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Review: Process multiple images at once with Photo Sense for Mac

Editing and adjusting images manually can be quite time-consuming. But what if you could process multiple images automatically? Photo Sense for Mac offers powerful yet easy-to-use tools for effective, automated, and fast photo editing. However, there's a steep price to pay for such a basic application.

Photo Sense for Mac comes with a free demo version, which is limited in features and adds a watermark to saved images. The full version costs $33.99. The app, itself, is very light, and the installation is quick and easy with the usual drag and drop. Upon running the app, a quick … Read more

Zap files with Any File Remover

As the name suggests, Any File Remover claims to be able to remove any file from your system, overwriting the file in question using one of several methods to ensure it's gone. As with any tool capable of securely and thoroughly deleting any file, it should be used with great care.

This free tool's interface is extremely simple, with two buttons--Select File(s) and Clear Grid--and three Expert Options for choosing a file overwriting method: Random Data, ASCII, and blanks. We could also set the number of delete passes from 1 to 100. File and Help menus only … Read more

Video bait-and-switch

We've reviewed a lot of programs that download and convert videos from sites like YouTube, and some are definitely of better quality than others. This is the first time, however, that we've encountered a program that claimed to download videos but just...didn't. Contrary to its name, downloading videos is not even a feature that Tube Downloader actually offers. If anything about this program impressed us, it's the boldness of this bait and switch.

Be careful when you download Tube Downloader, as during the installation it will try to get you to install RealPlayer and change … Read more

iTunes 10.0.1 breaking AirPlay

A few people who have installed the latest version of iTunes (version 10.0.1) have found that their remote speakers are no longer working. This reflects similar reports that came out when people upgraded from iTunes 9.2.1 to the initial release of iTunes 10.

The problem may be hard to pinpoint, but so far people have had success in turning off the system firewall or reinstalling the program; however, removing relevant preference files may also help.

Toggle or turn off firewallTo turn off the firewall, in OS X 10.5 Leopard go to the Security system preferences … Read more

Superscheduler

Duoserve's ScheduFlow Online is a comprehensive Internet-based scheduling software package that is suitable for businesses as well as individuals. It can manage everything from contacts and appointments to teams and projects. You can even book appointments directly from it. It uses the latest cloud computing technology as well as SSL encryption to securely park your data on the Internet, where you and your team members can access it remotely without having to worry about server security and access.

This is a large software package, and you must first download the program's own downloader to access the 44.6MB … Read more

Super syncher

Software maker Nero is known for its media tools. Nero Move It is a multimedia utility that can share, synch, and transfer image, music, and video files between more than 200 mobile devices. It also automatically converts media files into compatible types for each supported device, which greatly simplifies transferring files to several different devices. It works with cell phones, MP3 players, Apple iPhones and iPods, PDAs and Blackberries, digital cameras, and many other gizmos. It's fully optimized for Nvidia GPU video acceleration, which greatly improves performance and reduces the drain on system resources, especially for high-definition content, if … Read more

Its beauty lies in its simplicity

The beauty of this freeware secure drive space application lies in its simplicity. Steganos Safe One's very basic interface and short wizard make it a snap to quickly create two secure drive spaces of up to 1GB each. Novice users may need the short Help manual, but most will pick up this app with no assistance save from the tooltips.

Operation is quick and to the point: install the app and follow the prompts to create your drive space. The text might lead some users to believe the program encrypts an entire drive, but it is just a space … Read more