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Archives for June 2014

Sync2Mac8Ways

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

Friday, June 27, 2014

More Expensive Than A Rolls-Royce

Dorothee Tschampa on the Mercedes-Benz S-Class Pullman (as in 'train?').Priced at about $1 million with armor plating, the vehicle will be reminiscent of past Mercedes models owned by the likes of designer Coco Chanel and former Philippine leader Ferdinand Marcos. The four rear seats will face each... Read More »

Texting In Real Handwriting

To be honest I've thought about doing this, but not in handwriting, but a handwriting font. Cristina Vanko:Before I started, I established rules for myself: I could create only handwritten text messages for seven days, absolutely no using my phone’s keyboard. I had to write out my messages on paper,... Read More »

Apple’s Most Underused, Underrated Mac App Is Free

Thursday, June 26, 2014
When it comes to electronic books, our favorite Mac maker hasn't had much success. Other than getting publishers and Amazon to change their contract arrangements, it's been most downhill for Apple. First, the company was sued by the Justice Department for alleged price fixing, then assigned a monitor... Read More »
Wednesday, June 25, 2014

No Plan ‘B’

Dylan Love writing for Business Insider on the fate of Aereo, the startup television streaming company.The long-awaited ruling on TV-streaming company Aereo is in. In a 6-3 decision, Supreme Court justices ruled that the company's operation is illegal. The decision will effectively end Aereo. CEO... Read More »

Bigger iPhones Coming

Doug Gross on CNN:The phones will have display screens that are 4.7 inches and 5.5 inches across, when measured diagonally -- a major leap from the 4-inch displays on the iPhone 5S and 5C.Duh. Way to stay on top of the news, CNN.... Read More »

11 Most Contaminated Foods

Lots of my favorites from this list by Alexandra Gekas:According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), every year one out of six Americans gets sick from foodborne illness, and of those people, 128,000 are hospitalized.The riskiest foods?the Center for Science in the Public... Read More »

This Car Slows Down For Speed Cameras

Tom Warren on details about Hyundai's expensive Genesis feature:The Hyundai Genesis combines GPS and braking technology to slow the car down if drivers are speeding when they approach a speed camera... The speed camera detection system will also alert drivers 800 meters in advance and sound a signal... Read More »

Free: A Mac Photo App That Creates Mosaics

Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Among the many and varied filters a Mac user can apply to a photo is one called mosaic; an ancient artistic effect which assembled small pieces of glass or other materials into an image. Digital photographers often can create an attractive mosaic with a few clicks. Here's one you'll like. The apps is... Read More »
Friday, June 20, 2014

$10 Of Quarters For $15

Washboard is American ingenuity (and stupidity) at its best. To get a roll of quarters, worth $10, all you need is $15 and a mailing address.We understand there's a good chance you haven't done laundry in a while and may even be wearing dirty underwear right now. We won't tell your mom, but we will... 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.

Mentos Suit, Tank Of Diet Coke

Personally, I don't think aliens from another galaxy would have a difficult time defeating the humans of earth. Here's another example, this one from HuffPost:For those of you who grew up believing the myth that consuming a Mentos candy with Diet Coke will make your stomach explode, the video below... Read More »

The 20 Most Expensive Movies Ever

Just in case you want to know, or you've got a big bet with someone, Kirsten Acuna did the research and came up with the 20 most expensive movies of all time. A big Hollywood blockbuster often requires a lot of cash. While it doesn't always take a big production budget to make a break-out hit, the most... Read More »

6 Vehicles You Don’t Want

Sam Becker's list of vehicles that will only let you down (from Consumer Reports):Many things in life simply don’t live up to the hype. The new Godzilla movie, Mountain Dew Code Red, and Hulu Plus are all worthy examples of things that we’ve all heard so much about but come away a tad disappointed... Read More »

Leaf: What’s Old Is Not Dead, But Made New Again

Thursday, June 19, 2014
Way back in the day, in fact the early days of the public internet as we know it, but the latter days of the last century, a new technology was born. It was called RSS (often called Rich Site Summary, or Really Simple Syndication), and it became the de facto standard for website subscription feeds; the... Read More »
Wednesday, June 18, 2014

iPhone 6 ‘max’ Compared To Samsung Galaxy Note 3

Chris Smith found a video supposedly comparing Apple's not-yet-released iPhone 6 with 5.5-inch display compared to Samsung's Galaxy Note 3 (also huge):The 5.5-inch iPhone 6 is actually bigger than the Galaxy Note 3 when it comes to height, even though the former would have a smaller display than... Read More »

Green, Natural, Not Good For You

That's the headline from Polly Mosendz on yet another new Coca-Cola product Coke Life, the green cola:Stevia, the sugar substitute used to make Coke Life, is being pushed as the "natural" ingredient. Still, a natural sugar water is still sugar water. And in this particular case, it is quite sugary... Read More »