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Archives for November 2014

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Free: The Ultimate Single Use, Single Purpose Mac App

Friday, November 28, 2014
As Mac users, all of us have a utility or two or three that we seldom use, but when we need it, it's got to work just right. Most of these little tools don't cost much, and often they only do one thing. In the case of HideSwitch, that same 'one thing' can be found in half a dozen other Mac utility apps... Read More »
Wednesday, November 26, 2014

The World’s First Computer

From Wired:ENIAC was conceived in the thick of World War II, as a tool to help artillerymen calculate the trajectories of shells. Though construction began a year before D-Day, the computer wasn’t activated until November 1945, by which time the U.S. Army’s guns had fallen silent. But the military... Read More »

5 Best Looking Collectible Cars Under $15,000

Interesting list from Rob Sass. Jaguar founder Sir William Lyons was fond of the phrase “it doesn’t cost any more to make it pretty.” In the collector car world, however, pretty usually costs a bundle. Spoiler Alert!BMW 6 Series (1976-1989) Buick Rivera (1963-1965) Jaguar XK8 (1996-2003) Mercury... Read More »

The Most Beautiful Island In The World

Spoiler Alert! It's not Maui. It's Palawan.Palawan, a hidden piece of paradise that was recently named "The Top Island in the World" by Conde Nast Traveler's Reader Choice Awards.There, beautiful blue water mixes with emerald green, jungle-filled mountains that appear to rise up from the ocean,... Read More »

Sometimes A Simple Mac Backup Is Best

Tuesday, November 25, 2014
Every Mac user should have a comprehensive backup plan. If you do not, then you're courting disaster. Sooner or later your Mac will fail, all your files will be gone. It does not happen often, but it happens, and usually without any warning. Most Mac backup plans have a couple of holes. There are mine... Read More »
Friday, November 21, 2014

Science Says: Darwin’s Theory Of Evolution Is Wrong

From Epoch Times:In school we learned that dinosaurs became extinct about 65 million years ago, and small mammals survived and evolved into other mammals and at some point around 250,000 years ago an apelike mammal evolved into what is now the modern human, right? Wrong. Newly discovered artifacts... Read More »

Why Asians Wear Surgical Masks In Public

From Quartz, the answer to a question asked tens of thousands of times in California, where the tourists roam (here in Hawaii we already know why Asians wear surgical masks).The custom of facemask-wearing began in Japan during the early years of the 20th century, when a massive pandemic of influenza... Read More »

700 Abandoned Dodges

From Autos:There are salvage yards, and then there's this place in Anderson, Alabama, which has over 700 Dodge vehicles, mostly Chargers, sitting in an expansive yard and slowly rusting into nothing.I owned a Dodge. Once. Worst. Car. Ever.... Read More »

Yes, Virginia, There Is A Better Way To Rename Files On Your Mac

Thursday, November 20, 2014
What's the easiest way to rename a file on your Mac? Even though it's a time honored process that everyone follows, let me walk you through the steps because there is on problem. From the Finder, select the file or folder whose name you want to change. Press the Return key on the keyboard. Type in the... Read More »

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Be A Network Traffic Cop

Monitor Internet, Wi-Fi, and home or office network performance from the Mac's Menubar with PeakHour, this week's sponsor. Keep ISPs honest and track Internet usage in real time. PeakHour sets up fast, works with UPnP and SNMP routers.

Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Buggiest iPhone Update Ever?

Wired says iOS 8.x is Apple's buggiest iPhone and iPad update ever.WIRED saw similar bugs on the iPhone 6 Plus. Other reviewers pronounced it Apple’s buggiest release yet, and Apple pundit John Gruber wrote “it seems like Apple’s software teams can’t keep up with the pace of the hardware... Read More »

Below Freezing In All 50 States

From Weather.com-- It doesn't happen often, but it happens-- even in Hawaii and Florida.Here in Hawaii we can see snow on top of the Big Island's two largest volcanoes.... Read More »
Friday, November 14, 2014

Here Comes iPhone 8

Yes, the iPhone 6 models have been around only a few weeks. The iPhone 6s is expected this time next year and, if Apple follows tradition, should look much the same as this year's model. Then, iPhone 7 and 7s. What about iPhone 8? Zach Epstein gushes over a concept iPhone.Forget next year’s iPhone... Read More »

10 Worst Cars Of All Time

It's difficult to agree with most on this slideshow photo list of lemon cars from Yahoo! How did they arrive at such a list of losers? We referred to three lists as our main sources: Edmunds.com's "100 Worst Cars of All Time," TIME's "The 50 Worst Cars of All Time," and "The Worst Car in the History... Read More »