Author Archives: alexknight

I would think most Mac geeks (presumably people reading this weblog) already know how frustrating iTunes is to use. It’s one of those pieces of software in OS X that seems to be coated with thick veneer of UI, but has the underpinnings of a beat up old 1973 Ford Pinto. You would also thinkContinue reading “Fluxmmoxed by iTunes”

One of the greatest things about being a geek is that we tend to search for the most creative tools to do a particular job. One thing that I’ve wanted to figure out is the quickest way to send a link from my Mac to my iPhone and vice versa. For what I do, theContinue reading “Handoff And Pastebot App Love”

I’ve owned an iPhone ever since Apple released the 3G version back in 2008. In that time frame I have since upgraded to a 3GS and now iPhone 4. I remember the first day we discovered that Apple would be adding support for folders in iOS4. I distinctly remember being more excited about that singleContinue reading “iOS folders in need of attention”

I’ve owned an iPhone ever since Apple released the 3G version back in 2008. In that time frame I have since upgraded to a 3GS and now iPhone 4. I remember the first day we discovered that Apple would be adding support for folders in iOS4. I distinctly remember being more excited about that singleContinue reading “Giving Jailbreak Users A Break?”

One thing I’ve been working hard to do since starting this weblog, is to try and offer my own unique style to everything that I write about. What good is a writer, or even better a tech writer, without his or her own unique voice? Most personal weblogs tend to consist of two different kindsContinue reading “Keeping The Fire Alive”

After the initial launch of the Mac App Store in January, I’ve had some time to purchase a few apps and come to grips with the user experience. So far, so good and I certainly have come to welcome the improvements on the app installation process. On a fresh install of OS X, I logContinue reading “Mac App Store Improvements”

So Amazon has beat Apple to the punch as far as getting a cloud based music storage option to market. There’s no doubt people want the ability to store their gargantuan MP3 libraries in the cloud and be able to have access to their music 24/7 from any computer or smartphone, who wouldn’t? Like anythingContinue reading “Slow And Steady Wins The Race”

It seems we have come full circle again and we are starting to care about storage space on our computers. I remember growing up in the 80s when storage space mattered on personal computers. Primarily because hard drives were extremely expensive, so applications and operating systems needed to be tiny. In the late 90s andContinue reading “Caring About Storage Space Again”

Lately I’ve been thinking about changing my approach to how I handle my time on Twitter. While I still love writing on this weblog (and will continue to do so), there are occasional small bite-sized thoughts that I want to share that are under 140 characters. In the past, I scoffed at third party servicesContinue reading “Buffer App”

When Twitter first announced that they would be rolling out a new feature called “lists” back in 2009, I admit I was excited. The very idea of being able to create custom lists and lump specific accounts that I follow into those seemed like a great idea. In fact, for the first couple months afterContinue reading “Remember Twitter Lists?”