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Archives for August 2009

Sync2Mac8Ways

Backup or sync eight ways with ChronoSync. Bootable, mirrored, remote, scheduled, local, iOS storage, and automatic backups.

Monday, August 31, 2009

Snow Leopard’s 4 Biggest Gripes

From Apple’s support forums, the top user gripes about Mac OS X Snow Leopard.HP Printer Problems - Error #9672 appeared for dozens of users attempting to connect HP LaserJet P1006—and other printers—to their Snow Leopard Macs.Bricking and the Spinning Wheel of Death - If you’ve... Read More »
Thursday, August 27, 2009

Netflix for cars and drivers

Car sharing. Is this an idea whose time has come, a way to reduce expenses and still get to work on time, or is it the automobiles for socialists? It’s like renting a car for a few hours or a day or with others.Zipcar… charges $50 a year for a basic membership but makes it easy to make... Read More »
Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Where to buy an iPhone knock-off for $99

Remarkable specifications and long list of features for a Chinese-made iPhone knock-off that sells for $99. Nicholas Carlson:Want a smartphone that looks just like Apple’s iPhone but costs half as much and claims a battery life twice as long?You gotta love the name. 200 Fashion Mobile Phone... Read More »
Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Puddy is Windows PC

Apple launched a couple of new television commercials to coincide with the launch of Mac OS X Snow Leopard. One commercial features Elaine Benes’ old boyfriend on Seinfeld, David Puddy, as the top of the line Windows PC. With an attitude. Video on Fortune:“Top of the Line” and “Surprise”... Read More »
Monday, August 24, 2009

Money Talks

But can a loss of money stop the talking heads? File this under What Took You So Long? Advertisers drop inflammatory Fox entertainer Glenn Beck:A total of 33 Fox advertisers, including Wal-Mart Stores Inc., CVS Caremark, Clorox and Sprint, directed that their commercials not air on Beck’s show.Yet... Read More »

Reader’s Digest files for bankruptcy

First, big newspapers, now another print magazine on the rocks. This is the changing of the guard. Analog vs. digital. Atoms vs. bits.“Advertising is down, circulation is down, there are alternatives like the Internet where people are getting their information”, said Richard Mikels, a partner... Read More »

Is your MacBook a notebook or a laptop?

Sunday, August 23, 2009
So, you’re a MacBook owner, right? Is Apple’s biggest selling Mac a notebook computer, or a laptop computer? Officially, Apple calls the MacBook line a notebook, not a laptop. Common terminology for most portable PC users is laptop, not notebook. Netbook is different. Which term should be... Read More »

Faxing? How quaint

Honestly, I do not remember the last time I sent a fax from my Mac. These days it’s scan and email. From MacFixIt:Besides just scanning and emailing a document to someone, there are a variety of online faxing services that will take a document and send it to a standard fax machine. Some of these... Read More »

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If Superman Used A Mac

Give your Mac's Finder new super powers, manage files and folders faster, control it all with Path Finder. Get full keyboard navigation in a Finder-like app with dual pane view, folder sync, and a long list of tools.

Saturday, August 22, 2009

Does stress really make your hair go gray faster?

Molly Edmonds:Though a little stress can be good for you, an overabundance of it has been linked with a host of dangerous health conditions, including heart disease, headaches, stomach problems, sleep disorders and a compromised immune system, to name just a few.Most of that comes from marriage.... Read More »

Bad theory: Macs are for left-handed people

Friday, August 21, 2009
Dan Sung on the differences between Mac OS X and Windows, and their respective left-handed, and right-handed users. First, the desktops:Have you ever taken a good look at something as simple their desktops? There’s the recent addition of the Dock and obvious graphic subtleties but one thing,... Read More »

Captain Kirk shuts up Richard Branson

Sir Richard Branson tried to get William Shatner to board his Virgin space flight, but wanted Captain Kirk to pay for the privilege:Beardie’s twist is to charge the celebrities for the honour of promoting him. Fortunately he tackled the wrong man when allegedly booking the famously irascible... Read More »

The case against a Mac ‘netbook’

If we’re to believe PC technopundits, 2009 is the year of the netbook, those small, inexpensive, lightweight notebooks, that run Windows XP or Linux, and sell for $300. Much has been written about Apple’s need to enter the netbook market. If that’s the definition of a netbook, it won’t... Read More »

A few words on money, MoneyWell, and my Mac

Thursday, August 20, 2009
Without question there are more than enough money management software titles for the Mac. There was a time when Intuit’s Quicken was about all we had to manage money. Years of abusing Mac users has relegated Quicken to also-ran status. Mac users found other solutions. In the past year I’ve... Read More »
Wednesday, August 19, 2009

David and Goliath and the iPhone

Chris Schoenfeld created Station Stops, an iPhone application that publishes train schedules for New York’s Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA). MTA didn’t like that and asked Chris to stop. After blistering publicity exposed MTA’s ruthlessness in dealing with a one-man band providing... Read More »