Mac: Your Mac has a world clock built into it, but it's relegated to the Notification Center and stuck in analogue for some reason. Clocker lets you jam that world clock into the menu bar, where's it's easily accessible.

For the first time ever, Apple has been forced to shut down a ransomware attack targeting Mac users running OS X. The file-encrypting malware is embedded in version 2.90 of the BitTorrent client Transmission and demands a bitcoin payment of approximately $400. If you are using Transmission 2.90, you are advised to delete it immediately. Here are the steps you need to take.

We all know that iCloud syncs up items like photos, contacts, reminders, calendar events, and iMessage conversations, but chances are you've noticed that it also syncs up a few other little things. Finer Things in Tech is putting together a list of those unexpected synced items.

One of the new features in OS X El Capitan is a new security mode called SIP that doesn't allow software to run on a root level. While that's a great security feature, it has been messing with certain software. If you want to get a glimpse of what isn't working, MacIssues shows you how.

Nobody likes to see the beach ball (aka pinwheel, aka the spinning pizza, aka spinning wait cursor) in OS X, but have you ever wondered why you see different ones from time to time? Or, when things get real weird, you'll sometimes see a ticking watch? It turns out that the answer has to do with the app you're working with.

El Capitan is a pretty minor upgrade to OS X, but that doesn't mean there aren't some glitches with certain software working properly. So, we want to hear it, have you had trouble with anything?

Mac: We've always been fans of Bartender, because it's a great way to clean up your menu bar, hide away items you don't need, and organise your menu bar however you want. Now, a new version adds some improvements, including a keyboard shortcut, search, and El Capitan support.

Mac: Despite a recent price bump, Airmail is still our favourite email app on Mac, and today it's getting some new features, including to-do list integration, support for El Capitan, and more.

Mac: Weather is a fickle thing, but if you like to stay on top of it from your Mac, you don't have a ton of options beyond refreshing a web site. Forecast Bar is an app that will help you do just that, with a forecast in your menu bar, weather alerts, and more.

OS X got rid of the option to "Save As" in favour of "Export" a while ago, but Appleworld Today points out that you can bring it back in a lot of apps by holding down the Option key.

Mac: If you're working in Terminal it means you're working with your keyboard and not a mouse. Termtile is a program that allows you to move around your Terminal windows without ever laying a hand on your mouse or trackpad.

Mac: Apple introduced tabs to Finder back with Mavericks, but if that's not enough for you, Commander One adds dual pane browsing, alongside a few other tweaks and options.

Mac: All types of hardware, codecs, and other under-the-hood apps for Mac require that you install a PKG file instead of a standard installation file. This can be a bit scary to do, but Suspicious Package lets you peek inside those files before you install them.

Whether it's macros or whatever else, most photo editing suites have all kinds of tricks for quickly editing photos. Apple Photos doesn't have those tricks, but Macworld shows that it does have a handy copy and paste function that's easy to miss.

If your work keeps you at the command line, or you just prefer terminal windows to heavier apps, pwd.sh gives you a way to manage your passwords in a secure, encrypted local container. Of course, it's only accessible via the command line.

Adam's Hack Attack feature which explained how to Build a Hackintosh Mac for under $800 inspired the Uneasy Silence blog to Load OSX 10.5 Leopard onto ASUS' mini-laptop, the eeePC.

All platforms: Add drop shadows, round corners, resize and do much more to multiple photos at once with Phatch, a free batch image processing program. Phatch guides a user through creating customised, reusable "action lists." Once a list is set up, it can be used to, for instance, size a folder of images down to 1024 pixels wide, round the top two corners with a five percent radius and convert them all to PNG files. Hit the "via" link below for a basic walk-through of Phatch's features.

Phatch is a free download for Linux, Windows, and Mac OS X, although each platform requires setting up the Python environment and a few other packages, which is a bit easier to do in Linux. Windows users who don't want to dive in can check out FastStone Photo Resizer, and Mac owners can try Photo Drop.

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Now that you've added another monitor to your computer setup, you've got double the screen real estate to get things done—but are you putting all that space to good use? Whether you want to stretch your desktop wallpaper or taskbar across two monitors or perfectly snap all your windows into place every time, there are a few utilities that can help you make the most of every last pixel of your dual monitors. Let's take a look.

Mac OS X only: When 300 new features get added to a new operating system revision, chances are it's built in functionality that was only available in third party applications before. When it came to building a fresh Mac with Leopard, we left out quite a few installations in favour of the built-in enhanced versions, like iTerm (Terminal), SilverKeeper (Time Machine), VirtueDesktops (Spaces) and SharePoints (System Preferences' Sharing panel). Macworld revisits their catalog of "Mac gems" software and lists the ones Leopard includes features from, too. What favourite Mac app of yours does Leopard make obsolete? Let us know in the comments.

Leopard's Gems replacements, Part 1