Parachute Backup - Specially Designed for iCloud and Photos
The difference between a backup service and a syncing service is subtle but important. iCloud keeps the same version of your documents and photos in...
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2025
An Apple Disaster You Can Avoid
I've been on a small crusade for the past year to persuade people who have gone all in on the Apple ecosystem to diversify the...
How to Get The Most from Raycast
As I enter my third year using Raycast, I'm still impressed with the sheer volume of use cases into which it fits. I’ve been using...
PhotoSweeper - Powerful, Adaptable, Affordable One-Time Purchase
In 2025, the world takes more photos in a single day than it used to take in a decade. For most Mac users with an...
My Take on Bloom, a Mac File Manager
I've always used a file manager as the center of the way I interact with my computer, much more so than a launcher, dock, or...
Subscription Update for the Year Ahead
In a move no one could have predicted, I managed to cut my subscription costs this year (by $7). I drastically reduced the number of...
A Deep Dive on Eagle Filer
I've built what amounts to a database of my entire digital life stretching back to the early 90s, using the super powers of EagleFiler from...
AppAddict's Default Tech Stack, Third Edition
This is the third annual edition of my personal tech stack. In 2023, I saw many people talking about their default apps as a result...
Update on Options for Updating Apps
With nearly over 500 apps installed on the MacBook I use for testing, keeping everything updated is a daily chore. If I wait a week...
KeyKeeper is The Tool for Tracking Your Software Purchases
If you have been taking advantage of all the Black Friday sales, You've got a bunch of information to track - serial numbers, download links,...
Backup Loupe
Everyone need a backup plan. The more complex your workflow is, the more complex your backup strategy will become. I use a combination of cloud...
Details on Mega-sale of Daisy Disk, Houdahspot, CleanshotX, Default Folder X, Downie, Marked 2 and more
It's always good to see a sale on popular, well established apps. Today through Friday, you can get a dozen quality Mac user favorites individually...
Downie and Permute Both on Sale for Seven Days
Get Them HereDownie If you want to download video from YouTube, there are a variety of ways. There is a Raycast Extension. There is the...
My Black Friday Wish List
Even before I started writing app reviews, my Applications folder was always bulging because I have a hard time resisting any software that looks interesting...
Roundup of AppAddict Reviews of Apps on Sale for Black Friday
Scooping up apps at a discount during Black Friday season is an annual tradition for me. It takes a little planning and research, but I've...
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DearMob iPhone Manager is a Useful Tool for Normies and Power Users
A few years back, I had an iPhone that just stopped backing up to iCloud. I went through every troubleshooter I could find, and nothing...
Collections Database Hits a Sweet Spot
Collections Database is a user-friendly app by developer Matteo D'Ignazio, with an easy learning curve. It's not made for SQL experts or those who...
Keyboard Maestro is 50% Off for One Week at Bundlehunt!
The folks at Bundlehunt have managed to get the developer of Keyboard Maestro to offer the app at half price for seven days only. Keyboard...
Spokenly Free Version is My Voice-to-Text Daily Driver
My voice-to-text use case is almost exclusively dictation (in English) in lieu of typing. There are a lot of transcription apps, many of them very...
Stay is a Free and Useful Utility for Multiple Monitor Setups
When it comes to multi-monitor setups, users have wildly different demands. Some people make extensive use of spaces, while others won't; their applications must be...
