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Deals, Mac, Software »

[22 Oct 2011 | 3 Comments | 2,120 views]

The more geeky goodness you can pack into an thing, the better. Thereupon, Multithemes has doubled down by offering a pair of OS X Lion screensavers that match the operating system’s default Aurora desktop picture — space, Lion, hypnotic visuals, …

Apple luv, Deals, Mac »

[21 Oct 2011 | One Comment | 872 views]

Dario sent me an email saying he has created 24 widescreen and a bonus 21 non-widescreen wallpapers — we usually call them desktop pictures around here — and asked if I might like to share them with Fairer Platform readers. …

Mac, Software »

[21 Oct 2011 | One Comment | 502 views]

As always, if you’ve got just one Canon or FujiXerox printer, run Software Update to get the specific driver you need. For sys admins and archivists, you may begin downloading now and here’s hoping your collection is complete before you …

Conference, iOS, iPad, iPhone, Mac, Mobile »

[21 Oct 2011 | No Comment | 289 views]

Although Apple hasn’t taken direct part in the conference since 2008, Macworld has nevertheless continued and, surprisingly, continued to thrive. That said, the Macworld and MacIT conferences will again run concurrently at San Francisco’s Moscone Center at the end of …

Apple luv »

[20 Oct 2011 | One Comment | 737 views]

If you want to put a Macintosh based home entertainment system in your den or living room, then this is the deal for you — limited stock of Apple’s previous generation Mac mini with DVD player and SuperDrive is available …

Apple luv »

[20 Oct 2011 | No Comment | 352 views]

According to the iconic British entrepreneur, Apple needs to find a new public face, one consumers can relate to. While that might seem like a put down of new CEO Tim Cook, it’s certainly true that he’s no Steve Jobs …

Apple luv »

[18 Oct 2011 | No Comment | 618 views]

We are thrilled with the very strong finish of an outstanding fiscal 2011, growing annual revenue to $108 billion and growing earnings to $26 billion. Customer response to iPhone 4S has been fantastic, we have strong momentum going into the …

Apple luv »

[18 Oct 2011 | No Comment | 321 views]

Although everyone knows that the iPhone 4S is the best camera phone on the planet, watching Apple’s onstage demo during the launch still left me, a.k.a. just some guy, feeling a little incredulous — I could never get results like …

Mac, Software »

[18 Oct 2011 | No Comment | 675 views]

When Lion arrived in beta, one of the apps that had much difficulty was Brent Simmons’ long loved RSS client, NetNewsWire. He did push out NetNewsWire Lite, which runs on Lion, but it was roundly panned by bloggers and users.
Then …

Deals, Mobile »

[17 Oct 2011 | 2 Comments | 594 views]

Wow, if you really need an iPad, you really can’t afford to miss these deals. Consider these Special Limited Time Price on a refurbished model from the mothership. The Apple Store is stocking three refurbished models at significant discounts off …