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.
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Use this free tool to fit video into smaller file sizes while preserving its picture quality.

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Turn any always-on Mac into an automatic ad blocker for your entire network.

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Ready to dive into the world of containerized software? This free app can help.

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One simple step can help keep your computer free from malware.

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Three ways to make your recorded TV commercial-free, from quick and lazy to time-consuming but precise.

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Freed from their plastic prisons, your Blu-ray movies can follow you to any device, while looking and sounding as pristine as ever.

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Learn how to take advantage of this web design app’s full capabilities.

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This simple tutorial will ease you into the ins and outs of this feature-packed but user-friendly web design app.

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A redesigned interface makes assembling prefab web sites a snap, while powerful new features let you customize your creations with ease.

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The top-of-the-line veteran or the super cheap upstart: Which indoor camera gives you the most bang for your buck?

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This handy, unobtrusive app brings a bevy of different storage services from the cloud to your Finder.

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Step-by-step instructions to turn any word processing document into bookstore-friendly ebooks and print-ready PDFs.

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There’s no clear winner in a matchup between these ebook-creation tools – just a question of what you want, and what you can afford.

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While we have some complaints about Vellum, it still functions like the software of our aspiring-author dreams.

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If you want to create great-looking ebooks with minimal hassle, your best option is probably sitting quietly on your hard drive right now.

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Apple’s update to its workhorse word processor makes professional-looking e-publishing easier than ever.

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Once you’ve mastered Scrivener’s basics, up your game with some of its more esoteric features.

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Here’s how to get your story, novel, screenplay, or research paper in the right shape to share with others.
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Learn what makes this popular writing app special — and how to tell whether it's the right choice for you.

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Scrivener can help you turn out a professional-looking movie script with surprising ease.

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This popular app makes it easy to just start writing.

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An easy-to-create Numbers spreadsheet can help you track your money without making you part with it.

