| 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. |
| Watch for new additions every week on macosxhints.com... |