Catching Up, Lessons Learned

Well, I’m happy to say the move is over. Before I recap some of my technology-oriented ‘lessons learned’ during this period of transition, I’d like to respond to some of the comments received over the past couple of months while I was not monitoring this site:
1. Reader Lek asked how to convert (or move) a [...]

Random Bits

If you’ve been following the PIM series here, you know that I recently delayed my reviews because the Worldwide Developers Conference is just around the corner (a time of year when many Mac apps are updated). But I have a confession to make. This delay is also a convenient excuse! I haven’t had time to [...]

PIM review delay

NOTE: (Dec. 2009) This series is back. Check it out.
Last week, Reinvented Software released Together 2.1, a very substantial upgrade from version 2.0 (which I was planning to review).
This release highlighted the problem with reviewing a series of Mac applications right before the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in June: there’s a strong possibility that some [...]

Mac PIM review II: Yojimbo review

This is part two of a seven part series comparing Mac Personal Information Managers. Today, I’m going to look at Yojimbo version 1.5.1.
As I sat down to begin this review, I pondered discussing the Yojimbo/samurai metaphor, when it struck me that the name of the company is perhaps more relevant. I had never considered why [...]

Mac PIM review: Part I

This is the first post in a seven-part series comparing Mac personal information managers.
NOTE: (March 1st, 2009) I’m still going to get the PIM series. Really. I’ve been busy with multiple work projects and haven’t had the time to dedicate to these reviews, but I will get to it.
Here’s the problem: chaos. Your cavernous drive [...]