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Home Mac Productivity
Focusing on the tips, techniques, and programs that help you make the most of your Mac at home.
OmniFocus Willing, But Not Quite Ready, To Help You Get Things Done
OmniFocus is the best Macintosh expression of the Getting Things Done life-management technique I've ever used. More than once, it's extricated me from a logjam of pending tasks. So why do I feel it's not quite ready for prime time?Read more...
Airfoil Plays Home Audio Wirelessly
Apple's AirPort Express is great for when you want to send music to your stereo wirelessly, but what if the source of your music isn't iTunes? Or if you want to send the audio to a Mac or PC? Enter Rogue Amoeba's AirFoil 3.1. Rich Mogull gives a real-world look at what it's good for in this review.Read more...
iPhoto Print Products Available in Australia and New Zealand
Six years after releasing iPhoto, Apple has finally made it possible for users in Australia and New Zealand to purchase books, cards, calendars, and prints.Read more...
iPhoto 7.1.2 Blocks Security Vulnerability
Apple has released a minor update to iPhoto that probably fixes some bugs, but the only detail that the company is willing to acknowledge is the fixing of a security vulnerability.Read more...
CES 2008 Day 3: Robots and Wrap-up
CES is now over, but read on for Jeff Porten's final collection of products, booths, services, and more, along with an explanation of exactly how he ended up asking a Playboy Playmate for information on Tasers.Read more...
The Trick to Adjusting Dates in iPhoto Calendars
iPhoto calendars make great gifts, but making slightly different versions with different date ranges and events can be tricky. Adam Engst shares some techniques for working around problems in iPhoto.Read more...
Chumby: The Beanbag Computer
What's a Chumby, and do you want one in your life? Kevin van Haaren explains what's behind (and inside) the new beanbag computer, and expresses frustration at its reliance on Flash in favor of JavaScript.Read more...
Default Folder X Tames Leopard's Open/Save Dialogs
You know there's something really clumsy and annoying about Open and Save dialogs, but you can't quite say what it is. Right? Right??? Well, Default Folder X shows you what it is - by fixing it.Read more...
Yojimbo 1.5 Released
A new release of Yojimbo, free to registered users, adds image storage and works better under Leopard.Read more...
Take Control News: Make Easy and Safe Backups in Leopard
If you want help with Time Machine, or with a simple backup strategy in Leopard that goes beyond what Time Machine offers, the preview release of our new "Take Control of Easy Backups in Leopard" distills just what you need to know.Read more...
Listen to Music Online with PandoraBoy
If you like listening to music via the online music service Pandora, but hate the way it lives in your Web browser, check out the free PandoraBoy, which provides an interface directly to Pandora, along with global hotkey controls and Growl notifications.Read more...
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Quay Sticks It to Stacks
First the Dock lost its silly reflectiveness, then we blocked the menu bar's transparency. Now a new utility, Quay, lets you replace Stacks in the Leopard Dock with folders that have hierarchical menus - just like on, uh, Tiger, Panther, and every iteration of Mac OS X. Except Leopard. Except that Quay's hierarchical menus are cooler.Read more...
Three Handy Tips for iPhoto Organization
This assortment of handy iPhoto tips will help you organize photos quickly and easily, while learning old and new features. I can't promise that these tips will help you whip out your holiday cards from iPhoto while you bake cookies and realize that Chanukah is way before Christmas this year, but they certainly won't hurt.Read more...
Final Cut Express 4 Adds AVCHD, iMovie '08 Interoperability
Apple has released Final Cut Express 4, the latest version of its intermediate video editing software, adding support for AVCHD footage, an open format timeline for mixing DV and HD clips within the same project, a bunch of new FxPlug filters, and the capability to import iMovie '08 projects.Read more...
iPhoto 7.1.1 Increases Leopard Compatibility
Apple has released iPhoto 7.1.1, promising improved support for Leopard and fixes for lots of bugs, albeit without any details whatsoever. Be glad you're worthy to receive the update at all.Read more...
FileMaker's Bento: Undercooked and Slightly Fishy
FileMaker Inc. has released Bento, claiming it's "the personal database that's as easy to use as the Mac." Database consultant Jeff Porten takes the preview release for a spin and finds Bento conceptually interesting but unwilling to stray far enough from the FileMaker fold.Read more...
DealBITS Drawing: Win a Copy of TextExpander 2
Enter to win one of three copies of SmileOnMyMac's TextExpander 2 in this week's DealBITS drawing!Read more...
Spaces: A First (and Very Happy) Look
What is (or are) Spaces? Will it actually make your life better? Could it be the coolest thing since unsliced bread? Could it be a major reason for upgrading to Leopard? This article introduces the concepts behind Spaces and gets you started using it.Read more...
Solve Link-Clicking Problems When Reading PDFs
Few people have trouble viewing a PDF, but clicking links in PDFs is another story. If you've ever had trouble clicking a link in a PDF to go to a Web site, or have been nagged incessantly by Adobe Reader about visiting Web sites, read on for how to take control of your PDF-reading software. Read more...
QuicKeys X3 3.2 Updated for Leopard
If you use QuicKeys and are planning to upgrade to Leopard, make sure to install QuicKeys X3 3.2 first to ensure compatibility. You'll also find some new features and welcome bug fixes.Read more...
WireTap Studio: Lossless Editing and Real-Time Audio Preview
Ambrosia Software's new WireTap Studio ups the ante in the field of easy-to-use audio recording and editing tools. Find out what Andy Affleck, author of "Take Control of Podcasting on the Mac," thinks of the new release and how it stacks up against existing tools.Read more...
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