About a week ago I tried out Wunderlist to handle my to-do list. I’ve been using it every day since then -- it’s now my official to-do list management tool. The app is available for iPad, iPhone, and Android. It’s free for basic use; there’s a “Pro” version that's $5/month that allows you to share ...
What Drobo doesn’t tell you about Drobo
On paper, Drobo is brilliant. It's a RAID-like system for data storage, without the limitations of conventional RAID systems. Particularly attractive is that you can mix and match drives of any sizes at any time -- if you run out of space, you can go ahead and pop in a larger drive without even ...
FileMaker Pro: It Still Exists (for Mac, iPhone, iPad and Windows)
We recently checked out FileMaker Pro 12, because we wanted to use the Mac to create a customized, shared, web-published application that didn't require a ton of cost or development time. What I discovered was that what's old is new. FileMaker 12 is, in fundamental ways, not significantly different ...
Office 365 can give you a headache
Office 365 is confusing. It's a a single name for disparate plans and services, and might refer to hosted Exchange email, or a version of the desktop Office suite that you subscribe to rather than purchase, or both. UPDATE August 2013: Since I originally posted this, Microsoft has updated their ...
Speed up your Mac–SSD options for current iMacs now available
If you want to buy a new Mac, consider buying one with an SSD drive (which stands for Solid State Digital, it has no moving parts) instead of a standard hard drive (which does have moving parts, and is thus slower in retrieving data). Apple now has customize-to-order options that allow you to get a ...
When’s the iPhone 5S going to be released?
Will it have a larger screen? Will it come a cheaper version? Will it make toast? The answer to the above questions, is "when Apple releases it," maybe, maybe, and "no, but there might be an app that can help you get it delivered." We love rumors. We hope the next iPhone will blow our minds. And ...