My Mac Life: Day 17 – An Apple Store Workshop

Image Credit: Apple Store SOHO - Garageband Workshop by Midnight Taker on Flickr

Image Credit: "Apple Store SOHO - Garageband Workshop" by Midnight Talker on Flickr

The Apple Retail Stores have daily workshops covering Apple products and topics. These topics range from the very broad, such as getting adjusted to your new Mac life to the very specific, like Final Cut Pro or creating music on your Mac. On the outside these workshops may seem like a ploy to bring people into a store and purchase even more product, but they are extremely helpful. These are generally hour long sessions where you can get hands-on training, help, or learn how to do new things with Mac. Continue Reading »

My Mac Life: Day 10 – Desktop Blogging and Dashboard Fun

Image Credit: To blog by antony_mayfield on Flickr

Image Credit: "To blog" by antony_mayfield on Flickr

I never understood why I would need a desktop blogging application. It never made any sense, even during a period where I depended on them. Blogs have integrated plenty of the needed features to create, edit, and manage posts without the use of an additional piece of software. An application that replaces editing a blog post within the blog does not exist. Many times after working on a post, I find myself editing the draft to my specifications. Ironically I make this comment while searching for a desktop blogging application. Continue Reading »