10 Beautiful RSS Readers
Whether you’re looking for an RSS feed reader app for iPhone, iPad, or Mac, here are ten of the most useful and enjoyable apps you could employ — all of which are very easy on the eyes.
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Bone Act 1 Released for Mac
I’m a long-time comic book fan, and have been a huge fan of Jeff Smith’s independent title “Bone” since it’s first issue was published in the early 90s. So, I’m very pleased to see MacNN reporting that Vanbrio Entertainment has finally released Bone Act 1: Out From Boneville for Mac. The game is the first…
Review: Scan Business Cards on the iPhone with ScanBizCards
I meet a lot of people, and I always seem to be amassing a collection of business cards, whether it’s from potential clients or just someone I meet at a networking function. They say the business card is dead, but my rolodex doesn’t agree. There have been lots of business card scanning programs over the years, but…
The Power of Voice Control
I was in line for an iPhone 3GS on release day, just as excited about my new purchase as I was about getting Darth Vader on Christmas, 1982. But of all the new features that intrigued me – faster speed, voice memos for interviews and even just getting a black model instead of my white…
Mac Share of Surfers DOUBLES in 8 Months…
Mac sales are up, and as a result, people surfing the web on Macs are up too. According to a ComputerWorld article Mac shares of web surfers have doubled in the last 8 months. That’s huge news. From the article: “For the first time since 1999, when we started tracking, the Mac has really made…
Making Backing Up Convenient
I’ve been working from two offices recently, which can be a bit of a chore. I’ve talked previously about how I’m essentially duplicating my home setup at the new office, but one thing hasn’t been duplicated: my backup system. At home, I’m currently using a 1TB Western Digital My Book to run my hourly Time…
Silverlight brings Streaming from Microsoft back to Mac
For those of you that have been looking for an official way to get support for Microsoft streaming media will be happy to know that Silverlight, Microsoft’s new Flash alternative will be doing just that. Currently the only way to really watch any streaming Microsoft content on a Mac is with either the Flip4Mac plugin…
How to Create a Linux Live USB in macOS
Linux Live USB drives allow you to try out the operating system without installing it on your boot drive. It’s a good way to “test drive” the system or even complete a very simple task in Linux. The Live USB will be wiped at each boot, so you can’t save files, but you can try…
10 Plugins For Making iTunes Not Suck
It’s hard to believe that iTunes started out as a meager music store. Today, it’s a full-on media player, all-in-one store for everything on your iOS devices, and even a file manager. The years have not been kind to this bloated program, but here are some addons to make iTunes stop sucking.
Dreamweaver, Fireworks and Soundbooth betas released
Today Adobe Labs released public betas for the next generations of Dreamweaver, Fireworks and Soundbooth. If you don’t have a license for CS3 the betas will only be active for 48 hours after you initially launch them, so keep that in mind before you download. Creative Suite 3 customers will be able to extend the…
Square for the iPhone Out Now
I’ve talked many times about Square before, mostly because I think it’s an excellent product with a lot of potential. Now, after much anticipation and baited breath, the Square App is finally available for the iPhone and iPod Touch. For the uninitiated, here’s how it works. You download the Square App [iTunes Link] for your…
What Are Accessibility Permissions All About?
Mac apps often request some kind of “permissions” during their installation. Since Apple expanded macOS Mojave’s Security and Privacy permissions, requests have only increased. If we could track the most frequently requested permission, it would have to be Accessibility access. The name of the permission seems to imply that the permission should be used for…