MAC.BLORGE » Andrew Dodson http://mac.blorge.com Top Apple and Mac news and views Sat, 25 May 2013 16:39:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 How to turn your iMac into a TV http://mac.blorge.com/2013/05/25/how-to-turn-your-imac-into-a-tv/ http://mac.blorge.com/2013/05/25/how-to-turn-your-imac-into-a-tv/#comments Sat, 25 May 2013 16:39:07 +0000 Andrew Dodson http://mac.blorge.com/?p=17147 How to turn your iMac into a TVWhat used to be the centerpiece of the living room is quickly transforming into not only smaller, but also portable screens. The TV isn’t what it used to be and more people are turning to their Mac as the [..]
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Now the content isn’t live, rather, it will air its programming 24 hours after it [..]

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]]> http://mac.blorge.com/2013/05/16/cw-programming-coming-to-apple-tv-when-are-others/feed/ 0 New Apple MacBooks coming to WWDC http://mac.blorge.com/2013/04/29/new-apple-macbooks-coming-to-wwdc/ http://mac.blorge.com/2013/04/29/new-apple-macbooks-coming-to-wwdc/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 21:53:08 +0000 Andrew Dodson http://mac.blorge.com/?p=17138 New Apple MacBooks coming to WWDCTickets to Apple’s Worldwide Developer’s Conference sold out in two minutes. The lucky few who were able to score tickets to the big show can expect to see a completely refreshed MacBook lineup.

Not the sexiest or even the most exciting [..]

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You soon find yourself depressed, however, [..]

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The ad features up-beat music that you would expect from an Apple commercial:

“After using the limits of pushing buttons, we’re introducing the button to [..]

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]]> http://mac.blorge.com/2013/03/25/siri-eyes-free-now-being-advertised/feed/ 0 Apple security hole finally patched http://mac.blorge.com/2013/03/23/apple-security-hole-finally-patched/ http://mac.blorge.com/2013/03/23/apple-security-hole-finally-patched/#comments Sat, 23 Mar 2013 18:42:02 +0000 Andrew Dodson http://mac.blorge.com/?p=17128 Hacking an Apple ID is as simple as knowing a birthdate and email.

That’s what was reported this week, and even though Apple has corrected the security problem, it should still raise some eyebrows. The Verge initially reported that the Apple ID login system was compromised, allowing [..]

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]]> http://mac.blorge.com/2013/03/23/apple-security-hole-finally-patched/feed/ 1 Mac Gamers: Update your Retina MacBook http://mac.blorge.com/2013/03/14/mac-gamers-update-your-retina-macbook/ http://mac.blorge.com/2013/03/14/mac-gamers-update-your-retina-macbook/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2013 22:04:12 +0000 Andrew Dodson http://mac.blorge.com/?p=17125 Apple released an update to their Retina MacBook Pro laptops that should make gamers happier.

The update addresses gaming frame rates and fan issues. Everyone loves a cooler laptop. From Apple:

This update resolves a rare issue where users may experience slow frame rates when playing graphics-intensive [..]

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Some disgusting news from the Apple space today finally told us why Apple went with those ergonomic, squishy balls for their children’s section across their many retail stores. The top reason? They absorb urine really well.

According [..]

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]]> http://mac.blorge.com/2013/03/06/gross-kids-pee-on-ball-seats-at-apple-stores/feed/ 0 Next Mac Pro to Feature 2 TB Solid State Hard Drive http://mac.blorge.com/2013/03/04/next-mac-pro-to-feature-2-tb-solid-state-hard-drive/ http://mac.blorge.com/2013/03/04/next-mac-pro-to-feature-2-tb-solid-state-hard-drive/#comments Tue, 05 Mar 2013 01:53:32 +0000 Andrew Dodson http://mac.blorge.com/?p=17115 It’s no surprise that Apple’s solid-state hard drive that’s found in the MacBook Pro, MacBook Air and iMac make computer operations speedy. So it also shouldn’t come as a surprise that Apple is considering putting it into their next-generation Mac Pro.

According to a report from [..]

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]]> http://mac.blorge.com/2013/03/04/next-mac-pro-to-feature-2-tb-solid-state-hard-drive/feed/ 0 iMac sales skyrocket as supply catches up with demand http://mac.blorge.com/2013/02/26/imac-sales-skyrocket-as-supply-catches-up-with-demand/ http://mac.blorge.com/2013/02/26/imac-sales-skyrocket-as-supply-catches-up-with-demand/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2013 15:27:57 +0000 Andrew Dodson http://mac.blorge.com/?p=17112 Apple Mac sales are skyrocketing as the supply chain finally catches up with demand.

Apple financial analyst Gene Munster released a report today that showed data of U.S. Mac sales for the month of January. According to the Piper Jaffary analyst, Mac sales erupted 31 percent year-over-year [..]

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