Growl for Mac notifies you when friends come online, files finish downloading and several other tasks, without you ever having to leave the program.

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Liquidmac uses the Sudden Motion Sensor function of your laptop to fill the screen with simulated liquid.

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The New York Times is bringing its e-reader desktop application to the Mac so users will now be able to read, browse and search the entire publication while offline.

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Times is a Mac OS newsreader with a clever layout that lets you turn your newsfeeds into a fully customisable newspaper layout. It's cool, but it's not free.

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Microsoft released the latest version of its instant-messaging program for the Mac, though it still continues to trail its Windows counterpart when it comes to features.

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ScreenFlow software makes it easy to capture all the action that takes place on your desktop so you can view it as a movie.

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Macs are banned from many government departments because there aren't any 'approved' applications to encrypt them. So why doesn't Apple CEO Steve Jobs do something about it?

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CNET.com.au has this story from David Braue which looks at the question of whether the Mac is really more secure than other PC operating systems. This is part one:

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As trivial as it may seem to install applications, there are a number of items to be aware of if you're a new Mac user. This quick tutorial will give you a run down on how the installation process works and the common types of install files you can encounter.

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Want an easy way to upload and tag your photos on Facebook? Need to know sooner if your friends are poking you or that you've been invited to an event? What you need are these free Mac OS X plugins so you can spend even more time procrastinating on Facebook.

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