5ThirtyOne

If I worked primarily on a PC, Microsoft Visio would be one of the most used apps in my dock Start Menu. I can't speak from personal experience, but based on the features (and from what others have told ...

You really can't hide behind the excuse of "data corruption", "accidental deletion", or "stolen hardware" these days. Your digital data is valuable. If you don't have a backup plan in place, what are you waiting for? The cost of physical ...

Having discovered VirtualHostX, I can't imagine going down the path of manually editing OS X configuration files ever again. If you have ever setup a local environment to test your website(s), you have surely found yourself spending a few minutes ...

Yesterday I was in a state of panic. Adobe's Photoshop CS3 was crapping on me at the most unexpected and inopportune time. The Photoshop icon would do its dance in the dock a few times, load the splash screen, then ...

Individuals operating on Apple hardware powered by the Intel chipset are undoubtedly familiar with the versatility afforded by OS X and virtualization software from Parallels and VMware Fusion. These products offer the convenience of running full operating systems like Windows ...

Oftentimes, the dual processor setup within this svelte MacBook of mine eludes me. Once you've accustomed yourself to the dual core Intel processors for daily tasks, you come to the realization that previous incarnations of an application on older processors ...

After going through a privacy / paranoia phase concerning the use of Gmail as my primary account, I eventually made the decision to go with a hosted email solution [Dreamhost] that would provide a little more control and peace of ...

Or should I say, Skype users can now show their pretty faces? OS X users can now get in on a little video action with fellow Skype users thanks to the latest 1.5 Video Preview. Not only does the latest ...

Last week I shared a little info regarding the WordPress plugins I rely on to keep 5ThirtyOne running as it should. The list received a decent amount of attention and opened the door as far as questions regarding the rest ...

To this day, I have yet to understand the reason for Apple's decision to create an inconsistent interface across the board for its iApps and system wide Finder. Toss in a little pinstriping (unfocused windows), a little brushed (Safari, iTunes, ...