Mac Backup Guru 1.0 for OS X is an elegantly simple, user-friendly file backup utility that takes the hassle out of backups, and employs advanced algorithms to ensure that the synced backup maintains a level of data integrity equal to the original

Extensis released this new version of its font management program, Suitcase Fusion, some time ago, but I chose to hold off on releasing my review until all aspects of the application were up and running. Sadly for Extensis, a big part of this wait was for Adobe to make some bug repairs to Photoshop so that it, Illustrator and InDesign could take advantage of an interesting new feature in Suitcase 4. If you do a lot of font experimentation during the creative stage of your design work, the wait was worth it (but with caveats, as you will read).

Every Mac user, experienced or veteran, will almost certainly have on occasion deleted a file by accident or due to absent-mindedness. Data Recovery Guru lets you locate and 'unerase' seemingly deleted files, and the app's friendly GUI designed to be uncomplicated and easy to use makes data recovery 'non-technical.'

GoodSync for Mac enables users to backup/sync files between any two devices; automatically synchronizes and backs up emails, photos, financial documents, MP3s and all other important files between desktops, laptops, external drives, FTP, WebDAV, and Amazon S3 servers

Temperature Monitor displays values information from an array of temperature sensors in Macintosh computers - more sensors than ever with this new version 4.9.2 - helping you keep tabs on whether your computer is (or getting close to) overheating

Selling for $hundreds less than Adobe's Acrobat application, AnyBizSoft's integrated 6-in-1 PDF Converter for Mac converts PDF files to any of six supported editable document formats: Word documents (.doc), Excel spreadsheets (.xls), PowerPoint presentations (.pptx), HTML Web pages (.html), Text files (.txt). and Electronic Publication (EPUB) eBooks (.epub), with standalone applications for PDF to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint formats also available and a 20% discount off retail to Applelinks readers on the Word-only program

MacSpeech Scribe is the first really purpose-designed transcription solution for users who need to work with recorded digital audio files. Scribe has the capability to transcribe with a simple button-click speaker-entered recordings made with an iPhone whenever a thought you want to record occurs, with an iPhone, a dedicated digital voice recorder, or even a mic and your computer, either from a recording of the user's own voice, or that of someone other if you have a voice training profile for them available

Typinator 3.6 is the latest version of Ergonis Software's tool for auto-typing text and auto-correcting typos system-wide across all Mac OS X applications. Writing product reviews, one usually looks for something to criticize, but that's been a tough assignment with Typinator. Like the best Mac software, Typinator "just works" as advertised

Freeware three-year drop down software calendar and planner features automotive artwork of the best car art artists from around the globe combined with a configurable "week-at-a-glance" planner and to-do list

The stalwart database program for the Mac and the PC, first released some 24 years ago, has just released a new version. This latest "Pro" iteration marks the decade release (with the "Pro" title) with "10." Over the years, each release brought some small and/or giant steps, some more for users, while others were more for database developers. This one is is a good mix, albeit slanted toward users a bit more than developers. Without a doubt, the biggest change will strike you the moment you open up a database for the first time. After 24 years with a mostly similar look, FileMaker (the company) has changed the look of FileMaker (the application). The UI changes are mostly good (I do have a few quibbles here and there), but the single addition of dynamic editing, as well as a few other important inclusions, make this a mostly great update.

DriveSlim should prove especially popular with MacBook Air Users and those who go with the 128 GB Solid State Drive option on other model MacBooks

Parallels lets you run a PC on your Mac. It's that simple, and it's that straightforward. However, as opposed to the free program that Apple provides with each new Mac (Boot Camp), Parallels does not require you to re-boot your computer each time you want to switch back and forth between the Mac and the PC Operating System. While it is a tad slower than running a PC on Boot Camp, you do maintain efficiency by not having to restart between systems any time you want to switch the OS. As a benefit to many PC users, Parallels will support PC OSs from Windows 3.1 to Vista and many shades of Linux. You do need to purchase your own copy of whatever OS you use and all software you want to use as a separate purchase.