New ‘Get A Mac’ Ad: “Goodwill”
Take a look at the latest holiday offering from the “Get a Mac” ad campaign…(not my favorite)…
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Jorno Bluetooth Keyboard Up for Preorder
One of the nice things about the iPad – and now the iPhone with iOS 4 – is the ability to use a Bluetooth keyboard. Fortunately enough, Apple has a handy-dandy one that isn’t too big, but it’s still large enough that it’s not always convenient to haul around with you wherever you go, particularly…
IMPULSIVE REVIEW of “WIKIPEDIA†Application
No question should go unanswered…“WIKIPEDIA†is here! The encyclopedia of the ages, the darling of the 21st Century and the resource of resources comes to the iPhone in a free application. Curious about John Lennon’s birthday? Look it up! Just click on “WIKIPEDIA†and a home page magically transports readers to Europe for the Italian…
Why Mac Users Need a VPN Service
While the macOS security profile is markedly different from Windows, users don’t typically require dramatically different security protocols. macOS has the benefit of being a far more controlled, “locked-down” OS, with a far slimmer market penetration. Thanks to Windows’ comparative dominance and macOS’ significant differences, very few custom-built attacks are found for Macs in the…
Netflix “Watch Instantly” coming to Mac by year end
One of the best features of a Netflix subscription is the “Watch Instantly” service where you can watch any of their online titles for free online with the click of a few buttons. It’s a great feature that they’re expanding to the Xbox 360, select DVD players and digital boxes, and now – thankfully –…
How iCloud Will Change Your Life
Is it a backup? Is it a streaming media service? Just what is iCloud? Yesterday, the Worldwide Developers Conference kicked off with Steve Jobs’ usual Apple keynote, in which he covered three major new platforms for consumers: OS X Lion, iOS 5, and iCloud. That last one is probably destined to dominate the headlines, and for…
Is Safari Better than Chrome on macOS?
Once upon a time, Safari was a mediocre-at-best web browser that power users avoided. It was minimal, but also slow and incompatible with web technologies. But all that has changed in recent years. As Mac evangelist John Gruber says, “Safari is a terrific browser.” It feels like a natural extension of Apple’s design philosophy to…
Software Spotlight: Nocturne
Nocturne is a new free application from the creator of Quicksilver. It’s a very simple application for switching your computer to “night vision” mode. Of course, you can already do something similar to this on your Mac just by hitting “ctrl-opt-cmd-8” (Go ahead, try it…it’s fun.) But Nocturne offers some subtle improvements that make this…
Software Spotlight: Desktopia
Desktopia is a great little freeware application for those of you that can’t help but constantly change your desktop background. Desktopia takes it to a whole new level, making your background change throughout the day. It’s bundled with a backgrounds to get you started, but you can customize it however you like. For example, you…
Using Apple Diagnostics to Troubleshoot Your Mac
Computers tend to fail in predictable ways. Especially when it comes to hardware, certain types of failure can cause programmatically-detectable signals that reveal the cause of the problem. Diagnostic programs that can accomplish this process are typically only available to authorized shops. Except that’s not really true: you can use Apple Diagnostics to access Apple’s…
Software Spotlight: Anxiety
I don’t really like the To Do lists that were added to Mail. I just don’t care for my To Dos being in my inbox like email. So, I was really excited when I found Anxiety, a handy, slick little To Do list application for OSX that both stylish and easy to use. The program…
MacCamp Boston – a valiant showing for a first-time event
by Jeff Cutler MacCamp Boston took place Saturday, May 10 at the YMCA theater in Cambridge, MA, bringing together a couple dozen Mac addicts and experts to discuss all things Apple Macintosh. While there was a MacCamp event in California last year, this Boston gathering was the first MacCamp to take place on this coast….