We just came back from Macworld, and the seminar by Joe Kissell on Apple Mail for Power Users had some great tips on software you can purchase to enhance the functionality of Mail. Here are our top 5 Apple Mail plugins from his presentation. 1. Mail Act-On This plugin costs $30 and lets you ...
My First Shapeways 3D Design
My first 3D printed item that I designed myself arrived late last week. It's called the Scribble Necklace, and it's made with polished brass. How I made it: I creeated a free account at Tinkercad, which lets you do online 3D design. Then I made my scribble on a piece of paper, photographed it ...
Scan from Your iPhone or iPad
My home printer isn't a multifunction, so I can't do scanning on it. So I'm using my iPhone and iPad to do my scanning, and my scans look great. I use it for receipts, notes in my notebook, handouts from meetings... My favorite app is JotNot Scanner. The app is free but you need to do an in-app ...
Do you travel a lot? Make sure your Mac backs up to the cloud
Time Machine is a great way to back up your Mac. But what happens when you're away a lot, with your MacBook Pro or MacBook Air? It means your computer can't back up via Time Machine. So it's even more crucial that you have a cloud backup of your Mac. We recommend CrashPlan, but there are other ...
Setting up my new iMac
I got a new 21" iMac last week. My old iMac was from 2008. It was maxed out on RAM, was on its 3rd internal hard drive, and was slowing down. So 6 years later, I decided it was time for an upgrade. I purchased it online at the Apple Store and it arrived on Tuesday. It wasn't until Friday that I ...
What do I do if I receive a winmail.dat attachment on my Mac?
If you are a Mac user, have you ever received an email attachment called "winmail.dat"? I'm not talking about spam; I mean an attachment you were expecting, from someone you know. If you receive a winmail.dat file, which you can't open on the Mac, here's what to do: Download the free ...