Handy tools for Macs
Lately it seems like all the tech news is about the Apple’s iPhone. I think it’s great - but it’s going to be six months before anyone can get one, so enough already!
In the meantime, here’s two quick (and free) apps for the Mac.
Thumbscrew
Thumbscrew is one of those handy little photo tools that can make you look good, and fast!
Drop an image (or a folder of images!!!) on Thumbscrew, it will rotate the image, add a nice little border, and resize to your liking.
This is a great way to make a thumbnail if you are going to post photos online.
In preferences, control the amount of rotation (or none at all) the size and color of the border, the background, and the size of the image, among other things, without affecting your originals.
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Get it here: http://www.urbanape.com/software/
MainMenu
Keeping your Mac running smoothly is one of those things we all have to do, but no one really has time for.
MainMenu makes these tasks quick and easy, right from your menu bar. With MainMenu, you can rebuild your Spotlight library for faster searching, repair permissions, clean caches to improve application performance, and more advanced settings — enable or disable the Dashboard.
MainMenu is full of powerful maintenance tools to keep your Mac running like new, within a slick, simple interface.
Get it here: http://www.santasw.com
[OS X 10.3.9 to 10.4.8 and is a Universal Binary ]