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Mac OS X Security Update Removes MacDefender Malware & Maintains Anti-Malware Definitions List

May 31, 2011 - 4 Comments
Mac OS X Malware Removal Tool

Apple has released a Mac OS X software update labeled “Security Update 2011-003” for Mac OS X 10.6.7 that includes a native malware removal tool. The focus of the update is on the MacDefender malware scam and its variants, now referred to as “OSX.MacDefender.A”. Once the update is installed your Mac will be scanned for … Read More

New Patent Looks Like iOS Running Atop Mac OS X as a Dashboard?

May 31, 2011 - 1 Comment
New Dashboard patent for Mac OS X

A new patent has been discovered that details a revised Dashboard system in Mac OS X that allows for multiple Dashboard environments and a new method of managing widgets. On the surface, that might not seem too exciting since Dashboard has been around for ages, but when you look at the patent diagrams, see the … Read More

WWDC 2011: Steve Jobs, Mac OS X Lion, iOS 5, iCloud Confirmed. MacBook Air & iPhone 4S Maybe?

May 31, 2011 - 7 Comments
WWDC 2011

The usually tightlipped Apple has dropped a few bombs this morning, announcing that none other than Steve Jobs himself will unveil Mac OS X Lion, iOS 5, and iCloud at WWDC 2011 on June 6. Did you catch that? Apple has confirmed much of what was only speculation until now. This is an unusual move … Read More

Enable and Disable AirPort Wireless from the Command Line in Mac OS X

May 31, 2011 - 12 Comments
AirPort Wireless icon

Sometimes the easiest fix when troubleshooting an AirPort wireless connection problem is to just turn AirPort on and off. Instead of using the menu item or System Preferences, we can enable and disable AirPort very quickly directly from the Mac OS X Terminal.

Run Linux on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac from a Web Browser

May 30, 2011 - 7 Comments
Linux in a Web Browser

If you’re bored of the Mac command line this is both cool and geeky and should keep you entertained for a bit. JSLinux is a fully functioning version of Linux running entirely in a web browser, meaning if you have almost any modern web browser suddenly you can run a basic version of linux on … Read More

App Turns an iPad 3G into a Giant iPhone

May 30, 2011 - 4 Comments

When the iPad first came out, some critics accused the device of being just a big iPhone that couldn’t make phone calls. Two years later, that phone call thing has been addressed by a new app that claims to turn any iPad 3G into basically a giant iPhone. The app is called PhoneItiPad and it’s … Read More

Mac OS X 10.6.8 to Remove MacDefender Malware and Ready Macs for Lion Upgrade

May 29, 2011 - 5 Comments
Mac OS X 10.6.8 Developer Notes

The release of Mac OS X 10.6.8 looks to be right around the corner with another developer build being issued for beta testing. Incremental OS updates are generally just bug fixes, but the developer notes of this build show there’s more to this one than usual, indicating that 10.6.8 will include the MacDefender Removal tool … Read More

6 of the Absolute Best Games for Mac… on Sale Right Now

May 29, 2011 - 16 Comments
Trine for Mac Screen Shot

For years there was an undeserved assumption that the Mac platform was unfit for gaming, but not anymore! Thanks to the Mac App Store, the Mac platform is amassing a wide library of amazing games that must be played. If you’re a gamer, check out this list of some of the best RPG’s, shooters, platformers, … Read More

Use Chrome to Quickly Show Invisible Files on your Hard Drive in Mac OS X

May 29, 2011 - 4 Comments
Chrome can see Invisible Files on a hard drive

If you don’t want to bother with defaults write commands or the terminal, an alternate method to show hidden files in Mac OS X is to simply use the Chrome web browser. Just hit Command+L and enter / into the address bar (alternatively, you can enter file:/// as the address), and you’ll be presented with … Read More

Kings Quest 1, 2, & 3 are Free to Download for Mac – Blast from the Past!

May 28, 2011 - 53 Comments

If you grew up in the 80’s and you had an interest in video games plus a computer, you probably played Kings Quest. Now, you can relive the past for free thanks to AGD Interactive, who has remade and redrawn Kings Quest 1: Quest for the Crown, Kings Quest 2: Romancing the Stones, and Kings … Read More

iPad Becomes a Flight Manual on Alaska Airlines

May 28, 2011 - 7 Comments
iPad becomes a flight manual

Alaska Airlines has just announced that everyones favorite tablet computer is going to replace paper flight manuals for pilots operating their aircraft. The move to the 1.5lbs iPad is intended to improve efficiency and reduce environmental waste by replacing up to 25lbs of paper flight manuals.

How to Change the Name of an iPhone, iPad, iPod touch with iTunes

May 28, 2011 - 18 Comments
Change the name of an iPhone

You can give your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch a custom name easily, or change it from its current name to something else if someone else happened to give it a name that you don’t like. This is helpful for when an iOS device transfers ownership, or if the name is perhaps just no longer … Read More

Mac Setups: MacBook Pro & Apple Cinema Display & iPad

May 28, 2011 - 3 Comments

This is a nice Mac desk featuring a MacBook Pro 15″ atop a Griffin Elevator Laptop Stand hooked up to an external 20″ Apple Cinema Display and an iPad sits alongside them both. Under the desk is a Mac Pro, but I don’t know if it’s in use… thanks for noticing that Randy! This setup … Read More

Is Apple Going to Kill Jailbreaking with iOS 5?

May 27, 2011 - 25 Comments
Apple killing jailbreaking possibilities

Is Apple going to kill the jailbreak community as we know it with iOS 5? If this sounds crazy, consider some of the tweaks, rumors, and expected features in iOS 5 and iPhone 5: Revamped iOS notification and all new widget system – who needs to use the hacks when Apple offers the real thing? … Read More

iOS 5 to Bring Revamped Notifications and Widgets?

May 27, 2011 - 7 Comments
Custom iPhone Lockscreen

A revamped notification system and the addition of widgets are expected to be two major new features of iOS 5, according to a recent report on TechCrunch. If you don’t feel like reading the 551 word long TechCrunch article, here is the only part that actually mentions these two new expected iOS 5 features: The … Read More

Show Analog Clock in the Mac Menu Bar

May 27, 2011 - 3 Comments
Show the Analog Clock in the Mac OS X Menu Bar

Tired of the lengthy digital clock showing in the Mac OS X menu bar? You can go for a minimalist approach by setting the clock to display as an analog (that is, the old fashioned clocks with a face and hands), which will take up much less space and helps to clean up an otherwise … Read More

Conan O’Brien Dresses as Steve Jobs

May 27, 2011 - 1 Comment
Conan O'Brien dresses up as Steve Jobs for Fast Company

Famous comedian (and fellow Mac user) Conan O’Brien is impersonating none other than Apple’s Steve Jobs on the front cover of this months Fast Company magazine. The Apple CEO, referred to as “Apple’s Software Lion,” is one of a handful of other popular figures that O’Brien parodies for the June 2011 issue featuring a list … Read More

Amazon Launches Mac Downloads Store & Free $5 Off Coupon on Any Mac Software

May 26, 2011 - 2 Comments
Amazon Mac Downloads Store

Amazon has just launched an official Amazon Mac Downloads Store where you can instantly buy and download a variety of Mac software and games directly from Amazon servers. The purchased Mac software is then stored on your Amazon account and you can then download as many copies for your own personal use as you want. … Read More

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