Thomas McMahon – Senior Software Engineer
I’ve been on the lookout for a Google Hangouts desktop app for the Mac and there are actually few decent choices out there. First off, I don’t want to run a Chrome extension and I don’t want to have to keep Gmail open in the background. That works for some, but it’s either out of sight,...
I have to say that the WordPress Mac app is pretty nice, but it’s also the same as going to WordPress.com and logging in. Seems like it’s mainly a fancy stand alone browser. It’s got a nice clean interface, works quickly, and does a great job at reducing clutter. The only big issue I see at...
The Mac has no shortage of email applications, however I haven’t yet found one that can tear me away from Gmail’s web interface. What I’d love is an email client that integrates seamlessly with Gmail and Mac, doesn’t cost too much, and just works. However, that doesn’t exist currently. For now, here is a roundup of...
Since 10.8 Apple has had emoji icons built into the OS. Until recently, I used these for Twitter and IM, but not much else. Turns out, they’re actually really handy other places too. In Evernote I use them to easily identify some of my notes. In calendar, I can add palm trees to my vacation....
With over a million apps in the App store, you could put a serious dent in your bank account trying to purchase all the ones you want. Thankfully AppShopper is here to help us keep track of the apps we want and help us get them for free. AppShopper is a website, and iOS app,...
After the success of getting Mac OS 10.9 Mavericks installed, I thought I’d get Mac OS 9 installed too. Why you ask? Because we got a preschool CD-ROM at a garage sale and we’d like to check it out and see if Lily would like it. She won’t care how old it is. Turns out,...
I was all excited to install Mavericks, but sadly, it didn’t go well. Mavericks would kernel panic after a few minutes and then it’d restart the machine. The only way I could get the machine to work was to boot into safe mode. While in Safe Mode, I was able to use the machine and look...
Ever get a Visio document and wonder what’s inside it? There are a few paid programs on the Mac that view Visio documents, but they are a bit spendy when you just want to see the file. Instead, grab LibreOffice. Checkout LibreOffice LibreOffice is a full office suite and it has the ability to read Visio files. It may not be prefect,...
