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[23 Aug 2011 | 10 Comments | 2,468 views]

Apple called it Bounce. I prefer to refer to it as “jerk be gone.” Whatever nom de guerre you choose, it is gone in the latest version of Mail and one of OS X Lion’s most lamented missing features.
Way back …

Mac, Software »

[23 Aug 2011 | 3 Comments | 1,013 views]

If you were doing email on the Mac in the ’90s, chances are you used either Claris Emailer, may its dogcow soul rest in peace, or Mac Eudora. Now, even the latter is no longer an option — more collateral …

Mac, Software »

[23 Aug 2011 | No Comment | 1,144 views]

Fire up Software Update, because it’s time to tune up. Apple has squeezed out an iTunes point update that offers no new features, those came in the previous release, but there are bug fixes.
Need a reason to update? Apple’s baked …

Deals, Mac, Software »

[22 Aug 2011 | No Comment | 732 views]

In addition to Adobe’s regular 80 percent off Education pricing, students and teachers that buy between now and September 8 can get free portable speakers, a laptop sleeve and free shipping with the purchase of any Student and Teacher Premium …

Mac, Reviews, how to »

[22 Aug 2011 | No Comment | 1,365 views]

Though not a tinfoil hat type, I do take reasonable security precautions on my Mac. That is, in addition to running ClamXav, OS X’s Firewall and Stealth mode are active, while automatic login is turned off.
Thereupon, ClamXav finished its daily …

Mac, Reviews, how to, Software »

[19 Aug 2011 | 2 Comments | 1,878 views]

Rolling your OS X Lion USB install drive is way cheaper than buying one from Apple. However, you can squeeze even more cost out by burning an OS X Lion DVD install disk — it’s super easy.
Just because it bears …

Games, Software »

[19 Aug 2011 | No Comment | 900 views]

Dropbox is (almost) everywhere and that’s a good thing, because you and your stuff need to be those places. And, now, the lads have improved, perhaps even licked OS X Lion compatibility, which has been an issue for a whole …

Games, Mobile »

[19 Aug 2011 | No Comment | 855 views]

It’s a post apocalyptic world out there. Well, it is in this latest first person shooter and the slaughter (lots of slaughter) is available for free, but only for a limited time and only on the iTunes App Store.
Genetically modified …

Mac, Software »

[19 Aug 2011 | One Comment | 1,826 views]

Mozilla says the next milestone release will ship late next month and that will offer big improvements vis-a-vis memory usage. Thereupon, made a quick comparison of how much RAM Firefox 6.0.1 and Firefox 7 beta actually suck up, and the …

Mac, Software »

[18 Aug 2011 | 6 Comments | 1,983 views]

Never mind that you can buy OS X Lion on the Mac App Store for $29.99, the $40 more OS X Lion Thumb Drive is the number one item on the US, Taiwan, French, UK and German online Apple Stores. …