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Cool. Minimal. Quicktime X rocks! - Saket Vaidya

My Email client of choice. Apple's Mail App seems too frivolous compared to this. Glad that this product supports the MBOX format, and doesn't force Outlook's PST crap on you. Importing from Thunderbird was a breeze. Has a fair bunch of great features, consumes memory but not too much. I'm kinda sad MSFT will kill this off in Favor of Outook in the next release. I'm afraid I'll go scurrying back to Mail.app when that happens. - Saket Vaidya

A very convenient UI for watching content from your iTunes library on the Mac, especially if you have an Apple Remote. One gripe is the fact that it doesn't support non-iTunes content so well, but then the simplicity of the app makes you keep wanting to use it. There are feature rich alternatives like Plex Media server, but frankly anything else is too bloated and kludgy compared to FrontRow - Saket Vaidya

A very nice, and probably the best IM client on the Mac. Even though its a derivative of Pidgin, it doesn't have any of its ugliness. Supports a shit load of IM and Social Network protocols. Blends into the UI fairly well, doesn't consume resources, is Open Source and has very pretty customizations. Need we say more? Unless you plan to do severe video stuff, this is most certainly the client you need. - Saket Vaidya

The Numero Uno Spreadsheet program in the world. Cheap imitations like OpenOffice, and not-so cheap ones like Numbers, don't even come close. However, its a bit of a memory hog on the Mac. Hope that improves with the next version. - Saket Vaidya

Something you must certainly use if you are writing a book or something. But frankly, for an average Joe user, it has too many features. Not that its a bad thing, but it doesn't justify the memory hog. In most cases, you don't need those features. For some, including me, its just the feeling of 'comfort' that keeps us using the app, given the app's rich history. - Saket Vaidya

The one of the awesomest team based multiplayer games, ever. Best for LAN parties. The thrill one gets when playing this one with a bunch of buddies is unsurpassed. It isn't mindless like some other FPS LAN games, and actually requires real skill. When you get a headshot on someone, you feel really good. For the games age, the realism it has is more than adequate. Totally love it for the fact that It gives meaning to my otherwise boring life. - Saket Vaidya

Every Mac user's Media Player of Choice. Its slick and simple. Some of its biggest shortcomings are the fact that its a tad bit bulky, and requires that you add everything to the library, but its nevertheless hard to beat. - Saket Vaidya

Louderback doesn't think Windows 7 is so hot! - Saket Vaidya

Free is the only currency which works in on the internet, especially when it comes to News websites. Bad move, I say. - Saket Vaidya

It doesn't help when your email provider is in cahoots with marketers! - Saket Vaidya

While countries like India and China refuse do do anything about global warming while touting their 'developing' status. - Saket Vaidya

Soon, you should be able to create user lists on Twitter itself instead of having to rely on third party services. - Saket Vaidya

These are super-sweet. I'm sure you didn't know half of these. - Saket Vaidya

Smokers are meant to be taken advantage of! - Saket Vaidya

Smokers are meant to be taken advantage of! - Saket Vaidya

Now this Vampire thing has gone too far! - Saket Vaidya

Great idea by GNOME, dumping Gecko for Webkit in the default browser. Saying no to bloat is good karma. - Saket Vaidya

Probably lame article, but saving it nevertheless. - Saket Vaidya

"So, you want the one with the "ribbon toolbar", yeah?" - Lakshman Prasad

The terminal it is for me - Saket Vaidya

Cory Doctorow: A reality check on cloud computing. - Saket Vaidya

For those interested in OS X 'shell' scripting. - Saket Vaidya

A little slimy. Or maybe its just the baggage it carries from the past. Doesn't feel natural, at least on the mac (No full screen shortcut!) Wouldn't use it to play anything except Real Media files. To be fair, it plays WMVs pretty decently where VLC fails at times. - Saket Vaidya

Plays anything, save Real Media. Streaming and Transcoding is a plus. At times has issues with MKV and WMV files, quite peculiar that bit. Unlike QuickTime, you can clearly hear stuff playing in VLC because of its volume boosting features, consumes little CPU. What I don't like about VLC is its offer to repair broken AVI files. Certainly they could do without that. - Saket Vaidya

Nice and nifty twitter client. A little low on the features, no RT option. Still, the sheer lightweight-ness and minimalism makes it a win. - Saket Vaidya

Superb Project Planning App. Has just the right mix of features. Tasks, Resources, Cost, Variance, Gantt Charts, Export to various formats,without getting too complex. I think the interface could be still improved further, especially when browsing a Gantt chart which gets too long. Contextual tools maybe. If you are a Mac guy who does Projects, and wants something no-nonsense, this is it. - Saket Vaidya

Writing second review. For now, I just luuurve it! - Saket Vaidya

Great social media aggregator. I've had misgivings about it since they redesigned, but still they are the best in their department. Once you are following a decent bunch of people, you get access to content thats interesting and really diverse - no other site can boat that. Another benefit is that its virtually lamer free, and geek friendly. Would really love if they brought back the service icons, and stopped visually truncating URIs - Saket Vaidya

Plays anything, save Real Media. Streaming and Transcoding is a plus. At times has issues with MKV and WMV files, quite peculiar that bit. Unlike QuickTime, you can clearly hear stuff playing in VLC because of its volume boosting features, consumes little CPU. What I don't like about VLC is its offer to repair broken AVI files. Certainly they could do without that. - Saket Vaidya

Plays anything, save Real Media. Streaming and Transcoding is a plus. At times has issues with MKV and WMV files, quite peculiar that bit. Unlike QuickTime, you can clearly hear stuff playing in VLC because of its volume boosting features, consumes little CPU. What I don't like about VLC is its offer to repair broken AVI files. Certainly they could do without that. - Saket Vaidya

This is a Mac version review of uTorrent. The Mac version (understandably in Beta) is a mere shadow of the Windows version and is definitely sucks major time. It lacks the features you can add custom trackers. Seeding options customization is limited too. Transmission is a better bet. - Saket Vaidya