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Archives for January 2015

Sync2Mac8Ways

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

‘The Fastest Mac Browser I’ve Ever Used’

Thursday, January 29, 2015
To say that we live in the Golden Age of Browsers is mostly an understatement. All the major web browsers are good; fast, secure, packed with usable features, with dependable webpage rendering. And they're free.Look up and down the line of browsers from Apple's Safari to Google's Chrome, from Mozilla's... Read More »
Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Apple, By The Numbers

Apple's best financial quarter ever with the only dim spot the continued drop in iPad sales (name another tablet maker that sold 21-million units in a quarters).The Company posted record quarterly revenue of $74.6 billion and record quarterly net profit of $18 billion, or $3.06 per diluted share.... Read More »

Angered iOS Users

Forbes contributor Gordon Kelly with yet another smackdown of yet another Apple iOS update. I'm not sure how this constitutes news, but it's 2015 so almost anything goes these days.Owners of older iPhones and iPads continue to suffer a myriad of problems with iOS 8 and Apple is starting to give the... Read More »

Wrecked Lamborghini Huracán For Sale

Jeff Glucker:When you wreck a car going nearly 200 mph, it's going to be in pretty rough shape. That's what happened to a Lamborghini Huracán... The driver was traveling on a Hungarian highway when he lost control of the car. His Huracán wound up in a ditch while he and his passenger wound up in... Read More »

Dodge Charger Hellcat: 204 MPH

Raphael Orlove:Seriously, Dodge, people care as much about the Hellcat being the fastest four-door in the world as much as they cared about the Maserati Quattroporte being the fastest sedan in the world when that thing came out a decade or so ago.Everyone likes it because it has 707 horsepower... Read More »

Just How Bad Is MacKeeper On A Mac?

Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Unless you've been spending the past few years on Jupiter you've likely seen a few MacKeeper advertisements floating on various websites. While the claim is that MacKeeper is good for your Mac's performance, many call it a version of Mac malware that you pay to use and can't get rid of.MacKeeper's... Read More »
Monday, January 26, 2015

The Best Mac Ever Made

Samuel Gibbs describes Apple's iMac with 5K Retina display.The iMac with 5K retina display is Apple’s attempt to do what it did with smartphones and tablets and redefine what a computer screen should be. If so it has hit a home run... The new iMac has a 5K screen, exactly double the resolution... Read More »

Lamborghini, Meet Pond

Zach Doell on happens when an expensive car going too fast meets a pond of water.Except it didn’t stay on the track. After damaging its rear diffuser earlier in the day, the driver of the 2,000 horsepower Lamborghini gave the car one last run at the half mile, lost control of the car, and careened... Read More »

Scariest Of Airplane Landings

Here's a good reason not to fly, as explained by Nicole Wakelin:The airplane approaches and comes down very quickly, all the while visibly fighting against the winds to stay centered over the runway. The pilot does an incredible job and brings the plane down just slightly sideways. He then gets pushed... 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.

Try The Painting Generator For Your Mac

Thursday, January 22, 2015
There's not much that's new about digital drawing, painting, or graphic design apps, Mac or Windows. Most of the high end tools come loaded with features that require a few semesters to learn, let alone master. The recent flood of one-trick pony apps bring affordable graphic and image manipulation to... Read More »
Tuesday, January 20, 2015

More 3D Sidewalk Chalk Drawings

They're only good viewing from a specific angle, but good nonetheless. My favorite is White Water, from BrainJet:14 more in the group; all good.... Read More »

Batman v Superman

Gary Collinson with a few more details on Ben Affleck as Batman in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice movie.Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice sees Zack Snyder directing a cast that includes returning Man of Steel stars Henry Cavill (Superman), Amy Adams (Lois Lane), Diane Lane (Martha Kent), Laurence... Read More »

Batmobile Stroller

Anthony Domanico:They've made a custom Groot swing and a "Lord of the Rings" litter box that lets kitties simply poop into Mordor, and now the Hollywood prop designers behind the web series "Super-Fan Builds" are back with their finest creation yet-- a stroller taken straight from the streets of... Read More »

This Mac Audio Recorder And Editor Is Just Twisted, Man

Thursday, January 15, 2015
For a variety of reasons, some dating back to the middle of the last century where audio recordings were edited with a razor and tape, I collect audio recording apps on my Mac. From Garageband to Logic Pro X, from Audacity to Amadeus Pro, and many others. The latest to be added to the collection is the... Read More »
Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Apple To Design Mac CPUs? Why Not?

Apple loves control. If it can design a better CPU for the Mac, why not? Some analysts think Apple is moving in that direction, and sooner rather than later. Kevin C. Togel parrots the details.Apple last changed the chips it uses in Mac computers back in 2006, making the switch from PowerPC to Intel.... Read More »