Articles by Mack

iBatt Battery Monitoring

Rayner Software has created a great application that provides detailed monitoring of your Apple portable’s battery health. Armed with the ability to identify your exact Apple portable model and detect the amperage and voltage of your…


Mac OS X Panther, Creating Multi-Session CDRs

Many Mac users have asked how to burn a multi-session CDR without having to purchase expensive CD burning utilities. Not surprisingly this can be done using Mac OS X 10.3’s Disk Utility that ships with your Mac…



iTunes 4.9 Podcasting Revolution

Apple has once again revolutionised the way we listen to music by introducing integrated podcasting in their latest incarnation of iTunes version 4.9. Podcasting in a nutshell is like having your favourite radio program on…


Adding ICQ Users To iChat AV

Since AOL linked ICQ and AIM, you can add ICQ users to your iChat buddy list. Add your buddy’s ICQ number, not alias, to the AIM field in your Address book. Then open iChat AV…



Apple Mail, Backing Up Emails

Regular users of Apple Mail will quickly realise that a function exists to import mailboxes but no corresponding functions exist to export them. Here’s advice on the best way to back up your important emails…


Mac OS X Why Switch To Mac?

Still sitting on the fence about switching over to Mac?” Its not our practise to Windows bash but seeing this featured article in MacWorld, we decided to feature it as well. Winn Schwartau* of Network World, a…


WWDC 2005 Steve Jobs Keynote Speech

Mac fans, keep this date in mind. Unfortunately, Apple’s cost cutting measures earlier in the year, means that the traditional Quicktime stream of the keynote speech will probably only be made available several hours or…


Apple 12″ iBook Vs 12″ PowerBook

When it comes down to purchasing an Apple portable, probably the toughest decision will always be the one where an individual has to choose between a 12″ iBook or a 12″ PowerBook. At press time,…