One of my all time favorite apps is Evernote. It’s not that it does so much. I like using Evernote because it’s everywhere all at the same time. The Mac App Store is a good place to get Evernote for your Mac (updates are automatic, and it’s free). It’s a good note taking app. Click … Read More »

Why is there not a universal login ID and password? I have dozens of passwords, each with different login IDs. There’s a few dozen web sites to login in to, multiple email accounts to manage, web mail, Yahoo!, Google, sites with forums, not to mention banks and credit card sites. Who can remember all those … Read More »

Are there apps that make your Mac run better? Color me skeptical, but a few dozen Macs and nearly three decades of Mac experience tell me that an app can’t do much to improve your Mac’s performance. Yet, that’s what TuneupMyMac claims to do for $39.95. What do you get for your hard earned cash? … Read More »

Are you one of the many Mac owners who is addicted to Microsoft Office? If you’re like most long-time Mac or Windows PC users, there’s a fear of being without Word, Excel, and PowerPoint on your Mac. With very little effort and no cost, you may be able to lick the addiction to Microsoft and … Read More »

One of my long standing complaints with Apple is their support information. It’s difficult to find support topics, get support, and check on the latest support issues. That’s a problem inherent in any company that has many products and many tens of millions of customers. Imagine my delight when I found a Dashboard Widget that … Read More »

Mail on your Mac is a decent email app. It handles multiple accounts, signatures, features a Junk Mail filter, and most of the bells and whistles we expect to use in email. Is there a better way? Maybe. But different, for sure. Mozilla’s Thunderbird email app is still free, still loaded with non-Mail-like features, and … Read More »

There was a time when meetings were my life. What a perfect time to have a twin or a clone. Businesses and organizations seem to thrive on meetings. Keeping track of who said what in a meeting can be a challenge (many attendees don’t want an audit trail of commitments). What every Mac user who … Read More »

Got Windows? It’s been awhile since I’ve had the stain of Windows on my desk. We used to be a Mac family. These days we compute on Macs, iPhones, and iPads. But not Windows. This week I decided to think different. Rather than cough up the money for a new copy of Windows, and one … Read More »