Awesome Mac

Give your Mac a visual upgrade with Softorino’s Folder Colorizer. The app lets you combine images, icons, and colors on your Mac’s folders to help identify their contents. It can even suggest relevant images on your system based on the folder’s name. It’s also available as part of Softorino’s 15-app Universal License.

Here’s a great way to get Microsoft Office 2021 for your Mac without subscription fees. This deal from The Awesomer Shop includes an instant download and license key for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, and OneNote – a full suite of productivity software.

Logitech’s compact keyboard features mechanical keys in a Mac-specific layout. Unlike some more flashy models on the market, this 75%-layout keyboard features a clean, purposeful design, devoid of gaudy RGB lighting or extraneous knobs. It connects wirelessly via Bluetooth and comes in either Pale Gray or Space Gray.

The powerful Mac Studio is small enough to take on the road. Waterfield’s handcrafted Shield case offers protection and style when transporting your precious Mac. It’s made from full-grain leather and ballistic nylon or waxed canvas and has a padded interior lined with a soft cashmere-like material. A shoulder strap is available too.

The latest Mac for creative pros is small, but faster at most things than a Mac Pro. It can be configured with a 10-core M1 Max or 20-core M1 Ultra chip, and has multiple USB-C, Thunderbolt 4, and USB-A ports for connectivity. The 27″ 5K Studio Display has a 12MP camera with a 3-mic array, 6-speaker audio, and more.

As it is, the current-gen M1 Mac Mini computer is pretty compact for how powerful it is. But thanks to its thermal efficiency compared to the old model, it’s built into a case that’s bigger than it needs. Quinn Nelson from Snazzy Labs stripped down his Mac Mini and created a new enclosure that’s 78% smaller in volume.

Apple released its first Macintosh computer back in 1984, running one of the earliest graphical user interfaces for personal computers. The guys at Nobel Tech put together a retrospective of every version of the Macintosh operating system, from its first public release, System 0.97 to the latest version of macOS 12, Monterrey.

Upgrade your Mac’s abilities with this suite of five useful applications at a bargain price. For just 50 bucks, you’ll get Parallels Pro for running Windows apps, FastestVPN for private browsing, BusyContacts to manage your contact list, Moho Debut for creating 2D animations, and PDFChef for managing PDF docs.

Load up your Mac with a bunch of great apps for not a lot of money. This deal includes a dozen useful programs, including Parallels Desktop Pro for running Windows apps, Luminar 4 for photo editing, PDFpen 12 for editing PDFs, Movavi Screen Recorder 2021, and much more. A limited-time deal from The Awesomer Shop.

Give your Magic Keyboard and Magic Trackpad 2 a clean new look with Purpose Made Products’ desktop docks. It provides a smooth and integrated look to Apple’s input devices, and adds a resting place for your wrists while typing. Available in white or black to match your keyboard and trackpad. Made from durable PVC foam.

If you have a newer laptop, there’s a good chance it only has USB Type C ports. This hub adds a plethora of ports with just one connector. It’s got a gigabit Ethernet port, 2 HDMI ports, 1 VGA port, 2 USB 3.0 ports, 2 USB 2.0 ports, 1 USB C data port, 1 USB C charging port, and SD / microSD card slots.

Grab a great deal on 13 top-rated productivity and utility apps for your Mac, including Parallels Desktop 15, PDF Expert, Aurora HDR 2019, iMazing, TextExpander, RapidWeaver 8, and more. Save an extra 40% in The Awesomer Shop through 12/3/19 with code CMSAVE40.

Transform your RAW photo files into amazing HDR images with HDRtist’s sophisticated visual processing software. This Mac application is designed to preserve much greater resolution than other image software, and ensures no crushed shadows or highlights. Save 83% in The Awesomer Shop.

WorkspacePro lets you launch and close multiple apps at once from the Menu Bar. It lets you create and edit groups of apps, set a group to launch on startup, open another instance of an app, hide or force close launched apps, and more.

HazeOver is a great addition for any Mac user who works on a large display, multiple monitors, or just keeps lots of windows open. To reduce distractions and improve focus, it automatically dims all but the front-most window, or all windows on the front-most app.

AirBuddy connects your AirPods to Macs in the same manner that the earphones do on iOS devices. It also lets you see the battery status of nearby AirPods, their charging case, and even iPhones, iPads and compatible Beats headphones.

Apple’s littlest Mac gets a much-needed boost. The new Mac Mini can be configured from a 4-core i3 CPU up to a 6-core 8th gen Core i7, 8GB to 64GB RAM, 256GB to 2TB SSD, and has four Thunderbolt 3 ports, two USB-A and an HDMI port. Spec’d out, you can spend over $4000.

You can stream and play Xbox One games on a Windows 10 PC. But what if you have a Mac or an iOS device? That’s what OneCast is for. It’s an easy to setup streaming client that supports the Xbox One controller. It costs $20 for Macs and $12 for iOS devices.

The built-in screenshot tool in Macs is neat. But CleanShot improves on it in several ways. First off, it can hide your desktop icons – even when you’re done taking shots. It also automatically centers the window you’re shooting. It also has quick actions for saved shots.

Reflector 3 wirelessly mirrors your iOS or Android device’s screen to a Mac or Windows computer as well as to an Android device, such as Amazon Fire TV or Android-enabled smart TVs. You can take screenshots, record screens and even have audio-only streams.

Keep your Mac’s desktop clean and more with Unclutter. It has drop-down fields where you can store files and shortcuts, manage your clipboard and make notes. It can also sync your files and notes via Dropbox. If you own DaisyDisk, you can buy Unclutter for just $5.

A desktop application that makes it easy to select which programs can connect to the Internet. Very useful when you’re using a mobile hotspot and other cellular connections. It also shows the total data consumed for that session. Available for Windows and OS X.

Aaron Randall’s fun, but ultimately useless Mac OS X application can turn an image on your computer screen into a Super Mario Bros. level. We’d love to see him build this out to be fully playable. Source code here.