 | Microsoft Office 2011 | Anyone coming from a PC background knows how important the Microsoft Office Suite is. The new Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac features your favorites: Word 2011, Powerpoint 2011, Excel 2011, and Outlook 2011. As with the previous version you can easily save files and those on other operating systems can view and edit files normally. The software is used by over 1 Billion Macs and PCs worldwide. The new version allows for Office Web Apps, letting you work online from anywhere. Other new features include: full screen view, template gallery, coauthoring, visual basic, and reordering objects through layers. |
 | iWork | The Mac version of Microsoft Office has been around for a long time. Pages, Numbers, and Keynote are the three productivity programs in the suite; a document text processor, spreadsheet, and presentation app respectively. Each application allows for easy user-friendly navigation while you manage page layouts, create simple/complex formulas, and add professional-quality animations to the presentation. You can open, save, and email Office files in the iWork program as well. |
 | Dropbox | Travel a lot? Accessing and working between multiple computers? Dropbox is a must-have! It is a free app offering 2GB of online storage. For a small fee you can increase this to 100GB but for the casual user 2GB is plenty. Store your web files, pictures, important documents needed for mobile use, or any other thing you can think of. You can sync between various operating systems, mobile devices, and the automatic syncing will instantly show you what has been uploaded from the other computer. The military grade security keeps your files safe, while the easy share option makes for quick file transfer for Dropbox. |
 | Things | Things is all about task management. It has transformed task management on the Mac and now has offered just that on the iPhone and iPad. This gives the user enhanced portability and use wherever you may be. Easy sync allows for instant syncing when you are on the same wireless network. Things is simple, it shows you everything you NEED, nothing more. View what you need to do today, your current projects, what is scheduled, and those things that will be needed someday. Set due dates, repeating events, notes, and much much more. Great visual enhancements such as a dock badge show how many things still need to be accomplished. |
 | QuickBooks 2011 | QuickBooks 2011 is a premier accounting app for the Mac. The application is built specifically for the Mac and offers great usability with customizable forms. What is key is QuickBooks is super easy to use and setup, within minutes you will be up and running. Within the application you can organize all your finances in one place. Once information is entered you can view specific customer information and transaction history, you can create invoices, print check, and pay bills. For the business you can choose to get the multi-user solution allowing you to show others some of your QuickBooks data you feel comfortable showing. |
 | TurboTax | Doing your taxes is not fun, can be time consuming, and worst of all stressful. Not with TurboTax. TurboTax states it will guide you like a GPS to help get the maximum refund. Since this program is updated each year the tax laws are current and you can be assured that the information is correct. With five different versions for both federal and state all of your tax needs will be covered. Whether you are looking for the free edition, deluxe, investments and property focused, small business, or corporation business editions TurboTax offers great support and usability. Best of all you will be able to complete your taxes very quickly and with no stress. |
 | Bento 4 | Bento is the most popular personal database for Mac. You can organize your contacts, track all projects that are going on, and plan future events with ease. With 35 built-in templates you can quickly start using the program. Instead of having multiple calendars, contact lists, and to-do items Bento makes it all stay under one roof. Easily backup your information and share over a network. Bento is also available for other platforms, such as the iPhone and iPad, which makes it a great mobile utility as well. Your notes and information is easily transferred between devices. |
 | Adobe Acrobat X Pro | You have the option to export and edit PDF files, combine from various different applications, collect data from the fillable PDF forms, and protect the files and documents securely. With PDFs becoming the standard with governments and other news publication Adobe Acrobat X Pro is a must. |