Do you ever have enough writing tools? If you use your Mac to write then you know the value of a good collection of writing tools. Built-in spell checking can be handy. Ditto for a Mac word processor that’s affordable and gets out of the way while you write. I collect Mac writing tools. My … Read More »

Despite a decade of continuous, daily Mac experience, this old dawn can learn a new trick or two. Do you use your Mac’s clipboard? If you cut, copy, or paste, you use the clipboard. Here’s an app that makes the Mac’s clipboard your new friend. It’s not that there’s anything wrong with cut, copy, paste. … Read More »

There is a trend developing regarding Google and Google products. We, the products, want to be more in control of our data. Google’s Gmail, Docs, and other services are provided to us for free. In exchange, Google makes us, the user, the product. I don’t mind being a number to Google (or, worse, mere data), … Read More »

There are times when my Mac life becomes rather mundane. I blame it on no viruses, no crashes, and a combination of productivity, efficiency, and ease-of-use. There was a time when I’d become a melancholy Mac user and, for a brief period, not appreciate what Apple gave me. Then I’d use a friend’s Windows PC … Read More »

Alright, dear Mac user. When it comes to playing music on your Mac, what’s your poison? iTunes, right? After all, iTunes is free. iTunes may be a behemoth but it does everything. In fact, it does so much, sometimes iTunes forgets that it started life as a music player. Yes, it has become that complicated. … Read More »

My family is old. And large. They came to Chicago about 100 years ago, and, I swear, almost everyone from back then is still living. These relatives have a few things in common (besides living for a long time). They love family. They love to drink. They put together jigsaw puzzles. Every member of the … Read More »

Multitasking is all the rage these days. Everyone is doing it. I’m not sure we’re doing more, but we think we are. Personally, I can’t do much more than one thing at a time, so I concentrate on finding Mac apps that help me do that one thing more efficiently. MoveAlong is a cheap Mac … Read More »

How many photos do you have stuffed into iPhoto? For me, the collection grows with every family event, accelerated by my iPhone. Every photo I’ve take for years has been dumped into iPhoto and shared with family and friends. iPhoto’s photo enhancement tools are of the garden variety, mostly unexciting, and designed to improve photos … Read More »