New Years Resolutions for the Mac

Jan 1, 2011 - 8 Comments

Is this the corniest geek joke ever? Thanks Terry!

iPhone Alarm Bug Prevents Alarm Clock Activating After New Years Eve

Dec 31, 2010 - 31 Comments

If you rely on an iPhone alarm clock to wake up in the morning, pay attention: your alarm will not sound after New Years Eve. MacRumors says: Apparently a bug in the iPhone clock app prevents non-recurring alarms from properly triggering on New Years day. I was able to confirm this after a couple of … Read More

Skype Video Calling for iPhone arrives

Dec 30, 2010 - 4 Comments

The latest version of Skype for iOS brings video chat and video calling to iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. You can make direct video calls to other iOS clients in addition to Mac OS X and Windows Skype clients. What makes the new version even more exciting is that you can make Skype video calls … Read More

Skip a Song Outro in iTunes

Dec 30, 2010 - 1 Comment

Everyone has heard one of those songs that is good up until a point, and then an annoying outro plays. Wouldn’t it be nice to just skip that bad part of the song automatically? Well you can using iTunes, just set it once and you’ll be able to prevent the outro of a song from … Read More

Verizon getting iPhone before Valentines Day 2011

Dec 29, 2010 - 2 Comments

Despite rumors and speculation suggesting otherwise, the much anticipated Verizon iPhone will not be released at the upcoming CES expo in January of 2011, instead it may come shortly after at an Apple event. This according to BusinessWeek: Apple’s introduction of an iPhone for use on Verizon’s network will come sometime after the Consumer Electronics … Read More

Another step toward an iPod Nano jailbreak

Dec 29, 2010 - 1 Comment

An Irish iPhone developer has made another step towards an iPod Nano jailbreak, this time they’ve managed to get the iPod Nano into what may be DFU mode (visible in the screenshot above). Once in this mode, Steven Troughton-Smith discovered that by using an iOS jailbreak helper tool he can transfer files to the nano: … Read More

Sleep to Music with an iPhone or iPod touch

Dec 29, 2010 - 6 Comments

Using a Sleep Timer feature, you can set your iPhone or iPod touch to automatically stop playing music after a given amount of time passes, this allows you to fall asleep to music without your music playing all night. This sleep Music feature is built directly in iOS and you don’t need to download any … Read More

iPod Nano jailbreak may be possible soon

Dec 28, 2010 - 1 Comment

A self proclaimed ‘iPod Nano hacker’ has found a way to boot an iPod nano with modified system files, which suggests that the device may be possible to jailbreak sometime in the near future. The hack at this stage is pretty simple, it’s basically just removing apps from the launchboard screen and creating a blank … Read More

Rotate Mac Screen Orientation

Dec 28, 2010 - 59 Comments

A little known trick allows users to rotate the Mac screen, thereby allowing a display to run in a vertical 90 degree orientation, or even in a flipped mode. Display rotation is possible on any monitor connected to any Mac, whether that’s an external display or even on the the primary built-in screens of a … Read More

iPad Games for Cats

Dec 27, 2010 - 8 Comments

Think you’ve seen it all? Think again, because now there are iPad games designed for cats. Yes, you read that right. Hiccup Inc is an iOS developer that is creating iPad games for cats, and their first title, the appropriately named “Games for Cats” is hilarious because cats actually play the game. Well, play as … Read More

Merry Christmas!

Dec 25, 2010 - Leave a Comment

Merry Christmas from OSXDaily.com! Things will be a bit slow around here today, but: Check out a geeky Christmas concert of an all iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch band performing Christmas songs. If you got an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch for Christmas, you’ll need to download iTunes 10.1 before you grab the iOS 4.2.1 … Read More

Skype features Verizon logo on iPhone video calling page

Dec 25, 2010 - 2 Comments

Everyone suspects that the Verizon iPhone release date will be soon, but just how soon is anyones guess. Some say the CES expo at January, and others say at a later release date. And then there is Skype, who has a prominently featured Verizon logo next to their own logo on a page about making … Read More

Stream from iTunes to Apple TV with new Remote app

Dec 23, 2010 - 3 Comments

Apple has released an update to the iOS Remote app and it offers some pretty significant feature updates, but perhaps most significantly is AirPlay support. This means that using Remote you can now stream videos from iTunes on a computer (Mac OS X or Windows) to an Apple TV. Features of Remote 2.1 are: AirPlay … Read More

Starcraft 2 Mac Demo released

Dec 22, 2010 - 3 Comments

The popular real time strategy game Starcraft 2 now has a demo version available for Mac users. You might want to check out the Starcraft 2 Mac system requirements before getting the demo, but it’s safe to say that the newer your Mac the better it will run. Download Starcraft 2 Demo for Mac You … Read More

Can Your Mac Do This?

Dec 22, 2010 - 13 Comments

Remember when Windows would crash so amazingly well that you could paint with the error report windows? That sure was fun, wasn’t it? Maybe one of the more entertaining aspects of running Windows when it crashes, so the next time your Mac friend brags about their computer… ask them, BUT CAN YOUR MAC DO THIS? … Read More

Secret of Mana for iPhone available now

Dec 21, 2010 - 4 Comments

Secret of Mana has been released for the iPhone and iPod touch! Secret of Mana (or Seiken Densetsu 2 in Japan) is an epic action role playing game from the early 90’s that was a huge hit on the SNES, and now it’s available for a whole new generation to enjoy on the iOS platform. … Read More

Free Lonely Planet Guides to European Cities for iOS / iPhone

Dec 21, 2010 - 3 Comments

For the next 48 hours, Lonely Planet is offering a selection of guides to various European cities for free via the iTunes App Store. Lonely Planet guides are fantastic travel companions and these are usually $6 a pop, so head over to iTunes and get them all now while they’re free. Amsterdam Berlin Copenhagen Dublin … Read More

iPhone 4 Christmas Commercial Featuring Santa, FaceTime, and The Christmas Song

Dec 21, 2010 - 4 Comments

Apple has released a new iPhone 4 ad for Christmas, featuring a kid hiding under his bed covers using FaceTime to video chat with Santa Claus. In the background the classic song “The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)” by Nat King Cole is playing. The name of the TV ad is “Under The Covers” … Read More

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