Articles by Dan Frakes
How to view the ~/Library folder in Mavericks and Yosemite
Ever since Lion (OS X 10.7), Apple has hidden your personal Library folder (~/Library) by default. In Lion and Mountain Lion (OS X 10.8), you could make the folder visible, but it required some work. In Mavericks (OS X 10.9) and Yosemite (OS X 10.10), it's a simple, easily accessible setting.
How to make a bootable OS X 10.10 Yosemite install drive
Creating a bootable installer disk lets you install Yosemite on multiple Macs and also makes a handy emergency drive. Here's how to set one up.Mac Gems: Recovery Partition Creator adds OS X Recovery to any drive
To use OS X's handy OS X Recovery feature, or to enable FileVault on an external drive, you need a special recovery partition on your drive. This utility can add it if the OS X installer didn't.Enable OS X’s Enhanced Dictation for on-the-fly transcription
OS X's dictation feature works pretty well, but with a simple setting change, you can enable on-the-fly dictation, even when offline. We show you how.Gear We Love: Twelve South HiRise holds your display, hides your gear
If you're looking for a way to raise your iMac or Apple Display to a more-ergnomic height, the HiRise for iMac does just that while giving you some extra gadget-hiding space.Gear We Love: Rickshaw Commuter line takes the mess out of messenger bags
Rickshaw Bagworks takes what's good about messenger-style bags and makes them great for those of us who don't deliver by cycle.
You won’t believe what we talk about on this week’s podcast!!!
Chris Breen is joined by two-Dans (Frakes and Moren) to discuss the news of the week including iPhone 5 batteries, Gruber's numbers, Facebook and clickbait, Surface 2 under water, and TiVo for cable cutters.Small heads, safe ears: The best headphones for kids
These days, kids need headphones, too. We looked at a slew of cans designed to fit your child's head while protecting their hearing.Gear We Love: Anker Quad-Port Wall Charger handles four devices and fits in your pocket
This sturdy, compact power adapter handles up to four devices at a time, charges iOS and Android devices at full speed, and is surprisingly inexpensive. What's not to love?Folderol review: Add color to your OS X Finder folders
Folderol colorizes the folder icons on your Mac.
We’ve got the Beats
Serenity Caldwell and special guest star Dan Frakes review the news of the week including OS X Yosemite, Apple's Beats music integration, and more.Gear We Love: Mountek car mounts make your CD player useful again
Mountek's mounts are sturdy and convenient, and they make clever use of the long-neglected CD player in your car's dash.Master your windows with Moom and Zooom
If you're still fiddling with title bars and thin window edges to move and resize windows, Moom and Zooom can make window management easier and more convenient.LogViewer for Time Machine review: Find Time Machine info in OS X system logs
When Time Machine goes awry, OS X's system logs record what went wrong. LogViewer makes it easier to find that info in the log.