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Archives for January 2014

Sync2Mac8Ways

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

Friday, January 31, 2014

The Apple Store Smell

Many Apple Stores have an odd fragrance, most notable when entering the store. What's causing the body odor-like smell? Rocco Pendola investigated:You would think if the presence of what even Santa Monica Apple Store employees I spoke with define as B.O. has been a recurring problem elsewhere, management... Read More »

How Can Something So Powerful Be So Small?

Hunter Skipworth asks and answers the question in a look at Apple's new Mac Pro.Every nook and cranny of the Mac Pro has been sweated over, from the backlit connections on the rear, to the innovative 'thermal core' which keeps the computer so cool. Put simply, it is a design marvel.Look at what... Read More »
Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Porsche’s First Car Found

This probably isn't what you think. Porsche's first vehicle dates back to 1898 and it was electric. Jacob Kastrenakes:The first Porsche ever made has been recovered from a shed in Austria where it sat for over 100 years. The vehicle is called the "Egger-Lohner electric vehicle, C.2 Phaeton model"... Read More »

2014’s Dirtiest Vehicles

12 of the environmentally dirtiest vehicles of the year. The “dirty dozen” vehicles for 2014 all come from domestic and European brands, including the burly Ram 2500 pickup and the Bugatti Veyron super car. Spoiler Alert:Ram 2500 Bugatti Veyron Ford E150 Wagon FFV Bentley Muisanne Mercedes-Benz... Read More »
Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Mobile Payments Coming To iPhone

Apple CEO Tim Cook on mobile payments:The mobile payments area in general is one we’ve been intrigued with. It was one of the thoughts behind Touch ID [...] it’s a big opportunityUse your iTunes account to buy physical goods? Why not?... Read More »
Monday, January 27, 2014

10 Foods That Aren’t What They Sound Like

Kerry Acker with the List of the Day:Head Cheese - no head Pork Butt - it's not the butt. Egg Cream - no egg, nor cream. Geoduck - pronounced 'Goo-ey duck) Welsh Rarebit - not a rabbit Sweetbreads - not what you think Bubble & Sqeak - potatoes and cabbage Mountain Oysters/Lamb... Read More »

7 Risky Vehicles Automakers Gambled On

I love lists and cars. This one combines both. Erich Schaal: The auto shows of late 2013 and early 2014 demonstrated that the world’s top automakers are ready to introduce cars that will drive their brands in very different directions. In one case, it means a car brand known for excess will get an... 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.

Robots to Replace Troops on the Battlefield

David Francis on the inevitable. Robot soldiers. The Pentagon is considering replacing thousands of troops with robots... a DOD official has publicly acknowledged that humans would be replaced with robots on the battlefield. Why not? Clowns replaced members of Congress years ago.... Read More »
Friday, January 24, 2014

Apple on the Mac

Unusual for Apple, at least in the Steve Jobs era, to look backwards. This time it's Apple remembering the Mac's 30 year history.Thirty years ago, Apple introduced the Macintosh with the promise to put the creative power of technology in everyone’s hands. It launched a generation of innovators... Read More »

The Macintosh Is 30, and I Was There for Its Birth

Steven Levy on the Mac's birth.The Macintosh was new, but the media would have to be old. There were no tech blogs, no Facebook, no Twitter, and certainly no Mac rumor websites. There were no websites at all. So Jobs had to generate his own campaign to tell the world about the computer that he would... Read More »

Need A Meme? There’s An App For That

Thursday, January 23, 2014
One of Apple's early iPhone TV commercials highlighted the App Store's growing number of apps with 'There's an app for that.' Mac users have their own App Store, and it's beginning to look as though there's an app available for almost anything you need to do.Meme much?If so, you need a meme... Read More »
Wednesday, January 22, 2014

1956 Ford F-100: $450,000

I love the looks of the 50's era Ford pickups, but this F-100 takes the prize for the most expensive. Jeff Glucker:This truck is a mashup of the classic F-100 goodness and modern Shelby GT500 go-fast parts... The final hammer price was $450,000, with all proceeds set to go to the Children's Hospital... Read More »

The Translucent Fish

David Strege on the strangest fish ever.A fisherman in waters north of New Zealand came across an odd-looking, translucent sea creature swimming on the surface. Curious, he caught the creature—presumably scooping it up with a net—to get a closer look.The photos of the fish are remarkable;... Read More »