One of the key marketing efforts that is helping propel the Mac install base in this decade, is Apple’s switch from the traditional PowerPC (PPC) platform to the Intelplatform. As a direct consequence of this, Mac Intels can now run Windows operating system as an alternative to the traditional Mac OS X. This revolution has made […]
Protecting your Mac on boot was a little simpler on PPC-based Macs. With PPC-based Macs, there is the option of using Apple’s included Open Firmware application or booting up in the Open Firmware shell to implement an Open Firmware password. An Open Firmware password, protects your Mac from the Read More
It appears the folks at DivX Inc are giving away DivX Pro licenses for a limited. The only catch is that you have to exchange your email address to facilitate the emailing of the required Pro serial number to you. A worthwhile exchange, otherwise, worth USD$20.00. The Pro version gives Read More
Recent reports floating on the WWW have narrowed rumours that there will be a potential refresh of the MacBook Pro series in the upcoming WWDC 2007 this June. Alongside with the anticipated focus on Mac OS X Leopard and some secret features that will most likely be revealed during the WWDC Read More
Apple recently upgraded their MacBook line to feature a refreshed range of faster Intel Core 2 Duo processor-based MacBooks. Ranging from 2.0GHz to 2.16GHz. The Cupertino computer maker has also up the ante, with the inclusion of larger capacity hard drives in their new line-up, 80GB, 120GB and 160GB, respectively.Read More
According to reports from the notorious Mac Rumous web site, the Apple Sub Note originally slated for launch at the WWDC 2007 has been delayed. Rumoured to be based on NAND flash memory as opposed to conventional hard drive technology, the Apple Sub Note is touted to be be ‘ultra portable’ Read More
If you have a ‘headless’ (one without a screen) Mac somewhere and another Mac with a screen, linked through a network, ScreenRecycler from Jinx might be just the bet for you! Most headless Macs are usually accessed and controlled using a VNC application of some sort but sometimes, its simpler Read More
Check out Get Tube, version 1.0, from Simon Vrel. The latest, in a slew of applications that attempts to provide You Tube web site visitors with the ability to download and preserve their favourite You Tube movies. Movies offered on You Tube are commonly offered as Macromedia Flash files and in Read More
Ok, Mac OS X is brilliant. That’s a given but then there is always room for improvement. The Menubar is a wonderful space for putting vital or often accessed information and although Mac OS X comes with the built-in ability to display the day and time in the Menubar, Read More
Thanks to the folks at Doomlaser, you can now add a prank Kernal Panic screensaver to your collection of screensavers. If you’ve been fortunate enough never to have witnessed a Kernal Panic personally – a Kernal Panic is, if you like, the Mac equivalent of a Windows Blue Screen of Read More
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