Unlike other match-3 iOS games, where you find yourself whipped into a frenzy of screen-tapping finger action, Fruit Zen HD hopes to usher you into a state of zen-like tranquility. In a sort of cross between match-3 gaming and Tetris, fruit-themed blocks fall from the top of the screen to the bottom, stacking atop their […]
Archives for February 2011
My MacBook’s battery life is horrible! What do I do?
Apple focuses heavily on battery life on every mobile product it sells so much so the company took a new approach to the age-old design of batteries. But what if your Macbook battery life isn’t hitting the 8+ hours of use touted by Apple? Here’s a fix. Understanding Your Battery Your MacBook, depending on model, […]
Review: Beyond Ynth
If you’ve seen or heard anything at all about FDG Entertainment’s cute, cartoony game Beyond Ynth, then you’ve heard that it’s hard. Having spent many hours with the game, I’m here to tell you: believe everything you’ve heard. I’m not ashamed to admit that several of Beyond Ynth‘s eighty levels I simply found too difficult […]
3 MagSafe tips every MacBook owner needs to know
If you’ve ever tripped over your MacBook’s charging cord or watch it yank out effortlessly without dragging your laptop to its demise, you surely appreciate the design of the MagSafe. Its magnetic tip connects and disconnects with ease; the power block it’s attached too mimics Apple’s design ethics. In all, the MagSafe is a very […]
Will the MacBook Air make the jump to Sandybridge?
While Apple is prepping upgraded Mac Book Pros, the MacBook Air and MacBook have been neglected by the news. Will the MacBook Air make the jump to Sandybridge and receive a new Core i3 processor from Intel or stay with the aging Core 2 Duo? Apple could go either way. CNET reports the MacBook Air […]
Review: Samantha Swift and the Fountains of Fate
Adventure gamers will go ga-ga over Mumbo Jumbo’s Samantha Swift and the Fountains of Fate — particularly if you enjoy scavenger hunts, though the game offers quite a bit more than that. And at $9.99 (pretty pricy for an iOS game), it had better.
Using A Mac: How to reverse your Photo Booth images
Have you wanted to take a quick snapshot in Photo Booth and noticed the image is mirrored? Photo Booth becomes more frustrating when trying to capture anything when text is flipped rendering words unreadable. How do you fix this? The fix is as simple as opening Photo Booth and selecting “Edit > Auto Flip New […]
Using A Mac: FaceTime or iChat, which should I use?
Do you want to video chat with Macs, iPods and iPhones? Use FaceTime. Do you want to instant message or video chat with a PC or a Mac? Use iChat. One of the coolest yet often neglected features of the iPod, iPhone and Mac is video conferencing. Some people don’t have an interest in video […]
Breaking: HP introduces a huge iPhone 3GS running iOS
Today HP announced its competitor to the iPad called the TouchPad. While the TouchPad will give Android tablets a run for their money, I can’t help but notice where HP got its design inspiration.
How Apple could be releasing Sandybridge MacBook Pros sooner
Trust me when I say this is a little hard to type. Days after I proudly clicked the “buy now” button on a new (old) 13″ MacBook Pro thinking the next generation of Sandybridge powered Macs would be delayed for months, news saying otherwise shows up. PC World posted an article that reveals the shipping […]
