Win an iMac Logo Design deadline extended!
The logo contest deadline is 12:01am, EST, on February 1st. Later that day, we’ll put the entries online and make them ‘votable’. The entry wth the most votes on the 14th (Valentines Day), wins a classic iMac!To let you know, at this time we have 9 entries…you can enter as many different designs aRead the rules, regulations and related stuff here!
New iPod shuffles & 802.11n update released
New iPod Shuffles and 802.11n Update
Ok, so not a big exciting announcement, but I can’t help but think that the press on these (the Shuffles, in particular) will steal some of Vistas glory.
1/30 Apple event – desktop access from your iPhone?
A little birdie sent us an email with the following goodie about tomorrows (possible?) Apple event:
Tomorrow (Tuesday), Apple will release more information about the iPhone and its “hidden app”. The hidden app will be an app that allows you to wirelessly access your Apple laptop or desktop at home, however you can only use this [...]
Introducing the Apple Shuffle iPhone
Found at Mac-Essentials.de
I love that it randomly dials a contact for you.
PS: Digg the original, not this one.
Cool down your MacBook (and add functionality!)
One of the biggest complaints about the otherwise perfect Macbook product lines is the extreme heat they put out. Over the past year, I’ve tried several methods o cooling my Macbook Pro, including software tools as well as various fan/cooling systems. But among the dozen or solutions I’ve tried, the best I’ve found so far is the Vantec LapCool 4 (LPC-430).
Playing nice with Windows, episode 1: Extensions
Today’s article is geared toward those of us (you) who work with their Macs and frequently save files that they need to send to others, including Windows users.
In some cases, it is necessary to make a couple of small changes when sending out these files…the problem is with ‘file extensions’, and it is an age old issue.
For instance, when you create a Word document, it is saved as (for instance) ‘mydocument.doc’. The ‘.doc‘ is the extension. In most Windows applications, that extension is necessary for the computer to know what program opens it (as opposed to your Mac, which uses the files metadata to associate it with an appropriate application).
This article will help you ease the pain of sending/receiving a file that needs to be used cross-platform. We’ll be using Office 2004 applications as the example programs, but most software has similar settings.
Gallery – Leopard 9a343 – Spotlight and Quick Look
The final chapter in our Leopard 9a343 preview. This one focuses on the new and improved Spotlight and the brand new, and sparkly fresh Quick Look.
Add a boot menu to your Boot Camp’ed Mac
Tired of holding down ‘option’ every time you use your BootCamp partition or forgetting to switch using the Startup Disk app?
If there’s anything worse than rebooting to quickly launch your OS, then coming back to find you are in the wrong OS again, it has to involve bleeding from an orifice.
Fortunately though, there is a [...]
Gallery – Leopard 9a343 – Screensavers and dialogs
Due to a DMCA notice served on our webhost by Apple, we have removed the Leopard screenshots. We apologize for the inconvenience. While you are here though, please feel free to take a look around at some of the other great articles, tips and stories we have to offer.
You could also click this link, courtesy [...]
Fix for Parallels Beta 3120 – Beachball of Death
If you’re one of the numerous people who are using the latest beta build of Parallels Desktop for Mac, build 3120, you may have experienced a problem whereby you would be presented by an ever spinning beachball whenever you close and application, or switch windows or scroll or move your mouse or look at your screen.There is a fix, but it comes with a small cost…To fix the issue, it is necessary to disable the Parallels Tool Center that runs in Windows. It resides in the taskbar system tray, and monitors several different functions. Two of those functions, unfortunately, are forfeited by disabling the tool center:*Clipboard synchronization and*Time scynchronizationWhile neither of these are show stoppers, they do cause a bit of inconvenience if you switch back and forth between your OS’ frwquently and need to exchange clipboard data.If these sacrifices are bearable for you, here’s how to make the change.
