Software

Six Mac OS X Applications That I Couldn’t Live Without

by Mike Mansell July 14, 2011

Being somewhat of a new Mac OS X user, one of the things that I find to be great about the operating system is the vast selection of applications that help me to remain be more efficient and productive. Now, I’m not a huge term of the term “power user” because it simply sounds too cliché, [...]

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Macs Aren’t Customizable? TinkerTool Disagrees.

by Mike Mansell July 10, 2011

One of the first things that Apple critics told me when I purchased my MacBook Pro in March of this year was that Mac OS X, the flagship operating system that Apple develops and runs on all of their computers, was very limited in terms of customization options. Personally, though, the thought of being locked into a simple user interface didn’t bother me in the least; even if the rumors were true.

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Firefox Support Cycle Draws Criticism From System Administrators

by Mike Mansell June 28, 2011

On June 17th of 2008, three years and less than two weeks ago, Mozilla Corporation released the 3.0 version of the Firefox web browser; a promising and steadily growing web browser than many people, myself included, thought would finally take a stab at the dominance held by Microsoft’s Internet Explorer. I remember the day well [...]

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Review: Fluid App Turns Websites Into Mac Apps

by Mike Mansell May 25, 2011

Fluid is an application that allows users to create what is more or less a mini web browser configured to display a specific webpage or web application. What sets Fluid aside from features such as Google Chrome’s “application shortcuts” is the fact that it creates an actual Mac application to wrap the website frame in. This means that it can be pinned to the OS X dock for quick and easy access any time, making it a must-have for those of us who would normally keep a tab open in our web browsers.

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5 Awesome Screencast Applications

by Jeff Weisbein May 22, 2011

Screencasting has become a very popular form of sharing information and knowledge. Many people are now using them for How To’s and other types of tutorials. They’re probably one of the most common types of videos you will find on video upload sites such as YouTube and for good reason. Not only are there several great applications that make screencasting easy, some of them are even free.

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Review: Sparrow Email Client

by Mike Mansell May 9, 2011

When I first opened my MacBook Pro back in March, one of the first things that I asked was “What email client are all the cool kids using?” At the time, a new email client named Sparrow had been getting quite a bit of attention because of its new layout that mimicked that which we [...]

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Office for Mac vs iWork: Which One is Best for You?

by Mike Mansell May 3, 2011

When we look at modern-age computer programs it is often a challenge to think back to the “simpler” times when computers and technology revolved solely around the purpose of making our day-to-day lives easier. Before social media and before online videos and Internet-connected games computers were primarily found in offices and businesses for processing data [...]

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Evernote CEO: iOS More Profitable Than Android and Web

by Mike Mansell April 26, 2011

No matter what industry or market you’re looking at, you will always find that businesses and companies invest a great deal of capital and effort in determining the most profitable target audience(s) that they feel they will see a higher return on investment by marketing and selling the goods or services to. Historically, this practice [...]

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Adobe Gets Creative With “Creative Suite” Licensing

by Mike Mansell April 12, 2011

In the past I have discussed the very real possibility that we will see significant declines in the amount of software (as well as movies, music, and other electronic media) that is “pirated”, a term used to describe media that is downloaded illegally on the Internet. While I admitted that this was a very bold [...]

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