While most citizenry are aware of the big - name software titles — Microsoft Office , Adobe Photoshop , and the like — some of the best Mac software package is , like so many precious gems , hidden . Many great products out there do n’t get the acknowledgment , or even the awareness , that they deserve . And when that bump , Mac exploiter miss out .
That ’s where Macworld amount in . We mine the Web , looking for inexpensive software ( generally $ 35 or less ) that pretend your Mac run better , helps you work more efficiently , and lets your Mac do the piddling things — and some pretty big unity — you always wish well it could do . We call these programs Mac Gems , and we ’re spotlight the very best in our Mac Gems Superguide , second edition .
Make find cheap Mac software loose with our young collection of OS X Lion gems from senior editor Dan Frakes , now available as an ebook and a PDF .
We ’ve pick our favored Lion - compatible products , and we present them here . For each program , we give you a abbreviated description of what it does , as well as links to the developer ’s web site and our full revaluation .
Some of the product are ones we ’ve recently discover ; others are oldies but kickshaw . The one thing they all have in vulgar is that each is a standout merchandise that wo n’t fail the coin bank .
you could read our Mac Gems Superguide decently aside on an iOS gimmick by purchasing itfrom Apple ’s iBookstore for $ 2.99 . If you favor reading on a Kindle or Nook , we also have the bookavailable on the Kindle StoreandNook Bookstorefor the same price .
If you ’d care to read the book on your Mac , considera full color PDFof the Superguide ; you’re able to also encompass all your bases and have a copy of each interpretation for each of your devices with our $ 3.99ebook and PDF megabucks .
Want to take a peek at the book before you buy anything ? you’re able to either see out a complimentary sample from the iBookstore , ordownload a previewfrom our website .
If you want to learn more about your other Apple devices , ensure to control out our available Superguides including our iPad Superguide , third version , our iPhone 4S Superguide and our Total Lion Superguide . For those who want to be savvy iOS users , our iPad - sole ebook12 Things Every iPhone and iPad User Should Knowhas you get across .
