ClickToFlash 1.6.7b addresses ‘old Flash’ issue

Jonathan Rentzsch, the creator of ClickToFlash, noticed a problem with his baby — sometimes, YouTube would challenge the user, saying that the installed version of Flash is out-of-date and needs to be updated.
That said, your Flash installation was just fine. What need is a fresh version of ClickToFlash.
Well, before Rentzsch could address the issue — [...]

New hexcore Mac Pros on Tuesday, March 16

Way, way back in November, the FairerPlatform.com brought you rumors about hexacore Mac Pros, brewing somewhere in the bowels of Apple’s 1 Infinite Loop campus. A fresh report indicates these new pro towers could be just around the corner.
A fresh rumor circulating on the interwebs posits that Apple refresh its Mac Pro on Tuesday, March [...]

ClubMac merging with MacMall

The long-time Mac catalog reseller has been fading for some time and will formally go the way of the dodo on Thursday, March 18. In a note to affiliates, MacMall has announced the move.
On March 18,2010, ClubMac officially merges with MacMall.com. In this light, we wish to thank our … affiliates who have helped us [...]

How to: Securely erase a hard disk, erase free space

Simply dragging a file into the trash and emptying it doesn’t mean that it’s gone. In fact, the file itself is still exactly where it was — here’s how to make files go away.
When you delete an item by putting it in Mac OS X’s Trash and then empty it, the file remains. The only [...]

Verizon to target iPad users with MiFi

Rumors that the iPad would definitely be available on Verizon didn’t turn out to be, well, not very truthy — c’est la vie. But, according to an internal memo from the carrier published online, that doesn’t mean they’ve given up all hope of getting some of that revenue.
Even though AT&T’s “unlimited” 3G plan for the [...]

Apple’s new iPad ad with [sarcastic] annotations

The bits in Apple’s just-aired Oscar iPad TV spot are hardly dry and the first parody has already arrived. Neil Curtis, the exhibitions company that took it upon take the mothership to task, has found some interesting inconsistencies in the ad.

Legs that magically grow pants and a Google Maps page that morphs into an ebook? [...]

Marketplace: The best Craigslist client for Mac

Anyone who’s spent more than a minute using Craigslist knows the meaning of “ugly.” The absolute leader in community classifieds excels at giving you that “1995 again” feeling and has a face that only a mother (and true believers) could love.
That said, of the two Craigslist clients I found (CL Multicity, $14.95, is an after [...]