computer and technology terms
Apple Xgrid Technology Preview 2
Apple Xgrid Technology Preview is an advanced program which satisfies you because while the cure to cancer, super-efficient solar power and ending world hunger are a ways off, you can combine your computing resources using Xgrid and help user in a new era of biological breakthroughs, rocket science and advanced models of scientific phenomena. more>>
Apple Xgrid Technology Preview 2 is an advanced program which satisfies you because while the cure to cancer, super-efficient solar power and ending world hunger are a ways off, you can combine your computing resources using Xgrid and help user in a new era of biological breakthroughs, rocket science and advanced models of scientific phenomena. Imagine waking up one day to find your Mac has solved a vexing scientific problem.
Tech Terms Computer Dictionary 1
Understand various computer and technology terms. more>>
Tech Terms Computer Dictionary 1 is a widget which lets you quickly look up definitions of computer and technology terms. Each term is not just defined, but explained in detail, often with helpful examples.
Definitions are explained in simple language, so they are easy to understand. Don't know the meaning of a certain computer term. Use this dashboard widget whenever you come across a technical term that you don't understand.
Computer Uptime 1.0
Computer Uptime is launched as an interesting utility which can show you, how long your computer has been on all the time & how long your computer has been on in the current session. more>>
Computer Uptime 1.0 is launched as an interesting utility which can show you, how long your computer has been on all the time & how long your computer has been on in the current session.
Requirements:
- PPC Mac OS 9.0 or higher with CarbonLiborMac OS X 10.0 or higher

Computer Glasses 2.1
Computer Glasses is a free too that lets you magnify a portion of the screen to read fine print or magnify an image. more>>
Computer Glasses 2.1 is a free tool that lets you magnify a portion of the screen to read fine print or magnify an image.
When you open Computer Glasses, you see a red circle. Click on the circle (magnifier) and drag it over the area to be magnified. As you drag the magnifier, you will see crosshairs. When you release the mouse, the area inside the area within the circle will be magnified.
A Control Panel lets you choose the magnifier shape (Rectangle or Circle), the size of the magnifier (slider), turn the magnifier on/off and change the magnification (Slight, Medium, Larger and Largest). You can shrink the Control Panel, move it out of the way on the desktop, or minimize it to the Dock. You can close Computer Glasses by clicking on the control panels (red) close button.
Control Panel settings and location are saved between sessions. Magnifier location is saved between sessions and between Hide/Show views.
Enhancements:
- Tolerate older and slower computers while taking advantage of the speed of newer and faster computers.
Requirements:
- Mac OS X 10.2 or later.
Computer Help Forum RSS Widget 1.0
Computer Help Forum RSS Widget is a helpful tool for getting updated posts simply by pressing a button from your favorite tech forum. more>>
Computer Help Forum RSS Widget 1.0 is a helpful tool for getting updated posts simply by pressing a button from your favorite tech forum.
Requirements: Mac OS X 10.4 or later
Computers 1.1
Computers - Search for computers, software, peripherals, MP3 players and more right from your desktop more>>
Find prices and reviews fast.
Enhancements:
- Universal Binary.
My Computer 1.0
My Computer - add a My Computer icon to the Mac OS X desktop more>>
My Computer (formerly named My Apple) is a little app to add a My Computer icon to the Mac OS X desktop.
iPlayer Downloader 3.3
Helps you download your favorite TV programs off the BBCs iPlayer service. more>> Helps you download your favorite TV programs off the BBCs iPlayer service.
iPlayer Downloader is a small GUI-based application that helps you download your favorite TV programs off the BBCs iPlayer service. With iPlayer Downloader, you can watch the TV programs you like offline.
Note: Usage of this application may be against the terms of service of the BBC iPlayer service, which this program has no association with at all, in any way, whatsoever. Please think before using this program, and do not infringe any persons copyright.
Also, no warranty with regards this program is implied or given, it is supplied "as-is". No liability will be taken or accepted for any data loss, computer damage, legal ramifications or any other negative or unintended consequences as a result of your downloading, posessing, running or even seeing this app.
System requirements:
- To get access to BBCs iPlayer service you must be resident in the UK (or, at least your IP address must be).
Enhancements
- Fixes problems introduced by the BBC.
Speech Typer 1.0.4
Speech Typer is a new and innovative use of Apples Speech Recognition technology. Up to now, Apples Speech Recognition technology has been used just to make commands more>> Speech Typer is a new and innovative use of Apples Speech Recognition technology. Up to now, Apples Speech Recognition technology has been used just to make commands. While this has been useful, it does very little to help users to get data into their computer. Speech Typer has been written to solve that problem by typing any predefined phrase into any application you may be using. While Speech Typer does not make your Mac a full fledged dictation machine, it does allow you to "type" commonly used words and phrases just by saying them.
Apples Speech Recognition Manager 1.5 or later.
CakeHole 1.0
CakeHole provides an interface to Mac OS Xs speech technology more>>
CakeHole will speak the supplied text in the selected voice or write the output to an AIFF file.
Quantum Fog 2.0
Quantum Fog - Quantum computer simulator more>>
It is a tool for investigating and discussing quantum measurement problems graphically, in terms of network diagrams called quantum Bayesian nets. It simulates a general purpose quantum computer.
PHP Function a Day 1.1
PHP Function a Day - Explore one new PHP function every weekday and a difference concept every weekend more>>
- The most important new feature of PhotoZoom Pro 2 is our new revolutionary enlargement technology S-Spline XL. This is a major improvement on our patented and many times awarded S-Spline interpolation method. Compared to the original S-Spline, the new S-Spline XL method allows you to create even better enlargements in terms of sharpness, natural look and feel, photorealism, and lack of artifacts, blurring or jagged edges.
- Support for IPTC, EXIF and ICC profiles, making sure your images metadata is properly maintained.
- The processing speed of the enlargement algorithms has been improved: enlargements are now created up to 40% faster.
- Improved selection / cropping functionality, as well as miscellaneous other interface improvements.
- PhotoZoom Pro 2 comes as a Universal Application on Mac OS X, allowing it to run natively on both PowerPC as well as Intel based systems.- Besides running as a stand-alone application and export plugin for Adobe PhotoShop, PhotoZoom Pro 2 also works in Adobe PhotoShop Elements, Corel Paint Shop Pro X and Corel Photo-PAINT.
MetaGlossary Widget 1.6
MetaGlossary Widget - Now defining over 2,000,000 terms, phrases and acronyms more>>
Search for anything you want and youll get your answers.
TechDictionary Widget 2.5
A great dashboard widget that is able to access a popular online dictionary. more>> A great dashboard widget that is able to access a popular online dictionary.
TechDictionary Widget provides access to a great online dictionary that offers searchable database of over ten thousand terms with definitions.
Enhancements
- Redesign icon.
- New terms added.
Jack of All Widgets 2.3.5
Jack of All Widgets - Universal search widget for Dashboard. more>> Jack of All Widgets - Universal search widget for Dashboard.
JackWidget is a multi-purpose search tool. It has a search field and a popup menu.
The search field, of course, is for typing in the search. The popup menu is for selecting which site or sites to search. Some of the popup choices will send your search to several websites at once.
The simplest way to use it is to select a search from the popup menu and then type in some search terms and hit return. It also supports CLI-style usage, bypassing the popup menu. It has over two dozen searches built in, and is infinitely customizable (if you know how to open a widget package and edit XML).
Searched Websites:
- Accuweather
- Acronymfinder
- AirborneExpress/DHL (package tracking)
- Amazon
- Barnes and Noble
- Borders
- Bugmenot
- Citysearch
- eBay
- Epinions
- Federal Express (package tracking)
- Foldoc (Free online dictionary of computing)
- Froogle (Googles product search)
- Geocoder (Find the latitude and longitude of an address)
- Google
- Infospace
- Internet Movie Database (IMDB)
- jux2 (searches google, yahoo and msn simultaneously)
- Law.com - legal dictionary
- Lyrictracker
- MacUpdate
- Mapquest (find address, find latitude/longitude)
- MelissaData
- Meriam-Webster (Dictionary and Thesaurus)
- NOAA (Weather)
- Superpages.com
- Shopping.com
- Ultimate-Guitar.com (Tab)
- UPS (package tracking)
- USPS (find zipcode, package tracking)
- VersionTracker
- Weather.com
- Webopedia (computer terms)
- Whitepages.com
- Wikipedia
- WiFi-HotSpotList.com
- Yahoo (maps, movies, real estate, stock prices)
- Zabasearch