Another fine example of how simple it can be to make cool widgets in Dashcode is this new Mighty Monitor widget. It tracks the battery life of your Mighty Mouse and/or Wireless Keyboard. I find this widget very useful for letting me know when it’s time to switch out the batteries in my Mighty Mouse….
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.)
We’ve talked before about the concept of hiding your iPad in a book, and there are plenty of examples out there of iPad book cases that you can buy for varying prices. Here’s the latest version that I’ve found, and it’s called the Pohutukawa edition, case #3. For $60, it can be yours, and it’ll…
Yesterday Apple released a new version of iTunes that has the longest description of changes I’ve ever seen from the company. You can read the full copy here: iTunes 8 includes Genius, which makes playlists from songs in your library that go great together. Genius also includes Genius sidebar, which recommends music from the iTunes…
Boom is a little unique as an application. It’s a software audio interface that sits on top of your existing audio stack, applying sonic adjustments as requested. By installing kernel extensions, it can insert itself between your audio source (iTunes, perhaps) and your audio output (your speakers) and make modifications to the sound. Boom started…
With the 25th Anniversary of the Macintosh upon us, it comes as no surprise that the web is celebrating the milestone with retrospectives on Apple. Over the weekend many sites posted interesting looks back at the history of Apple. Time Magazine posted their Top 10 Apple moments. Read Write Web posted “Mac: 25 Years in…
There’s this friend of mine – let’s call him Tommy – who has a really thick skull. See, opportunities get presented to him almost daily, yet he turns them down for one reason or another. Recently, a big freelancing gig landed in his lap which would’ve made him some good cash. But he turned it…
OS X gives you a simple and effective way to back up everything on your Mac with Time Machine, but what about your Boot Camp Partition? While Time Machine will save everything you want once an hour, one thing it can’t do is save a Windows partition, which Boot Camp just happens to be. This…
I’ve been working on setting up a Mac media system in my house, and no matter what I do, I just can’t make it work the way I want. The AppleTV is great, but I first have to rip things via Handbrake – which takes as long as the movie takes – and then I…
My mother is a big fan of the iPad my wife and I bought her for mother’s day, and it’s completely changed the way she does things. She hasn’t been in Barnes & Noble in over four months, and she used to spend a good portion of her free time at the bookstore. For her,…
When your hard drive starts to fail, Disk Utility might not be powerful enough to save you. Instead, you might want to turn to one of the big guns: fsck. fsck, which stands for “File System Consistency Check,” is a command-line tool that reviews and repairs the underlying structure of a hard drive. If you’re…
Battery life has always been a primary concern for smartphone owners, many of whom struggle to make it through a single day without needing to recharge their devices. With the release of the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, Apple has made significant strides in improving the overall battery life of their phones, but there are times…
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