APPLEMATTERS REVIEWS

Minimalist Mac Freeware—Six Great Apps

Sometimes the best software has the fewest features. Personally, I love choosing the bare-bones program that does one or two things extremely well over the more popular, …(read more)

Pixelmator: An Affordable Alternative to Photoshop

Anyone using a version of Photoshop CS knows how robust its features are. However, though it’s not a bloated program, its abundance of tools and …(read more)

How to Set up a Rule in Apple Mail to Notify You

I spend a lot of time learning and tinkering with the smart features of Apple applications because when they work, they save me time and …(read more)

Awesome Notes: the Best Replacement for Apple’s Notes Application

I imagine several hundred iPhone applications are released everyday by Apple, but when an application comes along that is ten times better than one of …(read more)

How to Quickly Email Yourself Using Snow Leopard’s Automator Services Menu

Apple rarely says anything about its application, Automator, in media events, let alone commercials. Sure, it's not as sexy as the iPhone or as intuitive …(read more)

Early Thoughts on Snow Leopard

Well, like many folks on the net, I too am going to tell of my experiences upgrading to Snow Leopard. And, like most things Apple, …(read more)

Upgrading Your MacBook Pro’s Hard Drive the Super Duper Easy Way

Last week I upgraded my new MacBook Pro's hard drive, and using ShirtFront Pocket's SuperDuper! made it dead simple.   Background As any of you …(read more)

Managing Your Money with MoneyWell

In these challenging economic times, managing personal income and spending is one of the most important tasks we can do to decrease our debt and …(read more)

10 Dumbest iPhone Apps Ever

1. Shake Your Booty by Visionaire Design ($.99) is so feeble it prompted the Wall Street Journal blogger Maureen Scarpelli to report on the blogosphere's …(read more)

TiVo for the Internet Radio

In a fairly recent column, 10 Ways to Stay Within an iTunes Store Budget, I suggested using Internet music sharing sites to listen to and …(read more)

Aperture and sRAW: What’s the Problem, Apple?

The Canon 50D digital camera includes three RAW formats, including the standard 15 (4752x3168) megapixel size, and two smaller sizes: the sRAW1 7 (3267 x …(read more)

MacBook Pro 13 Inch: First Observations and Experiences

One of the most exciting moments in any nerd's life is getting a new computer. For Mac nerds, being as passionate as we are, that …(read more)