 27th
	Make PDF Files On The Cheap - December 20th
	Clean Up Those Foreign Files - December 13th
	Take a Close Look at Your Fonts - December 6th

November 1999

	Take Control of Your Files, Buddy! - November 29th
	Make Your Palm Look Like a Mac - November 22nd
	Pour Some Java in Your Mac - November 15th
	Prevent Your Mac from Seeing Double - November 8th
	Get Organized and Drop Your Drawers - November 1st

October 1999

	Whack Your Files and Resources - October 25th
	Protect Your Mac from Evil - October 18th
	Experience the Amazing Automated Mac - October 11th
	Do Something Useful with Your Function Keys - October 4th

September 1999

A Knife You're Allowed to Play With - September 27th
Maximize your Mac MP3 Collection with MacP3 - September 20th
Three Audio Players in One: MP3, CD, Net - September 13th
Access UNIX from within Mac OS - September 7th

August 1999

MacHeadlines Puts Mac News On Your Desktop - August 30th
The Mystery of the Lost Keyboard Commands - August 23rd
Bring Some Excitement to Your Mac Desktop - August 16th
Feel The Need for CD Speed - August 9th
Installer Observer Tracks Your System Installs - August 2nd

July 1999

Mac Identifier Will ID Or Change The ID Of Your Mac - July 26th
Want MP3s On Your Mac? Check Out MacAMP 1.0 - July 19th
Find Internet Audio & Video With MacTuner - July 12th
Version Master Automatically Tracks Your Apps - July 6th

June 1999

Stock Quotes On Your Desktop - June 28th
SimpleText Web Pages With SimpleText2HTML - June 21st
Universal Saver Offers System-Wide Auto Save - June 14th
ACTION GoMac 2.02, One Of The Best Mac GUI Utilities Ever - June 7th

May 1999

"Remember?" Helps With The Bigger Picture - May 31st
NetPresenz: File Sharing With FTP - May 24th
Gestalt.appl Tells You All About Your Mac - May 17th
Quake III Gadgets For Your Mac - May 10th
Make Your Internet Traffic Secure - May 3rd

April 1999

Watch Your IP Net Traffic - April 26th
What's Your Browser Saying?- April 19th
MacGS Eases PostScript Commands- April 12
Remember Those Birthdays And Such- April 5th

March 1999

Disk Charmer: Multi-Threaded Floppy Formatting- March 29th
WeatherTracker: Local Weather On Your Mac- March 22nd
OTSessionWatcher: What Your Mac Says To The Internet- March 15th
PowerMenu Makes Contextual Menus All They Can Be- March 9th
Snitch Rats On Your Files- March 3rd

February 1999

Cameraid Makes Using Digital Cameras Easier- February 22nd
NetCD Tells You Song Titles On Your CDs- February 15th
Default Folder Keeps Your Mac In Order- February 8th
Snapz Pro Makes Screen Grabs A Snap- February 1st

January 1999

Sleeper...Keeps Your Mac From Yawning- January 25th
Peek-a-Boo, System Info At A Glance- January 18th
Watch Your System With G3 Strip 1.5- January 11th
Mac TCP Watcher, It Looks Good- January 4th

December 1998

Anarchie For The WWW- December 28th
Sigerson, A Sherlock Power Booster- December 21st

November 1998

Prestissimo- November 23rd
FinderPop- November 16th
NetFinder- November 9th
SoundApp- November 2nd

October 1998

KeyQuencer- October 26th
MacDim- October 19th
Click, There It Is- October 12th
FileTyper- October 5th

September 1998

DragThing 2.5- September 28th

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John is a software engineer who works in the corporate R&D group of a Fortune 500 company, focusing on all aspects of communications technology. He has several degrees that claim he knows what he's doing when it comes to computers. After watching co-workers reinstall Windows, search for device drivers, and experience other horrors during the day, he's glad that he comes home to a Mac (compatible) computer. Have any comments, suggestions, or favorite Gadgets? Drop John a line at

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• Worried About Your Mac Getting Jacked? Get JackSMS - June 12th
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