Do the Math A “ding” every five minutes equals: 12 interruptions an hour. 96 interruptions in an 8 hour day. 480 interruptions a week. 1,920 interruptions a month. 23,040 interruptions a year.

Wally Cherwinski captured the Macworld 2012 expo hall perfectly with this video.

Mac Power Users Episode 75, Remote Access, is live. This show explains how to remotely control Macs and PCs with your various bits of Apple technology. Get the episode over at 5by5. Also, don’t forget to subscribe in iTunes.

Stephen Hackett turned me on to this fun website looking at the original Mac. I had to smile at the post with the original control panel. I can identify the very moment that my love of the Macintosh began. Having used a succession computers…

One of my all-time favorite Mac utilities, Hazel just turned 3.0. I’ve been using the beta for several months and today I’m paying my $10 upgrade fee gladly. ($25 for a new license is also a steal.) Paul, not surprisingly, did an amazing job…

Wow. A new Mac app that turns your Mac into an AirPlay receiver. That’s right. You can wirelessly display your iOS screen on your Mac. A game changer. In initial testing, it looks pretty good but I’m not sure yet if it is a…

As much as I like iThoughtsHD, I’ve never been happy with its color options. The latest update fixes that with several useful palettes, including solarized. A damn useful app just got pretty. As an aside, the image is my original pass at a mindmap…

Chained commands. My love of this window resizing utility blooms like flowers in spring.