Tired of using QuickBooks and Quicken? We are too! Here are 3 cloud alternatives for bookkeeping. (Plus they make it easy for your accountant or bookkeeper to see all your financial data--whether you are both on Macs, PCs, or a mix!) 1) Xero Can automatically pull in your bank data. Also works ...
iOS 7 on iPhone and iPad: Top 5 Likes and Dislikes
I've been using iOS 7 on my iPhone and my iPad mini for about a week. Here are my top 5 likes and dislikes about iOS 7. Likes Control Center is great--with one swipe I can get to a screen that allows me to control volume, brightness, wifi, lock, camera, Airplay, and a pile of other things. (To ...
5 Top Mac, iPhone, and iPad Accessories for New Yorkers on the Go
New Yorkers have special needs when it comes to our technology. We don't have a car to stash cables in, or to charge up our phones in -- and we often find ourselves out and around the city for hours at a time, or from day into evening. So we need to be prepared for almost anything! Here are our 5 ...
MacBook Pro or MacBook Air Is Slow To Wake Up? Here’s a Solution
If you have a fairly new MacBook Pro or MacBook Air, and you put it to sleep a lot instead of shutting it down, you may notice that if it sleeps for less than an hour it wakes up fast. But if it sleeps for longer, it takes 10-15 seconds to wake back up again. The screen comes on immediately, but ...
Frustrations with Yelp Advertising
We did a 2-month trial of Yelp advertising. That experiment is now concluded, and we've decided not to continue because we weren't satisfied with the experience. Here are a few things you should know about Yelp if you are considering advertising, you have a Yelp page for your business, or you write ...
HD and SSD upgrades for your MacBook Pro
If you have a MacBook or MacBook Pro (not the Retina display version), you have lots of hard drive upgrade options. These are: - 5400 RPM hard drive. Comparatively slow, but Toshiba now has one (the catchily named MQ01ABD150) that is a whopping 1.5 TB. (If you have a pre-Unibody MacBook or MacBook ...