When it comes to the folders on your Mac, it’s total bah humbug. What 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 add some … Continue Reading »

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 »

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 »

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 »

You know what the first thing that catches my eye about a new Mac app? No, it’s not price. Or, a list of features. It’s the app’s icon. I’m a sucker for cute icons. If the icon is visually worthy, … Continue Reading »

My day-to-day life is one of cycles. Not bicycles. Not that time of the month, either. I’m clean and neat and tidy. Except when I’m not. My Mac knows the story. The Desktop is pristine, well organized, with files where … Continue Reading »

Not every Mac user has Gmail, but there’s an app that makes Gmail more fun to use. Instead of having to switch back and forth from what you’re doing to Mail or a browser window to check email, have the … Continue Reading »

Other than family and religion, typing is my life. I slave over a hot keyboard all day and county my lucky stars that my mother made me take a typing class in high school. Naturally, we want our children to … Continue Reading »

What price fame and riches? I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. My husband and I have three daughters that we’re training to become future famous digital artists (who will be rich and care for their aging parents … Continue Reading »

Do you have Mac apps you love but don’t need? We’ve all been there and done that. We find an app online, download it, try it out, and then what? It’s too good to throw away. Not good enough to … Continue Reading »

How many ways can our overloaded brains be reminded of things we need to do? If it’s not Post-It Notes on the refrigerator door, it’s the mini-white board and marker. If it’s not Stickies on the Mac, it’s Reminders on … Continue Reading »

If there’s a trend among apps for the Mac, it’s in the arena of simple backups. Everyone wants a cheap Mac app that does one thing very well. How about an instant backup of your valuable files? A full backup … Continue Reading »

Despite what you may think (or what you’ve heard from my neighbors), my very first video game was not Pong. I was little more than a twinkle in my father’s eye back then. No, dear friends, I cut my gaming … Continue Reading »

Remember Apple’s iDisk? That was a cloud-like storage service that didn’t last. Then along came Dropbox, then Apple’s iCloud, and others. Guess what? Everybody wants to give you a piece of the cloud. For free. All you have to do … Continue Reading »

Protecting files and folders on your Mac shouldn’t be a strain on your daily workflow. It should be easy. We backup our Macs using apps that work automatically. Why can’t we protect and encrypt important, sensitive files just as easily? … Continue Reading »