The Mac platform boast an abundance of free , low - cost , and groovy - value software . ( That ’s part because of the convenience and popularity of the Mac App Store , though the conception of splendid , inexpensive Mac apps has been around for decades . ) In fact , one of the biggest challenge these Clarence Day , at least when it comes to computer software , is that the Mac has a bona fide overabundance of apps . How do you know which are the right 1 — and which single are truly great ?
That ’s where we come in . Here atMacworld , we call apps that give you great functionality for the monetary value Mac Gems , and we review one or two of these product each week in our Mac Gems column . Veteran referee know that Gems revue are exceptional to us , because they epitomize why we do what we do : to help you make the most of your Mac without breaking the depository financial institution .
But at our usual rate of Gems reviews , we ca n’t keep up with everything that ’s out there . So each summertime , our editors , along with a number of regularMacworldcontributors , collaborate on an yearly Gems - review marathon , which we call GemFest ( a.k.a . , the Summer of Gems ) .
Today marks the start of GemFest 2014 . Continuing through late September , we ’ll review a new jewel every weekday . As with the software we normally cover in Mac Gems , some of the apps will be delightfully unsubdivided , while others will be more complex . Some will be specialised and have narrow appeal , while others should be utilitarian to nearly everyone . Each and every one will earn the Mac Gems recording label .
you could consider a listing of this twelvemonth ’s apps , updated daily , in our handy GemFest list . Some of the software we reexamine for GemFest 2014 will also be included in a special Mac Gems sport in the September 2014 mark issue ofMacworld — cull up a transcript if you ’d like to see them all in one place . And do n’t block to surf the Mac Gems Weblog to read past Gems revaluation .
( Our unconstipated Gems column will summarize in September . )
