We live in a money crazy world. Everybody is out to get what little money we have. That means we need to watch our money carefully, budget appropriately, track the nickels and dimes (in addition to the dollars), and be … Continue Reading »

Life in Paris has benefits. There’s fashion and food. Places and people. Oh, and French. As a red, white, and blue Midwesterner with a distinct drawl, I struggle with my French, though my husband and I have lived in France … Continue Reading »

How much longer will we put up with point and click as the interface of choice on the Mac? Apple’s iPhone 4S comes with Siri, the voice activated personal assistant that can handle basic calendar scheduling and reminders with ease. … Continue Reading »

Teaching is my life. That said, I can’t imagine being a teacher without my Mac. Every tool I have, besides my wonderfully inspiring personality, is somewhere on my Mac notebook. Through the years I’ve tried and tested every teaching app under … Continue Reading »

As much as I hate to say it, when it comes to managing loads of personal information, easier is better. Unfortunately, the better and easier way is with a non-free Mac app that happens to be the best tool for … Continue Reading »

For many years I had one simple problem when it came time to paying my bills. I forgot. Forgetting to pay your bills is not a good thing, either. Sure, I’d get them paid. Eventually. What I needed wasn’t the … Continue Reading »

As a Mac user and teacher for nearly 20 years I’ve learned that not much comes easy, despite the digital revolution in the classroom, and information overload from the internet. In our classrooms we have networked computers. We have teleconferencing. … Continue Reading »

Effective teachers and good schools use tools to improve teaching and learning. Many teachers use Macs and we don’t have a shortage of effective teaching and management applications. I’ve tried nearly every Mac app for the classroom in my nearly … Continue Reading »