Treating Appluenza

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:

1. 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?
2. 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?
3. How well does does the application address these needs compared to other applications that I have since “collected”?
4. Is it likely to work with the new Mac “Yosmite” operating system?

Here are the applications I am reviewing:

1. 1-Password
2. Adobe Reader
3. Alarm Clock Pro
4. Amazon Music
5. Anki (flash card program)
6. App Store
7. Automator
8. AVG Cleaner
9. Battery Health
10. Boingo Wi-Fi Finder
11. Book Proofer
12. Boom
13. Logitech Broadcaster
14. Calculator
15. Calendar
16. Calibre
17. CallNote
18. Camtasia2 (Mac)
19. Chess
20. Clarify
21. Cloud
22. Comic Life 3
23. Contacts
24. Crazy Talk 7
25. Dashboard
26. Data Rescue 3
27. Day One
28. Delicious Library
29. Dictionary
30. Disk Doctor
31. Drive Genius 3
32. Drop Box
33. DupeGuru PE
34. Duplicate Detective
35. DVD Player
36. EasyBatch Photo
37. Evernote
38. FaceTime
39. FamilyTree Maker 3 Mac
40. FireFox
41. FlipPlayer2
42. FontBook
43. Freedom
44. Fuze
45. G*Power
46. Game Center
47. Garage Band
48. Glui
49. Google Chrome
50. Google Drive
51. Google Earth
52. Google Backup
53. Hello, Tips, Tricks and Secrets *
54. Ibooks
55. Ibooks Author
56. Image Capture
57. IMovie
58. Inform
59. IPhoto
60. ISoft Video Converter
61. Itunes
62. ITunes Producer
63. Jing
64. KeyNote
65. Kindle
66. LaunchPad
67. Leaf
68. Learn IbooksAuthor
69. Learn Mac OS Lion
70. Learn Mac OSX Maverick
71. Learn Mac
72. LibrarianPro
73. Logitech
74. MacCleanse
75. MacFamilyTree 7
76. MacJournal
77. MacKeeper
78. MacOptimizer
79. MacPilot
80. MacUpdate DeskTop
81. Mail
82. MailtabPro for Gmail
83. MemoryKeeper
84. Messages
85. Microsoft Messenger
86. Microsoft Office
87. Microsoft Silverlight
88. Mint Quickview
89. Miro
90. Missio Control
91. Moose
92. Movie Tools
93. Notebook
94. Notes
95. Numbers
96. OmniOutliner
97. OOVoo
98. Opera
99. Pages
100. PdfPen
101. Photobooth
102. Picassa
103. Pins
104. PixelPumper
105. Pocket
106. Posterino
107. Preview
108. PulpMotionr3
109. Quicken Essentials
110. QuickTime Player
111. RadioShift
112. RapidReader
113. ReadLater
114. RealPlayer Converter
115. Reflector
116. Reminders
117. Remote DeskTop Connection
118. Safari
119. Sandbox Cleaner
120. Screenflow
121. ScreenSteps
122. Scrivener
123. SecondLife Viewer
124. Shape Collage
125. Share Bucket
126. Showcase
127. Skitch
128. Skype
129. SnapConverter
130. SnagIt
131. SnapxPro
132. Soundboard
133. Soundflower
134. SplashtopStreamer
135. StarQuiz
136. Stat
137. Stickies
138. Tapedeck
139. Techtool Pro 7
140. TechTool Protogo
141. TextEdit
142. TextExpander
143. Textwrangler
144. TimeMachine
145. TurboTax
146. Tutor for Imovie11
147. Tutor for Iphoto11
148. Tutor for Lion
149. Tutor for OSX Mavericks
150. Tweetbot
151. TweetDeck
152. Universal translator
153. Utilities Folder
154. Video Guide to Mac Lion
155. Voila
156. Vox
157. Wallpaper
158. WashingMachine
159. WD Drive utilities
160. WePrint Server
161. Wimba Diploma 6
162. Wiretap Studio
163. WorldClock Deluxe
164. Zotero