I previously shared how to clean out the junk from Launchpad that is auto populated in one swoop – back to nothing.   In the following months though, clutter has again entered the space and rapidly diminishing the utility of Launchpad.   MacWorld published this little preference add-in that does a great job.  It is called Launch Pad Control ( http://chaosspace.de/launchpad-control/ ).  Not real sexy but does the trick for sure.  You simply uncheck the garbage that you do not need to see and hit apply.  Done. Likely a good idea to scrub the entire db clean with the details from my previous...

Since January I have been trying to remove paper from my daily life.  This is for sure a big hairy audacious goal but one I think is achievable. I started off the year trying to use my HP Laserjet All-in-one printer to scan my documents and store them in an electronic archive.   Wow, a lot of work.  In order for anything to be useful it must be easy. I ended up giving in and buying a Fujitsu ScanSnap.  This is an expensive piece of hardware for such a limited function but it is proving to be well worth it.  To be fair you do get a Pro copy of Adobe Acrobat which does not come cheap either....

Keeping my desk clean and organized is always hard to do with the spaghetti like mess of wires coming off my laptop.  Apple has not introduced a docking station for their MacBook line so I have always relied on my iCurve laptop stand to assist the the clutter.   I found an interesting concept from Henge Docks which has made a nice do-it-yourself kit for making a functional docking station.  It helps that it looks cool too when you are done. Rather than using a “master port” like most Dell or IBM docking stations do to clip into the Henge Dock merely utilizes the ports already on your...

Since Microsoft does not make a native version of SQL Server Management Studio for the Mac I have been forced to run it under Parallels which works but sometimes can be a bit cumbersome. RazorSQL came up in my search as a great way to duplicate the functionality of SQL Enterprise Manager from a native mac application. I really like Querious but it does not connect to MS SQL Server. I’ve used to extensively the past few days on a project and it seems to be friendly to both hard core programmers and know enough to be dangerous folks like myself.   I have found the simple double click to...

I love my Mac and I love Google Apps but the two do not coexist very well.  Apple Mail (the default mail client) does not like the archive vs. delete options that Gmail does so well.  Actually, it does not do it period.  There are a ton of work arounds you can find on Google for ways to turn your delete button into an archive button and then the Junk Mail button into the delete button.  This is just plain silly.  I want an archive button and a delete button just like in Gmail.   Am I asking for too much? After a long search it turns out I wasn’t.  Postbox is the answer to this little...