Nathan Alderman is an iMore contributor. He’s been using Apple computers since his first Apple IIe in 1985, and writing professionally about Apple products and their software since 2005.
A graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, he’s worked full-time as an editor, writing coach, fact-checker, and writer for more than two decades. During his 12 years as a freelance contributor for Macworld, he covered Mac email clients, web browsers, web design tools, writing apps, and games.
Since coming to iMore in 2017, he’s written about many of those topics and more, including his efforts to digitize his movie library, escape the clutches of his cable company, set up a home media server, wage a never-ending battle against internet ads, and plumb the depths of Apple Arcade in search of hidden gems.
He spends his rapidly dwindling spare time writing fiction for fun, learning Spanish on his phone, volunteering for democracy as a canvasser, researcher, and writer, and talking about movies, Marvel, Muppets, and more on assorted podcasts on The Incomparable Network. Whether or not he’s doing any of those things at the moment, Nathan adores his wife and wrangles his alarmingly large children from the home they share in bucolic central Virginia.
Latest articles by Nathan Alderman

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Even with help from Apple’s much-discussed Game Porting Toolkit, you still can’t guarantee that Windows games will run on your Mac.

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Do the world’s worst job in the prettiest places with Cyan Worlds’ Firmament.

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No virtual machine, no problem

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Double Fine has done it again with Psychonauts 2, a ridiculously engaging, funny, and narratively driven platform. It released first on Xbox and PC and is now very playable on Mac. Yes, really.

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While the built-in webcam on your MacBook might not wow anyone with its quality, Reincubate's Camo Studio app can turn your iPhone into an excellent replacement.

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The combination app and Safari extension speeds up web page loads and saves bandwidth with "it just works" ease — but if you want its best feature, you'll have to pay up.

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All Turtles' oddly named app puts a powerful, easy-to-use video production suite at your fingertips.

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Forget fruitcake — to truly show your appreciation for friends and family, make sure they won't lose everything if their hard drive takes a dive.

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The Mac’s best user-friendly web site builder continues to rise from an ever-firmer foundation.

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Supergiant Games’s mythological marvel makes dying over and over again an absolute blast.

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The media server’s new feature lets you enjoy your movies and TV shows with faraway friends.

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This inexpensive, full-featured app keeps your workouts on track.

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The popular media server software now offers totally free streaming films and shows.

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This easy-to-use media server keeps your movies, TV, and music at your fingertips.

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One video-viewing app to rule them all.

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Reunite TV shows with their missing audio commentaries – and much more – with these step-by-step instructions.

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This well-written mystery game offers tons of pleasant surprises – and one huge disappointment.

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A sweet, slight story glues together this feel-good game about repairing what’s broken.

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Outstanding writing and voice acting make this mind-boggling murder mystery stand out.

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Can you outrun killer dark shadows? Take leaps of faith into the unknown? Traverse a world where nothing is what it seems? STELA will test your mettle.

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While it’s far from perfect, this thought-provoking first-person adventure offers a compelling mystery to unravel.

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This mini-masterpiece blends awe, danger, and a haunting sense of loss in a beautifully realized underwater world.

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