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9 utilities to store login ID’s passwords and serial numbers
Living in the digital age and working on the information super highway carries certain complexities and risks. Among those are the many passwords, login IDs needed to get into various accounts-- email, web sites, company servers-- and dozens of serial numbers for software purchases. 1Password gets the headlines as the best password management utility, but it’s expensive, and doesn’t manage serial numbers well. Here are 9 that cost less, do both, and the one I use (it’s a bonus).
Read More »Video format standards got you down? Me, too!
I can’t be the only one who complains about the plethora of video formats these days. It’s a serious mess. Converting from one format and size to another, Mac or PC, iPhone or iPod, or wherever, is one royal pain. Fortunately, there are solutions. Unfortunately, each solution carries a little pain, too. Here’s one of my trusty solutions.
Read More »Collect, organize, and retrieve using a whole Caboodle
This information age we live in isn’t what it’s cracked up to be. There’s too much information. That means clutter. That means storing and organizing information Our Macs are good at that provided we use the right tool. What you need is a whole Caboodle. No, it’s not a digital dog from France. It’s an information manager that’s pleasant to use, highly flexible, light on the nerves and pocketbook. What’s it do?
Read More »5 ways to get weather on your Mac
Everyone complains about the weather but nobody does anything about it. Sadly, that’s just the way it works. For Mac users, there are plenty of ways to get the weather on your Mac. From current conditions to historical data to the five day forecast. Here are five ways to get weather on a Mac. How many are free?
Read More »Use your Mac to set up a home inventory
My much dreaded home project for 2008 is underway. Thanks to my Mac and Home Inventory, I’m creating a home inventory. It turns out that what I expected to be a royal pain with months of tedium actually is a rather pleasant exercise. Here’s how I started…
Read More »Is Thunderbird a better email than Apple’s Mail?
It can’t be supply and demand, but somehow or another the two most used applications on modern Macs, email and web browsers are mostly free. I use OS X’s Mail. Mozilla’s Thunderbird is very good, with many features Mac users need.
Read More »ScreenFlick records your Mac’s screen
If you’re an educator, teacher, instructor, trainer, manager, or an executive who likes to show off, you have room on your Mac for ScreenFlick. Capture and record any part of your Mac’s screen, in any size, save it as a QuickTime movie for email, web pages, instruction video, or PowerPoint presentations.
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