Too many apps. I am on a decluttering mission. I am especially interested in keeping (cross-platform and cross browser) software that enhances my capabilities for writing, screencasting, and facilitating global communication.
First I shall revisit each application and attempt to answer these questions:
- Why it is on my machine? Was it pre-installed? Perhaps it was very favorably reviewed? Am I keeping it because of nostalgia? Have I forgotten that it is there? How often have I used it? Updated it?
- What needs or research interests did it address at the time I installed it? Do these needs or interests still exist? Are these needs likely to continue over the remaining years of my teaching?
- How well does does the application address these needs compared to other applications that I have since “collected”?
- Is it likely to work with the new Mac “Yosmite” operating system?
Here are the applications I am reviewing:
- 1-Password
- Adobe Reader
- Alarm Clock Pro
- Amazon Music
- Anki (flash card program)
- App Store
- Automator
- AVG Cleaner
- Battery Health
- Boingo Wi-Fi Finder
- Book Proofer
- Boom
- Logitech Broadcaster
- Calculator
- Calendar
- Calibre
- CallNote
- Camtasia2 (Mac)
- Chess
- Clarify
- Cloud
- Comic Life 3
- Contacts
- Crazy Talk 7
- Dashboard
- Data Rescue 3
- Day One
- Delicious Library
- Dictionary
- Disk Doctor
- Drive Genius 3
- Drop Box
- DupeGuru PE
- Duplicate Detective
- DVD Player
- EasyBatch Photo
- Evernote
- FaceTime
- FamilyTree Maker 3 Mac
- FireFox
- FlipPlayer2
- FontBook
- Freedom
- Fuze
- G*Power
- Game Center
- Garage Band
- Glui
- Google Chrome
- Google Drive
- Google Earth
- Google Backup
- Hello, Tips, Tricks and Secrets *
- Ibooks
- Ibooks Author
- Image Capture
- IMovie
- Inform
- IPhoto
- ISoft Video Converter
- Itunes
- ITunes Producer
- Jing
- KeyNote
- Kindle
- LaunchPad
- Leaf
- Learn IbooksAuthor
- Learn Mac OS Lion
- Learn Mac OSX Maverick
- Learn Mac
- LibrarianPro
- Logitech
- MacCleanse
- MacFamilyTree 7
- MacJournal
- MacKeeper
- MacOptimizer
- MacPilot
- MacUpdate DeskTop
- MailtabPro for Gmail
- MemoryKeeper
- Messages
- Microsoft Messenger
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Silverlight
- Mint Quickview
- Miro
- Missio Control
- Moose
- Movie Tools
- Notebook
- Notes
- Numbers
- OmniOutliner
- OOVoo
- Opera
- Pages
- PdfPen
- Photobooth
- Picassa
- Pins
- PixelPumper
- Posterino
- Preview
- PulpMotionr3
- Quicken Essentials
- QuickTime Player
- RadioShift
- RapidReader
- ReadLater
- RealPlayer Converter
- Reflector
- Reminders
- Remote DeskTop Connection
- Safari
- Sandbox Cleaner
- Screenflow
- ScreenSteps
- Scrivener
- SecondLife Viewer
- Shape Collage
- Share Bucket
- Showcase
- Skitch
- Skype
- SnapConverter
- SnagIt
- SnapxPro
- Soundboard
- Soundflower
- SplashtopStreamer
- StarQuiz
- Stat
- Stickies
- Tapedeck
- Techtool Pro 7
- TechTool Protogo
- TextEdit
- TextExpander
- Textwrangler
- TimeMachine
- TurboTax
- Tutor for Imovie11
- Tutor for Iphoto11
- Tutor for Lion
- Tutor for OSX Mavericks
- Tweetbot
- TweetDeck
- Universal translator
- Utilities Folder
- Video Guide to Mac Lion
- Voila
- Vox
- Wallpaper
- WashingMachine
- WD Drive utilities
- WePrint Server
- Wimba Diploma 6
- Wiretap Studio
- WorldClock Deluxe
- Zotero
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