November 26, 2009, 12:10 PM — It's Thanksgiving day here in the U.S., and I want to wish all our U.S. readers a happy holiday. Since Thanksgiving falls on a Thursday, which is also a Mac Gems day on the Macworld calendar, I thought I'd mention a few Gems I'm thankful for--the inexpensive apps and utilities that I use every day to increase my productivity and generally make my Mac-using life a bit better.
This isn't a list of our all-time favorite Gems; we published the most-recent version of that list back in June (although some of those products appear on this list, as well). Nor is it a list of my favorite Gems of 2009; you'll see that one the week we publish our annual Eddy Awards. Rather, this is a list of Gems that I continue to use every day--Gems that have become such an integral part of my workflow that I often take them for granted.
To the developers of these programs, and of the many other great-but-inexpensive software titles out there, thank you. The Mac experience is better because of you.
