Soon, Your iPhone May Recognize You
A newly uncovered Apple patent application for a new facial recognition technology might let you unlock your device or wake it up from sleep mode simply by putting your face in front of it.
2023
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Why Are There Hidden Files in my macOS Home Directory?
The home directory is a familiar place for macOS users. But there are some secrets lurking just below the surface. If you run ls -a on your home directory, you’ll discover a pile of hidden files and directories with dot prefixes. What do these hidden files do anyway? What are hidden files in the macOS home…
Can You Charge the Apple Watch Without a Magnetic Charger?
You can quickly see if your Apple Watch is running low on battery through its display. A red lightning bolt symbol would appear on the screen to signify that it needs to be juiced up soon. Ideally, your Apple Watch shouldn’t be fully depleted before you charge it again. You can check its battery percentage…
IKEA Apple Ad Parody Is (Unoffensively) Amusing
Apple is certainly no stranger to being the subject of parody. They should even be used to Samsung competitors taking potshots at them every chance that comes up. But not all those parody slash potshot ads are funny or even worth one’s while. What household name IKEA has done, however, is rather amusing. To promote…
5 Things AppleTV needs to match Amazon Unbox+Tivo
So that whole Amazon Unbox/Tivo deal is something else, huh? When Unbox first launched the entire web met it with a resounding “eh”, but this new alliance with Tivo has suddenly made Unbox a very serious player in the digital content world, and has provided a much needed solution to downloading digital content and playing…
Software Spotlight: Dockables!
Dockables is a cool little freeware application, or series of applications I guess, that allow you to perform simple, but commonly used tasks, directly from your dock. You just drag the task you want (for example shutting down your mac, or hiding all of your open windows) into the dock. Click on it when you…
Are We Going to Get a Retina MacBook Air?
Weight has always been an issue for me when it comes to devices. I have to admit that I am not the most patient person when it comes to lugging around a bag full of “stuff”. I am sure I am not the only who doesn’t complain “make a statement of fact” that my bag…
Apple Gazette Giveaway: Two 30GB SugarSync Accounts For Your New iPad
Apple’s newest iPad goes on sale today and what better way to celebrate its retail debut than a special giveaway exclusively for Apple Gazette readers? To celebrate the iPad 2’s release, we’re giving away two 30 GB SugarSync accounts! SugarSync uses the cloud to sync and backup your important documents such as photos, music, videos…
The (Early) New Apple TV Review
The new Apple TV is a great little machine, but it’s got a long way to go. Because this device was so limited at launch (which I’ll discuss in this review), I don’t think that we can give it a thorough review this early, but there are already a few things that we love —…
Apple releases iPhoto and OSX Updates
On Tuesday, Apple released a minor update to iPhoto and a signifigent update to OSX in version 10.4.9. The iPhoto update addresses issues associated with EXIF data compatibility and Photocasting. While the OSX update covers the following: The 10.4.9 Update is recommended for PowerPC and Intel-based Mac computers currently running Mac OS X Tiger version…
How to Create Templates in Microsoft Word for Mac
Designing documents in Word can be a mix of incredibly easy and painfully difficult. Certain tasks are painless, while moving images around a document is a minefield of unexpected consequences. Of course, Microsoft apps are far from the darlings of the Apple ecosystem. Yet with their prevalence in the workaday world, many Mac users are…
YouTube Find: iPropose – iPhone Parody Commercial
Some young geek decided to go the extra mile to propose to his girl, and he created this awesome iPhone parody ad/marriage proposal. It’s very well thought out, and I think it’s great. If you’re wondering…she said “yes” (really – how could she not? That took a lot of work) 😛