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...

For those of us that have been using Apple products long enough to know how to boot with extensions off we also have missed the days of the “launcher”.  I have found memories of Mac OS 7.6 with the Launcher – all of my programs neatly organized and useful.  For the last eight or so years I have used DragThing as a best alternative to the Mac Classic Launcher.  I still have all of my apps neatly organized into categories which reserves my dock for the most important programs like Mail and Safari. I upgraded to Lion and was curious about Launchpad, the new iOS like program to...

Organizing calendars from various devices and access points is a daunting task that can perplex even the best techies. I have toyed with Open-Xchange (OX) off and on for about three years and have eagerly awaited each new release as the program has continued to evolve into a fantastic groupware application. For practical purposes OX has not be a fully useful option since I have been reluctant to switch to the web portal that OX provides. The new ajax enabled version is a gigantic leap over the prior version but having the full power of a desktop based application is still more appealing. Although...