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Increase Font Size in Safari Permanently on Mac with a Minimum Text Size

Oct 24, 2010 - 3 Comments

You can easily increase the font size of text displayed on webpages within Safari by hitting the text size change keyboard shortcuts Command and + keys together. That increases the font size on a per-page basis, and you can reduce the font size with the opposite, Command and -. But a problem with this is … Read More

Password Protect a Microsoft Word Document

Oct 24, 2010 - 6 Comments

You can password protect a Microsoft Office and Microsoft Word document quite easily, this is a great feature to keep sensitive documents completely private, such as your finances or a personal journal. Once the password is set, anyone trying to open the file will be required to enter a password within Word. If the document … Read More

How to Check the Mac Processor Speed

Oct 23, 2010 - 7 Comments

Want to know how fast a Mac is? You can check a Macs processor clock speed, chip type, and CPU architecture a few different ways, but we’ll cover two quick methods to determine the clock speed of a given Mac. First, a super easy glance at processor speed through the GUI, and second, a more … Read More

Buy iLife ’11 at an 8% Discount

Oct 22, 2010 - 3 Comments

iLife ’11 has just been released, including the all new iPhoto, iMovie, and Garageband. The exciting new version comes bundled with all new Macs, but if you already own a Mac you can grab the newest version at a discount thanks to the wonders of online shopping. If you buy iLife 11 from Amazon you … Read More

Mac Setups: Mac Keg Server

Oct 22, 2010 - Leave a Comment

What better use for an old dead Mac server than turning it into a Mac Kegerator? It looks like this is on a tradeshow floor, maybe this awesome beer server made an appearance at MacWorld expo? Thanks to Ezra for sending this in.

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

Why didn’t the new MacBook Air get a black screen bezel?

Oct 21, 2010 - 16 Comments

The black screen bezel is featured on MacBook Pro, iMac, iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, Apple’s Cinema Display, nearly the whole Apple lineup. It’s a prominent and attractive feature that makes a Mac even more identifiable in the wild. Why didn’t the MacBook Air get this distinct trait that has become a staple of Apple products? … Read More

Mac OS X 10.7 Lion Release Date: July 2011

Oct 20, 2010 - 39 Comments

Update 6/5/2011: Apple has announced Mac OS X Lion release date is set for July, will cost $29.99, and is available as a download from the Mac App Store. We were given a sneak peak at Mac OS X 10.7 Lion today, and Steve Jobs provided a release date: Summer of 2011. The Mac App … Read More

iMac Wall Mount

Oct 19, 2010 - 19 Comments

This has to be one of the coolest iMac mods you can do: mounting the iMac to a wall. Does this look awesome or what? The mount in the picture above is the VESA iMac Mount Adapter Kit which for $29 is actually quite a bit cheaper than I thought it would be (compare to … Read More

Get MP3 & M4A File Info with afinfo from Command Line of OS X

Oct 19, 2010 - 4 Comments
Terminal in macOS

The fastest way to get MP3 and m4a file info out of Mac OS X is using the Terminal and afinfo command. The command line tool you’ll want to use stands for Audio File Info, rather appropriately. You can try it out yourself with any audio file, though for the purposes here we’re looking at … Read More

Get Windows 7 style window previews on your Mac Dock

Oct 18, 2010 - 5 Comments

One of the features of Windows 7 that gets pretty good reviews is the window preview, you access these by hovering over items in the Windows task/start bar and a little preview of the minimized window is shown as a pop-up. With a little utility called HyperDock, you can get this same functionality on your … Read More

Dota 2 for Mac coming in 2011

Oct 17, 2010 - 8 Comments

Dota fans will be excited to hear this one; Dota 2 is coming as it’s own independent game on the Mac and PC platforms in 2011, and it will be distributed through Steam. The press release from Valve is brief: Valve, creators of best-selling game franchises (such as Counter-Strike, Half-Life, Left 4 Dead, Portal, and … Read More

Transfer disk images to an Apple II from a newer Mac

Oct 17, 2010 - 3 Comments

New and old technology rarely work well together. In this case, not just the old, but the real old, the Apple II is pre-Macintosh hardware at it’s finest. If the urge to geek around with old Apple hardware ever strikes your fancy, you can use an app called ADT Pro that lets you transfer disk … Read More

Mac Setups: iMac + MacBook Pro + External Monitors + iPad + iPhone

Oct 16, 2010 - 14 Comments

This is one awesome Mac setup: A 24″ iMac hooked up to an external monitor, alongside another 30″ external monitor being powered by a 15″ MacBook Pro… and don’t forget the two iPhone’s and iPad. Definitely an amazing workstation, I’d just be a little nervous with that iMac so close to the edge of the … Read More

Convert WAV to MP3 for Free

Oct 16, 2010 - 14 Comments

You can easily convert any WAV file to MP3 format by using one of two free methods we’ll detail below, both are simple and fast. The first trick uses iTunes, and the second tip uses a utility called All2MP3 to handle the audio file conversion. iTunes is ubiquitous and cross-platform with Windows and Mac OS … Read More

How to Get Album Cover Artwork for iTunes

Oct 15, 2010 - 21 Comments

Did you know iTunes can find missing Album Artwork for you? If you have ripped your own CD’s or downloaded music from around the web, it’s not uncommon for songs to be missing album art. But worry not, you can spruce up the appearance of your iTunes music collection by using an excellent feature that … Read More

Carve an Apple Logo pumpkin

Oct 15, 2010 - 5 Comments

Halloween is just around the corner, why not show your Apple love and carve an Apple pumpkin? You won’t need much except some patience and an Apple Logo to use as a stencil, but we’ve got you covered.

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