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		<title>Today Giveaway Winners</title>
		<link>http://macapper.com/2008/07/10/today-giveaway-winners/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Turner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>A few weeks ago I <a href="http://macapper.com/2008/06/17/today-review-and-giveaway/">reviewed</a> an application called Today, the amazing, lighweight, menu bar app that sync events and to-dos with iCal. We had a 5 license giveaway, and the winners are:</p>
<p><strong>Perfect Star</strong><br />
<strong>Nick</strong><br />
<strong>macpug</strong><br />
<strong>Stefan</strong><br />
<strong>Steve</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://macapper.com/2008/07/10/today-giveaway-winners/" class="more-link">Read more on Today Giveaway Winners&#8230;</a></p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A few weeks ago I <a href="http://macapper.com/2008/06/17/today-review-and-giveaway/">reviewed</a> an application called Today, the amazing, lighweight, menu bar app that sync events and to-dos with iCal. We had a 5 license giveaway, and the winners are:</p>
<p><strong>Perfect Star</strong><br />
<strong>Nick</strong><br />
<strong>macpug</strong><br />
<strong>Stefan</strong><br />
<strong>Steve</strong></p>
<p>If you won, you should have gotten an email.</p>
<p>Thank you to everyone who entered, and remember, if you really like Today it only costs $15 from <a href="http://secondgearllc.com/">Second Gear LLC</a></p>
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		<title>Flux Giveaway Winners</title>
		<link>http://macapper.com/2008/06/29/flux-giveaway-winners/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2008 11:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Healy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>A few weeks ago I <a href="http://macapper.com/2008/06/03/flux-a-new-look-at-wysiwyg/">reviewed</a> an application called Flux, which is a website creation tool using the WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) concept. Shortly after the review was published, we had a <a href="http://macapper.com/2008/06/09/flux-giveaway/">3 license giveaway</a>, and today we have the winners (randomly chosen) of that giveaway.</p>
<p><a href="http://macapper.com/2008/06/29/flux-giveaway-winners/" class="more-link">Read more on Flux Giveaway Winners&#8230;</a></p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A few weeks ago I <a href="http://macapper.com/2008/06/03/flux-a-new-look-at-wysiwyg/">reviewed</a> an application called Flux, which is a website creation tool using the WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) concept. Shortly after the review was published, we had a <a href="http://macapper.com/2008/06/09/flux-giveaway/">3 license giveaway</a>, and today we have the winners (randomly chosen) of that giveaway.</p>
<p>The winners were:<br />
<strong>Simon<br />
Phillz<br />
John Wells</strong></p>
<p>The winners have been notified.</p>
<p>Thanks you for your comments, and stay tuned for future giveaways.</p>
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		<title>Today: Review and Giveaway</title>
		<link>http://macapper.com/2008/06/17/today-review-and-giveaway/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Turner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://macapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/tlogo.png" alt="" title="Logo" width="128" height="128" class="image_float_left" />So you want to become organized, or at least more organized.  You can start by using iCal for events, and maybe iCal or Things for to-dos.  But what about one small and lightweight place for both of them?  This is exactly what <a href="http://secondgearllc.com/">Second Gear&#8217;s</a> <a href="http://secondgearllc.com/today/">Today</a> does for us.</p>
<p><a href="http://macapper.com/2008/06/17/today-review-and-giveaway/" class="more-link">Read more on Today: Review and Giveaway&#8230;</a></p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://macapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/tlogo.png" alt="" title="Logo" width="128" height="128" class="image_float_left" />So you want to become organized, or at least more organized.  You can start by using iCal for events, and maybe iCal or Things for to-dos.  But what about one small and lightweight place for both of them?  This is exactly what <a href="http://secondgearllc.com/">Second Gear&#8217;s</a> <a href="http://secondgearllc.com/today/">Today</a> does for us.</p>
<p>First of all, you can use iCal for both to-dos and calendars, but a lot of people (including myself) love Things for to-dos.  Today doesn&#8217;t actually move any of your to-dos or events to a new library, it just reads the calendars and to-dos already in iCal.  You may say, &#8220;How can I use Things with Today then?&#8221;  Well, that part is actually in Things.  They have just added the feature of syncing to-dos from Things to iCal and vice versa!  Now you can have everything in iCal, which means you can have everything in Today.  This is why I personally love Today, and others will, too.  And when you use Today to create to-dos, they automatically sync to Things!</p>
<p>Today is a menubar app.  It simply sits in your menubar (you can turn this on or off in the General Preference pane).  It is a great feature, because then Today can always be open without it bothering you when you don&#8217;t want it.  You can also have it sit on top of all other windows (when it is open).  It has a great Leopard-like menubar icon, too!  You just click on the icon in the menubar, and the Today window opens.</p>
<p>As I said above, Today manages both calendars and to-dos.  To specify which calendars are synced with Today, you just goto the Calendars tab of the preferences.  Since to-dos are actually managed in calendars, you only need to specify which calendars to sync.  If you sync your School calender, the to-dos and events in it will sync with Today.  In the main window, the to-dos and events are color-coded the way that they are in iCal.  So if you are used to iCal, switching to Today will be an easy change.</p>
<p><img src="http://macapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/tss1.png" alt="" title="Logo" width="500" height="375" class="image_centered" /></p>
<p>To add a new to-do to a Calender, you just click the checkbox [+] button at the bottom of the window.  It will ask you for a due date, a name, a calendar to add it to, and notes.  This is exactly like adding a to-do in Things or iCal.  To add a new event, you click the calendar [+] button.  You can then specify a name, location, calendar time, and notes.  Again, just like in iCal.  As I said above, when you add a new to-do, it will sync with Things if you choose to (in the preferences of Things).</p>
<p><img src="http://macapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/tss2.png" alt="" title="Screenshot" width="314" height="503" class="image_centered" /></p>
<p>Here is the way that I think of how the syncing with iCal and Things works.  Things <---> iCal <---> Today.  This means that if you add a to-do to Things, it will sync with iCal, which will then sync it with Today.  If you add a new to-do to iCal, it will sync to Things and Today.  If you add a new to-do to Today, it will sync to iCal, which will sync it to Things.  The main point is, no matter where you add a to-do or event, it will get synced everywhere.  Well, except the events don&#8217;t get synced to Things because Things is for to-dos.</p>
<p>Second Gear (the developers of Today) have been very generous in giving us 5 licenses to giveaway to you!  Just post a comment about a feature you would like to see in Today!  And remember, Today retails for only $15, and you can download a free trial at their site.  It is a perfect tool for keeping track of your events and to-dos in one small application.</p>
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		<title>Leech Giveaway Results</title>
		<link>http://macapper.com/2008/06/11/leech-giveaway-results/</link>
		<comments>http://macapper.com/2008/06/11/leech-giveaway-results/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 11:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Turner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://macapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/llogo.png" alt="" title="Logo" width="128" height="128" class="image_float_left" />Last week <a href="http://macapper.com/2008/05/27/leech-review-and-giveaway/">I reviewed Leech</a>, the great file compression and archiving app.  <a href="http://www.manytricks.com/">Many Tricks</a> was nice enough to give us 15 licenses to giveaway!  We had a whopping 76 entries, and now we have 15 winners.</p>
<p><a href="http://macapper.com/2008/06/11/leech-giveaway-results/" class="more-link">Read more on Leech Giveaway Results&#8230;</a></p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://macapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/llogo.png" alt="" title="Logo" width="128" height="128" class="image_float_left" />Last week <a href="http://macapper.com/2008/05/27/leech-review-and-giveaway/">I reviewed Leech</a>, the great file compression and archiving app.  <a href="http://www.manytricks.com/">Many Tricks</a> was nice enough to give us 15 licenses to giveaway!  We had a whopping 76 entries, and now we have 15 winners.</p>
<p>The winners are: markg, Austin, dt, perfume, mord4z, Tim S., paxton, simon, Gabriele, ktx, sinbad, Chris, sebastian stephenson, Rolfie, and Dan</p>
<p>If you won, the developer has been notified with your emails.  Thank you to everyone who entered, and congratulations to those who won.  Remember, if you really liked the trial of Leech and didn&#8217;t win, you can always buy it for only Ã¢š¬9.95!  And, if you already own Speed Download, you get a 30% discount!  This makes it one of the easiest switches ever!</p>
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		<title>Flux Giveaway</title>
		<link>http://macapper.com/2008/06/09/flux-giveaway/</link>
		<comments>http://macapper.com/2008/06/09/flux-giveaway/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 11:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Healy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://macapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/flux.png" alt="Flux Icon" class="image_float_right"/>A few weeks ago I <a href="http://macapper.com/2008/06/03/flux-a-new-look-at-wysiwyg/">reviewed Flux</a> for MacApper. Flux is a website creation tool that is based on the WYSIWYG (What you see is what you get) concept. The developers of Flux (<a href="http://theescapers.com">The Escapers</a>) have kindly given 3 licenses of Flux to be given to 3 of you lucky readers.</p>
<p><a href="http://macapper.com/2008/06/09/flux-giveaway/" class="more-link">Read more on Flux Giveaway&#8230;</a></p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://macapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/flux.png" alt="Flux Icon" class="image_float_right"/>A few weeks ago I <a href="http://macapper.com/2008/06/03/flux-a-new-look-at-wysiwyg/">reviewed Flux</a> for MacApper. Flux is a website creation tool that is based on the WYSIWYG (What you see is what you get) concept. The developers of Flux (<a href="http://theescapers.com">The Escapers</a>) have kindly given 3 licenses of Flux to be given to 3 of you lucky readers.</p>
<p>If you would like to be eligible for 1 of the 3 licenses, all you need to do is comment below with how Flux could be useful to you in creating a website, or what sort of features you would like to see implemented in the future. Flux is still a young application, and your feedback is invaluable to the developers.</p>
<p>Flux retails for $69 from <a href="http://theescapers.com">The Escapers</a>.</p>
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		<title>Leech: Review and Giveaway</title>
		<link>http://macapper.com/2008/05/27/leech-review-and-giveaway/</link>
		<comments>http://macapper.com/2008/05/27/leech-review-and-giveaway/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 10:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Turner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><img src='http://macapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/llogo.png' alt='Logo' class="image_float_right"/>Most of us download at least one thing per day.  Some of us like the Safari download manager, but for some of us it just isn&#8217;t enough.  There are some other managers, like Speed Download, but most of us don&#8217;t need all of those features.  For us, there is Leech.</p>
<p><a href="http://macapper.com/2008/05/27/leech-review-and-giveaway/" class="more-link">Read more on Leech: Review and Giveaway&#8230;</a></p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src='http://macapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/llogo.png' alt='Logo' class="image_float_right"/>Most of us download at least one thing per day.  Some of us like the Safari download manager, but for some of us it just isn&#8217;t enough.  There are some other managers, like Speed Download, but most of us don&#8217;t need all of those features.  For us, there is Leech.</p>
<p><a href="http://manytricks.com/leech">Leech</a>, by <a href="http://manytricks.com/">Many Tricks</a>, adds lots of functionality to a download manager without being completely cluttered.  It has only a few features, but they are great features.  The first thing you may notice is that, unlike other download managers, it doesn&#8217;t ask you to install a plugin.  This is because it does not intercept downloads; you have to manually add a new URL.*  This can be a real pain for those of us who used to use Speed Download or other download managers, but I have gotten used to it.  I do only use it for big files, though, or else it would be extremely annoying.</p>
<p><img src='http://macapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/lss1.png' alt='Screenshot' class="image_centered"/></p>
<p>The biggest feature of Leech (in my opinion), is its ability to stop and resume downloads at anytime, unlike the built-in manager in Safari.  This is a really helpful feature, especially if you have a laptop, because you may want to put it to sleep and resume a download later.  This is a feature in most download managers, but it still should be mentioned.</p>
<p>Leech is extremely easy to use, and the only real options that you need to set up are the preferences.  There aren&#8217;t that many preferences, but they are very adequate.  Some people like all the options that Speed Download has.  I can easily see that, but I think you will be surprised at how little options you need to just download files.</p>
<p>The General tab of the preferences provides you with a few options, like where to download to, and how many downloads to do at once.  The only weird option here is where the temporary files go (the temporary file for a download is a .part file).  This option only determines where Leech puts those files.  Of course, this file is trashed when your download is completed anyways, but it&#8217;s nice to choose whether to see it or not.  You can also choose to have anywhere from 1 to 9 active downloads at once, or unlimited.  Leech gives you the most common three places to download to &#8212; Downloads, Desktop and Documents &#8212; or you can choose your own location.</p>
<p>The Feedback tab gives you a few options for the feedback that Leech will give you.  A nice preference here is to choose what happens when you drag a URL to Leech&#8217;s icon in the dock.  You can have it hide (same as command-h), retreat (simply not show the window) or activate (show the window).  This way, you don&#8217;t even have to see the window to download something.  The other options here are very simple.</p>
<p><img src='http://macapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/lss2.png' alt='Screenshot' class="image_centered"/></p>
<p>Where Leech really excels is in its multiple download support.  No, this is not downloading multiple things at once, this is giving Leech a list of URLs to download.  Simply go to File-Open URLS (command-O), and it will give you a text field where you give it the URLs to download!  This is really great for when you get a list of URLs that you need to download from an email or in an AIM chat.</p>
<p>Another cool feature of Leech is the ability to see your downloads&#8217; progress in the Dock.  The amount of white in the arrow of the icon changes based on how much of a file you have downloaded.</p>
<p><a href="http://manytricks.com/leech">Leech</a>, by <a href="http://manytricks.com/">Many Tricks</a>, retails for only Ã¢š¬9.95 (compare this to other download managers).  It may not have all the features of some of the rest, but it has all the features you need to download large files with speed (or slowness, because you can pause and resume downloads), style and simplicity. To me, it is well worth the buy.</p>
<p>Many Tricks has been very generous in giving MacApper 15 licenses to giveaway here!  To enter, just comment with a feature you would like to see in Leech!  The giveaway will end on June 3rd.  Remember, if you don&#8217;t win, you can always buy a copy for only Ã¢š¬9.95!</p>
<p>*Now in version 1.1, it does</p>
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		<title>Bokeh Review Giveaway &#8211; Concentration For You and Your Computer</title>
		<link>http://macapper.com/2008/05/22/bokeh-review-giveaway-concentration-for-you-and-your-computer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 15:01:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Waldo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://macapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/blogo.png" alt='Logo' class="image_float_left" />Back in February, we reviewed an application called <a href="http://macapper.com/2008/02/11/freeze-frame-stop-an-application-in-its-tracks">Freeze Frame</a>, from <a href="http://www.elgebar.com/">Elgebar Studios</a>. A few days ago, a program by the name of <a href="http://www.bokehapp.com/">Bokeh</a> (which is replacing Freeze Frame) was released by Ollie Wagner and Geoff Pado.  While we here at MacApper have have reviewed apps that cause a computer or a person to complete tasks faster, we have never reviewed an application that can do both. Bokeh is that program.</p>
<p><a href="http://macapper.com/2008/05/22/bokeh-review-giveaway-concentration-for-you-and-your-computer/" class="more-link">Read more on Bokeh Review Giveaway &#8211; Concentration For You and Your Computer&#8230;</a></p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://macapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/blogo.png" alt='Logo' class="image_float_left" />Back in February, we reviewed an application called <a href="http://macapper.com/2008/02/11/freeze-frame-stop-an-application-in-its-tracks">Freeze Frame</a>, from <a href="http://www.elgebar.com/">Elgebar Studios</a>. A few days ago, a program by the name of <a href="http://www.bokehapp.com/">Bokeh</a> (which is replacing Freeze Frame) was released by Ollie Wagner and Geoff Pado.  While we here at MacApper have have reviewed apps that cause a computer or a person to complete tasks faster, we have never reviewed an application that can do both. Bokeh is that program.</p>
<p>The premise behind Bokeh is similar to that of Freeze Frame. When you are working and you find that you have many applications fighting for processing power, clicking on one applications name will freeze that app, or clicking on &#8220;Focus&#8221; will freeze all apps except for the one currently active. Bokeh takes that a step further though, by also blurring the background when you focus on an app (hence the name &#8216;Bokeh&#8217;). When Bokeh is activated, it becomes easy to use any program without getting distracted.  Whenever I write, I am always distracted by some of the silliest things going on in the background of my computer. Bokeh literally blurs out all of these distractions making it easy to accomplish the task at hand instead of getting distracted with unimportant ones. This app can give any program a distraction free environment. I guarantee you will find Bokeh useful in your daily computing.</p>
<p><img src='http://macapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/bss1.png' alt='Screenshot' class="image_centered"/></p>
<p>Bokeh&#8217;s usability and functionality combines the features of many applications before it like <a href="http://www.donelleschi.com/cunningfox/">CunningFox</a> and <a href="http://hogbaysoftware.com/products/writeroom">WriteRoom</a>.  It sits in the computers menubar making sure that its user can do what he wishes in a timely matter.  A great example of where Bokeh becomes useful, is when using powerhouse apps like Adobe Photoshop CS3.  When a 3D filter is applied, the CPU usage percentage goes up 100 fold, and before now, there was no way to decrease the time spent on this process.  According to benchmark testing, Adobe Photoshop CS3 can run as much as 12.9%+ with Bokeh.</p>
<p><img src='http://macapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/bs2.png' alt='Screenshot' class="image_centered"/></p>
<p>While it is true that you can accomplish more with Bokeh, this program will also allow your computer to do more. Bokeh lets you essentially cut off an application from using any processing power until you restore it&#8217;s functionality.  This app saves time when working with programs that steal the CPU for themselves.  At most times during the day, I have open iTunes, Safari with several tabs, Photoshop, iChat, and Word.  All of the programs enjoy hogging the CPU, so using Bokeh on the app I am using at the moment allows each program to act like it is the only one open.  With this functionality, Bokeh allows older computers running Leopard to work faster than they were meant to work.</p>
<p><img src='http://macapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/bss3.png' alt='Screenshot' class="image_centered"/></p>
<p><a href="http://www.bokehapp.com/">Bokeh</a> works phenomenally with my work flow allowing me to accomplish things quicker. Now homework is a breeze without distractions, and Photoshop runs smoother than ever.  I strongly suggest giving Bokeh a try no matter what your needs are.  Furthermore, both Ollie Wagner and Geoff Pado have been generous enough to give us 10 licenses to give away to our devoted readers. For a license, please share with us what you would like to see added to this application and the winners will be selected randomly.</p>
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		<title>iCash Giveaway Results</title>
		<link>http://macapper.com/2008/05/21/icash-giveaway-results/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 11:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Dillon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><img src='http://macapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/ilogo.jpg' alt='Logo' class="image_float_right"/>Last week, I <a href="http://macapper.com/2008/05/06/icash-review-and-giveaway/">reviewed</a> <a href="http://www.maxprog.com/iCash.html">iCash</a>, the finance software from <a href="http://www.maxprog.com/">Maxprog</a>.  To qualify for the giveaway, you had to submit a comment with a suggestion for a feature.  There were many excellent suggestions in the comments and three have been randomly chosen to receive free licenses.</p>
<p><a href="http://macapper.com/2008/05/21/icash-giveaway-results/" class="more-link">Read more on iCash Giveaway Results&#8230;</a></p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src='http://macapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/ilogo.jpg' alt='Logo' class="image_float_right"/>Last week, I <a href="http://macapper.com/2008/05/06/icash-review-and-giveaway/">reviewed</a> <a href="http://www.maxprog.com/iCash.html">iCash</a>, the finance software from <a href="http://www.maxprog.com/">Maxprog</a>.  To qualify for the giveaway, you had to submit a comment with a suggestion for a feature.  There were many excellent suggestions in the comments and three have been randomly chosen to receive free licenses.</p>
<p>The winners are: <strong>Nick C</strong>, <strong>Jeremy Gaines</strong>, and <strong>Keith S</strong>!  If one of those names belongs to you, you will receive your license shortly.</p>
<p>If you didn&#8217;t win, don&#8217;t worry, you can still download a trial version of <a href="http://www.maxprog.com/iCash.html">iCash</a> from Maxprog (limited to 100 transactions), and the full version is only $39.90.</p>
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		<title>Cents Giveaway Results</title>
		<link>http://macapper.com/2008/05/19/cents-giveaway-results/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 11:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jack Amick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><img src='http://macapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/clogo1.jpg' alt='Logo' class="image_float_left"/>Last week I did a <a href="http://macapper.com/2008/05/07/keep-track-of-your-spendings-with-cents/">review</a>  of Cents, from MacMage. This application was a small, simple application to keep track of what you buy. I was also given 3 licenses to giveaway.</p>
<p><a href="http://macapper.com/2008/05/19/cents-giveaway-results/" class="more-link">Read more on Cents Giveaway Results&#8230;</a></p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src='http://macapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/clogo1.jpg' alt='Logo' class="image_float_left"/>Last week I did a <a href="http://macapper.com/2008/05/07/keep-track-of-your-spendings-with-cents/">review</a>  of Cents, from MacMage. This application was a small, simple application to keep track of what you buy. I was also given 3 licenses to giveaway.</p>
<p>The three winners are: <strong>dt</strong>, <strong>Joe Cool</strong>, and <strong>John</strong></p>
<p>Thanks for participating! The three lucky winners will receive an email from the developer with their licenses soon. Remember, if you didn&#8217;t win Cents is available for $4.99 from <a href="http://www.macmage.com/">MacMage</a>.</p>
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		<title>VideoDrive Giveaway Results</title>
		<link>http://macapper.com/2008/05/18/videodrive-giveaway-results/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 May 2008 11:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Milian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><img src='http://macapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/vdlogo.png' alt='Logo' class="image_float_right"/>Last month I <a href="http://macapper.com/2008/04/30/videodrive-review-and-giveaway/">reviewed</a> VideoDrive, an application for quickly adding just about any movie file into your iTunes library. The developer, Aroona Software, gave us three licenses to give away to our readers. We had 17 entries, and now we have three winners.</p>
<p><a href="http://macapper.com/2008/05/18/videodrive-giveaway-results/" class="more-link">Read more on VideoDrive Giveaway Results&#8230;</a></p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src='http://macapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/vdlogo.png' alt='Logo' class="image_float_right"/>Last month I <a href="http://macapper.com/2008/04/30/videodrive-review-and-giveaway/">reviewed</a> VideoDrive, an application for quickly adding just about any movie file into your iTunes library. The developer, Aroona Software, gave us three licenses to give away to our readers. We had 17 entries, and now we have three winners.</p>
<p>The winners of the licenses are <strong>Janko Lauterbach</strong>, <strong>Maria</strong> and <strong>systek</strong>.</p>
<p>If you won, you should be receiving your license shortly. Thank you to everyone who entered, and congratulations to the winners. For those that didn&#8217;t win, <a href="http://www.aroona.net/VideoDrive/Home.html">VideoDrive</a> costs $14.99.</p>
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		<title>Papaya Video Review and Giveaway</title>
		<link>http://macapper.com/2008/05/14/papaya-video-review-and-giveaway/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 10:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Greg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><img src='http://macapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/plogo1.png' alt='Logo' class="image_float_right"/>Want to share your files quickly, easily and with no waiting for uploads? Then <a href="http://lightheadsw.com/papaya/">Papaya</a> may be just what your looking for. Papaya makes it super easy to turn your Mac into a server and allow anyone to download files you specify by giving them appropriate URLs. This video review tells you all you need to know:</p>
<p><a href="http://macapper.com/2008/05/14/papaya-video-review-and-giveaway/" class="more-link">Read more on Papaya Video Review and Giveaway&#8230;</a></p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src='http://macapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/plogo1.png' alt='Logo' class="image_float_right"/>Want to share your files quickly, easily and with no waiting for uploads? Then <a href="http://lightheadsw.com/papaya/">Papaya</a> may be just what your looking for. Papaya makes it super easy to turn your Mac into a server and allow anyone to download files you specify by giving them appropriate URLs. This video review tells you all you need to know:</p>
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<p><a href="http://lightheadsw.com">Lighthead Software</a> has been kind enough to provide us with 3 licenses to give away to lucky MacApper readers. To enter, simply add a comment below with a feature that you would like to see in Papaya.</p>
<p>The winners will be chosen at random in a week&#8217;s time.</p>
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		<title>Keycue Video Review and Giveaway</title>
		<link>http://macapper.com/2008/05/10/keycue-video-review-and-giveaway/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 10:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Mistretta</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><img src='http://macapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/keycue.jpg' alt='Logo' class="image_float_left"/>The difference between a new computer user and a power user is all in the keyboard. With the many menu commands in Mac OS X, if you really want to save time on your computer, you have to use keyboard shortcuts. Though it can be hard to memorize all the keyboard shortcuts in all your applications at once. <a href="http://ergonis.com/products/keycue/">Keycue</a>, from <a href="http://ergonis.com/">Ergonis Software</a>, presents a viable solution to this problem by allowing you to learn new shortcuts as you work.</p>
<p><a href="http://macapper.com/2008/05/10/keycue-video-review-and-giveaway/" class="more-link">Read more on Keycue Video Review and Giveaway&#8230;</a></p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src='http://macapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/keycue.jpg' alt='Logo' class="image_float_left"/>The difference between a new computer user and a power user is all in the keyboard. With the many menu commands in Mac OS X, if you really want to save time on your computer, you have to use keyboard shortcuts. Though it can be hard to memorize all the keyboard shortcuts in all your applications at once. <a href="http://ergonis.com/products/keycue/">Keycue</a>, from <a href="http://ergonis.com/">Ergonis Software</a>, presents a viable solution to this problem by allowing you to learn new shortcuts as you work.</p>
<p>Keycue runs in the background on your computer and allows you to call it with the click of a button. You can view all the menu shortcuts from the current application in it&#8217;s beautiful interface, and learn the command keys for these shortcuts. It is perfect for a new Mac user, or if you are trying to learn a new application like Final Cut or Xcode.</p>
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<p><a href="http://ergonis.com/">Ergonis</a>, the makers of <a href="http://ergonis.com/products/keycue/">Keycue</a>, have generously offered 3 licenses of KeyCue to giveaway on the blog. All you have to do is leave a comment with one feature that you would like to see in Keycue in the future. The giveaway will end May 14th, and the winner will be announced shortly after. If you don&#39;t win a license of KeyCue in our giveaway, you can <a href="http://ergonis.com/products/keycue/pricing.html">buy</a> one for about $31.</p>
<p>For more giveaways and video reviews like this, subscribe to the <a href="http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=258341842">MacApper Podcast</a> in iTunes and the <a href="http://macapper.com/feed">MacApper RSS</a> feed.</p>
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		<title>Times Giveaway Results</title>
		<link>http://macapper.com/2008/05/09/times-giveaway-results/</link>
		<comments>http://macapper.com/2008/05/09/times-giveaway-results/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 11:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jack Amick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><img src='http://macapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/tlogo.jpg' alt='Logo' class="image_float_right"/>Last week Times, a new RSS reader was released from <a href="http://www.acrylicapps.com/">Acrylic Apps</a> was released and reviewed by us. We had 3 licenses to giveaway and after many comments, the 3 winners have been randomly selected!   </p>
<p><a href="http://macapper.com/2008/05/09/times-giveaway-results/" class="more-link">Read more on Times Giveaway Results&#8230;</a></p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src='http://macapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/tlogo.jpg' alt='Logo' class="image_float_right"/>Last week Times, a new RSS reader was released from <a href="http://www.acrylicapps.com/">Acrylic Apps</a> was released and reviewed by us. We had 3 licenses to giveaway and after many comments, the 3 winners have been randomly selected!   </p>
<p>The winners are&#8230; <strong>Danzomo</strong>, <strong>Stephane</strong>, and <strong>tmilovan</strong>!</p>
<p>Congratulations to the 3 winners. You will be contacted soon. Thanks to the many people who entered. If you didn&#8217;t win you can still purchase Times for $30 CAD on the <a href="http://www.acrylicapps.com/">Acrylic Apps</a> website.</p>
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		<title>Master Kick Giveaway Results</title>
		<link>http://macapper.com/2008/05/08/master-kick-giveaway-results/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 11:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Milian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><img src='http://macapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/mklogo.png' alt='Logo' class="image_float_left"/>Last week I <a href="http://macapper.com/2008/04/26/master-kick-review-and-giveaway/">reviewed</a> Master Kick, a foosball game. The developer, Industry Entertainment, gave us four licenses to giveaway to our readers. We had six entries, and now we have four winners. So if you entered, you had a pretty good chance of winning.</p>
<p><a href="http://macapper.com/2008/05/08/master-kick-giveaway-results/" class="more-link">Read more on Master Kick Giveaway Results&#8230;</a></p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src='http://macapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/mklogo.png' alt='Logo' class="image_float_left"/>Last week I <a href="http://macapper.com/2008/04/26/master-kick-review-and-giveaway/">reviewed</a> Master Kick, a foosball game. The developer, Industry Entertainment, gave us four licenses to giveaway to our readers. We had six entries, and now we have four winners. So if you entered, you had a pretty good chance of winning.</p>
<p>The winners of the Mac license are <strong>Colby G</strong>, <strong>Alex J.</strong> and <strong>Dan</strong>. And the winner of the full license is Keith Sheehan.</p>
<p>If you won, the developer has been notified with your email addresses, and you should be receiving your license shortly. Thank you to everyone who entered, and congratulations to those who won. For those that didn&#8217;t win, <a href="http://masterkick.indus3.org/">Master Kick</a> costs $19.95 for a Mac license and $29.95 for a full license, usable on all platforms including Windows, Linux, Windows Mobile and Palm OS 5.</p>
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		<title>UPDATED: Keep Track of Your Spendings with Cents</title>
		<link>http://macapper.com/2008/05/07/keep-track-of-your-spendings-with-cents/</link>
		<comments>http://macapper.com/2008/05/07/keep-track-of-your-spendings-with-cents/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 10:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jack Amick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><img src='http://macapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/clogo1.jpg' alt='Logo' class="image_float_right"/>Some people have a hard time keeping track of where all their money goes. <a href="http://www.macmage.com/cents.php">Cents</a>, from <a href="http://www.macmage.com">MacMage</a>, is a very simple application that helps you do just that! You can add different purchases to Cents and it will tell you how much you have spent. Cents is a very simple app, but that doesn&#8217;t mean it isn&#8217;t useful. </p>
<p><a href="http://macapper.com/2008/05/07/keep-track-of-your-spendings-with-cents/" class="more-link">Read more on UPDATED: Keep Track of Your Spendings with Cents&#8230;</a></p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src='http://macapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/clogo1.jpg' alt='Logo' class="image_float_right"/>Some people have a hard time keeping track of where all their money goes. <a href="http://www.macmage.com/cents.php">Cents</a>, from <a href="http://www.macmage.com">MacMage</a>, is a very simple application that helps you do just that! You can add different purchases to Cents and it will tell you how much you have spent. Cents is a very simple app, but that doesn&#8217;t mean it isn&#8217;t useful. </p>
<p>To add purchases just click the menu bar icon. A list pops up with all your different purchases. On top of that list are two text boxes, one for the name and one for the price. After hitting Enter the new purchase will be added to the list. If you want to see your total spent just hover over the menu bar icon and a small bubble will show up under it displaying the total amount spent. Cents also includes a feature to export to another money management app like iBank and Cha-Ching.</p>
<p><img src='http://macapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/css11.jpg' alt='Screenshot' class="image_centered"/></p>
<p>So what if you already have a finance app? Cents is very simple and quick, no need to open up an application. Cents sits in the menu bar and uses 0% of the CPU. If you ever want to add the information to your other application you can just click preferences and then export. Cents is also great for people who don&#8217;t want something as big or expensive as iBank but just want a small application to easily keep track of some things.</p>
<p><img src='http://macapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/css21.jpg' alt='Screenshot' class="image_centered"/></p>
<p>The developers at MacMage already have future plans for Cents. Soon they plan on creating an iPhone and iPod Touch version that will allow syncing between the desktop and mobile versions. Try out the demo for Cents today. The full version is available for $4.99 from <a href="http://www.macmage.com/cents.php">MacMage</a>.</p>
<p><strong>UPDATE:</strong>I forgot to mention that they had some licenses to giveaway! Post a comment to be entered in a random drawing for one of three licenses for Cents. The winners will be chosen next week.</p>
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		<title>iCash: Review and Giveaway</title>
		<link>http://macapper.com/2008/05/06/icash-review-and-giveaway/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 10:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Dillon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><img src='http://macapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/ilogo.jpg' alt='Logo' class="image_float_left"/>My wife and I had been pretty happy with the copy of Quicken that came with our computers.  All that changed a few weeks ago, when she told me that Quicken was no longer sufficient for our needs.  As she is a professional accountant and I am just a writer, I didn&#8217;t question her.  So started the search for a new finance program/service.</p>
<p><a href="http://macapper.com/2008/05/06/icash-review-and-giveaway/" class="more-link">Read more on iCash: Review and Giveaway&#8230;</a></p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src='http://macapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/ilogo.jpg' alt='Logo' class="image_float_left"/>My wife and I had been pretty happy with the copy of Quicken that came with our computers.  All that changed a few weeks ago, when she told me that Quicken was no longer sufficient for our needs.  As she is a professional accountant and I am just a writer, I didn&#8217;t question her.  So started the search for a new finance program/service.</p>
<p>My first thought was to see if GnuCash had been ported to run natively on OS X, but unfortunately, it still requires X11 to run (apparently there is a way to do it, but it looks like it would probably require a significant investment of time, so that is out).  We tried everything we could find, from Piggybank to the online service, Mint.  Finally we tried <a href="http://www.maxprog.com/iCash.html">iCash</a>, from <a href="http://www.maxprog.com/">Maxprog</a>, and she told me that it would do.</p>
<p>Upon starting the program for the first time, the first thing that I noticed was that it didn&#8217;t have the polished interface that I had gotten used to with Quicken.  That isn&#8217;t to say that it isn&#8217;t functional or doesn&#8217;t work, but merely that it isn&#8217;t as sleek.  After that, though, everything went pretty well.  The processes of opening and closing accounts, adding and modifying transactions, and importing data are all fairly intuitive.</p>
<p><img src='http://macapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/iss1.jpg' alt='Screenshot' class="image_centered"/></p>
<p>There are some things in iCash that we don&#8217;t like, such as how it handles contacts, but they are relatively minor, feeling more like lack of polish than anything, and I am certain that they will be fixed in future releases.  In addition, there are a few quirks, such as grouping transactions instead of splitting them, that take some getting used to.</p>
<p>What iCash lacks in polish, it makes up for in flexibility.  You can create an account for just about everything; where Quicken had issues with some of the assets that we were trying to set up, iCash just worked.  It doesn&#8217;t try to force you to do things in a particular way, so you can organize your finances in whatever way is comfortable for you.</p>
<p><img src='http://macapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/iss2.jpg' alt='Screenshot' class="image_centered"/></p>
<p>For people who want an alternative to Quicken that doesn&#8217;t feel dumbed down or who are looking for a program to track finances for a small business, iCash is a good choice.  It has some quirks, but nothing that would cause me to hesitate in recommending it.  In addition, there is an active help forum up on Maxprog&#8217;s web site, and the developer is very good about addressing questions.</p>
<p>Although <a href="http://www.maxprog.com/iCash.html">iCash 4.3</a> is shareware and costs $39.90 to register, Maxprog has generously provided us with three licenses to give away to our readers!  To enter, simply comment below with a suggestion for a feature that you would most like to see in this program.  The winners will be announced next week.</p>
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		<title>Stomp Giveaway Results</title>
		<link>http://macapper.com/2008/05/05/stomp-giveaway-results/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 11:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gregoire</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><img src='http://macapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/slogo.png' alt='Logo' class="image_float_right"/>A month ago I <a href="http://macapper.com/2008/04/02/stomp-review-and-giveaway/">reviewed</a> Stomp by Shinywhitebox, the video application to reencode, crop and add effects to your videos. The developers agreed to give away one license for Stomp. Your suggestions have been very constructive and they&#8217;ll sureley help the developers improve their application.</p>
<p><a href="http://macapper.com/2008/05/05/stomp-giveaway-results/" class="more-link">Read more on Stomp Giveaway Results&#8230;</a></p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src='http://macapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/slogo.png' alt='Logo' class="image_float_right"/>A month ago I <a href="http://macapper.com/2008/04/02/stomp-review-and-giveaway/">reviewed</a> Stomp by Shinywhitebox, the video application to reencode, crop and add effects to your videos. The developers agreed to give away one license for Stomp. Your suggestions have been very constructive and they&#8217;ll sureley help the developers improve their application.</p>
<p>The randomly picked winner of the giveaway is: <strong>Stephan</strong></p>
<p>The developers has been informed of your email so you should receive your license soon.<br />
Thanks again to everyone who participated.</p>
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		<title>Times: Review and Giveaway</title>
		<link>http://macapper.com/2008/05/02/times-review-and-giveaway/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 10:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jack Amick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><img src='http://macapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/tlogo.jpg' alt='Logo' class="image_float_right"/>There are currently many RSS applications out for Mac, but none of them are quite like Times. Times reinvents the user interface of an RSS reader by making it look similar to a newspaper. With a simple interface, Times makes it easy for anyone to read and view RSS feeds. It also has many special effects to make it look even better.</p>
<p><a href="http://macapper.com/2008/05/02/times-review-and-giveaway/" class="more-link">Read more on Times: Review and Giveaway&#8230;</a></p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src='http://macapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/tlogo.jpg' alt='Logo' class="image_float_right"/>There are currently many RSS applications out for Mac, but none of them are quite like Times. Times reinvents the user interface of an RSS reader by making it look similar to a newspaper. With a simple interface, Times makes it easy for anyone to read and view RSS feeds. It also has many special effects to make it look even better.</p>
<p>    I&#8217;ll start with adding new feeds. To add a new website you can either click File-New Feed, Command-N, or click the plus arrow in the feed panel. If you have something on your clipboard it will automatically fill in most of the information. Once you have added some of your favorite sites you need to add them to one of your pages. You can have different pages to sort your news. Each page includes 3 main sections: a vertical bar on the right side, a horizontal bar on top, and a main area in the middle. To add a feed simply drag and drop the feed from the feed panel to a section of the page. To remove a feed you click the x icon in the corner, which only shows up when the feed panel is open. </p>
<p>    Ok, so now you have all your pages set up and feeds in them. To switch pages simply click the name of the page on the bar on top. Then the current page slides away and reveals the other one. Reading feeds is very easy, too. If you click on one of the articles, the page peels back (or slides down) to reveal the full article. You can then scroll through the article or click the Read link at the bottom to open it in Safari. New articles in Times are marked with a small blue dot next to each article, and a red &#8220;New&#8221; badge is added to the dock icon. Then the pages with new feeds will have their titles in a blue font.</p>
<p><img src='http://macapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/tss1.jpg' alt='Screenshot' class="image_centered"/></p>
<p>If you ever want to read articles that interest you, after looking through all of your new articles, you can add them to the shelf. To open the shelf just click the small black icon in the top right, next to the pencil, and a wooden shelf pops up on the bottom. Then you can drag articles straight from the main view onto the shelf. The shelf has space for 4 stacks of articles, and stacks work just like the ones on the dock in Mac OSX Leopard. When you mouse over a stack all the articles spring out and you can select one to view. In the application&#8217;s preferences you can change when the shelf automatically clears.</p>
<p><img src='http://macapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/tss2.jpg' alt='Screenshot' class="image_centered"/></p>
<p>Times does a great job of changing the RSS reader. It is a major change compared to a normal RSS reader, and makes it even easier to use. Times is available today for $30 CAD from <a href="http://www.acrylicapps.com/">Acrylic Apps</a>. But wait, there&#8217;s more! Dustin MacDonald was kind enough to give us 3 licenses to give away. Just post what you like about Times and any suggestions in the comments for your chance to win. Winners will be randomly selected on May 9.</p>
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		<title>BetterZip Giveaway Results</title>
		<link>http://macapper.com/2008/04/27/betterzip-giveaway-results/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2008 11:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Turner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><img src='http://macapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/bzlogo1.png' alt='Logo' class="image_float_left"/>Last week I <a href="http://macapper.com/2008/04/18/betterzip-review-and-giveaway/">reviewed</a> BetterZip, the great file compression and archiving app.  <a href="http://macitbetter.com/">MacItBetter</a> was nice enough to give us five licenses to giveaway!  We had a whopping 50 entries, and now we have five winners.</p>
<p><a href="http://macapper.com/2008/04/27/betterzip-giveaway-results/" class="more-link">Read more on BetterZip Giveaway Results&#8230;</a></p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src='http://macapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/bzlogo1.png' alt='Logo' class="image_float_left"/>Last week I <a href="http://macapper.com/2008/04/18/betterzip-review-and-giveaway/">reviewed</a> BetterZip, the great file compression and archiving app.  <a href="http://macitbetter.com/">MacItBetter</a> was nice enough to give us five licenses to giveaway!  We had a whopping 50 entries, and now we have five winners.</p>
<p>The winners are: <strong>Zealot, Jeff T, roderick, Dice and MJ Valente<br />
</strong><br />
If you won, the developer has been notified with your emails.  Thank you to everyone who entered, and congratulations to those who won.  Remember, if you really liked the trial of BetterZip and didn&#8217;t win, you can always buy it for only $19.95!</p>
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		<title>WhoIs Analyzer Pro Giveaway Winners</title>
		<link>http://macapper.com/2008/04/26/whois-analyzer-pro-giveaway-winners/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2008 11:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Weakley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><img src='http://macapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/wilogo.png' alt='Logo' class="image_float_right"/>Last week I <a href="http://macapper.com/2008/04/15/whois-analyzer-pro-review-and-giveaway/">reviewed</a> WhoIs Analyzer Pro, a fast, easy domain lookup application. The developers offered two licenses to commenters who listed a domain they looked up, how the experience was, and anything surprising that they learned while looking up the domain/IP/email/ASN.</p>
<p><a href="http://macapper.com/2008/04/26/whois-analyzer-pro-giveaway-winners/" class="more-link">Read more on WhoIs Analyzer Pro Giveaway Winners&#8230;</a></p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src='http://macapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/wilogo.png' alt='Logo' class="image_float_right"/>Last week I <a href="http://macapper.com/2008/04/15/whois-analyzer-pro-review-and-giveaway/">reviewed</a> WhoIs Analyzer Pro, a fast, easy domain lookup application. The developers offered two licenses to commenters who listed a domain they looked up, how the experience was, and anything surprising that they learned while looking up the domain/IP/email/ASN.</p>
<p>The winners have been chosen, and licenses will be sent shortly. The winners are:</p>
<p><strong>1. Abubaker Shamlan<br />
2. sinbad</strong></p>
<p>Congratulations, and enjoy WhoIs Analyzer Pro!</p>
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		<title>Master Kick: Review and Giveaway</title>
		<link>http://macapper.com/2008/04/26/master-kick-review-and-giveaway/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2008 10:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Milian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><img src='http://macapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/mklogo.png' alt='Logo' class="image_float_right"/>It seems like every medium has tried to recreate the world&#8217;s most popular sport. There&#8217;s the interactive table version of soccer, called foosball. And then there are tons of soccer video and computer games that try to realistically imitate the sport. However, few computer games have attempted to emulate the look and feel of table soccer, but that&#8217;s exactly what&#8217;s been done with <a href="http://masterkick.indus3.org/">Master Kick</a>. And there&#8217;s one really good reason why it might be a better alternative: a decent foosball table can cost more than $100, but you can get Master Kick free if you win MacApper&#8217;s giveaway.</p>
<p><a href="http://macapper.com/2008/04/26/master-kick-review-and-giveaway/" class="more-link">Read more on Master Kick: Review and Giveaway&#8230;</a></p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src='http://macapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/mklogo.png' alt='Logo' class="image_float_right"/>It seems like every medium has tried to recreate the world&#8217;s most popular sport. There&#8217;s the interactive table version of soccer, called foosball. And then there are tons of soccer video and computer games that try to realistically imitate the sport. However, few computer games have attempted to emulate the look and feel of table soccer, but that&#8217;s exactly what&#8217;s been done with <a href="http://masterkick.indus3.org/">Master Kick</a>. And there&#8217;s one really good reason why it might be a better alternative: a decent foosball table can cost more than $100, but you can get Master Kick free if you win MacApper&#8217;s giveaway.</p>
<p>In the game, players choose from five teams representing cities around the world and from a list of arenas that include grass, mud, snow and indoor (the terrains are simply for aesthetics and don&#8217;t affect play in any way). Games can end either after five goals are scored or after three minutes, though it would be nice if you could set the game length. Finally, you can set your squad&#8217;s formation and the difficulty level of your computer opponent. Sadly, none of these options are saved after the application is closed, so you&#8217;ll have to reset them every time you play. Play modes include single match and a league mode, which is a nice idea but doesn&#8217;t save your stats or progress if you quit the app.</p>
<p><img src='http://macapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/mkss.png' alt='Screenshot' class="image_centered"/></p>
<p>Anyone familiar with foosball or the sport of soccer should be able to instantly pick up and play Master Kick, and since the game supports nine languages, everybody can join in. You control a team of 11 virtual plastic men on four horizontally movable bars. The bars can be controlled using the mouse or the arrows, and shooting is done either by clicking the mouse button, pressing the control key or using the left or right arrow keys. You can hold down the shoot button to get a more powerful spin, and it designates which bar will shoot when the button is pressed by whichever is closest to the ball. Unlike actual foosball, all bars move together, meaning you can&#8217;t control them individually. If you&#8217;re playing with the keyboard, you&#8217;ll probably want to use the arrows to shoot instead of the control key, which doesn&#8217;t play well with Spaces on Leopard. There&#8217;s no option to customize the keyboard layout.</p>
<p>The relatively simple gameplay resembles a more advanced version of Pong, and its graphics are almost as outdated. The sprites, static terrain and cutely animated crowd gives Master Kick the look and feel of a Super Nintendo title. Its sound effects, like the ever present &#8220;hrah&#8221; crowd noise, are equally retro, which can be good if you appreciate the nostalgic feeling games like this offer. However, there&#8217;s no defending the incredibly annoying techno music that blasts while browsing the game menus. When I booted the app up for the first time and heard the hair raising theme song, I immediately quit out and curled into the fetal position. Fortunately, I found the volume slider buried away in the options menu, thus solving my most pressing concern. In testing, I ran into a bug that muffles any sound on your system that&#8217;s not generated by the Master Kick app when using an M-Audio sound interface, but it works fine using a MacBook&#8217;s built-in speakers or through the headphone port.</p>
<p><img src='http://macapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/mkss2.png' alt='Screenshot' class="image_centered"/></p>
<p>Developer Industry Entertainment&#8217;s first foray into Mac gaming is not bad but does have room for improvement. In the current version, Master Kick boots up in a small window with no option to resize or play in fullscreen, but fullscreen support is coming in the next version, says Nemanja Bondzulic, the game&#8217;s lead developer. Master Kick is only compatible with Intel Macs, but the next version should be a universal binary, Bondzulic says. Industry will also add local and network multiplayer supporting all platforms.</p>
<p>&#8220;All versions of the game are identical, even the mobile versions and they are [built] from the same code base,&#8221; Bondzulic says in an email.  &#8220;Players using, for example, Palm and Mac will be able to play one against the other.&#8221;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.indus3.org/">Industry Entertainment</a> has given MacApper four licenses to give to our readers! Three of the free licenses unlock the Mac version, and one works on all platforms, which also includes Windows, Linux, Windows Mobile and Palm OS 5. If you want to enter the giveaway, comment on this review with a feature you would like to see implemented in Master Kick, and mention if you would prefer the master license, stating which of the supported platforms you own. The giveaway will end on May 2nd. And remember, if you don&#8217;t win, the Mac version of Master Kick costs $19.95, while a full license unlocking all platforms costs $29.95.</p>
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		<title>YummySoup! Giveaway Results and a Special Surprise</title>
		<link>http://macapper.com/2008/04/23/yummysoup-giveaway-results-and-a-special-surprise/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Cox</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><img src='http://macapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/yummysoup.jpg' alt='logo' class="image_float_left"/>The giveaway of <a href="http://hungryseacow.com/YummySoup%21_-_recipe_management_at_its_best%21.html">YummySoup!</a> licenses has come to a close. <a href="http://macapper.com/2008/04/07/yummysoup-video-and-giveaway/">You may recall</a> that I shared some of my favorite YummySoup! features, and Hungry Seacow Software was gracious enough to giveaway three licenses to those who shared an improvement suggestion. It turns out that your comments and suggestions blew the developer&#8217;s mind. Ken from Hungry Seacow was so excited to have his mind blown that he sweetened the deal. Jump with me to the goodies.</p>
<p><a href="http://macapper.com/2008/04/23/yummysoup-giveaway-results-and-a-special-surprise/" class="more-link">Read more on YummySoup! Giveaway Results and a Special Surprise&#8230;</a></p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src='http://macapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/yummysoup.jpg' alt='logo' class="image_float_left"/>The giveaway of <a href="http://hungryseacow.com/YummySoup%21_-_recipe_management_at_its_best%21.html">YummySoup!</a> licenses has come to a close. <a href="http://macapper.com/2008/04/07/yummysoup-video-and-giveaway/">You may recall</a> that I shared some of my favorite YummySoup! features, and Hungry Seacow Software was gracious enough to giveaway three licenses to those who shared an improvement suggestion. It turns out that your comments and suggestions blew the developer&#8217;s mind. Ken from Hungry Seacow was so excited to have his mind blown that he sweetened the deal. Jump with me to the goodies.</p>
<p>First, HSS decided to throw in two more licenses for the giveaway! This means that we have 5 winners instead of 3. Let me congratulate the following randomly selected winners:</p>
<p><strong>Sarah</strong> (Yet another call for a menu planner to shopping list exporter)<br />
<strong>Mark</strong> (Wants the Sloppy Seacow to sync with his iPhone. In fact an iPhone app would be nice.)<br />
<strong>Corey</strong> (Likes tags, and wants YummySoup! to tag that recipe.<br />
<strong>Gerald D</strong> (Has an unlimited SMS plan and would like to refer to his phone for his grocery list.)<br />
<strong>Dave</strong> (Has a picky eater in the family. He wants to tag according to their quirks. Also, he would like a multi-tiered ratings system to accommodate each eater.)</p>
<p>A big &#8220;Thanks!&#8221; to all who participated.</p>
<p>And now for the surprise! For those of you who didn&#8217;t receive a free copy of YummySoup!, HSS is offering a 25% discount to MacApper readers. Purchase YummySoup! through this <a href="http://www.hungryseacow.com/macapper.html">link</a>, and your discount will be automatically applied to purchase price. This MacApper deal ends on April 27th.</p>
<p>You may want to gift a copy of YummySoup! for Mother&#8217;s day, or just spoil yourself with recipe organizational goodness. With a deal like this, I suggest you do both. </p>
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		<title>BetterZip: Review and Giveaway</title>
		<link>http://macapper.com/2008/04/18/betterzip-review-and-giveaway/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Turner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><img src='http://macapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/bzlogo.png' alt='Logo' class="image_float_right"/>Recently I found myself needing to transfer a 3GB file to another computer with a 512MB Flash Drive.  There are a fair amount of ways to do that, but I knew one that was much simpler and more Mac-like than the others: BetterZip.</p>
<p><a href="http://macapper.com/2008/04/18/betterzip-review-and-giveaway/" class="more-link">Read more on BetterZip: Review and Giveaway&#8230;</a></p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src='http://macapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/bzlogo.png' alt='Logo' class="image_float_right"/>Recently I found myself needing to transfer a 3GB file to another computer with a 512MB Flash Drive.  There are a fair amount of ways to do that, but I knew one that was much simpler and more Mac-like than the others: BetterZip.</p>
<p>BetterZip by <a href="http://macitbetter.com/">MacItBetter</a> retails for only $19.95, compared to $79.99 for a tool like Stuffit Deluxe, which doesn&#8217;t even have as many features as BetterZip.  BetterZip can not only split files into pieces of a certain size, but it can also open archives without having to expand them and then extract only certain files!  For someone like me who likes to archive his mail every year (about 100MB .zip file), this is perfect so I can see what mail is there and only extract a certain message.  If you want to protect your files you can use up to 256 bits of encryption on your archives.  It is the perfect piece of software for all your zipping and archiving in a flash!</p>
<p>BetterZip 1.6 has just been released, which includes a great new feature which directly extracts archives instead of opening a new window with its contents.  In versions before this, it got annoying to have to click on &#8220;Extract&#8221; in the big window that popped up, so I&#8217;m glad that this has been fixed.  It also helps for quick accessing of all files in an archive.  You can turn this feature on or off in the general preferences if you don&#8217;t like it. Even when it is on you can open an archive in a window by holding down the Control and Command keys while the archive is opening with BetterZip.</p>
<p><img src='http://macapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/bzss1.png' alt='Screenshot' class="image_centered"/></p>
<p>Another feature of BetterZip, and new in 1.6, is instead of reading file extensions to get the format, it reads the data.  Before, if you renamed a .zip into a .sit, it would try to decompress it as a .sit.  When you did that, it would usually not decompress.  BetterZip can also show hidden files in archives, so you can see every file that is being extracted onto your computer.  But if you have the quick extraction feature on (as described above) it does not show you those files.</p>
<p>BetterZip also lets you choose which types of files are handled by the program.  This made my switch from Stuffit much easier, so now every compressed file is opened with BetterZip.  This feature is located in the &#8220;File Types&#8221; tab of the preferences.  You can just click &#8220;Handle All&#8221; to handle all files, and &#8220;Handle None&#8221;, if for some reason you don&#8217;t want to handle files in BetterZip.</p>
<p><img src='http://macapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/bzss3.png' alt='Screenshot' class="image_centered"/></p>
<p>BetterZip is a great program for handling compressed files, extracting only certain files from archives and seeing all files in an archive, but it wouldn&#8217;t be complete without the BetterZip QuickLook generator.  This plugin can be downloaded from their <a href="http://macitbetter.com/">website</a>.  You just drag it to your QuickLook plugins folder, and when you use QuickLook on a file handled by BetterZip, you will see a list of the files in the archive!  This is my total favorite feature of BetterZip, because it makes it so easy to quickly view all files of an archive.  You don&#8217;t even have to open the file with BetterZip for this to work!  It does not, however, save the folder (open or closed) states.  So with archives that have many folders with many items, every time you view it in QuickLook the folders will be opened.</p>
<p><a href="http://macitbetter.com/">MacItBetter</a> has very generously given MacApper 5 licenses to giveaway!  If you want to enter the giveaway, just comment on this with one feature that you would like to see in BetterZip.  The giveaway will end on April 25th.  And remember, if you don&#8217;t win, BetterZip costs only $19.95.</p>
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		<title>iStopMotion2 Giveaway Results</title>
		<link>http://macapper.com/2008/04/17/istopmotion2-giveaway-results/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 11:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Cox</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><img src='http://macapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/ismlogo.jpg' alt='Logo' class="image_float_left"/><a href="http://macapper.com/2008/03/25/istopmotion2-review-and-giveaway/">A while back</a> I reviewed <a href="http://boinx.com/istopmotion/overview/">iStopMotion2</a> by <a href="http://boinx.com/">Boinx Software</a> and displayed my stop motion skills for the web to see. You, in turn, responded with your own creative creations using the incredibly intuitive <a href="http://boinx.com/download/#iStopMotion">iStopMotion2</a> demo. Everyone did an excellent job! Three winners have been randomly selected and here they are in no particular order:</p>
<p><a href="http://macapper.com/2008/04/17/istopmotion2-giveaway-results/" class="more-link">Read more on iStopMotion2 Giveaway Results&#8230;</a></p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src='http://macapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/ismlogo.jpg' alt='Logo' class="image_float_left"/><a href="http://macapper.com/2008/03/25/istopmotion2-review-and-giveaway/">A while back</a> I reviewed <a href="http://boinx.com/istopmotion/overview/">iStopMotion2</a> by <a href="http://boinx.com/">Boinx Software</a> and displayed my stop motion skills for the web to see. You, in turn, responded with your own creative creations using the incredibly intuitive <a href="http://boinx.com/download/#iStopMotion">iStopMotion2</a> demo. Everyone did an excellent job! Three winners have been randomly selected and here they are in no particular order:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBo4YdFw4UY">Mark Rowland</a><br />
<a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=nAPaGHUwdbQ">Sabrina</a><br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yih3KIocUeI">derphilipp</a></p>
<p>Thanks to everyone who participated. I encourage you to pick up even just the demo version and see what you can come up with. Kids eat this stuff up, so spend some time with them this weekend and put together a Lego reenactment of Gettysburg or your own rendition of this <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=eBGIQ7ZuuiU">piece of British Cinema</a>.</p>
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		<title>Flow Giveaway Winners</title>
		<link>http://macapper.com/2008/04/16/flow-giveaway-winners/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Greg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><img src='http://macapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/flowlogo2.png' alt='Logo' class="image_float_right"/>Just over a week ago I reviewed Flow, and the developer was kind enough to provide us with 5 licenses to give away.<br />
To enter all you needed to do was to add a comment with a feature request. The winners were randomly picked using random.org.<br />
The 5 lucky winners are as follows:</p>
<p><a href="http://macapper.com/2008/04/16/flow-giveaway-winners/" class="more-link">Read more on Flow Giveaway Winners&#8230;</a></p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src='http://macapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/flowlogo2.png' alt='Logo' class="image_float_right"/>Just over a week ago I reviewed Flow, and the developer was kind enough to provide us with 5 licenses to give away.<br />
To enter all you needed to do was to add a comment with a feature request. The winners were randomly picked using random.org.<br />
The 5 lucky winners are as follows:</p>
<p><strong>Conrad<br />
roderick<br />
lh<br />
Ben<br />
Jon Hubartt</strong></p>
<p>The developer has been informed of your emails so expect your licenses shortly!</p>
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		<title>WhoIs Analyzer Pro: Review and Giveaway</title>
		<link>http://macapper.com/2008/04/15/whois-analyzer-pro-review-and-giveaway/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Weakley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><img src='http://macapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/whoislogo.png' alt='Logo' class="image_float_left"/>Have you ever come up with a great domain name, and wanted to know if it&#39;s already taken? Ever wondered who owns Internet.com? Have you tried to figure out whom to contact about the spam you keep receiving? WhoIs Analyzer Pro improves on its command-line cousin, making domain lookups easy, fast, and more useful than before.</p>
<p><a href="http://macapper.com/2008/04/15/whois-analyzer-pro-review-and-giveaway/" class="more-link">Read more on WhoIs Analyzer Pro: Review and Giveaway&#8230;</a></p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src='http://macapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/whoislogo.png' alt='Logo' class="image_float_left"/>Have you ever come up with a great domain name, and wanted to know if it&#39;s already taken? Ever wondered who owns Internet.com? Have you tried to figure out whom to contact about the spam you keep receiving? WhoIs Analyzer Pro improves on its command-line cousin, making domain lookups easy, fast, and more useful than before.</p>
<p>The WhoIs protocol provides a connection to databases with information on the owner of a domain name (yahoo.com), an IP address (66.94.234.13), or an autonomous system number, or ASN (26101). Back when computer networks were new and obscure, systems administrators used WhoIs as a way to look up and contact other sysadmins. But now that there are numerous registrars, all with their own databases of domains they&#39;ve registered for clients, using only one WhoIs database may return no information at all, or not enough information to be of any use.</p>
<p>Enter <a href="http://www.whoisanalyzer.com/">WhoIs Analyzer Pro</a>, from <a href="http://vostrom.com/">VOSTROM</a>. With it, you can type in a domain name, an email address, an ASN, or an IP address, and the application will automatically locate the best database and return any information it finds. This feature, known as Smart/Automatic server selection, takes care of locating the best WhoIs server for you, and is one of the most unique features of this app. You can also pick a specific WhoIs server instead, if you want to view the information one registrar has compared to another.</p>
<p><img src='http://macapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/wiss1.png' alt='Screenshot' class="image_centered"/></p>
<p>The main application window is clean and straightforward: Type in the domain you&#8217;re looking for (1), and select a WhoIs server if you want (2), or just let WhoIs Analyzer Pro select the best server for you. When you start the search, you get basic info on the domain (3), then more in-depth info if it&#8217;s available (4). At the bottom of the screen, you can view a log of what WhoIs Analyzer Pro is doing (5).</p>
<p><img src='http://macapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/wiss2.png' alt='Screenshot' class="image_centered"/></p>
<p>In addition to the Smart server feature, you can also open multiple windows and submit multiple queries simultaneously. You can search for an email address, an ASN, or a URL in addition to the more common domain name/IP address search. Once you have found the results of your queries, you can print, email a pdf, or save the results in HTML format, all from within the application. And if that isn&#39;t reason enough to try the software, the company behind WhoIs Analyzer Pro, VOSTROM, develops solutions specifically to address network reliability and security issues. These guys know what they&#39;re doing!</p>
<p><img src='http://macapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/wiss3.png' alt='Screenshot' class="image_centered"/></p>
<p>I only found two minor cosmetic issues with the application, both of which should be fixed by the next release. First, right-clicking on the toolbar brought up a blank box in the middle of the screen, for some reason; left-clicking made it disappear (1). Second, the HTML file generated from Save Result contains some non-ASCII characters, which are easily removed with BBEdit (2)&#8211;and this does not happen when printing, emailing, or saving as a PDF, only when saving and viewing the HTML. Again, both of these minor appearance issues will be fixed by the next release, according to VOSTROM.</p>
<p><img src='http://macapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/wiss4.png' alt='Screenshot' class="image_centered"/></p>
<p>WhoIs Analyzer Pro can be downloaded from VOSTROM&#39;s <a href="http://www.whoisanalyzer.com/">WhoIs Analyzer website</a>, and costs $24.95 (or if you act fast, you can still buy it from <a href="http://www.mupromo.com/deal/475/whois-analyzer-pro">MacUpdate&#8217;s past promo link</a> with a 20% discount). However, the generous folks at VOSTROM have offered TWO FREE LICENSES of WhoIs Analyzer Pro.<strong> Simply post a comment below with a URL, email address, IP address, or ASN that you looked up, and how the experience was for you &#8212; especially if you found out something surprising or unusual in the WhoIs information.</strong> Post between now and midnight on Tuesday, April 22nd for a chance to win!</p>
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		<title>MacBook Air and iPod Touch Giveaway</title>
		<link>http://macapper.com/2008/04/10/macbook-air-and-ipod-touch-giveaway/</link>
		<comments>http://macapper.com/2008/04/10/macbook-air-and-ipod-touch-giveaway/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:35:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LeeD</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Our parent company, <a href="http://www.escalatemedia.com">Escalate Media</a>, recently acquired part ownership of <a href="http://www.webmaster-talk.com/">Webmaster Talk</a> with Tim Schroeder of ePressive LLC which has been merged with Earners Forum. Due to this merge they are having a <a href="http://www.webmaster-talk.com/misc.php?do=page&#38;template=Merger_Contest">HUGE contest</a> with over $25,000 in prizes.</p>
<p><a href="http://macapper.com/2008/04/10/macbook-air-and-ipod-touch-giveaway/" class="more-link">Read more on MacBook Air and iPod Touch Giveaway&#8230;</a></p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Our parent company, <a href="http://www.escalatemedia.com">Escalate Media</a>, recently acquired part ownership of <a href="http://www.webmaster-talk.com/">Webmaster Talk</a> with Tim Schroeder of ePressive LLC which has been merged with Earners Forum. Due to this merge they are having a <a href="http://www.webmaster-talk.com/misc.php?do=page&amp;template=Merger_Contest">HUGE contest</a> with over $25,000 in prizes.</p>
<p>The Contest Prizes &#8211; Each of the 5 Winners will Receive the COMPLETE package below!</p>
<p><img src="http://macapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/contest.jpg" alt="contest.jpg" /></p>
<p>1. A beautiful new Macbook Air laptop from <a href="http://www.clickbooth.com/">ClickBooth</a> valued at $1,800.00!<br />
2. A professional version shopping cart solution from <a href="http://www.interspire.com/shoppingcart/">Interspire</a> valued at $995.00!<br />
3. $500 cash in a <a href="http://www.maxbounty.com/index.cfm?referer=100">Max Bounty</a> affiliate network account awaits you!<br />
4. Another $500 in the form of a <a href="http://www.text-link-ads.com/">Text Link Ads</a> gift certificate should help with your marketing efforts!<br />
5. How about another Apple product, the iPod Touch from <a href="http://www.synthebyte.com/affredir.cfm?bid=119&amp;lpid=100743&amp;rid=rp074725">Rocket Profit</a>¦.wow!<br />
6. Another $250 cash in a <a href="http://www.pepperjamnetwork.com/index.php?source=mergercontest&amp;subid=1">Pepperjam Network</a> account will make you smile!<br />
7. Sure would be nice to have some custom T-shirts printed for your headline website, right? Well, <a href="http://www.ndesigns.net/">Ndesigns</a> is going to do that for you! This is 24 custom printed shirts (color T&#39;s, 3-4 color printing, one-sided).<br />
8. The hottest new camera for blogging, The Flip Cam, is provided by <a href="https://portal.advaliant.com/Affiliate/New_AffEditProfile.aspx?Signup=1&amp;ReferralID=3240">AdValiant</a>!<br />
9. Speaking of blogs, the MOST AMAZING paid theme ever is now yours from <a href="http://www.revolutiontheme.com/">Revolution Theme</a> and it isn&#39;t just one, but the complete multi-pack!<br />
10. To help you relax that hard working brain of yours, we close the package out with a Nintendo DS Lite from <a href="http://www.revresponse.com/join.php/?invcode=escalate">RevResponse</a>!</p>
<p>This contest is based on points that you accumulate through various means. The contest ends on May 13th at midnight. You have 33 days to achieve greatness¦.clock&#39;s ticking! To find out all the contest rules and information, <a href="http://www.webmaster-talk.com/misc.php?do=page&amp;template=Merger_Contest">click here</a>.</p>
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		<title>Misu Giveaway Winners</title>
		<link>http://macapper.com/2008/04/10/publishmisu-giveaway-winners/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Healy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://macapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/misu.png" alt="Misu" class="image_float_right"/>Last week, I reviewed <a href="http://macapper.com/2008/04/01/misu-ipods-living-in-harmony/">Misu</a>, an application for transferring music from one iPod to another. The developers kindly added a 10 license giveaway to that post, for the first 10 people to comment with where the name Misu came from.</p>
<p><a href="http://macapper.com/2008/04/10/publishmisu-giveaway-winners/" class="more-link">Read more on Misu Giveaway Winners&#8230;</a></p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://macapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/misu.png" alt="Misu" class="image_float_right"/>Last week, I reviewed <a href="http://macapper.com/2008/04/01/misu-ipods-living-in-harmony/">Misu</a>, an application for transferring music from one iPod to another. The developers kindly added a 10 license giveaway to that post, for the first 10 people to comment with where the name Misu came from.</p>
<p>The winners have been chosen, and licenses have been sent. The winners were:<br />
<strong>fmyakos<br />
Shawn<br />
John<br />
marieboyer<br />
Marlo<br />
Barrie<br />
Denis<br />
Paul<br />
Zander<br />
Ben Cunningham</strong></p>
<p>Congratulations, and enjoy Misu.</p>
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		<title>djay Giveaway Winners</title>
		<link>http://macapper.com/2008/04/09/publishdjay-giveaway-winners/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Healy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://macapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/djayicon.png" alt="djay" class="image_float_right"/>Back towards the end of March, I reviewed djay v2.1. That review also included a 3 license giveaway, to anyone who commented with a feature that they would like to see in future versions of djay. The 3 winners have been chosen, and their licenses should be on the way to their mailboxes now.</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://macapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/djayicon.png" alt="djay" class="image_float_right"/>Back towards the end of March, I reviewed djay v2.1. That review also included a 3 license giveaway, to anyone who commented with a feature that they would like to see in future versions of djay. The 3 winners have been chosen, and their licenses should be on the way to their mailboxes now.</p>
<p>The winners were:</p>
<p><strong>Ben</strong> who suggested djay should be able to accept Audio Units as plug-ins.</p>
<p><strong>Michael</strong> who suggested that djay be able to play music from a folder, instead of just your iTunes songs.</p>
<p><strong>Dean</strong> who suggested being able to use two finger scrolling on the trackpad to “scratch.</p>
<p>Thanks to all who commented, and I hope the winners enjoy their software.</p>
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		<title>YummySoup Video and Giveaway</title>
		<link>http://macapper.com/2008/04/07/yummysoup-video-and-giveaway/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 10:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Cox</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><img src='http://macapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/yslogo.jpg' alt='Logo' class="image_float_right"/><a href="http://macapper.com/2008/02/09/yummysoup-vs-connoisseur/">Recently at MacApper</a>, Emily did a comparison of YummySoup! and Connoisseur. Since <a href="http://www.hungryseacow.com/">HungrySeacow Software</a> has given us three licenses to giveaway, I thought I would outline a few of my favorite things in YummySoup! with a video tribute.</p>
<p><a href="http://macapper.com/2008/04/07/yummysoup-video-and-giveaway/" class="more-link">Read more on YummySoup Video and Giveaway&#8230;</a></p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src='http://macapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/yslogo.jpg' alt='Logo' class="image_float_right"/><a href="http://macapper.com/2008/02/09/yummysoup-vs-connoisseur/">Recently at MacApper</a>, Emily did a comparison of YummySoup! and Connoisseur. Since <a href="http://www.hungryseacow.com/">HungrySeacow Software</a> has given us three licenses to giveaway, I thought I would outline a few of my favorite things in YummySoup! with a video tribute.</p>
<p>One of the features that sold me on YummySoup! was the Automatic Import feature that supported the heavy hitters of online recipes. I&#8217;m not one to create a recipe, but I definitely know how to mooch. Thus, recipe management software that can automatically import is a must.</p>
<p>Also, I need importing from non-supported sites to be almost as easy as automatic. The AnySite Import feature does this magically with its vibrant colors with a sloppy Seacow watching my every move. </p>
<p>When I&#8217;m making dough, I do it angrily (usually). The full screen feature allows me to express myself with yeast and flour without MacBook Pro participation. If you&#8217;re using Leopard, Apple Remote integration is on it&#8217;s way, though not here yet.</p>
<p>Finally, the grocery list feature is something I would use if I cooked daily or even tri-weekly. Alas, I&#8217;ll be looking at this feature from afar for the time being, but you overachievers can enjoy it for me.</p>
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<p>Be sure to pick yourself up an Epicurious widget for quick recipe access and import yourself a library of recipes you&#8217;ll probably never use. While you&#8217;re at it, plug your input in the comments below for a chance to win one of three YummySoup! licenses. Just download a demo and tell us MacApperites what you would like to see in the next version of YummySoup!. Winners will be chosen at random.</p>
<p>YummySoup! is a nice bit of recipe management and is available from <a href="http://www.hungryseacow.com/">HungrySeacow Software</a> for $20.</p>
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