The elephant gun uninstaller

This morning I was served up yet another reminder as to why CleanApp can be such a dangerous tool in the wrong hands, not that I needed another reminder. However this example is pretty succinct in that it highlights one of the main issues with an uninstaller that offers any file an application touches, as [...]

My brief encounter with Tweetie

I’m new to the Twitter phenomenon and with the small group of friends and other people/companies I follow, I am probably not what you’d call a power user. For one thing, while I can understand the power of the search feature, I still don’t get how you discover breaking news without already knowing about the [...]

Webroot SpySweeper – down but not out?

I wrote an article a little while back (here) about problems I’d had in cancelling an automated annual renewal that Webroot had set up for my SpySweeper software. The story ended with me having managed to finally cancel the renewal by telephoning the local Webroot office and speaking to someone. Despite having done that, I [...]

Spotify’s (not so little) little secret

When Spotify first launched I was mightily impressed. A proper Mac client, seemingly unlimited amounts of music that I could listen to for free and unobtrusive adverts. I still love Spotify although as time has progressed some of the shine has worn off. The audio adverts are still thankfully limited to 60 seconds every five [...]

CleanApp – Not for the faint hearted

I wrote recently about me experiences with three application uninstallers for the Mac, namely CleanApp, AppZapper and AppCleaner. After my experiences with looking at what CleanApp wanted to remove if I’d chosen to uninstall Apple’s Aperture software, I concluded that while CleanApp was a powerful and useful tool, it could easily delete files you needed [...]

Uninstallers – Three for your consideration

I’ve never been great at reviewing software. I could argue that it’s because I’m highly focused and just use the features I need. Alternatively I could just admit that I lack the mental discipline to methodically check every feature to see how it stacks up. In any case, I made a bit more of an [...]