Use Your Mac To Track The NCAA Basketball Tournament Office Pool

OfficePool

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 »

The App Apple Forgot To Include In Your Mac Is Available Now (and why you need it)

CopyPaste

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 »

How To Check WiFi Network Strength From Your Mac’s Menubar

Network Strength

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 »

Who’s Tracking You? How To Manage The Browser Cookies On Your Mac

Cookie Stumbler

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 »

The Warp Speed Calculator Every Mac Trekkie Needs

Warp Speed Calculator

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 »

How To Use Your Mac To Get Free Movies And TV Shows

Transmission

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 »

How To Give Your Mac Multiple Sound Volume Controls For Each App

SoundBunny

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 »