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Best of 2011 Nominations: Mac Music Apps
During December and January, The Unofficial Apple Weblog is soliciting your nominations and votes for the best products for Mac, iPhone/iPod touch, and iPad. We'll start with nominations in a category, and then tally your votes for the top-nominated products a few days later. The winner in each category receives the highly-coveted title of TUAW Best of 2011. Today's category for Best of 2011 nominations is Mac music apps. Many Mac users began their love affair with the platform after using a music app, and now they're using it for everything. Do you love Apple's Logic Pro or GarageBand? Maybe you make a living as a deejay and use Algoriddim's djay to queue up tunes for dancing. Recording podcasts counts as well, so perhaps Rogue Amoeba's new Piezo app is at the top of your list. Just leave a comment below with your nomination for the best Mac music app of 2011, and if we get enough interest in a specific app, it'll be included in the voting in a few days. Nominations close at 11:59 PM ET on December 14, 2011.
TUAW Best of 2011: Vote for best Mac peripheral or accessory of the year
The nominations are in, and the poll is ready to go! The TUAW Best of 2011 awards are all about you -- the readers -- and what you think is the cream of the crop of Apple or third-party products and software. To vote, select one entry from the top nominations made by readers. We'll be announcing the winner in just a few days. Vote early and often! Today TUAW is asking for your vote for the best Mac peripheral or accessory of 2011. Unfortunately, a lot of readers apparently didn't see the word "Mac" in the call for nominations, so we had quite a few iPad and iPhone accessories that had to be thrown out. Don't worry -- we'll get to those soon enough. The nominations that did make it through were varied. OWC's innovative Data Doubler received kudos from TUAW readers, as did one of my personal favorites, the Blue Yeti Pro microphone. OWC also received a thumbs-up for their Mercury 6G solid-state drives. TwelveSouth's PlugBug is a great accessory for both MacBook and iOS devices, and Logitech's Wireless Solar Keyboard K750 for Mac led the pack in battery-free capabilities. Only one of these items will win TUAW's top honor for Mac peripheral or accessory of 2011. Naming the winner is all up to you. %Poll-71716%
Best of 2011 Nominations: Mac game apps
During December and January, The Unofficial Apple Weblog is soliciting your nominations and votes for the best products for Mac, iPhone/iPod touch, and iPad. We'll start with nominations in a category, and then tally your votes for the top-nominated products a few days later. The winner in each category receives the highly-coveted title of TUAW Best of 2011. Today's category for Best of 2011 nominations is Mac game apps. The Mac has gained in popularity as a gaming platform over the past few years, and there are a number of excellent titles that have been keeping Mac users happy this last 12 months. Perhaps it's the Angry Birds franchise that keeps you from doing work, or maybe you're busy with Civilization V: Campaign Edition. The dark backstory of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas might have your attention, and fans of the Star Wars universe can always nominate Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic as their favorite. And who can forget Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare? It's time for gamers to nominate their favorite title of 2011 for special attention from TUAW. Just leave a comment below with your favorite game, and we'll see which titles seem to be the most popular. In a few days, you'll have your opportunity to vote for the best Mac game of 2011. Nominations close at 11:59 PM ET on December 11, 2011.
TUAW Best of 2011: Vote for the best Mac of the year
The nominations are in, and the poll is ready to go! The TUAW Best of 2011 awards are all about you -- the readers -- and what you think is the cream of the crop of Apple or third-party products and software. To vote, select one entry from the top nominations made by readers. We'll be announcing the winner in just a few days. Vote early and often! Today TUAW is asking for your vote for the best Mac of 2011. The nominations included the 2011 version of the Mac mini, the 11" and 13" MacBook Air, the 13" and 15" MacBook Pro and the 27" i7 iMac. Only one of these Macs will win TUAW's top honor for Mac hardware. Which device is the winner is all up to you. %Poll-71616%
Best of 2011 Nominations: Mac productivity apps
During December and January, The Unofficial Apple Weblog is soliciting your nominations and votes for the best products for Mac, iPhone/iPod touch, and iPad. We'll start with nominations in a category, and then tally your votes for the top-nominated products a few days later. The winner in each category receives the highly-coveted title of TUAW Best of 2011. Today's category for Best of 2011 nominations is Mac productivity apps. These are the apps that help you get work done on a daily basis, and include such apps as Pages, Evernote, Microsoft Office, and Marked. Maybe you're a devotee of DEVONThink or the incredible OmniFocus and want to single out one of those apps for an award. Just leave a comment below with your nomination for the best Mac productivity app of 2011, and if we get enough interest in a specific app, it'll be included in the voting in a few days. Nominations close at 11:59 PM ET on December 10, 2011.
Best of 2011 Nominations: Best Mac Utility Apps
During December and January, The Unofficial Apple Weblog is soliciting your nominations and votes for the best products for Mac, iPhone/iPod touch, and iPad. We'll start with nominations in a category, and then tally your votes for the top-nominated products a few days later. The winner in each category receives the highly-coveted title of TUAW Best of 2011. Today's category for Best of 2011 nominations is Mac utility apps. This category consists of many different apps if you take a look in the Mac App Store. Twitter is considered a utility, as is Dave Caolo's favorite app Alfred. Do you love Growl? It's also on the list. DropCopy Pro could be your favorite helper, or maybe Blotter enhances your desktop. There are a ton of utilities out there on the Mac App Store or available from other sources. Just leave a comment below with your nomination for the best Mac utility app of 2011, and if we get enough interest in a specific app, it'll be included in the voting in a few days. Nominations close at 11:59 PM ET on December 9, 2011.
Best of 2011 Nominations: Mac peripherals and accessories
During December and January, The Unofficial Apple Weblog is soliciting your nominations and votes for the best products for Mac, iPhone/iPod touch, and iPad. We'll start with nominations in a category, and then tally your votes for the top-nominated products a few days later. The winner in each category receives the highly-coveted title of TUAW Best of 2011. Today's category for Best of 2011 nominations is Mac peripherals and accessories. This is a very broad category, encompassing both peripherals that connect with the Mac (such as external hard drives, microphones, trackpads, webcams, headsets, power adapters, etc...) and accessories that enhance the use of your device (such as cases, screen cleaners, stands, etc...). To nominate a peripheral or accessory, leave a comment below with the name of the device and manufacturer, along with the reason you think it deserves special attention. We'll accumulate your nominations, see what the most popular items nominated are, and then have you vote for the top spot later in the week. What will be the winner in this category? Will one of OWC's fast SSDs take home the award, or can TwelveSouth's innovative cases and stands for MacBooks take the crown? Maybe it's a favorite Bluetooth or wired headset, or perhaps you're in love with your Magic Trackpad. Let us know! Nominations close at 11:59 PM ET on December 8, 2011.
Best of 2011 Nominations: The best Mac model of the year
During December and January, The Unofficial Apple Weblog is soliciting your nominations and votes for the best products for Mac, iPhone/iPod touch, and iPad. We'll start with nominations in a category, and then tally your votes for the top-nominated products a few days later. The winner in each category receives the highly-coveted title of TUAW Best of 2011. For our first category in the TUAW Best of 2011, we'd like you to nominate what you consider to be the best Mac model sold by Apple during the year. You don't need to give us the RAM amount and size of the SSD -- just list the model name (and screen size, if applicable) in your comment, and add your personal reasons why you think that your nomination deserves to win. Which Mac will take home the honor for 2011? Will it be the diminutive 11" MacBook Air, or the equally tiny Mac mini? How about the 17" MacBook Pro or the 27" iMac? Perhaps it's the aging but still powerful Mac Pro that is the Apple of your eye. Nominations close at 11:59 PM ET on December 7, 2011.
