thinkmac.netBloghttp://www.thinkmac.net/blogs/2010-03-16T22:01:21ZSquarespaceApp Clutter - A look inside my App folderhttp://www.thinkmac.net/blogs/2010/3/16/app-clutter-a-look-inside-my-app-folder.htmljcost2010-03-16T21:21:47Z2010-03-16T21:21:47ZMy app folder is cluttered with crud. Do you know what you have installed on your Mac? I started to wonder what I had in my Applications folder that I never use. With all of these MacHeist style bundles available, I seem to buy a bunch of junk that I never ever use. I also demo a lot of software that I just don't care to register.

Essentially my workflow is this: I have a need for something, download several apps that have trial versions, install them and forget to uninstall them. I even have AppZapper, which makes uninstalling an app and getting all of the junk a snap. I just forget to use it.

Let's take a look at my current Applications folder:

Things circled in blue are apps that I depend on every day to function.

Things circled in pink are the items that fall into any one of these categories:


  • I reviewed it, but have no day to day use for it.

  • It was installed with some hardware I purchased.

  • I was running a trial version to test the capabilities and forgot to uninstall it.

  • One time use for a particular purpose.


Apps not circled indicate they fall somewhere between the blue and the pink, meaning I don't regularly use them, but when there is a time for them, I launch them.

Now I just need to launch AppZapper and start removing everything in pink! What's in your folder that you have never even used?

]]>Safari 4.05 Updatehttp://www.thinkmac.net/blogs/2010/3/11/safari-405-update.htmljcost2010-03-12T03:11:26Z2010-03-12T03:11:26ZRun Software Update and pickup the latest version of Safari. 

According to Apple,

This update is recommended for all Safari users and includes improvements to performance, stability, and security including:

  Performance improvements for Top Sites

  • Stability improvements for 3rd-party plug-ins
  • Stability improvements for websites with online forms and Scalable Vector Graphics
  • Fixes an issue that prevented Safari from changing settings on some Linksys routers
  • Fixes an issue that prevented some iWork.com users from commenting on documents

 For detailed information on the security content of this update, please visit this site:http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222.

]]>My iPhone Home Screenhttp://www.thinkmac.net/blogs/2010/2/27/my-iphone-home-screen.htmljcost2010-02-27T14:12:32Z2010-02-27T14:12:32ZDavid Sparks over at Macsparky.com has been featuring iPhone/iPod home screens for several Mac users. This week was my turn to be featured. Find out answers to several burning questions you probably want to know, like what my favorite app is [grin]. In addition to this Home screen series, David does screencasts, reviews, and provides his own opinion on what's hot in the Mac universe.

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