macosxhints.com 2005 Pick of the Week

Date	Program Name	Program Type	Descriptive Blurb
H A L L   O F   F A M E
1	SnapzPro X	Utility	Simply the best image capture application
2	DragThing	Utility	Application launcher and switcher and more!
3	Mozilla	Internet	Hooked on tabbed browsing
4	DesktopCalendar	Information	Small calendar on your desktop
5	GraphicConverter	Utility	Handle nearly any type of graphics
6	TinkerTool	Utility	Tweak a multitude of OS X settings
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J A N U A R Y
Jan 3	DownloadComment	Internet	Save Safari download URLs in file comments
Jan 10	WeatherPop	Utility	Weather in the menubar
Jan 17	TextWrangler	Editors	A powerful and free text editor
Jan 24	Mouseposé	Utility	Hilight the cursor's position onscreen
Jan 31	WordService	OS X Service	Adds useful text handling features to any Cocoa app
F E B R U A R Y
Feb 7	Holding Pattern	Screensaver	Airliner window seat views as a screensaver
Feb 14	WordPress	Internet	A weblog app that's simple to install and use
Feb 21	Witch	Utility	Manage open and minimized windows via hotkeys
Feb 28	Backdrop	Utility	An aid to great screenshots
M A R C H
Mar 7	Recent Tunes	Utility	iTunes song info in the menubar and on the web
Mar 14	PulpFiction	Internet	A Mail-like program for reading RSS/news feeds
Mar 21	Pod2Go	iPod Utility	Transfer interesting information to an iPod
Mar 28	EasyFrame	Graphics	Easily add artistic frames to your images
A P R I L
Apr 4	URLwell	Internet	A handy storage spot for temporary URLs
Apr 11	OSXplanet	Utility	View images of planets on the desktop
Apr 18	1-ClickAnswers	Utility	Get detailed info on any select word or phrase
Apr 25	Diabolitin	Utility	Easily manage various system-level components
M A Y
May 2	Nascar Racing 2003 Season	Game	Bang-em-up Nascar racing
May 9	Indy	Audio Tool	An 'intelligent listener' for indepenent music
May 16	Taboo	Browser Plug-in	Prevent closing a multi-tab Safari window
May 23	Xyle scope	Utility	A 'microscope' to examine web pages
May 30	No Pick	---	Macworld / Mac OS X Hints announcement week
J U N E
Jun 6	Fast Amazon	Widget	A widget to handle Amazon searching
Jun 13	PasswordWallet	Utility	Manage passwords, etc. on Mac and Palm
Jun 20	Mail Act-On	Utility	A plug-in to help manage Mail messages
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O C T O B E R
Oct 3	Textpander	Utility	Expand typed shortcuts into full text strings
Oct 10	Spotless	Utility	Gain some measure of control over Spotlight
Oct 17	ColorTagGen	Graphics	Generate HTML color tags from selected colors
Oct 24	PCalc	Utility	Full-featured calculator with a great interface
Oct 31	Widget Update	Widget	A widget to help keep widgets up-to-date
N O V E M B E R
Nov 7	Celestia	Application	Universe exploration tool with amazing visuals
Nov 14	CryptoQuote	Game	Decode multitudes of cryptoquotes
Nov 21	Cast Away	Utility	Gain control over iTunes' podcast management
Nov 28	Word Counter	Utility	Count words in many files, including Word
D E C E M B E R
Dec 5	FolderGlance	Utility	Useful 'drill-down' contextual menu tool
Dec 12	DockStar	Utility	See multiple unread counts in Mail's Dock icon
Dec 19	Document Palette	Utility	Powerful 'new document here' utility
Dec 26	Transmit 3	Utility	Feature-laden and very Mac-like file transfer app
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