Is there a Mac owner that doesn’t have a digital calculator? Of course not. Apple provides a decent calculator in OS X that is surprisingly robust. It calculates, it displays over a dozen digits, it features memory, it has plenty of conversions built-in, and it even speaks. Not bad for free, right? My Mac has … Read More »

Who hasn’t used Photo Booth on the Mac? Typically, the younger you are, the more Photo Booth is used. You can count on Photo Booth to take whimsical, funny, distorted photos from your Mac’s camera. SnapItUp claims to be the reinvention of Photo Booth for the 21st century. The finished product is even more gaudy … Read More »

My Mac has a few dozen web and graphic designers tools. Some are expensive and I’d like to replace them with a less expensive alternative, but still get used everyday (Adobe Fireworks, I’m looking at you). Others are less expensive utility apps that either do one thing exceedingly well (ColorSnapper, I’m looking at you), or … Read More »

If you’re into digital photo enhancement, here’s the tale of Mac app you’re going to love and hate at the same time. PhotoDazzle: Beautifier is the Mac app I hate to love, and love to hate. What it does is nothing short of wonderfully miraculous and totally frustrating. You know the problem with portrait photos, … Read More »

Remember the advertising slogan for Memorex cassette tapes? “Is it real? Or, is it Memorex?” In the age of digital effects for photos and movies, sometimes it’s hard to distinguish real from fake. With over a few dozen digital photo enhancement apps on my Mac there’s still room for more. The latest is StarTych, an … Read More »

Back in the last century I worked for an engineering company. That experience taught me the value of thinking with my hand. Engineers loved working with white boards and diagram apps to map out processes and procedures in a work flow. Mac users can do the same kind of visual thinking with a new breed … Read More »