Apple Moving Macs from Intel to ARM Processors?

May 6, 2011 - 17 Comments
Apple ARM Processor

Apple may be looking to move their laptop lineup from Intel processors to ARM CPU’s sometime in the next few years. According to a report on SemiAccurate, the move away from Intel is a “done deal” and that the transition to ARM processors will likely happen to Apple’s desktop lineup as well. ARM processors currently … Read More

iPad 2 “If You Asked” Commercial

May 3, 2011 - 8 Comments

Apple has released a new iPad 2 commercial titled “If You Asked” and it follows well in the footsteps of the “We Believe” TV ad that first launched with the device. The audio of the commercial says: If you ask a parent, they might call it intuitive… if you ask a musician, they might call … Read More

Turn an iPad into an Auto-Updated Facebook News Feed & Photo Frame

May 3, 2011 - 4 Comments
iPad Facebook Feed Stream

Are you addicted to the Facebook news feed? Would you like to turn your iPad into a Facebook data stream? Fnews is for you. You can turn your iPad into an automatically updating Facebook news stream thanks to a free little web app called FNews. Featuring a simple and minimalist interface with attractive typography and … Read More

Google Chrome Canary for Mac OS X is Available for the Brave

May 3, 2011 - 2 Comments
Google Chrome Canary for Mac

Want to help test Chrome development releases and be on the absolute cutting edge of web browser development? Try out the newly released Google Chrome Canary for Mac OS X, which Google says is aimed at the “bravest” of Chrome users. Chrome Canary installs as a separate app to the stable Chrome builds, so you … Read More

Mac OS X Lion to Simplify Uninstalling of Apps with iOS-like Delete Function

May 2, 2011 - 12 Comments
Lion makes uninstalling apps easier in Mac OS X

Uninstalling apps from Mac OS X is set to get even easier in Lion, thanks to usability cues taken from iOS. Using Launchpad, you’ll be able to just click and hold on an icon to cause the familiar icon jiggle and “X” to appear, click the X and the app will delete. One quirk though, … Read More

Portal 2 on Sale for $29.99 from Amazon

May 2, 2011 - 2 Comments
Portal 2 Sale

Portal 2 is arguably the most popular game on the market right now, and if you have the patience to wait a few days for the game to arrive you can buy the game from Amazon at a 40% discount for just $29.99 for a Mac & PC hybrid installation disk. The price includes free … Read More

“MACDefender” Malware Targets Mac OS X Users – Here’s How to Protect Against and Remove It

May 2, 2011 - 7 Comments
MACDefender Mac Malware

A new malware threat has been identified for Mac users, the app is called MACDefender and it disguises itself as antivirus software for Mac OS X. The malware attempts to install itself through hijacked websites, and the threat level is considered low, nonetheless all Mac users should be aware of the potential threat and take … Read More

Change the Appearance of Terminal Windows Quickly on Mac

May 2, 2011 - 1 Comment
Change Terminal Appearance with Inspector

You can quickly change the appearance of any Terminal window by using the Inspector tool in the Terminal app for Mac, which can be summoned at any time for any specific Terminal window or tab. Inspector is very easy to use, so here is how to change the appearance quickly using it:

Oops: iPad Engraving Error From Apple Gives an ASCII Cat 4 Ears

Apr 30, 2011 - 19 Comments
Four eared cat iPad 2 engraving error

Thinking about engraving your new iPad with some custom ASCII art? Watch out, you might end up with a few extra appendages on your ASCII drawings. This cat: ^—^ = ‘ . ‘ = turned into this mutant four eared cat ASCII: ^^—^^ = ‘ . ‘ = This is obviously a mistake in the … Read More

Safari “Reading List” Feature in Mac OS X Lion Lets You Read Webpages Later

Apr 29, 2011 - 1 Comment
Mac OS X Lion Reading List feature

Apple looks to be developing a new bookmarking feature in Mac OS X Lion that allows users to select web content for reading later. The feature is called Reading List and appears to behave much like Instapaper and ReadItLater, but is currently disabled in Lion Developer Builds of Safari. MacRumors found the following description that … Read More

The Original iPhone? Apple Phone Patent from 1985

Apr 29, 2011 - 5 Comments
Apple phone patent from 1985

Long before the iPhone, there was… an Apple phone? I don’t know if this is real, if it was actually patented by Apple Inc, or if it was ever produced, but it certainly looks like someones brilliant high-tech idea from 1985. Who wouldn’t want to be talking into a flip apple phone? For more retro … Read More

Show the Finder Location of Any Item from Open & Save Dialog of OS X

Apr 28, 2011 - 5 Comments
Reveal Finder location of item from Open and Save dialog box

You can instantly reveal the location of any item in the Mac Finder from an Open and Save dialog box by selecting the item and then hitting Command+R.

Watch the South Park Human CentiPad Episode Online

Apr 28, 2011 - 6 Comments
South Park HumancentiPad

Apple and the iPad got a good roasting last night on the South Park season opener, the episode is called HumancentiPad and it’s full of crass humor. The episode rips on Apple, the iPhone tracking controversy, the iPad, Apple Geniuses, Apple Stores, the iTunes EULA, Steve Jobs presentation style, Best Buy, iPad competitors, and more. … Read More

Make Safari on iPhone Launch Faster with a Blank Page

Apr 27, 2011 - 3 Comments
Speed up Safari on iPhone

Have you ever noticed that when you launch Safari on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, before you can really use the app it often has to refresh the last active web page? This slows down your browsing, and while on newer hardware it doesn’t happen too often and it’s not a terribly long delay, … Read More

Bypass the New York Times Paywall with Safari Reader

Apr 27, 2011 - 5 Comments
Read NYT Paywall Article with Safari Reader

We showed you how to read NYT articles for free using Google but if you have Safari there’s an even easier method: Safari Reader.

Easily Estimate App Sales & Downloads of any iOS & iTunes Store App

Apr 27, 2011 - 6 Comments

Getting specific information about iTunes & iOS App Store downloads is notoriously difficult, very few developers are candid enough to share download counts and the majority of developers guard download data for competitive reasons. If you’re curious how well a specific app in the iOS iTunes Store is selling, try using this quick and dirty … Read More

iPad Lego Hockey

Apr 26, 2011 - Leave a Comment
lego iPad hockey

I like legos, I like Air Hockey, and I like iPads. It had to be posted. This reminds me a bit of the Steve Jobs & Storm Troopers shot, but I’m not sure if there’s any relation. I also don’t know if that’s a real Air Hockey app for iPad, but it would be fun … Read More

Partition a Hard Drive in Mac OS X

Apr 26, 2011 - 37 Comments
Partition a Mac Hard Drive

If you want to create a new partition, modify a partition table, or remove an existing partition from any hard disk drive in Mac OS X, you won’t need to use anything fancy other than the bundled Disk Utility app that comes with all versions of Mac OS X. Disk Utility has all the tools … Read More

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