Got photos? Of course you do. People are taking and sharing more photos now than ever. Apple’s iPhone is the number one camera in the world for would-be-photographers. Digital cameras beget digital photos which beget online sharing. Here’s … Read More »
Archives for 2013
Free: How To Put Color Back Into OS X’s Boring Finder Sidebar
Way back when Apple introduced OS X Lion, colored icons disappeared from the Finder sidebar. Apple likes the understated and elegant look in Finder sidebar icons, but I likes me a few splashes of color. Here are two … Read More »
What You Didn’t Know Your Mac Could Do, It Does, With This App
The Mac continues to amaze me. Not only does it just keep working, safe and secure (unlike my Windows-using friends), the variety of apps that do what I didn’t know could be done continues to grow. Here’s an … Read More »
Times Change: A Few Words On Apple, iTunes On Android, And Beyoncé
iTunes customers knew it would come to this someday. The day is here. A major recording artist released an entirely new album only on iTunes. Retail stores had to wait in line. iTunes came first. In this case … Read More »
An Ancient Learning Tool Comes To The Mac
One of the more enduring tools to learn, one that spans a few centuries, and spans the ages of anyone who wants to learn something new is flash cards. That’s what I use to learn the vocabulary of … Read More »
How Airmail Is A Better Email App Than Apple’s Mail (almost)
Allow me the privilege of going on public record by saying, ‘I really don’t like email.’ Put another way, ‘Email sucks.’ Yes, I know. Email is the killer app of the internet. Killer app? In that email came … Read More »
The Affordable Luxury From Walmart
The holiday season being what it is– crass commercialism– I braved winter weather and did some mall hopping this weekend. What I found was more than just interesting. People of all ages, ethnic groups, and obvious socio-economic segments … Read More »
AppTrap Is Free (or, ‘Why doesn’t Apple have an uninstaller?’)
We’re entering the Golden Age of Apps for the Mac and Apple positively absolutely is doing nothing to help us manage the apps we buy, try, and discard. Sure, Apple will sell us apps on the Mac App … Read More »
For The Mac User Who Has It All, Wants To Keep It, And Count It
For most Apple watchers, Mac users, iPhone and iPad owners, we live in a land of plenty, with more than our fair share of technology belongings. This time of year brings a couple of opportunities. One is to … Read More »
The Personal Gift App Every Mac Owning Foodie Deserves
What’s the most valuable app on your Mac? Safari? Calendar? Mail? Contacts? iPhoto? iTunes? Those all make the Top 10 List of Most Used Apps in the O’Brien compound, but those are necessity apps. I have one app … Read More »
Just In Time For Holidays, A Way To Remove Unwanted Objects From Photos On A Mac
This time of the year, November to early January, is the time when I double the number of photos taken from the rest of the year. Many of the photos I shoot have one thing in common. Objects … Read More »
How To Add More Than 170 Lighting Effects To Photos On Your Mac
The holiday season is here and you know what that means? No, not just turkey. Not just office parties. Not just family gatherings. It means photos. Hundreds of additional photos to add to your collection in iPhoto. What … Read More »
On Cleaning Up The Mess Your Mac Apps Leave Behind
My rule of thumb when writing about Mac apps is basic. I write about whatever suits my fancy at the moment. A secondary rule is nearly as simple, though a bit less elegant. I review Mac (occasionally iPhone … Read More »
Cut The Cable Bill: Get TVShows On Your Mac (and it’s free)
Cable TV is an official expense in the O’Brien household. The monthly bill keeps going up each year as the cable company adds more television networks, but the amount of time I have to watch TV each day … Read More »
Try The Mac Bookmark App You Need But Probably Don’t Want
What do Mac users have in common? Among a long list of items, bookmarks. Whether Safari, Firefox, Chrome or whatever browser suits your fancy, we all have bookmarks. What’s the problem we all experience with website bookmarks? Outdated … Read More »
How To Find Your Mac When It Gets Lost Or Stolen
Most Mac users share a few things in common. We love our Macs. We’re afraid we might lose it or it might get stolen. The real questions are these: ‘What can we do to prevent the Mac from … Read More »