Mac OS X 10.7 Lion came out this week. John Siracusa has written an incredible and very extensive review of Lion on Ars Technica. In 19 pages (yes!) he goes over fundamentals, security, the file system, applications, and "grab bag." His conclusion: "Over the past decade, better technology has ...
Mac OS X Snow Leopard for Power Users: Book Review
The tech publisher Apress gave me a gratis copy of Mac OS X Snow Leopard for Power Users, by Scott Granneman, available for $49.99 as a printed book or $27.99 as an ebook. While not necessarily for the expert Mac user, this title definitely requires basic knowledge of how to operate OS X. Its ...
Mac App Store Commentary Roundup
The Mac App Store went live last week. To check it out, you need to update your Apple system software. Then you can access the App Store either from the Dock (there will be a new icon, an A in a blue circle) or there's an App Store menu item under the Apple menu. Here is the roundup of some of the ...
SugarSync versus Dropbox
SugarSync and Dropbox both perform a similar function: they both sync files between two computers by having a location in the cloud where files are stored and updated. What's the difference between the two? Both of them have some similar features: Files stored in the cloud Automatic upload and ...
Top 10 iPhone Apps for New Yorkers
These are my top 10 most useful iPhone and iPad apps for use in NYC. And most are even free. 1. CityTransit ($3), iPad and iPhone Maps of the NYC subway, buses, LIRR, and Metro North. Which you can use offline, like in the subway and need to figure out where to get off the train. It also locates ...
Sharing Huge Files (up to 10GB)
These days, it’s easy to email files of many megabytes, and it’s also easy to find sites that will let you store and share files up to 2GB. However that 2GB limit can be a hard one to get past. So how do you share files that are bigger than 2GB? Here are a few solutions. As always, we have not ...