I’ll say it right off the mark, I am no gamer, never have been, never will be. I really don’t see the point in playing games, it’s just not me. Last week The Icon Factory released their first Shareware strategy game, Frenzic. At first I passed off the news when I saw it was a [...]

People who have me added to their iChat buddy list will know my trend of signing in, then promptly signing out. I don’t venture into iChat often to have social conversations with people, that’s what Skype’s for. When I’m seen logging on and off iChat, it’s usually to check if someone I’m looking for is [...]

Author of 43Folders, and co-host of MacBreak Weekly, Merlin Mann is finally starting up his own video podcast, on a topic we cant get enough of - productivity.
The show which is titled “The Merlin Show” is set to be launched on Monday, February 26th, at thirty theoretically productive frames per second.
This looks like it could [...]

Each and every Friday I post a desktop wallpaper for all of you readers to have a change of scene, and get a different perspective of life through your LCD monitor. The image is taken using my Canon 350D DSLR. Photography really interests me and this gives me a nice way to showcase some work, [...]

Rumors of Apple refreshing the iMac and Mac Pro lines are riding high as of recent, there are some great things about these two machines, but there are a few things I’d like to see changed, revised, and added. to Apple’s top-selling consumer Macintosh, the iMac.
More Space For RAM
The current batch of iMac has two [...]

Over the past year I’ve seen many start blogs, and give up after a couple of months, if not weeks, because of the lack of daily visitors and traffic streaming through the tubes.
My advice for the first 6 months of running your blog, is to forget about the readership statistics, and focus on creating and [...]

Last evening I was clearing out my inbox in Mail, filing important emails, deleting spam, and replying to the stacks of Mail which required action.
In the cleanup, I discovered an email from Greg Abbott. In his email, he attached a GlennWolsey.com Dashboard Widget as a little thanks for the invitation I sent him to 8apps.
I [...]

8apps is a new startup company which is aimed at productive people, or people trying to become productive via their suite of online applications, which will help you to work better.
Currently three applications out of the planned eight are live. Handshake, Orchestrate, and Blueprint.
Handshake allows you to connect with friends and buddies, to open up [...]

Introducing Milk, the most innovative and perfect office desk in the world. It has a built in fish tank, pen holder, garbage bin, file cabinets, height adjuster & the box to hold all of your cable clutter. This is the most amazing, beautiful, stylish, and simplistic desk I have ever laid my eyes on.

Though prospective [...]

Gravatar, the extremely popular globally recognized avatar system is back online after been down for months, and causing some users to think it might have died a silent web death.
Registration is now open for the new 2.0 Public Beta. Previously registered members don’t need to sign up for a new account and can continue using [...]

GlennWolsey.com has been begging for a stylish design since the day the blog was launched. I’ve always wanted a theme which drives me even further to write, and keeps my blogging energy alive - yes, a theme can do that.
That’s why I used part of the recent donations collected to help fund paying web designer [...]

Each and every Friday I post a desktop wallpaper for all of you readers to have a change of scene, and get a different perspective of life through your LCD monitor. The image is taken using my Canon 350D DSLR. Photography really interests me and this gives me a nice way to showcase some work, [...]

If you’re looking to purchase a MacBook Pro to add to your computing realm in the near future, but aren’t too sure which one should take the center-place inside your Shopping Cart, there are a few thing you need to go over when choosing which model to buy.

I assume since you’ve chosen to buy a [...]

In the 21st century, not having a backup of your valuable data is almost like placing your computer in the middle of the highway and waiting for it to be destroyed. Thats why I purchased a LaCie Porsche 250GB external hard-drive to use as a back-up drive. Because I value my data.

Design
I had the [...]

It hasn’t been plain sailing for the Disco development team over the recent months leading up the the big 1.0 release of the disk burning application Disco. However, all aside, they’ve come out on top with a top quality release of one of the most visually pleasing applications of 2007.

Some of the new features this [...]

Apple have announced that the first official Apple retail store is coming soon to Melbourne, Australia. The store is part of a $200 million redevelopment the city is currently undergoing.

The store will feature a glass atrium ceiling, and will be adjacent to a hotel and shopping complex connected by a clear, circular-panel walkway.
I’m really excited [...]

Blogging is not the easiest thing in the world to do. Sure, writing content might seem simple, and even enjoyable, but what about all the other stressful tasks a blogger must complete? Such as SEO, monetizing, and gaining readers? These four blogs will help you out with all of the tasks listed above, and more.
ProBlogger
ProBlogger [...]

Each and every Friday I post a desktop wallpaper for all of you readers to have a change of scene, and get a different perspective of life through your LCD monitor. The image is taken using my Canon 350D DSLR. Photography really interests me and this gives me a nice way to showcase some work, [...]

Tony Hung, a guest poster on Darren Rowse’s popular blog ProBlogger has written an article entitled “5 Prerequisites For Blogging Success”.
Tony covers 5 highly detailed tips on what you can do to get the most from your blog. These are no short easy tips, if you’re looking to become a successful blogger it’ll take some [...]

I’ve got a few games to give away which I received around a year ago from Feral Interactive, a large gaming company for the PC and Mac.
The full games include the original DVD case and packaging, and have never been played.

Commandos: Battle Pack
Ford Racing 2
Tropico
If you’d like one of the games above, comment on this [...]

The prestigious 9rules blog network (in which I am a member of) is based around 9 main rules. I decided to take the 9rules and apply them to things you can all relate to; things which will help you improve your life and become a better person.

1. Love What You Do.
No matter what you are [...]

Resizing images is something you need to do at some stage during a day at the computer, no matter what working field you’re in. There are many different applications you can use to resize images, but nothing beats using Automator, an application bundled with OSX.
Why is Automator so great? Because it allows you to install [...]

I spend around two hours each and every day in my RSS reader, what do I gain from this? I get the latest news in my favorite industries, and a few good articles to read, but nothing more. The time spent in my RSS reader is wasted in my opinion, the less time I’m behind [...]

I’ve been wanting to start a blog based around Macintosh applications for a long time, as no other blog has covered this niche too well in the past. With MacApper, myself along with my crew of contributing authors aim to fill that niche, and offer top quality Mac software reviews, previews, interviews, tips and giveaways [...]

Each and every Friday I post a desktop wallpaper for all of you readers to have a change of scene, and get a different perspective of life through your LCD monitor. The image is taken using my Canon 350D DSLR. Photography really interests me and this gives me a nice way to showcase some work, [...]

ReviewMe is a service where companies can purchase a review on a blog. The review must be over 200 words, but as some dont understand, it doesn’t need to be a positive review to be accepted.
I have decided to close my account on ReviewMe for a few reasons.
1. The reason most of my software posts [...]

Want an application which will help you track and remember any password you enter on sites? 1Passwd is a program that keeps track of all your passwords and automatically fills them in when you visit a site.

Safari does this task well, but it’s not the best if you have hundreds of different passwords for sites, [...]