Color me as one of those crazy Mac users who loves Spaces. Mission Control ain’t Spaces. I loved being able to move apps and documents into different windows and switching back and forth. To me, it seemed to be a better onscreen organization that reduced the window clutter. If you love Spaces then you’ll probably … Read More »

How much old email clutters up your Mac? If you’re like me, then you have many thousands of email messages that you’re afraid to throw away. Even if their value is dubious, some say it’s better to save than delete. Whether that’s the case or not, I don’t know. I save everything that looks valuable. … Read More »

As much as I like the Mac App Store, and I do, it can also be a dangerous place for the uninformed, inexperienced, and naive Mac user. In other words it’s a place to buy Mac apps that users really don’t need, and they’re likely to pay too much. Too much? Here’s a case in … Read More »

Who among us does not use the Mac’s Dock? From newbie to switcher, and most experienced Mac user, the Dock is where we start to launch an app. The Dock? What’s special about the Dock is that it’s useful, always there, but can be hidden away, and anyone can learn the nominal intricacies within minutes. … Read More »

As big as our Mac screens get, desktop or notebook, they’re just not big enough. As much as I love the MacBook Air, that screen real estate is limiting. Take the Mac’s Menubar. Please. I have mine stuffed with more apps, tools, utilities, than a Cook County ballot box is stuffed with dead people’s ballots. … Read More »

From what I gather, about one in seven human beings uses Facebook. How active they are is probably a different number. Regardless, Facebook is a big deal for many people in the world, and that includes Mac users. How do you get Facebook on your Mac? A browser window? That’s oh so 1999. One of … Read More »

Are you backing up your Mac’s files online yet? Here’s the best way to do it. There are umpteen services which give Mac users plenty of online catastrophic backup storage. Most are free for the first few gigabytes of storage, but toss in your movie clips, music, photos, and Documents folder, and that free online … Read More »

As much as we love how well the Mac works, how simple and straightforward it can be (compared to Windows or Linux), there’s always room for improvement. Nothing improves without change. A friend asked me what I thought of Default Folder. I’ve heard of it, but didn’t have an opinion so I decided to check … Read More »