One of the world’s most recent innovators passed away yesterday, far too soon and yet achieving so much in the time he had on this planet. Whether you admired, revered or thought little of him (in terms of time spent thinking about him or in terms of who he was), he left an impression that…

Yesterday in Cupertino, a little company announced the coming release of a new cellular phone. Maybe you heard about it? Apple will release the next generation of their popular iPhone, iPhone 4S, on October 14th in the United States. Here is the rundown of the new device in a handy-dandy list for you list nerds. The…

In a time of economic downturn, people are not only looking for ways to save their hard-earned dollars but how to best spend them as well. Not to mention keep their levels of productivity high enough to withstand the pitfalls of a recession so that it’s easier to climb out of it – or stay…

Christmas is fast approaching, and alongside the most famous holiday of the year comes a fresh batch of very confused people. Very confused people gifted with strange gadgets the likes of which they’ve only seen in catalogues and sci-fi reruns. Perhaps we’re talking about a grandmother with a new digital camera she can’t figure out…

Yesterday, I upgraded from a Mac mini to a shiny new iMac. It’s a big step, not just because my new machine can run all those things my mini never could, and everything else it could run is running ten times faster, because it means I now have to rebuild my system from the ground…

It’s been a rocky start for Apple’s MobileMe, but things look like they’re settling down now and the service is, for the most part, chugging along. If you’re an optimist, the botched launch wasn’t such a bad thing after all, with Apple issuing free trial periods of up to four months before the subscription fee…

Use iTunes on a Mac? Quicksilver junkie? Still aren’t controlling iTunes with iTunes? Silly, let’s use keyboard shortcuts to skip tracks: Play / Pause Option-Command-Up Arrow ⌥⌘↑ Next Song Option-Command-Right Arrow ⌥⌘→ Previous Song Option-Command-Left Arrow ⌥⌘← Search Artists Option-Command-Down Arrow ⌥⌘↓ It’s a great tutorial from MacApper for Quicksilver users to get started controlling iTunes without having to…

One of iTunes’ least used features must be the star ratings. I’ve never found the urge to pull up the player while listening to make sure I’ve rated what I like or not. A more practical solution would be one that’s similar to internet radio programs like Pandora and Last.fm – and particularly useful…

This piece of Mac software instantly catches my interest with a simple idea I’ve yet to see in other ToDo list managers. Not only does DoIt [formerly ToDo] categorize your tasks, set with priorities and deadlines; it also associates each todo with a URL, address book contact or file on your computer. Compatible with Applescripts, Quicksilver and…

Here’s an interesting Apple app for your Mac. Sticky Windows 2.0 allows you to drag any window, like iTunes or your browser window, to the edge of the screen where it will turn into a small tab. When you hit a tab, the window will restore to it’s original position. Sticky Windows is a shareware program…

I’m a Mac user, and have been since day 1. I had one of the first 128K babies in my town way back when. And I’m rockin the new Intel Mac Mini with OSX Tiger, and I tell people every day when they ask about video editing and podcast creation, “Dude, just go get a…

Jessie James Garrett gives us Six Design Lessons From the Apple Store, where he talks about the difference between experiences and artifacts, context, messaging, consistency, change, and the human element. Every single bit of this piece is a storm of microcontent for you to consider. There’s a lot about the Apple Store experience that we…

Tim Gaden over at his Apple Mail blog talks about his setup in Apple Mail with GTD. In addition to the Delete, Action, Waiting For, Sometime (Tickle File), and File actions, he also uses MailTags keyword in Apple Mail to help him on some of the actions: … The Action rule applies a MailTags keyword (Action)…