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10 Must-Have Desktop Apps for Makers

When Steve Jobs introduced the iPad he called it the next wave of personal computing. He was quick to add that Apple's original product line, the Mac, still had a role, but compared it to a truck. Desktops and laptops were cast as workhorses to be used to haul heavy-duty software and apps. The utilities on this list fit that description.
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When Steve Jobs introduced the iPad he called it the next wave of personal computing. He was quick to add that Apple's original product line, the Mac, still had a role, but compared it to a truck. Desktops and laptops were cast as workhorses to be used to haul heavy-duty software and apps. The utilities on this list fit that description. Use them to design a product and all of its trimmings -- the packaging, the website, and even the UPC barcode you'll need to put it on store shelves.