My name is Jim and I am a compulsive fanatic about backing up my hard drive. For years I have used an external drive for this under the theory that, if disaster strikes, (earthquake, fire, aliens … more
Apollo 18 This is a movie with tremendous potential. Unfortunately, it was ruined by an insistence upon making the entire movie appear as bad as the actual … more
The program CCleaner (www.pirifrom.com/ccleaner) has long been a favorite for maintaining the health of Windows systems. It removes .tmp files, cache files, cookies, has a registry … more
LibreOffice I recently downloaded the free substitute for Microsoft Office named LibreOffice. This is an open source program from many of the same developers of OpenOffice. … more
The Cruel Truth About Fat It may not be what you want to hear, but you need to learn this. By the time you are 3 or 4 years old, your body has developed all of the fat cells … more
iShowU HD Screen Capture Most Mac users are familiar with the ability of OSX to perform instant screen captures of either the entire screen or a designated portion … more
Applejack For Macintosh Note: large portions of this review have been taken from the .rtf file that comes with the Applejack Download. I couldn't have expressed … more
By now, almost everyone understands the wisdom of performing regular back-ups of your hard drive. With the Macintosh, OSX, Time Machine can mostly automate this process. … more
I have been using the newly-available free Home Edition of Sophos Anti Virus for about two weeks . While Sophos (www.sophos.com) has concentrated on the business market, they recently … more
I have been using trackpads of one type or another from sometime in the 90's. My first was a replacement for a mouse on a Motorola Mac clone. I've used the ones on laptops, … more