I’m not sure I’d self-identify as a “design snob,” but I definitely have an appreciation for apps that are thoughtfully, elegantly, and cleverly designed. More often than not, I will choose to use an app th...
My grandparents used to go on for hours about how a candy bar only cost a nickel when they were kids. My parents, I think, paid a bit more for their sweets, but still under 50 cents. As a kid, I often wondered if that disconnect o...
There are all kinds of reasons that you might want to record a conversation. You might need to record the minutes of a meeting, or a conversation with an important client. You might want to have a record of a lecture to refer to i...
Your documents are only as safe and secure as you can make them. Password-protecting your documents is of the utmost importance if you have private, personal, or just plain sensitive information that you want to keep from prying e...
If you’re an entrepreneur who is looking to get funding for your startup, you’ve gotta have a business plan. In addition to helping you to organize your thoughts and make plans for the future, a business plan is often ...
Ctrl+Alt+Delete. It’s one of the first shortcuts every computer savvy/Windows savvy person learns, and it’s great for quitting a program that just won’t terminate when it’s told to. Doing the same thing on ...
Brain training games have been in vogue for several years now, and the trend shows no signs of slowing down. Casual games that keep your mind alert and plastic are thought to help stave off dementia and age-related mental decay. P...
I’m not usually a fan of “Swiss army knife” apps. I don’t mean literal apps made by the Swiss Army. I mean the sort of apps that aim to be a multi-tool with a panoply of uses. More often than not, apps that...
Sometimes, in my virtual traipsing through the Mac App store, I encounter an app that seems interesting. But then, on closer inspection, I start to wonder why someone would use this app in the first place. Sometimes, the app doesn...
If you’re a regular reader, then my predilection for retro and retro-inspired games is probably well known to you. As a longtime Apple fan, I especially love it when I get the chance to play a game that I first encountered o...
One thing that iPhone detractors often complain about is that the iPhone is so bland an uncustomizable. Though that seems to be changing with some of the brightly colored iPhones set to debut in the coming months, the fact remains...
In my particular social circle, it seems like everyone has a dietary restriction. I have a friend who’s vegan and also has celiac disease, a friend who doesn’t do dairy, a friend who’s vegetarian, and a friend wh...
While console gaming seems pretty firmly fixed on making graphics more and more realistic, there’s a lovely trend in mobile gaming that’s all about the retro look– that means pixels, and plenty of ’em. Not ...
Nobody in my family plays the lottery. I know some people’s mums play it religiously, but nobody in my family plays. Or if they do play, it’s only once in a blue moon, when the jackpot gets very, very high. If I ever b...
Do you guys watch “Suits” on USA? It’s this awesome legal drama about a law firm in Manhattan. By far, the best character on the show is Donna, a feisty redheaded assistant who pulls a lot of strings behind the s...
