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Readers' Choice Awards 2011 - It's Time to Vote!
It’s official: The best Mac applications for 2011 have been selected. Voting has closed and the winners can be found at Readers' Choice Awards Winners 2011 for Best Mac Applications
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It's February, and that means it's time to start voting for the Readers' Choice Awards 2011. We made it through the nomination process, and I want to thank everyone who submitted nominations.
Now it's time to vote to decide the winners of the Readers' Choice Awards 2011.
We went through each nomination category, making sure the products or services that were nominated met the requirements for the category. We chose between three and five nominees from each category, based on the number of nominations we received.
With the top finalists selected, it's time to vote to decide the winners of the Readers' Choice Awards 2011. The voting period starts on February 11th and ends on March 8th. The winners will be announced on March 15th
There will be one winner from each of the seven categories for the About: Macs portion of the Readers' Choice Awards. Each category has its own page, so you can start here, and click through the pages to cast your votes.
If you feel like jumping around, or you only want to vote for a few categories, that's OK, too. You can use the Category Jump List to get right to a particular software or product category.
Be sure to tell all your friends and get out the vote!
Readers' Choice Awards 2011 - Mac System Utilities
It’s official: The best Mac applications for 2011 have been selected. Voting has closed and the winners can be found at Readers' Choice Awards Winners 2011 for Best Mac Applications
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The Best Mac System Utility category is for software designed primarily to enhance the capabilities of the OS. We selected the top five nominees in this category; now it's up to you to make the final decision.
Which Mac system utility deserves to be this year's Readers' Choice Awards 2011 winner? The voting period starts on February 11th and ends on March 8th. The winners will be announced on March 15th.
1Password is a password manager and strong password generator for the Mac. 1Password can operate in two distinct modes: as a stand-alone application and as a password manager that's integrated with your browser. You can also use it in both modes at the same time.
1Password web site
CleanMyMac is an easy-to-use application that can find all of the leftover stuff that's clogging up your Mac and taking up precious drive space. Once it finds them, CleanMyMac can remove these items and give both your Mac and your hard drive a little breathing room.
CleanMyMac web site
Cocktail was one of the original OS X utilities that let users gain access to some of the Mac's hidden capabilities. It has since evolved into a general-purpose utility that can help you keep your Mac in tip-top shape by giving you easy access to many of OS X's built-in maintenance tools.
Cocktail web site
Onyx is a system tweaking tool that allows you to access many of the hidden features of your Mac. Along with its tweaking abilities, Onyx offers maintenance tools, log access, even the ability to check a hard drive's S.M.A.R.T. status and verify volume structures.
Onyx web site
QuickSilver is an application launcher that provides a fast way to gain access to applications or files on your Mac. QuickSilver runs in the background, waiting for specific keystrokes to activate it. Once activated, it will find and launch just about anything you can type into its search field.
QuickSilver web site
Readers' Choice Awards 2011 - Mac Backup Software
It’s official: The best Mac applications for 2011 have been selected. Voting has closed and the winners can be found at Readers' Choice Awards Winners 2011 for Best Mac Applications
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The Best Mac Backup Software category is for software designed, at a minimum, to perform a backup of a user's data. Applications in this category may also provide other services, such as backing up the entire system, creating archives, and creating clones.
We selected the top four nominees in this category; now it's up to you to make the final decision.
Which Mac backup software deserves to be this year's Readers' Choice Awards 2011 winner? The voting period starts on February 11th and ends on March 8th. The winners will be announced on March 15th.
Carbon Copy Cloner from Bombich Software has come a long way from its original incarnation. What was once just a tool for Mac geeks to clone startup drives is now a top-notch cloning and backup utility for Mac users of all experience levels.
Carbon Copy Cloner web site
ChronoSync is a data management system for the Mac that allows you to perform backups, synchronize files with other devices, create bootable backups, and archive files so you can recover important documents, even if they have been deleted. ChronoSync does a lot, including backing up or syncing remote devices on scheduled basis.
ChronoSync web site
CrashPlan is fundamentally an online backup service, but it can also use local destinations, such as a folder, a drive, or even a computer on your network, as a backup destination. CrashPlan's ability to back up data both locally and in the cloud is an attractive solution for individuals who need or want off-site backups.
CrashPlan web site
SuperDuper from Shirt Pocket Software takes what for many is a difficult problem (making a bootable backup of a startup drive), and turns it into a simple, repeatable process that encourages you to keep your data backed up.
SuperDuper web site
Time Machine, the backup software included with the Mac OS since OS X 10.5, lets you easily create and maintain current backups of all your important data. It also makes recovering lost files a simple, and dare I say fun, process.
Time Machine web site
Readers' Choice Awards 2011 - Best Mac Browser
It’s official: The best Mac applications for 2011 have been selected. Voting has closed and the winners can be found at Readers' Choice Awards Winners 2011 for Best Mac Applications
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The Best Mac Browser category is for applications that provide general-purpose web browsing capabilities. Browsers in this category should be able to access any web site, provide bookmark services, support plug-ins, and run basic web applications without issues.
We selected the top five nominees in this category; now it's up to you to make the final decision.
Which Mac browser deserves to be this year's Readers' Choice Awards 2011 winner? The voting period starts on February 11th and ends on March 8th. The winners will be announced on March 15th.
Camino is an open source browser project based on Mozilla technologies. Designed for OS X, Camino provides some of the best security features available for browsing.
Camino's web site
Chrome from Google is one of the newest browsers for the Mac platform. It offers some of the fastest browser performance available for the Mac. Chrome has some unique interface elements, including dynamic tabs that allow you to drag a tabbed page to its own window, or move a browser window back into a tab.
Chrome web site
Firefox from Mozilla is one of the leading web browsers, regardless of computing platform. It offers extensive compatibility with web sites, and is no slouch in performance.
Firefox web site
Safari is Apple's default web browser; it ships with every copy of OS X. Safari offers many unique features, including thumbnail displays of your Top Sites. In addition, Safari is fast, one of the top performers in rendering a web site.
Safari web site
Stainless is a multi-process browser for the Mac that allows you to have multiple concurrent browsing sessions, each running independently of the others.
Stainless web site
Readers' Choice Awards 2011 - Best Application for Running Windows
It’s official: The best Mac applications for 2011 have been selected. Voting has closed and the winners can be found at Readers' Choice Awards Winners 2011 for Best Mac Applications
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The Best Application for Running Windows category is open to any application or system that allows you to run Windows or Windows applications on a Mac.
We selected the top four nominees in this category; now it's up to you to make the final decision.
Which Mac application for running Windows deserves to be this year's Readers' Choice Awards 2011 winner? The voting period starts on February 11th and ends on March 8th. The winners will be announced on March 15th.
Boot Camp from Apple allows you to partition a hard drive and run Windows natively on your Mac. In order to access your Windows partition, you must boot into Windows, which prevents you from using OS X and Windows at the same time.
Boot Camp web site
Parallels allows Intel Mac users to run both OS X and Windows (or Linux) at the same time. Optimized for Windows 7 and supporting its Aero-based user interface, Parallels lets you seamlessly run Windows and the Mac OS side-by-side.
Parallels web site
Oracle's VirtualBox for the Mac has a feature set that keeps pace with commercial applications.
It supports 64-bit operating systems, and virtualizing the Mac's hardware, so you can access most of the devices connected to your Mac.
Oracle's VirtualBox web site
VMware Fusion is one of the leading virtualization environments for the Mac. Its ease of use and the simplicity it offers in creating virtual machines are a big plus. Fusion 3 has also been optimized to run Windows 7. You can make your Mac a Windows powerhouse and astonish your Windows-using friends.
VMware Fusion web site
Readers' Choice Awards 2011 - Best Mac Word Processor
It’s official: The best Mac applications for 2011 have been selected. Voting has closed and the winners can be found at Readers' Choice Awards Winners 2011 for Best Mac Applications
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The Best Mac Word Processor category is open to any application that provides word processing capabilities. We selected the top five nominees in this category; now it's up to you to make the final decision.
Which Mac word processor deserves to be this year's Readers' Choice Awards 2011 winner? The voting period starts on February 11th and ends on March 8th. The winners will be announced on March 15th.
Mariner Write is a streamlined word processor that provides all the tools any writer could want, including headers, footers, endnotes, footnotes, and more. It also has an elegant interface to help keep you productive as you write.
Mariner Write web site
Microsoft Word, part of Office 2011 for Mac, is one of the most popular word processors for both the Mac and Windows PCs.
Microsoft Word for Mac web site
Nisus Writer Pro is a word processor with a clean, smooth interface that lets you concentrate on writing. The interface is a cinch to customize, and creating and editing style sheets is just as easy.
Nisus Writer Pro web site
Pages, part of Apple's iWork suite of applications, provides both an easy-to-use word processor and page layout tools.
Pages web site
It’s official: The best Mac applications for 2011 have been selected. Voting has closed and the winners can be found at Readers' Choice Awards Winners 2011 for Best Mac Applications
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The Best Mac Consumer Image Editor category is open to any software that is used for editing static images and is geared towards general consumers, not professionals.
That doesn't mean the application can't have professional-level features, only that its target audience must be amateurs and hobbyists.
We selected the top five nominees in this category; now it's up to you to make the final decision.
Which Mac consumer image editor deserves to be this year's Readers' Choice Awards 2011 winner? The voting period starts on February 11th and ends on March 8th. The winners will be announced on March 15th.
Acorn from Flying Meat Software is a layer-based image editing application with an easy-to-use interface that keeps all your tools available on a simple palette. Although Acorn is easy to use, it contains many advanced features and tools that will endear it to the professional on a budget.
Acorn web site
Graphic Converter is the Swiss army knife of image editing and file conversion. It provides a wide range of features and capabilities, including batch processing.
GraphicConverter web site
iPhoto from Apple is included with new Macs. Part of the iLife suite, iPhoto is also now available as a standalone application. iPhoto provides image library management features as well as the ability to edit and share your photos.
iPhoto web site
Pixelmator from Pixelmator Team Ltd. was one of the first Core Image-aware applications I ever ran across, back in 2007. Core Image provides pixel-accurate, real-time, non-destructive image editing, and Pixelmator made use of the then-new technology in an amazing editing application. It's still amazing.
Pixelmator web site
Photoshop Elements 9 is Adobe's photo-editing software for consumers. Built on the outstanding Photoshop engine, Photoshop Elements has many of the same features and capabilities, but with an easier to use interface, guided image editing, and a photo organizer, all built-in.
Photoshop Elements 9 web site
It’s official: The best Mac applications for 2011 have been selected. Voting has closed and the winners can be found at Readers' Choice Awards Winners 2011 for Best Mac Applications
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The Best Mac Home Theater Application or Product category is open to any software or product that aids in the use of a Mac as a home theater component.
We selected the top five nominees in this category; now it's up to you to make the final decision.
Which Mac home theater application or product deserves to be this year's Readers' Choice Awards 2011 winner? The voting period starts on February 11th and ends on March 8th. The winners will be announced on March 15th.
Apple TV is a media player for home theater that can stream audio, video, and images to a TV. Apple TV supports HD movie streaming, and TV and movie rentals from Apple's iTunes Store or from Netflix.
Apple TV web site
EyeTV software, when used with a supported TV tuner, turns your Mac into a powerful DVR (Digital Video Recorder) that allows you to record shows, pause and rewind live TV broadcasts, schedule recordings, edit videos, and watch TV. You can burn the shows you record to DVD, or export them to other devices, including iPads, iPods, or iPhones. You can also export them to iTunes.
EyeTV web site
Netflix Streaming, part of the Netflix video rental system, streams movies, TV shows, concerts, and just about any video content it has in its streaming library, directly to your Mac, Apple TV, iPhone, or iPad.
Netflix Streaming web site
Plex is media center software that can catalog and play a wide range of audio, video, and image formats. Plex software uses a 'big screen' interface, letting you control the software easily from across the room while you watch your big screen TV.
Plex web site
VLC is a media player similar to Apple's QuickTime or DVD Player software. While VLC is similar, it supports a much wider range of video and audio formats, and can be used as a media converter. Some users believe that VLC's video playback is of a higher quality than Apple's DVD Player.
VLC web site
Voting Has Closed
It’s official: The best Mac applications for 2011 have been selected. Voting has closed and the winners can be found at Readers' Choice Awards Winners 2011 for Best Mac Applications
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It's February, and that means it's time to start voting for the Readers' Choice Awards 2011. We made it through the nomination process, and I want to thank everyone who submitted nominations.
Now it's time to vote to decide the winners of the Readers' Choice Awards 2011.
How We Selected the Finalists
We went through each nomination category, making sure the products or services that were nominated met the requirements for the category. We chose between three and five nominees from each category, based on the number of nominations we received.
It's Time to Vote for the Winners of the Readers' Choice Awards 2011
With the top finalists selected, it's time to vote to decide the winners of the Readers' Choice Awards 2011. The voting period starts on February 11th and ends on March 8th. The winners will be announced on March 15th
There will be one winner from each of the seven categories for the About: Macs portion of the Readers' Choice Awards. Each category has its own page, so you can start here, and click through the pages to cast your votes.
If you feel like jumping around, or you only want to vote for a few categories, that's OK, too. You can use the Category Jump List to get right to a particular software or product category.
Be sure to tell all your friends and get out the vote!
About: Macs Readers' Choice Awards 2011 Jump List:
- Best Mac System Utility
- Best Mac Backup Application
- Best Mac Browser
- Best Application for Running Windows
- Best Mac Word Processor
- Best Mac Consumer Image Editor
- Best Mac Home Theater Application or Product
Readers' Choice Awards 2011 - Mac System Utilities
Voting Has Closed
It’s official: The best Mac applications for 2011 have been selected. Voting has closed and the winners can be found at Readers' Choice Awards Winners 2011 for Best Mac Applications
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The Best Mac System Utility category is for software designed primarily to enhance the capabilities of the OS. We selected the top five nominees in this category; now it's up to you to make the final decision.
Which Mac system utility deserves to be this year's Readers' Choice Awards 2011 winner? The voting period starts on February 11th and ends on March 8th. The winners will be announced on March 15th.
Polls Have Closed. Winners Will Be Announced March 15th
- 1Password
- CleanMyMac
- Cocktail
- Onyx
- QuickSilver
1Password is a password manager and strong password generator for the Mac. 1Password can operate in two distinct modes: as a stand-alone application and as a password manager that's integrated with your browser. You can also use it in both modes at the same time.
1Password web site
CleanMyMac is an easy-to-use application that can find all of the leftover stuff that's clogging up your Mac and taking up precious drive space. Once it finds them, CleanMyMac can remove these items and give both your Mac and your hard drive a little breathing room.
CleanMyMac web site
Cocktail was one of the original OS X utilities that let users gain access to some of the Mac's hidden capabilities. It has since evolved into a general-purpose utility that can help you keep your Mac in tip-top shape by giving you easy access to many of OS X's built-in maintenance tools.
Cocktail web site
Onyx is a system tweaking tool that allows you to access many of the hidden features of your Mac. Along with its tweaking abilities, Onyx offers maintenance tools, log access, even the ability to check a hard drive's S.M.A.R.T. status and verify volume structures.
Onyx web site
QuickSilver is an application launcher that provides a fast way to gain access to applications or files on your Mac. QuickSilver runs in the background, waiting for specific keystrokes to activate it. Once activated, it will find and launch just about anything you can type into its search field.
QuickSilver web site
Vote for Your Other Favorites:
- Best Mac Backup Application
- Best Mac Browser
- Best Application for Running Windows
- Best Mac Word Processor
- Best Mac Consumer Image Editor
- Best Mac Home Theater Application or Product
Readers' Choice Awards 2011 - Mac Backup Software
Voting Has Closed
It’s official: The best Mac applications for 2011 have been selected. Voting has closed and the winners can be found at Readers' Choice Awards Winners 2011 for Best Mac Applications
Original content of this page continues from here:
The Best Mac Backup Software category is for software designed, at a minimum, to perform a backup of a user's data. Applications in this category may also provide other services, such as backing up the entire system, creating archives, and creating clones.
We selected the top four nominees in this category; now it's up to you to make the final decision.
Which Mac backup software deserves to be this year's Readers' Choice Awards 2011 winner? The voting period starts on February 11th and ends on March 8th. The winners will be announced on March 15th.
Polls Have Closed. Winners Will Be Announced March 15th
- Carbon Copy Cloner
- ChronoSync
- CrashPlan
- SuperDuper
- Time Machine
Carbon Copy Cloner from Bombich Software has come a long way from its original incarnation. What was once just a tool for Mac geeks to clone startup drives is now a top-notch cloning and backup utility for Mac users of all experience levels.
Carbon Copy Cloner web site
ChronoSync is a data management system for the Mac that allows you to perform backups, synchronize files with other devices, create bootable backups, and archive files so you can recover important documents, even if they have been deleted. ChronoSync does a lot, including backing up or syncing remote devices on scheduled basis.
ChronoSync web site
CrashPlan is fundamentally an online backup service, but it can also use local destinations, such as a folder, a drive, or even a computer on your network, as a backup destination. CrashPlan's ability to back up data both locally and in the cloud is an attractive solution for individuals who need or want off-site backups.
CrashPlan web site
SuperDuper from Shirt Pocket Software takes what for many is a difficult problem (making a bootable backup of a startup drive), and turns it into a simple, repeatable process that encourages you to keep your data backed up.
SuperDuper web site
Time Machine, the backup software included with the Mac OS since OS X 10.5, lets you easily create and maintain current backups of all your important data. It also makes recovering lost files a simple, and dare I say fun, process.
Time Machine web site
Vote for Your Other Favorites:
- Best Mac System Utility
- Best Mac Browser
- Best Application for Running Windows
- Best Mac Word Processor
- Best Mac Consumer Image Editor
- Best Mac Home Theater Application or Product
Readers' Choice Awards 2011 - Best Mac Browser
Voting Has Closed
It’s official: The best Mac applications for 2011 have been selected. Voting has closed and the winners can be found at Readers' Choice Awards Winners 2011 for Best Mac Applications
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The Best Mac Browser category is for applications that provide general-purpose web browsing capabilities. Browsers in this category should be able to access any web site, provide bookmark services, support plug-ins, and run basic web applications without issues.
We selected the top five nominees in this category; now it's up to you to make the final decision.
Which Mac browser deserves to be this year's Readers' Choice Awards 2011 winner? The voting period starts on February 11th and ends on March 8th. The winners will be announced on March 15th.
Polls Have Closed. Winners Will Be Announced March 15th
- Camino
- Chrome
- Firefox
- Safari
- Stainless
Camino is an open source browser project based on Mozilla technologies. Designed for OS X, Camino provides some of the best security features available for browsing.
Camino's web site
Chrome from Google is one of the newest browsers for the Mac platform. It offers some of the fastest browser performance available for the Mac. Chrome has some unique interface elements, including dynamic tabs that allow you to drag a tabbed page to its own window, or move a browser window back into a tab.
Chrome web site
Firefox from Mozilla is one of the leading web browsers, regardless of computing platform. It offers extensive compatibility with web sites, and is no slouch in performance.
Firefox web site
Safari is Apple's default web browser; it ships with every copy of OS X. Safari offers many unique features, including thumbnail displays of your Top Sites. In addition, Safari is fast, one of the top performers in rendering a web site.
Safari web site
Stainless is a multi-process browser for the Mac that allows you to have multiple concurrent browsing sessions, each running independently of the others.
Stainless web site
Vote for Your Favorite:
- Best Mac System Utility
- Best Mac Backup Application
- Best Application for Running Windows
- Best Mac Word Processor
- Best Mac Consumer Image Editor
- Best Mac Home Theater Application or Product
Readers' Choice Awards 2011 - Best Application for Running Windows
Voting Has Closed
It’s official: The best Mac applications for 2011 have been selected. Voting has closed and the winners can be found at Readers' Choice Awards Winners 2011 for Best Mac Applications
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The Best Application for Running Windows category is open to any application or system that allows you to run Windows or Windows applications on a Mac.
We selected the top four nominees in this category; now it's up to you to make the final decision.
Which Mac application for running Windows deserves to be this year's Readers' Choice Awards 2011 winner? The voting period starts on February 11th and ends on March 8th. The winners will be announced on March 15th.
Polls Have Closed. Winners Will Be Announced March 15th
- Boot Camp
- Parallels
- Oracle VirtualBox
- VMWare Fusion
Boot Camp from Apple allows you to partition a hard drive and run Windows natively on your Mac. In order to access your Windows partition, you must boot into Windows, which prevents you from using OS X and Windows at the same time.
Boot Camp web site
Parallels allows Intel Mac users to run both OS X and Windows (or Linux) at the same time. Optimized for Windows 7 and supporting its Aero-based user interface, Parallels lets you seamlessly run Windows and the Mac OS side-by-side.
Parallels web site
Oracle's VirtualBox for the Mac has a feature set that keeps pace with commercial applications.
It supports 64-bit operating systems, and virtualizing the Mac's hardware, so you can access most of the devices connected to your Mac.
Oracle's VirtualBox web site
VMware Fusion is one of the leading virtualization environments for the Mac. Its ease of use and the simplicity it offers in creating virtual machines are a big plus. Fusion 3 has also been optimized to run Windows 7. You can make your Mac a Windows powerhouse and astonish your Windows-using friends.
VMware Fusion web site
Vote for Your Other Favorites:
- Best Mac System Utility
- Best Mac Backup Application
- Best Mac Browser
- Best Mac Word Processor
- Best Mac Consumer Image Editor
- Best Mac Home Theater Application or Product
Readers' Choice Awards 2011 - Best Mac Word Processor
Voting Has Closed
It’s official: The best Mac applications for 2011 have been selected. Voting has closed and the winners can be found at Readers' Choice Awards Winners 2011 for Best Mac Applications
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The Best Mac Word Processor category is open to any application that provides word processing capabilities. We selected the top five nominees in this category; now it's up to you to make the final decision.
Which Mac word processor deserves to be this year's Readers' Choice Awards 2011 winner? The voting period starts on February 11th and ends on March 8th. The winners will be announced on March 15th.
Polls Have Closed. Winners Will Be Announced March 15th
- Mariner Write
- Microsoft Word
- Nisus Writer Pro
- Pages
Mariner Write is a streamlined word processor that provides all the tools any writer could want, including headers, footers, endnotes, footnotes, and more. It also has an elegant interface to help keep you productive as you write.
Mariner Write web site
Microsoft Word, part of Office 2011 for Mac, is one of the most popular word processors for both the Mac and Windows PCs.
Microsoft Word for Mac web site
Nisus Writer Pro is a word processor with a clean, smooth interface that lets you concentrate on writing. The interface is a cinch to customize, and creating and editing style sheets is just as easy.
Nisus Writer Pro web site
Pages, part of Apple's iWork suite of applications, provides both an easy-to-use word processor and page layout tools.
Pages web site
Vote for Your Other Favorites:
- Best Mac System Utility
- Best Mac Backup Application
- Best Mac Browser
- Best Application for Running Windows
- Best Mac Consumer Image Editor
- Best Mac Home Theater Application or Product
Voting Has Closed
It’s official: The best Mac applications for 2011 have been selected. Voting has closed and the winners can be found at Readers' Choice Awards Winners 2011 for Best Mac Applications
Original content of this page continues from here:
The Best Mac Consumer Image Editor category is open to any software that is used for editing static images and is geared towards general consumers, not professionals.
That doesn't mean the application can't have professional-level features, only that its target audience must be amateurs and hobbyists.
We selected the top five nominees in this category; now it's up to you to make the final decision.
Which Mac consumer image editor deserves to be this year's Readers' Choice Awards 2011 winner? The voting period starts on February 11th and ends on March 8th. The winners will be announced on March 15th.
Polls Have Closed. Winners Will Be Announced March 15th
- Acorn
- Graphic Converter
- iPhoto
- Pixelmator
- Photoshop Elements
Acorn from Flying Meat Software is a layer-based image editing application with an easy-to-use interface that keeps all your tools available on a simple palette. Although Acorn is easy to use, it contains many advanced features and tools that will endear it to the professional on a budget.
Acorn web site
Graphic Converter is the Swiss army knife of image editing and file conversion. It provides a wide range of features and capabilities, including batch processing.
GraphicConverter web site
iPhoto from Apple is included with new Macs. Part of the iLife suite, iPhoto is also now available as a standalone application. iPhoto provides image library management features as well as the ability to edit and share your photos.
iPhoto web site
Pixelmator from Pixelmator Team Ltd. was one of the first Core Image-aware applications I ever ran across, back in 2007. Core Image provides pixel-accurate, real-time, non-destructive image editing, and Pixelmator made use of the then-new technology in an amazing editing application. It's still amazing.
Pixelmator web site
Photoshop Elements 9 is Adobe's photo-editing software for consumers. Built on the outstanding Photoshop engine, Photoshop Elements has many of the same features and capabilities, but with an easier to use interface, guided image editing, and a photo organizer, all built-in.
Photoshop Elements 9 web site
Vote for Your Other Favorites:
- Best Mac System Utility
- Best Mac Backup Application
- Best Mac Browser
- Best Application for Running Windows
- Best Mac Word Processor
- Best Mac Home Theater Application or Product
Voting Has Closed
It’s official: The best Mac applications for 2011 have been selected. Voting has closed and the winners can be found at Readers' Choice Awards Winners 2011 for Best Mac Applications
Original content of this page continues from here:
The Best Mac Home Theater Application or Product category is open to any software or product that aids in the use of a Mac as a home theater component.
We selected the top five nominees in this category; now it's up to you to make the final decision.
Which Mac home theater application or product deserves to be this year's Readers' Choice Awards 2011 winner? The voting period starts on February 11th and ends on March 8th. The winners will be announced on March 15th.
Polls Have Closed. Winners Will Be Announced March 15th
- Apple TV
- EyeTV
- Netflix Streaming
- Plex
- VLC
Apple TV is a media player for home theater that can stream audio, video, and images to a TV. Apple TV supports HD movie streaming, and TV and movie rentals from Apple's iTunes Store or from Netflix.
Apple TV web site
EyeTV software, when used with a supported TV tuner, turns your Mac into a powerful DVR (Digital Video Recorder) that allows you to record shows, pause and rewind live TV broadcasts, schedule recordings, edit videos, and watch TV. You can burn the shows you record to DVD, or export them to other devices, including iPads, iPods, or iPhones. You can also export them to iTunes.
EyeTV web site
Netflix Streaming, part of the Netflix video rental system, streams movies, TV shows, concerts, and just about any video content it has in its streaming library, directly to your Mac, Apple TV, iPhone, or iPad.
Netflix Streaming web site
Plex is media center software that can catalog and play a wide range of audio, video, and image formats. Plex software uses a 'big screen' interface, letting you control the software easily from across the room while you watch your big screen TV.
Plex web site
VLC is a media player similar to Apple's QuickTime or DVD Player software. While VLC is similar, it supports a much wider range of video and audio formats, and can be used as a media converter. Some users believe that VLC's video playback is of a higher quality than Apple's DVD Player.
VLC web site
Vote for Your Other Favorites:
- Best Mac System Utility
- Best Mac Backup Application
- Best Mac Browser
- Best Application for Running Windows
- Best Mac Word Processor
- Best Mac Consumer Image Editor
