Virginia Heffernan's piece in the New York Times Magazine over the weekend tries to make the case that the Web is chaotic and dangerous, and therefore those who can afford the iPhone/iPad will increasingly be segregating themselves to a clean and happy non-Web future, one sanitized by Apple (thanks ...
Does Apple Do Worse in a Bad Economy?
I read the following quote today, said by Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer (courtesy of All Things D): "Frankly, the economy is good for us, because people do understand that Macintoshes are quite a bit more expensive for essentially the same computer." So he's expecting to have strong sales, thanks ...
Free Software to Check Your Apps for Snow Leopard Compatibility
I just tried out SnowChecker, a free piece of software that goes through your applications and tells you whether the software you have, and the versions you have, are compatible with Snow Leopard. It's a great idea, since it's nice to know ahead of time what kind of headaches you'll be in ...
Snow Leopard Printing Problems
A number of our clients have moved to Snow Leopard, and for the most part they are finding the transition smooth except for one thing: PRINTING. The old printer drivers no longer work under Snow Leopard. Furthermore, they don't know where to go to get new drivers, nor do they know how to download ...
Make Your Own Holiday Cards on Your Mac
It's getting close to holiday time again--which means it's time for me to start on the IvanExpert holiday cards. Each year, we send out holiday/New Year's cards to our top clients, and the cards always feature a photo I've taken somewhere in NYC. So yesterday I used iPhoto's amazing card printing ...
Control-click or Right-click to Compress Files and Folders on the Mac
For Mac users, certain items should always be compressed before they get attached to an email and sent off: Large attachments Folders (if you want to send an entire folder of documents attached to one email) Unusual file types (not MP3, PDF, JPG, Excel, or Word--these are usually okay), as they ...