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  • MacBook Air supplies dwindle ahead of WWDC, Intel CPU refresh

    Ars Technica » Infinite Loop
    Andrew Cunningham
    17 May 2013 | 1:45 pm
    The 2013 MacBook Airs may soon be upon us. Jacqui Cheng Apple hasn't announced a significant update to any of its hardware since October of 2012, but if you're itching to get your hands on something new the wait may soon be over. AppleInsider reports that supplies of Apple's MacBook Air are beginning to shrink ahead of next month's Worldwide Developer Conference, with multiple major retailers listing the high-end 13-inch model in particular as "out of stock." The MacBook Air was last refreshed at WWDC in June of 2012. Apple's strict command of its supply chain means that it tends not to…

  • The Macalope Weekly: Missed connections

    Macworld
    18 May 2013 | 7:00 am
    You can almost see the “missed connection” personal ads these pundits would write: “You: gullible reader, looking for more information about the technology industry. Me: technology pundit willfully ignoring implicit costs, pushing really bad ideas, and misrepresenting survey results to generate page views.” Will they get together?! Read on! No such thing as a free lunch Writing for The Motley Fool, Steve Heller has some fun with language! “Apple Has a Siri-ous Problem.” Ahhhh, the Macalope sees what you did there! To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click…

  • Photomontage of the day: The world of wearable computers

    Fortune Tech: Technology blogs, news and analysis from Fortune Magazine » Apple 2.0
    Philip Elmer-DeWitt
    18 May 2013 | 6:39 am
    Forget those Galaxy S4 ads, says Credit Suisse, wearables are "the next big thing." FORTUNE -- Computers one wears, rather than carries in a briefcase, backpack or pocket, are at an "inflection point" -- a market poised to explode from $3 billion to $5 billion today to as much as $30 billion to $50 billion in three to five years. That's according to a Credit Suisse report snagged Friday by Barron's Tiernan Ray. The theory is that MORE

  • 'Crazy ant' invading Texas, destroying electronics

    MacNN
    18 May 2013 | 3:58 pm
    Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have discovered that the US fire ant population is being pushed out by "tawny crazy ants," with an affinity to the interior of electronic devices. The ants are capable of nesting in nearly any container, and as they travel, they disrupt other ant populations....    

  • 3D Paris Added to Apple Maps

    Apple Gazette
    Robin Parrish
    9 May 2013 | 1:21 pm
    Paris, France Apple has just gone live with a new 3D “Flyover” city in Apple Maps, and it’s a big one: Paris, France. Seems like we’ve been waiting for ages for this one. Ever since Apple Maps was launched with several major world cities depicted in 3D mode, users have been wondering why Paris wasn’t one of them. While we still don’t know what took so long, it’s impossible to argue with the quality of the finished product. Paris is fully rendered in all its 3D glory, and it’s one of the best-looking 3D cities Apple has presented yet. The chunk…
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  • 'Crazy ant' invading Texas, destroying electronics

    18 May 2013 | 3:58 pm
    Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have discovered that the US fire ant population is being pushed out by "tawny crazy ants," with an affinity to the interior of electronic devices. The ants are capable of nesting in nearly any container, and as they travel, they disrupt other ant populations....    

  • MacUpdate Weekend Sale:

    17 May 2013 | 8:59 pm
    This weekend MacUpdate has slashed prices on Painter 12 and Painter Lite. <a href="https://deals.macupdate.com/deal/14292/5274">Painter 12</a> retails for $429, but has been reduced by 54% to $199. <a href="https://deals.macupdate.com/deal/14296/5274">Painter Lite</a> has seen a 58% price cut from $69 to $29. Hurry, because these deals are only available until May 19th 2013.    

  • MetroPCS bows out of Net Neutrality lawsuit against FCC

    17 May 2013 | 6:26 pm
    In a court motion filed earlier today, MetroPCS is dropping its net neutrality opposition lawsuit against the Federal Communications Commission. The company filed a motion for voluntary dismissal, leaving Verizon to willingly fight the decree and US government on its own....    

  • Mozilla delays plans to block third-party tracking cookies in Firefox

    17 May 2013 | 5:48 pm
    Mozilla is delaying plans to start blocking third-party tracking cookies in Firefox by default, according to an announcement. The company states that more work is needed for the anti-tracking feature. "The idea is that if you have not visited a site (including the one to which you are navigating currently) and it wants to put a cookie on your computer, the site is likely not one you have heard of or have any relationship with," explains Mozilla's Brendan Eich. "But this is only likely, not always true."...    

  • Yahoo schedules press event for May 20, topic 'something special'

    17 May 2013 | 4:52 pm
    Yahoo is holding a "product-related" event on May 20. The New York City event will see CEO Marissa Mayer speaking on an undisclosed topic for about an hour at 5PM EST, which the company calls in an mass email "something special."...    
 
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  • Can You Replace Photoshop with Pixelmator?

    17 May 2013 | 1:17 pm
    In the wake of Adobe’s decision to provide new versions of Photoshop only to Creative Cloud subscribers, we wonder if Pixelmator could be an acceptable Photoshop substitute. Spoiler: the answer is, “It depends on who you are.” Read the full article at TidBITS, the oldest continuously published technology publication on the Internet. To get a full-text RSS feed, help support our work and become a TidBITS member! Members also enjoy an ad-free version of our Web site, email delivery of individual articles, the ability to make long comments with live links, and discounts on Take…

  • External Link: Rundown of Google I/O Announcements

    17 May 2013 | 12:15 pm
    Keeping up with Apple is hard enough, but when Google announces a boatload of products, updates, and services during a 3-hour keynote at the Google I/O developer conference, we’re happy to let others — The Next Web in this case — compile the list. Many of these announcements were relevant only to developers, but updates to Google Maps, the Google Play Music All Access streaming music service, new Google+ features, and a unified messaging service called Hangouts may be of interest to anyone using Google services. Read the full article at TidBITS, the oldest continuously published…

  • Big Number News Lacking in Context

    17 May 2013 | 12:13 pm
    After reading a couple of breathless announcements of the App Store’s 50 billionth download and Pixelmator 2.2’s 500,000 downloads, Adam Engst attempts to bring some context to these big numbers. Read the full article at TidBITS, the oldest continuously published technology publication on the Internet. To get a full-text RSS feed, help support our work and become a TidBITS member! Members also enjoy an ad-free version of our Web site, email delivery of individual articles, the ability to make long comments with live links, and discounts on Take Control orders and other Apple-related…

  • Creative Cloud Complaints Darken Adobe’s View of the Future

    17 May 2013 | 11:32 am
    Creative Cloud may be the way Adobe sees the future, but lots of people don’t like it. Josh Centers outlines some of the problems with Creative Cloud, with suggestions on both how Adobe could solve them and how you can register your opinions.  Read the full article at TidBITS, the oldest continuously published technology publication on the Internet. To get a full-text RSS feed, help support our work and become a TidBITS member! Members also enjoy an ad-free version of our Web site, email delivery of individual articles, the ability to make long comments with live links, and discounts…

  • FunBITS: Dots for iPhone

    17 May 2013 | 3:34 am
    Dots is a simple, yet addicting casual connect-the-dots game for the iPhone.  Read the full article at TidBITS, the oldest continuously published technology publication on the Internet. To get a full-text RSS feed, help support our work and become a TidBITS member! Members also enjoy an ad-free version of our Web site, email delivery of individual articles, the ability to make long comments with live links, and discounts on Take Control orders and other Apple-related products.
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  • Share between devices painlessly with Instashare

    Shawn "Doc" Boyd
    18 May 2013 | 3:00 pm
    There will come a time when you would like to simply transfer a file from one iOS device to another or to a Mac; it's inevitable. When the time arises, you will discover as most of us already have that the process is not as straightforward as one would think, considering how powerful these devices are. The most common methods used up to this point have been emailing oneself, cloud services like iCloud or Dropbox, file sync with the USB cable and iTunes or pleading with the always capricious Camera Connection Kit. Thankfully the developers at TwoManShow have developed a wonderful app to take…

  • Caturday: Mac mini is Biru's pillow

    Steven Sande
    18 May 2013 | 1:00 pm
    What can be more comfortable to a cat than a pillow that blows warm air out of an optical media slot and vibrates ever so gently? That appears to be why Biru (Indonesian for Blue) loves to rest on a Mac mini owned by reader Peter Stagg and his wife. Peter says, "Biru is my wife's British Short-haired and constant companion, especially when she is working in her study or on her laptop. He has claimed the lives of two laptops so far and is working on the Mac mini, very slowly. When he's not enjoying the warm air expelled from the optical media slot he lies across the front of the keyboard and…

  • DevJuice: Spark Inspector offers real time iOS interface inpection

    Erica Sadun
    18 May 2013 | 8:00 am
    Spark Inspector (US$39.99 single-license) offers an exciting new development tool. Targeting devs looking to refine their user interfaces, it enables you to interactively tweak view properties like frames and layers. The app centers around an Interface Builder-like experience, with familiar-looking attribute and size inspectors. If you're comfortable in Xcode 4, you'll easily find your way around this tool. In addition, it provides a custom layer inspector -- one that could (and, honestly should) inspire Apple. It enables you to update layer attributes like shadows and transforms, while…

  • Weekend Poll: What apps did you discover via the 50 billionth download contest?

    Erica Sadun
    17 May 2013 | 6:00 pm
    On Wednesday, Apple sold its 50 billionth iOS app. TUAW was there keeping track of the excitement and monitoring the iTunes store. Many of our colleagues and readers used this contest as an opportunity to stock up on numerous free apps, to test and explore. Were you one of them? What apps did you download and which ones do you love? Here at TUAW, most of our choices were word of mouth -- Megan downloaded Moves while I gave the Target app a try. I managed to convince Steve Sande to pick up Enigma. Sadly, none of us won. What about you? Did you discover a really great app while trying to win…

  • Kenu Airframe: An ingenious car mount for your iPhone

    Steven Sande
    17 May 2013 | 5:00 pm
    One thing that seems to be a common attribute of hard-core Apple fans is that they are connoisseurs of great design. It doesn't matter if it's the sleek curves of a new iMac or the minimalist slab of the iPhone 5, we love how the devices are designed with pleasing dimensions and an enjoyable tactile sensation. That's why I was instantly attracted to the Kenu Airframe (US$24.95), a simple and lightweight smartphone car mount that's perfect for present and future iPhones. Design Some of the car mounts I've received for review over the years have been expensive overkill. They often use a suction…
 
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  • Apple and Sony 'iRadio' Negotiations Stalling Over Skipped Songs

    Juli Clover
    17 May 2013 | 1:58 pm
    Earlier today a report suggested that the launch of Apple's upcoming streaming music service deemed "iRadio" may be delayed due to difficult negotiations with Sony Music and Warner Music Group. CNET is offering some additional information on Apple's trouble with Sony Music, explaining that the fees to be paid for skipped songs have become a point of contention between the companies.Apple and Sony Music, the world's second largest music label, are still trying to hammer out details over how much Apple would pay for songs that people listen to a fraction of and then skip, according to people…

  • Tightening MacBook Air Supplies at Resellers Hint at Upcoming Refresh

    Juli Clover
    17 May 2013 | 10:31 am
    As noted by AppleInsider, MacBook Air supplies are beginning to dry up as Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference approaches. Currently, the 13.3-inch 256GB 1.8Ghz MacBook Air is out of stock at Amazon.com, with a listed one to two month waiting period. While the low end 13.3-inch MacBook Air is in stock, the 11.6-inch MacBook Air is in short supply. Amazon lists an inventory of just ten 1.7Ghz 128GB 11.6-inch MacBook Airs and just one lower end 64GB 11.6-inch MacBook Air available through a third party. Several other authorized Apple resellers, such as MacConnection, MacMall, and…

  • Difficult Negotiations May Prevent 'iRadio' Launch at WWDC

    Eric Slivka
    17 May 2013 | 9:05 am
    Last week, we noted that Apple was still struggling to convince the major music labels to sign on to its planned streaming service, informally dubbed "iRadio", with Sony and Warner reportedly holding out even after market leader Universal had agreed to Apple's revised terms. In a new article highlighting how Google was able to announce its own music service ahead of Apple, The Verge notes that Apple's desire to provide a hybrid listener experience has meant more work at the negotiating table.For starters, Google chose to offer a standard subscription music service very similar to those built…

  • U.S. Department of Defense Approves iOS 6 Devices for Military Networks

    Eric Slivka
    17 May 2013 | 7:56 am
    Following a report from earlier this month indicating that the U.S. Department of Defense was preparing to approve Apple devices running iOS 6 for use on military networks, Bloomberg now reports that the department has officially issued the authorization, opening the door for greater use of Apple's products.The Defense Department said in a statement today that it has approved the use of Cupertino, California-based Apple’s products running a version of the iOS 6 mobile platform. The decision eventually may spur a three-way fight for a market long dominated by Waterloo, Ontario-based…

  • Corning Announces 'Lotus XT' Substrate Glass for Brighter, Cheaper Mobile Displays

    Eric Slivka
    17 May 2013 | 7:18 am
    Corning yesterday announced (via Engadget) the launch of its latest glass substrate for LCD and OLED displays, Lotus XT Glass. While Corning is famous for its Gorilla Glass used by Apple and other device manufacturers to provide durable covers for their displays, substrate glass like Lotus Glass is used within the displays themselves to support the transistors and other components necessary for the displays to function. The Corning Lotus Glass platform enables organic light-emitting diode (OLED) displays and liquid crystal displays (LCD) that use either low-temperature poly-silicon (LTPS) or…
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  • The Macalope Weekly: Missed connections

    18 May 2013 | 7:00 am
    You can almost see the “missed connection” personal ads these pundits would write: “You: gullible reader, looking for more information about the technology industry. Me: technology pundit willfully ignoring implicit costs, pushing really bad ideas, and misrepresenting survey results to generate page views.” Will they get together?! Read on! No such thing as a free lunch Writing for The Motley Fool, Steve Heller has some fun with language! “Apple Has a Siri-ous Problem.” Ahhhh, the Macalope sees what you did there! To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click…

  • The Week in iPad Cases: Just keep swimming

    18 May 2013 | 6:00 am
    If you enjoyed this week's roundup of iPhone cases, check out last week’s edition, Opposites Attract.

  • Remains of the Day: Shape up, ship out

    17 May 2013 | 4:30 pm
    iOS devices are in the army now, Intel’s former CEO recounts his Apple misstep, and Apple’s got its work cut out for its WWDC keynote. The remainders for Friday, May 17, 2013 lead the way. Apple Mobile Devices Approved for Use on U.S. Military Networks (Bloomberg) The Pentagon has given thumbs up to iOS 6 devices on military networks, though the Defense Department is still waiting for Apple’s much anticipated “Find My Enemies” app. Paul Otellini’s Intel: Can the Company That Built the Future Survive It? (The Atlantic) To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please…

  • Review: HardShell Case coats Retina MacBook Pro in a candy-colored shell

    17 May 2013 | 11:21 am
    As sturdy as Apple’s MacBooks are, it’s a little depressing to pull your laptop out of your bag and discover a ding or scratch on the aluminum case. If you want some extra protection for your laptop, Handy Candy Cases’ $60 HardShell Case might be the answer. Hard Candy makes the HardShell Case for the Retina MacBook Pro and the MacBook Air. (I tested a version for the 15-inch Retina MacBook Pro.) The case consists of four pieces of translucent, rigid plastic. The plastic doesn’t feel brittle or cheap, and it’s available in blue, black, lime, or red. Snapping the HardShell Case onto…

  • The Week in iOS Apps: Ode to joy!

    17 May 2013 | 10:45 am
    This week's roundup of new and updated iOS apps includes cool new offerings for music and movies, as well as a new storytelling form designed just for your phone or tablet.
 
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    MacTech News

  • Apple to suggest changes to U.S. corporate tax laws

    dsellers
    17 May 2013 | 7:15 am
    Apple, which holds US$102 billion in cash and investments outside the U.S., will suggest changes to corporate tax laws to encourage companies to bring more cash into the country, reports "Bloomberg" (http://tinyurl.com/an63hjh). read more

  • microLARGE Software Taskdesk for the Mac

    dsellers
    17 May 2013 | 6:46 am
    microLARGE Software has introduced Taskdeck, a task and to-do list app for Mac OS X (10.7.4 or higher). It costs US$7.99. Taskdeck promises a minimalist, keyboard-driven user interface with features like tags, attachments, drag 'n drop prioritization, searching and filtering. Related tasks are grouped into lists, with each list showing a badge that indicates the number of open, due, or overdue tasks. read more

  • Paddle launches demo/trial framework for Mac developers

    dsellers
    17 May 2013 | 6:31 am
    Paddle has announced Paddle for Developers. It's a simple framework allowing Mac software developers to create trial and demo versions of their Mac applications. The Paddle framework, in its basic installation, allows users to offer a trial/demo version and take payments in-app. The framework can purportedly be added to an existing Mac application in as little as five minutes. read more

  • PDFpen for Mac OS X upgraded to version 6.0.3

    dsellers
    17 May 2013 | 4:55 am
    Smile (www.smilesoftware.com) has announced PDFpen 6.0.3, the latest version of its all-purpose PDF editing tool. The upgrade adds support for the Polish language OCR, and includes numerous fixes. The changes in PDFpen 6.0.3 have also been made in PDFpenPro 6.0.3, the pro version that can also convert websites into PDFs, create fillable PDF forms, automatically create form fields in non-interactive PDF forms, construct document table of contents, and set document permission settings that restrict saving, printing, and copying. read more

  • MacA&D 4.1 adds business process models

    dsellers
    17 May 2013 | 4:53 am
    Excel Software (www.excelsoftware.com) has announced enhancements to its MacA&D application for requirements management, system and software design, code generation and report generation.   The newly added Business Process Model Notation supports Collaboration, Process, Choreography and Conversation diagrams. The new release includes color and editing features in the Table editor, improved integration between diagram and definition entries for requirements and use cases, plus usability enhancements to menu commands, toolbars, tool palettes, cursors and diagram drawing. read more
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  • The TouchArcade Show - 104 - Bathroom Buddies

    Brad Nicholson
    17 May 2013 | 2:00 pm
    In this week's episode of The TouchArcade Show, we make the best of an (arguably) "slow" week by discussing the issues revolving around this week's latest releases. For example, we dig into runner fatigue and Chillingo's brand image. We also talk about what kids are playing and why genres that our touch devices don't do so great tend to click with them. In addition to this, we dive into Trucker: Parking Simulator (don't laugh), Gravity Guy 2, Blitz Brigade and more. If you'd like to give us a listen this week -- and you do want to listen because this week's opening story is, like, woah -- go…

  • TA Plays: 'Trucker: Parking Simulator' - Parking Like A Boss

    Brad Nicholson
    17 May 2013 | 10:26 am
    We know what you're thinking, but give Trucker: Parking Simulator [Free] a chance. Parking a massive truck with a stupid big trailer can be as rewarding as landing a video game airplane. It takes a lot of skill, a lot of understanding of how physics, momentum, and trajectory play into the perfect parking job. It's kinda surprising (and awesome), as Eli and I discovered today. This sim's a particularly hard sale because the titling is so awful, so we decided to do a little video of the game in action to show it off. In the below, Eli and I power through several levels, carefully avoiding all…

  • New Pik Pok Movie Game 'Turbo Racing League' Features a Million Dollars in Cash Prizes

    Jared Nelson
    17 May 2013 | 10:16 am
    There was a time when pretty much every movie tie-in game was just plain awful, but for some reason in the mobile gaming world there have been quite a few really good ones. Games like Temple Run Oz or Fruit Ninja Puss in Boots take an already proven formula for a game and weave the movie theme around it to make a natural fit. One of the newest movie tie-in games released is a joint venture between PikPok and Dreamworks Studios for the upcoming movie Turbo. The movie is about a snail named Turbo who dreams of being a race car driver, and following a freak accident involving a nitrous oxide…

  • Freebie Alert: 'Gangstar Rio: City of Saints' and 'N.O.V.A. 3' Both Free for the Weekend

    Jared Nelson
    17 May 2013 | 9:20 am
    Gangstar Rio: City of Saints, Free - Gameloft is offering up a couple of freebies this weekend on two games which have never been free before. First up is Gangstar Rio: City of Saints [Free], their take on the whole Grand Theft Auto open-world sandbox game. We reviewed Gangstar Rio when it released back in late 2011, and despite some typical Gameloft-isms like terrible voice work and a paper thin story, we thought it offered up a fairly robust open-world crime game experience. It's been pretty regularly updated too, adding in new content and most recently widescreen support for the iPhone 5.

  • 'The Simpsons: Tapped Out' Receives New Update, Level Cap Expanded and New Buildings Added

    Brad Nicholson
    17 May 2013 | 8:37 am
    EA's The Simpsons: Tapped Out [Free] received a new update the other day, adding in a bunch of new stuff especially for maxed out players. Of most note, the update expands the cap to level 29 and allows you to pick up Agnes Skinner. Also, new buildings, including Sprawl-Mart have been added in addition to a new quest involving Agnes and new Springfield Park Entrance and Cobblestone Wall decorations. The Simpsons: Tapped Out, for the 12 of you or so who haven't seen it yet, is a free-to-play city simulation game that tasks you with building a new Springfield after the first one got blown up.
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    Ars Technica » Infinite Loop

  • MacBook Air supplies dwindle ahead of WWDC, Intel CPU refresh

    Andrew Cunningham
    17 May 2013 | 1:45 pm
    The 2013 MacBook Airs may soon be upon us. Jacqui Cheng Apple hasn't announced a significant update to any of its hardware since October of 2012, but if you're itching to get your hands on something new the wait may soon be over. AppleInsider reports that supplies of Apple's MacBook Air are beginning to shrink ahead of next month's Worldwide Developer Conference, with multiple major retailers listing the high-end 13-inch model in particular as "out of stock." The MacBook Air was last refreshed at WWDC in June of 2012. Apple's strict command of its supply chain means that it tends not to…

  • Mac malware signed with Apple ID infects activist’s laptop

    Dan Goodin
    17 May 2013 | 10:50 am
    F-Secure Stealthy Mac OS X spyware that was digitally signed with a valid Apple Developer ID has been detected on the laptop of an Angolan activist attending a human rights conference, researchers said. The backdoor, which is programmed to take screenshots and send them to remote servers under the control of the attackers, was spread using a spear phishing e-mail, according to privacy activist Jacob Appelbaum. Spear phishing is a term for highly targeted e-mails that address the receiver by name and usually appear to come from someone the receiver knows. The e-mails typically discuss topics…

  • Apple CEO: “We’re going very deep” with US manufacturing

    Lee Hutchinson
    17 May 2013 | 8:44 am
    Apple CEO Tim Cook gave a lengthy interview with Politico which was published yesterday, shedding some light on what he plans to say in his upcoming congressional appearance on Apple's tax practices. There's a hidden gem at the end of the piece, however: And Cook is also promoting a $100 million investment in domestic manufacturing, where the company will begin producing a new version of a current Mac product later this year. "We’re going very deep in this project," Cook said, noting that not only will the final product be manufactured in the US, but so will many of its components. Arizona,…

  • Apple CEO to testify to Congress on $100 billion cash stash, taxes, jobs

    Lee Hutchinson
    17 May 2013 | 8:21 am
    Apple CEO Tim Cook. lemagit Unlike his predecessor, Apple CEO Tim Cook doesn't appear reluctant to face down a Senate subcommittee. He's due to appear in Washington DC next week to testify at a Senate hearing on offshore profit shifting and he plans to directly address the concerns Congress is raising: The Subcommittee will continue its examination of the structures and methods employed by multinational corporations to shift profits offshore and how such activities are affected by the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations. Witnesses will include representatives from the Department of…

  • “SpecialisRevelio!” Macs use Harry Potter spell to unlock secret “backdoor”

    Dan Goodin
    17 May 2013 | 6:24 am
    Aurich Lawson / Warner Bros. Entertainment The Mac on your desk or on the cafe table next to you has a chip with secret functions that can be unlocked only by inputting a spell from the Harry Potter series. The SMC, or system management controller, is a chip used to regulate a Mac's current and voltage, manage its light sensor, and temporarily store FileVault keys. Turns out that the SMC contains undocumented code that is invoked by entering the word "SpecialisRevelio," the same magic words used to reveal hidden charms, hexes, or properties used by wizards in the Harry Potter series written…
 
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    MacFixIt

  • Q&A: MacFixIt Answers

    Topher Kessler
    17 May 2013 | 4:53 pm
    Readers ask questions about library locations, Wi-Fi networks, and using an internal hard drive as an external drive.

  • How to handle OS X firmware updates that won't install

    Topher Kessler
    17 May 2013 | 3:35 pm
    If you've got an OS X firmware update that just refuses to install properly, there are a few things you can try to remedy the situation.

  • Ways to hide applications in OS X

    Topher Kessler
    16 May 2013 | 11:20 am
    If you're looking for ways to focus better on your work, taking advantage of Apple's application-hiding features may help.

  • New Mac spyware found in the Oslo Freedom Forum

    Topher Kessler
    16 May 2013 | 8:34 am
    One surprise is that the new spyware found on Oslo Freedom Forum members' systems has a valid Apple Developer ID.

  • How to revert a language change in OS X

    Topher Kessler
    15 May 2013 | 5:25 pm
    If the OS X system language changes to one you don't understand, you may have to navigate to the system preferences and revert the changes by using visual landmarks.
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    Digg

  • If Yahoo Buys Tumblr, What Will It Do With All That Porn?

    18 May 2013 | 12:44 pm
    If Yahoo! succeeds in its attempt to acquire Tumblr, it will end up with one of the hottest Internet properties in today’s Web, with access to the coveted youth market and a foothold in mobile.

  • Patton Oswalt's Amazing 'Star Wars Episode VII' Rant, Brought To Life

    18 May 2013 | 12:02 pm
    The totally improvised, 7 1/2 minute filibuster from an episode of "Parks & Recreation", in which Patton Oswalt outlines his vision of "Star Wars: Episode VII" could not possibly have been more perfect, could it? Well, yes, it could, actually.

  • A Trip That Doesn't End

    18 May 2013 | 11:30 am
    One night in the fall of 1987, a college freshman ate half of a microdot of acid on his way to a party. The tingling euphoria, splendid visuals, and sudden bursts of insight mostly wore off by the time he retired to his dorm. But the following morning, some effects still remained.

  • Grizzly Trying To Eat GoPro Caught On Tape

    18 May 2013 | 11:25 am
    If you've ever wondered what it's like to be eaten by a grizzly, a new video shot by a biologist in Alaska should help satisfy your curiosity.

  • Meet The Malaysian Neo-Nazis Fighting For A Pure Malay Race

    18 May 2013 | 10:51 am
    Adopting a worldview that specifically discriminates against your race seems a very odd thing to do.
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    MacStories

  • → Learning to Love Evernote

    Federico Viticci
    17 May 2013 | 9:04 am
    A collection of 10 DRM-free Evernote screencasts by my friend Bradley Chambers. I watched the videos, and I think Bradley did a good job in providing a general overview of Evernote, as well as offering some useful tips on how to use it on OS X and iOS. An iBooks version for iPad is also available. ∞ Read this on MacStories

  • iTunes 11.0.3 Supports AirPlay Speaker Control Via AppleScript

    Federico Viticci
    16 May 2013 | 1:15 pm
    Also new in iTunes 11.0.3 is an update to the app’s AppleScript dictionary that adds support for controlling AirPlay speakers. The AppleScript additions contain several options: you can check on an AirPlay device’s name, activity, availability on the network, kind (computer, Apple TV, other AirPlay device, etc), network address, and even if it supports audio or video. This is a particularly welcome addition as it has been requested by users willing to script iTunes’ speakers for years now. Previously, the best option was to rely on GUI scripting to enable/disable speakers;…

  • iTunes 11.0.3 Brings New App Updates Screen

    Federico Viticci
    16 May 2013 | 12:32 pm
      In the 11.0.3 update for iTunes released today, Apple included a new “Updates” area for iOS apps. As noted by MacStories reader Graham Robson, the Apps area of iTunes now comes with a new “Updates” tab that lists available app updates (if any); if there are no updates, the screen will say “All Apps Are Up to Date”. As with previous versions of iTunes, you can press Command+R to check for updates both in the main Apps area, as well as the new Updates tab. When updates are available, iTunes 11.0.3 will display a red “Update” ribbon on an…

  • Apple Releases iTunes 11.0.3 with Updated MiniPlayer, Various Improvements

    Federico Viticci
    16 May 2013 | 10:44 am
    Released in late November 2012, Apple today updated iTunes to version 11.0.3. The new version, available through the Mac App Store’s Software Update panel, brings a redesigned MiniPlayer, an improved songs view, support for multi-disc albums, and performance improvements. The biggest change of iTunes 11.0.3 is the new MiniPlayer. Sporting a progress bar, the MiniPlayer now also comes with a larger artwork view that can be activated by clicking on the artwork thumbnail in the bottom left corner. The new artwork view will turn the MiniPlayer into a widget reminiscent of desktop music…

  • → Pebble Adds Two-Way Communication API for Watchapps to PebbleKit

    Cody Fink
    16 May 2013 | 9:15 am
    For both Android and iOS, Pebble developers can now add two-way communication to their applications for their watchapps through Pebble’s SDK, PebbleKit. The AppMessage API enables Pebble watches to send and receive data from smartphone apps for remotely controlling internet connected devices, receiving scores from your favorite sports teams, and checking in with apps like Foursquare or Facebook. iOS developers utilizing two-way communication, however, will need to have their apps whitelisted through Pebble as a part of the Made For iPhone program. In the future, Pebble plans on making…
 
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  • A New iPhone Is Just Like Having A New Girlfriend

    Ray Basile
    3 May 2013 | 11:31 am
      Every new relationship begins with that glorious honeymoon period. You spend as much time as you can together. You're constantly holding each other. You spend time in bed with her and every little thing she does seems so amazing. It's love at first sight. That's exactly how it feels to embrace a brand new iPhone and fondle it with loving care right out of the box. It's the first thing you see every morning when you wake up and the last thing you see going to bed at night. College Humor pokes fun at this sad but true loving relationship between a man and his precious…

  • Upcoming iOS 7 to Launch at WWDC 2013 With Flat Interface Design

    Ray Basile
    3 May 2013 | 1:27 am
      The myth of a flat earth which became widespread during the first half of the 20th century shares a common bond with recent reports that the upcoming iOS 7 interface design driven by Apple's SVP of Industrial Design Jony Ive — is said to be “very, very flat”. If those reports are accurate, the latest streamlined iOS 7 will lose all signs of gloss, shine, and skeuomorphic design elements like faux leather-stitching and wood veneers evident in both current and past versions of the popular iOS. A longstanding design aesthetic based on real-life visual metaphors blessed by the…

  • North Korea Nukes App Targets The App Store

    Ray Basile
    4 Apr 2013 | 9:21 pm
    If San Francisco indie developer Elam Nikserof has his way with Apple — a wicked new multi-player game called “NK Nukes” will be worming its way into the App Store within the next few weeks.  His free novelty app let's players target major cities across the United States from North Korea — giving users the option of choosing a Kim Jong-iI or little Kim Jong-Un likeness to ride atop an array of nuclear bombs as they soar through the air in an attempt to obliterate America.  Nikersoff used the wildly popular iShoot tank game as his inspiration, but…

  • This Iron Man Mark VII iPhone 5 Case Flashes An Obnoxious Nerd Alert

    Ray Basile
    2 Apr 2013 | 7:40 pm
      There's really very few things that would cause Tony Stark to quietly shuffle off into the shadows from instant humiliation — until now that is. With Iron Man 3 finally hitting theaters, I would expect this official MARVEL iPhone 5 Mark VII protective armor case to signal the start of a long comic geek parade of grand consumerism. The arc reactor located right above the sculpted abs on this bulky little marvel can be set to illuminate for incoming calls — sending a clear nerd alert signal to everyone in the room. An alert which will instantly cause that one ultra-shy hot…

  • Apple Begins New iPhone Production This Quarter

    Ray Basile
    2 Apr 2013 | 1:05 pm
      Apple is planning to begin production on its new iPhone in Q2 2013 according to a WSJ report — with the size and shape remaining similar to the current iPhone 5 device. Earlier analyst reports anticipated a summer launch of the next-generation iPhone which many believe will only be another incremental upgrade. Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster told CNET that he expects the iPhone 5S to launch in late June with a faster A7 chip processor, upgraded software and a better camera on board and LED technology called “Smart Flash.” The much-rumored fingerprint reader security feature…
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  • iPad Mini 2 Leaked!

    Noemi
    15 May 2013 | 8:05 pm
    It’s time for the inevitable leak. With Apple fanboys and fangirls waiting not so patiently for the the details on the latest iPads (and iPhones, and iOS, and everything…), there has never been any doubt that a leak of some sort would come out. And what better time than a few weeks before the WWDC? I practically woke up to the news of an iPad Mini 2 leak, except that it probably is not going to be called iPad Mini 2. According to Mobileaks, Apple has diverged from the practice of naming their gadgets following number sequencing. We see this from the “New iPad”. Of…

  • Apple Says Publisher Deal Improved Competition

    Mel
    15 May 2013 | 6:33 pm
    Apple is under fire from the United States Department of Justice for allegations that it has conspired with other book publishers to illegally fix the prices of e-books.  The DOJ has has said that Apple’s defense against the allegations are unconvincing and “untethered from both precedent and logic.” But in an 81-page April 26 filing that recently became public, Apple has denied the accusations. The company has gone on to say that the discussions described by the DOJ are not a proof of collusion but were nothing more than tough business negotiations. It further said that the end result…

  • Makers of Clear Readying Rival for Instagram

    Robin Parrish
    14 May 2013 | 8:14 am
    Realmac Software, makers of some of the slickest Mac and iOS apps, are preparing to drop a new photography app called Analog Camera. If you love the ultra-simple interface and gestures of their to-do app Clear, you’re going to feel right at home with Analog. I should clarify that the “rival for Instagram” in the title above isn’t meant to refer to Instagram’s social network. It’s a reference to Instagram’s photography and filters. Analog Camera works just as you’d expect an iPhone app from Realmac to work: with quick gestures and a silky smooth…

  • Apple HQ Celebrates Decade of iTunes with Surprise Concert

    Robin Parrish
    10 May 2013 | 2:38 pm
    [Image source]Apple HQ in Cupertino, California held an outdoor “A Decade of iTunes” party last night exclusively for employees, and even brought in a surprise musical act. So who was it? And what did the event look like? We’ve got a dozen pics from the scene. If you happened to be driving past Apple’s headquarters in Cupertino, California last night with the windows of your car rolled down, you might have heard music filling the air. Everyone on staff knew about the party/concert/event, but many were surprised by the band Apple brought out to perform: OneRepublic.

  • 3D Paris Added to Apple Maps

    Robin Parrish
    9 May 2013 | 1:21 pm
    Paris, France Apple has just gone live with a new 3D “Flyover” city in Apple Maps, and it’s a big one: Paris, France. Seems like we’ve been waiting for ages for this one. Ever since Apple Maps was launched with several major world cities depicted in 3D mode, users have been wondering why Paris wasn’t one of them. While we still don’t know what took so long, it’s impossible to argue with the quality of the finished product. Paris is fully rendered in all its 3D glory, and it’s one of the best-looking 3D cities Apple has presented yet. The chunk…
 
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  • iPhone 5S component photos leaked, could indicate more colors to choose from

    Chris Barylick
    17 May 2013 | 7:57 am
    A couple pictures may indicate a lot about the next-gen iPhone. Over on Boy Genius Report, a number of leaked high-resolution photos of assorted components may indicate that Apple is looking to expand the color scheme the next-gen iPhone handset will be available in. Earlier rumors have suggested that the iPhone 5S will include several internal changes such as a faster processor, a better camera and possibly even a fingerprint scanner that makes use of Apple’s AuthenTec acquisition. Nothing has been confirmed at this point, but leaked photos of redesigned internal components suggest that…

  • Rumor: AU Optronics may not be part of next-gen iPad mini screen supply chain

    Chris Barylick
    17 May 2013 | 7:35 am
    With any luck, the next-gen iPad mini’s screen will be awesome. But AU Optronics may not be part of it. Per DigiTimes, AU Optronics, which has reportedly “faced issues” in producing iPad mini display panels, are cited as “not expected” to remain a major iPad mini panel supplier. However, the company is said to have submitted panels for use in the next iPad mini for certification by Apple. The company must await Apple’s approval, the report indicated, but LG Display and Sharp have already been selected as panel suppliers. The report did not give any…

  • UPS for iPad app goes live, now available in App Store

    Chris Barylick
    17 May 2013 | 7:17 am
    You’ve gotta admit…a UPS app for the iPad sounds attractive. Per 9to5Mac, UPS announced on Thursday that the company is finally rolling out its native UPS for iPad app that brings the ability to track and schedule deliveries as well as access to features of UPS My Choice® and enhanced mapping features. The app offers the following functions without having to log in: – Track packages and freight shipments. – Save up to 5 tracking numbers in your tracking list. – See the current location of your package on a map. – Find UPS service locations via GPS. When you log in, you…

  • Apple releases MacBook Air Flash Storage Firmware Update 1.0 for mid-2012 MacBook Air notebook

    Chris Barylick
    17 May 2013 | 6:59 am
    If you’re using a mid-2012 MacBook Air, you’re going to want to snag this. Per 9to5Mac, Apple on Thursday released its MacBook Air Flash Storage Firmware Update 1.0, a 1.69 megabyte download that helps to address problems with the device recovering from a crash. Apple release notes said the update addresses “a storage firmware issue that, in rare cases, may cause a system to fail to recover from crash.” The update requires a mid-2012 MacBook Air notebook running OS X 10.7.5 or OS X 10.8.3 or later to install and run. If you’ve tried the update and have any feedback to…

  • Apple releases iTunes 11.0.3 update

    Chris Barylick
    17 May 2013 | 6:43 am
    It’s not the biggest update in the world, but it might make a difference. Late Thursday, Apple released version 11.0.3 of its iTunes multimedia/jukebox application. The new version, a 197.3 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes: - New MiniPlayer. MiniPlayer now includes a beautiful new view that showcases your album artwork. In addition, a progress bar is now built right into MiniPlayer. - Improved Songs View. You can now enjoy your album artwork while in Songs view. - Multi-Disc Albums. Albums with multiple discs now appear as a single album. iTunes 11.0.3 requires an…
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  • Good Gadget’s Glass Guard screen protector for iPhone 5 review

    Susanna Nesses
    18 May 2013 | 2:17 pm
    Do you want to keep your iPhone screen safe from scratches and damage? And why do so many people have iPhones with cracked screens? The Glass Guard screen protector by Good Gadget may be the solution. Good Gadget says the screen is 5x stronger than most plastic protectors, and it’s bubble-free. The tempered glass has optical nano anti-glare coating for a clear, sharper image that doesn’t reflect much in bright conditions. While the surface glides smoother than the glass of the iPhone itself, the touch screen responsiveness is unaffected. The bezel of the phone screen comes in black,…

  • Can an iPhone 5S rescue Apple’s dwindling smartphone share?

    Kaled Ali
    18 May 2013 | 9:33 am
    With Apple's stock in an unstable state and the press questioning its innovation, other competitors such as Samsung have taken the lead. Apple is rumored to be working on a new iPhone 5S as well as an iPhone 6, which is exactly what the company needs in order to retake some of the market share that they have lost. Tim Cook has been under fire in recent months, mainly because customers are becoming aware that Apple's current product lineup is made up of mostly refreshes of older devices.Continue reading Can an iPhone 5S rescue Apple’s dwindling smartphone share?Related posts:iPhone…

  • Bracketron Mi-T Grip Dash Mount review

    Kirk Hiner
    18 May 2013 | 7:16 am
    With a name like the Mi-T Grip, you expect this dash mount from Bracketron to be either A.) sold on some late night TV commercial, or B.) …actually, no. You just expect A. Thankfully, the Mi-T Grip Dash Mount rises above its name, and is the first to successfully address each of my dash mount needs. Let’s tackle these needs one by one. Low Profile Many dash mounts I’ve tried have long arms with multiple points of articulation. That’s great for flexibility of placement, but bad in that they’re distractive. Worse, the longer the arm and the more points of articulation you have, the…

  • iRadio negotiations between Apple and Sony delayed by song-skipping

    Kaled Ali
    18 May 2013 | 5:15 am
    Apple’s rumored iRadio service may be delayed beyond the expected launch during the company’s Worldwide Developer’s Conference (WWDC). According to a report from CNET, negotiations between Sony and Apple have been delayed over an issue with song-skipping. Apple’s iRadio service is reportedly closer to Pandora than Spotify in terms of design and usability. However, Apple is expected to change certain features and add new ones,…Continue reading iRadio negotiations between Apple and Sony delayed by song-skippingRelated posts:Apple tablet coming sooner than next year? Thanks to…

  • Bad Bots are bad, and they want to destroy your Mac and PC

    Kirk Hiner
    17 May 2013 | 6:40 pm
    Listen, robots, you’ve got three simple rules to follow. Three! Is that so hard? Apparently so, if Bad Bots is any evidence. Thankfully, we’ve got intense robot blasting action to remind them of just who built them, we’ve got the game on Steam for Mac and PC users to get the action started, and we’ve got it on sale for $7.50. Bad Bots stars Sam McRae, a grease mechanic aboard the “Titan Hauler” space cargo ship who wakes from…Continue reading Bad Bots are bad, and they want to destroy your Mac and PCRelated posts:indiePub believes those Bad Bots are just misunderstoodSanctum…
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  • Double Vision – TechFan Podcast #119

    Tim Robertson
    17 May 2013 | 8:49 am
    Download the show here Subscribe in iTunes Google Glass is the discussion this week, as well as Tim and David disagreeing on the state of evil. Wait, what?

  • Mac Hacks – Book Review

    Julie Kuehl
    17 May 2013 | 4:52 am
      Mac Hacks - Tips & Tools for Unlocking the Power of OS X Author: Chris Seibold Publisher: O’Reilly Media Price: US $24.99 (print) | US $19.99 (ebook) 330 pages ISBN: 978-1-449-32558-9 The cover of Mac Hacks features a Swiss Army knife, which is very fitting given the breadth of topics this book addresses. The hacks covered [...]

  • An AppleTV TV set? Why?

    Guy Serle
    15 May 2013 | 10:00 pm
    For quite some time various Apple watchers have been talking about an AppleTV as an actual television set. Oh so very high end with all the gizmos and gadgets and whirly-like features that Sony, Samsung, and so many others have been trying to cram into their TV sets with varying amounts of success. It would [...]

  • Platforma Messenger Bag for iPad – Review

    Sam Negri
    14 May 2013 | 10:00 pm
    Platforma Messenger Bag for iPad Strotter Price: $170 Strotter’s unusual Platforma Messenger Bag for iPad is basically a high quality carrying case that can be converted to a sort of desktop that dangles from your neck and enables you to use your tablet without holding it in your hands. If you’re actually a messenger running [...]

  • iCookbook – App Review

    Elisa Pacelli
    14 May 2013 | 10:00 pm
    iCookbook Company: Publications International, Ltd. Version: 3.1 Price: $4.99 Requires: iPhone 3GS and above, iPod touch 3rd generation and above, iPad, iOS 4.3 or later. In March 2013 I reviewed the CrockPot Recipes App and was very pleased with the variety of recipes. The developers of the CrockPot Recipes App have another fabulous cooking app [...]
 
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  • Why Apple Can’t Be Trusted with the App Store

    Mike Elgan
    18 May 2013 | 3:17 pm
    The eBook publishing price-fixing scandal raised its fugly head again this week when the US Justice Department filed documents in advance of the June 3 trial in New York. Among those documents was a series of emails and documents in which eBook pricing strategy and tactics are discussed. An email from late founder and CEO Steve Jobs to New Corporation’s James Murdoch got all the attention. (The email itself was harmless but parts of it printed out of context sounded vaguely conspiratorial and old-boys clubbish.) To me, the scandal is buried in those emails and testimony records. We learned…

  • Last Chance to Get Roxio Toast 11 Titanium For Your Mac [Deals]

    Mike Vardy
    18 May 2013 | 12:00 pm
    It’s not often that a product stands the test of time, making adjustments when needed to keep up with the speed of the changes that directly impact its use. Roxio Toast 11 Titanium has done just that, and this latest version has been completely redesigned from the ground up. Roxio Toast 11 Titanium features a new user interface that’s up-to-date, innovative, and intuitive. With newly refined workflows, built-in video tutorials and much more, Toast 11 is the ultimate digital media toolkit for newcomers and experienced users alike – and Cult of Mac Deals has it for a limited time at a…

  • Slickwraps: Get $50 Credit For Only $25 [Deals]

    Mike Vardy
    18 May 2013 | 10:23 am
    Everyone’s gadgets look the same these days. That’s because they generally look so good out of the box. But why not personalize your gear a little bit? Make it really your own and let your personality come through every time you bring out your smartphone, tablet, computer, or other tech gadgets for all the world to see. Cult of Mac Deals has an offer that will help you do just that, letting you change add stylish skin(s) to your tech with Slickwraps. We’ve got a deal tjhat gives you $50 of credit with Slickwraps for 50% off the regular price – just $25! Slickwraps makes amazing skins…

  • Five More Ways To Master Siri On Your iPhone And iPad [Feature]

    Rob LeFebvre
    18 May 2013 | 8:55 am
    No, I mean, “Green eggs and ham!” When Siri was updated along with iOS 6, we showed you a bunch of ways to use Apple’s personal digital assistant the right way, like using punctuation and finding out the weather. Yet time marches ever onward, and we’ve compiled yet another five tips and tricks to help you master Siri, whether you’re looking to create a secure password or just pass the time with a few laughs. Enjoy! Easily Correct Siri Input Errors Without Getting Frustrated Have you ever had one of those Siri moments, where you ask her to search for something,…

  • Fun Game: The Thief of Souls Is Relentless And Is Now Looking For You

    Cate Defrise
    18 May 2013 | 7:55 am
    Every week Mac Games and More (http://www.macgamesandmore.com/) features a casual, but gripping game just for you to sink your teeth into over the weekend. This week, prepare yourself to speak with ghosts while wandering around a spooky manor but make sure the thief of souls does not get a hold of you. Download it and try the free one hour demo now Curse at Twilight: Thief of Souls Collector’s Edition (adventure/hidden objects) – Once you step afoot the haunted estates in Curse at Twilight, the gates immediately close behind you. You’re trapped and you’ll need to…
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  • LENSPEN

    Marshall
    14 May 2013 | 8:46 am
    The company: Lenspen has been a long time around with their simple goal to make products that remove fingerprints. They have been around long enough to provide their famous Lenspen, used for removing the grimy fingerprints from the front of lenses of DSLRs and the likes, for companies like Nikon, Canon, and Nasa.   Design: Its small functional design and reliability make the Lenspen quite the portable tool.  This becomes extremely important for the everyday photographer who needs something they can fit into their pocket or camera case. For myself, the Lenspen has truly become a savior…

  • Photo USA

    Marshall
    30 Apr 2013 | 10:58 am
    Photo USA offers products ranging from iPhone cases to Christmas ornaments, all of which can be customized with your own photos. The good news is that these cases come at a reasonable price especially when customization is factored in. Although the images are high quality, the cases themselves are not. The iPhone cases are made fully of thin, factory plastic and simply snap on to the back of the iPhone with small hinges.   If you are looking for customization, you may have stumbled across a goldmine. If you are looking for protection, you may want to look elsewhere.

  • What’s in it for Apple? A financial outlook:

    kenny
    24 Mar 2013 | 1:37 am
    Let me preface this article by saying that I am by no means an expert in finance, risk calculation, or the current state of the stock market. That said, I think there has been a lot of jumbled advice being thrown around about Apple (AAPL) in the past few weeks, and I mean to throw in my two cents about the company with a little bit more resolve. Take it how you please. As most investors know, for the last 4 years Apple has been an incredibly profitable company to invest in, provided you invested correctly.  The stock was at a 52-week low in 2009 at about $90, shooting up to a high of $705 in…

  • For Those of You Who Have Trouble Sleeping

    Joe
    18 Mar 2013 | 6:00 am
    Having trouble sleeping at night? One problem might be that you are using your computer before you goto bed. Instead of going into the complex science of eye stimulation (which I do not quite understand myself), I will give you the brief over view. On f.lux’s website they explain it to us that the blue lights that your computer emit can keep you up late at night, so the purpose of f.lux was to eliminate these blue lights. They have done this by making your computers screen adapt to the time of the day. For example, on there website they state: “When the sun sets, it makes your…

  • GRIFITI Palm Pads

    Marshall
    15 Mar 2013 | 8:43 am
    For all the MacBook Pro and Air Users out there, GRIFITI has introduced Palm Pads Made with silicone bases. These pads are not only easily repositionable, but they are also easily removable when needed.  The palm pads definitely increase the comfort level while typing, and are sleek enough to not obstruct the screen on the MacBook Pro from closing. I did however test them on the MacBook Air, and while it did close to the point of shutting off the screen, I found them to be more of a hassle because of the relative thickness compared to the thinness of the Macbook Air.   For around 10…
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  • Photomontage of the day: The world of wearable computers

    Philip Elmer-DeWitt
    18 May 2013 | 6:39 am
    Forget those Galaxy S4 ads, says Credit Suisse, wearables are "the next big thing." FORTUNE -- Computers one wears, rather than carries in a briefcase, backpack or pocket, are at an "inflection point" -- a market poised to explode from $3 billion to $5 billion today to as much as $30 billion to $50 billion in three to five years. That's according to a Credit Suisse report snagged Friday by Barron's Tiernan Ray. The theory is that MORE

  • How devoted are Apple users to the Apple ecosystem?

    Philip Elmer-DeWitt
    18 May 2013 | 3:57 am
    Very, according to a new Forrester survey. Microsoft and Google don't fare as well. FORTUNE -- According to a Forrester survey released this week, the vast majority of computer users (85% worldwide, 88% in the U.S.) have little or no loyalty to a particular mobile computing ecosystem -- the nexus of devices, software, services and sheer muscle memory that tie a user to one vendor or another. Among those users who show MORE

  • Galaxy S4: 10M in 4 weeks. iPhone 5: 5M in 3 days.

    Philip Elmer-DeWitt
    17 May 2013 | 7:31 am
    When Apple reported record iPhone 5 sales, the stock began a six-month free fall. FORTUNE -- It's been years since Samsung reported any unit sales numbers at all for its mobile phones, so the tech press took notice Thursday when the South Korean manufacturing giant decided it had something to brag about. Samsung Electronics co-CEO Shin Jong-kyun told reporters at an industry forum in Seoul that he is confident shipments of the Galaxy S4 MORE

  • The big funds on Apple: Who bought and who sold last quarter

    Philip Elmer-DeWitt
    17 May 2013 | 6:46 am
    Total shares held fell 5.2%, but more funds increased than reduced their Apple holdings. FORTUNE -- Any institution with more than $100 million in equities under management was required to file a Form 13f Wednesday telling the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission what stocks they bought and sold last quarter, and once again Apple (AAPL) was the No. 1 equity in their portfolios. Although several news sites -- including CNBC, CBS and MORE

  • Watch who Tim Cook talks to in the Washington press corps

    Philip Elmer-DeWitt
    17 May 2013 | 3:35 am
    In advance of next Tuesday's Senate testimony, he softened the ground with interviews at Politico and the Washington Post -- but not, pointedly, the New York Times. FORTUNE -- Tim Cook is coming to Washington next week, summoned by the same Senate subcommittee that blasted Microsoft (MSFT) and Hewlett Packard (HPQ) last fall for funneling U.S. profits overseas to avoid paying U.S. taxes on them. But Apple's (AAPL) CEO -- whose company MORE
 
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  • Apple to suggest changes to U.S. corporate tax laws

    dsellers
    17 May 2013 | 7:15 am
    Apple, which holds US$102 billion in cash and investments outside the U.S., will suggest changes to corporate tax laws to encourage companies to bring more cash into the country, reports "Bloomberg" (http://tinyurl.com/an63hjh). read more

  • microLARGE Software Taskdesk for the Mac

    dsellers
    17 May 2013 | 6:46 am
    microLARGE Software has introduced Taskdeck, a task and to-do list app for Mac OS X (10.7.4 or higher). It costs US$7.99. Taskdeck promises a minimalist, keyboard-driven user interface with features like tags, attachments, drag 'n drop prioritization, searching and filtering. Related tasks are grouped into lists, with each list showing a badge that indicates the number of open, due, or overdue tasks. read more

  • Paddle launches demo/trial framework for Mac developers

    dsellers
    17 May 2013 | 6:31 am
    Paddle has announced Paddle for Developers. It's a simple framework allowing Mac software developers to create trial and demo versions of their Mac applications. The Paddle framework, in its basic installation, allows users to offer a trial/demo version and take payments in-app. The framework can purportedly be added to an existing Mac application in as little as five minutes. read more

  • PDFpen for Mac OS X upgraded to version 6.0.3

    dsellers
    17 May 2013 | 4:55 am
    Smile (www.smilesoftware.com) has announced PDFpen 6.0.3, the latest version of its all-purpose PDF editing tool. The upgrade adds support for the Polish language OCR, and includes numerous fixes. The changes in PDFpen 6.0.3 have also been made in PDFpenPro 6.0.3, the pro version that can also convert websites into PDFs, create fillable PDF forms, automatically create form fields in non-interactive PDF forms, construct document table of contents, and set document permission settings that restrict saving, printing, and copying. read more

  • MacA&D 4.1 adds business process models

    dsellers
    17 May 2013 | 4:53 am
    Excel Software (www.excelsoftware.com) has announced enhancements to its MacA&D application for requirements management, system and software design, code generation and report generation.   The newly added Business Process Model Notation supports Collaboration, Process, Choreography and Conversation diagrams. The new release includes color and editing features in the Table editor, improved integration between diagram and definition entries for requirements and use cases, plus usability enhancements to menu commands, toolbars, tool palettes, cursors and diagram drawing. read more
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  • EA Sports Developer Calls Wii U ‘Crap’ and Nintendo ‘Walking Dead’

    John Gruber
    18 May 2013 | 11:51 am
    Owen Good, Kotaku: At the end of a week in which Electronic Arts confirmed it wasn’t developing a thing for the Wii U, one of the software engineers in EA Sports’ Canada studio, in a series of since-deleted tweets, disparaged the console as “crap” and suggested Nintendo should give up on hardware altogether.  ★ 

  • Bloomberg’s Lazy Apple Bias

    John Gruber
    18 May 2013 | 11:28 am
    Starting to get silly at this point.  ★ 

  • ‘Blinking or Winking, as They Relieved Themselves’

    John Gruber
    17 May 2013 | 12:53 pm
    Nick Bilton on the pervasiveness of Google Glass at I/O.  ★ 

  • Everything Apple Needs to Introduce at WWDC to Appease the Internet

    John Gruber
    17 May 2013 | 12:39 pm
    Justin Williams: With WWDC just a few weeks away, I thought it’d be beneficial to the Internet at large to compile a working list of everything that is expected of Apple during their Keynote and subsequent “State of the Union” addresses in order to appease the Internet. Failure to introduce each and every one of these features and updates will result in another stock price plummet, calls for Tim Cook’s ouster and an infinite amount of comments on tech blogs decrying that Android is superior to Apple’s iOS.  ★ 

  • Google Hangouts Drops Support for XMPP

    John Gruber
    17 May 2013 | 10:16 am
    Open always wins.  ★ 
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  • Apps of the Week: Sky Gamblers, Ticket to Ride, Tweetbot, and more

    Leanna Lofte
    18 May 2013 | 4:53 pm
    Every week, the editors and writers at iMore carefully select some of our favorite, most useful, most extraordinary apps. This week's selections include a war game, a videography app, a classic board game, and a popular twitter client for Mac. Sky Gamblers - Storm Raiders - Peter Cohen World War II air combat on the Mac - dogfighting in the skies above Pearl Harbor, Midway, France and more. Fly historic planes with cross-platform multiplayer, Game Center and iCloud support. If you've played the game on your iOS device, you know what to expect. But Atypical Games has reworked Sky Gamblers -…

  • Apple's WWDC honey-do list, as dictated by the internet

    Rene Ritchie
    18 May 2013 | 11:20 am
    According to the internet, Apple has to everything everyone else has ever done, plus make real everything science fiction has ever imagined, or WWDC 2013 will be a disappointment, and Apple will again and forever be doomed. No pressure there. But what exactly is this unattainable goal being set for Apple? Justin Willaims of Carpeaqua has placed tongue firmly in cheek and laid it plain. With WWDC just a few weeks away, I thought it’d be beneficial to the Internet at large to compile a working list of everything that is expected of Apple during their Keynote and subsequent “State of the…

  • How to view content from your Mac on your Apple TV with AirPlay Mirroring

    Allyson Kazmucha
    18 May 2013 | 8:57 am
    If you own a Mac running OS X Mountain Lion and either a second or third generation Apple TV, you have the ability to display content from your Mac on your TV wirelessly with AirPlay Mirroring. If you are familiar with how AirPlay works for iOS with display mirroring, it's very similar. If you've never used AirPlay on your Mac before, follow along and we'll show you how. Turn on your TV and your Apple TV. Make sure your Apple TV and your Mac are both connected to the same wifi network. In the task tray in the upper right corner of your Mac, look for the AirPlay icon. Click on the AirPlay icon…

  • Apple vs the U.S. Congress: Can Apple convince Congress to fix cash repatriation tax laws?

    Chris Umiastowski
    18 May 2013 | 8:36 am
    Apple has $102 billion in cash overseas. It wants to bring that money back to the U.S. but it doesn't want to pay the 35% in taxes the U.S. government is demanding. Apple calls it smart business, Congress might end up calling it tax evasion. Who's right? It’s quite popular for people reporting on Apple’s financial position to quote the absurdly high level of cash the company holds on its balance sheet. At the end of last quarter the $145 billion is more than a rainy day fund, which is why the board of directors approved a massive stock buyback and dividend hike. Of course Apple won’t be…

  • Best apps for iPhone photographers

    Leanna Lofte
    17 May 2013 | 5:53 pm
    It's been said time and time again that the camera on the iPhone is an excellent camera. In fact, it's become such a popular camera that there's a whole genre of photography known as 'iPhoneography'. iPhone photographers not only use the camera and lens built into their iPhone, but also an assortment of apps to edit, enhance, and show off their work. There are so many great apps out there, so we've narrowed it down to a few of our favorites. KitCam The first app we're going to take a look at is a fantastic tool for taking your photos. With it, you can adjust exposure, white balance, lenses,…
 
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  • Save disk space by deleting copies of Mail attachments

    17 May 2013 | 7:30 am
    By default, Mail will keep file attachments that you've opened or viewed in your ~/Library/Mail Downloads folder, until you delete the associated email. You can save disk space by making the following switch: In Mail's preferences, go to General, then set Remove unedited downloads to When Mail Quits. This does not remove the attachment from your email, just from your local cache of Mail Downloads. On one machine I've got, I reclaimed nearly half a gigabyte after using the system for only a few months! I can't wait to see how much I get back on a system I've been using for 5 years! [kirkmc…

  • Fix for missing "Assign to..." Mission Control bug in 10.8.x

    16 May 2013 | 7:30 am
    Having originally upgraded to 10.8 from 10.7, all of my applications' desktop assignments in (now) Mission Control were already set. I recently decided to wipe and install a fresh copy of OS X 10.8.3, and discovered that, for many of my apps, the option to "Assign to..." particular desktops or to all desktops was missing. After roaming through forum after forum I finally found a workaround for this bug. Thankfully it's relatively simple. If you right-click on the Dock icon of a running application and you find that the "Assign to..." option is missing from the "Options" sub-menu (and of…

  • Set up Facebook chat in OS X Messages

    15 May 2013 | 6:30 am
    You can set up Facebook chat in Messages. Since Facebook uses Jabber, all you need to know is your user name, and you can create an account. Open Messages' preferences, and click on Accounts. Click on the + icon to create a new account. For Account Type, choose Jabber. For your account hem, you'll need to find your Facebook user name; this is the text after http://www.facebook.com/. The account name for the Jabber account should therefore be your_facebook_user_name@chat.facebook.com. Enter your Facebook password in the Password field, and click on Done. Messages should log into the account,…

  • Disable swipe gesture to go back and forward in Chrome

    14 May 2013 | 7:30 am
    A Stack Exchange user asked a question a while back: is it possible to turn off the swipe gesture in Chrome that goes back or forward a page? If you're not familiar with this gesture - which works in most browsers on OS X - you use a two-finger swipe to the right to go back to the previous page you've viewed, and a swipe in the opposite direction to go forward again. But this use found it got in the way. Fortunately, another user found a Terminal command that turns this feature off. Run this in Terminal, then relaunch Chrome for it to take effect: defaults write com.google.Chrome.plist…

  • Easy way to open new Finder window in same folder as frontmost window

    13 May 2013 | 7:30 am
    You recently published a hint explaining how to open a new Finder window in the same folder as the frontmost window, using an AppleScript. Here is an easy way to do the same thing: no Applescript, no special apps needed. In the Finder, make sure the Path Bar is visible (View > Show Path Bar). The current path is then displayed at the bottom of each Finder window. As with any other folder icon in the Finder, Command-double-clicking on any icon in the Path Bar will open a new window to that folder. The current folder is always displayed last in the Path Bar (even if the Path Bar is to short to…
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  • After Paul Otellini: Intel Lost the IPhone Battle, But It Could Win the Mobile War

    Unknown Lamer
    16 May 2013 | 10:46 am
    kenekaplan writes "In an interview with The Atlantic before stepping down as CEO of Intel, Paul Otellini reflects on his decision not to make a chip for the then yet released iPhone. 'The lesson I took away from that was, while we like to speak with data around here, so many times in my career I've ended up making decisions with my gut, and I should have followed my gut,' he said. 'My gut told me to say yes.'"Read more of this story at Slashdot.

  • Justice Department Calls Apple the "Ringmaster" In e-book Price Fixing Case

    samzenpus
    15 May 2013 | 4:50 pm
    An anonymous reader writes "Back in April 2012, the U.S. Justice Department filed an antitrust lawsuit against Apple and a number of publishers for allegedly colluding to raise the price of e-books on the iBookstore. As part of its investigation into Apple's actions, the Justice Department collected evidence which it claims demonstrates that Apple was the 'ringmaster' in a price fixing conspiracy. Specifically, the Justice Department claims that Apple wielded its power in the mobile app market to coerce publishers to agree to Apple's terms for iBookstore pricing."Read more of this story at…

  • iTunes: Still Slowing Down Windows PCs After All These Years

    Soulskill
    14 May 2013 | 7:13 pm
    colinneagle sends this quote from an article at NetworkWorld: "I run a very nifty desktop utility called Rainmeter on my PC that I heartily recommend to anyone who wants to keep an eye on their system. One of its main features is it has skins that can monitor your system activity. Thanks to my numerous meters, I see all CPU, disk, memory and network activity in real time. the C: drive meter. It is a circle split down the middle, with the right half lighting up to indicate a read and the left half lighting up for write activity. The C: drive was flashing a fair amount of activity considering I…

  • Bill Gates Opens Up About Steve Jobs

    samzenpus
    13 May 2013 | 10:15 am
    Nerval's Lobster writes "Former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates displayed a bit of emotion when talking to CBS's 60 Minutes about Steve Jobs. The interview didn't focus entirely on the relationship between the two men, with most of its running time devoted instead to Gates's charitable efforts. But when the conversation shifted to their last meeting before Jobs's death from cancer in 2011, Gates—normally so cerebral—seemed a bit sad. 'When he was sick I got to go down and spend time with him,' Gates said, describing their meeting as 'forward looking.' Jobs spent a portion of their time…

  • Apple Deluged By Police Demands To Decrypt iPhones

    Soulskill
    11 May 2013 | 8:11 pm
    New submitter ukemike points out an article at CNET reporting on a how there's a "waiting list" for Apple to decypt iPhones seized by various law enforcement agencies. This suggests two important issues: first, that Apple is apparently both capable of and willing to help with these requests, and second, that there are too many of them for the company to process as they come in. From the article: "Court documents show that federal agents were so stymied by the encrypted iPhone 4S of a Kentucky man accused of distributing crack cocaine that they turned to Apple for decryption help last year. An…
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  • Apple to suggest changes to U.S. corporate tax laws

    dsellers
    17 May 2013 | 7:15 am
    Apple, which holds US$102 billion in cash and investments outside the U.S., will suggest changes to corporate tax laws to encourage companies to bring more cash into the country, reports "Bloomberg" (http://tinyurl.com/an63hjh). read more

  • microLARGE Software Taskdesk for the Mac

    dsellers
    17 May 2013 | 6:46 am
    microLARGE Software has introduced Taskdeck, a task and to-do list app for Mac OS X (10.7.4 or higher). It costs US$7.99. Taskdeck promises a minimalist, keyboard-driven user interface with features like tags, attachments, drag 'n drop prioritization, searching and filtering. Related tasks are grouped into lists, with each list showing a badge that indicates the number of open, due, or overdue tasks. read more

  • Paddle launches demo/trial framework for Mac developers

    dsellers
    17 May 2013 | 6:31 am
    Paddle has announced Paddle for Developers. It's a simple framework allowing Mac software developers to create trial and demo versions of their Mac applications. The Paddle framework, in its basic installation, allows users to offer a trial/demo version and take payments in-app. The framework can purportedly be added to an existing Mac application in as little as five minutes. read more

  • PDFpen for Mac OS X upgraded to version 6.0.3

    dsellers
    17 May 2013 | 4:55 am
    Smile (www.smilesoftware.com) has announced PDFpen 6.0.3, the latest version of its all-purpose PDF editing tool. The upgrade adds support for the Polish language OCR, and includes numerous fixes. The changes in PDFpen 6.0.3 have also been made in PDFpenPro 6.0.3, the pro version that can also convert websites into PDFs, create fillable PDF forms, automatically create form fields in non-interactive PDF forms, construct document table of contents, and set document permission settings that restrict saving, printing, and copying. read more

  • MacA&D 4.1 adds business process models

    dsellers
    17 May 2013 | 4:53 am
    Excel Software (www.excelsoftware.com) has announced enhancements to its MacA&D application for requirements management, system and software design, code generation and report generation.   The newly added Business Process Model Notation supports Collaboration, Process, Choreography and Conversation diagrams. The new release includes color and editing features in the Table editor, improved integration between diagram and definition entries for requirements and use cases, plus usability enhancements to menu commands, toolbars, tool palettes, cursors and diagram drawing. read more
 
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  • Apple Releases MacBook Air Flash Storage Firmware Update 1.0

    Eric Slivka
    16 May 2013 | 11:37 am
    Apple today released MacBook Air Flash Storage Firmware Update 1.0, an update for Mid-2012 MacBook Air models to address an issue with recovering from crashes.This update is recommended for MacBook Air (mid 2012) models. This update addresses a storage firmware issue that, in rare cases, may cause a system to fail to recover from a crash.Flash storage module from mid-2012 MacBook Air (Source: iFixit) The update is 1.69 MB and requires OS X 10.7.5 or OS X 10.8.3.    

  • OS X 10.8.4 Build 12E52 Seeded to Developers

    Juli Clover
    15 May 2013 | 3:25 pm
    As noted by 9to5Mac, Apple today seeded build 12E52 of OS X 10.8.4 to developers. The release comes seven days after the previous build 12E47 and marks the seventh beta iteration of OS X 10.8.4. As with previous beta releases, Apple continues to ask developers to focus on Wi-Fi, Graphics Drivers, and Safari. The update is available through the software update tool in the Mac App Store and Apple's Developer Page.    

  • iMovie Updated With Bug Fixes and Stability Improvements

    Jordan Golson
    14 May 2013 | 1:17 pm
    Apple has updated its iMovie for Mac software with some bug fixes and stability improvements. What's New in Version 9.0.9 - Addresses issues where iMovie does not recognize video cameras connected to your Mac - Improves compatibility with projects imported from iMovie for iOS - Includes stability improvementsiMovie is available on the Mac App Store for $14.99. [Direct Link]    

  • Firefox 21 Launches with Enhanced Social API Support, Health Report

    Juli Clover
    14 May 2013 | 10:10 am
    Mozilla has launched Firefox 21 for Mac, Windows, and Linux, adding a number of improvements, namely to the browser's Social API. The Social API is designed to allow social providers to integrate directly with Firefox, displaying selected content on the browser's sidebar or toolbar. With the update Mozilla has added several new partners, including Cliqz, Mixi, and msnNow. Cliqz and msnNow are news aggregation services, while Mixi is Japan's largest social network. Firefox 21 brings an enhanced UI for the Do Not Track Feature and preliminary implementation of the Firefox Health Report, which…

  • Apple Releases Thunderbolt Software Update 1.2

    Juli Clover
    9 May 2013 | 1:14 pm
    Apple has released Thunderbolt Firmware update for all Macs with Thunderbolt ports, providing stability fixes for Thunderbolt and Target Disk Mode. The update requires OS X Lion 10.8.3 or later and uses 1.22MB of disk space. The update can be downloaded via Apple's software update page or through the Mac App Store.    
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  • Applelinks Tech Web Reader - Friday, May 17, 2013

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    17 May 2013 | 1:39 pm
    `• Microsoft Surface Pro vs Apple MacBook Air 11in • Complete Guide to iCloud on Your Mac • Pixelmator 2.2 First Week Downloads Top Half a Million • Macworld U.K. Reviews Pixelmator 2.2 • Mac Spyware Found at Oslo Freedom Forum • Kensington Gadget Gifts For Dads & Grads • MCE Announces Internal Blu-ray Player for iMac, Mac mini.......Continue Reading Tags: News | Tech-Industry |

  • Applelinks iOS News Reader - Friday, May 17, 2013

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    17 May 2013 | 1:26 pm
    • Steve Jobs Triumphs Posthumously In Platform Wars • Why Tablets Are Beating PCs • Why We Need Apple • New Generation iPhone May Adopt Sapphire Crystal Glass For Home Button • New Phablet Device Rumor Steals The Show At Blackberry Live • Kensington iPad Accessory Gifts For Dads & Grads • UPS App for iPad Features Enhanced Map And Tracking Features Enabling Consumers To Closely Monitor Shipment Status • Kabam's Fast & Furious 6 Game Races to iOS and Android Devices.......Continue Reading Tags: News | Tech-Industry | iPhone | iPhone News |

  • Applelinks Tech Web Reader - Thursday, May 16, 2013

    webmaster@applelinks.com
    16 May 2013 | 1:15 pm
    • PC Markets in Western Europe Collapse; Only Apple And Lenovo Growing - Gartner • Windows 'Blue' Will Leave Microsoft Customers Seeing Red Says InfoWorld Pundit • Apple Envy? Microsoft Exec Praises MacBook Air As Benchmark For One Of The Best Windows 8 Tablets • Shhhhh! Das Keyboard Launches a Quiet Mechanical Keyboard • E Ink Introduces Mobius, The First Large Format Flexible Display Technology To Enter Mass Production • The Register Reviews HP Pavilion 14 Chromebook • Chromebook Pixel Revisited: One Of The Best Laptops I've Used - ZNet's…

  • Applelinks iOS News Reader - Thursday, May 16, 2013

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    16 May 2013 | 1:09 pm
    • Google To Enable Sending Money Via Gmail • Belkin Dyle Mobile TV Receiver Lets You Watch Live, Mobile Television On Your iPhone or iPad • Free VerifyMe App Provides A More Secure and Private iOS Password Management Solution • Newer Technology Announces GripBase Podium Floor Stand For Apple iPad 2, 3, 4 And iPad mini Models • Incipio Partners With AT&T for iPhone 5 ATLAS Waterproof Case Launch • Free AstralPad Office Document Editing iPad App Adds Google Drive Support • C1 Bank Launches Free C1 Bank Mobile Application For Quick Account Access And Mobile…

  • Applelinks Tech Web Reader - Wednesday, May 15, 2013

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    15 May 2013 | 3:00 pm
    • Adobe Photoshop Cost Comparison CS vs CC • Time To Give Linux Another Look? • Why He Didn't Get A Mac This Time • Mac 101: Upgrade to SSD • EditShare Ships Field 2 Portable Shared Storage.......Continue Reading Tags: News | Tech-Industry |
 
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  • How to Assign Custom Icons to Desktop Files & Folders in OS X

    Sandro Cuccia
    18 May 2013 | 7:30 am
    OS X looks great, but sometimes you need to give your Mac a little personality, or maybe you just need some quick visual cues for your folders files. Sandro Cuccia shows you how to engage in a fun, but Apple-sanctioned method for customizing your Mac desktop icons.

  • 3 Free iOS Apps We Hope You Never Need

    Vern Seward
    17 May 2013 | 5:10 pm
    We hope you never need the apps Vern Seward looks at this week in Free on iTunes, but you'll be glad to have one if you are ever involved in an auto accident. Car Accident Report, Car Accident Sidekick, and Accident Wizard. Check it out.

  • Apple’s ‘iRadio’ Streaming Excites Labels, Sony Hung on Skipping

    Bryan Chaffin
    17 May 2013 | 4:52 pm
    Warner Music Group and Universal Music are both excited about Apple's planned streaming service, but Sony Music is apparently hung up on how much it gets paid for songs that are skipped. Bryan Chaffin is mystified by this kind of myopia and thinks that Sony needs to pull its corporate head out of its corporate behind.

  • How the War Between Apple & Google Will be Won

    John Martellaro
    17 May 2013 | 12:50 pm
    Apple and Google are engaged in a fight for our technological souls. With a temporary lull in activity from Apple, it looks as if Google is winning the war. But really? What will determine the winner in the long run not simply new product announcements. It's something else. John Martellaro takes the 30,000 ft view.

  • Pentagon Approves iPhone & iPad for Military Use

    Bryan Chaffin
    17 May 2013 | 12:29 pm
    The Pentagon approved Apple's iPhone and iPad for use on military networks Friday, a first for the Cupertino company. The U.S. Department of Defense approved Apple's mobile devices that run iOS 6, giving Apple the chance to play a greater role in future U.S. military information systems.
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  • Apple’s App Store Marks Historic 50 Billionth Download

    16 May 2013 | 11:31 am
    Apple has announced that customers have now downloaded over 50 billion apps from the App Store. The 50 billionth app — Say the Same Thing by Space Inch, LLC — was downloaded by Brandon Ashmore from Mentor, Ohio, who received a $10,000 App Store Gift Card to commemorate the milestone. “The App Store completely transformed how people use their mobile devices and created a thriving app ecosystem that has paid out over nine billion dollars to developers,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior vice president of Internet Software and Services. “We’re absolutely floored to cross this milestone…

  • Ailing UK School Makes Dramatic Turnaround

    2 May 2013 | 3:57 pm
    A new video profiles Essa Academy, a once struggling school in one of the most disadvantaged areas of England. New principal Showkat Badat has reinvented the school as a hub of technology-assisted learning, and helped incorporate an ecosystem of Apple products, including iPad, Mac, and iTunes U, into the classrooms. The students’ excitement about the technology and direct access to information is reflected in dramatically improved test scores. Since adopting the technology, Essa went from a 28 percent pass rate to 100 percent. “I don’t see technology as an add-on, a nice option to…

  • Apple Is Tops When It Comes to Computer Tech Support

    30 Apr 2013 | 10:46 am
    According to the latest Consumer Reports reader survey, Apple tops the list of brand-name computer manufacturers for the quality of its tech support, far surpassing other large companies. The report points to “ease of contacting staff, clarity of advice, technical knowledge, patience, and time for follow-up” in the phone and online support areas. Service at the Genius Bar rates equally highly. In addition, Apple improved on its own scores from last year’s survey.

  • Apple Worldwide Developers Conference to Kick Off June 10 in San Francisco

    24 Apr 2013 | 9:41 am
    Apple announced that it will hold its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) June 10 through June 14 at San Francisco’s Moscone West. At the five-day conference, developers from around the world will learn about the future of iOS and OS X. WWDC will also feature more than 100 technical sessions presented by over 1,000 Apple engineers and hands-on labs to help developers integrate new technologies. And the popular Apple Design Awards will showcase the most outstanding apps available through the App Store and Mac App Store. Tickets for this year’s WWDC go on sale Thursday, April 25,…

  • Apple Reports Second Quarter Results

    23 Apr 2013 | 2:43 pm
    Apple announced financial results for its fiscal 2013 second quarter ended March 30, 2013, posting revenue of $43.6 billion and quarterly net profit of $9.5 billion, or $10.09 per diluted share. During the quarter, Apple sold 37.4 million iPhones, compared to 35.1 million in the year-ago quarter. And it sold 19.5 million iPads during the quarter, compared to 11.8 million in 2012. “We are pleased to report record March quarter revenue thanks to continued strong performance of iPhone and iPad,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. “Our teams are hard at work on some amazing new hardware,…
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  • Google shows off new Maps

    16 May 2013 | 6:55 am
    At Google�s developer conference the company unveiled a bunch of new features for its Maps product. The company is pulling in resources from other services to make searching more relevant for individuals, plus more info on results. This assumes you�re plugged into Google�s services with sign-ons and utilize services such as Google+. Users can save favorites and review places and then Google can generate other locations you may like. Also, for example, if someone is searching for a restaurant, you see restaurants identified as favorites from your friends. When clicking on the location…

  • App store hits 50 billion downloads

    16 May 2013 | 6:55 am
    Apple announced its app store has hit 50 billion downloads. Earlier this month the company announced a contest promoting the occasion. The 50 billion mark includes both free and paid apps, but excludes re-downloaded apps and updates. Apple said users and downloading about 2 billion apps per month, or about 800 apps per second. The winner was Brandon Ashmore from Mentor, OH. He won a $10,000 App Store gift card for the prize. Ashmore downloaded Say the Same Thing by Space Inch, LLC. Apple said the store currently offers over 850,000 apps for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch and more than 350,000…

  • Google announces new Hangouts app, consolidates messaging

    16 May 2013 | 6:54 am
    The app looks to consolidate all of Google's messaging services into a cross platform app. A little Facebook Messenger a little Apple Messages, but no SMS integration, it appears.

  • Newer Technology GripBase Podium stand for iPad

    15 May 2013 | 7:54 pm
    The GripBase is a modular case system for Apple's iPads. The case has a mount that can accommodate different accessories such as a handheld grip or table stands. Newer Technology announced a new 38-inch podium kit for the GripBase system. This could be idea for using on a stage or anywhere you might stand and need a hands-free access to an iPad.

  • iMove 9.0.9 for Mac updates camera issues

    15 May 2013 | 8:21 am
    Minor update for the Mac version of iMovie.
 
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  • Friday Morning News

    16 May 2013 | 3:57 pm

  • Sometimes Microsoft gets it right....

    16 May 2013 | 5:11 am
    Earlier today I spent just over four hours and, as it turns out, the better part of 10gig watching the opening keynote of Google's I/O conference (next time, I'm not watching it in 1080p just for better screenshots). I had planned to write an article about it but after a couple more hours I threw in the towel. Don't get me wrong, there was plenty of stuff in there to write about. There's the fact that Android 4.3 was a no show despite being

  • Thursday Morning News

    15 May 2013 | 3:54 pm

  • Adobe's move to the cloud - Genius or Suicide?

    14 May 2013 | 4:36 pm
    Adobe's recent announcement of moving to the creative cloud has a number of users up in arms. Today we look at the implications of doing this and whether Adobe has made a big mistake. If you missed the decision, basically what Adobe is doing is no longer allowed users to buy software outright. If you want to buy Adobe software (with the exception of some consumer level products), you have to pay a monthly subscription. I'm a bit of a mixed bag when it comes to Adobe. They make some really good products, and they

  • Wednesday Morning News

    14 May 2013 | 3:52 pm
 
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  • Light Meter for iOS released – Lux Measurement Tool

    admin
    18 May 2013 | 10:30 am
    Moscow, Russian Federation – Indie developer, Vlad Polyanskiy today is proud to announce the release of Light Meter – lux measurement tool, a new utility for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad which allows you to measure lux value of any area you want. Exclusive accuracy of measurements. Calibrated with professional high-precision illuminometer. We have made this illuminometer for that you could save on purchasing of professional illuminometers which cost hundreds of dollars. At the same time we love beautiful design and we like to surprise, therefore, having acquired our illuminometer…

  • Reggie Ashworth releases MAS AppDelete Lite 3.2.9 – Uninstall Anything

    admin
    18 May 2013 | 1:35 am
    Anaheim, California – Independent software developer Reggie Ashworth today is proud to announce the release and immediate availability of MAS AppDelete Lite 3.2.9, an update to his very popular application deletion utility for Mac OS X available via the Mac App Store. With a simple Drag & Drop, AppDelete Lite will uninstall anything along with all of the associated items. Mac users will no longer have to hunt through their system to find and delete these items manually. You can drag any item that can be uninstalled onto AppDelete Lite: Applications, Widgets, Preference Panes,…

  • iCarMode – 50% Price Drop for a Limited Time

    admin
    17 May 2013 | 1:45 pm
    Herzlyia, Israel – iCarMode announces a 50% price reduction on iCarMode 2.7, for a limited time, starting May 1, 2013. The app enables users to use their iPhone safely while driving. iCarMode contains the major features needed to ease and improve the iPhone-Car experience. Feature Highlights: * Big buttoned music player – iCarMode includes Big buttoned music player to safely and comfortably access your music collection * Quick dialup to your contacts – iCarMode also includes quick dialup to your favorite contacts, so you don’t have to browse them again & again in…

  • WeezLabs Enhances SamsungCNC Machine Tools Mobile App

    admin
    17 May 2013 | 10:50 am
    Los Angeles, California – WeezLabs, Inc. recently announced the release of SamsungCNC 1.1 for iOS. It’s a free mobile app that greatly assists machinists and engineers in finding Samsung CNC Machine Tools, including lathe machines and vertical machines, according to their needed specs. Now also included in the app is a Dealer Lounge which helps in obtaining the recommended tools. When Samsung began their machine tool division in 1989 they made it their mission to “locate, secure and deliver the most appropriate machine tools for the job”. Dynamic International…

  • Epic Puzzle Game Rolling Idols: Lost City Now Available on iPad

    admin
    17 May 2013 | 9:25 am
    Minsk, Belarus – Award-winning video game developer Melesta Games has launched a new iPad version of its popular Mayan-themed puzzle game Rolling Idols: Lost City. A tablet-first project from Melesta Games, Rolling Idols: Lost City HD 1.0 was developed from the ground up for HD devices, and is available now in the Apple App Store. In this creative match-3-style puzzle game, players must recover the elements of nature that have been swallowed by an evil entity named Nibiru. As the story unfolds, players will rebuild an ancient Mayan city while enjoying classic match-3 gameplay full of…
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  • Tech-City Mobile Start-up Makes Big Splash With Speedo

    18 May 2013 | 6:10 pm
    Active in Time Limited (AiT), makers of the Splashpath Swimming App for iOS have partnered with Speedo International Ltd, the global swimwear brand to launch a new mobile app for swimming fans. Splashpath Swimming App helps people find their local pool and track their swims along with a sports operator timetable solution which enables pool operators to update and publicise their swimming timetables across the web and in the Splashpath App.

  • Onefeat, the App that Embraces Your Stupid Side, Hits the App Store

    18 May 2013 | 11:52 am
    Launched by 25-year-old Julien, Arnaud and Souheil, Paris-based Onefeat 3.2.1 aims to bring the fun back to social networks with a new concept. The premise of the app is simple: it sets users a number of challenges to complete. Examples are: Bite your finger, write a band name with French fries, propose to someone, cruise on the back of a pick up truck, dive off a cliff, watch the sunset. In order to complete each challenge players simply take a photograph of themselves performing the challenge.

  • Light Meter for iOS released - Lux Measurement Tool

    18 May 2013 | 11:30 am
    Vlad Polyanskiy today is proud to announce the release of Light Meter, a new utility for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. We have made this illuminometer for that you could save on purchasing of professional illuminometers which cost hundreds of dollars. At the same time we love beautiful design and we like to surprise, therefore, having acquired our illuminometer you also receive the graceful and extremely convenient device with intuitive interface.

  • Take Batch Photo Editing One Step Further on Mac and PC

    18 May 2013 | 6:53 am
    Bits&Coffee announces BatchPhoto v. 3.7, a powerful all-in-one photo manipulation program for Mac and PC that lets photographers, web designers, business people and families enhance photos quickly and efficiently. Users select a group of photographs, and with a single operation, edit, resize, convert, watermark, and rename every image in the group. BatchPhoto can monitor several folders at once, on the computer, network or FTP sites, and apply custom edits for the newly added or modified images.

  • Scat Fishing - A Simple and Fun Fishing Game

    18 May 2013 | 6:43 am
    Scat Fishing is a simple & fun fishing game developed by a husband and wife team called Mouse & Dog Productions. Released on 15th May 2013, Scat Fishing is free to download on the iPhone and iPod touch. Unlike other fishing games, Scat Fishing requires the user to catch fishes as they pop out from the water using a net. The core concept of the game is catch as many fishes as possible within the allocated time. The game isn't very difficult, but does require some simple hand & eye coordination's.
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  • Jagged Alliance: Flashback Kickstarter Nearing End

    17 May 2013 | 11:00 pm
    May 17, 2013 11:57 PMAn IMG reader recently emailed us about Full Control's soon to be concluded Kickstarter campaign for Jagged Alliance: Flashback. Planned for release on Mac, Windows, and Linux PCs, the game is a reboot of the classic Jagged Alliance turn-based tactical action series. Like its predecessors, Flashback will put players in control of a squad of mercenaries and give them the chance to manage their activities both on and off the field of battle.Full Control recently released a diorama scene showcasing a combat scenario in the game. Although Flashback is still in pre-production,…

  • Amiga Forever Emulator Coming To Macs

    17 May 2013 | 6:00 am
    May 17, 2013 6:00 AMCloanto recently released Amiga Forever 2013 and C64 Forever 2013, new and improved Windows compatible emulators of the classic Commodore computers. The company also announced it will soon begin work on a Mac version of Amiga Forever and is encouraging interested gamers to sign up for updates on the status of the new version.We'll soon start working on a Mac version of Amiga Forever, inclusive of the high-quality playback and authoring functionality our customers are enjoying on Windows. While we greatly improved the functionality on Windows, we know that there are also…

  • Fire & Forget Now At MGS

    17 May 2013 | 6:00 am
    May 17, 2013 6:00 AMAnuman Interactive's Fire & Forget is available now at Mac Game Store. Based on the classic shoot'em up released in 1988 this remastered edition includes hundreds of enemies to blast, 10 levels spanning a devastated post-apocalyptic world, and a variety of upgrades for customizing the powerful flying tank.Fire & Forget is a shooting game featuring an amazing flying « tank » equiped with 2 deadly weapons. A manual aiming dual cannon and a rocket launcher with auto-guided missiles. While the vehicle moves forward by itself at high speed, you just have to focus on avoiding…

  • Diablo III Invades MGS

    17 May 2013 | 6:00 am
    May 17, 2013 6:00 AMBlizzard Entertainment's Diablo III is available now for download and purchase at Mac Game Store. The action RPG sequel continues the story of the world of Sanctuary's battle against demonic forces. Featuring a variety of new characters classes, monsters to defeat, and multiplayer options, the game once again offers players the chance to face off against the minions of evil.Diablo III is a fantasy Action Role-Playing Game (RPG). Only the third major release in what is considered by many gamers as the most iconic RPG franchise of all time, Diablo 3 continues the land of…

  • Borderlands 2: Psycho Pack Introduces New Playable Character

    17 May 2013 | 6:00 am
    May 17, 2013 6:00 AMAspyr Media recently released the latest Borderlands 2 downloadable content, the Psycho Pack, which features a 6th playable character, Krieg the Psycho Bandit. The new character makes use of a giant axe and can rampage for extra melee damage and health regeneration for every kill. What slices, dices, breathes fire and blows himself up?Introducing the newest Vault Hunter and 6th character class in Borderlands 2, Krieg! Take a peek at Pandora from behind the menacing eyes of Krieg, the Psycho Bandit, an all-new character and the 6th playable class in Borderlands 2. You’ve…
 
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  • Tim Cook hints about US-built Mac

    Kenny Hemphill
    17 May 2013 | 10:43 am
    Tim Cook has again talked about the Mac Apple will build in the US later this year. The Apple CEO told US politics website, Politico that the US-produced Mac, the first to be made in the country since 1994, will be a new version of an existing product and that as well as being assembled in the US, many of its components would be made there. ‘We’re going very deep in this project,’ said Cook. The Apple CEO told NBC last year that the company would invest $100m in moving production to the US, though he also added ‘This doesn’t mean that Apple will do it ourselves, but…

  • Apple announces fifty billion downloads from App Store

    Kenny Hemphill
    16 May 2013 | 6:36 am
    Apple confirmed today that the 50 billionth app has been downloaded from the App Store. The milestone was reached when a man from Ohio, Brandon Ashmore downloaded Say the Same Thing from Space Inch yesterday, shortly after Google made several announcements, including the launch of a streaming music service, at its I/O developer conference. ‘Apple would like to thank our incredible customers and developers for topping 50 billion apps downloaded,’ said Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior vice president of Internet Software and Services. ‘The App Store completely transformed how people…

  • Google beats Apple to launch streaming music service

    Kenny Hemphill
    15 May 2013 | 2:54 pm
    Google used the keynote at its I/O developer conference today to launch a streaming music service, the snappily-titled Google Play Music All Access. The new service, which is integrated with the Google Play music store, allows users to stream music on-demand, in a similar way to Spotify. It will only be available in the US at launch and costs $9.99 per month. UK pricing has not been announced. Apple is reported to be readying its own streaming media service, dubbed iRadio, for launch later this year. But that is reported to be more radio-like in its operation; users won’t be choose…

  • Hadfield Space Oddity recorded on iPad using Garageband

    Kenny Hemphill
    14 May 2013 | 2:28 pm
    International Space Station Commander Chris Hadfield’s video of Space Oddity was recorded on an iPad using Garageband, according to his son Evan. In a discussion on Reddit, where the idea for the song originated, Evan Hadfield confirmed that his dad had recorded the vocal in space using his iPad. Hadfield, who is credited with producing the video said it had taken six months to put together and that the most difficult part of the process was securing permission from the song’s writer, David Bowie and from NASA. ‘It was planned before the mission began and fleshed out as we…

  • Daft Punk album available to stream in full on iTunes Store

    Kenny Hemphill
    13 May 2013 | 2:40 pm
    The long-awaited new album from French duo Daft Punk is now available to stream on the iTunes Store. The album, Random Access Memories, is due for release on 21 May and can be pre-ordered for £8.99. The full, 74-minute album, which includes the current UK number one single Get Lucky, is available to listen to free. Apple hasn’t said how long the stream will last.
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  • DragonVale: How to breed a Jade Dragon

    Dr. Macenstein
    16 May 2013 | 12:52 pm
    JADE DRAGON: INCUBATION TIME: 30 Hors, 26 min BUY-IT Price: 700 GEMS HOW TO BREED: PLASMA AND SALAMANDER (This guide is part of a larger DragonVale breeding guide. For the full list of breedable dragons, click here. If you would like to help support my rushing breedings & incubations to discover the latest dragon combos [...]

  • Review: bem wireless Mobile Speaker

    Dr. Macenstein
    15 May 2013 | 10:45 am
    As a long-time Apple user, I’m used to seeing hardware get progressively smaller, thinner, and lighter, and for the most part, as with phones and laptops, this “smaller is better” attitude has largely been successful. Even camera lenses have been able to produce above-decent images at less than 1/8th the size of traditional camera lenses. [...]

  • Macenstein’s Mac Chick of the Month May 2013: Dani Mathers

    Dr. Macenstein
    15 May 2013 | 6:57 am
    Welcome to Macenstein‘s “Mac Chick of the Month”. Each month we feature a different die-hard, Mac-loving girl who is (almost) as well designed as the Apple products they love. This month we have the lovely Dani Mathers! PHOTOS by the talented: Mark Kuta Model Mayhem / Facebook (Be sure to follow him for more beautiful [...]

  • DragonVale: How to breed a Bouquet Dragon

    Dr. Macenstein
    3 May 2013 | 1:40 pm
    BOUQUET DRAGON: INCUBATION TIME: 9 Hours BUY-IT Price: 150 GEMS HOW TO BREED: Flower and Seaweed / Flower and Water / Flower and Swamp (This guide is part of a larger DragonVale breeding guide. For the full list of breedable dragons, click here. If you would like to help support my rushing breedings & incubations [...]

  • If only people THIS attractive would be the ones using these…

    Dr. Macenstein
    2 May 2013 | 7:48 pm
    To be honest, given how pioneering the adult industry is in adopting the latest technologies, I am surprised it took 6 years for someone to invent this. Behold Fundawear, the remotely controlled, vibrating underwear from the geniuses at Durex (the condom people). Unfortunately, if watching HBO’s horribly disappointing Real Sex series has taught me anything, [...]
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  • Duplicate Annihilator 4.7.1 - Find and delete duplicates in iPhoto. (Demo)

    18 May 2013 | 5:35 pm
    Duplicate Annihilator takes on the time-consuming task of comparing the images in your iPhoto library using effective algorithms to make sure that no duplicate escapes. When found, the duplicate will either be marked with a description of your choice to make it searchable or simply moved to iPhotos trashcan. Duplicate Annihilator detects: Duplicates Imported thumbnails Missing image files Corrupt JPEGs Version 4.7.1: Bug fix for filename extraction OS X 10.4 or later iPhoto 5 or later Download Now

  • Driving Theory Test 6.0 - DSA highway code testing app. (Demo)

    18 May 2013 | 5:23 pm
    Driving Theory Test (UK) uses the Latest Official DSA highway code revision question data bank in an intuitive, powerful way and is one of the most flexible applications on the market. Revise multiple topics at the same time! Choose how many times you want to see the questions already answered in previous sessions! This full version includes all 14 official car driving theory test topics! Features: Regularly updated. 2013 ready! Complete. Includes ALL Latest Official DSA Revision questions and answers to them as well as full official DSA knowledge and understanding information for each…

  • ecran internet 8 - Simple WebKit based browser. (Free)

    18 May 2013 | 1:00 pm
    ecran internet is a fast, safe, simple, easy to use and efficient WebKit based browser.Version 8: New menu items Help menu About window Improvements OS X 10.7 or later Download Now

  • TaskBadges 1.1 - Add badges to documents to track task completion. (Free)

    18 May 2013 | 12:57 pm
    TaskBadges is a small, free app that adds the number of open tasks in your plain-text todo or task list to the file's icon so that it shows up in Finder and on the desktop. It currently supports three different styles: todotxt.com style TaskPaper todo lists Basic todo lists with square brackets Examples for all styles are included.Version 1.1: Release notes were unavailable when this listing was updated.OS X 10.6.6 or laterDownload Now

  • Bun-Tam it! 1.3.1 - Simple to-do list manager. (Demo)

    18 May 2013 | 12:47 pm
    Bun-Tam it! is a simple to-do management app with a clean, tiny interface.Version 1.3.1: New event relevancy column New action to remove selected events at a glance when more than one event is selected (Command+R) New dock icon badge showing the number of events expiring immediately Many fixes and improvements to GUI and codeOS X 10.7.4 or laterDownload Now
 
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    The Mac Lawyer

  • Fonts for Lawyers

    J. Benjamin Stevens
    6 May 2013 | 8:00 am
    About a year and half ago, I asked whether attorneys gave any thought as to why they use a particular font. After all, lawyers are hired to advocate their clients’ positions as effectively as possible. Fonts transmit the written word, and they are a daily part of most lawyers’ lives, whether they realize it or not.  That article discussed Equity from Matthew Butterick, which is still my font of choice.  Matthew has recently released a new font, Concourse, and I asked him to write the following post to introduce it to my readers:   As I told Ben in my last guest post, it…

  • 10 Security Tips to Protect Your Mac

    J. Benjamin Stevens
    30 Apr 2013 | 7:30 am
    Although Macs are already very secure, there are steps that you can take to lock down your system. The ten following tips will help ensure that your system is as safe and secure as possible: Enable Firewall :: Although there may be better firewalls out there, the one built into your Mac is sufficient for most peoples needs. To enable it, open System Preferences, select the Security & Privacy pane, select the firewall tab, and make select the ‘Turn On’ button. (Note: If this is greyed out select the lock at bottom to enable the settings.) Encrypt With FileVault :: FileVault is a…

  • Which Web Browser Do Lawyers Prefer?

    J. Benjamin Stevens
    25 Apr 2013 | 6:00 am
    A few years ago, I conducted a similar poll, and I am curious to see which browsers my readers prefer in 2013.  Please take a moment to vote below, and I invite you to use the Comments below to state the reasons for your preference. Thanks. Blog Polls

  • Learn How Lawyers Can Use Circus Ponies NoteBook in Trial

    J. Benjamin Stevens
    22 Apr 2013 | 6:30 am
    Circus Ponies NoteBook is a unique productivity tool that can be used in many different ways.  My good friend, Kern Lewis, a trial attorney in Grapevine, TX, has used this program for several years to help organize his cases and present them at trial. Kern recent conducted an hour long webinar to demonstrate his techniques, and he was kind enough to record it and allow me to share it with my readers.  I have uploaded the video to YouTube, which you can view here or below. Kern has also been generous enough to share his NoteBook template referenced in the video.  You can get your own…

  • How Many Lawyers Use Mobile Technology Today?

    J. Benjamin Stevens
    18 Apr 2013 | 5:30 am
    It’s no secret that attorneys are sometimes slow to embrace technology. However, the rise of mobile technology appears to be lessening the “resistance.” An ever-increasing number of lawyers are using iPhones, iPads, and other mobile devices, and most of them are integrating this technology into their practices, as shown in the following infographic: Thanks to Matt Spiegel and the folks at MyCase for creating this infographic and for allowing me to republish it on my blog.
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  • Apple Announces Q213 Revenue of $43.6bn

    Alex Brooks
    23 Apr 2013 | 1:40 pm
    Apple’s fiscal second quarter revenue with top end Apple estimate Apple today announced financial results for its second fiscal quarter of 2013 which ran from January 1, 2013 until March 31. Apple posted revenue of $43.6 billion and net quarterly profit of $9.5 billion, or $10.09 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $39.2 billion and net profit of $11.6 billion, or $12.30 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. Gross margin was 37.5 percent compared to 47.4 percent in the year-ago quarter. International sales accounted for 66 percent of the quarter’s revenue.

  • 128GB iPad Release Contains a Message

    Alex Brooks
    29 Jan 2013 | 6:37 am
    iPad with Retina Display (4th gen) | Image courtesy of Apple Today Apple did something somewhat out of the norm for the company, despite being rumoured ahead of time Apple released a new model of the iPad. But it didn’t change anything apart from the storage capacity, offering a whopping 128GB of storage for a meaty $799 (£639) for the WiFi model or $929 (£739) for the WiFi and Cellular model. This new iPad will be available to buy on February 5th. There are many questions as to why Apple released this iPad this week or why in the supposed era of cloud storage that a 128GB iPad is…

  • Apple Announces Record Breaking Quarterly Revenue of $54.5bn

    Alex Brooks
    23 Jan 2013 | 1:52 pm
    Chart of Apple’s Quarterly Revenue up to fiscal Q113 Apple today announced financial results for its first fiscal quarter of 2013 which ran from October 1 until December 31 2012. The Company posted revenue of $54.5 billion and net quarterly profit of $13.1 billion, or $13.81 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $46.3 billion and net quarterly profit of $13.1 billion, or $13.87 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter which had an additional calendar week. Gross margin was 38.6 percent compared to 44.7 percent in the year-ago quarter. International sales accounted for…

  • Sixty? Yes, Sixty.

    Alex Brooks
    3 Jan 2013 | 10:14 am
    Apple’s quarterly revenue estimate for the first fiscal quarter of 2013 You may recall that almost exactly one year ago I wrote a piece entitled The Forty Billion Dollar Quarter in which I riled in excitement about Apple’s upcoming announcement of what it had achieved in the previous fiscal quarter. I predicted dropped jaws across Wall Street and I wasn’t wrong. Apple eventually announced quarterly revenue for the first quarter of 2012 of just over $46 billion buoyed primarily by superb sales of the iPhone and iPad. The first fiscal quarter of Apple’s year is always…

  • Apple TV Debate Continues

    Alex Brooks
    12 Dec 2012 | 1:08 pm
    Third-generation Apple TV showing iTunes movies Just as we thought we could get to the end of the year without another flurry of Apple TV rumours we’ve unfortunately been scuppered by none other than Tim Cook himself. Last week Cook stated in a television interview for NBC that TV was an area of “intense interest” for Apple. A bit of an upgrade from just being a “hobby”. Naturally these comments, which were admittedly accompanied with some very coy smiles from Cook, have set the rumour sites into an outbreak of excitement. Notably very few of these rumours are…
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    iPhone, iPad How-To Guides, Apps, Reviews & Forums at everythingiCafe

  • How To Use Do Not Disturb On iPhone

    Christopher Meinck
    18 May 2013 | 1:22 pm
    Do Not Disturb is one of the best and often ignored features in iOS 6. If your iPhone is home to multiple social network apps, email, messaging and more, I’m guessing it buzzes and beeps plenty throughout your day. While not uncommon, this sort of thing can be extremely distracting when night falls and you’d like to get some well deserved rest. In the past, that mean switching on Airplane mode, which is like taking a hacksaw to a dandelion. With Do Not Disturb enabled, and customized to your preferences, calls and alerts that you designate will be silenced if your iPhone is locked. Read…

  • The CW To Offer Content Next Day On Apple TV

    Christopher Meinck
    17 May 2013 | 9:46 am
    Television network The CW has confirmed that they will be offering content from their network on the Apple TV. Mark Pedowitz, president of the network, announced the forthcoming availability at the company’s annual Upfront Presentation. The CW TV NOW service is available on  the Xbox 360 along with Windows 8. The Apple TV version will function similarly to how it works on those platforms. “It’s a dedicated CW app that will work like our Xbox and mobile and tablet apps – no cable authentication required, full episodes of our shows available next day after air,…

  • How to move your iTunes library to Google Music

    Christopher Meinck
    15 May 2013 | 6:46 pm
    Google Music All Access is the new subscription based service from Google that combines your existing music collection with access to thousands of albums for a monthly fee of $9.99 or just $7.99 if you subscribe before June 30th. You can try the service for free for 30 days. If this sounds appealing, you might find yourself asking how to move your iTunes library to Google Music. Thankfully, Google makes it relatively easy and it doesn’t physically move your files, so as an iOS user, you won’t be adversely affected. Prior to the announcement of All Access, Google Play Music has been in…

  • Apple Celebrates 50 Billion App Downloads

    Christopher Meinck
    15 May 2013 | 1:55 pm
    Call it impeccable timing, but as Google’s I/O keynote speech wrapped up just an hour or so ago, Apple has announced that the App Store has eclipsed 50 billion app downloads. On May 2nd, Apple announced they were on the verge of the milestone with a special section within iTunes that highlighted the most popular free and paid apps for iPhone and iPad. The person who was lucky enough to be responsible for the 50 billionth download will be receiving an App Store gift card valued at $10,000. Apple’s homepage shows an iPad with the message ‘Thanks’ under the heading,…

  • Google Maps for iPhone, iPad Update Coming This Summer

    Christopher Meinck
    15 May 2013 | 11:47 am
    Google Maps will see a major update that will be available later this summer, including an iPad version. The new update will feature an improved interface. Also included is a POI search that reveals cards showing information and in some cases such as restaurants, it will include ratings. Google Maps will use a new 5-star ratings system across all products. The new Google Maps will feature integrated offers. During the demonstration, they showed an example of searching for Starbucks and finding an offer that you can act on later when visiting the location. Google said they had a number of…
 
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    macZOT!

  • iBank 4

    MacZOT
    16 May 2013 | 11:07 am
    iBank 4 The Gold Standard for Mac money management. Normally: $59.99 ZOT Price: $37.99 Click to macZOT! Download Trial   With iBank, you'll stay organized and up-to-date. You can easily monitor your account balances, pay bills on time, cut spending, plan savings, watch your investments and secure your financial future!   mac360.com: "What Quicken would be if Intuit actually cared about Mac users. iBank may be as good as it gets for managing money on a Mac."   TUAW.com: "You probably haven't heard of IGG Software, but you will. It's the…

  • Intego Mac Premium Bundle 2013 – 1 Year Subscription Plan

    MacZOT
    12 May 2013 | 10:01 pm
    Intego Mac Premium Bundle 2013 – 1 Year Subscription Plan Want comprehensive protection? This is it. Normally: $89.99 ZOT Price: $49.99 Click to macZOT! Download Trial     Want comprehensive protection? This is it. You insure your car before you take it on the road, right? It only makes sense to protect your Mac before you connect to the Internet. Let’s face it, there’s a lot that can go wrong: viruses and malware, network attacks, dangerous predators, the theft of personal data, inappropriate content in front of your kids, system failure and data loss. Mac Premium…

  • Mini Design Bundle

    MacZOT
    10 May 2013 | 8:46 pm
    Mini Design Bundle Save 92% on Royalty Free Graphic Design Resources Give your design projects a professional head start. Normally: $379.90 ZOT Price: $29.99 Click to macZOT!   Mini Design Bundle for Creative Mac and/or PC Users   Imagine having the toolbox below when you start your next design project… You'll have a huge array of design elements to build from, be inspired by, and use "right out of the box." Icons, Templates, Buttons, Backgrounds, Talk Bubbles, and the list goes on and on…   Only $29.99 for a limited time (save 92%, total value is…

  • Mail Archiver X

    MacZOT
    5 May 2013 | 10:01 pm
    Mail Archiver X Protects one of your Mac-based small business’ most important assets. Your Email. Normally: $34.95 ZOT Price: $17.00 Click to macZOT! Download Trial     Keep your emails safe Archive with one click Make your email client fast again   Archive with one click After you've set up archiving, future archives can be created automatically with the scheduler component. And these are smart archives – taking only what you have not archived before. Email clients and services All major email clients are supported: Apple Mail, Eudora, Outlook, Entourage,…

  • jAlbum PRO

    MacZOT
    3 May 2013 | 12:42 am
    jAlbum PRO Create professional web galleries and upload to your own web site or blog. The Pro License grants you the right to use jAlbum for commercial purposes. The License never expires and is valid for all versions of jAlbum 11. 3 Options Available During This ZOT! All 50% Off –  Standard, Pro, Power – Below in the ZOTshop! Publish on any website | Sell your images | Work faster     Normally: $89.00 ZOT Price: $44.00 Click to macZOT! Download Trial     What's Your Passion?   jAlbum Users to tell the world about…
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    Apple

  • How iPads, apps and YouTube can be a band’s best practice tools

    Mark Crump
    18 May 2013 | 9:00 am
    It started innocently enough. “Let’s get together and jam” lead to a rehearsal song list, and  the possibility of starting a band. I had about a week to organize and prepare for a mostly full band rehearsal. We don’t have a singer yet, so that duty, sadly, has fallen on me until we get someone. As noted on this site before, I’m a guitar player. By nature, I’m a very organized an prepared individual, and I wanted to get everyone prepared for the songs ahead of time. After I sent out links to YouTube clips of the songs to the other members, it was time to…

  • Games for the weekend: Skylanders Cloud Patrol

    Geoffrey Goetz
    17 May 2013 | 12:00 pm
    Games for the Weekend is a weekly feature aimed at helping you avoid doing something constructive with your downtime. Each Friday we’ll be recommending a game for Mac, iPhone or iPad that we think is awesome. Here is one cool enough to keep you busy during this weekend. Skylanders Cloud Patrol ($1.99, Universal) is a carnival-style shooting game where you tap to shoot at your target to win coins. The targets you are shooting at are mischievous trolls that have broken out of prison. In this game you play one of a number of different Skylanders. As a Skylander you are responsible for…

  • Surprise: Yahoo’s mobile push is working better than you think

    Barb Darrow
    17 May 2013 | 11:29 am
    Don’t look now but it looks like Yahoo’s mobile apps push is bearing fruit, at least according to new data from Onavo. Case in point: Yahoo Weather, which rolled out recently, already has what Onavo CEO Guy Rosen calls an “unprecedented” 3 percent market share among U.S. iPhone owners. That’s about 1.5 million users total which makes it the 91st most popular iPhone app three weeks after release, according to Onavo Insights data. That’s very good for a new app, Rosen said in an interview. Other Yahoo mobile apps including Yahoo Messenger and the Yahoo app…

  • Apple may not have answer for Google’s music service at WWDC

    Erica Ogg
    17 May 2013 | 9:54 am
    Google went and pre-empted Apple’s long-rumored iRadio streaming music service with a subscription music service of its own at this week’s Google I/O developer conference. Apple’s own developer event, WWDC, starts June 10, but the word is that its music service may not be ready to go by then. The Verge says Apple is still “bogged down in licensing talks” with music publishers. Two of the big ones are still holding out, Sony/ATV and BMG, according to the Verge’s sources. That’s partly because what Apple is trying to do is not the same as Google Play…

  • Apple CEO will detail his corporate tax policy ideas to Congress next week

    Erica Ogg
    17 May 2013 | 8:04 am
    Apple’s CEO is headed to Washington next week to talk taxes. He’s not just going to be defending Apple’s practice of keeping billions of profits offshore, Tim Cook is going to be armed with some suggestions for future policies too. And no, he doesn’t think Apple should get a free pass on bringing its money back home. Cook told the Washington Post that he has ideas for how to help convince companies like his own to bring back their overseas earnings to the U.S.:  “If you look at it today, to repatriate cash to the U.S., you need to pay 35 percent of that cash. And…
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    Mac Tricks And Tips

  • Start Your Mac From A USB Stick – When Hard Drives Fail

    admin
    16 May 2013 | 12:03 pm
    Hey, When you Mac doesn’t boot it can be the end of the world. Hard drives are fragile and when they fail it can stop your from starting your Mac and booting. Although your Mac has a built in recovery partition it is always worth having a USB version to boot into in case your hard disk drive is toast. Creating a bootable USB drive allows you to repair your hard drive, reinstall the OS and restore from a Time Machine backup. Create A Bootable USB Drive The first step is to find yourself a USB flash drive. You only need a drive 1GB in size. If you have a bigger one the space will be…

  • Determine Which Graphics Card Your Mac Is Using

    admin
    15 May 2013 | 12:29 pm
    Hey, New Mac laptops come with two graphics cards. One is a built in graphic card which runs the majority of the time, it is low power and allows you to save power. The second is usually a more powerful dedicated graphics card that allows you to use its horsepower to play games and graphic intensive applications. You Mac will automatically switch between the two, allowing both good battery life and good graphics. It can be interesting to see which graphics you are using. Finding Out Which Graphics Card Your Mac Is Using Determine which graphics card you mac is using is very simple. One the…

  • Mac Your Mac Unique With These Accessories

    admin
    14 May 2013 | 11:40 am
    Hey, The current iMac and Macbook range feature a cool brushed aluminium that is both simple and elegant. The problem with this is that it isn’t very unique. Today’s post is going to list some amazing and interesting accessories such as decals, cases, and little gadgets that make your Mac stand out. This allows you to make your mac that little bit more unique and interesting. This post follows on from one at the beginning of the month where I listed some must have accessories. These accessories are listed in no particular order. They come from a variety of different sources across…

  • How To Batch Convert Movies For iPhone and iPad

    admin
    13 May 2013 | 12:09 pm
    Hey, I love watching movies and videos on my iPad. Its easy to sit on the Sofa an watch all of the home movies and other videos. The problem is iTunes, thus iPhones and iPads, only accepts mp4 videos with a specific codec. This means common formats such as .avi, .mkv, and many other video formats can’t be played on on your iOS device. There is a solution to this problem, we are going to convert the videos into a format that iTunes accepts, allowing us to play the videos on our favourite iOS device. Converting Videos To convert videos download a piece of software called Handbrake. It is…

  • How To Stress Test Your Mac – CPU, RAM And Disk

    admin
    12 May 2013 | 11:06 am
    Hey, Stress testing your Mac is a useful way to work out if it is performing to its best and to determine if there are any faults within the various components. Stress testing your Mac is also a useful way to determine if you Mac has a fault if it is using 100% of a CPU, or if there is bad memory. Today’s post is going to describe three ways to stress test the core components of your Mac, CPU, RAM and disk. By testing each one to the ‘max’ you can determine if there is a problem and if you Mac can handle the heat. Stress Testing The CPU Stress testing your CPU is probably…
 
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    MacBlogz

  • Share between devices painlessly with Instashare

    Shawn "Doc" Boyd
    18 May 2013 | 3:00 pm
    There will come a time when you would like to simply transfer a file from one iOS device to another or to a Mac; it's inevitable. When the time arises, you will discover as most of us already have that the process is not as straightforward as one would think, considering how powerful these devices are. The most common methods used up to this point have been emailing oneself, cloud services like iCloud or Dropbox, file sync with the USB cable and iTunes or pleading with the always capricious Camera Connection Kit. Thankfully the developers at TwoManShow have developed a wonderful app to take…

  • Share between devices painlessly with Instashare

    Shawn "Doc" Boyd
    18 May 2013 | 3:00 pm
    There will come a time when you would like to simply transfer a file from one iOS device to another or to a Mac; it's inevitable. When the time arises, you will discover as most of us already have that the process is not as straightforward as one would think, considering how powerful these devices are. The most common methods used up to this point have been emailing oneself, cloud services like iCloud or Dropbox, file sync with the USB cable and iTunes or pleading with the always capricious Camera Connection Kit. Thankfully the developers at TwoManShow have developed a wonderful app to take…

  • Caturday: Mac mini is Biru's pillow

    Steven Sande
    18 May 2013 | 1:00 pm
    What can be more comfortable to a cat than a pillow that blows warm air out of an optical media slot and vibrates ever so gently? That appears to be why Biru (Indonesian for Blue) loves to rest on a Mac mini owned by reader Peter Stagg and his wife. Peter says, "Biru is my wife's British Short-haired and constant companion, especially when she is working in her study or on her laptop. He has claimed the lives of two laptops so far and is working on the Mac mini, very slowly. When he's not enjoying the warm air expelled from the optical media slot he lies across the front of the keyboard and…

  • Caturday: Mac mini is Biru's pillow

    Steven Sande
    18 May 2013 | 1:00 pm
    What can be more comfortable to a cat than a pillow that blows warm air out of an optical media slot and vibrates ever so gently? That appears to be why Biru (Indonesian for Blue) loves to rest on a Mac mini owned by reader Peter Stagg and his wife. Peter says, "Biru is my wife's British Short-haired and constant companion, especially when she is working in her study or on her laptop. He has claimed the lives of two laptops so far and is working on the Mac mini, very slowly. When he's not enjoying the warm air expelled from the optical media slot he lies across the front of the keyboard and…

  • Deals: Get $50 Credit at SlickWraps for Just $25

    Mac|Life Staff
    18 May 2013 | 12:34 pm
    [This is an advertorial. Maclife gets a portion of each unit sold.]You have all of the coolest tech, and it's with you at all times. Your iPhone 5 syncs up with your Macbook, which has your Beats by Dre headphones plugged into it. On your wrist is your Pebble Watch, which tells you the time so you can make it home to play games or stream movies on your Playstation 3. All of these are great pieces of tech, but they can be fashionable accessories too with the help of Slickwraps. Get $50 credit at Slickwraps right now in our Deals tab.Slickwraps provides a unique service: It turns your already…
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    MacCast - For Mac Geeks, by Mac Geeks

  • Maccast 2013.05.15

    Adam Christianson (Mac Geek)
    15 May 2013 | 3:37 pm
    A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 444. Subscription based AppleCare? Some interesting iPhone reports. AT&T is now offering iPhone 5 in the US. Ups and downs at Pegatron. Streaming "iRadio" service stalled. Your iPad could kill you. iPhone 5S. Image editing alternatives to Photoshop. iMovie adding double frames. Fix for slow SSD boot times. Removing software. Want more Maccast? Become a Maccast Member. Special thanks to our sponsors: Squarespace - Go to Squarespace.com/maccast and click "enter an offer code" under the pricing and put in the maccast3…

  • Maccast 2013.05.07

    Adam Christianson (Mac Geek)
    7 May 2013 | 10:18 pm
    A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 443. More Flash storage options for iMacs. Debate over Apple OS delays. Small iOS update for iPhone 5. Low-cost iPhone, not so low? Google Glass SMS and Map support coming for iOS owners. Will iPad mini see a Retina display this year? Clarification on tablet shipment numbers. More accurate Apple Maps. Be careful upgrading Transporter drives. Troubleshooting iOS Wi-Fi issues. Quickly dismiss banner notifications. Want more Maccast? Become a Maccast Member. Special thanks to our sponsors: Sharefile by Citrix - Try it FREE…

  • Maccast 2013.05.01

    Adam Christianson (Mac Geek)
    1 May 2013 | 11:06 pm
    A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 442. Apple's latest quarterly results. iPhone 5 Retina screen has met it's match. WWDC the hottest ticket in tech. Macbook's share growing, more coming. What's coming in iOS 7 and OS X 10.9? iPad competition rising. iTunes tops in Video on Demand. Odd bug truncates iMessages. Other tips on Finder column widths. Keeping RAW out of Photostream. Unmounting drives before disconnecting. Want more Maccast? Become a Maccast Member. Special thanks to our sponsors: Sharefile by Citrix - Try it FREE for 30 days. Use offer code…

  • Maccast 2013.04.22

    Adam Christianson (Mac Geek)
    22 Apr 2013 | 11:31 pm
    A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 441. Continued iPhone 5-next speculation. More speculation on next gen iPad. Are iOS device sales dropping rapidly? Apple sells less, but makes more. Apple keeps Siri data for 2 years. Interview with Mark Salata of Werkz Publishing. Want more Maccast? Become a Maccast Member. Special thanks to our sponsors: Smile - PDFpen 6 and PDFpen Pro 6 available now, smilesoftware.com Sharefile by Citrix - Try it FREE for 30 days. Use offer code MACCAST Shownotes in: HTML or OPML Subscribe to the Podcast Feed or Get the MP3 or…

  • Maccast 2013.04.16

    Adam Christianson (Mac Geek)
    16 Apr 2013 | 11:25 pm
    A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 440. New Macs will have Gigabit Wi-Fi. PC (and Mac) sales continue to slide. Maybe? More word Apple's dropping Samsung. Apple may add more Yahoo! Apple to slim down next iPad. Apple trade-ins boost India iPhone sales. Apple's "iRadio" edges closer to being. Fingerprint scanner delays iPhone 5S. T-Mobile says initial iPhone 5 sales are "gangbusters". Apple replacing some Apple TV 3s. A bunch of software updates. First hand replacing a "trusted device". Archiving iMovie Projects. Quickly type Emoji. Clone Boot Camp…
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    MacMost

  • MacMost Now 866: Compress Video and Audio With the Finder

    Gary Rosenzweig
    17 May 2013 | 8:00 am
    The OS X Finder offers simple options to compress video and audio files. You can use this to quickly re-compress these files before archiving them or sending them to others. These simple functions only work with some file types and offer limited options.

  • 50 Billion Apps, Cook To Speak To Senators

    Gary Rosenzweig
    16 May 2013 | 7:58 am
    Another slow week allows Apple’s self-promotional 50 billionth app sale contest to top the news. The lucky guy from Ohio who downloaded an app from the App Store at just the right moment won a $10,000 gift card. This milestone puts a spotlight on the overwhelming success of the iOS App Store. It has transformed [...]

  • I’m Going To Have To Call Your Parents

    Gary Rosenzweig
    16 May 2013 | 5:00 am
    “I’m very disappointed. In the past you have scored 95% or better on your tests. But this time you scored only 94%. I’m going to have to call your parents.” Stock market analysts would not make good grade school teachers.

  • MacMost Now 865: iPhoto Export Options

    Gary Rosenzweig
    15 May 2013 | 8:00 am
    There are a variety of ways to export a photo from iPhoto. Using the File, Export function you can decide which file format to use and set the quality and size. Learn how to use the various options and see a comparison between image quality settings.

  • MacMost Now 864: Rulers and Guides

    Gary Rosenzweig
    13 May 2013 | 8:09 am
    Rulers and guides can be found in page layout and graphics apps. You can use them to precisely align objects on a page. Learning to use rulers and guides can make it easier and quicker to create professional designs. You can use them in apps like Pages, Keynote, Pixelmator, Photoshop and more.
 
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    thriftmac

  • Viber

    Mark
    8 May 2013 | 7:48 pm
    Send free messages and make free calls to other Viber users, on any device and network, in any country. Viber syncs contacts, messages and call history with your mobile device. Start the conversation on the Viber mobile app and continue from your Mac.

  • RedQuits

    Mark
    25 Mar 2013 | 10:15 pm
    When you click on the red button in the top-left of a window on a Mac, it closes the window — but the program keeps running. With this RedQuits, the program quits.

  • TipTyper

    Mark
    12 Mar 2013 | 9:49 pm
    Text editor created by developer frustrated with TextEdit. Features include lines display, words and characters counters, automatic backup, full-screen support, retina display, dictation and speech support, spell check and grammar check.

  • Moof! Notes

    Mark
    7 Mar 2013 | 9:45 pm
    Add notes to the edge of your screen with Moof the classic cow dog showing the way. Also works as a menu bar item.

  • Peg Solitaire

    Mark
    5 Mar 2013 | 9:58 pm
    A board game played with pegs: in the classic mode, there 33 positions and 32 tokens. The object is to remove the pegs but only with horizontal and vertical movements. To solve the game, leave only one piece on the board in the center position (which was initially empty). In reverse mode, there is initially only one piece on the board. With movements, tokens are added so that only one position is vacant on the board.
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    Mac Tutorials - HD

  • 0400 - Google Drive & Cloud Print for Mac [HD - Trailer]

    ScreenCastsOnline
    17 May 2013 | 5:00 pm
    Its been a while since I covered the core Google services, and things have moved on significantly. Google have introduced Google Drive, a centralised store for all your Google Documents, Spreadsheets, Presentations and more. They've also improved Google Chrome to support offline access, as well as releasing new Mac and iOS applications to access your data. In addition, they've also released Google Cloud Print, a new way to access your printers across the web, plus allowing you to print PDFs directly into Google Drive from Chrome or Google Mobile Apps.

  • 0399 - TextSoap 7 [HD - Trailer]

    ScreenCastsOnline
    10 May 2013 | 5:00 pm
    If you work with text, you need TextSoap! TextSoap is the perfect application for fixing or cleaning your text. With over 100+ built in text cleaners, TextSoap will fix all those niggling problems with your text, from extra spaces and returns to stripping out unwanted strings or even HTML code. You can even create your own simple text cleaners to match your requirements exactly, or built complex conditional cleaners to do things you never thought possible. Either way, you'll wonder how you ever lived without it.

  • 0398 - iWeb Migration [HD - Trailer]

    ScreenCastsOnline
    3 May 2013 | 5:00 pm
    So it looks like Apple won't be replacing iWeb anytime soon! I've already covered moving your iWeb hosting from MobileMe to another service provider [SCOM0345] but you may want to consider migrating from iWeb to a new application or service. In this week's show, Todd Olthoff takes a look at some of the alternatives to iWeb, and gives some pointers on what steps may be required to move.

  • 0397 - App.net on the Mac [HD - Free Tutorial]

    ScreenCastsOnline
    25 Apr 2013 | 5:00 pm
    Imagine an ad free service or platform that put its users first. One that was wasn't beholden to advertisers or offered a free service but didn't sell on your data making you the product. One that offered a rich development platform embraced by many of the leading Mac and iOS developers, crafting new and exciting applications. Well you don't have to imagine any more, because we have App.net! Seen by many as just a Twitter replacement or alternative, App.net is now showing it has the potential to be so much more. As well as the standard social media features you might expect, App.net also…

  • 0396 - MM28 - FontBook, Font Panel & Placeit [HD - Trailer]

    ScreenCastsOnline
    19 Apr 2013 | 5:00 pm
    A Mac montage show this week, but with a bit of a theme. And the theme is Fonts on OSX. In this multipart show I explore the hidden virtues of FontBook, an application included with OSX to manage, organise and repair your fonts. I also take a look at the standard Font Panel accessible by many OSX apps to format and tweak your text. One further related section is a new Alfred workflow I found that allows you to easily search for and select "special" characters from Alfred itself. Finishing off with a very cool, free web service that allows you to create hi res photos of your Mac or iOS…
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    MyAppleSpace: All Site Activity

  • Update by MyAppleSpace

    18 May 2013 | 5:22 am
    MyAppleSpace posted to the http://www.myapplespace.com/thewire/view/24116

  • Update by MyAppleSpace

    18 May 2013 | 3:31 am
    MyAppleSpace bookmarked 10M Samsung flagship phones in 28 days a 'record,' 5M iPhone 5 in 3 days 'disappointing'

  • Update by MyAppleSpace

    16 May 2013 | 4:22 pm
    MyAppleSpace bookmarked Cook: US-built Mac will be refreshed version of existing product

  • Update by MyAppleSpace

    16 May 2013 | 2:29 pm
    MyAppleSpace bookmarked Tim Cook discusses taxes before Tuesday’s visit to Congress: ‘Apple does not funnel domestic profits overseas’

  • Update by MyAppleSpace

    15 May 2013 | 4:26 am
    MyAppleSpace bookmarked DEAR APPLE: We Don’t Want A Smart Watch Because The Classic Wrist Watch Will Never Die
 
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    Softpedia News - Apple

  • Bejeweled Blitz 1.3.4 Gets iPad 3 Retina Display Support – Free Download

    Softpedia News (Filip Truta)
    17 May 2013 | 1:01 pm
    Bejeweled Blitz 1.3.4 is out for fans of PopCap’s match-three puzzlers. If you happen to be an avid player wielding an iPad 3, PopCap has some great news for you. Bejeweled Blitz is all about matching and detonating as many gems as you can in 60 seconds to compete with Facebook friends. In case you haven’t tried it, I recommend that you do. But not at work. It’s so addictive you’ll probably lose your job in a few days. Jokes aside, version 1.3.... (read more)

  • eBay iOS Apps Get Major New Features for Sellers and Buyers Alike

    Softpedia News (Filip Truta)
    17 May 2013 | 12:41 pm
    Prepare to have your eBay experience on iOS improved tenfold, as the American e-commerce company has released an updated app for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad users who like to sell, as well as bid online. “We've been hard at work on version 2.3 of eBay for iPad and we hope you like it,” says the company. The official eBay app now lets you buy multiple items with Shopping Cart, check out faster (as it remembers your PayPal ID), and makes photos in search re... (read more)

  • OS X 10.9 Aims to Be “the Most Efficient Desktop Operating System in the World”

    Softpedia News (Filip Truta)
    17 May 2013 | 11:31 am
    Apple needs an OS X Product Release Software Engineer to handle all power consumption aspects of the operating system, from kernel and services, to frameworks and applications. The first line in the job advert reads, “Help make Mac OS X the most efficient desktop operating system in the world”... (read more)

  • The Best-Looking iOS Shooter Is Now Free to Download – N.O.V.A. 3

    Softpedia News (Filip Truta)
    17 May 2013 | 10:21 am
    The folks at Gameloft are feeling awfully generous this weekend. They’ve decided to slash the price on two of their coolest iOS games, N.O.V.A. 3 and Gangstar Rio, offering them free of charge until Sunday night. N.O.V.A. 3 is a Halo-inspired shooter which looks ridiculously good and plays just as well. It’s an immersive sci-fi FPS (first-person shooter) that features lots of weapons and powers, 12-player battles in 7 multiplayer modes, voice chat, vehicle... (read more)

  • Download MapQuest 3.5 iOS with Location Sharing

    Softpedia News (Filip Truta)
    17 May 2013 | 9:41 am
    AOL has released a new version of its iOS mapping application, MapQuest 3.5, adding the ability to share locations (where you’re heading, a favorite diner, etc.) via social ties. MapQuest now includes sharing features through email, text message, as well as through dedicated networks, among which AOL mentions everyone’s favorite social duopoly, Facebook and Twitter. According to the release notes for MapQuest 3.5, “You can now easily share locations ... (read more)
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    9to5Mac

  • Listen to our 9to5Mac Happy Hour (5/17/13)

    9to5 Staff
    18 May 2013 | 1:24 pm
    Seth and Mark were traveling back from Google I/O this week, but Scott and Zac sat down to discuss what Google’s announcements mean for Apple and next month’s WWDC. Subscribe now on iTunes!

  • Weekend 9to5Toys roundup: App freebies, $34 Kensington iPad Keyboard case, $65 1TB USB 3.0 Portable HD, more

    Dan DeSilva
    18 May 2013 | 12:07 pm
    From 9to5Toys.com: 9to5Toys scours the net each day to bring our US readers the best deals in consumer electronics. Below are the absolute hottest deals going on right now. Most of these promotions are only available for a limited time, so be sure to lock in these savings if you see something you like.  Check back often as we are constantly posting new deals. Also bookmark 9to5Toys.com/Daily-deals for 35+ of the top daily deals across most of the biggest shopping sites in the US including Amazon, Best Buy, Walmart, Target, and many more. For the first time ever, Gameloft is offering two of…

  • “Bang with Friends” mysteriously pulled from App Store

    Zac Hall
    17 May 2013 | 2:09 pm
    Apple might have just ruined everyone’s weekend plans by pulling the provocative “Bang with Friends” iPhone app from the App Store. BWF, which is the “anonymous, simple, fun way to find 
friends who are down for the night,” says Apple has banned it from the App Store, but that it is “working with Apple to get BWF back into the App Store shortly.” Presumably, users who already installed the app can continue to do whatever one would do with such an app, and Android’s Wild Wild West approach to the Google Play Store almost guarantees it…

  • Stitcher Radio iPhone app updated with simplified ‘Car Mode’ UI for drivers

    Jordan Kahn
    17 May 2013 | 12:44 pm
    Sticher Radio, home to over 15,000+  live radio shows and podcasts, updated its iPhone app today with a new Car Mode feature that makes controlling the app even easier while driving. The new simplified UI features large, easy to see buttons and can be accessed at any time with a tap of the Stitcher logo at the top of the app. It works in both portrait and landscape orientations and is definitely a welcomed improvement for the nearly 60% of its users that Stitcher says listen to the app while in a vehicle. The updated app also comes with a redesigned front page, one-tap access to search and…

  • Apple’s lax iTunes streaming security gives out a free copy of Daft Punk’s Random Access Memories

    Jordan Kahn
    17 May 2013 | 10:09 am
    Bob Dylan, David Bowie, and Justin Timberlake are just a few of the artists over the past year to offer full-length, high quality streams of their newest albums on iTunes in the days before release. The latest to follow in the trend is award winning electronic music duo Daft Punk with a full length stream of the group’s 74-minute “Random Access Memories” album hitting iTunes earlier this week.While it’s often suggested the streams help to fight piracy of the albums before their release, we’ve discovered Apple is ironically making it easier than ever to grab a…
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    SurfBits, Home of the Mac Reviews

  • Zendock, A Kickstarter Program I Really Like

    Tim (Surfbits)
    6 May 2013 | 5:02 pm
    Over the last few years I’ve followed and backed my share of Kickstarter programs. Some turned out to be real duds, but other were programs that had some great ideas and turned out to be real winners. I found one I think will be a winner, Zendock from Zenboxx. Zendock is a small, simple, but eloquent solution for docking your MacBook Pro. Plug in all your cables and connections into one end and just plug the other end into your MacBook Pro. The Zendock can be permanent solution on your desk, or a handy portable solution for the MacBook owner on the go. Here is a link to a video that…

  • Mailplane: The Best Gets Better

    Tim (Surfbits)
    17 Apr 2013 | 3:20 pm
    I’ve used Mailplane as my stand-alone mail client on the Mac for years. I used it since my main account is Gmail based and all my other domain-based account are funneled through the Gmail account to take advantage of the spam filter. Mailplane did everything I needed it to do. An adjustable toolbar that allows you to place every function within one click. It supported attachments, screen captures, and all the web-based Gmail layout and features. It was a solid and dependable email client. Enter Mailplane 3. In addition to the features of Mailplane 2, it supports Gmail’s new…

  • STM Bags: Solid Bag, Fair Price

    Tim (Surfbits)
    3 Apr 2013 | 9:15 am
    Anyone that knows me, remembers that I’ve reviewed and have been very happy with the Tom Bihn bags for my laptops, iPads, or just basic backpacks and cases. So when I was approached by the PR firm for STM bags asking me to look at their new line of laptop and iPad bags, the Linear Messenger bag, I thought it was a great chance to see what was available. For those of you that are not familiar with STM Bags, founded in 1998 in Sydney, Australia, STM Bags offers a full range of lifestyle-oriented laptop bags, iPad cases, iPhone cases and accessories. STM Bag’s mission is to provide a…

  • Review: Markdown by David Sparks and Eddie Smith

    Tim (Surfbits)
    22 Mar 2013 | 7:58 am
    I’ve been a self-taught HTML writer since the early 1990s. During that time I designed hundreds of websites for local businesses and online businesses throughout the world. But in the past 10 years HTML has become much more difficult and i find that when I need to write a website I’m using a WYSIWYG editor like Dreamweaver. Basic HTML has been left for blog postings. Therefore when David Sparks from MacSparky and Eddie Smith from Practically Efficient decided to release their new book Markdown I had to download it and see what all the fuss about Markdown was about. The iBook is…

  • iSkin’s fuze 360 Case Means Total Protection

    Tim (Surfbits)
    26 Feb 2013 | 9:13 am
    There are times I want my iPhone case to be mean and lean, then there are times I’m looking for total protection. Since I’ve owned an iPhone, there’s only one case company I felt confident in trusting my precious with when times were tough, iSkin. iSkin make a lot of different styles of cases, but when they claim that the fuze 360 is “Ready for Action”, they mean it. The fuze 360 provides complete impact and shock protection and next-generation, high-impact screen protection for the iPhone 5. The fuze 360 is a two-piece case that gives you a soft inner layer for…
 
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    MakeUseOf » Mac OS X

  • Which Is Best, A MacBook Air Or MacBook Pro? Both Models Compared Side-By-Side

    Matt Smith
    17 May 2013 | 9:31 am
    You might think Apple’s relatively small laptop selection would make choosing a model easy. For some people, that’s true, but for others the tight range of options and prices makes for a difficult choice. A consumer with $1,200 could end up looking at both versions of the Air and the 13-inch Pro. I think all of the MacBooks are a good choice, but the reasons why are various.  A 13-inch MacBook Air has different hardware and options than a 13-inch Pro but, because Apple doesn’t sell laptops based on specs, understanding the differences can be difficult. I’ll help you sort through…

  • A Perfect Operating System? Getting Windows Style Features In OS X

    Justin Pot
    16 May 2013 | 1:01 pm
    Bring the best features of Windows to OS X. You did not read that incorrectly. Many Mac users won’t admit it, but there are some pretty nice features in Windows – particularly Windows 7 and later. Maximizing apps in a way that isn’t seemingly random, resizing your windows by dragging them to a particular side or easily hiding notification icons are just a few things Microsoft’s brought to the desktop that Apple hasn’t got around to (yet?) Don’t panic, though – third party apps bring all these and more of Windows’ best features to OS X. You just need…

  • Automate Everything On Your Mac with Keyboard Maestro [Mac]

    Bakari Chavanu
    15 May 2013 | 11:01 am
    I’ve written several articles about Mac automation, including a MUO Automation Guide on how to get started with Apple’s Automator and the built-in OS X features for creating smart folders, playlists, albums, and mailboxes. But next to the application called Hazel, which I also recently reviewed, the classic automation program Keyboard Maestro ($36.00) is my most used application for getting things done on my Mac. You can download it for a 30-day free trial. For what it does, Keyboard Maestro for Mac is modestly priced, and in my experience very reliable. Keyboard Maestro is…

  • Viber Launches Desktop App For Windows & Mac, Redesigns Mobile Apps [Updates]

    Yaara Lancet
    7 May 2013 | 8:30 am
    Free call and text platform Viber is coming to desktop with the release of a new client for Windows and Mac OS X. The new desktop version of Viber brings all calling and texting features to your PC or Mac, and adds some new ones such as video calling and desktop to desktop calls, which are currently still in beta. The announcement comes as part of the roll out of Viber 3.0, which includes major updates for the app’s iOS, Android, and Blackberry versions as well. Viber for desktop is similar in function to Viber for mobile, and still activates using your mobile phone number. Once…

  • Hazel – Performing Tasks On Your Mac So You Don’t Have To

    Bakari Chavanu
    6 May 2013 | 12:01 pm
    I have previously written an entire MUO guide about using Apple’s smart folders and Automator program, but a classic third-party application called Hazel is one of my personal automation  assistants that works in the background, requiring no keyboard shortcuts and mouse clicks on my part. Hazel is an automation program that essentially goes into action when files are added or changes are made to designated folders. Automator includes similar functionality, but Hazel is much easier to use and faster on the draw. I have Hazel rules that automatically open new applications added to my…
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    ifoAppleStore

  • San Francisco Store Moving to Dramatic New Location

    Gary Allen
    16 May 2013 | 11:35 pm
    Faced with an additional four years of underground transit tunnel construction in front of the San Francisco (N. Calif.) Apple store, and feeling the general crush of increased store visitors, the company will move retail operations two blocks away, into a stunning two-level, glass storefront location facing the city’s main square. Significantly, the plans were announced by SF mayor Ed Lee, who said he hopes the new store would help reverse waning retail activity in the area. Lee did not say if the city had offered Apple any incentives or permit accommodations to make the move. At a…

  • Lincoln Road Expansion Up For Approval–Again

    Gary Allen
    13 May 2013 | 12:23 pm
    Apple is making a second proposal to the city of Miami Beach (Fla.) to build an expanded store along the Lincoln Road pedestrian shopping mall, after being denied permission to demolish and rebuild in 2011. The new project is next door to the previous proposal, which eventually became a Gap clothing store, and just 1,000 feet from the existing Apple store that opened in July 2006. Like most early stores, the original store was built on a 30-foot wide model that covers 3,000 square-feet, and has become increasingly crowded with visitors. As part of a general plan of expanding smaller stores,…

  • Big Switch: More In-Store iProduct Repairs

    Gary Allen
    10 May 2013 | 9:30 pm
    The workload of Apple retail store Genius Bars is scheduled for a huge increase later this year, after the company introduces a revamped AppleCare product that includes a longer list of iPhone, iPad and iPod problems that will repaired in-house. The changes will reportedly save the company $1 billion a year, but could also significantly lower customer satisfaction with time-consuming repairs, instead of being handled in five minutes with a swap-out. According to AppleInsider, Apple vice president Tara Bunch announced today to employees that in-store repairs will be expanded to…

  • Apple Defies Speculation, Reports Quarterly Records

    Gary Allen
    23 Apr 2013 | 4:08 pm
    After weeks of financial analyst pessimism about Apple’s product sales and a resulting plunge in its stock price, the company announced record unit sales and revenues during the second quarter of 2013, and teased new product categories in the future. The retail stores participated fully in the sales success, with record second-quarter sales of $5.24 billion, also the third-highest revenue in the chain’s history. Retail store profit was $1.1 billion, exactly the same as the year-ago quarter, but still considered strong. Without explanation, the company said fewer new stores will…

  • Apple Revises One to One, Limits Data Migration

    Gary Allen
    18 Apr 2013 | 3:09 am
    For reasons that aren’t obvious, Apple has restated the terms of its retail store One to One service to limit how data migration services are offered for new Macintosh purchases. The service is significant, since the company reports that over half of Mac purchases are to new-to-Mac customers, including those with Windows PCs who want to move their existing data to a Mac. The U.S. term revisions appeared yesterday on the “Details” Web page for the One to One service, which is offered to new Mac buyers for $99 per year. For that price, a customer can receive Personal…
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    The MacTrack - iPhone, iPod, iPod Touch and Mac News

  • Light Meter for iOS released – Lux Measurement Tool

    Richard
    18 May 2013 | 10:30 am
    Moscow, Russian Federation – Indie developer, Vlad Polyanskiy today is proud to announce the release of Light Meter – lux measurement tool, a new utility for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad which allows you to measure lux value of any area you want. Exclusive accuracy of measurements. Calibrated with professional high-precision illuminometer. We have made this illuminometer for that you could save on purchasing of professional illuminometers which cost hundreds of dollars. At the same time we love beautiful design and we like to surprise, therefore, having acquired our illuminometer…

  • Reggie Ashworth releases MAS AppDelete Lite 3.2.9 – Uninstall Anything

    Richard
    18 May 2013 | 1:35 am
    Anaheim, California – Independent software developer Reggie Ashworth today is proud to announce the release and immediate availability of MAS AppDelete Lite 3.2.9, an update to his very popular application deletion utility for Mac OS X available via the Mac App Store. With a simple Drag & Drop, AppDelete Lite will uninstall anything along with all of the associated items. Mac users will no longer have to hunt through their system to find and delete these items manually. You can drag any item that can be uninstalled onto AppDelete Lite: Applications, Widgets, Preference Panes,…

  • VIDEO: The Next Major Battlefield for Apple and Samsung

    GrabPress
    17 May 2013 | 5:42 pm
    The next major battlefield for Apple and Samsung. Apple looks to move San Francisco store a few blocks away. Apple’s iPhone 5S to see big internal overhaul Thanks for checking us out. Please take a look at the rest of our videos and articles. To stay in the loop, bookmark our homepage.

  • iCarMode – 50% Price Drop for a Limited Time

    Richard
    17 May 2013 | 1:45 pm
    Herzlyia, Israel – iCarMode announces a 50% price reduction on iCarMode 2.7, for a limited time, starting May 1, 2013. The app enables users to use their iPhone safely while driving. iCarMode contains the major features needed to ease and improve the iPhone-Car experience. Feature Highlights: * Big buttoned music player – iCarMode includes Big buttoned music player to safely and comfortably access your music collection * Quick dialup to your contacts – iCarMode also includes quick dialup to your favorite contacts, so you don’t have to browse them again & again in…

  • VIDEO: IPhone Cleared for U.S. Military Use, Ready to Take on BlackBerry, Samsung

    GrabPress
    17 May 2013 | 10:56 am
    iPhone cleared for U.S. military use, ready to take on BlackBerry, Samsung New Phones Help BlackBerry Claw Back Some Canadian Market Share Samsung looks to cut the bloat, free up more Galaxy S4 storage Thanks for checking us out. Please take a look at the rest of our videos and articles. To stay in the loop, bookmark our homepage.
 
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  • Bloomberg still sucks

    Peter Cohen
    18 May 2013 | 11:43 am
    Bloomberg Apple coverage fails. Again. ∞ Read this on The Loop

  • 10 photo editing apps that aren’t Photoshop

    Peter Cohen
    18 May 2013 | 8:34 am
    Ten alternatives to Photoshop; most work on the Mac. ∞ Read this on The Loop

  • NYPD can’t arrest topless women

    Peter Cohen
    18 May 2013 | 5:32 am
    New York is crazy sometimes. ∞ Read this on The Loop

  • ‘Nintendo Wii U: Death by Apathy’

    Peter Cohen
    18 May 2013 | 5:20 am
    EA has decided not to make any more Wii U games, which has Matt Martin wondering if the console has any future at all. ∞ Read this on The Loop

  • Yahoo board considering $1.1 billion Tumblr buyout

    Jim Dalrymple
    17 May 2013 | 6:47 pm
    Yahoo has been mulling some kind of deal with the hip New York-based blogging site, from a strategic investment to an outright acquisition. Sources said that the Silicon Valley Internet giant’s CEO Marissa Mayer has decided that buying Tumblr was going to be “the stake in the ground of what her strategy is going forward for Yahoo.” This would be very interesting. ∞ Read this on The Loop
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  • Back Up Your Valuable Data with Carbonite

    Mezanul
    17 May 2013 | 1:00 pm
    Technology is progressing each day. People are now relying more on their computers, laptops and mobiles for their day-to-day work and thus are saving gigabytes of data. Digital data is more personal than ever. We now keep our pictures, videos, important documents and every other small thing saved on hard disks, SSDs, memory cards and [...]Continue reading Back Up Your Valuable Data with Carbonite at My Technology Guide © Copyright 2009-2012 My Technology Guide Related posts: How To Create and Use Backups Using the Backup and Restore Center [Windows] Google Takeout: Easily Liberate and Backup…

  • Microsoft Windows Blue Will Be Windows 8.1, Will Be Free Update From Windows Store

    Mezanul
    16 May 2013 | 3:35 am
    Microsoft has some fresh new updates about its upcoming next Windows update titled Windows Blue. Microsoft’s Tami Reller (Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Windows), while speaking at the JP Morgan Technology, Media and Telecom Conference, announced that the upcoming next Windows version previously called Windows Blue will be officially called Windows 8.1. It will [...]Continue reading Microsoft Windows Blue Will Be Windows 8.1, Will Be Free Update From Windows Store at My Technology Guide © Copyright 2009-2012 My Technology Guide Related posts: Microsoft’s…

  • Public WiFi Networks: A Hotbed For Hacker Activity

    Mezanul
    4 May 2013 | 12:55 pm
    Most people who constantly use public WiFi networks must understand the importance of having proper security measures to avoid exposing sensitive data. A recent report by ThreatMetrix found that banking information and personal files are vulnerable through WiFi networks, like those which are available open at the local coffee shop round the corner. The threat intensified with [...]Continue reading Public WiFi Networks: A Hotbed For Hacker Activity at My Technology Guide © Copyright 2009-2012 My Technology Guide Related posts: LivingSocial Hacked: 50 Million Customer Names, Emails,…

  • LivingSocial Hacked: 50 Million Customer Names, Emails, Encrypted Passwords Leaked

    Mezanul
    28 Apr 2013 | 2:05 am
    LivingSocial is the second biggest online daily deals website after Groupon in the US. LivingSocial is owned in part by Amazon has announced that it has been hacked. The attackers got away with data which includes names, email addresses, and encrypted passwords of 50 million customers. That’s a huge amount of data which is now [...]Continue reading LivingSocial Hacked: 50 Million Customer Names, Emails, Encrypted Passwords Leaked at My Technology Guide © Copyright 2009-2012 My Technology Guide Related posts: About Password Security Strengthening, How To Protect Your Account If Your…

  • Get Office 365 Free for Three Months and 20 GB of SkyDrive Storage

    Mezanul
    11 Mar 2013 | 11:18 am
    Microsoft’s new range of office suite, Office 2013 and Office 365 are already released. To promote the new Office 365 office suite, Microsoft has started a brand new campaign. The campaign specifically targets students who might want to give Office 365 University a try. Through this special promotion, Microsoft is offering Office 365 University three-month [...]Continue reading Get Office 365 Free for Three Months and 20 GB of SkyDrive Storage at My Technology Guide © Copyright 2009-2012 My Technology Guide Related posts: Online Microsoft Office Training by Webucator: Exclusive…
 
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  • How to Save Web Pages as PDF Files on the iPad & iPhone

    Paul Horowitz
    18 May 2013 | 12:31 pm
    One little feature that iOS really needs is the ability to natively “print to PDF” directly on the iPad and iPhone, a popular trick on the Mac and in the PC world that allows you to digitally print anything and, in this case, save the contents of any web document or web page as a self-contained PDF document, allowing it to be read later, printed, or used for whatever other purpose. Since this great feature isn’t around on the iPhone and iPad at the moment, we can use a nice bookmarklet trick combined with a free third party web service to be able to add a “Save as…

  • How to View All Running Apps & Processes in Mac OS X

    Paul Horowitz
    17 May 2013 | 12:40 pm
    There are a variety of ways to see all applications or programs which are running on a Mac, ranging from only seeing “windowed” apps running in the graphical front end, to revealing even the most obscure system-level processes and tasks running at the core of OS X. We’ll cover five different ways to view these running apps and processes in Mac OS X, some of which are very user friendly and applicable to all users, and some of which are more advanced methods accessible from the command line. Take the time to learn them all, and you can then use the method most appropriate for…

  • How to Add Text to Photos Easily Using Preview in Mac OS X

    Paul Horowitz
    16 May 2013 | 2:50 pm
    Adding text to images is a fairly simple process to begin with that is made even easier with Preview, the basic image viewing app that is bundled on all Macs. Most people don’t think of Preview when they think of making adjustments and edits to pictures like this, but it works just fine, and because Preview has shipped with every version of OS X from the dawn of time, you’ll never have to download a third party app to just place some words onto a photo. If you’ve never delved into Preview’s font and text tools, here’s how to use them. How to Add Text to Photos…

  • Get a New iTunes MiniPlayer & Show Album Artwork with Songs in iTunes 11.0.3

    Paul Horowitz
    16 May 2013 | 11:50 am
    Apple introduced an update to iTunes versioned as 11.0.3 which adds a few user interface refinements and some minor features. The update can be downloaded from the  Apple menu by selecting “Software Update”, or by going directly to the App Store or iTunes to update. The two most notable changes are cosmetic in nature, and include a revised MiniPlayer and the addition of artwork to the songs view, here is how to access these additions: The Revised iTunes MiniPlayer The iTunes MiniPlayer has always been around, but it’s been improved upon in the latest version. To access…

  • Stylize Contacts & Names on the iPhone By Adding Emoji Characters

    Paul Horowitz
    15 May 2013 | 12:56 pm
    Adding Emoji to contacts names on the iPhone is a fun way to stylize individual contacts and to bring an additional layer of customization to iOS. Other than being fun looking, it can also help to quickly identify names in the contacts list, get an additional visual indicator of who sent a text message, and the emoticons even show up with incoming and outbound phone calls. Before making modifications to your Contacts list, it’s usually a good idea to back them up first. Though it’s extremely unlikely for something to go awry, it only takes a moment to do and in the event you…
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  • Apple Still Abusing Chinese Employees AT Foxconn

    ernie@apple-investor.com (Ernie Varitimos)
    16 May 2013 | 10:41 am
    Apple and Foxconn were accused of violating China labor laws again, according to the Wall Street Journal. I guess Apple is now a serial slave labor violator. As you may already know, Foxconn assembles iPhones and iPads for Apple. Last time Foxconn was reviewed, it was found they complied with over 98 percent of the action items Apple and they agreed to with the Chinese Fair Labor Association (FLA). Apparently the sticking point is the number of working hours these people are “forced” into. China labor laws are pretty strict, saying that anything over 40 hours a week is criminal,…

  • Apple Automated Trader 8th Consecutive Winner

    ernie@apple-investor.com (Ernie Varitimos)
    15 May 2013 | 9:41 am
    The AiTrader 240 minute system trades Apple stock, and is doing quite well so far this month, working on it’s 8th consecutive winner, with totally out of sample data. The companion system is a 60 minute trader, and while it is also doing well this month, it lags behind the 240. Last month the 60 minute system was the big winner, although it tends to be a bit streaky, where as the 240 minute system is robust and solid as a rock. Both systems hare the same engine, which was developed and conceived by Greg Simmons of Scope Labs, originally used at Diamondback Capital and with several…

  • AiTrader 240 Versus Apple Stock Price

    ernie@apple-investor.com (Ernie Varitimos)
    13 May 2013 | 1:45 pm
    AI Macro Trader – Equity Curve versus Apple Stock Price since July 2012 (click to enlarge) This chart shows the performance of our AiTrader 240 juxtaposed against Apple stock price during the period July 2012 to present—the rise and fall of Apple stock. The 240 trades Apple Stock, taking positions approximately twice a week; sometimes less, sometimes more. It is very similar in style to a SwingTrader. The system is extremely stable. The position size on this trader is fixed at 1,000 shares. You could achieve similar performance by trading 10 options contracts, which would require…

  • Taking The Apple Fight To TheStreet

    ernie@apple-investor.com (Ernie Varitimos)
    13 May 2013 | 11:18 am
    There’s value in being recognized for doing something notable, getting respect from your peers, elevates your status, and opens doors. But there’s little value in asking for that recognition. It might stick in your craw that your peers simply ignored the notable thing, or even worse, throw ad hominem attacks and demean you by calling you a kamikaze, or some such thing. Yet, at the risk of sounding a bit undignified, I just can’t help myself to stick it back in their craw and say, “see, I told you so.” Back on April 2nd, I called the 390 bottom for Apple, to the dollar. It was…

  • Apple Bottom: I Told You So Trail Walk

    ernie@apple-investor.com (Ernie Varitimos)
    12 May 2013 | 2:52 pm
    AiTrader Trades Apple Generates Signals for SubscribersThis is a trail walk video, the first of the spring, where I remind those detractors that I told you Apple would bottom at 390, then rocket up. I’m also reiterating my called for where Apple will be going, and introduce the Apple Investor Automated Trading System, which trades Apple stock and generates signals for traders. This system was once a centerpriece technology at Diamondback capital, the hedge fund, but now exclusive to AppleInvestor. So come down and check it out. http://apple-investor.com/trade-room Trade Room –…
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  • No More No More

    Jack Beckman
    15 May 2013 | 12:01 am
    As I’ve mentioned, I’m working from home most days. This means I’m using my MacPro, with its nice large monitor, and remoting in to my two work computers (one a local laptop, the other a remote desktop). For some reason, my Magic Mouse has lost its magic. There’s usually some slight lag to mouse movements when you use a remote desktop program – and the slower the connection, the greater the lag. Lately, it’s becoming extremely aggravating trying to use the Bluetooth Magic Mouse with these remote sessions. I don’t know if it’s because I am using…

  • How To Create a Bootable Mountain Lion USB Thumb Drive

    Terry White
    12 May 2013 | 9:01 pm
    Long gone are the days where Apple sells Mac OS X on discs. To get Mountain Lion (Mac OS X 10.8) you buy it online from Mac App Store, download and install it. That’s great as long as your Mac is working properly and online. As we all know there are times when you may need to reinstall Mac OS X, install it on a fresh system or external hard drive. When you install it on a Mac you need to be able to boot from an external disc especially if you want to reformat the hard drive or do repairs with Disk Utility. Apple used to make it kinda easy to create a bootable disc, but for some reason…

  • Home Automation Has Come a Long Way Since “The Clapper”…

    Chita Hunter
    8 May 2013 | 9:01 pm
    Home Automation Doesn’t Have to be a Monthly Charge And, it Doesn’t Have to be Expensive… The Belkin WeMo Switch gives a fun, and low-cost alternative to automating your appliances to meet your daily needs while you are at home or far away. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWMBUnAVnjI   Belkin WeMo Switch        

  • The Office

    Jack Beckman
    8 May 2013 | 12:01 am
    Continuing my SSD saga from last week – I got my new 1 TB SSD and copied my internal Macintosh HD drive over to it with Super Duper!. I then shut down my MacPro so I could install the secondary eSATA card (I disconnected a drive from the existing card just to get the disk copied without a reboot). I needed the secondary card not just to allow me to have more eSATA drives hooked up, but also because my current card can’t be used to boot from. The new card can (although I had to patch its firmware from the included CD to do so). Imagine my surprise when my boot time was basically…

  • A New Ruler

    Phyllis Evans
    7 May 2013 | 12:01 am
    A couple of days ago I needed to measure a piece of knitting that was on my needles. As usual, I couldn’t immediately put my hands on one of my many tape measures or rulers, so taking the lazy way out, I checked the iOS App Store. I managed to find one that works with all iOS devices including the iPhone 3 GS through 5, iPad mini and iPod touch (3rd through 5th gen). It’s an odd little freebie called Light & Ruler. It’s simple, but gives you a ruler that will measure length & width and calculate area in inches and centimeters, a protractor to measure angles  that…
 
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  • Light Meter for iOS released – Lux Measurement Tool

    Richard
    18 May 2013 | 10:30 am
    Moscow, Russian Federation – Indie developer, Vlad Polyanskiy today is proud to announce the release of Light Meter – lux measurement tool, a new utility for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad which allows you to measure lux value of any area you want. Exclusive accuracy of measurements. Calibrated with professional high-precision illuminometer. We have made this illuminometer for that you could save on purchasing of professional illuminometers which cost hundreds of dollars. At the same time we love beautiful design and we like to surprise, therefore, having acquired our illuminometer…

  • Reggie Ashworth releases MAS AppDelete Lite 3.2.9 – Uninstall Anything

    Richard
    18 May 2013 | 1:35 am
    Anaheim, California – Independent software developer Reggie Ashworth today is proud to announce the release and immediate availability of MAS AppDelete Lite 3.2.9, an update to his very popular application deletion utility for Mac OS X available via the Mac App Store. With a simple Drag & Drop, AppDelete Lite will uninstall anything along with all of the associated items. Mac users will no longer have to hunt through their system to find and delete these items manually. You can drag any item that can be uninstalled onto AppDelete Lite: Applications, Widgets, Preference Panes,…

  • VIDEO: The Next Major Battlefield for Apple and Samsung

    GrabPress
    17 May 2013 | 5:42 pm
    The next major battlefield for Apple and Samsung. Apple looks to move San Francisco store a few blocks away. Apple’s iPhone 5S to see big internal overhaul Thanks for checking us out. Please take a look at the rest of our videos and articles. To stay in the loop, bookmark our homepage.

  • iCarMode – 50% Price Drop for a Limited Time

    Richard
    17 May 2013 | 1:45 pm
    Herzlyia, Israel – iCarMode announces a 50% price reduction on iCarMode 2.7, for a limited time, starting May 1, 2013. The app enables users to use their iPhone safely while driving. iCarMode contains the major features needed to ease and improve the iPhone-Car experience. Feature Highlights: * Big buttoned music player – iCarMode includes Big buttoned music player to safely and comfortably access your music collection * Quick dialup to your contacts – iCarMode also includes quick dialup to your favorite contacts, so you don’t have to browse them again & again in…

  • VIDEO: IPhone Cleared for U.S. Military Use, Ready to Take on BlackBerry, Samsung

    GrabPress
    17 May 2013 | 10:56 am
    iPhone cleared for U.S. military use, ready to take on BlackBerry, Samsung New Phones Help BlackBerry Claw Back Some Canadian Market Share Samsung looks to cut the bloat, free up more Galaxy S4 storage Thanks for checking us out. Please take a look at the rest of our videos and articles. To stay in the loop, bookmark our homepage.
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  • Wired on the Man That Brought Down Google

    JT
    15 May 2013 | 8:09 am
    Wired has an excellent piece on the con man who helped the DoJ extract $500 million (.04 Motorolas) from Google’s coffers. From the look of it, they got off pretty cheap. The Feds used David Whitaker, a man faced with the prospect of otherwise dying in prison, to construct an elaborate sting to implicate Google’s AdWords salespeople as facilitators for illegal drug company advertising. Under supervision from the Feds, Whitaker was able to repeatedly get Google representatives to not only tweak websites for obviously illegal drugs to get them to pass Google’s automated…

  • Bill Gates’s Microsoft Surface Plug as Good as His Financial Advice

    JT
    6 May 2013 | 12:03 pm
    CNBC had Warren Buffet and Bill Gates on this morning’s edition of “Squawk Box” and of course Gates seized the opportunity to plug Windows 8 and his company’s contributions to the tablet landfill landscape. When asked by Joe Kernan about this “tablet thing”, Gates showed himself as Ballmer’s Sith Master by inaccurately slagging Apple while fellating his company’s own failed products. I guess Gates did manage to impart one skill on his successor. Kernan’s lead in was humorous enough: “Microsoft still does 80 billion a year in…

  • Eric Schmidt Wants to Talk About Thor

    JT
    25 Apr 2013 | 9:36 am
    Google’s Eric Schmidt fancies himself a tech guy who can also sling politics. You can check out his parlor act at any one of the numerous Senate Subcommittee meetings he has appeared at, where he is able to spin plates for hours on end while never really saying anything. He’s been expanding his political ambitions to tech ambassadorship, having already visited North Korea, much to the delight of the U.S. State Department. His message seems to be “teh tecknologees iz gud”. It’s too bad he knows so laughably little about them. In what may be my only use ever for…

  • Apple Earnings Prompts Tech Press Limbo Contest

    JT
    23 Apr 2013 | 7:19 pm
    Getting pretty bad out there isn’t it? All of the faux-anxiety preceding Apple’s earnings call this afternoon brought out the usual caste of knuckledraggers, hit-whores and never-rights, and they were working hard for your pageview. The stench was overpowering. Is Apple looking for a replacement for Tim Cook? In what ways does Tim Cook resemble Steve Ballmer? The lead-up to Apple’s announcement has sunk the trolling hook to new depths. If only the line would catch on a sunken wreck and drag all these idiots to a watery grave. So how did it get this bad? One of the biggest…

  • Microsoft’s Mac Office Updates Are a Paragon of Seamlessness

    JT
    16 Apr 2013 | 10:41 am
    Is there a company that illustrates its mindset as hilariously as Microsoft when it comes to updating their software (I mean, besides Adobe, but their Acrobat updates are at least only annoying in their sheer number)? I have the ill fortune of having to use Office 2008 to cater to the will of the other 95% of the enterprise – mostly because I have yet to figure out how to unregister and transfer my Office 2010 license from an old machine. I guess if Redmond made that easy, Microsoft’s Office division might start posting Entertainment and Device-type earnings. Check out this…
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  • WWDC 2013

    Stephanie Farrell
    1 May 2013 | 2:22 pm
    The Worldwide Developers Conference is coming up in San Francisco on June 10-14. Too bad, so sad if you didn’t remember to buy your tickets, because it’s already sold out (whaaat?)! Apple announced the ticket sale time a day in advance instead of selling them the moment they announced details (which made some people in other countries a bit mad) for the annual conference. Last year, tickets sold out in under two hours. So how quickly did they sell out this year? In record time: under two minutes. Bonkers! Each ticket costs $1,599, which is not cheap. But that also means that Apple…

  • Green Mountain Software Can Write an App for That

    Small Dog Blog Admin
    23 Apr 2013 | 8:30 am
    We have a guest post from the "*developers at Green Mountain Software!*":mailto:john@greenmountainsoftware.com ***** Certainly you've heard the expression: "There's an app for that!" but if there __isn't__ currently an app for that, Green Mountain Software can write one for you. Now located in the Innovation Center in Burlington, Vermont, Green Mountain Software (GMSW) was founded in 1993 by Lou Krieg and his wife, Ann Pettyjohn after attending the '93 MacWorld trade show where the Apple "Newton" was first introduced. Lou and Ann realized that mobile technology was going to be a huge part of…

  • Embarrassed by the Boy Scouts

    Don Mayer
    5 Apr 2013 | 8:16 am
    Start Soapbox I am an Eagle Scout, and the Boy Scouts were an important and meaningful part of my life. I was a Boy Scout camp counselor and active in the BSA until I left to go to college as a teen. The principles of “Trustworthy, Loyal, Helpful, Friendly, Courteous, Kind, Obedient, Cheerful, Thrifty, Brave, Clean and Reverent” are mostly great ethical teachings, although I have always struggled with the obedient one. I have watched the debate within the Boy Scouts regarding acceptance of gay scouts and scout leaders and have been embarrassed by the entire organization’s…

  • MAC TREAT #201.2: Screen Shots On A Mac

    Michael Burl
    1 Apr 2013 | 9:00 am
    Apparently, last week’s Mac Treat about taking a screen shot was a big hit among all of our readers. If you missed it, you can check it out here. A lot of readers emailed me with their methods for capturing screenshots, and I wanted to share some of their ideas. The first idea was an addition to the keyboard shortcuts I described last week. Sometimes, you may not want to save a file to your desktop and would rather copy it to your clipboard for immediate use. Holding down the Control key in addition to the other keys will copy your screen shot rather then saving it. All of these…

  • A Fresh Start

    Shawn O'Brien
    29 Mar 2013 | 9:00 am
    Some issues on your Mac can be resolved by reinstalling the operating system. In the past, all Mac desktops and portables came with a dedicated recovery disc for that machine, but Macs shipping with 10.7 (OS X Lion) or later do not come with recovery discs. These newer machines have the recovery files on a separate partition on the hard drive. Knowing these steps can come in handy if you ever need to reinstall the operating system to resolve a software problem or upgrade to a larger drive. It is also useful if you want to wipe your data and install a clean version of the Mac OS before selling…
 
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  • Apple to suggest changes to U.S. corporate tax laws

    dsellers
    17 May 2013 | 7:15 am
    Apple, which holds US$102 billion in cash and investments outside the U.S., will suggest changes to corporate tax laws to encourage companies to bring more cash into the country, reports "Bloomberg" (http://tinyurl.com/an63hjh). read more

  • microLARGE Software Taskdesk for the Mac

    dsellers
    17 May 2013 | 6:46 am
    microLARGE Software has introduced Taskdeck, a task and to-do list app for Mac OS X (10.7.4 or higher). It costs US$7.99. Taskdeck promises a minimalist, keyboard-driven user interface with features like tags, attachments, drag 'n drop prioritization, searching and filtering. Related tasks are grouped into lists, with each list showing a badge that indicates the number of open, due, or overdue tasks. read more

  • Paddle launches demo/trial framework for Mac developers

    dsellers
    17 May 2013 | 6:31 am
    Paddle has announced Paddle for Developers. It's a simple framework allowing Mac software developers to create trial and demo versions of their Mac applications. The Paddle framework, in its basic installation, allows users to offer a trial/demo version and take payments in-app. The framework can purportedly be added to an existing Mac application in as little as five minutes. read more

  • PDFpen for Mac OS X upgraded to version 6.0.3

    dsellers
    17 May 2013 | 4:55 am
    Smile (www.smilesoftware.com) has announced PDFpen 6.0.3, the latest version of its all-purpose PDF editing tool. The upgrade adds support for the Polish language OCR, and includes numerous fixes. The changes in PDFpen 6.0.3 have also been made in PDFpenPro 6.0.3, the pro version that can also convert websites into PDFs, create fillable PDF forms, automatically create form fields in non-interactive PDF forms, construct document table of contents, and set document permission settings that restrict saving, printing, and copying. read more

  • MacA&D 4.1 adds business process models

    dsellers
    17 May 2013 | 4:53 am
    Excel Software (www.excelsoftware.com) has announced enhancements to its MacA&D application for requirements management, system and software design, code generation and report generation.   The newly added Business Process Model Notation supports Collaboration, Process, Choreography and Conversation diagrams. The new release includes color and editing features in the Table editor, improved integration between diagram and definition entries for requirements and use cases, plus usability enhancements to menu commands, toolbars, tool palettes, cursors and diagram drawing. read more
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  • Deals: Get $50 Credit at SlickWraps for Just $25

    MacLife Staff
    18 May 2013 | 12:34 pm
    [This is an advertorial. Maclife gets a portion of each unit sold.]You have all of the coolest tech, and it's with you at all times. Your iPhone 5 syncs up with your Macbook, which has your Beats by Dre headphones plugged into it. On your wrist is your Pebble Watch, which tells you the time so you can make it home to play games or stream movies on your Playstation 3. All of these are great pieces of tech, but they can be fashionable accessories too with the help of Slickwraps. Get $50 credit at Slickwraps right now in our Deals tab.Slickwraps provides a unique service: It turns your already…

  • Apple Boots 'Bang with Friends' From App Store After 10 Days

    Leif Johnson
    17 May 2013 | 5:39 pm
    Considering how quickly Apple pulled the deceptively innocent Boyfriend Maker a few months back, it's a little surprising that they let an app called "Bang with Friends" go live in the first place. But it's down now, just a little over a week after its first appearance, presumably because someone at Apple just realized the none-too-subtle meaning behind the name. According to cofounder and CEO Colin Hodge, as reported by Gawker, the salacious app managed to snag over one million users before it was taken down.It hasn't completely vanished. The website is still up despite a temporary outage…

  • 6 iTunes Alternatives for Mac

    Craig Grannell
    17 May 2013 | 5:38 pm
    Ever since iTunes was introduced in 2001, Apple has continued to tinker with it, updating how it works and how you access and play music. iTunes 11 has introduced some interesting new interface components, the best of which is the new album view. This presents a grid of albums, and clicking one expands a track listing. However, although this feels simple and elegant, simplicity and elegance within iTunes are only skin-deep. The app remains a complex, frequently unwieldy beast, primarily because it now has to deal with managing all kinds of media on your Mac, including books, TV shows, movies,…

  • The Week's 10 Hottest Apple News Stories, May 17

    J Keirn-Swanson
    17 May 2013 | 5:00 pm
    At last we appear to be seeing some movement on the Apple TV front. We can hardly wait. Sitting around with our little hockey puck sized hobby watching the Roku owners eat our lunch and have all the fun has been hard to swallow, but we expect great things. Find out about these developments and take a peak at one vision of iOS 7 in this week's hottest news. 

  • Game Spending for iOS Outpaced 3DS, Vita in Early 2013

    Leif Johnson
    17 May 2013 | 4:07 pm
    On the off chance that you need further evidence of mobile gaming's rapidly changing landscape, IDC and App Annie recently released the results of a study demonstrating that revenues for iOS and Google Play gaming rose sharply in 2013's first quarter. Revenues for the handheld gaming devices made by Nintendo fell during the same period. Google's still behind Sony and Nintendo's overall revenue for the time being, but with the rate of growth they reported during their recent I/O, it's expected that Google Play, too, will overtake traditional handheld gaming devices sometime during the next…
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  • Apple moves away from Foxconn, Pegatron steps up

    EdibleApple
    13 May 2013 | 12:56 pm
    Cult of Mac reports via Reuters: Hon Hai Precision Industry, better known as Foxconn, has long been Apple’s biggest manufacturing partner, with around 60-70% of its revenue coming from the Cupertino company. But local rival Pegatron is hoping to change that. By offering Apple more competitive prices and sacrificing its profit margins, Pegatron appears to be securing iPhone and iPad assembly orders that would have normally gone straight to Foxconn. What’s more, it’s though that Pegatron will play a big part in manufacturing Apple’s rumored low-cost iPhone after the company announced…

  • iWork is still alive and kickin’

    EdibleApple
    13 May 2013 | 12:49 pm
    AppleBitch reports: Despite many assumptions to the contrary, it seems that Apple hasn’t forgotten iWork altogether as the company has today posted a job advertisement looking for a software QA engineer to work on the next generation of iWork software. The position advertisement is specifying a software engineer who can ‘work on the next generation of Desktop, Mobile and Web application/services‘. The position appears to be focused on bug detection, isolation and reporting in the iWork suite.

  • What is Siri grateful for?

    EdibleApple
    8 May 2013 | 10:27 am
    Siri certainly is sassy these days. But on other days, she’s just glad to make it through the boring ole’ 9-5.

  • More reports that Apple iPhone 5S production will start this June/July

    EdibleApple
    8 May 2013 | 9:39 am
    Katy Huberty of Morgan Stanley isn’t the only one with news of Apple’s plans to kick off iPhone 5S production this Summer. We also have a report from Nikkan which notes that displays for Apple’s next-gen iPhone will be manufactured by a trifecta of Sharp, LG, and Japan Display. Sharp also begin in June the mass production of the next model for the liquid crystal panel of the (multi-function mobile phone) smartphone that Apple is planning on. Appears to have embarked on production readiness of consecutive holidays from May Kameyama Plant No. 1 of Apple smartphones LCD…

  • Apple to release multiple new iPhone models this Summer, says Morgan Stanley

    EdibleApple
    8 May 2013 | 9:28 am
    After returning from a trip abroad in Asia, Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty recently wrote in a note to investors that Apple is planning to kick off production on multiple new iPhone models sometime in June or July. If this timeline is, in fact, accurate, that lends more credence to reports that Apple’s next-gen iPhone, and perhaps a low-cost iPhone, will hit store shelves sometime this Fall. In addition to the anticipated iPhone 5 successor, Apple is also rumored to be working on a new low-end iPhone that would be targeted at customers who are not interested in carrier contract…
 
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  • CW programming coming to Apple TV, when are others?

    Andrew Dodson
    16 May 2013 | 5:17 pm
    The CW Network said Thursday that its bringing its vampire-loving content to Apple TV — the first broadcast television network to do so. Now the content isn’t live, rather, it will air its programming 24 hours after it [..] Related Posts: HBO Go coming to Apple TV? Can Apple make 99-cent TV shows work? App for voice over Wi-Fi coming to iPhone

  • New Apple MacBooks coming to WWDC

    Andrew Dodson
    29 Apr 2013 | 2:53 pm
    Tickets to Apple’s Worldwide Developer’s Conference sold out in two minutes. The lucky few who were able to score tickets to the big show can expect to see a completely refreshed MacBook lineup. Not the sexiest or even the most exciting [..] Related Posts: WWDC 2009: Only scalpers have tickets now Is GPU hardware decoding of h.264 enabled on new MacBooks, Pros and Airs by Apple? Apple WWDC rumor roundup

  • 10 Places to Buy Apple Products for Cheap

    Andrew Dodson
    4 Apr 2013 | 1:05 pm
    Who doesn’t love a trip to the Apple retail store? It’s beautiful and if you walk out of the store with an expensive new toy, you leave with a glowing face and a urge to rush home and open it up. You soon find yourself depressed, however, [..] Related Posts: iTunes App Store passes 10,000 products mark Will the iPad hurt other Apple products? Top 10 worst Apple products of the decade? Maybe not

  • Siri Eyes Free now being advertised

    Andrew Dodson
    25 Mar 2013 | 3:21 pm
    Apple’s in-car technology — “Eyes Free” — that incorporates Siri is now being advertised in national chevy advertisement for its 2013 Sonic. The ad features up-beat music that you would expect from an Apple commercial: “After using the limits of pushing buttons, we’re introducing the button to [..] Related Posts: Expect to see Siri in Mac OS X 10.9 Apple acquires Siri personal assistant Mac OS X 10.9 to integrate Siri and Maps

  • Apple security hole finally patched

    Andrew Dodson
    23 Mar 2013 | 11:42 am
    Hacking an Apple ID is as simple as knowing a birthdate and email. That’s what was reported this week, and even though Apple has corrected the security problem, it should still raise some eyebrows. The Verge initially reported that the Apple ID login system was compromised, allowing [..] Related Posts: Cupertino warns of Apple Learning Initiative security breach [u] Mac Security Alert: Three vulnerabilities uncovered in Apple iCal 3.0.1; Mac 10.5.1 (Leopard) Is your Mac safe? New Java security vulnerability discovered
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    FairerPlatform

  • Put Down That Cocktail! Handbrake 0.9.9 Final Ships

    the rocr
    18 May 2013 | 12:12 pm
    Handbrake has good and, well, irritating news for Mac users. Yes, fans of the fairer platform gain improved Retina display support, a refreshed user interface (above) and other improvements. However, even newer high-end features — OpenCL 1.2 and Intel Quick ...The post Put Down That Cocktail! Handbrake 0.9.9 Final Ships appeared first on FairerPlatform.

  • Mastered for iTunes: Rush Re-releases Entire Catalog

    the rocr
    17 May 2013 | 11:15 am
    Rush was inducted into the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame this year and the guys are in the midst of their umpteenth worth tour, Clockwork Angels — it has been a big, big year for Canadian prog rock trio and ...The post Mastered for iTunes: Rush Re-releases Entire Catalog appeared first on FairerPlatform.

  • What’s New in iTunes 11.0.3

    the rocr
    17 May 2013 | 12:10 am
    After years of stagnation, Apple’s ubiquitous desktop media app is once again a moving target. With the release of iTunes 11.0.3, users have gained a number of widely welcomed new features, including an improved MiniPlayer which once again offers a ...The post What’s New in iTunes 11.0.3 appeared first on FairerPlatform.

  • Skype for Mac 6.4 Gains Infinite Chat Scrolling, Drops Leopard

    the rocr
    16 May 2013 | 11:11 am
    Whip out your iPhone and make a GPS waypoint for Apple’s six-year-old OS X 10.5 Leopard — Skype support ends here. For the rest of us with newer Macs running newer versions of OS X, Skype for Mac has infinite ...The post Skype for Mac 6.4 Gains Infinite Chat Scrolling, Drops Leopard appeared first on FairerPlatform.

  • OS X 10.8.4 12E52 Seeded to Devs

    the rocr
    16 May 2013 | 1:02 am
    Wednesday is the new Tuesday. Registered Apple developers have gotten used to receiving fresh interim Mountain Lion update betas on Tuesday evening. This week’s “no known issues” and focus on “Wi-Fi, Graphics Drivers and Safari” excitement arrived a day later ...The post OS X 10.8.4 12E52 Seeded to Devs appeared first on FairerPlatform.
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  • Keep your inbox clean…seriously!

    Justin Esgar
    9 May 2013 | 7:21 am
    Lately we’ve seen a trend amongst higher level employees at companies – they keep every e-mail in their inbox! When we ask them why, their response most of the time was “I need to access old e-mails frequently”. This theory is quickly disproved by showing them they have e-mails from 2005 sitting in their inbox that they never read. So why is a full inbox a bad thing? Both Apple’s Mail.app and Microsoft’s Outlook (née Entourage) both launch into your inbox. If you have a lot of mail there, all that mail has to load each time you launch the app. When you…

  • Adobe CS is now Adobe CC – all cloud!

    Justin Esgar
    7 May 2013 | 6:30 am
    Adobe’s MAX conference is this week in California. Adobe usually takes this time to show off it’s suite of products that will be coming soon. This year they made a turn that we all saw coming – they are going fully cloud based. Last year Adobe started with Adobe CS 6 Common Cloud edition. Man that’s a mouthful. This year they announced that coming this year will be Adobe Creative Cloud. No more standalone applications to be installed. Creative Suite 6 (the current release) will continue to have some bug fixes but will be the last version of its kind. Adobe’s…

  • Apple’s smartphone market share near 40%

    Justin Esgar
    6 May 2013 | 6:41 am
    comScore released their quarterly report surveying the smartphone market in the United States. Up 2.7 points in the January-March period from last quarter shows that Apple’s smartphone market share is at 39%, followed by Samsung at 21%. This is only for the iPhone hardware. In iOS software Apple keeps the 39% but Google has 52% of the market. This makes sense as there are WAY more Google OS phones than iPhone’s. comScore smartphone percentages. Since Apple doesn’t license it’s iOS, Apple has a tight control on how the iOS runs on it’s hardware. For those who…

  • Countdown to 50 Billion app store downloads, and more

    Justin Esgar
    3 May 2013 | 8:42 am
    © thanks for pix itunes The lucky person to download the 50 billionth app in the App Store is going to be one lucky S.O.B. Apple is holding a contest for that person and they will win a $10,000 gift card to Apple. Apple recently crossed the 25 billionth download back in February 2012. Do the math folks. In just over a year another 25 billion apps will have been downloaded. That’s a lot of downloads (and a lot of money for Apple). Apple will give $500 gift cards for the first fifty people to download apps after the 50,000,000,000. So if you are semi-lucky end up being the 50,000,000,043…

  • MacBook Pro declared best Windows laptop!! and other Apple news

    Justin Esgar
    2 May 2013 | 6:56 am
    The 13″ MacBook Pro has been listed as the “best-performing” Windows laptop based on a “frustration analtic” according to C|Net. As per Soluto who ran the test: “A main factor in this machine’s metrics is the fact that every Windows installation on it is clean. With PC manufacturers loading so much crapware on new laptops, this is a bit of an unfair competition. But, on the other hand, PC makers should look at this data and aspire to ship PCs that perform just as well as a cleanly installed MacBook Pro.” So what was calculated you asked? Well…
 
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  • Best Strategies for Using iPads as an Engaging Teaching Tool

    ATB
    15 May 2013 | 1:23 pm
    This document outlines 8 strategies for using the iPad. The iPad is a type of tablet computer that can perform such functions as taking pictures, playing music, recording and viewing videos, and browsing the Internet. Features of the iPad can greatly be enhanced by installing third party applications which can be downloaded from Apple’s App [...]Apple Toolbox

  • Best Strategies for Engaging Learners with iPads

    ATB
    15 May 2013 | 1:02 pm
    This document outlines 10 strategies for engaging your learning with the iPad. These strategies are designed around the assumption that students have an iPad or another mobile device that can be utilized effectively. This is not a how-to document; we simply describe some of the types of activities and strategies that may be useful in [...]Apple Toolbox

  • Dead iPad, will not turn on, fix

    ATB
    15 May 2013 | 8:06 am
    Several users have reported issue that iPad does not turn on (or power on) when you press on/off or home button and appears to be frozen and unresponsive. Here is how you can troubleshoot this issue: It is possible that your battery may be completely drained. Connect your iPad to a power outlet using the [...]Apple Toolbox

  • iPhone will not turn on, fix

    ATB
    14 May 2013 | 1:45 pm
    This may happen that you press and hold the on/off (sleep/wake) button on your iPhone – and nothing happens (like completely dead). If your iPhone won’t turn on, there are a lot of things you can try to fix your iPhone. After each step please check if the issue still exists. If so, proceed to the next [...]Apple Toolbox

  • Back up / Sync not working: “Session could not be started with iPhone” iTunes error fix

    ATB
    10 May 2013 | 11:48 am
    Several users have reported that they get the following error message when they wanted to create a back up or sync their iOS devices. Error Message: iTunes could not back up the iPhone because a session could not be started You may try the following tips to resolve your back up or syncing problems: Restart your [...]Apple Toolbox
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  • Build Your Own Mac Pro, With GeForce GTX TITAN

    B. Kibsgaard
    30 Apr 2013 | 11:17 am
    The post Build Your Own Mac Pro, With GeForce GTX TITAN appeared first on Apple Laptops. When Apple switched over to Intel it spawned a community where modders / and DYIers began modifying OS X so it works on regular boring PC hardware. When this “movement” started and was in its infancy the methods to install OS X on a regular computer was complicated at best and not something you would take on if the interest wasn’t there. However during the years this process of installing OS X on regular hardware has become a much easier task. If you can read instructions, buy the right…

  • HowTo Delete iPhone Photos On Your iOS Device All At Once

    B. Kibsgaard
    14 Apr 2013 | 10:39 am
    The post HowTo Delete iPhone Photos On Your iOS Device All At Once appeared first on Apple Laptops.After transferring all videos and images from my iPhone I wanted to get some space back so I was looking for a way to delete iPhone photos from the camera roll. In my opinion Apple should add a feature where you can do this directly in the phone without having to manually select each image / video. Apparently it isn’t possible at this moment. You need to physically connect your iOS device directly to a computer. In OS X it is easy. Just open the app called Image Capture (it is included…

  • OS X 10.8.3 Mountain Lion and Retina MacBook Pro SMC Update

    B. Kibsgaard
    17 Mar 2013 | 2:02 am
    The post OS X 10.8.3 Mountain Lion and Retina MacBook Pro SMC Update appeared first on Apple Laptops.10.8.3 and rMBP SMC update finally fixes isses with 15 – inch Retina MacBook Pro. If you don’t know already Apple have released some updates that probably would make retina MacBook Pro users very happy. At least it did for me because it fixed some annoying problems with my rMBP. First of all the 10.8.3 update fixes some annoying software bugs like stuttering audio and graphic glitches and flickering browsing some websites. Also problems regarding sleep & shutdown, Windows 8…

  • iOS 6.x Jailbreak (iPhone 5: Yep) Available Now

    B. Kibsgaard
    4 Feb 2013 | 9:22 am
    The post iOS 6.x Jailbreak (iPhone 5: Yep) Available Now appeared first on Apple Laptops. The wait for Jailbreaking your iOS 6 device is now over. evad3rs have released their evasi0n – iOS 6.x Jailbreak after some testing. The jailbreak opens up for fiddling with your iOS device in any way you want. Also for you iPhone 5 owners out there. This is a untethered version meaning the jailbreak will still work if you reboot your device. At the moment it supports the following devices: iPhone 5 iPhone 4S iPhone 4 iPhone 3GS iPad 4 iPad 3 iPad 2 iPad mini iPod touch 5 iPod touch 4 Apple TV 2…

  • Frostbite is coming for OS X

    B. Kibsgaard
    2 Feb 2013 | 5:06 am
    The post Frostbite is coming for OS X appeared first on Apple Laptops.Frostbite is the name of the engine powering a few popular Windows games. It is coming from a Swedish developer called DICE and they are probably mostly known for their popular game: Battlefield 3. Dice now have a new opening on their website: Mac OS X Engineer. They apparently plan to develop this engine for OS X and I quote: You will be part of a team focusing on bringing Frostbite to Mac and work closely with game team customers and the Frostbite team to deliver an engine as great on OS X as it is on Windows and…
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    MacMyth

  • IPhone 5S with new iOS 7 soon available!

    16 May 2013 | 7:05 am
    According to information from insiders, the new iPhone 5S will be available as early as July and included iOS7 be delivered. Apple wants to offer its mobile system updated more frequently in a year,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • Digital Publishing Solution!

    16 May 2013 | 1:40 am
    Technology has been improving the various activities involved in our daily lives with the use of advanced solutions and software making headway in the smooth functioning of our overall working... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • Skype abandons Leopard 6.4

    16 May 2013 | 12:05 am
    Skype abandons Leopard 6.4 abandons Leopard and improves its messaging. Skype now claims at least Snow Leopard to run. Leopard users will have to stick to the previous 6.3. The latest update improves... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • Microsoft trying to get iTunes for Windows 8!

    15 May 2013 | 11:41 pm
    Microsoft, which now has about 60,000 apps in the Windows Store, likes to think that Apple will unveil a version of iTunes for Windows 8. American society also presses the Cupertino Company to do so.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • Nokia's Windows Phone Lumia 925

    15 May 2013 | 11:29 pm
    The Lumia 925, the new terminal on Windows Phone 8 is adorned with an aluminum hull, corrects the defects of its predecessor and once again puts the focus on the picture quality and features... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
 
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  • iPhone App – CryFace

    Ben Lingen
    16 May 2013 | 12:37 pm
    I have a ton of pictures on my phone because I take pictures of friends, animals, nature, and of course my family.  One of the reasons I love to take pictures on my phone is that my iPhone is loaded with applications that let me tweak and adjust pictures at will.   I can make [...]Related posts:Using the iPad as a Digital Picture Frame Nothing is as precious in life as to keeping memories,...Share All Your iPhone Pictures on Facebook One of the great things about the iPhone is the...iPhone Photo Sharing If you own an iPhone and love sharing photos, than...

  • App Review: Dash and Bash

    Ben Lingen
    7 May 2013 | 9:33 am
    Game apps are difficult to get right.  Some are too easy while others are too hard or lack interesting context to keep you playing.  However when I come across a game which gets it right I’m hooked for hours.  Dash & Bash is a game that got me hooked.  It’s an amazingly inviting game that [...]Related posts:iPad App Review: Turtle World We love it here at Maciverse when developers ask us...App Review: Musaic I love to do puzzles and I really like to...Augmented Reality Star Wars Arrives on the iPhone Besides Apple Products two topics that always seem to grab...

  • Tales of Pirates for iOS

    Ben Lingen
    23 Apr 2013 | 7:05 pm
    As a parent I am always working to make my kids happy while at the same time hoping that the happiness I bring them includes a bit of learning and discovery.  One thing that is great about the iPhone and iPad is that the apps developed on them are often fun and educational.    “Tales [...]Related posts:An a-MAZE-ing App Its not every day that you come across a beautiful...App Review: Countdown Timer+ As a parent and a teacher with poor time management...Ultimate Productivity App Showdown: Things If OmniFocus is the fabled king of the productivity world...

  • App Review: Picerty

    Ben Lingen
    22 Apr 2013 | 12:26 pm
    I am not what you would call an organized individual. I love my family and love taking pictures of them but struggle to figure out the best way to organize them and which ones I should share with the world. One of the things I struggle with most is trying to figure out how to [...]Related posts:iPad – A Digital Photo Frame Apple has always been good at combining multiple electronic devices...iPad App Review: WhiteNote When Apple announced the iPad the focused on the device...Using the iPad as a Digital Picture Frame Nothing is as precious in life as to keeping memories,...

  • Motion Backgrounds – Sandy Beach 3D

    Dan Hinckley
    18 Apr 2013 | 8:44 pm
    About 8 months ago I moved my family down to Florida. One of the best things about living down in a tropical climate is being just a few minutes away from the beach at all times. I love finding excuses to work outside, especially during the winter months, and I’m not above sharing pictures of [...]Related posts:OS X Lion – Spaces & Different Desktop Backgrounds We’ve had the opportunity to spend the last few weeks...OS X Lion: Initial Likes & Dislikes Its been a little over a week since Apple officially...
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  • 5 Mac OS X Accessability Featurers & Tips

    admin
    15 May 2013 | 5:33 pm
    Since I know you all live to find ways to tweak those OS X devices, the below few tweaks lifts up those hidden rocks that are normally left alone. The Accessibility panel of System Preferences is one of them. 1. Change the cursor size OS X Change Cursor Size A very common use for Mac’s is to hook them up to big screen or even TV screens to consume media, an issue that can occur unless you have superman vision is that the minute cursor is hard to follow and control. Well you can change the size of the cursor making it any size that suits form a little bigger to massive. Go to Apple Menu >…

  • How Do I Run Android Apps on Mac OS X Desktop

    admin
    13 May 2013 | 7:54 pm
    Have you ever wanted to run Andorid Apps on the Mac OS X, just like an regular application, hell yea, I hear you say. Well ofcourse, Android has a huge marketplace full of excellent Apps that would be great to run on MacBooks and any Mac computer. Instructions Thank fully there are a growing number of excellent Android apps, and these can easily be run on Mac. Here’s how: Good to know, that there are a great number of cool Android apps that can be run on the Mac. See below for detailed instructions on how to get this going … First we need to: 1.) Download and install Bluestack. 2.) We…

  • Watch Netflix on your Apple TV, Ipad, iPhone in Any Country including Australia and New Zealand

    admin
    12 May 2013 | 5:06 pm
    So, I need to come clean. I have had Netflix setup on my Apple TV for the last month and, love it! The way a TV should truly be enjoyed, fully on demand and with no ads. Best of all it’s only $7.99 a month. Netflix Signup Despite the above plug, the purpose of this article is not to evaluate Netflix. I will let you do that for yourself. I will just leave this topic saying you may very well start looking for an article on how to setup Hulu Plus. I have foudn that Netflix is great for older achive content and Hulu Plus is latest up to the minute shows. So to be frank, “pirating” is a…

  • iPhone 5S Features: Whispering Birdies say Possible Finger Print Security and NFC

    admin
    12 May 2013 | 4:40 am
    The next Apple smartphone prove to be one of the most secure and have stronger mobile security, says a PayPal executive. According to MacWorld, PayPal Chief Information Security Officer Michael Barrett believes the end of passwords is imminent. “Passwords, when used ubiquitously everywhere at Internet scale are starting to fail us,” he said during a keynote speech at Interop. Barret noted that the next Apple smartphone, whether it is the iPhone 5S or iPhone 6, will provide better security. iphone-5 “It’s widely rumored that a large technology provider in Cupertino,…

  • New to the iTunes App Store: Amazon Cloud Drive Photos for iOS Devices

    admin
    10 May 2013 | 10:55 pm
    Cloud computing is changing the way we operate and this new launch by Amazon is surely to consider. Amazon has just launched it’s new iOS app, Amazon Cloud Drive Photos, the app lets you upload your photos to Cloud Drive. So if you’re looking for a new solution to back up your iPhone’s photos to the cloud and access them on other devices, ie not only Apple devices Amazon has a new solution for you. Amazon Cloud Photo The app works across both iPad or iPhone and will store 5GB of images for free, which is pretty standard and the same as majority of free cloud storage services such as…
 
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  • Mastering iCloud On Your Mac | Cult of Mac

    FriendsofMac
    5 May 2013 | 4:28 am
    iCloud is a pretty neat system, working in the background across a ton of different apps without much input needed from us users, except our login name and password. It lets you sync Notes, Reminders, save documents, keep game saved-states, and even manage your music collection Track Your Notes With iCloud I still like Stickies, but Notes synced via iCloud may actually be better. I’ve been a big fan of Apple’s Stickies app since way back in System 7.5. It’s great to be able to have a little floating place to type notes and keep track of things right on the Mac, without having to resort…

  • WWDC 2013 Set For June 10-14 | Redmond Pie

    FriendsofMac
    24 Apr 2013 | 11:59 am
    Apple has just officially announced that its annual Worldwide Developers Conference, recognized most frequently as  WWDC, will be commencing from the week of June 10th, 2013. Usually, WWDC is the occasion for the Cupertino company’s major announcements, and with various reports suggesting some major releases this year, products unveiled could range from new iPhones, iPads, Macs, and perhaps even that elusive iWatch. As ever, there’ll be 100 technical sessions running through the week, presented by in excess of 1,000 Apple engineers, offering both iOS and OS X developers a great…

  • Apple Expands Mac Accessory Line To Over 4,700 US Radio Shacks | 9to5Mac

    FriendsofMac
    21 Apr 2013 | 5:28 pm
    Radio Shack, a US retailler with over 4,700 US locations, has expanded its lineup of Apple products online and in stores. While Radio Shack has long carried iOS devices and accessories including Apple’s Wireless Keyboard, the retail chain is now offering Mac specific accessories including Wired keyboards, Mice/Trackpads, Magsafe power adapters, video adapter/cables and more.  The additions were first noticed by MacRumors. The move follows Apple’s addition of Staples to it’s stable earlier this year and the combined total of new places to find these items near 6,500 locations in the…

  • Todays Apps Gone Free: Acting Out, Run A 5K, Little Red Hen And More | AppAdvice

    FriendsofMac
    21 Apr 2013 | 3:24 pm
    Play video charades at your own pace with Interconnected Gaming’s turn-based game, Acting Out! We also have a fitness app that will help you achieve a 5K distance, and an interactive storybook app that tells the tale of a Little Red Hen. All app prices are subject to change at any time and without notice regardless of stated free duration. Price changes are solely under the control of the developers. iPhone: Run a 5K! 7-Week Training Plan, GPS & Running Tips by Red Rock Apps ($2.99 → Free, 28.5 MB): Not much of a runner but want to achieve a 5K distance? Then this is the fitness app…

  • How To Supercharge The Stock Camera App On iPad With Advanced Features | Redmond Pie

    FriendsofMac
    20 Apr 2013 | 7:38 pm
    It’s debatable whether using an iPad as a camera is really all that of a good idea, but that doesn’t stop people from doing it, still. There isn’t a major event that goes by without there being some video footage of someone either filming it or taking photos of it with an iPad. So, if you do insist on using a 10-inch camera, then the least you can do is make the best of it. That’s why jailbreak tweak CameraTweak HD is so interesting, and if you’re a secret tablet photographer, then you’ll want to check it out. Available to download for $0.99 from Cydia right now, CameraTweak…
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  • Visage Lab – a Portable Beauty Laboratory for Facial Photos

    Michael Wilson
    30 Apr 2013 | 12:33 am
    While browsing through the App Store, you can find plenty of photo editing apps. Though they allow editing photos with multiple tools, filters and effects, not many of them are able to retouch portraits. Welcome an app that lets you ...

  • Don’t Assume Your Mac is Safe From Malware

    Chris Warren
    29 Apr 2013 | 1:27 pm
    “I’m buying a Mac,” your friend tells you. “Macs don’t get viruses.” As anyone who has felt the panic that comes with realizing their PC is infected with malware can tell you, the lure of a virtually virus-proof Apple product ...

  • Reasons to Get Rid of Your Old Blackberry Phones

    Chris Warren
    25 Apr 2013 | 5:27 am
    There is no denying that mobile phones have become a ‘must-have’ item for today’s busy lifestyles. From teenagers to the over 60s, whether it’s for work or leisure, owning and using a mobile phone has become second nature. But what ...

  • The 3 Benefits of Using a Recruitment Agency for IT Job Ads

    Chris Warren
    24 Apr 2013 | 6:36 am
    When you are interested in filling an open IT job, using job ads can be a good way to find applicants. While you could try to do the job ads yourself, it may be in your best interest to hire ...

  • Signature – Protect Your Information with a Signature

    Sung
    16 Apr 2013 | 4:47 am
    Do you have a collection of photos, texts and notes on your smartphone? Are you looking for ways to keep them safe, away from people who like to snoop around? Your phone offers many options to protect your personal data. ...
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