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Flash on the iPhone is here with Skyfire

Nov 3, 2010 - 4 Comments

If you’ve been dying to watch Flash video on your iPhone, you’ll be pleased to hear about the release of Skyfire. Skyfire is an alternate web browser for the iPhone that allows you to watch Flash videos on the device, it does so by converting the Flash to HTML5 on the fly. When the Flash … Read More

How to Temporarily Turn Off iPhone Caller ID to Make a Blocked Call

Nov 3, 2010 - 5 Comments
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You may know that iPhone users can opt to turn off Caller Id on their iPhone to always make blocked calls from that number and phone, this means when your calls will show up as “blocked” to the recipients phone all the time. But you may not want to block every call all the time, … Read More

AppleCare Protection Plan warranty can now transfer to new purchases

Nov 3, 2010 - 2 Comments

Apple is now allowing customers who purchased an AppleCare Protection Plan to transfer the warranty to a new device without having to cancel the current plan or buy a new one, according to a report from BGR. This information comes from a leaked internal document in the form of a screenshot (shown above), which specifies … Read More

iTunes Visualizer Fun

Nov 3, 2010 - 2 Comments

The iTunes Visualizer is a neat feature of iTunes that’s been around forever, more recent incarnations of the app have brought a more attractive visualizer which is a bit more fun to play around with. In fact, there’s some hidden commands that you can access while in iTunes Visualizer that modify the appearance of what’s … Read More

New iPad Commercial: iPad is Electric… cinematic, elementary, academic, full-size, etc

Nov 2, 2010 - 2 Comments

There’s a new iPad commercial out again, and Apple showers the device in superlatives: iPad is cinematic, elementary, academic, full-size, presenting, bought, sold, fantasy, electric. The latest TV advertisement features the same finger snapping Chilly Gonzales piano song from iPad commercials airing earlier in the year, except at the end there’s an electric guitar playing … Read More

Free Anti-Virus for Mac

Nov 2, 2010 - 12 Comments

Mac users generally don’t have to worry much about viruses, but with the popularity of Macs growing the likelihood of viruses appearing increases. Just recently a new trojan called Boonana Koobface appeared that affects Mac users. If you’re concerned with getting a virus on your Mac, why not download a free anti-virus app for Mac … Read More

Transparent Laptop Screens

Nov 2, 2010 - 3 Comments

The transparent computer screen effect is always cool, and this stack of 5 transparent laptops is no exception. There’s an iBook (this is pre-iBookstore), a couple PC’s, and even an old school PowerBook in there. OK so they’re not actually transparent, they’re just carefully shot digital pictures that are opened on each individual laptop to … Read More

Download iPad Firmware & IPSW

Nov 2, 2010 - 35 Comments

If you need to download iPad firmware and IPSW files, here are the links to do so. These are the original unmodified IPSW files, for versions 3.2 and up for iPad. You can also download iPhone firmware or iPod touch firmware if you need to. iPad Firmware & IPSW Downloads These .ipsw files are hosted … Read More

iOS 4.2 GM Download Available Now

Nov 1, 2010 - 10 Comments

The GM release of iOS 4.2 is now available to download through Apple’s Developer Program. GM stands for Golden Master, which generally means the software release is ready to ship. The iOS 4.2 update is hotly anticipated for iPad owners in particular, since it will bring multitasking abilities to the device. The update also installs … Read More

Open and UnRar RAR Files on a Mac

Nov 1, 2010 - 17 Comments

If you need to open and expand rar files in Mac OS X, you can unrar files with two free utilities available for the Mac. Not only will either of these apps quickly open and decompress .rar files, but it also has the ability to restore corrupted and missing archives using par files. Archive restoration … Read More

RedSn0w 0.9.6b2 Download Available Now

Nov 1, 2010 - 5 Comments

The iPhone Dev Team has released RedSn0w 0.9.6 in it’s second beta form for both Windows and Mac platforms. There are two main reasons you’d want to use redsn0w. The first is for Windows users, since redsn0w allows you to use custom IPSW files. The second reason is that redsn0w allows you to use custom … Read More

Show SMS Character Count on the iPhone

Nov 1, 2010 - 3 Comments

You can have your iPhone display the character count of text messages by enabling an option within the settings, here’s how to do this in iOS:

Happy Mac Halloween!

Oct 31, 2010 - 5 Comments

Zombie Snow White on a MacBook? Yikes, this is rather horrifying but very fitting for Halloween. Everyone has probably seen the Snow White decal stuck on the back of a MacBook by now, if you’re a Disney & Apple fan it’s an appropriate tribute to both, and, well, this is a very creepy twist on … Read More

Watch Disk Use, CPU, and Load Average via Command Line

Oct 31, 2010 - 2 Comments

Here’s a nice trick if you need to continuously observe your Macs system usage, including disk usage, CPU, and load average. The great thing about this iostat trick is that it updates constantly, allowing for realtime monitoring of system performance, which can be extremely helpful for performance testing and tracking down various processes or activities … Read More

MacBook Air 2010 11″ and 13″ Battery Life Better Than Advertised

Oct 30, 2010 - 18 Comments

If you’re a writer, student, or blogger, the new MacBook Air might be your portable dream machine. For low CPU intensive tasks, the lightweight notebook boasts a battery life that is significantly better than the advertised time of 5 to 7 hours. AnandTech did some extensive reviews of the new MacBook Air and found the … Read More

Creepy iPad Wallpaper

Oct 30, 2010 - 3 Comments

In the Halloween spirit, here’s a really creepy iPad wallpaper of a hand appearing behind foggy glass. Click on the image for a full size 1024×1024 version (hosted at imgur). For whatever reason this picture reminds me of The Ring, ahh!

Download iPod Touch Firmware / IPSW Files

Oct 30, 2010 - 67 Comments

This is a comprehensive download list of all the firmware files for iPod touch 2G, iPod touch 3g, and iPod touch 4G, with IPSW from 3.1.2 to the current 4.1.0. All of these IPSW files are hosted with Apple and direct linked to their servers. If you have an iPhone, you can download iPhone firmware … Read More

Mac Setups: Oreo MacBook

Oct 30, 2010 - 5 Comments

Here’s a cool MacBook mod, a user attached a black MacBook bezel on his white MacBook, creating an Oreo MacBook. I have a white MacBook and always imagined doing this and swapping in a black keyboard too after seeing the MacBook Pro come out with their black bezels and keys. Definitely a great mod and … Read More

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