Over on TheAppleBlog, Chris has posted a useful video showing how to set up printer sharing on Mac OS X. The video walks through setting up printer sharing, printing to a shared printer, and adding new printers via System Preferences: Read More »

A few months ago, I looked at email client Postbox. I found it an interesting enough app then, but a new release for the Mac brings even more feature additions. If you passed on Postbox earlier, now’s the time to give it a second look. Read More »

 
 

Portable Apps for the Mac

I have a keen interest in portable apps from my time spent working on client sites. Having a suite of productivity applications on a USB flash drive has come in handy many times in my consulting career, especially when I’ve needed a graphics application. Read More »

GoToMy PC for the Mac

In looking towards some potential 2010 project opportunities, remote access to one or more of the Macs in my home office could very well become a requirement for me. Even if these potential projects hadn’t hit my radar, enabling remote access to my primary Mac machine… Read More »

My recent writing for WebWorkerDaily about project management applicationsĀ has been focusing on productivity, and the need for the democratization of project data to make it accessible to audiences who may not understand (or want to understand) the ubiquitous Gantt chart. In this post, I’m going to explore… Read More »

Recently, I spent some time reinstalling OS X and the applications on one of my Macs. Before reinstalling Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac (which really isn’t up to the standard of its Windows counterpart), I thought I’d consider the alternative Mac word processors available. The word processors… Read More »

I recently reviewed Waveboard 2.0 for the iPhone, but I would be remiss in not mentioning that there is also a desktop version of the app: Waveboard Mac, available in both free and Pro ($13) flavors. Google Wave works pretty well in my browser, so I… Read More »

More Must Reads

OmmWriter: The Weirdest Writing Experience I’ve Had on a Computer

Eliminating distraction is a constant concern for the at-home worker. My PS3 is around three feet from my workstation, and the TV is just another foot beyond that. When I want to sit down and do some writing, I’ll try anything to make sure my attention… Read More »

Google News: Chrome Mac Beta Due in December, Follow Function Added to Wave

Two small pieces of recent Google news were just announced that merit a mention, since both have ramifications for web workers. First, Google has put a date on a Mac beta build of Chrome, meaning there’s finally an end in sight to one of the company’s… Read More »

Twitt: A New Twitter Client For the Mac

I’m very happy in my choice of Twitter clients at the moment. Tweetie is my weapon of choice for the Mac desktop, and it has served faithfully since its release. Doesn’t hurt that it’s free, either (though ad-supported). But I’m always glad to try out new… Read More »

Access Office Live Workspace or SharePoint from Office 2008 Mac

Microsoft collaboration software is the typical corporate tool of choice, which, by extension, means that the Windows version of Microsoft Office was the office productivity suite of choice. However, a recent update to Microsoft Office 2008 for the Mac now enables Mac users to access both… Read More »

GoToMeeting on the Mac

As a web worker who routinely switches back and forth from Windows to Mac, I look for web conferencing services that are Mac-friendly, because we no longer work in a strictly Windows world. Citrix’s GoToMeeting, part of the Citrix Online collaborative suite, is one such service. It… Read More »

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