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Make a MacBook Air look like a composition notebook

Dec 26, 2010 - 2 Comments

The MacBook Air is tiny and very notebook like as is, but one MacBook Air owner decided to take that idea one step further and create a composition notebook skin for his MacBook Air. The MacBook Air is beautiful as is, but I kind of like the topsheet and bottomsheet cover idea, I can’t say … 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

Last Minute Christmas Gift Ideas

Dec 23, 2010 - 3 Comments

If you’re anything like me, you waited until the last minute to start Christmas shopping. Yea, it’s stressful and the choices are a bit more limited, but that doesn’t mean you still can’t find some good gifts. Here are a few last minute Christmas gift ideas: Amazon Gift Cards – You can get them in … 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

The Clamshell iBook Used as iPad Stand, Very Unique!

Dec 21, 2010 - 8 Comments

Remember the old clamshell iBook? The precursor to the MacBook, the weird looking multi-colored iBook was large, bulbous, and…. unique. Well, now you can use that very iBook as an iPad stand if you really want to, maybe hollow out the screen and stick it in there. A bit of the old and new, all … Read More

Geekiest Christmas Concert Ever

Dec 18, 2010 - 1 Comment

This has to be the geekiest Christmas concert ever performed, as the North Point iBand (what?) performs Feliz Navidad entirely on iPhones, iPads, and the iPod touch using various apps. If the first video wasn’t enough for you, here’s another with even more Christmas songs:

The Original Apple Logo

Dec 15, 2010 - 4 Comments

The original Apple logo featuring Isaac Newton and a poem was quite different than the minimalist Apple logo of today. The words around the border read “Newton – a mind forever voyaging through strange seas of thought…alone.” which is quoted from a William Wordsworth poem.

Teenager Gift Ideas

Dec 13, 2010 - Leave a Comment

Teenagers are notoriously hard to shop for. To make your holiday shopping a little less stressful this year, here’s a few things that I know teenagers love. Start off with the iPod touch, it is one the most wished for items on Amazon, so it’s a pretty safe bet for the teenager on your list. … Read More

Stocking Stuffer Ideas

Dec 12, 2010 - Leave a Comment

If you’ve got the big gift buying out of the way but that stocking hanging on the mantel is looking a little empty, here are some low-cost techy gift ideas to fill it up. Soft Silicone Case for iPod Touch 4th gen 15-Item Accessory Bundle for iPod Touch 4th gen OtterBox Defender Case for iPhone … Read More

Top 10 Christmas Gifts for Kids: Gadgets Galore

Dec 12, 2010 - Leave a Comment

Giving gifts to kids is one of the most fun parts of Christmas, and this holiday is techier than ever before. You can’t help but get that joyful Christmas feeling when you see their faces light up at the sight of that present they really REALLY pretty-please-mom-and-dad! wanted. But what the heck is that special … Read More

Gift Ideas for Musicians and Mac Music Makers

Dec 11, 2010 - 1 Comment

If you have a music lover on your shopping list this Christmas, then check out this list of great deals on musician’s tools from Amazon. With powerful software like Logic Studio and iLife ’11 with the latest Garageband, more musician’s are creating from the Mac platform than ever before. If you’re shopping for a musician … Read More

Cause an iOS icon calamity with Graviboard

Dec 6, 2010 - 2 Comments

Graviboard is a hysterical app that is available from the Cydia App Store that causes your iOS icons to become gravity and touch sensitive. Tilt the iPad and watch as your iOS desktop icons tumble and fall in the direction that your iPad is pointing. Grab an icon and toss it into others to cause … Read More

Reason #918 I’m thankful to be a Mac user: no more stupid Windows Errors

Nov 25, 2010 - 17 Comments

This is like the Inception of Windows errors; there’s a problem with “Reports and Solutions” so Windows is checking for a solution to that problem. Will it ever end or do we have to go deeper into this infinite Windows failure loop? I’m just glad I no longer use Windows on any sort of regular … Read More

The Amazing Legos iPad Screen Cleaners

Nov 23, 2010 - 1 Comment

Sometimes a little fun is needed, and this time we’re sharing a goofy iPad picture of some LEGOS doing the sweeping rounds on an iPad to brush off a dirty display – well, at least that’s the fantasy. Now this is obviously a goof, but I gotta admit I wish I had some Stormtrooper Legos … Read More

The most useful Apple Support Document ever to exist

Nov 22, 2010 - 7 Comments

I have agonized for years over this one and surely you have too. If you’ve ever had that burning question of “how on earth do I pick up and carry my iMac G5” then you’re in luck. In what is undoubtedly the single most useful support document to ever exist in the entire universe, Apple … Read More

What if you could check Star Wars weather via the Dashboard weather widget?

Nov 19, 2010 - 2 Comments

If only the Mac OS X Dashboard weather widget could tell us the weather in distant galaxies far, far away from famous science fiction movies… wouldn’t that be nice? If you enjoy Star Wars, you’ll probably enjoy these images from Cristian Kit Paul, a graphic designer who also must be a Mac user and Star … Read More

iPhone Fail in Bed

Nov 12, 2010 - 8 Comments

You know how it goes; you’re reading something on your iPhone or iPod in bed while laying down, then you accidentally drop the device, and *smack*, it lands right on your face. Oh, that didn’t feel so great now did it. Yup, let’s just admit that hurt. This comic convinced me that it’s not unique … Read More

Make a Mac Sing Songs

Nov 9, 2010 - 13 Comments
Finder icon on the Mac

I know you’ve always thought to yourself, wouldn’t it be great if my Mac could see me songs? Or wouldn’t it be wonderful if I could make someone elses Mac sing songs? Well, you’re going to be thrilled to discover that, yes, your Mac can actually sing, thanks to the text-to-speech engine and the intonation … Read More

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