Very attractive, newspaper-like RSS newsreader. Looks like a digital version of the daily paper. Features multiple sections, a shelf for clippings. Ultra simple, rather inviting, friendly. Think of it as digital nostalgia. Instead of treating news like email (as most RSS readers do), Times presents you with headlines and photos from a variety of sources … Read More »
Coda: one window coding on a Mac
Thursday, August 27, 2009
If you code for a living on your Mac then you already have a number of utilities to help you. I have about 10 on my Mac which help me develop web pages in HTML, modify PHP scripts and Javascript, edit CSS files, manage color, validate code, and generally give me headaches trying to remember … Read More »
Picturesque is the Mac’s one-trick pony for photos
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
For Mac users who publish photographs on the web, our tools are not limited. From Photoshop to GraphicConverter to iPhone, we have plenty of choices to enhance photos, display photos, crop photos, and one-click to a complete gallery. If you collect Mac utilities, you’ll like this one-trick pony that makes good photos look better—perfect for … Read More »
Why DragThing is the best Mac file launcher
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
For over 10 years I’ve tried every decent Mac application or file launcher under the sun. The best is James Thomson’s DragThing. It’s not even a contest as no other launcher comes close to the features, capability, usefulness, and ease-of-use found in DragThing. If the Mac’s Dock is making you wince, DragThing will make you … Read More »
The Mac’s kitchen sink alarm clock
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Which is better? A one-trick-pony utility that does one thing, but does it well? Or, a utility that seems to do everything except email? I have some of each on my Macs. Some I love, some I loathe. An alarm clock sounds like a one-trick-pony. After all, what else could it do except alert you … Read More »
The best email options for Mac users
Friday, August 21, 2009
How many options are there for Mac users to handle their email? Plenty. The number is growing and the price is right. Most of us are familiar with Apple’s Mail, whether we use it or not. Mail is easily the most popular Mac email application, followed by Microsoft’s Entourage. After that, the email client field … Read More »
Is Perfect Keylogger for the Mac perfectly ethical?
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Is Big Brother watching what you type on your Mac’s keyboard? If you work in a business that uses Macs, does your company utilize a keylogger to track what you enter on the keyboard? After trying out a few keyloggers I found Perfect Keylogger to be attractive and useful in the right situation. Is it … Read More »
ExpanDrive makes easy that which is complex
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
There are a few acronyms which scare many of my fellow Mac users. FTP. sFTP. SSH. Essentially, these are file transfer and control protocols for the internet. To upload a file to a web site, a user must have an FTP utility; preferably a secure FTP utility. SSH is another protocol which can use the … Read More »