macosxhints.com 2007 Pick of the Week

Date	Program Name	Program Type	Descriptive Blurb
H A L L   O F   F A M E [alphabetic order]
--	Butler	Utility	The ultimate accessory - launcher, web search, macros...
--	DesktopCalendar	Information	Small calendar on your desktop
--	DragThing	Utility	Application launcher and switcher and more!
--	Firefox (was Mozilla)	Internet	Fast, extendable, customizable, standards-compliant browser
--	GraphicConverter	Utility	Handle nearly any type of graphics
--	NetNewsWire / Lite	Internet	Excellent RSS/news/feed readers
--	SnapzPro X	Utility	Simply the best image capture application
--	TextExpander (was Textpander)	Prefs Panel	Create shortcuts to commonly-used text snippets
--	TinkerTool	Utility	Tweak a multitude of OS X settings
Previous Years' Picks: 2006 • 2005 • 2004 • 2003 • 2002
J A N U A R Y
Jan 1	CoreDuoTemp	Utility	Monitor Intel Core Duo chips' temperature, plus a few other items
Jan 8	--	--	No Pick - Macworld Expo week!
Jan 15	iStat nano	Widget	CPU usage, temperature, disk space, etc. in a handy Dashboard widget
Jan 22	Visor	Utility	A hot-key activated Terminal window that drops from the menubar
Jan 29	CaminoSession	Browser plug-in	Save and restore sessions in Camino
F E B R U A R Y
Feb 5	MailFollowup	Mail Plug-in	Follow up on sent emails via a contextual menu item
Feb 12	Home Design Studio	Application	Full-featured 3D home design solution
Feb 19	For reasons known only to the Pick of the Week, it decided to take some time off. At first, it was just going to be a week. Then it extended that to two weeks ... then to a month ... and the next thing you know, it's mid-August before the Pick of the Week felt it was time to return to the office!
A U G U S T
Aug 20	Meridian	Utility	Multiple timers, stopwatches, and alarms
Aug 27	CUPS-PDF	Utility	Install a virtual PDF printer to ease PDF creation
S E P T E M B E R
Sep 3	JollysFastVNC	Utility	A super fast VNC client (not yet feature complete!)
Sep 10	HandBrake	Utility	Convert your DVDs to other formats
Sep 17	Finder Window Manager	Utility	Add useful window management options to the Finder
Sep 24	Growl	System Enhancement	A system to notify you when certain things occur
O C T O B E R
Oct 1	FlyGesture	System Enhancement	Use mouse gestures in many applications to handle routine tasks
Oct 8	Brightness controls	System Enhancement	A few options for more brightness controls
Oct 15	AppFresh	Utility	Helps you keep your programs up-to-date
Oct 22	Wraparound	System Enhancement	Allows mouse movement across screen edges
Oct 29	Not content to have taken over six months' vacation earlier in the year, the PotW again went AWOL for the remainder of 2007, and well into 2008. PotW has been chastised, penalized, and berated, and is hopefully back for good now.
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