As an old school videographer with many years of linear video editing under my belt, I can tell you that today’s video production tools are freakin’ awesome. Any Mac and a decent HD camera are years ahead of production video … Continue Reading »
Another Cool App To Sync Files And Folders On Your Mac (from anywhere in the world)
By - Friday, May 25, 2012
Let me be honest with you. When it comes to backing up files and folders on your Mac, the choices are many (most of them good). You can clone a Mac, sync files Mac to Mac, backup files from Mac … Continue Reading »
How To Use A Caffeinated Mac App To Read Hundreds Of Popular Web Sites
By - Thursday, May 24, 2012
As a card carrying Mac user, I’m inquisitive, judicious, and discerning. You, too, right? We’re peas in a pod, you and me. That’s why we love Apple products, capitalism, and things that glitter. My inquisitive nature has unearthed a conundrum. … Continue Reading »
The Problem With Deleting Apps On Your Mac (and 6 apps to fix it)
By - Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Who doesn’t like the Golden Age of Mac Apps? Since the Mac App Store debuted, over 10,000 apps are available for download with a click. What’s wrong with that? Not all apps are created equal. Some apps need to be … Continue Reading »
For Mac Neatness Freaks: The Window Magnet App That Organizes Mac Screen Clutter
By - Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Personally, I don’t know how my parents did it. My memory fails me, but I think I have about a dozen brothers and sisters. All I know is that I’m #6, and there were plenty other kids smaller than me. … Continue Reading »
Try The Mac World Clock That Tells Time In 479 Cities (24 cities, 10 cents)
By - Monday, May 21, 2012
One of the problems with having relatives scattered all over the world is keeping track of who lives in what time zone. Check out the Mac App Store and you’ll find a few dozen Mac clock apps. The one that … Continue Reading »
The Free And Secret Mac Menubar Tool That Reduces Clutter And Improves Your Thinking
By - Friday, May 18, 2012
In my never-ending effort to improve my Mac life, I’ve come across a few apps that help reduce the clutter on my screen, and help improve my focus, my thinking, and my productivity. Both solutions are free, easy to use, … Continue Reading »
The Problem With The Mac’s Menubar And How To Solve It For Free
By - Friday, May 18, 2012
What havoc has the Mac App Store caused Mac users? A bloated Menubar. MAS is full of one-trick pony apps that live in the Mac’s Menubar. Unless you’re using a 27-inch iMac or have the 27-inch Apple display attached to … Continue Reading »
How To Make Customized Folders On Your Mac (why you’ll love it, and how you’ll go crazy)
By - Thursday, May 17, 2012
When it comes to the folders on your Mac, it’s total bah humbug. Why, oh why doesn’t Apple do something about those bland, boring, anemic, generic folders? Come on, Apple! Spruce it up a little. Kill the embossed look and … Continue Reading »
The Drop Dead Easy, Cheap, Simple Way To Add Frames To Your Photos
By - Thursday, May 17, 2012
When you share photos from iPhoto on your Mac how do you manage the picture frames? The answer is easy. Frames? What frames? Exactly. In iPhoto you can share photos, upload photos, add photos to a book or card, but … Continue Reading »
How To Use Your Mac To Turn Digital Photos Into Moku Hanga On The Cheap (hint: wood block printing)
By - Wednesday, May 16, 2012
When I was a young child in school I wanted to be a famous artist. Why? Artists were cool, did only what they wanted to do, and were blessed with creative talent. The good ones made money, too. So, I … Continue Reading »
How To Plan And Track Your Day With The Mac’s Best Free Onscreen Day Planner App
By - Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Way back in the day we used to cut down trees so we could plan our day. Day Planners were all about stuffing the details of a day into a bound notebook full of tree parts. Then, we had to … Continue Reading »
How To Use The Menubar To Navigate Your Mac’s Folders With A Click
By - Tuesday, May 15, 2012
How do you navigate the folders on your Mac? If you’re like most of us, you use the Finder. It works, but navigating through a bunch of folders requires plenty of extra clicks. Click to get to the Finder. Click … Continue Reading »
A Tale Of 5 Apps To Clean, Repair, Optimize, Customize Your Mac (and 3 are free)
By - Friday, May 11, 2012
What’s the latest trend on the Mac? Apparently, it’s apps that clean, repair, optimize, and customize Macs. They’re everywhere. Some even advertise all over Mac-oriented web sites with promises to improve performance. The price tag for apps that do all … Continue Reading »
Finally, A Mac App That Organizes And Manages Your Books And Papers
By - Friday, May 11, 2012
My wife is a teacher and a writer. Not necessarily in that order. That means our household is paper bound. We have books, more books, and dozens of notebooks, and binders full of papers, research papers, and more paper. So … Continue Reading »
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