App development has taken off in the last few years, making it increasingly difficult to stay on top of all the latest versions. To help all of you out, we here at
MacNN are dedicated to sorting through new update releases, and highlighting some of the important ones, as well as showcasing apps that we find to be interesting. Today, we bring you a big discount on remote USB software
USB Network Gate, as well as highlight recent updates to e-mail builder Mail Designer, iOS storage cleaner PhoneClean, icon generator IconFly, organization tool DEVONthink Pro, genealogy software MacFamilyTree, and timer Nice Timer.
Featured App of the Day
Head over to MacUpdate before the end of the day and grab yourself a copy of
USB Network Gate for only $27. Regularly sold for $90, USB Network Gate allows a Mac to access USB devices over Internet/LAN/WAN as if they were connected directly to the computer. The software works with any USB device, whether it be a printer, scanner, or webcam, and offers full support for OS X Mavericks and earlier.
App Update
Mail Designer v2.5.2
$30
Mail Designer is a tool for creating and sending customized HTML e-mails and digital newsletters. Now redesigned for OS X El Capitan and Split View, the v2.5.2 update includes a brand new sidebar for quick access to content and formatting controls. An OS X Photos library can also now be accessed from directly within the app, and a host of new backgrounds and header images have been added.
Download - 232.6MB
PhoneClean v4.0
$20
PhoneClean is a small tool designed to help users reclaim free space on all of their iOS devices. Version 4.0 introduces several new iOS tuning and cleaning features, including new Silent Clean and Privacy Clean modes. Silent Clean can clean up a device with zero interruption to the user, while Privacy Clean should help protect users from any potential privacy threats.
Download - 9.2MB
IconFly v3.2.5
$7
IconFly can be used to generated different types of icons from images for both OS X and iOS. Version 3.2.5 offers a better help interface that now includes a new feedback form for sending opinions directly to the developers.
Download - 4.6MB
DEVONthink Pro v2.8.8
$80
DEVONthink Pro is an organization tool that mimics the functionality of a filing cabinet. Within the software users can store and manage all of their important documents, e-mails, and multimedia files. The v2.8.8 update includes better Tinderbox integration, now allowing multiple notes to be copied into DEVONthink Pro complete with backlinks and tags. In addition, new groups are now added directly to recent destinations and the global inbox to the Finder sidebar is now faster and more reliable.
Download - 37.8MB
MacFamilyTree v7.6.2
$50
MacFamilyTree is a genealogy program that can help users discover and visualize their family history. The software also features a number of built in reports and charts, and allows users share genealogical data using the GEDCOM standard. Several issues with printing Reports to multiple pages have been resolved with this update, and support for importing URLs in Sources from GEDCOM has been added.
Download - 298MB
Nice Timer v2.4
$3
Nice Timer is a small app that functions solely as a simple timer and stopwatch. Built on Apple's Swift platform, the software includes 10 different styles to pick from as well as various customization options. Version 2.4 introduces customizable hotkeys and a few other minor tweaks.
Download - 6.6MB