AppleChronicles

These utilities will make life with your Mac a little easier. You can live without them, but you will wonder how after you have them.

• Paintbrush was developed for those who miss Paint on the PC. I do not understand how this type of application was left out of OS X.
• BetterZip is just what it says, a better way to deal with zip files. Leopard comes with stuff-it, which is very primitive. BetterZip is similar in functionality to WinZip on the PC. BetterZip costs $20. BetterZip also has a free Quick Look Generator that lets you view the contents of compressed archives in Quick Look.
• ChronoSync performs file and folder syncronizations and backups. This can be particularly useful for keeping multiple machines in sync. ChronoSync costs $40.
• TwoUp allows you to quickly position a window to fill exactly half the screen. This is very cool when you want to work with apps side-by-side (or top/bottom).