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[11 Nov 2011 | No Comment | 402 views]

Death, taxes and Camera RAW updates for iPhoto and Aperture, but not necessarily in that order. Whether you were watching or not, someone out there shipped a new camera today, which probably handles the Camera RAW slightly differently than the …

iPad, iPhone, Mac, Mobile »

[10 Nov 2011 | No Comment | 491 views]

When you look at it you immediately get what a great idea TwelveSouth’s PlugBug really is. Describing it with words, however, really only detracts from the beauty of the thing. If spend a lot of time out and about, then …

Mac, Software »

[9 Nov 2011 | No Comment | 334 views]

Back in early October, three important events happened in the Growl-verse — a greatly improved user interface, Lion compatibility and a Mac App Store listing. The latter literally carried a cost, raising the long-loved OS X notification system’s effective price …

Mac, Reviews, how to, Software »

[9 Nov 2011 | No Comment | 996 views]

The mission is straightforward as is the tool. Customize how the Dashboard, Launchpad and Login Screen backgrounds look with the minimum amount of fuss — choose an image, click apply and then admire the results. Yes, it’s just that simple. …

Mac, Software »

[9 Nov 2011 | One Comment | 855 views]

Didn’t Apple announce months and months ago it would stop issuing Java updates and patches? Whatever the case, the Cupertino kids have pushed out security heavy releases for its two most recent OS X releases. Step inside for the sparse …

Mac, Software »

[9 Nov 2011 | No Comment | 566 views]

Although these consumer grade video and image editing apps are sold on the Mac App Store, you can still try before you buy. Further, you can get both apps as demos in a single go, which is a conveniently good …

Mac, Software »

[8 Nov 2011 | One Comment | 659 views]

Rapid release marches ever onward. Mozilla’s latest whole number release comes to market with third-party adds-on are disabled by default, Twitter is now in the search bar, faster start-up time, better performance and memory handling, and support for HTML5 context …

iOS, iPad, iPhone, Mac, Software »

[7 Nov 2011 | No Comment | 697 views]

Never thought of this until the need came up and it didn’t play out the way I initially thought it would. So, how to do get from your Mac’s Download folder into Kindle for Mac and/or Kindle iOS? Step inside.
If …

Mac, Software »

[4 Nov 2011 | No Comment | 488 views]

One by one, apps large and small continue to drop support for PowerPC Macs. In this particular instance, developer Primate Labs has trimmed support for OS X 10.4 Tiger, which is six and a half years old — time enough?
Primate …

Deals, iOS, Mobile »

[4 Nov 2011 | One Comment | 689 views]

This year for Christmas my son’s getting Apple’s just-updated Fourth Generation iPod touch featuring HD Video capture, fast internet, Game Center, Messages, Reminders (my favorite feature) and all of the gaming goodness either of us will be able to stand. …