Happy 4th of July. I still find it remarkable that, in 1776, a group of colonial upstarts decided to take on what was then a global superpower. As we sit here in 2012, I think our republic is in jeopardy. No longer are the…

Mac Power Users Episode 92, Five Bucks, is up. This was a fun episode where Katie and I talked about some of our favorite Mac apps that are five bucks or less. Load up your iTunes account before listening. Get the episode over at…

Earlier this year I was looking at some family pictures with my glasses off and asked myself, “Who is that fat guy on the end?” Turns out, it was me. I’m not sure when it happened, but I got fat. So I dug out…

Yesterday, I joined Myke and Terry on The Bro Show where we chatted about Paperless and self-publishing, retina displays, and Google’s new announcements.

Email is getting nuts for me so I’ve been getting a lot more aggressive about rules. Granted, I can’t do all the great Google server side stuff with my iCloud and IMAP accounts but Apple Mail does have some pretty good rules tools. So…

I paid full price for this remarkable Mac calendar app and it was still a bargain. via 512 Pixels

The way Americans boil water: Several commenters mistook my use of the microwave as the way all Americans heat water and clucked their tongues in disapproval. I’m happy to report to any of those who’ve returned to the site that I’m quite atypical in…