Have you ever closed a window that you really wish you didn’t in Safari? It’s pretty common to accidentally close an important tab or browser window, and sometimes the Safari app will even crash too. But don’t freak out, you can re-open your last browser sessions in Safari regardless of why they were closed. Session … Read More
Apple told everyone that the new Apple TV had an A4 chip, HDMI out with 720p support, WiFI, etc, but what everyone wanted to know was what the actual device hardware specs were… how much RAM does it have, how much local storage, does it run iOS? Now we know, here are the Apple TV … Read More
OK Apple fans, by now you’ve surely heard of the Facebook movie, the commercial has been playing constantly all over. Of course, if you’ve seen the trailer you’ve heard the song which plays in the trailers background and is now getting popular (much like the Apple commercial effect – just about anything aired goes gangbusters … Read More
Microsoft officially announced that Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac will be released on October 26, and the office suite is now available for pre-order. The new version of the popular office suite features Word 2011, Excel 2011, PowerPoint 2011, Outlook 2011, as well as Messenger 8 for Mac, and Remote Desktop for Mac 2, all … Read More
There are a bunch of new iPhone 4 commercials playing both in the USA and Europe, they are all without language which makes them able to play across the borders of most countries without any translation. The other thing to note is that all the new iPhone commercials feature the same pleasant and upbeat slow … Read More
The new Apple TV has just shipped and is barely available in anyones hands, but the devices firmware has already been exploited using the SHAtter jailbreak, according to the iPhone Dev Team’s blog: It’s looking like SHAtter is going to be the gift that keeps on giving. Even though the new AppleTV isn’t yet in … Read More
You know those Motorola Droid commercials where a robotic voice says “Droid”, or more accurately Drooooid? Oddly enough, your Mac may have been the originator of this sound, and without any additional software you have the ability to play and save the sound yourself right in OS X.
Want to run Windows-only PC games on your Mac? How about doing this without Boot Camp? With Parallels 6, you can actually play Windows PC-only games with good performance directly in Mac OS X, making Parallels Desktop 6 an essential upgrade for avid Mac gamers or anyone looking to play Windows games on the Mac. … Read More
You can install and run Android OS on the iPhone, thanks to a tool called iPhoDroid. I’m not sure why you’d want to do this, but it’s fun to know that you can. Grab the iPhoDroid download on the developers site or Google Code, the tool runs on both Windows and Mac OS X and … Read More
Feeling nostalgic for a horrible crash-prone user experience and ugly GUI? How about putting the Windows 95 boot screen as your iPad background? It won’t make your iPad run Windows 95 (thankfully), but it sure looks dreadful enough.
You can disable the new iTunes Ping sidebar from appearing in iTunes 10.0.1 by using the following command within the Terminal:
iTunes 10.0.1 is a minor update that replaced the iTunes store arrows with a Ping pull-down menu button instead. I think it clutters the iTunes interface a bit so here’s how to remove this feature. Launch the Terminal and type or paste the following: defaults write com.apple.iTunes hide-ping-dropdown -bool TRUE Then quit and relaunch iTunes … Read More
Want to buy Starcraft 2 for cheaper than retail? Thanks to Amazon, you can pickup SC2 for $49.99, which is a 17% discount from the $59.99 retail price offered by Blizzard. Not a bad deal for a sweet game with tons of replay value, and as far as I know this is the cheapest deal … Read More
Apple now allows iPhone ringtone creation apps to be sold on the App Store, in a somewhat strange turn around from their previous policy. The reason I say this is strange is because you can make ringtones with iTunes 10 for free without any additional software, and you can also buy ringtones on iTunes for … Read More
PixelStick is a great utility for designers who want to quickly measure distances and angles on their screen. Just launch the app and start dragging the endpoints to adjust measurements and get the pixel dimensions. This is an awesome tool, and it’s free to download. You can grab PixelStick for free from the developer, Pixelated … Read More
You can now pre-order The Boxee Box on Amazon, which instantly turns your TV into a full featured media center. Pre-ordering on Amazon comes at 13% discount from the $229 retail price, at $199.99. According to Boxee, those who pre-order on Amazon will receive the Boxee Box before it goes on sale elsewhere later in … Read More
VLC is finally out for the iPad (iPhone and iPod touch too), this is great news for iOS devices because using the app you’ll be able to watch most video file types directly on the iPad without converting it first. In the past you’ve had to convert video to iPad and iPhone compatible formats which … Read More
Who doesn’t love free software? MacScan is a full service anti-spyware detection tool for Mac OS X and for a short time is available entirely for free, so you need to jump on this one quick. For a limited time only (just today: 9/20) you can download this anti-spyware tool for FREE. Get the free … Read More
