One of the most notable inclusions in this version is the Ribbon feature that can be found in Office 2011 for Windows. From tabs running across the top, you can now access all the functions of each application, giving you more screen real estate to concentrate on your actual documents. The other notable inclusion is the arrival of Outlook to Mac meaning Microsoft Office 2011 users can now use the mail and calendar client to communicate just as they can on Windows.

Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac consists of Word (word processing) Excel (spreadsheets), PowerPoint (presentations) and Outlook (email and calendar manager) but also comes with Remote Desktop Connection, Microsoft Messenger (and its professional version Communicator) and Document Connect for sharing documents across networks.

Among other major improvements, Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac brings a multitude of templates, themes and resources to enrich texts, spreadsheets and presentations. Communication is also taken to a new level through the use of Microsoft Messenger, Communicator and of course, Microsoft Outlook. Microsoft Office 2011 is far better integrated with OS X with a much slicker look and integration with Spotlight. Working between Office for Windows and Mac has also been significantly improved epitomized by Document Connect which allows multiple collaboration on the same documents across platforms.

In summary, Microsoft has done its homework, providing Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac with all the improvements necessary to make it a much better Office suite to work with in OS X.

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Dragon Dictate has been designed specifically for Mac OS X and helps you create reports, emails, articles, books, research notes, online content - just about anything you'd normally use a keyboard for. The developer claims it has 99% accuracy, although you'll definitely find it doesn't quite measure up to that claim. However, the overall reproduction and accuracy is generally very good.

Dragon Dictate can even be used to command your Mac to carry out certain functions such as “Reply To This Message” when using email, or “Open Microsoft Word” or “Search Google for software” etc. You can also customize Dragon Dictate with personal vocabulary and voice commands for specific tasks related to your work.

A lot will depend on the kind of microphone you are using. Although it works with any microphone, the developer also provides its own when you purchase the full version. It does work with the Mac microphone very well, although it's subject to instability from time to time.

Dragon Dictate could increase your productivity significantly - its at least worth a try.

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Roxio Toast Titanium has a very clear user interface. The side panel contains all the simplest functions for choosing which type of disk you want to burn, including Data, music, VCD, DivX, Video_TS, or just plain DVD... the program now also supports Blu-Ray Disks. Simply select the disk type, drag and drop the files you want on the disk and hit the big red button!

If you want to create your own DVD with menus and other features, Roxio Toast Titanium has several templates to help you along, or you can create your own custom menus. The new Batch DVD-Video function is great to quickly compress or convert videos to DVD.

In terms of new features, the most significant addition to Roxio Toast Titanium 11 is higher quality export profiles for export to Vimeo, an updated Roku video export profile and audio CD projects now allows up to 199 tracks.

Toast can still automatically connect to your TiVo and copy shows and movies across to your Mac, ready to watch there, convert for a portable device or burn to disk. Your EyeTV shows can be streamed from the internet to your Mac or iPhone. Roxio Toast Titanium also adds some limited yet welcome editing features, in this case, trimming and cropping to clean up your videos.

If creating audio CDs is your thing than you'll like the fingerprinting technology which helps you identify tracks with no name. Another interesting feature of Roxio Toast Titanium is Data Recovery which tries to rescue data from a damaged (i.e. scratched) optical disk. Though not 100% effective, the program works hard to rescue as much data as possible, meaning that data which was previously lost for good can now potentially be rescued.

As usual, Roxio Toast Titanium has some slight problems concerning inter-compatibility with older versions and with software from other manufacturers.

In all, Roxio Toast Titanium is a complete utility for working with optical disk formats, whether you're burning, recovering or backing-up data.

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For developers this ability is absolutely essential, allowing you to run Windows and other operating systems all at the same time. But even for general users, the ability to access Windows for using certain Windows only applications or to play games is invaluable. Gamers may be attracted to using VMware Fusion but should note that it won't perform as well as Bootcamp because Bootcamp allocates all of your RAM and CPU to Windows (or whatever other OS you might be using) while VMware Fusion only hosts it within OS X.

Firstly, you're going to have to make sure you've got a lot of RAM installed because VMware Fusion is very demanding. A minimum of 2GB RAM is recommended for it to run smoothly and, if you're intending on running several other applications at once with it, preferably 4GB. It's also extremely CPU intensive so it will sap your battery energy in no time.

The user interface of VMware Fusion is excellent. It's a clean and intuitive Cocoa-native interface that Mac users will be familiar with. It allows you to launch your Windows applications from the Dock and switch between Windows and Mac applications using Expose. The developer has used high performance virtualization technology that allows you to simultaneously run 32 and 64-bit operating systems, use two processor cores at the same time, run certain 3D games (but see above regarding this), and utilize USB 3.0 devices.

Most recently its been updated for the demands of Mountain Lion and Windows 8. Windows 8 apps now appear in the OS X Launchpad and you can even receive notifications from Mountain Lion’s Notification Center in Windows 8. VMWare Fusion 5.0 has also been optimized for Retina displays, USB 3 connectivity including Thunderbolt support.

One major downside of VMWare Fusion, however, is that it doesn't update automatically. Updating involves filling in lengthy forms on the publisher's site and then waiting for a link to be sent to you - not ideal. Those who rely on MacFuse will also be disappointed to realize that only the 32-bit version is supported in this release.

Overall however VMWare Fusion is a solid option for anyone that wants to run another operating system on their Mac - provided you have the specs.

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WMV and WMA are Microsoft's proprietary multimedia formats and playing the format on Macs has always been a problem. Flip4Mac WMV Player enables media applications like QuickTime and iMovie '11 (Flip4Mac WMV Player Pro version only) to read both WMV and WMA files. Note that despite the name, Flip4Mac WMV Player isn't actually a media player - it's simply a collection of codecs which, when installed, allows QuickTime and QuickTime based players to play WMV files. Flip4Mac is officially endorsed by Microsoft and works with all your favorite QuickTime-based applications such as iMovie 11, Final Cut Pro X, MPEG Streamclip etc.

Exporting WMV isn't quite as simple though due to restrictions imposed by Apple. For example, Apple dropped export support from iMovie '11 and Final Cut Pro X requires Compressor 4 to export projects to Windows Media although Final Cut Pro 7 and earlier can export Windows Media directly with Flip4Mac (although studio upgrades are required). Unfortunately however, iMovie 08 and iMovie 09 are not supported.

The most important function for most people however is that it enables you to watch Windows Media in QuickTime 7. It also allows you to play Windows Media using the Safari, Chrome and Firefox.

Although there are other Windows Media solutions such as Perian, Flip4Mac is considerably better because Perian does not support WMV and only very old versions of WMV.

Flip4Mac WMV Player is a powerful component for Mac users that need to watch Windows Media related content.

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TinyBooks wouldn't win any awards for looks and interface because is about the most basic thing you could ever use. However, this doesn't mean it lacks in functionality and TinyBooks Pro is an ideal financial tool for those wanting to keep things simple when it comes to managing their money. It's especially ideal for small business owners who are new to the world of financial accounting.

Note that to use TinyBooks Pro, you'll need an Intel Mac. TinyBooks Pro can be a little overwhelming at first because the interface isn't exactly easy on the eye. There are a lot of features and options to take in. When you open it for the first time, you are taken through a wizard to setup your first file. Each TinyBooks Pro document covers one business or account for one year. To create a new TinyBooks Pro document, just select New item from TinyBooks Pro's File Menu.

If you want to import data from an external application, TinyBooks Pro will allow you to although its not clear which applications it fully supports as regards this. Managing and tracking taxes is often a main concern of people using software such as TinyBooks Pro and it does handle Sales Tax, GST (Goods and Services Tax), VAT (Value Added Tax), PST (Provincial Sales Tax) and more.

The app generally makes it it easy to add or delete elements and create recurring actions. A nice little extra is that it also lets you print out invoices. However, it's the general look and feel of TinyBooks Pro that will put many off.

TinyBooks might be a bit of an ugly duckling but it should cater for all of your accounting needs especially those starting out for the first time.

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Captain FTP is an intelligent client because it uses what the developer's call "Sync Browsing". This means that if the local and remote directory structure match, users can browse folders locally and the remote folder will automatically follow the local folder. Captain FTP supports all major protocols such as SSL and SFTP and it even has presets for those that upload to Amazon S3 and WebDav uploads.

The interface of Captain FTP couldn't be simpler. It features simple navigation with Quick Connect, supports drag and drop, supports virtual folders, Growl alerts and built-in internal viewers for movies, pictures, sound and PDFs. Captain FTP also supports scheduled transfers, accelerated transfers, resuming, auto-reconnect, synchronization, Applescripts and much more than it should do for a such a simple client.

The only downside is that the largest file it will transfer is 2GB although that will surely be enough for most people's FTP needs.

Captain FTP is an excellent FTP client that will satisfy just about every conceivable FTP need within a compact but powerful package.

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Stellar Phoenix Photo Recovery is designed to help you recover photos in case the worst happens. Despite the name, Stella Phoenix Photo Recovery actually recovers music and videos as well. After installation, the main user interface appears on the screen. You have three options - Data Recovery for a new search, Resume Recovery for one you started earlier (useful for very large hard disks) and Create Image. By default, Data Recovery is selected so all you need to do is click on the camera in the middle to Start Scan.

In the next window pane it shows all of the storage media devices available on your machine, including external ones. You can scan these media to detect photos that may be recoverable. Stellar Phoenix Photo Recovery will then search the entire drive for files and list them in tree view. Note that you can also perform an Advance Scan which allows you to specify certain files to omit. Resume Scan follows exactly the same format.

Create image allows you to create an image of the media which may help to recover media that are suffering from bad sectors. After creating the image file, Stellar Phoenix Photo Recover will scan it to detect what can be recovered from it. Simply select a location on your hard drive to save the image and the application will save the image there.

Scanning of drives is pretty quick and within seconds you can see the image files that are recoverable. Note that you should never try to recover files to the same destination that you've scanned them from, otherwise they will simply overwrite them! However, this latest version of Stellar Phoenix Photo Recovery features a much easier to use and streamlined interface that makes the recovery process much easier and should prevent you from accidentally overwriting anything.

Stellar Phoenix Photo Recovery is useful as a quick-fix solution to photo, music and video loss, it's definitely worth a try.

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Safeguard supplementary information within your project using Merlin 2’s Elements. Assign these Elements to your projects, phases, procedures and resources. Elements contain, for example, deadlines, risks, checklists, problems and documents for the project records.

Agile project management now has drag and drop functionality. Simply take new iterations and phases from the library and drop them into the project. With many documents included, the Merlin 2 library ultimately brings the search for the right presentation of your project documentation to an end. Merlin 2 also easily accepts your own design/presentation.

Gone are the days when your resources were nothing more than "attachments" in project management programs. In Merlin 2 you manage your team simply and completely. Take addresses from the Mac OS X Addressbook or MS Entourage in the Merlin program window or input new coworkers directly. If you do not yet know exactly who shall complete a task, that's no problem for Merlin 2.

Merlin integrates perfectly with other programs
No matter what the source of your data is - MS Project, Excel, OmniOutliner, NovaMind or others, Merlin imports them completely. However this is not just a one-way street. Merlin exports projects with equal ease. For a continuously updated calendar view of your project, you can use Apple's iCal.

Every view has its own search field. Enter a key word and instantly the views are reduced to the essentials. Recurring searches are also no problem with Merlin 2. Define a complex search with a few mouse clicks and use this search for all your projects. Furthermore, Merlin Projects can be found in the Finder with the help of Spotlight.

The graphic project plan is an important result - whether printed on paper or in a PDF. With Merlin's interactive print preview you can easily design the output. Convince and satisfy your project team using meaningful reports, developed and adjusted with only a few mouse clicks using the Merlin 2 Reports’ function.

Besides project planning no other topic is as all-encompassing as project documentation. For this task Merlin 2 ensures that you are perfectly equipped. Merlin knows when you edit a document in another application and gives you the option to create a new version. Thus you always retain an overview of all changes.

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iSkysoft iMedia Converter for Mac supports a huge number of formats and quickly converts videos to the format of your choice via a selection of handy presets. All you have to do is browse to the file you want to convert, select the correct presets, and you're done. The quality of the video and audio output you can define yourself.

iSkysoft iMedia Converter for Mac converts all the major formats including MP4, MOV, AVI, WMV, FLV for playback on your iPod, iPhone, Apple TV, PSP or other devices. For greater editing control, there is a limited video editor that allows you to trim, merge and watermark your clips as well as add or remove subtitles. You can also preview clips before you output them to check everything is how you want it.

If you regularly convert video and need a slick, quick and powerful video converter, iSkysoft iMedia Converter for Mac is a good option.

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Stellar Phoenix Macintosh Data Recovery can help in a variety of situations such as if part of a file is missing, your hard drive volume is declining to mount or data is inaccessible due to resizing, formatting, initializing or repartitioning the hard drive. You'll know if you've suffered any one of these problems because you'll be receiving error messages like "The disk is damaged, do you want to initialize?" or "-127 error disk could not used/found".

Stellar Phoenix Macintosh Data Recovery can scan, recognize and ultimately recover lost data from the hard drives based on HFS, HFS+, HFSX and HFS Wrapper file systems. It's ideal for external drives because it supports recovery from everything from iPod to Lacie hard drives and can recover up to 61 different file formats with a special focus on MS Office files and Entourage mails.

The interface is well laid out guiding you clearly step by step through the recovery process. There are 5 different recovery options offered across the top of the interface: Drive Recovery, iPod Recovery, Photo Recovery, Resume Recovery and Create Image. Within each option, you are offered sub-options. For example, within Drive Recovery you are offered Quick Recovery, Deleted File Recovery, Formatted Media/Lost File Recovery and Search/Lost Deleted Volumes.

While Drive Recovery and iPod Recovery worked fine for me, Photo Recovery, Resume Recovery and Create Image simply kept closing the application when accessed. It's also a little annoying have to enter your Mac password everytime you open the app but if it does recover your data, this is a minor drawback.

Note that of course Stellar Phoenix Macintosh Data Recovery can't guarantee recovery although more than likely it will be at least able to recover partial amounts of data.

Stellar Phoenix Macintosh Data Recovery is a straightforward data recovery tool that may save you from the worst if you lose essential data.

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Roxio Toast 11 Titanium Pro features all the benefits of the non-pro version but also includes five powerful digital media apps including Adobe Photoshop Elements 9, FotoMagico 3 RE for HD, BIAS SoundSoap 2 SE a new Toast Plug-in for audio cleaning, and SmartSound Sonicfire Pro 5 for creating custom soundtracks. It also includes a Blu-ray Disc Plug-in for Blu-ray and DVD video authoring.

In terms of new features compared to version 10, the most significant addition to Roxio Toast Titanium 11 is higher quality export profiles for export to Vimeo, an updated Roku video export profile and audio CD projects now allows up to 199 tracks.

Roxio Toast Titanium can still automatically connect to your TiVo and copy shows and movies across to your Mac, ready to watch there, convert for a portable device or burn to disk. Your EyeTV shows can be streamed from the internet to your Mac or iPhone. Toast Titanium also adds some limited yet welcome editing features, in this case, trimming and cropping to clean up your videos.

As regards the extras in this Pro version of Roxio Toast Titanium, Photoshop Elements is the famous Adobe design suite which needs no introduction. Sonicfire Pro is a sound mixers dream allowing you to create professional soundtracks for your projects. SoundSoap allows you to easily and instantly remove unwanted noise from digital video or audio files while FotoMagico offers creation of spectacular HD slideshows.

The side panel of Roxio Toast Titanium contains all the simplest functions for choosing which type of disk you want to burn whether it's Data, Music, VCD, DivX, DVD and of course, HD to BluRay. Simply select the disk type, drag and drop the files you want on the disk and hit the red burning button! The fun really only starts there however because you can really got to work on your creations with Adobe Photoshop Elements, Sonicfire Pro, SoundSoap and FotoMagico.

Of course, some of these, especially Adobe Photoshop Elements and SonicFire, take some understanding and you'll need to devote a whole session of learning via the excellent tutorials to get to grips with them to get the most out of them.

One particularly useful feature in Roxio Toast Titanium is the Data Recover tool which can help recover data from a badly damaged disk although the results can be rather hit and miss apparently. Accompanying this are the also perennial cross compatibility issues of Roxio burners meaning that projects made in earlier versions, may not work properly when opened in Roxio Toast Titanium.

Roxio Toast Titanium Pro 11 is a fully comprehensive burning tool that includes everything a professional might need to produce stunning results even in HD and on BluRay.

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Aiseesoft Video Converter for Mac supports a huge number of formats including AVI, MP4, MOV, MKV, WMV, DivX, XviD, MPEG-1/2, 3GP, 3G2, VOB and HD Video (TS, MTS, M2TS), MP3, AAC, and AC3 Audio etc. Not only that, but Aiseesoft Video Converter for Mac also extracts audio from video files and can convert on the fly to MP3, AC3, and AAC.

Aiseesoft Video Converter for Mac works with a huge range of portable devices including iPod touch, iPod nano, iPod classic, iPhone, Apple TV, PSP, Zune, Creative Zen Vision, Archos, iRiver, HP iPAQ, General Pocket PC, BlackBerry, Xbox360, PS3, YouTube and most major Mobile Phones.

Before conversion, you can perform a limited amount of editing. The video editor allows you to adjust output video effects, trim video/audio, crop video, add watermarks to video and merge video files into one output file. You have a certain amount of control over bitrate and file type when you output and you can preview before you finish. The general interface is a little too dark for my liking - the developers have chosen a very deep metallic blue which can make it a bit hard to distinguish certain features.

Overall however, courtesy of its many presets, Aiseesoft Video Converter for Mac will help you convert and crop video and audio with the minimum of fuss.

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Flip4Mac WMV Studio Pro HD includes an option to install Microsoft Silverlight which is Microsoft's answer to Adobe Flash although you don't have to install it. However, it's useful to have it as some video streaming events on the net use Silverlight to deliver content.

First some background to Flip4Mac. WMV is Microsoft's own video format which by default, won't play on Macs since Apple's own video format is QuickTime. The most common solution for users has been to install a multimedia player such as VLC media player or a plugin such as Perian or Flip4Mac which both allow QuickTime to play WMV files. However, with Perian only supporting older versions of WMA and now no longer being developed, Flip4Mac is set to become the most logical choice for users, especially because it is officially endorsed by Microsoft and effectively, the official Windows Media Player for Mac.

Flip4Mac WMV Studio Pro HD is not just a plugin for QuickTime however. For the first time, it introduces its own player - Flip Player - but it will still allow you to view WMV videos in QuickTime. The difference from the previous version of Flip4Mac however is that it now leaves a watermark in the top right-hand corner of QuickTime. Flip Player doesn't feature this watermark with the additional bonus that it has some powerful added extras that are only available in this Pro version.

Amongst the advanced features of Flip4Mac WMV Studio Pro HD are the ability to Crop, Rotate, Scale and Trim video which is not possible in QuickTime X. You can also convert and export WMV video for iMovie and Final Cut Pro but without creating quality damaging H.264 files. Instead, a native AIC (Apple Intermediate Codec) file is created for iMovie to avoid additional transcoding when importing. For Final Cut Pro users, it creates a ProRes file that automatically sets the correct dimensions and native video codec that fit with project settings. You can even export sound from your favorite videos to an iPhone ringtone and use the trimming features to refine it.

Flip4Mac WMV Studio Pro HD includes all features of Flip4Mac Player Pro plus it adds the ability to create Windows Media files using your own high definition, two-pass encoding profiles. Export WMV including VC-1 and WMA Standard, Professional and Lossless files directly from media encoding applications, such as QuickTime 7 Pro, Flip Player Pro in OS X 10.7 and 10.8, ScreenFlow, Compressor and more.

If you want to change the general plugin settings of Flip4Mac WMV Studio Pro HD, they can be accessed at the bottom of your Mac system preferences under "Other". There are several different configurations options including for the Flip Player media browser, upgrade, update and plugin settings.

Note that Flip4Mac WMV Studio Pro HD no longer supports OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard (although version 2.4.4 still does) as its been designed for the new demands of Lion and Mountain Lion such as Gatekeeper aimed at making Macs more secure. The benefit of this is that Flip4Mac WMV Studio Pro features much improved 64-bit support for OS X 10.7 and 10.8 although the QuickTime video components have remained 32-bit due to the QuickTime component architecture. However, audio codecs are 64-bit now.

Overall, the introduction of Flip Player is the major innovation in Flip4Mac WMV Studio Pro HD. It offers some powerful features that aren't available in the free version of QuickTime, and it's very well designed to suit the look of OS X. However, it lacks some of the features of QuickTime (such as screen recording) and some users may feel it's not quite as slick as Apple's own player.

Flip4Mac WMV Studio Pro HD remains a powerful solution for anyone that needs to play WMV and Windows Media on their Mac and the introduction of Flip Player is a significant enhancement that makes managing WMV files on Mac easier than ever.

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If you think Macs don't need a virus checker then think again. Although the risk of virus attack is very small compared to Windows, Mac viruses are on the increase and this will continue as Macs become more popular. Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Mac offers quick and thorough scanning options as well as real-time scanning of files download from the net, via email, etc. Note that, as with many anti-virus packages, you need an uninstaller to remove it which comes with this download.

You might experience a bit of a delay while activating the trial version of Kaspersky Anti-Virus but once done, all the features of the full version are available. The interface is simple although the Kaspersky icon appears in your Status Bar rather than Dock, which is a bit confusing at first (although you can change this to the Dock in the preferences). It isn't particularly clear from the main interface however what all the buttons correspond to except the preferences and magnifying glass symbol. You'll have to experiment with trial and error to begin with.

Scanning in Kaspersky Anti-Virus can be rather slow regardless of whether you choose Quick or Full scans, but the database is updated regularly. You can easily select which files and folders you want included in scans and there's a high degree of customization available in Preferences from update frequencies to security level settings.

Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Mac has a nice Mac feel to it and it's highly configurable. Hopefully though, you won't need to resort to it very often.

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There are three versions of MovieSherlock: Lite, Full and Pro. You can find a comparison table of differences between the different versions on the developer site. Most of the differences between the versions regard the convenience of inserting URLs and the ability to download from Vimeo or not.

MovieSherlock allows you to download any video from YouTube and convert it on your Mac to a high-quality MP4 video that is playable in iTunes or your favorite video player. MovieSherlock supports both HD (High Definition) and SD (Standard Definition) video from YouTube. However, only the Full and Pro version support HD and only the Pro version supports downloading from Vimeo.

The Lite version also lacks an instant transfer feature which automatically moves downloaded videos to iTunes. All versions support multiple downloads so you can download as many YouTube videos as your bandwidth will allow.

MovieSherlock is a powerful all-in-one video converter and downloader for Macs.

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Nowadays of course, especially with WiFi hotspots everywhere, that's not so necessary although there are always times - like reading on a plane or other modes of transport when it would be useful to be able tor read content offline. That's the aim of Web Dumper which lets you download entire web sites off of the Internet, and save them on your hard drive for later offline browsing. Web Dumper does it in such a way however that all links and file structures are kept in tact so it's just like browsing a site as if you were online.

Web Dumper automatically downloads HTML documents along with their embedded pictures, sounds, movies etc. As you can imagine, for sites that are contain huge media files, this can take a rather long time. In fact, waiting around for your sites to download is the most annoying thing about Web Dumper but with pages containing so much content nowadays, it can be forgiven for that. Using it couldn't be easier though. After installation, you're asked whether you want to buy a full license but you can continue with the demo for free. You have an address bar where you're prompted to enter any web address.

Once entered, you can choose whether you only want to download that page or the whole website. In addition, via the preferences you can configure what type of media you'd like to include or exclude which prevents the annoying problem of having to wait ages for media to download. You can also line up sites in batches to download automatically while you get on with more important things.

Web Dumper is an excellent tool for anyone that wants a no fuss website downloader to read content offline.

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Like in previous titles, The Sims 3 has no fixed end: your aim consists of creating a human-like creature – a Sim - and managing their existence, looking after all aspects of their lives, from controlling their bladder to achieving the highest position in their professional career.

If you've been following the saga, you'll immediately notice tons of changes and new features in The Sims 3: the first and most important one is probably the fact that you can now get out of your home and visit not only public spaces and community buildings, but also other Sims' houses – and enter them! This freedom of movement in The Sims 3 makes it easier for you to find a job and make new friends in the neighborhood. There are also more options for socializing, and for the first time, you get feedback in real time about what the other Sim is thinking about you.

The Sim editor has been greatly improved and now enables you to customize your Sims to the smallest detail – like defining the length of their eyelashes. There are also more customization options for clothes and furniture, to which you can add your personal touch with colors and patterns. As for the Sim's personality, it's now based on a choice of traits that will definitely affect the way your Sim behaves, reacts and lives.

The Building and Buying modes in The Sims 3 are better organized now and include some improvements that make decoration easier and more enjoyable. The Sims now supports more rotating angles and diagonal placement, so that you can make the most of your house. On the downside, items tend to be more expensive and easily breakable, which means you'll have to save up a lot of 'simoleons' to either get them repaired or upgrade them.

As previous editions, The Sims 3 also has a built-in screenshot and video tool, which will allow you to capture and record sweet memories of the lives of your Sims. And when they pass away, don't forget to pay a visit to the town's graveyard – you may still see them as ghosts!

The Sims 3 is truly an excellent successor in the famous EA saga, including many great features that make the game even more enjoyable.

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Flip4Mac WMV Player Pro includes an option to install Microsoft Silverlight which is Microsoft's answer to Adobe Flash although you don't have to install it. However, it's useful to have it as some video streaming events on the net use Silverlight to deliver content.

First some background to Flip4Mac. WMV is Microsoft's own video format which by default, won't play on Macs since Apple's own video format is QuickTime. The most common solution for users has been to install a multimedia player such as VLC media player or a plugin such as Perian or Flip4Mac which both allow QuickTime to play WMV files. However, with Perian only supporting older versions of WMA and now no longer being developed, Flip4Mac is set to become the most logical choice for users, especially because it is officially endorsed by Microsoft and effectively, the official Windows Media Player for Mac.

Flip4Mac WMV Player Pro is not just a plugin for QuickTime however. For the first time, it introduces its own player - Flip Player - but it will still allow you to view WMV videos in QuickTime. The difference from the previous version of Flip4Mac however is that it now leaves a watermark in the top right-hand corner of QuickTime. Flip Player doesn't feature this watermark with the additional bonus that it has some powerful added extras that are only available in this Pro version.

Amongst the advanced features of Flip4Mac WMV Player Pro are the ability to Crop, Rotate, Scale and Trim video which is not possible in QuickTime X. You can also convert and export WMV video for iMovie and Final Cut Pro but without creating quality damaging H.264 files. Instead, a native AIC (Apple Intermediate Codec) file is created for iMovie to avoid additional transcoding when importing. For Final Cut Pro users, it creates a ProRes file that automatically sets the correct dimensions and native video codec that fit with project settings. You can even export sound from your favorite videos to an iPhone ringtone and use the trimming features to refine it.

If you want to change the general plugin settings of Flip4Mac 3.0, they can be accessed at the bottom of your Mac system preferences under "Other". There are several different configurations options including for the Flip Player media browser, upgrade, update and plugin settings.

Note that Flip4Mac 3.0 no longer supports OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard (although version 2.4.4 still does) as its been designed for the new demands of Lion and Mountain Lion such as Gatekeeper aimed at making Macs more secure. The benefit of this is that Flip4Mac 3.0 features much improved 64-bit support for OS X 10.7 and 10.8 although the QuickTime video components have remained 32-bit due to the QuickTime component architecture. However, audio codecs are 64-bit now.

Overall, the introduction of Flip Player is the major innovation in Flip4Mac WMV Player Pro. It offers some powerful features that aren't available in the free version of QuickTime, and it's very well designed to suit the look of OS X. However, it lacks some of the features of QuickTime (such as screen recording) and some users may feel it's not quite as slick as Apple's own player.

Flip4Mac 3.0 remains a powerful solution for anyone that needs to play WMV and Windows Media on their Mac and the introduction of Flip Player is a significant enhancement that makes managing WMV files on Mac easier than ever.

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