Archive for April, 2009
I know that most of us Mac users have taken our security benefits for granted. For those still running “Classic”, you are as safe as ever. However by adding a command line in OSX, new vulnerabilities have take root. We have all heard about new malware and have begun to wonder about getting an anti-virus program. Continue reading »
Posted by Lynn Wegley, April 30, 2009
I believe that I first heard of this via one of the Leo Laporte podcasts. This is a device about the size of most cell phone AC adapters. It puts an external USB hard drive plugged into it on the Internet. Continue reading »
Posted by Lynn Wegley, April 25, 2009
Jumsoft today released Money 3.3, an update to their personal and small-business accounting application for Mac OS X. Money 3.3 includes new and user friendly options previously unseen. Continue reading »
Posted by Lynn Wegley, April 25, 2009
From the title, I thought this would be a list of compression software. But is actually a short list of decompression programs. Continue reading »
Posted by Lynn Wegley, April 25, 2009
Back when the 128K Mac was basically the only Macintosh sold, Apple produced a computer game called “Alice” or sometimes “Through the Looking Glass.”
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Posted by Lynn Wegley, April 25, 2009
WOW! an unbelievable resource for emulators. No matter what your platform. Continue reading »
Posted by Lynn Wegley, April 24, 2009
Those of us who were around back when Microsoft got started really don’t know the full story. Just as we don’t know the full story of most things. Continue reading »
Posted by Lynn Wegley, April 21, 2009
Mac-Chi has announced WhoPaste 1.0, a powerful contact acquisition utility for the Mac OS X Address Book. WhoPaste can create an Address Book contact by extracting the name, email addresses, phone numbers, street addresses, websites, even instant message handles from the current contents of the clipboard. WhoPaste is invoked by a user-configurable global hot key, so it is instantly available in any application. Address Book is not required to be running. Continue reading »
Posted by Lynn Wegley, April 19, 2009
Microsoft has announced that Office for Mac 2008 is now available from MacTopia as a 30 day trial. I believe that it has had fewer upgrades from 2004 than expected, even if the sales to switchers are good. Continue reading »
Posted by Lynn Wegley, April 18, 2009
An article with the above headline ran this past week on the Register’s web site. Since I recently signed up with the North Texas branch of Time Warner Cable, it was of particular interest to me. Continue reading »
Posted by Lynn Wegley, April 18, 2009
It has been a long time since I have played Ultima. It seems like it was on an Apple II, but it might have been on a MacPlus. However, I just found out it is available for the Mac using Mac OS /x 10.2.8 or newer, which means it has been out a while, but it also is Universal and works on PowerPC and Intel machines. So it has been updated. Continue reading »
Posted by Lynn Wegley, April 18, 2009
My nephew David sent me this one: “One Hundred Free Useful Mac Applications Part 1″. The author already has Part 2 posted as well. (I also found a list of 42 Apps.) Continue reading »
Posted by Lynn Wegley, April 18, 2009
This site gives a look at a neat Photobooth trick using the “4-up” picture. Continue reading »
Posted by Lynn Wegley, April 18, 2009
I recently got a copy of REALbasic. Now I want to learn how to program. I missed this announcement when it came out on April 6th, but that was only 5 days ago as I write this. I am looking forward to finding this book and purchasing. Continue reading »
Posted by Lynn Wegley, April 11, 2009
Macworld magazine recently published “38 iPhone Apps You’ve Gotta Have” and named Avantar’s Showtimes application as the “Best Movie Finder” and “Favorite App Of The Bunch” and gave it a superb rating of 4.5 stars. Showtimes is a free application that uses the mobile device’s GPS capabilities to first locate where the user is, and then provides relevant local movie theater information, show times, movie descriptions, movie ticket purchasing capabilities, trailers, and more. Continue reading »
Posted by Lynn Wegley, April 11, 2009
