1. Home
  2. Computing & Technology
  3. Focus on Macs

Applications

There are thousands of software applications available for your Mac, from Apple, from third-party developers, and from shareware and freeware developers. We'll help you pick the best applications for your needs and budget, as well as help you get more out of using them.
Filemaker Bento 1.0v2
Bento, FileMaker’s latest database application, may very well be the friendliest personal organizer for the Mac. Bento offers a fully relational database that is easy to use and easy on the budget.
Disk Utility - Add, Delete, and Resize Existing Volumes
The version of Disk Utility bundled with OS X 10.5 or later has a few notable features, specifically, the ability to add, delete, and resize hard drive partitions without erasing data. If you need to resize a partition, or you would like to split a partition into multiple partitions, you can do it with Disk Utility, without losing the data that’s currently stored on the drive.
Disk Utility - Partition Your Hard Drive With Disk Utility
Disk Utility is the application of choice for partitioning a hard drive. Disk Utility is straightforward and easy to use, it provides a nice graphical interface, and best of all, it’s free. Disk Utility is included with the Mac OS.
Roxio Toast 9 Titanium
Review of Toast 9 Titanium and its many new features, including Blu-ray support, streaming video, and an improved user interface.
Office 2008 for Mac
It's been a long wait, but Office 2008 for Mac is finally here. Focus on Macs tests and reviews the performance of Office 2008's major applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Entourage), with a particularly critical look at how well they work with Intel Macs.
Control Safari Windows With Keyboard Shortcuts
Safari supports multi-window and tabbed browsing. If you're not sure how to take advantage of this feature, these keyboard shortcuts can help.
Control Text Size in Safari
Safari accurately displays web pages as their designers intended, which isn't always a good thing. Fortunately, you can easily control text size.
Access Your Gmail Using Apple's Mail
Apple's Mail is one of the most intuitive email applications currently available for Macs. It can easily handle Gmail and other web-based email accounts.
Access Your AOL Email Using Apple's Mail
Apple's Mail is one of the most intuitive email applications currently available for Macs. It can easily handle AOL and other web-based email accounts.
Format Your Hard Drive Using Disk Utility
Disk Utility, a free application included with Mac OS X, is a handy tool for working with hard drives, removable media, and drive images. It's also a good choice for erasing and formatting hard drives for the Mac.

Explore Focus on Macs

More from About.com

  1. Home
  2. Computing & Technology
  3. Focus on Macs
  4. Applications

©2008 About.com, a part of The New York Times Company.

All rights reserved.