Tag: Mac

You Must Have the Day One Journal App

While I’m in mood to rave about things that really work (Yesterday I just wrote my post about the Movi Freefly Personal Cinema Robot.), I want to talk about a piece of software I’ve been using since it first came out: the Day One Journal app. This is the most awesome journal software I’ve ever seen, and I’ve just about… Continue reading

Arrange Folders in the Finder Window

I really like the ability to see the Finder window in column view—in fact this is my default view for most windows. I have also grown rather fond of the way the FTP app, Transmit, sorts folders at the top of the finder window columns in the app. In the past I have even used finder substitute applications to accomplish… Continue reading

Just Crazy Hard to Do [Updated]

Once again I feel tormented by technology. I needed to install Windows XP on my old MacBook Pro, late 2008. Yes, I’ve finally stumbled upon an app I need to use that is only available on Windows! God have mercy! I decided that I wasn’t going to spend a dime on this project, hence my decision  to use an older… Continue reading

Todd @Adobe

Well, after spending several hours yesterday trying to solve an error when my trial version of Adobe After Effects would launch, I was very frustrated. I blogged about that yesterday. Todd, at Adobe support in the After Effects group, is social media aware. I don’t know exactly how he chooses to track all things @Adobe, maybe through Twitter, maybe through… Continue reading

Pluck Your Caps Lock Key Off of Your Keyboard!

How many times have I cursed the Caps Lock key. I’ve wished I could pluck if from my keyboard more than once. Well… turns out, you can with a simple keyboard preference change! Go to System Preferences and select Keyboard. In this window, click on Modifier Keys… Now click next to “Caps Lock” and select “No Action”. Easy!… Continue reading

More 10.6 Keyboard Shortcuts

Each of these keyboard shortcuts works with the [Command] + [Shift] keys: K – Network C – Computer A – Applications H – Home D – Desktop O – Documents folder U – Utilities And, for the record, I knew Desktop, Applications, and Utilities but have always wanted one for Documents! Having one for the computer hard drive is also… Continue reading

Makes More Sense

Because everywhere I go, I see Macs or junk. Now I understand why! And Apple dominates the computer purchases of college students. NPD is reporting that although Apple only has 14% share of the overall computer market, when it comes to computers over $1000, Apple is king, selling 66% of the total computers sold. It certainly helps that the only… Continue reading

ecto Rocks

I have been using a little program called ecto for almost as long as I have been blogging–around May, 2004. ecto (yes, properly not capitalized) is a little desktop application that links to a large number of the most popular blogging platforms and allows users to quickly and easily post content. For example: the Mac version links directly to your… Continue reading

Steve Jobs, Apple CEO, Has Surgery for Cancer

Today Steve Jobs, 49, (Steve Wozniak and he co-founded Apple Computer in 1976) announced he underwent surgery today for cancer.  The news release was positive, stating he expected a full recovery without chemotherapy or radiation. For the full article, click here. I enjoyed reading, or hearing really, as I do Audible Books, The Second Coming of Steve Jobs, by Alan… Continue reading

These Things Actually Work!

I grieve that I only speak English and have forgotten what little Spanish I once knew. I delight in these tools that actually work: translation the easy way! You can translate entire web pages or copy and paste selected text into your browser. Very cool. Oh, and Mac users, don’t forget Sherlock will translate for you too! It’s free on… Continue reading