J. R. Bookwalter, Macworld

J. R. Bookwalter

Macworld

Plain Township, OH, United States

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Past articles by J.:

Taskheat review: Promising task manager has unique way of getting things done

Taskheat is a visual task manager which allows users to break down responsibilities and link them to build a path toward accomplishing goals, together with a flowchart that helps focus on the steps under your control. → Read More

CorelDraw Graphics Suite 2020 review: AI, collaboration tools are worth a look

Break down creative barriers with CorelDraw Graphics Suite 2020—find all the professional vector illustration, layout, photo editing, and typography tools you need to create and complete important design projects, from virtually any device. → Read More

Art Text 4 review: Typography Mac app adds new creative design options

Perfect for websites, company logos, social media, or postcard greetings, Art Text 4 offers all the tools necessary to create lettering and typography graphics, text mockups, social media posts, artistic text effects, and more. → Read More

Boris FX Optics 2021 review: Hollywood visual trickery, now for digital photos

The definitive digital toolbox for photos, Optics is designed to simulate optical camera filters, specialized lenses, film stocks, and a lot more. → Read More

PDF Squeezer 4 review: Elegant, inexpensive way to cut documents down to size

PDF Squeezer allows you to compress PDF files quickly and easily. Simply click on the file you need compressed, and drag-and-drop it into the app. → Read More

Mauvio review: One-tap audio clean up on iPhone videos

Mauvio brings industry-leading audio processing tools to mobile videos with an easy-to-use workflow that helps make a bigger splash on social media, create viral videos, and engage with your audience. → Read More

Parallels Desktop 16 for Mac review: Standing at the crossroads of Mac’s future

Reengineered with macOS Big Sur in mind plus the usual performance and feature enhancements, Parallels Desktop 16 makes it a snap to run other operating systems as virtual machines on your Mac. → Read More

Directive review: Reminder app designed with home and auto needs in mind

Stay up to date on routine home and automobile maintenance to reduce the need for costly emergency repairs and provide peace of mind. → Read More

Camera FrontBack review: Stay in the action with picture-in-picture camera app

Captures real-time video from the front and rear iPhone cameras at the same time, superimposing one on top of the other. → Read More

Air Display 3 review: Turn spare iOS devices into extra Mac displays

Use up to four iOS devices into extended displays for your Mac using a Lightning to USB cable or local Wi-Fi network. → Read More

Nifty File Lists review: Easily turn files and folders into metadata spreadsheets

Nifty File Lists allows you to save file lists in Microsoft Excel, Apple Numbers and Pages-friendly CSV (Comma-Separated Values), TSV (Tab-Separated Values), and even HTML formats. → Read More

HoudahGeo 6 review: Mac geotagging app now plays nice with Apple Photos

Add geotags to photos shot using DSLR cameras without built-in GPS hardware, or edit geotag information embedded in existing digital photos. → Read More

Watchsmith review: Personalize your Apple Watch with custom complications

Watchsmith has an extensive collection of highly customizable complications, each of which can be precisely adjusted to fit your desired function and appearance. → Read More

Roland Go:LiveCast review: Hardware/app combo for iPhone improves any livestream

A simple, affordable way to bring superior production values to your webcasting with a fully featured hardware/app combo lets you mix sound, play media, and more without costly A/V gear. → Read More

NetNewsWire 5 for iOS review: Venerable RSS reader app even better on mobile

Fast, stable, free, and open source RSS reader that shows articles from favorite blogs and news sites while keeping track of what you’ve read. → Read More

Kiwi for Gmail 2 review: A better way to experience G Suite on your Mac

Transforms Gmail and all of the G Suite apps into a sophisticated, full-powered desktop client. → Read More

iClock review: Amazingly versatile, super customizable Mac menu bar clock

iClock replaces the standard macOS menu bar day and time with a more customizable, full-featured experience. → Read More

Unread 2 review: Stylish RSS reader for iOS improves while remaining exactly the same

An elegant, universal RSS news reader for iPhone and iPad featuring entirely gesture-based navigation, rich color themes, and support for syncing from popular services. → Read More

theBin review: Alternative macOS Trash manager makes purging files more fun

This utility extends the capabilities of the Trash, allowing users to automatically compress and clean up old files, merge duplicate files, and resolve duplicate filenames or other conflicts. → Read More

Fantastical 3 for iOS review: Powerful calendar app worth the subscription price

Award-winning calendar app offers features beyond those already built into iOS including intuitive natural language parsing, an ultra-quick access mini window, tasks, and more. → Read More