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FASTER, SMARTER AND MENU BAR-IER

Although it’s a fairly powerful app on the Mac, Contacts isn’t terribly pleasant to use. By contrast, CardHop ($22.99, flexibits.

com) is the Mac app equivalent of a loyal dog, always sitting patiently in the menu bar, desperately eager to please.

CardHop’s natural language input makes it a cinch to add and edit contacts, or perform actions like making a call or emailing someone. The Notes field is also front-and-centre during searches, for when you need to recall your friend’s children’s names. That feature alone might be worth 23 buckaroos.