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.
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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) 😛
New MacBook Versus MacBook Air: A Physical Comparison [Video]
The details of the new MacBook were known, the device has been put through the usual tests and reviews. One has to admit that the new MacBook looks oh so good, and that any MacBook Air user could not be blamed if she decides to upgrade. In spite of the benchmark results that tell us…
REVIEW: iFrogz Custom Case – Part One – Customizing and Ordering
iFrogz has been making a name for itself recently with some really interesting products, including their water resistant Bagz, and upcoming tadpole iPod case for kids, but one product that I’ve been dying to get a hold of is their custom iPod cases. Well, I finally got the chance late last week, and I’ll be…
Free iOS Apps Today: Download Paid Apps for Free, November 13, 2017
Here is your weekly dose of free iOS apps to download. Have fun! Note: These apps are free as of this writing; they may go back to their regular price anytime so download the apps for free while you can.)
More updates to .Mac, including enhanced Spam filtering
Yesterday evening, Apple sent out an email letting .Mac subscribers know the details of the new features of their .Mac accounts. In addition to the new .Mac Web Gallery for iLife ’08 users, and the 10 gig storage upgrades, .Mac now features the following enhancements: More storage for trial members. To enhance your .Mac trial…