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Users working with large CD image files may need a program to compress them for easier use and transfer. Despite having few options, ECM for Mac performs this function well, and would be a welcome option for these users.

As with other apps available through Apple's official store, the download and installation of ECM for Mac completed easily without any user input required. Upon startup, the program's basic interface did not require any user instructions, which was a good thing since none appeared to be available. Technical support for updates did appear to be present. To load files … Read more

Social gaming has taken over Facebook profiles and mobile gadgets. Now, while you wait for your friends to take their turn in other games you're playing, you can play a round of Word Crack. It tests your creativity and vocabulary at a relaxed pace. Replay value is high, and the price of $1.99, which you need to pay for an ad-free version, is not too much. However, the game might be a little too simplistic to keep you coming back and choosing this over other digital board games.

The app requires you to either sign up through Facebook … Read more

Sometimes the only point of an app is to provide a few giggles. Face Juggler is just such an app. Its sole purpose is to swap out faces in a picture to score a few laughs, and, what can we say, it did its job well.

For such a simple premise, Face Juggler had a few instructions to get it to work well. Understandably, you have to take a photo with at least two faces in it. But you also have to make sure the faces are at similar angles. Luckily, we had an image on hand that we could … Read more

Adapted from the popular online game, this game is sure to please with its quick gameplay, colorful graphics and hundreds of tasty levels. Candy Crush Saga is a highly addictive game app that promises many hours of fun on your Android device.

At around 31MB, Candy Crush Saga belongs to some of the bigger applications you can download to your Android device. Setup for this game is very simple, and there is a one-touch Facebook registration for those interested in social network integration. Once the game is set up there are tutorials that will help you learn the basic strategies … Read more

Renamerox for Mac is, as the name implies, a tool for bulk renaming of files and folders on your Mac OS X system. Renamerox for Mac is not available through the App Store but can be downloaded from several locations, and installs quickly and easily. The demo version of Renamerox for Mac works without limitation, but adds letters to the name of the files it renames. The full version, priced at $9.95, removes these extra letters.

The Renamerox for Mac interface is simple. You can drag and drop files or folders on top of the Renamerox for Mac icon, … Read more

Although not entirely missing, Intragram's collage and framing options could perhaps use a little functionality boost. This is where Instapicframe app comes in handy. The level of functionality that this app delivers is not really that phenomenal, but it is worth a try on your Instagram photo collection.

This app offers no particular interface since once you install it, it becomes integrated with the interface of Instagram; therefore, we'll just stick to describing and rating its basic functions. The app presents three separate modes in rearranging and editing your photos. The first is a standard frame mode, where … Read more

A friend in need is a friend indeed, they say. And this is 249 times as true as Perry the platypus will become your friend as soon as you start playing Where's My Perry?, an iOS game signed by Disney. We were impressed by the great design, wonderful scenario, and easy-to-use interface that glues you to your iPhone.

Where's My Perry? follows the same format as another Disney game, Where's My Water? This time, however, the protagonist is Perry the platypus, a secret agent who, instead of being able to save the world, gets stuck in transportation … Read more

We encounter lots of programs that are either image editors or image organizers, but rarely do we see programs that do both. Kestrel GX is an exception, providing people with both a set of basic editing tools and a sleek way to organize and view images.

The program's interface is reminiscent of Adobe products such as Lightroom and Bridge, with a sleek black layout that's fairly easy to navigate. The image viewer portion of the program allows people to view and edit metadata, assign keywords and other identifying information, and search images using a variety of parameters. A … Read more

Small businesses frequently must choose between "enterprise" (pronounced "expensive") solutions and personal software that just isn't up to the job. ITAZ Sohodox is a document management application specifically tailored for the small office, but it has many uses outside the workplace, since it creates a centralized, searchable, multiuser database of all your documents. Sohodox works with any TWAIN-compatible scanner and saves documents in a wide range of formats, including PDF and TIFF. It even has OCR capabilities.

Sohodox has single-user and client installation options; we tested the single-user installation. The interface resembles Microsoft's Outlook … Read more