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Splashtop Streamer for Mac allows users to remotely access their Mac's controls via their mobile device. The computer application works well, but the link from the smartphone application needs refining for a more useful experience.

The computer application is available as freeware for individual use at home or office, but most accompanying applications for smartphones and tablets cost money to operate. To use this application from anywhere in the world or over a 3G or 4G network you will need to purchase a monthly or yearly subscription. For testing purposes, together with the Splashtop Streamer for Mac, we used … Read more

With its rather basic but intuitive drag-and-drop interface, PDF Merge for Mac successfully combines several PDFs into one file. The program performs only one task, but does it quickly and without any problems.

The free trial version's basic menu lacks any advanced graphics or a user tutorial. Fortunately, the design is intuitive and well thought out. The trial limits the number of PDFs combined to three, but the full version of PDF Merge for Mac with no limits can be purchased for $18.99. A medium-size window has one area where files can be dragged and dropped. Users can … Read more

Radium for Mac offers a convenient solution for streaming Internet radio as it lets you find stations easily from a single interface. The program's basic and easy-to-use menu makes finding streaming content a breeze, all in a well-designed package.

Radium for Mac comes with a 30-day trial. After seamlessly starting up, the program places an icon directly in the top row of the main Mac screen. The heart-shaped icon is easy to identify and clicking it brings up a single search field. The user can then enter terms for the type of station you're looking for. This brings … Read more

Statistique is a very basic app, providing real time information about how your iOS device is running with no additional options or tools. That is not a bad thing, especially since the app never promises to provide any more than this, but it does limit the uses of the app and the number of people who will initially need it.

Statistique is basically a memory manager. Open it and it will show you the real time statistics for how much memory is available, how much is being used, and how much is active. This helps you to uncover how many … Read more

Secret Sms hides your texts from prying eyes, but it comes with a nominal fee. Since the app is prone to lagging performance and comes with a few questionable design choices, that's a very tough sell.

The app hides from your app locker, so you have to use the secret code to access it. That's a better solution than the ones presented in some similar apps that hide in plain sight and raise suspicion. To open the app, you have to dial a fake phone number that you set and then enter your pass code. You can change … Read more

The other day I asked if it still made sense to buy a mammoth hard drive. For my money, the smarter buy is a compact, portable, smaller-capacity drive that's fast, affordable, and USB-powered.

Like this one: While supplies last, TigerDirect has the Western Digital Elements SE 1TB USB 3.0 hard drive for $59.99, plus around $4 for shipping. That's after redeeming a $10 mail-in rebate (PDF). It sells elsewhere (Newegg, Staples, etc.) for at least $80.

Compatible with Windows and Mac systems alike (though you'll need to reformat it for use with the latter), the … Read more

Vienna for Mac keeps all of your favorite news feeds in one place by providing a feature-rich, open-source RSS and Atom newsreader for the Mac OS X operating system.

Vienna for Mac installs quickly and features a well-organized and easy-to-navigate interface. On the left menu there are three folders available for classifying articles as well as a list of available subscriptions. By default there are links to Vienna Support, Apple Hot News, Mac OS X Hints, BBC News, and similar, with the number of available news items. By clicking on one of these, a list of available articles appears in … Read more

Resolution Calculator for Mac allows users to analyze both digital photographs and scanned images for the optimal screen resolution they should use. The program's interface is streamlined but not as intuitive as it should be.

The first thing we noticed about Resolution Calculator for Mac was a rather unclear interface. The lack of tutorials or instructions did not help, either. The program window contains two main buttons, one for scanned images and the other for digital images. Clicking and dragging files into the window, which is not clearly labeled, starts the analysis. The program quickly populates a number of … Read more

Tunigo Play is a clever extension of the Spotify technology, combining many of the benefits of endless streaming music with prebuilt playlists for any mood. It's not a perfect app, but it manages to take the music discovery concept of similar apps to a new level that works quite well.

Tunigo Play is a collection of playlists that are based on specific themes. For any one playlist, you can see the number of subscribers, when it was last updated, and how long it will play for. When the playlist is up, you can swipe left or right to quickly … Read more