What can Windows users do that’s not so easy on the Mac? Look inside .zip archives without extracting all the files inside first. Zip archives are easy to create on the Mac, of course, and the archive is just a double click away from extracting all the files inside, but what if you just … Read More »
Archives for September 2013
If Small Is Beautiful, And Less Is More, Then Simplenote Is All The Writing Tool You Need
We’re deep into the information age, one fraught with complexity, and overrun by a confusing gaggle of ever-changing products. Is it any wonder that Apple prefers to focus on the user experience in each new product? Instead of giving customers an ever-growing list of bullet point features, Apple’s products remain intuitive and useful. Here’s … Read More »
Hype vs. Reality: The Problems With Apple’s AirDrop For Mac And iPhone
The idea behind Apple’s popular AirDrop file sharing technology is sound. The implementation does not match the hype. Here’s the problem. Whether you’re using AirDrop on a Mac or the new AirDrop built in to iPhone or iPad running iOS 7, the issues are the same. It doesn’t ‘just work’ and it definitely doesn’t … Read More »
3 Ways To Transfer Files Between Mac And iOS Devices
Way back in the last century I began an odd journey to collect and try a variety of Mac apps, tools, and utilities. Why? It was an enjoyable hobby which also led to the creation of Mac360, and the NoodleMac site. With Apple’s AirDrop file sharing technology for iOS on the horizon I thought … Read More »
Try The Magical Mac App That Crops, Slices, Resizes, And Exports Photos With Ease
Almost any decent photo enhancement app for the Mac does the basics. Crop, slice, resize, and save in a variety of file formats. Few of them do it as easy as MagicCrop, an inexpensive multi-trick pony app for the Mac that could probably use a different name because crop is only one of the … Read More »
Apple Settles For Visible Sizzle In New iPhone Line Instead Of Competitive Lower Prices
What’s the one big complaint about Apple products? They’re too expensive. Of course, Apple wouldn’t be as profitable if products were sold at lower prices, so Apple is required to provide more visible sizzle with each product upgrade, and never is this more clear than with the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C. Apple is … Read More »
Free: A Simple File And Folder Sync App For Macs
Simple is better. Less is more. Free is good. So it is with a perfectly named Mac file and folder sync and backup app– SyncTwoFolders. Instead of worrying about the complexity of making a clone of your Mac’s disk, or setting up a complex and automated backup routine, if you simply need to synchronize … Read More »
Free: A Better Way To Listen To Music Than iTunes
Name a free and popular music player that millions of Mac users rely on for pristine music playback, a music platter that’s been around since 2007, and it’s not called iTunes? Give up? It’s VOX. It might just be the one music player you’ll use instead of iTunes. Don’t get me wrong. iTunes works, … Read More »
If The Speaker On Your Mac Isn’t Loud Enough, And You Need More Sound Volume, Get Boom!
Maybe it’s an age thing the the aural senses. Maybe Apple just doesn’t want us to hear how bad our Mac speakers really are. Whatever it is, getting decent sound volume from the Mac’s anemic speaker system is a challenge for all of us. Until Boom arrived. That’s right. It’s a sound volume enhancement … Read More »