Does anyone in this day and age not believe that they’re being tracked online (or, everywhere else)? It’s one thing to have the government capture and dig through your phone calls and emails, but online you’ve become the product and … Continue »

When it comes to graphic designers, tools matter. What if you’re a budding graphic designer and you’re on a budget that is so restrictive that buying or renting anything from Adobe just isn’t in the immediate future? You need these … Continue »

There’s something about living in a digital walled garden that is both comforting and frustrating. One of the hallmarks of OS X has been that it gets out of the way, out of your face, and lets you concentrate on … Continue »

Tim Cook’s Apple sure knows how to keep a secret, perhaps even better than Apple under Steve Jobs reign. How so? Last year Cook said a new Mac Pro was on the way. And, Cook said a future Mac would … Continue »

Most of us have this love hate relationship with email. Well, alright, not so much love anymore. It’s mostly hate, but we’re still addicted to the inbox and the incoming mail alert, whether we want to respond to a message … Continue »

We’ve entered the golden age of applications for the Mac. It’s that time when we expect an app to do everything and cost just a dollar or two. I know. It’s crazy, but that’s what’s going on. An app needs … Continue »

If you are struggling with a long todo list and wonder why you can’t seem to make a dent in all that needs to get done, there might be a problem with your apps. No, it’s not the quality of … Continue »

What’s the one app we all love to hate? It’s the killer app of the internet age. The app we all use, with which most of us have a love hate relationship. Yes, what other app is used so often … Continue »

One of the best and least used and most underrated features in OS X is Screen Sharing. That’s the ability to share a screen or even control a remote Mac from your Mac. It works very well, and it’s a … Continue »

Who doesn’t like Instagram? iPhone or Android, it’s the most popular way to share photos online. Why isn’t there an Instagram app for the Mac? After all, iPhoto on the Mac is where we store all of our photos– iPhone, … Continue »

Apple’s MacBook line is about as good as it gets to record notes in a classroom or meeting setting. It’s not uncommon to see students and business managers with MacBook in hand, heading or leaving a meeting. The Mac is … Continue »

As much as I like to think that I know a little about what’s going on in the online world, I was surprised when an update arrived to one of the most popular apps ever. Yes, friends, there are millions … Continue »

With all the talk about Apple taking over the banking industry with an iWallet for iPhone it’s easy to forget that there are already a dozen wallet or wallet-like apps available. These wallet apps are not for spending your money, … Continue »

Finally, there’s a cure for the common FTP app. You remember FTP, right? It’s that notoriously messy file transfer protocol relic from the previous century. Mac users want, need, and deserve a better, easier, faster way to connect a Mac … Continue »

When it comes to the Mac’s Finder app, most of us have a love hate relationship. The Finder has been around forever and then some, but it’s not the only game in town to find files, move files, copy files, … Continue »

In the 21st century age of digital yellow journalism it has become increasingly difficult to segregate fact from fiction, astute analysis from absurd opinion. Politics aside, there’s no better example than Apple, once a darling stock of the high flying … Continue »

The written word is not dead. It’s just being processed differently than in years past. Pen and ink. Typewriter. Word processor. Even the latter has undergone a renaissance of sorts since Microsoft Word bludgeoned users into a hatred of complexity. … Continue »