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Conan O’Brien Rips on iPad Mini in Hilarious Fake Commercial [Video]

Oct 25, 2012 - 5 Comments
Conan Rips on iPad Mini

Conan O’Brien has has long been a Mac fan, but that doesn’t stop the Conan Show from ripping on everyones favorite fruit company in a reliably hilarious manner. The latest offers a revised look at the iPad Mini commercial which aired during the unveiling event, and adds some new lyrics to Heart and Soul being … Read More

Want to Pre-Order the iPad Mini? Use the Apple Store iOS App Tonight at 12:00 PST

Oct 25, 2012 - 3 Comments
iPad Mini, side by side in black and white

If you’ve already made up your mind about buying an iPad Mini and you want one sooner than later, you’ll probably want to pre-order it tonight (October 26) at midnight* Pacific Standard Time. Grabbing a pre-order insures that you’ll get the device on it’s official release date of November 2nd and won’t have to wait … Read More

New Retina 13″ MacBook Pro Commercial Debuts: “Colors”

Oct 24, 2012 - 4 Comments
Retina MacBook Pro 13"

Apple has started to run a new TV commercial for the new Retina 13″ MacBook Pro titled “Colors”, embedded below. The ad follows the same theme set by the original Retina 15″ MacBook Pro commercial aired earlier in the year, and says the following: Introducing the new thirteen inch MacBook Pro, with the stunning Retina … Read More

Which iPad Mini Should You Buy?

Oct 24, 2012 - 26 Comments
Which iPad Mini You Should Buy

Now that the iPad Mini has been added to Apple’s tablet lineup, you’re probably wondering which model you should buy. If you’re impatient and don’t want to read the justification, we’ll go ahead and suggest you should get the base model iPad Mini 16GB and probably in white. If you want more opinion as to … Read More

Find Nearby Wi-Fi Hotspots Easily with Siri

Oct 24, 2012 - 2 Comments
Find Wi-Fi Hotspots with Siri

The next time you need to quickly find a nearby hotspot with wireless internet access, grab your iPhone (or iPad) and just ask Siri. Try phrasing questions like the following: “Where are the closest Wi-Fi hotspots” – finds locations with wireless internet nearest to current location “Where are wi-fi hotspots in City Name, State” – … Read More

How to Set the HostName, Computer Name, and Bonjour Name Separately in Mac OS X

Oct 24, 2012 - 7 Comments
Finder icon on the Mac

You can set unique names for how your Macs computer name appears locally, from file sharing and networking, and even Bonjour services, with the help of the scutil command. This allows you to have a custom hostname for Terminal and SSH, another friendlier name for what’s visible to others on local networks, and yet another … Read More

Watch the Official iPad Mini Intro Video

Oct 23, 2012 - 3 Comments
iPad mini in hand from official intro video

Interested in the iPad Mini? Don’t miss Apple’s official “Introducing iPad Mini” video embedded below, which is nearly 5 minutes long and covers all aspects of the all new smaller iPad model. Apple also has posted a much shorter 30 second video showing off the iPad Mini with the new smaller smart cover, this may … Read More

Watch the Apple iPad Mini Event [Video]

Oct 23, 2012 - 2 Comments
Tim Cook at the iPad Mini event

If you missed the livestream of the iPad Mini Event today, Apple has placed the full video online for anyone to watch. There is much more to the keynote than just the iPad Mini, as Apple unleashed a barrage of new products and updates, including an all new beautiful iMac, new Retina 13″ MacBook Pro, … Read More

iPad Mini Released, Pricing Starts at $329 and Pre-Orders Start October 26

Oct 23, 2012 - 9 Comments
iPad Mini held by Phil Schiller

The hotly anticipated iPad mini has been released. It’s a thing of beauty, available in both black and white models, and just like the iPhone 5, the rear enclosure is also offered in black anodized or standard aluminum. The features are quite nice too: iPad Mini Specs 7.9″ display 1024×768 resolution at 162PPI A5 dual … Read More

iPad 4 Released with A6X CPU

Oct 23, 2012 - 6 Comments
iPad 4

An all new iPad was released today, officially labeled as the 4th generation iPad. It’s basically a beefed up iPad 3 with an all new CPU, but it’s otherwise much the same, with the same aluminum enclosure, same great 10″ retina display, and available in both black and white with the standard 16Gb, 32GB, and … Read More

MacBook Pro 13″ Retina Released: Specs & Prices

Oct 23, 2012 - 2 Comments
MacBook Pro Retina 13"

An all new Retina version of the MacBook Pro 13″ has been released. Starting at $1699, it’s available beginning today, October 23, and it’s quite a powerhouse in a surprisingly lightweight package. Here are the base model specs: Base Specs 13.3″ Retina IPS display at 2560×1600 resolution 2.5GHz Core i5 CPU or greater 8GB RAM, … Read More

All New iMac Released: Specs & Pricing

Oct 23, 2012 - 18 Comments
Phil Schiller and the new iMac for 2012

An all new iMac has been released. It’s beautiful, has a ridiculously 80% thinner design, and it’s a whopper with specs. The 21″ model starts shipping in November, the 27″ arrives in December. Here are some of the details: New iMac (2012) Specs 27″ display at 2560×1440 21″ display at 1920×1080 Laminated IPS display with … Read More

Set Up “Do Not Disturb” Mode on iPhone & iPad with Schedules

Oct 22, 2012 - 20 Comments
Do Not Disturb mode on the iPhone

Do Not Disturb is one of the best features that came with modern versions of iOS, particularly for iPhone users. If you haven’t heard of it, basically it lets you put your iPhone (or iPad or iPod touch) into Do Not Disturb mode, which effectively mutes the device for all incoming calls, messages, and alerts, … Read More

Change the Display Resolution from the Menu Bar Again in OS X Mountain Lion

Oct 22, 2012 - 5 Comments
Change the display resolution from the menu bar in Mac OS X again

As some of you undoubtedly noticed, OS X Mountain Lion removed the Displays menu bar item, which let you quickly change screen resolutions from a pull down menu available system wide in OS X. If you miss that function, you’ll be pleased to discover a freely available app is on the Mac App Store to … Read More

Watch Steve Jobs Work His Magic at NeXT in 1987 [Video]

Oct 22, 2012 - 2 Comments
Steve Jobs at NeXT

A recently discovered video of Steve Jobs at the early days of NeXT is making the rounds, it’s a great video and provides an interesting portrait of Jobs in 1987 as he was in between leading Apple. Whether you’re a fan of Jobs, interested in Apple history, or just a student of Jobs legendary thinking, … Read More

Customize the Screen Saver Text with a Message in Mac OS X

Oct 21, 2012 - 4 Comments
Custom screen saver text in Mac OS X

The most simple screen saver in Mac OS X is just a floating grey Apple logo  against a black background, but you can make that screen saver significantly better by attaching a customized message to it, which will be added along with the logo and move about the screen of the Mac. You can … Read More

Spice Up Conversations and Have Fun with New Emoji Icons in iOS 6

Oct 21, 2012 - 7 Comments
New Emoji in iOS 6

One fun but easily overlooked feature of iOS are Emoji icons, and iOS 6 has added a ton of new incredibly detailed and often hilarious Emoji into the mix. To access the extra Emoji characters, you’ll need the Emoji keyboard enabled first if you haven’t done so yet. Once it’s on, you’ll be able to … Read More

Create a New Email with Attachments Quickly by Keyboard Shortcut in Mac OS X

Oct 20, 2012 - 13 Comments
Set keyboard shortcut for creating a new mail with attachment

Dragging files into the Mail Dock icon is a quick way to send out email attachments, but if you’re faster with the keyboard, try setting up a keyboard shortcut to perform the same task instead. This makes any selected file(s) from the Finder just a speedy keystroke away from being sent off in an email:

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