Archive for March, 2010

Mac sales continue to surge, says NPD

March 8, 2010

For pretty much everyone else selling stuff, Christmas 2009 was so-so at best. However, Apple not only posted yet another record holiday vis-a-vis Mac sales, the company saw computer volume shoot up over 30 percent in January, as well.

Apple starts iPad campaign at Oscars

March 8, 2010

The Apple iPad made its commercial debut at the Oscars last night, guaranteeing a big audience for the first of what is almost certain to be a large number of iPad ads leading up to the release of the Apple tablet computer.

Get your gamma on! Tune your HTPC Mac mini’s output

March 7, 2010

One of the first things you’re likely to notice after connecting a Mac mini to your TV is the smudgy black appearance of text and lines, for example, which can make navigation difficult for some users. Here are a pair of free apps, both from the same clever guy, to sharpen the picture.

Safari 4.0.5 to offer better HTML5, plug-in support

March 6, 2010

With Safari users suffering badly from a range of Flash-related problems, users are looking for relief. Thereupon, from improved plugin load times to a fix for a JavaScript issue in the current release, as well as improved HTML5 video playback, the next release of Safari promises a lot.

Apple is world’s most admired company, again

March 5, 2010

For the third year running, Apple has beat out all of the other major corporate players and come in first as the most admired company on the planet, which may not be surprising given their performance this year.

Apple remakes Mac developer program

March 5, 2010

Yesterday, there was rampant speculation during the Developer Center Web site outage that Apple would announce important changes to its mobile — iPhone, iPod touch, iPad — program. Now, with the site back online, the changes have happened on the Mac side.

How to: Download YouTube videos in Safari

March 4, 2010

Here’s a brilliantly simple way to download YouTube videos without any additional software or using a dodgy online conversion service. So, saddle up — you’re one simple keyboard shortcut away from downloading anything you want whenever you want.

Wi-Fi detectors banned from App Store

March 4, 2010

Apple has removed all applications that actively search for Wi-Fi connections from the App Store in iTunes, saying that they use a “private framework” and therefore violate a store regulation.

When cometh the iPad?

March 3, 2010

We have apparently been too long without Apple iPad rumors, and there is not much happening on that front right now, so the tech press is speculating on all that’s left: when will the iPad actually be released?

How to: Download music from YouTube using Firefox

March 3, 2010

There’s a wealth of music available on YouTube, especially remixes and special edits that aren’t easily available from other sources. Here’s a quick n’ easy way to download and convert them into iTunes ready music files for Mac, iPod and iPhone.


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