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100 Mac Tips
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed If you’re switching from Windows to Mac OS X, I thought I’d help get you started with my top 100 Mac tips. If you’re sticking with Windows, fine – I released the Windows eBook earlier this year (and I hope you [...]
Is Apple Helping to Fuel the War in the Congo?
Actress and activist Brooke Smith and cinematographer Steven Lubensky teamed up with actors Josua Malina and John Lehr to create a Mac vs PC ad that will set the record straight. Electronics companies don’t want you to know about the “conflict minerals” that are used in their devices, and which help fuel the war in [...]
Getting a New Mac Mini
Faizal from Malaysia writes: I’m very excited that Apple has introduced a new Mac Mini which I consider very good in terms of specification and price. So, I decided to buy this new Mac Mini as my first Mac PC. The main reason I like Mac Mini because of its form factor. I’m a Windows [...]
New Apple Mac Mini Beefed up Under the Hood
Desktop fans received a bit of love today from Apple: the new Mac Mini has been unveiled. It is certainly a gorgeous little piece of equipment, and it appears to have been hitting the company gym during redesign. The system is much beefier than previous versions, packing a 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo CPU, 2GB of [...]
Walgreens Reverses DNA Test Kit Decision
Just a few days ago, Walgreens announced they would sell genetic-testing kits that can tell people whether they’re likely to get breast cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, become obese or suffer from a range of other maladies. The FDA spoke up against this idea, along with a host of other people and organizations. Tests such as these [...]
Steam Launches for Mac
Beginning today, Steam for the Mac became available from the folks at Valve. This is a move that has been long-awaited by thousands of people, and one that is much welcomed by all of the Mac gamers in our community. The first collection of titles released all demonstrate “Steam Play.” This lets users buy a [...]
VMWare CPU Usage in XP
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Some people have trouble gaming inside of VMWare. It tends to throttle their CPU. However, in the newest version of VMWare Fusion one of the toggles have been removed. You can change quite a bit of settings to optimize your virtual [...]
MacBook Pro Unboxing
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed What’s so exciting about watching somebody unbox a new product? I’m not quite sure, but I’ll do it in front of a live virtual audience any day. Over 1,300 of you tuned in for that particular broadcast! If you think this [...]
Should I Get a Mac or PC?
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I had to chuckle when this particular caller tried to start the old war… Mac vs PC! *sigh* Do you know how often I hear that? However, this guy was a bit more specific. He’s starting college, and wanted to know [...]
Steam for Mac has Finally Hit Beta
Steam for Mac went into Beta today. The program appears to be similar to the Windows version. It retains the same dark color scheme of Valve. You can access all of your games in the Library, and browse the Store. In early March the company said Portal 2 will be Valve’s first simultaneous release for [...]
Top Ten Features of Safari on the iPad
Many of you have been using Safari on your Mac or PC for quite some time. You may love the way it looks and feels, or even adore the speed at which it runs. However, I have a feeling you’re going to love Safari even more on the iPad. There are several little quirks and [...]
Do You Believe in Aliens?
I spend most of my time attempting to bring friends the latest news, hottest new hardware and software, and the very latest in technology advancements. While it’s true that I post a few humorous things at times, I know that I still need to take time to lighten up. I decided that, tonight, we’d end [...]
Favorite Downloads
I initiated a TypeWith.me document the other day and seeded the link to those in my chat room. Within a few hours, the group of us had assembled our own list of “favorite” downloads for… Windows Foobar2000 Skype mIRC VLC Media Player Google Chrome Google Earth Mozilla Firefox SecondLife AOL Instant Messenger Flurry Screensaver Opera [...]
How to Set Your Main Screen on Mac OS X
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I know I had trouble trying to figure out how to do this initially, and I’m betting many of you have, as well. Jeff has created this screencast for the community to show us how to quickly and easily set your [...]
How to AutoTune in GarageBand
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed This particular screencast was sent in by Elan. You might know him on the Web as App411. Here he’s going to show you how to use the Auto-Tune yourself in GarageBand. Auto-Tune was that funky robot effect that ruled the radio [...]
