If there is a program out there for sale, most likely there is a free program that is a lot like it. Here’s a few great free programs I have recently discovered.
Read MoreAuthor: Donny Yankellow
In addition to writing for MyMac.com since the Fall of 2005 he is an art teacher, freelance artist/illustrator, and is a father of one son. Donny is also the author/illustrator of several children's ebooks. Donny's degree is in Visual Communications and he hold certification in K-12 Art Education. His hobbies (besides Mac and Apple stuff) include soccer, animation, and reading anything written by Stephen King.
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Beyond the Basics- Customize Your Mac Part Two
For part two of this Macspiration mini series I am going to cover several programs (freeware and shareware) that will help you go "Beyond the Basics" in customizing the look (and in one case the sound) your computer.
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Where has all the rumors gone?
Quicksnap
Review
I take a lot of screenshots for my articles at MyMac.com, so I am always looking for a program to make that task easier. QuickSnap is a new, easy to use, program for doing just that.
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Beyond the Basics- Customize Your Mac Part One
In past Macspirations I’ve covered how to change icons, change desktop pictures, and a lot more to customize the appearance of your Mac. All of those customizations are great, but there are a lot of other ways to customize your Mac that aren’t so simple. At least, they appear that way. This mini-series of Macspiration articles will tell you about some of those customizations, and how to make them.
Read MoreSendStation Dock Extender
Review
Back in May of 2006 I blogged about wanting a product that would allow you to connect adapters to your iPod without having to remove the case. Well, if you are like me, and have been asking for a similar product, SendStation has finally come to the rescue with the Dock Extender.
Read MoreiTrip nano
Review
Griffin has been in the iPod FM transmitter game for many years. As the iPod evolves, so does the iTrip. Griffin has evolved the iTrip once again with the iTrip nano.
Read MoreBurnAgain DVD
Review
I have a friend who is always asking me if he can burn a CD or DVD with files and then add to it at a later date. I have never been sure of an answer for him, until I tried BurnAgain DVD. BurnAgain DVD allows you to do just that, and it works great.
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Accidents become Tips
As I write articles or do other work on my mac I occasionally accidentally hit some keyboard combination that does something on my screen. Here is a list of some of these discoveries I have made recently. You might know these tips, or you might not.
Read MoreCorel Painter X
Review
2007 might be known as the year the big software titles jumped onto the universal binary ship. Adobe just announced CS3, Microsoft Office is expected later this year, and Corel recently released Painter X.
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iChat Alternatives
So I’ve covered Safari alternatives and Thunderbird alternatives, so now it is time for iChat alternatives. These alternatives are chat clients that will communicate with iChat. With the exception of AIM, the main benefit of these programs is that they will allow you to talk to your friends on several services at once. Instead of opening Yahoo Messenger, iChat, Microsoft Messenger, and others at the same time, these programs will talk with most of the popular clients at the same time.
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Create-Your-Own Apple Event
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Safari – Your Internet Control Center
Recently, a coworker had problems downloading email attachments from Thunderbird. The program wanted to save the file to the Desktop of another user on the computer. I searched through Thunderbird’s preferences numerous times for a download location and I could not find anything that would fix the problem. I figured it was a Thunderbird bug. Then I was in Safari’s preferences and found what I was looking for.
Read MoreEducation and Technology- A Look at the Interwrite Software Package
What is Interwrite? It is software that allows the teacher to, simply put, write on anything on the monitor of the computer. There are highlighter and pen tools which draw on top of any window without interfering with what is below that layer.
Read MoreSlyder for iPod Nano
Review
I’ve had the opportunity to review several Marware iPod cases in the past, and each case I have reviewed has put a unique twist on the iPod case. It is usually a feature that no other case has. The Slyder for iPod Nano (2nd generation) is another Marware case that presents another new concept for an iPod case.
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Did you know…
I help friends and family with their Macs all the time. Many things I show them result in them saying "I didn’t know that!" Many of these things seem like common sense to me. Here’s a list of many of these "I didn’t know that" items.
Read MoreReflect iPod Case
Review
The Reflect case for the iPod with Video and the 2nd Gen iPod Nano is hard shell case that protects your iPod with a touch of style. I had the chance to try the Nano model, but I imagine the full sized model would not be much different.
Read MoreAirplay Boost
Review
Wow. That was the first thing out of my mouth after I tried the XtremeMac Airplay Boost FM transmitter for the 5th generation iPods. I later tried the second generation Nano Airplay Boost. I was equally as impressed. Both models "hijacked" the radio station I had them tuned too, and gave a clear, static free sound.
Read MoreManga Studio EX 3.0
Review
If you haven’t heard of Manga Studio before reading this review, you probably aren’t the only one. I hadn’t heard of it either, until I was asked to review it. Manga Studio is a program designed to help you make comic books or comic book pages on your computer from scratch. It basically takes all of the steps and tools of making a professional comic page (sketch, inking, shading, lettering, etc.) and combines it all into one program. Being an art teacher and an artist, it looked interesting. I’m always up for another art tool. Did it live up to my expectations? Read on.
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Alternatives to Apple Mail
Many Macspirations ago I wrote about alternatives to using Safari for surfing the web. In this Macspiration I’m going to discuss some alternative email programs you might want to try. All of these programs have their differences. Some are free, some are shareware.
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