10. The ability to save named sets of settings (such as file format, image quality, file name and file-save location, and object selection type) that can later be called by the user to suit specific capture needs.

An advanced screenshot-capture program is really my biggest unfulfilled software need on the Mac. I have tested a long list of products and come up empty-handed so far. Some of the ones that come the closest are programs such as FreeSnap and AlphaCapture that were abandoned by program authors. Continued support and a Universal binary -- meaning the program can run on Intel Core Macs as well as older PowerPC Macs -- are other important needs.

HTML editor

I have tried a very long list of Mac-based HTML editors suggested by scores of people. Thanks for your input! I neglected to mention that I have no interest at all in WYSIWYG HTML "editors." I've been creating HTML pages since 1994, and I'm a code-in-your-hands guy. FrontPage, for example, is anathema to me. The code it creates is junky and imprecise.

The product I use under Windows, HomeSite, is pretty unique. But the main things I like about it are: