Home » Archive

Articles Archive for November 2010

Mac, Mobile, Reviews, how to »

[15 Nov 2010 | 3 Comments | 2,587 views]

Flash is about the only thing that crashes Safari. Further if you’re using a laptop — Mac, Windows, whatever — Flash content churning somewhere in the background can eat up to 33 percent of the available battery uptime. However, you …

Mac, Software »

[14 Nov 2010 | No Comment | 1,064 views]

And, still we wait for the hardware accelerated version of the Swiss Army knife video playback solution for the Mac. Well, at least there are regular maintenance updates, like this one, to keep the flicks, shows and clips flowing more …

Deals, Games, Mac, Software »

[13 Nov 2010 | No Comment | 687 views]

Over the years, this typing tutor has been published for the Apple II, Commodore 64, Atari 400/800, Apple IIGS, Atari ST, Mac OS, Windows, PalmOS and Amiga. Nevertheless, Mavis has never looked better and her teaching chops have been sharpened …

Mac, Software »

[12 Nov 2010 | No Comment | 317 views]

OK, we’ve all been caught flat footed here, kind of. The mothership has shipped iTunes 10.1 which leaves us to wonder if iOS 4.2 will be arriving sometime later today. Nevertheless, in the mean time, there’s a fresh cup o’ …

Mac, Software »

[12 Nov 2010 | No Comment | 705 views]

Like the general Mac OS X 10.6.5 Update, Apple’s server administrator toolkit patch is similarly large and brings with it updated versions of the iCal Server Utility, Podcast Composer, Server Admin, Server Monitor, Server Preferences, System Image Utility, Workgroup Manager …

Apple luv, Mobile »

[12 Nov 2010 | No Comment | 1,946 views]

Google TV is off to a rather inauspicious start, having been banned by all the major networks. Apple TV? That’s still just a hobby. However, Apple’s tablet is getting people to think about downgrading or cutting the cable, and disintermediation …

Mac, Reviews, how to »

[12 Nov 2010 | No Comment | 1,252 views]

This is something that should have been a part of Ping from day one — alas it is ours but to wonder, and occasionally despair, at the mind of Steve Jobs. Nevertheless, Twitter has announced that it is partnering with …

Audiobooks, Deals, Music, movies, TV »

[11 Nov 2010 | No Comment | 1,181 views]

The best-selling author of The Botany of Desire (iTunes, $23.95) explores the ecology of eating to unveil why we consume what we consume in a the 21st Century. “What should we have for dinner?” To one degree or another, this …

Mac, Software »

[11 Nov 2010 | One Comment | 1,082 views]

Given that Mozilla has already announced that final Firefox 4 code won’t ship until early next year, this is as much as we’ll get until then. Nevertheless, this seventh and final beta is feature complete and offers fairly impressive advances, …

Mac, Software »

[11 Nov 2010 | One Comment | 892 views]

On Monday, CoreLabs Research was pissing on about being ignored by Apple vis-a-vis a critical security issue they identified in Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. Now, around 48 hours later, the mothership has patched the vulnerability. Now, we’re left with …