Echodio

Dropbox is great for syncing files that don’t require any particular organizational structure, but can be a pain if you want to sync things that require structure, like iTunes libraries. Echodio offers the same essential syncing functionality, but integrates seamlessly with iTunes, meaning that you can sync playlists and music while preserving the metadata and tagging information. This means the Hannah Montana album you renamed to show up as Iron Maiden will stay that way, saving you from embarrassment (no promises -- if you listen to her music, it is bound to catch up with you someday).

Echodio is free and can be downloaded here.

EverSave

While OS X is not as prone to crashes as, say, Windows, there are still times when you wish you had saved that document but forgot to. EverSave is there to save you every time, automatically saving documents for you. It is very customizable, as you can set it to save on timed intervals or on every application switch, and decide which applications it will monitor. We would only suggest that if you are saving on intervals, you set the interval to a sizeable number, so it’s not saving constantly. If you are using an application like Pages, for example, every time you save a document, a progress bar pops up that renders the application useless.

EverSave can be downloaded here.

pulpTunes

While the developers may be a tad confused with their nomenclature, their product itself is great. It has nothing to do with oranges or pulp, even if the logo suggests otherwise, and instead creates a webpage that can stream all of your iTunes music (or a select amount) in Flash. The application is simple: You launch it, designate a port for it to listen to (15000 is default) and then you can navigate to it in your favorite Web browser and listen to your music. Obviously, it is of no use to listen to it on the same computer that the music is actually stored on, but if you forward the port to that computer, and set up a domain for yourself, you can listen to your music anywhere. You can choose to share this website with anyone, or create user accounts for people to log in and listen. Once on the website, you can download any of the music on the site, search for specific tracks, and filter by genre, artist, and song. However, with great power comes great responsibility. Don’t download tracks that will make the RIAA come after you with a pitchfork and torch.

pulpTunes can be downloaded here.