Funny iPhone decal makes you look like an idiot, puts front of iPhone onto back

Nov 6, 2010 - 7 Comments

This is one of the more creative and amusing iPhone decals I have seen. Called “Default UI”, the decal applies to the backside of your iPhone and replicates the default iOS GUI, home button, and camera. The end result being you’ll look like an idiot who is holding their iPhone backwards and talking into the … Read More

Make your MacBook Pro keys light up when touched or typing

Nov 5, 2010 - 3 Comments

Sometimes novelty apps are fun, and this one is no exception. Called keySpazz, it makes your MacBook Pro keyboard backlights respond to typing and touch, so the keys light up when you are typing. Is there a purpose? No, not really, but it’s kind of entertaining. Check out the video above for a demonstration on … Read More

Mac Storm Trooper DJ’s Rocking Out!

Nov 5, 2010 - 2 Comments

How about a couple of Mac-wielding DJ’s wearing Storm Trooper helmets, presumably rocking out a crowd of fellow awesomeness to some awesome music? OK, I don’t know if this is was a halloween thing or what, but this is probably what you would see if Daft Punk were Star Wars fans and Mac users, and … Read More

Flash on the iPhone is here with Skyfire

Nov 3, 2010 - 4 Comments

If you’ve been dying to watch Flash video on your iPhone, you’ll be pleased to hear about the release of Skyfire. Skyfire is an alternate web browser for the iPhone that allows you to watch Flash videos on the device, it does so by converting the Flash to HTML5 on the fly. When the Flash … Read More

How to Temporarily Turn Off iPhone Caller ID to Make a Blocked Call

Nov 3, 2010 - 5 Comments
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You may know that iPhone users can opt to turn off Caller Id on their iPhone to always make blocked calls from that number and phone, this means when your calls will show up as “blocked” to the recipients phone all the time. But you may not want to block every call all the time, … Read More

iTunes Visualizer Fun

Nov 3, 2010 - 2 Comments

The iTunes Visualizer is a neat feature of iTunes that’s been around forever, more recent incarnations of the app have brought a more attractive visualizer which is a bit more fun to play around with. In fact, there’s some hidden commands that you can access while in iTunes Visualizer that modify the appearance of what’s … Read More

New iPad Commercial: iPad is Electric… cinematic, elementary, academic, full-size, etc

Nov 2, 2010 - 2 Comments

There’s a new iPad commercial out again, and Apple showers the device in superlatives: iPad is cinematic, elementary, academic, full-size, presenting, bought, sold, fantasy, electric. The latest TV advertisement features the same finger snapping Chilly Gonzales piano song from iPad commercials airing earlier in the year, except at the end there’s an electric guitar playing … Read More

Free Anti-Virus for Mac

Nov 2, 2010 - 12 Comments

Mac users generally don’t have to worry much about viruses, but with the popularity of Macs growing the likelihood of viruses appearing increases. Just recently a new trojan called Boonana Koobface appeared that affects Mac users. If you’re concerned with getting a virus on your Mac, why not download a free anti-virus app for Mac … Read More

Open and UnRar RAR Files on a Mac

Nov 1, 2010 - 17 Comments

If you need to open and expand rar files in Mac OS X, you can unrar files with two free utilities available for the Mac. Not only will either of these apps quickly open and decompress .rar files, but it also has the ability to restore corrupted and missing archives using par files. Archive restoration … Read More

Happy Mac Halloween!

Oct 31, 2010 - 5 Comments

Zombie Snow White on a MacBook? Yikes, this is rather horrifying but very fitting for Halloween. Everyone has probably seen the Snow White decal stuck on the back of a MacBook by now, if you’re a Disney & Apple fan it’s an appropriate tribute to both, and, well, this is a very creepy twist on … Read More

Alternate Mac OS X Names

Oct 28, 2010 - 6 Comments

Apparently Apple ran the gamut of the entire animal kingdom while deciding on a creature to brand their new operating system with. After taking a look at some of the options, they finally settled on Mac OS X 10.7 Lion. OK not really, if you’ve followed Apple whatsoever you’ll know they’ve had a cat theme … Read More

Change iPhone home icons in iTunes

Oct 28, 2010 - 1 Comment

You can change the placement of icons on your iPhone or iPod touch much faster by moving them around directly within iTunes. Plug your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad into your Mac or PC Launch iTunes Select your iPhone Click on the ‘Apps’ tab within iTunes Drag icons around the visible homescreen As long as … Read More

Civilization V Release Date for Mac is November 22?

Oct 27, 2010 - 3 Comments

It looks like Civilization 5 for Mac OS X will be released on November 22, this is in line with the official release date scheduled loosely in “Fall 2010” that was announced previously by Aspyr. Update: you can now pre-order Civilization V for Mac from Amazon which includes free shipping. The precise release date comes … Read More

New MacBook Air 11″ and 13″ Benchmarks

Oct 25, 2010 - 2 Comments

Wondering how the new MacBook Air 11″ and MacBook Air 13″ benchmark against the older MacBook Air and the current MacBook Pro models? Wonder no more: Update: This article has been updated with more information. Read on for further benchmark results for both the MacBook Air 11″ and 13″ models. The above results are from … Read More

MacBook Air Humor: Steve Jobs and Bill Gates Have a Chat

Oct 22, 2010 - 3 Comments

Remember those Steve Jobs and Bill Gates fake chat comics? Here’s a new one. I like the new MacBook Air, I really do, but this is too funny: You can see more of the Steve Jobs and Bill Gates fake chat comics. Some of them are really funny, poking on Windows 7, making fun of … Read More

Make 8-Bit Nintendo Sounds with an 8-Bit Sound Effect Generator

Oct 22, 2010 - 2 Comments

Want to generate some 8-bit Nintendo style sounds? Maybe you need sound effects for an iPhone game you’re working on, a song you’re making, or you just want to have some good old 8-bit nostalgia. Cfxr, which is short for… well I have no idea, is a fun app that makes and endless amount of … Read More

Civilization 5 Mac Video Trailer

Oct 21, 2010 - 5 Comments

Excited for the Mac version of Civ 5? Me too. Now we have a video trailer showing it off! The video trailer also provides a Civilization 5 for Mac release date range of “Fall 2010” which is another way of saying “any day now.” Here’s the text from the video trailer: Sid Meier’s Civilization V … Read More

Civilization 5 Mac Release Date: November 23

Oct 21, 2010 - 4 Comments

Update on 11/23/2010: Civilization 5 for Mac has been released! The official release date of Civ 5 for Mac was November 23 2010. You can order Civilization V for Mac from Amazon, which includes free shipping. Great news for Mac gamers, Civilization 5 for Mac has arrived. We knew that Civilization 5 for Mac was … Read More

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