As you may be aware, Microsoft Excel for Mac 2008 has dropped several important features that we available in previous versions. Solver is one of them. (VBA is the major one.) Continue reading »
I love lists. You have probably figured that out by now. Some of these applications have been mentioned before on these pages, but they are good ones. And there are a few additions. Continue reading »
It is hard to talk about this one without giving away the whole article on nslog.com. Continue reading »
What would you be willing to pay FaceBook a couple of bucks for? Vanity address? Custom Layout capabilities? According to Sheryl Sandberg, they’re looking at options — and a dollar from 200-million users is pretty sweet change … Continue reading »
While Microsoft slams Mac for being “expensive” we wonder what they mean by “expensive”? Microsoft and Windows has caused the Pentagon to spend $100 million on Cyberattacks in the last 6 months. This Associated Press article provides stark reality to the difference between Mac OS and others. Continue reading »
Yes, it’s another race — to be the buyer of the one-billionth iPhone app at iTunes. We remember the flurry of festivities surrounding the sale of the one-millionth tune from iTunes. This time the lucky winner takes nearly $13,000 in Apple gear just for purchasing a 2-dollar app. Currently, they’re selling at a rate of : 6,000 every minute, 360,000 every hour and 8.6 million a day. Continue reading »
I know that to “Google” has entered the English language, but there really are some sites that will do a better job finding specific types of material. For example, airfarewatchdog.com is better for finding air bargains, that other wise are missed by the major travel sties. Continue reading »
The new travel photo book is the first web-based tool to create a dynamic travel photo book. The locr travel photo book automatically integrates location information, digital maps and background information without additional software or extensive technical knowledge. Content is automatically generated from various professional and user generated sources and aggregated into an innovative travel photo book. Continue reading »
TimeTable allows you to easily export iCal calendar data and analyze and total the number of hours recorded on your calendar. This makes it perfect for tracking and billing without keeping a second record outside of iCal. Version 1.7 improves on the comma separated value export. Continue reading »
One of my favorite Apple quotes is from Jean Louis Gassee. Quote in Apple Confidential: The Real Story of Apple Computer, published in 1999, when he was president of Apple said… Continue reading »
While the list of Mac software isn’t growing as fast as the one for the iPhone/iPod Touch, there still a lot of new applications out there each month. Here is a web site that attempts to keep a list. Its organization is quite different. You will need to take a look. Continue reading »
Boinx Software announced the release last week, of BoinxTV 1.2, a free update to its live production software that turns a Mac into a TV studio. With improved stability, performance and many new features, the free update is strongly recommended for all BoinxTV users. Continue reading »
All Macs come with a video program called Front Row which is very similar to the Apple TV interface. However Front Row doesn’t support a number of video formats and doesn’t handle a number of video web sites, such as Hulu. Continue reading »
I recently was asked how to sync a Mac with a BlackBerry. While I tried to suggest that iPhone was an easier way to go, that wasn’t appropriate at this time.
I just came across this article that talks about how to make the two products work together. (With promise of more to come.) Continue reading »
Michael DeAgonia wrote this review for ComputerWorld. What I find amazing is that I didn’t know that Airport Extreme had Dual-Band Wi-Fi. And that I didn’t even know what that meant for sure. Continue reading »
