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[26 Apr 2012 | 3 Comments | 1,070 views]

Amazon loves the rest of us as much as their PC addled customers, just four months later — Send to Kindle for Windows shipped back in January. Actually, that statement needs qualification — Bezos bunch loves Snow Leopard and Lion users, …

Mac, Security, Software »

[20 Apr 2012 | One Comment | 1,366 views]

I have been beating this drum for years, though it’s only recently become fashionable to recommend every Mac user install and use antivirus software. But that’s just one of the free and easy steps you should take to secure your …

Deals, Mac »

[20 Apr 2012 | 7 Comments | 1,905 views]

Apple’s much maligned MobileMe service will go dark on July 1 and is being replaced by iCloud, which is free for Mac, iPhone, iPad and iPod touch owners. The catch for Mac users is that they must be running OS …

Mac, Software »

[5 Apr 2012 | One Comment | 1,175 views]

Hey, old friend. OmniWeb first shipped way back in 1995 and was one of the first old-line Mac browsers to make the transition to WebKit in 2003. Believe it or not, OmniGroup recently updated this “lost” labor of love to …

Mac, Software »

[4 Apr 2012 | 2 Comments | 1,191 views]

Dashboard Widgets in OS X haven’t gotten much if any love from Apple in, well, years. Nevertheless, this interface technology, which dates back to OS X 10.4 Tiger, has its fans and adherents as evidenced by the arrival of OneMac’s …

Mac, Reviews, how to, Software »

[2 Apr 2012 | No Comment | 1,217 views]

Here’s a nifty little application that allows you to play four QuickTime movies or clips seamlessly at one time, displaying them proportionally in the available space or scaling (stretching) each to occupy a full quarter of your screen. Each quadrant …

Mac, Software »

[30 Mar 2012 | One Comment | 1,285 views]

The previous update shipped in August of last year and, sometime in the interim, v2.2.3 slipped through the cracks or a wormhole perhaps. Wherever it went, there is a fresh version for the rest of us that includes v0.97.4 of …

Mac, Software »

[23 Mar 2012 | 3 Comments | 1,135 views]

Whether Apple forgot them or Nikon was just late — the D800 is an important/popular camera — there is now an Camera RAW compatibility update from the mothership rectifying the situation.
Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Update 3.11, download
— This update …

Mac, Software »

[19 Mar 2012 | One Comment | 1,627 views]

Last we spoke about VLC there was a major rewrite of this popular video playback solution, featuring a complete overall of the user interface and a plethora of new features. This time around it’s 90 percent bug fixes, the kind …

Mac, Software »

[15 Mar 2012 | One Comment | 1,556 views]

Keeping it fresh, keeping it real for the user — us. 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 …