Apple's Revolution Generation
We have an annual tradition in the Mincey clan. Basketball. Actually, football and baseball and hockey. But basketball watching rules in the spring with the NCAA Basketball Tournament. Part of the seasonal fun is picking teams. I’m good at picking college basketball teams that lose. If I made my picks public, you could get rich … Continue Reading »
Just when I complain to my husband that he’s crammed too many utilities onto my Mac, he comes up with one that’s indispensable. It’s a must have. Why did Apple not put this functionality into every Mac? What I’m talking about is the Mac’s clipboard. When you copy or cut something, it gets stored into … Continue Reading »
Have Mac notebook, will travel. As Mac (and PC) troubleshooter, I move from office to office, network to network, and WiFi to WiFi multiple times every day of the week. My Mac’s Airport display of networks is about a foot long. So I rely on a couple of 3rd party apps to capture network strength … Continue Reading »
Guess what? You’re being followed. Google knows all about you and wants to know more. Every web site you visit sticks a tracking device onto your Mac browser. Why do you think Google gives you all those services for free? Because they want your permission to be tracked and hunted down like the prey we’ve … Continue Reading »
If they had cards, I’d be a card carrying Trekkie. Kirk and Spock were my childhood action heroes (no G.I. Joe for me). I loved the Star Trek ladies in short skirts and heels. And I always felt bad for the Federation guy wearing the red shirt (mostly the mark of sure death). What I … Continue Reading »
Forget the newspaper or broadcast television for news. When I want to know what’s going on, it’s my Mac (and, increasingly, the iPad) that brings the world to my waiting eyeballs. One place I stop at from time to time is The Oatmeal. It’s a comic site with some rather insightful views of the world … Continue Reading »
My Mac is connected to a small USB audio mixer which is connected to an amplified which is connected to a couple of very large speakers. I likes me some loud sound when playing iTunes music or videos. The problem with this luxurious setup? When email rolls into my Mac the alert sound is so … Continue Reading »
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