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 »

Despite a plethora of free Mac apps that clean and protect your prized computer, there are still plenty of users willing to shell out some coin to do that which can be done for free. A case in point is … Continue Reading »

Here at Mac360′s world headquarters, we’ve become big fans of Evernote, the multi platform notes app. What’s not to like? It’s free. It’s easy. It syncs your notes and other documents with the cloud and back to Macs, PCs, iPad, … Continue Reading »

Do you weigh now what you did in the last century? Alas, I confess. I weigh the same. In between last century and the 21st century I’ve gained and lost and gained a few hundred pounds (children will do that … Continue Reading »

Work processes. Just the thought of detailing how and when things should get done gives me the shivers. Well, actually, they’re shivers of delight. Years ago, my husband turned me on to the world of flow charts and diagrams. That’s … Continue Reading »

My Mac and I have a plan. We plan to teach our three girls to be digital artists who become rich and famous. Their wealth will help to care for their parents in their old age (that would be me … Continue Reading »

How many calculators do you own? Most families have plenty of calculators. There are plastic calculators, wrist watch calculators, and both Mac and iPhone have digital calculators. One of my favorite iPhone apps is a unit converter. There’s a Mac … Continue Reading »

The Mac App Store is making a trinket collector out of me. In the past month I’ve grabbed half a dozen cheap Mac photo enhancement apps. Each doesn’t do much, but what they do, they do well. And, cheap. Sometimes … Continue Reading »

I know what you’re thinking. “Why can’t a Mac be more like an iPad?” You’re thinking that, right? Small. Wafer thin. Long battery life. Apple’s latest darling gadget seems to do a little of everything with little more effort than … Continue Reading »

Our digital lives are becoming increasingly complicated. Who among us doesn’t have multiple email accounts, multiple site logins, multiple PIN numbers? All those require a login ID and a password. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. We also … Continue Reading »

One of my all time favorite books is Anne Geddes‘ My First Five years. The photographs are gorgeous and stunningly displayed. There’s a whole set of these My First Five Years books (nursery room, flower, early childhood, baby record, fairy … Continue Reading »

Got Photoshop? Then you know there’s not a more powerful Mac or Windows graphic design, photo enhancement app on the planet. Photoshop is expensive and the learning curve can be a killer. Not only that, Photoshop wastes your time with … Continue Reading »

Love it or hate it, the Mac’s Finder is where we all go to meet up with files and folders. Compared to Finders of yesteryear Macs, today’s Finder is more powerful, more complex, yet retains a basic window where we … Continue Reading »

Competition is a beautiful thing. Everyone who sells a product is out to get your attention and money. If you’re buying from a store down the block, the store up the block wants to find a way to get your … Continue Reading »

Can you name a function on the Mac that’s more basic than drag and drop? Maybe. Click on an app icon in the Dock. Double click a folder or app to open. A few Command-key combos are basic, too. But … Continue Reading »