Here’s a pretty cool case mode for the Mac Mini, turning it into a nice black little box. How the guy went about it seems a little cost prohibitive for my tastes ($129 for a new black frame! Why not just paint it?) but the end result is pretty nice looking. Kind of makes you … Read More
How about a nice shiny copy of: Michaelsoft Binbows! What? I don’t know either. Several readers have sent this into us and I’ve seen it circulating around the web, but there doesn’t seem to be a backstory included with it. Maybe this is part of a new Microsoft rebranding campaign in Japan, but I doubt … Read More
Charis Tsevis is an extremely talented digital artist who produced these stunning Apple themed photo-mosaic collages using his Mac with Adobe Photoshop, Synthetik Studio Artist, and QuickTime Pro. Without question, this is the coolest Apple themed art I’ve ever seen. Here are some favorites: ( Click on any image to see the original at Flickr … Read More
How about a little light-hearted Apple fun? Have you ever thought about what would happen if Apple kept up on the trajectory of making device screen sizes bigger and bigger? What if evolution takes over and each additional device has a bigger screen? First came the iPhone. Then came the iPad…. what would be next? … Read More
Have an iPhone? Like to use gloves to keep your hands warm in the winter? Annoyed that you have to take your gloves off to use the iPhone? Keep those gloves on, because there’s a really goofy solution that has surfaced out of South Korea! Yes indeed, innovative Korean iPhone users are driving a 40% … Read More
If you’re a Ghostbusters fan you’ll get a kick out of this creative use of the Genie minimization effect in Mac OS X, which was used to re-create scenes from the movie.
I often forget to empty my Trash, which can grow and grow and grow over time, but this picture shows a bloated trash can being taken it to a whole new level. 489GB!
Hey look it’s raining out of the snow! That’s something I don’t see everyday. But the Dashboard Weather widget in OS X has plenty of unique weather conditions that can be shown, and if you want to see them all you don’t need to wait until the seasons change.
Need a therapy session? Your Mac has you covered. Yes, you read that right. You can use your Mac as a psychotherapist from the Terminal, thanks to emacs the text editor. Say what? If you’re confused don’t be, it’s an easter egg that has long existed and it’s easy to access.
I love icons and customizing my Mac desktop, so I decided to share with you all my personal bookmark list of free mac icons. These are the sites I visit when I want to change my Mac appearance and all the icons that define the OS X desktop and dock. Of course if you’re on … Read More
It’s Sunday funday again… and though this doesn’t really fit into a ‘fun’ category it’s sure interesting anyway… we bring to you a rather unfortunate incident that caused a MacBook Pro to be pierced with a bullet hole, right through the screen! Yikes!
The above image was generated with ShapeCollage, which is a great free Mac software program that allows you to create some pretty fancy photo collages, fitting into various shapes (even ones you define yourself) and text barriers. It’s surprisingly quick and very easy to use, basically you just drag and drop images into the application … Read More
If you’ve ever wondered what your Mac Multitouch Trackpad is doing, download this fun little application. It tracks multitouch input and shows you just how sensitive the multitouch surface really is, detecting up to 11 input points, and also knowing the surface area.
2 0 1 0 ! TWO THOUSAND AND TEN! Happy New Year to all of you from the writers of OS X Daily! It’ll likely be a slow day around here, but here are some of the more popular posts of 2009 to keep you busy for now: Install Snow Leopard from an External Firewire … Read More
ASCII art is just one of those wonderful retro throwbacks to the earliest days of computing. So, if you’re looking for a nostalgic return to the the days of BBS, MUD, and IRC, and perhaps a little bored at school or work, why not watch the entirety of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope … Read More
Ever wonder what Apple.com would look like in 1983? It would be promoting the Apple Lisa which ran at a blazing 5mhz, had 1mb of RAM, and cost $9,995 (which is $21,335 in inflation adjusted dollars!). Designer Dave Lawrence designed the mockup and it’s a good laugh, he’s also a huge fan of the Apple … Read More
If you’re looking for a cool fire screensaver for your Mac look no further. Aurora Screensaver allows you to start fires all over your Mac desktop by the use of your multitouch trackpad! Each finger burns it’s own fire, it’s really quite fun to play around with. Since multitouch input is used, you just have … Read More
