There’s a ton of open source software out there for the Mac, but all of these apps weren’t created equally. Moreover, there are usually multiple high-quality choices in the same category and I’ve listed a bunch of those here. For …

If you have an older Mac or portable, a silent thief could be hoarding resources and draining your battery without your knowledge — Dashboard. Introduced in Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, this feature was heralded as something of revolution and …

Previously, Firefox 4 beta was only available for Windows and now it’s available for the rest of us, too, except for the updated user interface, which is “coming soon” to the Mac and Linux.
Mozilla has opened, in a kind of …

Adobe and their developer fellow travelers aside, who actually likes, has a real affection for Flash? Yeah, lots of people can see the need, but like? Not so much, especially when there are fast, easy and hands free ways to …

Now ready for iOS 4 with background processing, Retina display optimized icons, the ability to display webpages on an external display and some new gestures for good measure, my favorite mobile browser keeps getting better. It’s the same WebKit engine …

When it comes to last year’s iPhone, not all of them get handed down to the wife or kids, which means there are a lot of used previous generation models available for sale. As you might expect, prices for older …

It’s a holiday weekend and there’s nothing better to do than destroy your favorite electronics! Well, the better way is to watch someone else do it as you get to keep your stuff and stay inside where it’s cool. For …

Yup, I’m a pretty big fan of iHome audio products — got several of my own and give them as gifts, too. That said, I keep a sharp eye for discounts and specials on these high-quality clock radio cum iPhone/iPod …

Apple has posted the Mac mini (Mid 2010): Frequently asked questions about HDMI, which covers the basics about the high-definition video out port built into the company’s new “living room ready” super quiet, efficient and definitely Blu-ray free desktop (or …

For lots of folks, the iPad is more than enough for mobile computing. For everyone else, there’s Apple’s still hugely popular MacBook, which generally will set you back around a grand — if you’re paying full retail. If you …