Note: This review has been modified to include clarifications, comments, and corrections from the developer of the application. Let’s begin by taking a look at Command-C Software’s EagleFiler. While I don’t think EagleFiler is as visually appealing as some of the other offerings out there in this genre, I think it more than makes up [...]
It’s time to (re)start the Mac information manager series, a project I began a year and a half ago. I now (finally!) have the time to dedicate some time to this. What follows is a brief synopsis of what I’ve already written about, presented so that it’s not necessary to refer back to older posts. [...]
I just upgraded to WordPress 2.9, neglecting beforehand to deactivate my plugins. This is a mistake. If you’re using WP.org and install updates manually as I do, ensure you turn your plugins off. Also ensure you take the time to back up your site and your MySQL database. It’s worth the extra effort in case [...]
Last week, the tech world was abuzz with the launch of Google’s new public Domain Name System (DNS) resolution service. Since I posted a while back about OpenDNS, I thought I’d share my thoughts on this subject. The main question I set out to answer is whether or not I should switch from OpenDNS to [...]
This may be old news to most readers, but in case you’ve missed it, Blacksmith Games has organized a holiday giveaway of one iPhone game per day for the month of December. It’s called Appvent Calendar 09. Some of the games are quite good. Today, for example, you can pick up an excellent well-designed, and [...]
For a limited time, the Google Gmail team is offering to send a free snail-mail holiday card on your behalf to a (U.S.-based) recipient of your choice. There are six Gmail-themed cards to choose from. A kind gesture? A small test of a future Google service? A subtle nudge to get would-be Gmail users online? [...]