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 »

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 »

As a very, very long-time Mac user (probably longer than anyone you know), I’m very much into set it and forget it when it comes to backing up. I don’t like losing files. I don’t like messy, convoluted settings. I … Continue Reading »

Chances are good you have plenty of videos. If not iMovie clips, then TV shows or movies you’ve downloaded from the web (or, ripped from your DVD collection). Getting those movies into iTunes and ready for iPhone or iPad used … Continue Reading »

Let me mix a few metaphors. Putting all your eggs in Apple’s basket is the way to ride a roller coaster from hell. Take Final Cut Pro. Please. I’ve been an FCP user for over 10 years (since version 1.1). … Continue Reading »

Everyone has digital photos. Photo slide shows are acceptable and commonplace, but the Ken Burns Effect is what makes the difference between boring and interesting. Even iPhoto and iMovie add basic video movements to static digital photos. Your Mac can … Continue Reading »

Typography on the Mac has changed dramatically since our favorite personal computer was launched back in 1984. The original Mac was thin on fonts and it took a couple of years before the font industry began to give us what … Continue Reading »

Look at all the natural disasters that plague humankind. From earthquakes to tsunamis. From floods to tornadoes, we’ve been given a close up look at what destruction Mother Nature can provide. If an Ounce of Protection is worth a Pound … Continue Reading »

You slave over the hot keyboard of your Mac day after day, right? Which apps do you use the most? How do you know? I asked myself that same question after my husband asked me what I did all day … Continue Reading »

My office Mac system has multiple hard disk drives for backup. Files, apps, Time Machine, and a few backup apps still don’t give me the peace of mind I’d like. Is there a way to know when a Mac’s hard … Continue Reading »

It’s no longer a question of when the world becomes a village. It’s a face to face village already. iChat, Skype video, and FaceTime have paved the way for us to communicate with anyone, anywhere, at any time. Both Skype … Continue Reading »

If there’s one thing most of us can agree upon, modern life is complicated. The distractions are numerous and increasing at an alarming rate. Henry David Thoreau would look aghast at our society. So it is with one of the … Continue Reading »

There once was a time when I aspired to be a starving artist. Food and clothing were secondary to my art. My art? I wanted to be comic strip artist. The dream lived on for a few years as I … Continue Reading »

Every now and again, just for grins, I’ll try out something new on my Mac. After all, the Mac’s Desktop has been around since last century, so we’re experienced in the files and folders way, right? Is there another way? … Continue Reading »

Finding the top rated apps on the Mac App Store takes a few clicks and a trick. Click Categories, then click Productivity. What you get is a list of apps, but no ratings. Click See All. You get a list … Continue Reading »