I just want to print a fracking mailing label. How hard can that be? People do it every day. I’ve done it. Maybe. It’s been awhile. 10 DVDs. 10 DVD/CD mailing envelopes. I need 10 mailing labels to go with … Continue »
I Just Want To Print A Frackin’ Mailing Label On My Mac.
Tuesday, July 26, 2005 | Posted In Tips and Tricks
Your Mac Is Phoning Home? Here’s How To Find Out.
Tuesday, July 26, 2005 | Posted In Mac App Reviews
You never know what’s going on inside your computer. Sometimes, an application’s trying to get out, phone home, ‘snitch’ on you. Do you know which ones? Mac OS X is relatively secure, though outsiders are always trying to find ways … Continue »
The 2 Best Mac Utilities. The 2 Worst Mac Utilities. Ever.
Friday, July 22, 2005 | Posted In Mac App Reviews
Mac utilities come in all shapes, sizes, prices, and utility. Many utilities are very good, some are great, many are unncessary (although they may work OK). Here’s my view of two great Mac utilities that I use, and two of … Continue »
Apple Controls The Portable Music Player Market.
Thursday, July 21, 2005 | Posted In News and Comment
This whole iPod situation must be a sweet and pleasant surprise for Steve Jobs and company. Apple controls the portable music player market and the online music market. Why? How? The iPod. Rather, specifically, the success of the iPod and … Continue »
What iPhoto Really Needs: Portraits And Prints.
Thursday, July 21, 2005 | Posted In Mac App Reviews
Some Mac applications have improved to the point where there’s not much that they need. iPhoto, a part of the iLife suite and free on each new Mac, is good at storing photos, sharing photos, but not at printing photos. … Continue »
Scotty Is Dead. A Mac User In Star Trek IV
Wednesday, July 20, 2005 | Posted In News and Comment
All good things come to an end. James Doohan, who played Chief Engineer Montgomery “Scotty” Scott in the original Star Trek series (and movies) is dead at 85. Scotty kept the Enterprise going through countless near disasters. He also used … Continue »
Mac User’s Pain: Naked, Exposed, Still Working
Tuesday, July 19, 2005 | Posted In News and Comment
Joey Chen of BabeTaxi.com wrote a great article about a Mac PowerBook experience that will leave you shaking and scared. Her Mac went flying across a room, in pieces, and kept on working. Can you feel the pain? I’d take … Continue »
Apple To Launch Video iPod With Music Videos?
Monday, July 18, 2005 | Posted In News and Comment
It’s a natural extension. Grow the iPod to about half the size of an iBook, add wireless, a bigger hard drive, and a high resolution screen. It’s the videoPod. The “personalPod” or the “padPod.” Everyone wants one. Media pundits are … Continue »
Something’s Up. Apple Store Hours To Go Up?
Monday, July 18, 2005 | Posted In News and Comment
There’s something brewing in Cupertino, CA and it’s not the latest California-style latte. IFO AppleStore reports that Apple is about to increase store hours wherever possible. Nearly up to a 50-percent increase in weekly hours. Why? Heavy traffic for iPods, … Continue »
Tera And Bambi’s Favorite Mac Programs
Monday, July 18, 2005 | Posted In Mac App Reviews
We’ll take some heat on this list, for sure. These are the best Mac applications ever on Tiger (sometimes Panther, Jaguar, never on Windows). It’s the latest Top 10 List from the Mac divas. I’ll show you mine if you … Continue »
I Have An iPod Headache. Which iPod’s Best?
Friday, July 15, 2005 | Posted In News and Comment
I stopped by the Apple Store yesterday. You gotta be impressed by the number of people in those stores. They’re buying everything. iPods. Duh. And Macs. And software. They get to touch, and feel, and hold everything in the store. … Continue »
iTunes Podcasting. Radio Is Dead. Long Live The iPod.
Wednesday, June 29, 2005 | Posted In Mac App Reviews
Podcasting. iPod and broadcasting. Like peanut butter and jelly with iTunes as the slices of bread. Podcasting is simply an audio program—entertainment, radio station program snippet, news, information, or, your web log in audio format—stored on iTunes and played back … Continue »
Apple To Exit Mac Hardware Business?
Thursday, June 23, 2005 | Posted In News and Comment
Analysts, media pundits, Mac users, Windows users, Microsoft CEO Steve Balmer, and IT professionals have all weighed in on what will happen when Apple switches the Mac to Intel chips. About the only person we haven’t heard from is Tera … Continue »
Intel Inside Your Mac. Say It Ain’t So. Sorry. It’s True.
Monday, June 6, 2005 | Posted In News and Comment
Nobody pulls a bigger rabbit out of a smaller hat than Steve Jobs. Apple’s CEO stuns the computer world yet again with a long-planned switch to Intel chips, dumping IBM’s PowerPC chips by 2007. Really, truth is much stranger than … Continue »
Dual 2.7ghz PowerMac Tiger Server vs. Mac mini.
Thursday, June 2, 2005 | Posted In News and Comment
I’m sure I’m not the only one who thinks the Mac mini is an absolute bargain. Compared to nearly any PC or any Mac, Apple’s diminutive Mac mini packs both power (relative, of course), ease-of-use, and plenty of features. Does … Continue »
Star Wars, Microsoft, And What The Rich Can’t Do.
Wednesday, June 1, 2005 | Posted In News and Comment
I saw “Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith” over the weekend. While watching the movie, I noted that a good comparison can be made of George Lucas’ creations with Bill Gates’ creations. Believe it or not, all the money in … Continue »
Buying From The Apple Store. Good And Bad. And Good.
Friday, May 27, 2005 | Posted In Mac App Reviews
What’s the story on buying from the Apple Store? If there’s a retail store near you it’s good. Great even. If they have in stock what you want to buy. Otherwise, it’s the online Apple Store. Here’s a good news, … Continue »
Double Poll: Most Popular iLife Application And Browser?
Mac OS X comes with a rich variety of applications to enhance your computing experience. From the iLife suite of applications to browsing, the Mac is loaded and ready. iLife alone is responsible for many new Mac customers coming from … Continue »