Minesweeper for Mac is on the Mac App Store

Jan 8, 2011 - 4 Comments

Try not to get too excited, but you can get Minesweeper for Mac OS X now. That’s right, your favorite Windows game that has been following you around since Windows 3.1 and undoubtedly wasted tons of your PC time is now here to keep your company on the Mac. The graphics are as amazing as … Read More

Run classic Mac OS on iPhone or iPod touch

Jan 7, 2011 - 3 Comments

This is hilarious, you can run classic Mac OS from a Macintosh Plus directly atop iOS on your iPhone or iPod touch thanks to an emulator called Mini vMac. What you’ll need to get this working: A jailbroken iPhone or iPod touch (here’s our jailbreak downloads and info) Mac Plus ROM image (you can get … Read More

Fix Mac App Store Error 100

Jan 6, 2011 - 10 Comments

I just downloaded Mac OS X 10.6.6 and launched the Mac App Store to get out some apps. When trying to download an app I was hit with this error message: “We could not complete your App Store request. An unknown error occured (100). There was an error in the App Store. Please try again … Read More

Use your Mac and Photo Booth as a Mirror

Jan 6, 2011 - 5 Comments

Do you need a mirror but you’re nowhere near one? Hey no problem, bust out your Mac and open up Photo Booth, use the computers camera!

Apple Logo Made of Fruit

Jan 5, 2011 - 6 Comments

This snazzing looking retro Apple logo is made entirely out of a fruit salad, recreating the rainbow Apple logo from the companies early days. How cool is this? It’s probably the healthiest logo you’ve ever seen, and now I want to eat some fruit and find an Mac Classic to tinker around with, don’t you?

iPhone Speed Dial Made Easy With Speed Dial Icons

Jan 4, 2011 - 12 Comments

I tend to use my iPhone Favorites list for speed dial purposes, but what if you could just tap on a springboard icon to speed dial someone? Great idea huh? That’s exactly what LifeHacker John P thought too, so he created a nifty webapp that allows you to input some a name, phone number, and … Read More

Mac Cube Aquarium

Jan 4, 2011 - 6 Comments

Suddenly I want a fish. Is this the best looking aquarium an Apple lover could find or what? It’s an aquarium made out of an old hollowed out Power Mac Cube, and I think it looks pretty cool. Now you have a reason to get that ridiculous iPad game for your cat, keep them away … Read More

iPhone Alarm Not Working in 2011? Here’s a Fix

Jan 3, 2011 - 10 Comments

The New Years iPhone alarm bug is still affecting some people despite it being January 3rd, which is the date when things were supposed to start working smoothly… Fix your iPhone Alarm Clock for 2011 Until a software update is issued, you can fix your broken iOS alarm very quickly by setting a new recurring … Read More

New Years iPhone Alarm Clock Bug Continues to Affect Some Users

Jan 3, 2011 - 5 Comments

It looks like the New Years iPhone alarm bug is still causing a ruckus, as users from around the world complain their phone alarm failed to activate on Monday the 3rd of January. This date is significant because the 3rd is when the iOS alarm was supposed to start behaving as normal. Well, not so … Read More

iPhone Pedometer & Run Tracking App RunKeeper Pro is Free for January

Jan 2, 2011 - 2 Comments

If one of your New Year resolutions is to get into better shape, don’t miss out on this great run tracking iPhone app that is free for a limited time. RunKeeper Pro uses your iPhone’s built in GPS to capture a whole slew of useful pedometer information about your runs and walks, including keeping track … Read More

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

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