Letting go of the past can be fraught with feelings of angst. Take Microsoft Office for Mac. Please. As is the case with many Mac users, I depended on Microsoft Office to keep me compatible. All of my Windows PC friends used Office so I felt the need to keep pace. All of my Macs … Read More »

My Mac usage dates back well over a decade and I’ve been something of an appoholic since. There are few apps I’m not willing to try (affordability being the big killer of incentive), even those normally reserved for my geekier Mac friends. Sometimes I need to be challenged to dip into a more complex, complicated … Read More »

One thing that is beginning to disturb me about modern technology (electronic gadgets with software) is that everything does everything. The latest is that Apple’s iPad 3 will be the remote control for Apple TV. Anthony Wing Kosner asks the question in Forbes. Remember, you can say anything ludicrous so long as you put a … Read More »

How do you get things done? With a to-do list, right? For Mac users, there are a few dozen apps that claim to be the to-do end all. Which one is best? That, dear reader, depends on your needs, the number of items you need to get done, and whether or not you to-do list … Read More »

If you want to know a little of what’s going on behind the scenes on your Mac’s browsers, read Cookies and Privacy. Then, prepare to be afraid; very afraid. In a nutshell, here’s what happens when you and your browser visit most web sites. A cookie, a small piece of information, is attached to your … Read More »

My Mac experience goes back to the PowerBook days, pre-Intel, pre-MacBook line, pre-Mac OS X. My latest flame is the MacBook Air. It’s light, fast, elegant, sturdy, and does almost anything a desktop Mac can do, but it fits in a bag, backpack, or briefcase. By all accounts, how I use the MacBook Air is … Read More »

What makes a company become what it is? For good or bad, it’s leadership. For years I’ve stated what should be obvious to all but is not. Microsoft truly is an evil company. Do evil leaders beget an evil company? Most people who know anything about computers know something about Microsoft. Most people know that … Read More »

Where are the laughs to enlighten a sober nation? The terrorist acts of September 11, 2001 did more than topple two buildings and destroy thousands of lives. It robbed a nation of humor. A nation without humor is without laughter. Where there is less laughter, there are fewer smiles. Where are the Kings of Comedy? … Read More »