Mac Apps and Tips to Save You Time

Jul 20
2010

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As some power-users know, Mac OS X and its plethora of built-in programs have quite a few tricks that aren’t always obvious. We’ve scouted out tips and apps to make your Mac experience even faster. You’ll learn how to make instant calendar appointments and compile all of your chat clients into one master program. So what are you waiting for? Start saving time now.

Mac tips to save you time…

Turn Web Content into a Dashboard Widget
Sync iCal with Google and Yahoo Calendars
Accept Calendar Invites within Mail
Create Albums in iPhoto of Your Favorite People

Mac apps to save you time…

Adium
Bento 3
MoneyWorks Cashbook

Adium

This free instant messaging application allows you to communicate with just about every IM client on the planet. Once installed, you can chat it up with friends using AIM, Bonjour, Facebook, Gadu Gadu, Google Talk, Groupwise, ICQ, Jabber, LiveJournal, MobileMe, MySpace, QQ, SameTime, Windows Live Messenger, XMPP, and Yahoo without having to switch between applications.

Free; adium.im

Bento 3

Need to organize contacts, track projects, plan events, or perform myriad other activities? Bento 3 allows you to do just that from one central location. It integrates with Addess Book, iCal, and iPhoto to let you store important contact data, plan events, or fire off e-mails without jumping between multiple applications.

$49; www.filemaker.com

MoneyWorks Cashbook

Designed to be the central hub of your finances, MoneyWorks Cashbook is accounting software that saves time by allowing you to import downloaded bank statements, maintain multiple bank and credit card accounts, automatically allocate revenue and expenses to the appropriate accounts, and export reports directly to Excel or Word.

$99; www.cognito.co.nz

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