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What’s in a name? Well, as you can probably tell, both of these apps “zap” apps you don’t want anymore. You thought that deleting an app was as simple as throwing it into the trash? Welcome to the world of application reference files. These nasties get left behind by every app when it is first run. After a while, these little guys build up. Preferences, plugins, etc all are in these files. The best way to get rid of every file related to an app you want to delete is to use an app “zapper”/deleter. This showdown is dedicated to two apps that have recently been in the spotlight, AppZapper ($15) and AppDelete (freeware). If you want a detailed review of AppDelete, take a look at a previous post on MacApper here.

To all of those budding web developers out there: this showdown is for you. Today, I am going to look at 5 HTML editors, and find which one really is the best. The five editors are: TextMate (€39, app. $60), BBEdit ($125), Taco HTML Edit (freeware), SubEthaEdit ($35), and xPad (freeware).

Installation
TextMate: 5/5
The installation for TextMate was very simple. The download took about 30 seconds on my cable internet, but if you have a slower connection, be prepared to wait! Once the download finished, I was presented with a plain DMG with an icon for TextMate, and my Applications folder icon. I dragged the TextMate con into Applications, and boom, I was done.

Textmate, dubbed “The Missing Editor” by the developers, is definitely a “mate” for all of the people that develop websites, or just need a powerful text editor that is easy to use. The first item of interest for this app is it’s interface. The UI of TextMate is so easy to learn, you will not need to look at the help! Since I am a web developer, I use TextMate for coding websites as well as writing small JavaScript programs.