Mac

Mac OS X Lion Free? I Wouldn’t Be Surprised.

by Jeff Weisbein May 28, 2011

WWDC starts on June 6th and Apple is expected to either release or announce a release date for the next version of Mac OS X. The next version of course being OS X Lion. But one question that a lot of people are asking is how much will OS X Lion cost to upgrade to from Snow Leopard? If you remember, the upgrade from Leopard to Snow Leopard was a mere $29. Will Apple be able to match that $29 price point again with Lion?

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Review: Fluid App Turns Websites Into Mac Apps

by Mike Mansell May 25, 2011

Fluid is an application that allows users to create what is more or less a mini web browser configured to display a specific webpage or web application. What sets Fluid aside from features such as Google Chrome’s “application shortcuts” is the fact that it creates an actual Mac application to wrap the website frame in. This means that it can be pinned to the OS X dock for quick and easy access any time, making it a must-have for those of us who would normally keep a tab open in our web browsers.

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How To: Use Dropbox as a MobileMe Alternative

by Mike Mansell May 9, 2011

MobileMe is one of those services that we all love to hate. Sure, it offers a spectacular email account and synchronization services that can be used between multiple devices, but with a price-tag of $99 per year, your average user typically isn’t going to get their money’s worth out of the service. That’s not to say, though, that there aren’t some people who MobileMe makes a lot more sense for.

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Review: Sparrow Email Client

by Mike Mansell May 9, 2011

When I first opened my MacBook Pro back in March, one of the first things that I asked was “What email client are all the cool kids using?” At the time, a new email client named Sparrow had been getting quite a bit of attention because of its new layout that mimicked that which we [...]

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2011 MacBook Pro Review

by Mike Mansell March 21, 2011

Two weeks ago today, something new made its way into my life. The world seems a bit brighter, and I suddenly have a new reason to get up in the morning. No, I’m not dating anyone. No, I didn’t find religion. And no, it’s not daylight savings time. I did, however, receive a new MacBook [...]

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Want to Upgrade Your Mac Pro Video Card? Here’s What You Need to Know.

by Jeff Weisbein March 9, 2011

One of the unfortunate things about technology is that it can become old, out-dated, or even obsolete relatively quickly. Especially these days when new stuff is always coming out. Even Apple’s top of the line computer – the Mac Pro will eventually succumb to this problem. So how can you keep your Mac Pro (or [...]

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Confessions of an OS X Convert

by Mike Mansell March 9, 2011

For nearly a year now I have used Linux as my primary desktop operating system after having used Windows for what seems like forever. Having been exposed to various versions of Windows and numerous distributions of Linux, I have easily gained quite a bit of experience with different operating systems and have come to appreciate [...]

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New OS X Trojan Makes Users Take a Second Look at Security

by Mike Mansell March 1, 2011

Over the last several years as Apple‘s Mac OS X operating system has grown in popularity and user-base, it has become well-known for being a very secure operating system that saw a minimal amount of viruses. With this reputation under its belt, some people have even gone as far as to proclaim that OS X [...]

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Mac App Store to Ignite Mac Gaming

by Keaton Taylor February 25, 2011

I’ll admit my previous article about the Mac App Store was less than approving. I mentioned five different things that could potentially bring the store to its knees. However, after almost two months the store is alive and well. Maybe not as good as the iOS store, but I see no signs of it failing [...]

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Does Apple’s Discontinuing of the Xserve Foreshadow the Company’s Future?

by Mike Mansell February 1, 2011

For many, electronics manufacturer and software developer Apple is seen for their prestige line of highly sought-after consumer products. And even though consumers – individuals such as you and me – have been at the center of Apple’s attention, marketing, and production for years there is no denying the fact that the company has in [...]

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