Looking around for a clock screensaver I stumbled across Fliqlo, which is a simple and free flip clock screensaver that mimics the appearance of those retro flip clocks that existed in the time of dinosaurs. The Fliqlo flip clock screen saver is visually pleasing and it’s available for Mac users as well as offerin versions … Read More

We all have that person (or ten) on our buddy lists that insist on having their IM text formatted in stupendously obnoxious ways. Maybe it’s just using tiny font sizes, but sometimes it’s a full fledged assault on your eyes with bright pink size 26 Comic Sans font clashing against a neon yellow background in … Read More

Rumors of a smaller iPhone continue to heat up, and where there’s smoke, there tends to be fire. The Wall Street Journal is now confirming Bloomberg’s report of an iPhone Mini, and they’re also revealing some new details about the device, including it’s codename, N97. iPhone Mini: Lighter, Half-Size, Edge-to-Edge Screen, No Home Button? According … Read More

iCal automatically assumes that a new event will be an hour long, but you can manually adjust that into shorter minute intervals by using the defaults write command. Here is the syntax to enter into the Terminal: defaults write com.apple.iCal “Default duration in minutes for new event” 15 You can set the 15 at the … Read More

GreenPois0n RC6 is now available to download, RC6 includes support to jailbreak iOS 4.2.1 on any iPhone, Verizon iPhone 4, iPad, iPod touch, and now Apple TV 2, all of which are untethered jailbreaks. Instructions to jailbreak iOS 4.2.1 with GreenPois0n RC6 are the same as past GreenPois0n RC versions. Download GreenPois0n RC6 Currently RC6 … Read More

Playing NES games on your Mac might be considered nerdy or retro, but it’s also just plain fun. I finally found a decent NES emulator for Mac that’s free, and more importantly, it’s stable. It’s called Nestopia, (get it, NEStopia?), and it has all the features you’ve come to expect from a good emulator: stability, … Read More

In honor of the recent snow storm to hit North America, here’s a MacBook Pro being used despite the weather. If you’re going to be snowed in, you might as well have a good Mac setup to keep you company right? Picture via Flickr.

Update: AT&T has just confirmed to us via Twitter that this is legit! If you’re an AT&T iPhone customer, you can get 1000 free bonus rollover minutes simply by texting an AT&T number. Here’s what you need to do: Send a new text message to “11113020” that says “Yes” Wait for the thank you confirmation … Read More

Sure you could get Internet Explorer on your Mac through WineBottler or in Virtualbox on the Mac too, but that takes effort. What if you want a retro-throwback experience to the days of Internet Explorer 6 and all it’s goofy tendencies to muck itself up?

Could an iPhone Mini debut this year? According to Bloomberg, Apple is set to unveil a smaller iPhone model in the middle of this year, which is around the same time the iPhone 5 release date and WWDC 2011 conference is expected. iPhone Mini: iPhone 4 Components, 1/3 Smaller, $200 Citing a source who has … Read More

The iPad 2 might be in production but it hasn’t even been announced yet. Regardless, that’s not stopping the hungry Apple rumor mill from talking about the model to be released after that… iPad 3. Talk of iPad 3 started when John Gruber of DaringFireball made a passing reference to the future device, which was … Read More

We’ve shown a few different ways of how to lock your Mac screen with a keystroke or a hot corner, but another option is to lock the screen and desktop of your Mac through a little-known Mac OS X menu bar item. The result is a little lock icon in the menu bar of OS … Read More

If you’re on a Mac and you need to print to an older printer connected to a Windows XP PC, well, you’re in for a bundle of joy to get it working in OS X. While it’s not the simplest process in the world, here’s the gist of it, and it does indeed work to … Read More

I’m an Angry Birds addict, I admit it. I played it a bunch on my iPhone, and then once it came to the Mac, I found myself playing it even more. But even a frequent player like myself can get stuck on some of the more challenging levels of Angry Birds, and times like that … Read More

The next generation iPad is currently in production, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. Citing sources familiar with manufacturing the device, WSJ claims that iPad 2 will include a camera, a faster processor and graphics chip, more memory, and be thinner and lighter than the existing model. Their sources also say that … Read More

If you have a website of your own or are developing one for someone else, you should customize the saved bookmark icon that appears on a users iOS home screen. In the screenshot above you’ll see the custom OSXDaily favicon sitting on the screen of an iPhone. Setting the Apple Touch Icon is a good … Read More

Are you an existing Verizon customer and looking to get an iPhone? If so, don’t miss the Verizon Contact Transfer app that is freely available on the iTunes App Store, it will pull your contacts from your old phone via Verizon’s Backup Assistant service and transfer them onto your new VZ iPhone. The app looks … Read More

If you’re looking for some good deals to upgrade your MacBook Pro, Buy.com is offering two killer upgrades at great prices: First up is the Kingston 128GB SSD V Series 2.5″ Hard Drive upgrade for $139.95 after a $75 mail in rebate. It’s actually part of a “notebook bundle” meaning it comes with an external … Read More