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Make Animated GIFs from Movies on Mac with Drag & Drop Ease

Apr 8, 2016 - 13 Comments
Make a GIF from a movie in Mac OS X with Drop To Gif

Creating animated GIFs out of a movie file or or video usually requires a bit of effort, but now you can convert a movie into an animated GIF on a Mac with drag and drop simplicity, thanks to the aptly named Drop to GIF.

April Fools! The “iPhone is Disabled” Wallpaper Prank

Apr 1, 2016 - 7 Comments
iPhone is disabled, try again wallpaper prank

April Fools is a great time to play innocent pranks on fellow iPhone users, and one which nearly never fails to stump someone in a harmless manner is the infamous “iPhone is disabled” wallpaper prank. Of course this isn’t limited to the official prank holiday of April first, and you can use it to fool … Read More

Play DTMF Tones on the Mac, Wow

Mar 31, 2016 - 18 Comments

Did you know your Mac has built in DTMF tones? It sure does! It’s likely part of the ability to make phone calls from a Mac via the iPhone, but putting aside the obvious utility of the tones existence, it’s also kind of a fun retro throwback to the caveman days of using dial tones … Read More

Write Like a Politician with Simple Language Editor for Mac

Mar 27, 2016 - 20 Comments
Simple Language Text Editor for Mac

Have you ever noticed that most politicians speak in remarkably simplified plain language? This is intentional, with most communicating far below their educational achievements and speaking somewhere around a fourth grade level, and sometimes a bit higher. The idea is to make concepts simple, with the message easy to understand, easy to remember, and easy … Read More

Nintendo 64 & Playstation Emulators for Mac OS X: OpenEmu

Jan 16, 2016 - 16 Comments
OpenEmu N64 emulator game controller customization

The Mac has long been a great platform for emulating older gaming consoles, and now the best emulator for OS X has gotten even better, as OpenEmu includes support for two other retro gaming greats; the Nintendo 64 and Playstation 1. PS1 and N64 support is in addition to the vast console compatibility already included … Read More

Feeling Nosy? Use Your Nose to Interact with iPhone & Apple Watch

Dec 31, 2015 - 9 Comments
Using a nose to interact with Apple Watch

Did you know you can use your nose to control the touch screen on iPhone, iPad, and even Apple Watch? While many iPhone users have discovered the nose trick to unlock their device, open apps, and perform functions in iOS, but who really nose (knows, nose, get it? OK show me the door) how many … Read More

The Ultimate Slacker Last Minute Gift Guide

Dec 24, 2015 - 3 Comments
Last minute gifts

OK you waited until the very last minute, and now you need to get gifts or presents for someone. Or maybe someone unexpected is showing up for the holidays. Whatever the reason, this is the very last minute, and you’re tight on time. Running around the stores is basically out of the question, and this … Read More

How to Use iPhone 6s as a Scale to Weigh Items

Dec 12, 2015 - 21 Comments
iPhone 3D Touch scale

The 3D Touch display on iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus is able to detect pressure applied to the screen in order to serve the 3D Touch pop and peek functions, but with the help of a little third party web app you can transform the iPhone and 3D Touch display into a fairly precise … Read More

The OSXDaily Holiday Gift Guide for 2015

Dec 6, 2015 - 2 Comments
Holiday Christmas Gift Ideas

Need a few holiday gift ideas for that certain someone? Maybe you’re shopping for yourself? For whoever and for whatever, we’re offering up a handful of techy gift ideas that should make your holiday shopping a bit easier.

Humor: Siri Intervenes in White House Press Question [Video]

Sep 10, 2015 - 11 Comments
Siri answers question at White House press conference

As many iPhone owners know, sometimes Siri just starts talking out of no where, intervening into conversations seemingly at random. Well, guess what, Siri is now interjecting itself into official White House press conferences too!

Convert Any Picture to Emoji Mosaic Art with This Fun Tool

Aug 21, 2015 - 13 Comments
Retro Apple logo Emoji

Everyone loves Emoji, right? The playful little icons that can typed on the Mac or iPhone add all sorts of fun and variety to conversation, but why stop at communication? Why not make some incredibly complex mosaic Emoji artwork out of any image or picture you have? It’s easy!

Siri Can Play Many Sound Effects

Aug 14, 2015 - 29 Comments
Siri play sound of running river

If you’ve updated your iPhone or iPad to the latest version of iOS (iOS 8.4.1 or iOS 9, with Apple Music), you’ll find that Siri now has the ability to play various sound effects. Whether it’s the sound of fireworks, running water, a camp fire, dogs barking, or, uh, some more lewd sound effects too, … Read More

Behold, the Empty iMac Box Human Hamster Wheel

Aug 3, 2015 - 10 Comments
iMac box hamster wheel

If you ever find yourself in a situation where you have 36 empty Retina iMac boxes hanging around waiting to be put to use, why not grab some packaging tape and MacGyver yourself a giant human sized hamster wheel?

What 1997 Would Be Like, According to Apple in 1987 [Video]

Jul 7, 2015 - 5 Comments

In 1987, Apple came out with a conceptual forecast video of sorts imagining what the then future year of1997 would be like, and how Apple and technology would permeate our lives. The (very retro) video outlines all sorts of amusing concepts, some of which came to fruition – like instant access to networked databases and … Read More

Get a $12,000 Gold Apple Watch Edition on a $400 Budget… Sort Of

Apr 26, 2015 - 16 Comments
Gold Apple Watch Edition, well, sort of... thanks to spray paint

So you want a gold Apple Watch Edition, but you don’t have a spare $12,000 laying around to buy the base model. Well, rather than spend a princely $12,000 on a gold Apple Watch Edition, why not spend $400 on the aluminum Sports model, and invest a couple bucks into some gold spray paint, masking … Read More

Two Stupid April Fools Jokes for iPhone

Apr 1, 2015 - 1 Comment
iOS Pranks

It’s April Fools, so why not have a little fun and play a prank or two on some iPhone (or iPad) users? We’ve got two super simple tricks that are completely harmless yet amusing enough to be worth while. Have fun out there.

Need a Quick iPhone Stand? Use Sunglasses

Mar 29, 2015 - 13 Comments
The iPhone stand of the century, your sunglasses

Sometimes you need to prop up your iPhone, sometimes you need an iPhone stand, but who carries a stand around with them? Probably not many of us, but if you do wear sunglasses (and maybe reading glasses too, let us know), then you already have an instant iPhone stand just waiting to be put to … Read More

Apple Humor: Have a Laugh Poking at 12″ MacBook & Apple Watch

Mar 13, 2015 - 9 Comments
Joy of Tech Flowchart for Apple Watch

Looking for a quick laugh at the expense of the brand new 12″ MacBook or Apple Watch? Well we weren’t either, but a collection of rather humorous videos and images has turned up in our inbox so we figured we would share them with our readers.

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