Category: software.apple

Should I get a Mac? As a satisfied Mac customer, I recommend getting one. Here are some of my articles to help you decide: Why I Like Mac’s Better over PC’s, Mac Prejudices, Checklist After a New Mac Purchase. Which apps do you recommend? I keep an updated list of the apps I use.  How can I get … Continue reading Mac FAQ

I used to prefer Evernote (why) over other productivity apps. I thought I’d never do it, but I have moved from Evernote to Apple Notes. Here are the reasons why; in random order. Mobile Sync  Cross-device Evernote sync messes up my shortcuts within the app. After carefully organizing the shortcuts on my Mac, I turn … Continue reading Why I Gave Up Evernote

Update: I don’t prefer Evernote any longer, the post below is outdated. Check my post Why I Gave Up Evernote . I am asked frequently why I picked Evernote over its competitors. Here are my subjective reasons in alphabetical order. AppleScript support. With very little programming knowledge, anyone can use AppleScript to automate Evernote tasks. I wrote scripts … Continue reading Why I Prefer Evernote

There is an annoying problem experieced by Apple Mail users with GMail accounts. GMail creates a virtual mailbox called “Important”, which displays your seemingly important mails. That’s all good and fine until you attempt to access GMail over Apple Mail application on your Mac. What happens is, the e-mails in your “Important” folder don’t show … Continue reading How To Merge GMail’s Important Folder into Apple Inbox

I manage my life plans and todo lists in Evernote; both personal and business. For every task I need to work on, I have a corresponding Evernote item. A typical work day ends with a review of what I did on that day. A clever Evernote search query returns me just that: tag:”#ecz” updated:day #ecz … Continue reading Evernote Daily Progress Report