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The app of the year! Are there other apps that do what this one does. Sure, heaps of them. Do they do it as good? Yup! So what's the deal then? Oh man, you're gonna love this review! App name: Disco Developer: Austin Sarner (together with Jasper Hauser, Jason Harris and Brian Ball) Promocode in podcast: yes (win one of six licenses) Sponsored by: Plasq This episode is sponsored by the nice people of Plasq. Don't know who that is? Yes you do... They make the coolest, most innovative-and-funny-at-the-same-time app out there: Comic Life. Go and check it out at Plasq.com. It's a super cool comic book creation app. You might go and say 'why would I make a comic book?'. Well don't see it as just a comic book creation tool, it's a new and original way of distributing your pictures, and it's fun to work with it, but I won't talk about that now... I'll have to review them one of these days. Thanks for supporting the show you people.

To give you a little nudge nudge to join the Comic Life Contest, I created a small comic as incentive to get inspired. It's not one of my best graphical performances, but hey, if you can do better, why don't you show it! The submissions can be short one page comics.

NLMA interview with the man behind Growl, Adium,...: Chris Forsythe

My main brawl with open source applications in the end always boils down to the same thing. They're ugly and often not very intuitive. I'm going to get mail about this one, I know... but I'm right! I just don't see an open source operating system getting the same level of consistency as OS X for instance. And the advantage of a consistent OS is that apps that run on that OS naturally inherit that consistency. But once in a while I'm wrong. And boy am I glad I'm wrong about this app. App name: Growl Developer: Growl Team, led by Chris Forsythe. Promocode in podcast: no (freeware) listen to the podcast: click here to get the podcast (m4a enhanced format) Sponsored by: Plasq This episode is sponsored by the nice people of Plasq. Don't know who that is? Yes you do... They make the coolest, most innovative-and-funny-at-the-same-time app out there: Comic Life. Go and check it out at Plasq.com. It's a super cool comic book creation app. You might go and say 'why would I make a comic book?'. Well don't see it as just a comic book creation tool, it's a new and original way of distributing your pictures, and it's fun to work with it, but I won't talk about that now... I'll have to review them one of these days. Thanks for supporting the show you people.

Some people know a winner when they see one. Some computer/digital lifestyle companies know a great OS feature when they see one. And then go and implement it in their OS. Features such as CoverFlow, Dashboard, we're all clear on which company I'm referring to here. Anyway, apparently they sometimes forget to include a specific feature. I still don't know whether I like that or not. App name: CuteClips 2 Developer: BrikSoftware Promocode in podcast: yes (win one licenses for this app.) Sponsored by: This episode of the NeatLittleMacApps podcast was brought to you by Brik Software, Check out their great clipboard manager CuteClips2. One of the cleanest and most efficient Clipboard managers out there.

Speed! The fast and the furious, smokin' tires, flaming exhaustion pipes. Roaring engines, fuzzy blurry shapes rushing by. The crowd is going wild. Screaming girls all wrapped up in leather. Green, green, green... go, go, go... And if you have no clue on what all of that has to do with this Mac related podcast... You watch me go baby! App name: Speed Download 4 Developer: Yazsoft Promocode in podcast: yes (win one of two licenses for this app.) Sponsored by: This episode of the NeatLittleMacApps podcast was brought to you by Yazsoft, Check out their great Speed Download 4. Faster, easier, more powerful, and packed with more features, Speed Download 4 marks the next generation of reliable and time-saving download managers. You have to try it to believe it! Speed Download is a royal treat for all Mac Users.

It's like tracing woodworms in the old flooring. You don't really see them, but if you listen very careful, you'll hear them gnaw away at the wood. But not for long, no sir! There's Little Snitch. And all apps that try to phone home behind your back... snitched! Waaaaaaahahahahah! App name: Little Snitch Developer: Objective Development Software GmbH Promocode in podcast: yes (win one of two licenses for this app.)

Ok, crawling out of the deep pit of shame after last weeks episode, this ep. of NLMA will provide you with what is the core business of what we do. Deliver great content you're interested in. And woopi doo, this ep. will be great! Crazy! Funny! What else would you expect with an app like Voice Candy App name: Voice Candy Developer: Potion Factory Promocode in podcast: yes (win one of TEN licenses for this app.)

As old as the street (dunno if this is a saying where you come from, but it is in Belgium). This game might get a 'yawn' on your face, but wait up for a moment. Check this episode, and I'm quite sure you'll give it a go. App name: Quinn Developer: Simon Härtel Promocode in podcast: no (freeware)

This episode I'll review apps that are great, but too small to be reviewed in a single episode. So "Äpps in put. Put on fire. Yorn desh born, der ritt de gitt der gue, Orn desh, dee born desh, de umn børk! børk! børk!": TinyLittleMacApps. (Gotta love the Swedish Chef) App name: EasyDMG Developer: Michele Ferretti Promocode in podcast: no -> freeware App name: MiniBatteryLogger Developer: Claudio Procida Promocode in podcast: yes (licenses and promo code for 25% discount) App name: Photo Drop Developer: Aram Kudurshian Promocode in podcast: no -> freeware App name: Solitaire XL Developer: Lavacat Promocode in podcast: no -> freeware

If you like displaying your CD, DVD, or books collection, so visitors stand in awe at what you've got, and you're a tidbit nerdy when it comes to classifying all those goodies... Than this is the app for you. App name: Delicious Library Developer: Delicious Monster Promocode in podcast: yes (win one licenses for this app.)

NLMA reaches a 1000 subscribers! YES! NLMA is proud to announce that we have breached the thousand subscribers barrier (little dance of joy)! My thanks goes out to all of my listeners and of course all the truly great developers who create all those Neat Little Mac Apps.

Hey, I know all apps on a Mac are fun to work with... But I do appreciate it when they're even more fun then normal Mac Apps. And then combined with some practical use. Smashin' Baby! App name: OmniDazzle Developer: The Omni Group Promocode in podcast: yes (win one licenses for this app.)

Sometimes even a podcaster needs some time to put aside the hectic troublesome problems of the day. And behold! Pzizz let's me do just that. App name: Pzizz Developer: Brainwave Promocode in podcast: yes (win one of five licenses for this app.) Sponsored by: This episode of the NeatLittleMacApps podcast was brought to you by Brainwave, Check out their great Pzizz software and hardware at pzizz.com. Pzizz allows you to take quick powernaps, or longlasting deep relaxin sleep sessions trough a combination of specific audio and speech effects.

Reinvented software revisited: K.I.T. (Keep It Together) Yes, you can organize files in an orderly fashion, yes, Spotlight finds all of your files... No those options aren't good enough for me for project management! App name: K.I.T. (1.2) Developer: Reinvented Software Promocode in podcast: yes (win one of three licenses for this app, and there will also be a promo code! One generous developer.)