Winclone: Complete Backup, Imaging Solution for Boot Camp

Winclone is the most complete solution for protecting your Boot Camp Windows system against data loss. Winclone is the most reliable cloning solution when migrating Boot Camp to a new Mac. The all new Winclone Backup feature provides scheduled, incremental snapshots of the Windows User folder for retrieval of earlier versions or deleted data. Features: […]

Messages App – Send Text Messages With Your Computer

Messages is the built-in chat client included with OS X. You can use it to send text messages using iMessage, or one of many third-party messaging services. It can be cumbersome to compose text messages via iPhone, which makes Messages an excellent alternative to texting. It’s just like sending a normal text message, however you […]

EtreCheck – Mac Diagnostics, Hardware Tests, and Malware Removal

EtreCheck – I love this app. It has many uses, including malware and adware removal. EtreCheck is a free tool that explains what is going on inside your Macintosh. EtreCheck consolidates information from over 50 different diagnostics tasks and displays it all on one concise report. EtreCheck can identify common problems like a failing hard […]

Spotlight Alternatives – Find Any File, EasyFind

Apple introduced Mac OS X’s Spotlight 11 years ago – and it still doesn’t work very well. Luckily, many third-party companies have released file-search/app-launcher alternatives that work better. Here are three alternatives that I highly recommend. Quicksilver Find Any File EasyFind  

Data Recovery Solution – Data Rescue

Do you have crashed, corrupted or non-mounting hard drives? Was a hard drive accidentally reformatted? Do you need to recover previously deleted, damaged, or missing files? Enter Data Rescue I’ve worked with many different data recovery apps, and I’ve had the most luck with Data Rescue. It’s especially good at recovering files that were accidentally deleted. They have […]

Command Key – The Magic Button

The command key (similar to the control key on Windows) is the magic button for nearly all keyboard shortcuts. Want to copy? Press command-C. Want to paste? Press command-V. It’s easy – and much faster than using a mouse, or trackpad. The Apple menu bar always shows a list of available keyboard shortcuts. The Bowen knot is […]

Apple Alternatives: Ditch Spotlight, Get Quicksilver

Apple’s Spotlight desktop search program has been around for over 10 years (since Mac OS X v10.4), and still continues to be one of the worst search engines for Mac OS X. One would think that the actual OS developer would be able to create the best search software – unfortunately, that’s not the case. Spotlight […]

iPhone – Shake to Undo

Want to delete what you just typed? Instead of holding down the delete key, just shake the phone. When you shake your phone and a pop-up window will offer to Undo or Cancel. Tap Undo to remove whatever text you just typed. If you change your mind, you can restore the text by shaking again and […]

Show Hidden Files in Dialog Boxes

I found a great keyboard shortcut over the weekend – it allows you to view hidden files in dialog boxes. It’s really quite simple – When an open/save dialog box is on-screen, use the following keyboard shortcut to view hidden files: Shift – Command – Period (⇧+⌘+.) Here’s a screenshot, with hidden files visible: