Forget Folders! What Your Mac Really Needs Is Shelves For Files, Folders, Apps

Shelves

If Apple is such a trendy, innovative company with roots in Think Different, then how come we Mac users are still stuck in the 1980s? We use folders for everything. Folders for files. Folders for apps. Even the Desktop is a folder. Hello? It’s the 21st century already. Let’s come up with something new, perhaps … Continue Reading »

How Does A Lowly Mac User Manage A Wine Collection (there’s an for that)?

wineCellar

You know the economy is picking up when there’s not enough room in the fridge for a few more bottles of wine. Thanks to Jeffrey’s help, the Mincey family has a wine collection in the basement. It’s growing, but after a year of shopping it’s not much to brag about. Not all the wine in … Continue Reading »

What’s New In Mac Todo List And Task Manager Apps? Same Old, Same Old

Opus Domini

Remember the Franklin day planner? I took a Franklin planner course back in the last century. It taught me everything I need to know about todo lists, task management, and keeping track of what I was doing, what I did, and what I wanted to do. Now it’s the 21st century and what has changed … Continue Reading »

Finally, A Mac Menubar Weather App You’ll Be Proud To Use

Outside

Weather is a curious thing. We’re all affected by weather. We complain about weather. Not one of us does anything about it. Except watch it. Today, checking the weather means having as much data as a television meteorologist at your fingertips. My iPhone has weather radar and severe weather alerts. What about my Mac? Jeffrey … Continue Reading »

2 Free Apps For Safari That I Don’t Want You To Use

Safari

Blame it on the geek in me, but it’s cliche time for boomers– where there’s a will, there’s a way. Necessity is the mother of invention. What goes around, comes around. And, advertising pays the freight. If you use Safari to browse the web and keep a handful of open tabs to various web sites, … Continue Reading »

Google Owns Your Information: How To Get It Back To Your Mac

CloudPull

There’s something very scary about giving so much information to Google. Can they be trusted? Every other web site has Google advertisements (including mine) that track our whereabouts on the web. Google can pry into our Gmail messages. We give Google our Contacts and tell Google what we’re doing each day in Google Calendar. What … 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 »

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 »