Posts about Mac applications
I’ve been a fan of 1Password for years. It has served me very well, and I recommend it without reservation to most of my clients. Unfortunately, I had to stop using it because of DoD CMMC requirements. When storing CUI (controlled unclassified information), any cloud service must be either FedRAMP authorized or have FedRAMP-equivalent security.…
Here are some tips and tricks that you might find useful. On iOS Safari, you can close all webpages in one shot. Tap and hold down the tabs button . Then tap Close All Tabs. When using 1Password, there are often situations when you need to enter stored information into a webpage form manually (without…
I’m not a fan of the Inbox Zero concept. It’s a time-consuming chore which wouldn’t improve my productivity. In this post I’ll explain how I manage my mail. Everyone has their personal mail management style, so what works for me may not work for you. (Working with my clients, I know that it’s rare for…
MacMaven Consulting has over 400 Mac applications in our software library. We keep a library this large for several reasons: We can often solve novel problems quickly, rather than reinvent the wheel We can recommend applications that will help your workflow We can provide better support when we run the same software you do We…
Most of my clients use the stock functionality built into macOS and applications written by major publishers, such as Adobe. That’s all well and good, but independent developers have written fantastic apps to help with your day-to-day productivity. Here are some apps that I use daily. Many of these apps show up in software bundles,…
I’ve been using Mojave for a week and I’m still impressed. It’s a very stable operating system. While the core OS has been working well, I’ve encountered third-party compatibility issues. The most serious issue is that QuickBooks for Mac 2019, which is supposed to be compatible with Mojave, crashes consistently when the customer payments…
If you’re using the Mac’s native calendar application with certain CalDAV servers (such as the service that comes with MacOS Server), end users can share and delegate their calendars. Here are the differences between these options: Sharing a calendar allows you to give users either read or read/write access to your calendar. A calendar can…
Intuit recently added online bill pay to Quicken for the Mac. Finally! I bought Quicken for the Mac 2016 without hesitation, as I can now avoid the daily chore of running Quicken for Windows in a virtual machine. There are several detailed reviews of the Mac 2016 product on the web, so I’ll just give you…
Ever since Outlook.com (formerly Hotmail) has offered IMAP, it has had an annoying bug when used with the Mac Mail application. Two copies of each message are stored in the Sent folder. The Outlook.com program manager acknowledged that this was due to Outlook.com’s SMTP server saving a copy of a message. He wrote that he’s…
Google Apps for Business is a cost-effective solution for email, calendar, contacts, and productivity applications. All of the Google Apps are cloud-based, so you’re always using the latest version. While iCloud offers email, calendar, and contacts in the cloud, iCloud is not suited as a business solution. The Google Apps infrastructure is extremely reliable, and offers business-friendly collaboration…