If your Mac running OS X Lion has a problem — anything short of hard drive failure — you can always redownload from the Mac App Store. Assuming, that is, broadband on that particular day is actually fast enough or …

The release of Firefox 6 final got all of the headlines, but Mozilla’s been busy in the kitchen with other things, too. Thereupon, users of the open source group’s older PPC compatible browser have gotten some love, too. Step inside …

Since the ’90s, I’ve kept two image editors on my Macs: Photoshop, recently replaced by Acorn, and this app. With the ability to open about 200 file formats and save another 80, as well as an excellent slideshow feature, GraphicConverter …

If you have serious work to do and you don’t live at a desk, then there’s pretty much one choice — Apple’s industry shaping MacBook Pro high-end portables. Thereupon, you can get all of the performance of Cupertino’s latest world …

Using a trackpad equipped Mac? Do yourself a huge favor and apply this tip now. That is, Apple chose to build a frustrating lag into its multitouch routines and you can make it go away right now.
In the default configuration …

One of the great things about Amtrak.com is that you are encouraged to imagine — maps, schedules, photos, external links, etc. — the people and places you can see when taking the train, and I love riding the train. For …

Mac utilities come and go with OS X releases, and Lion has left a lot of broken apps in its wake. TechTool Pro, on the other hand, has been platform staple since the late ’90s and this go to hardware …

Best-selling author Walter Isaacson’s landmark biography of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs will arrive on October 24 November 21 of this year. According to the official spin, Isaacson provides an extraordinary account of Jobs’ professional and personal life, drawing on unparalleled …

I think we’re seeing the beginning of a pattern. When Mozilla shipped Firefox 5, they announced on Friday that final code would ship the following Tuesday, but it arrived two days early on Sunday instead.
Granted, it took some digging to …

Where are kids getting music these days? In addition to iTunes and Spotify, the former being larger by orders of magnitude, YouTube is the place, the legality of which is probably on par with recording (internet) radio. Here are three …