One of the better features of Apple’s early online efforts was iCards. Think of it as email postcards with a wide variety of cards for every occasion. iCards was great in its day. Fast. Easy. Free. iCards is no more. Apple kinda sorta brought it back with the Cards app for the iPhone, but it … Continue Reading »

Based on my first night with iOS 5 on my iPhone, reminders are all the rage in cheap apps. Cheap. As in free. Apple gives you Reminders in iOS 5. And reminder-like apps abound for Mac users; many also free. Why are these apps so popular? It’s one thing to have a to-do list, but … Continue Reading »

Do you know what’s in your iPhone? Sure, there’s music, and photos, and movie clips, and apps; lots of apps. But what’s really inside your iPhone? Your Mac knows. If you have the right app. Jeffrey answered one of my questions about my iPhone by giving me a Mac app he uses to connect his … Continue Reading »

After watching some demos of Apple’s Siri, the personal assistant for iPhone 4S, I wondered if such technology will come to the Mac, and, if so, when. Then, I wondered how many such apps already exist for the Mac, but with keyboard input instead of the Siri voice. First, I expect Apple will move Siri … Continue Reading »

It didn’t take long for digital cameras to dominate the world of film photography. We last bought film about six or eight years ago. Printing photos? That’s becoming a thing of the past, too. Printing requires ink. Ink requires money. Sending digital photos via email or posting online to Flickr or Facebook requires a click. … Continue Reading »

Competition is a good thing. There was a time when Mac users could choose from a few dozen email apps. Those days are gone. Most of us would be hard pressed to fill up all the fingers on one hand with the name of Mac email applications. Mail. Thunderbird. Outlook (from Microsoft). And… now the … Continue Reading »

This is an app that every Mac user can use. Especially my wife. Here’s the problem. Jesse is so intent and focused when she’s on her Mac that she never hears anyone walking up behind her. When they speak or make noise, she freaks out and screams. It’s disconcerting for everyone. What solution is there … Continue Reading »

Well, there is something new under the sun. Well, it’s new to the Mac. Someone decided that the iPhone and iPad’s method of copy and paste would look good on a Mac. That’s what PopClip is. It’s the iOS version of copy and paste for your Mac. The way it works is similar, too. On … Continue Reading »