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Would you like to have the Slide to Unlock of iOS fame on your Mac? Do you have a need to lock your Mac’s display from prying eyes? Perhaps, you simply want a lovely photographic vista with information such as the time, date, and current temperature. ____________________ By incorporating Slide To Unlock, Lock Screen Plus…

It always seems like a new design starts the moment the old one goes live. If that’s true, then this design has been 7 years in the making. More specifically, though, this one started in November, 2011 – still a respectable 10 months. We put out a call for – and solicited bids from –…

Many methods were discussed during the show, but the simplest one was suggested afterwards by Peter Lewis of Stairways Software, maker of the excellent Keyboard Maestro utility. To locate Java applications, open Terminal and type the following command: find /Applications -name “*.jar” Using the find command, this query will search the system’s Application folder for…

The issue, it turns out, is not the size of the security slot in the vertical dimension (case depth). An Apple salesperson explained to me that, rather, it’s the depth of the case with respect to the size of the locking key when it’s inserted and turned 90 degrees. (That’s because of the T design…

NPD DisplaySearch analyst Richard Shim told CNET that Apple is planning for a 2560-by-1600 resolution display for the 13-inch MacBook Pro. Such a display would have fewer pixels than the current 15-inch Retina MacBook Pro, which touts a 2880-by-1800 panel, but the smaller screen area on the 13-inch model will create a similar “Retina” effect.…

When OS X Lion was rolled out, we were given several new technologies to add to our toolbox of Mac goodness. One of these, Launchpad, falls into a unique category in that people either love it, or they hate it. Perhaps “hate” is a bit extreme, but most “tech-savvy” types lambaste Launchpad as an overly…

Previously, the Living Earth HD, world clock and weather, was available only for iOS. Now, it’s been brought over to the Mac, and it’s equally spectacular. Plus, it includes desktop and screen saver functions._________________ The iOS version of this app was previously reviewed, and it was given a high rating. What’s nice about this app…

Along with the ability to use the iPhone as a remote camera, version 3 also supports recording directly from the iPad camera, includes MacBook Pro retina display support, offers an updated user interface, includes Final Cut Pro X support, and is OS X Mountain Lion compatible.With the release of iStopMotion 3, Boinx also consolidated its…

Nearly all Macs have built-in speakers but, while Apple is working to improve its sound quality, on most Macs the speakers simply don’t get loud enough. They’re generally fine for close listening in a quiet environment but once you add some ambient noise or move away from the computer, Mac users often find themselves wanting…

Let’s talk cursors. Actually, it’s the old-timers who say “cursors” while everyone else calls them “pointers.” Apple uses both terms interchangeably in their documentation. These are the darling little on-screen indicators designed to provide feedback to users. According to the latest revision of Apple’s Human Interface Guidelines document, there are eighteen system pointers in OS…

Improvements will come as more developers make their apps “Retina-ready,” but part of the cost of early adoption is waiting for third parties to catch up. New Retina Display MacBook Pro owners therefore eagerly await Retina updates to their favorite applications. Wouldn’t it be nice if there was a central listing of apps that were…

Maybe They’ll Look Something Like This In some ways, this isn’t precisely news. When Apple released released a barely noticeable bump to the Mac Pro during June’s World Wide Developer Conference, Apple CEO Tim Cook said that his company was working on a more significant bump for sometime in early 2013. As noted by AppleInsider,…

Wired Journalist Mat Honan (via Wired) UPDATE: For those interested, we’ve done some investigation into what exactly happens during a remote wipe of a Mac via iCloud. You can read our findings here. By now, the news of Wired journalist Mat Honan’s “Epic Hacking” has hit the mainstream news. Late last week, in a matter of minutes,…

This deserves some explanation, stating with the fact that what these new options mean is that one can essentially order the same configurations on both models. Previously, the 2.3GHz model came with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of SSD storage, period, for US$2,199. For $2,799, one could get 2.6GHz, 8GB of RAM, and 512GB of…

This line of reasoning means that competitors who underestimate the ability of the iPad to supersede the PC are delusional. And it also means that if they spend their time designing PCs, namely Ultrabooks, to compete against the MacBooks, then they’re doubly delusional.I want bring your attention to the best article I’ve seen in a…

This app runs in the background on your app and makes typewriter noises while you type. It picks up keyboard input from any app your working in, meaning that you can be sure and annoy the heck out of everyone around you no matter what you are doing! Seriously, though, we think this is a…

EPEAT measures and ranks the recyclability of computers, and the group’s certifications are requirements for come company and government agency purchase programs.Apple’s withdrawal of all of its computers from the EPEAT program over a week ago led to speculation that the MacBook Pro with Retina Display didn’t earn a gold ranking thanks to its glued…

InDesign users have been complaining about an issue where the application crashes when ever dialog windows appear, and considering how many actions trigger dialog windows, it left many unhappy designers unable to do their job. The problem affects InDesign users with a MacBook Pro with Retina Display or MacBook Air with USB 3.0 support, that…

Both companies said Apple was the third largest PC company in the U.S. Chart by The Mac Observer from Gartner Data In addition to the differing share and unit sales figures from the two research companies, they also differed with their relative performance numbers for Apple. IDC said that Apple’s Mac unit sales declined from…

Adobe working on InDesign crash fix for MacBook Pro, Air usersAdobe InDesign forum members noticed the problem on the MacBook Pro and MacBook Air models Apple released in June after installing MacBook Pro (Mid 2012) Software Update 1.0. Without the update installed, InDesign users aren’t experiencing the crashing issue.The update, according to Apple’s release notes,…

EPEAT is an environmental organization that certifies products based on their recyclability, among other criteria. Apple was one of the founding companies that established those criteria in 2006, and EPEAT certification is now required for purchases by some institutions, including cities like San Francisco. The news that Apple had pulled its Mac products from EPEAT…

_______________________ Bodega is an app store, itself an app, that has been easy to overlook amidst all the recent fuss about sandboxing and the Mac App Store (MAS). For example, apps that provide services that expire, install code or resources in shared locations, require license keys, or request an escalation to root privileges will all…

Display Preferences for the MacBook Pro with Retina Display The name of the FAQ is called “MacBook Pro: Frequently asked questions about using a Retina display.” Other questions include how to deal with apps that want to take over the screen and supply their own resolution, how to handle external displays, and an explanation of…