Archive for August, 2009

FREE Mac Apps Collection

200+ & Counting … This is another one of those lists that I love so much. In this case it is FREE applications. Continue reading »

50 iPhone Apps for Web Designers & Developers

I have heard it said that you can’t do real work on the iPhone because of its virtual keyboard. David Appleyard made this list last May. That is before the 3GS was released and really before the 3.0 software was available. Continue reading »

TUFF-’N’-TINY USB Drives

Andy Ihnatko on MacBreak Weekly talked about this product. I had to check it out for myself. I did a search for it and this web site came up. Geeky Gadgets Continue reading »

The Apple “Good Ol’ Days”

I have been around Apple computers since 1980. I took a class in “Structured Programming” that loaded AppleSoft off a cassette tape as the programming language for the Apple II. But that experience was enough to convince me to get an Apple ][+ in 1981. (The plus indicated that AppleSoft was in ROM.) Continue reading »

23 Snow Leopard Tweaks You Didn’t Know About

On Friday, Snow Leopard was officially released. We allknow that it is providing a smaller System folder and will work natively with Microsoft Exchange Server. This article aims for some of the smaller tweaks that you may not know about. Continue reading »

Third Try, Microsoft Finally Gets Video Editor Right

In an article for the Washington Post by Rob Pegoraro with the above title, Rob gives us a peak at what is going on in the consumer video arena for Windows. He points out that Microsoft often is touted as taking three tries to get it right. This appears to be the case with Windows Movie Maker. Continue reading »

Key drive: really a key!

Technology continues to shrink our gadgets and they’re getting smaller and smaller. Once these were called “thumb drives” because they were the size of your thumb. Here comes the “key” drive …

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UpToDate

If you have recently purchased a Mac, from an Apple Store, Best Buy or your local dealer, you are probably eligible to get Snow Leopard for $9.95. Continue reading »

Snow Leopard Compatibility List

Snow Leopard appears to be just around the corner with many web sites predicting an August 28th ship date. Reportedly that date has actually appeared briefly on at least one Apple Inc. web site.

The issue then becomes what applications will be compatible. Continue reading »

Mental Case

Mental Case is called “The Ultimate Study Tool for Mac and iPhone.” It works something like Flash Cards but is more. By importing data or entering it directly into Mental Case, it generates lessons for you and syncs them to your iPhone or iPod Touch. Continue reading »

What to Expect in OS X Snow Leopard

David Appleyard posted this article on MacApps. He appears to know more about Snow Leopard than I do. Although I have heard of most of these.

I wonder if he signed a non-disclosure agreement. Continue reading »

Noodlesoft releases Hazel 2.3.2

Noodlesoft has announced the availability of Hazel 2.3.2 for Mac OS X. Hazel 2.3.2 adds support for Apple’s upcoming Mac OS X 10.6 “Snow Leopard”. This includes full support for 64-bit mode on hardware that supports it. In addition, this update provides numerous bug fixes and improvements. Continue reading »

Android gets it’s spreadsheet

Byte Squared announced last Friday, the release of its spreadsheet application for the Android platform. The product, simply named “Spreadsheet”, provides over 100 functions with an extensive feature set and support for the XLS format. It includes the following features: Continue reading »

Apple Expo Canada

Meet the best Mac manufacturers, see live product demonstrations, touch and feel the latest products and learn from the best Mac experts in Canada. You even get an opportunity to help us select the specific manufacturers or types of products you want to see. Continue reading »

Apple iPhone App Store Stats

Yappler is subtitled Find/Share iPhone Apps. But as a side line, it keeps track of several iPhone App Store statistics. Continue reading »