As the Mac gets more and more market share, it gets more and more updated software and new big name titles. It also reaps the benefit of more open source solutions being developed for it. One of these is a strong competitor to Microsoft Office.

Are you using your Mac to its fullest potential? Chances are, the answer to that question is no. Apple packs so much capability into each computer that it is easy to overlook the simple ways your Mac can help you increase your productivity and streamline your computer experience.

Have you pimped out your Mac, or have you left it unmolested? I decorate my MacBook in a new way on a regular basis. I can’t stand the plain white look, and also just want it protected. If you’ve wanted to do some simple decoration of your Mac, this post is for you.

Apple patent filings stir up the Apple fan rumor mill like nothing else does. Sometimes the speculation is nothing more than idle chatter and fun, and sometimes the speculation brings up real potential ideas that get me excited. The most recent patent filing falls into the latter category for me.

If you have moved computers, added an iPod, used a USB flash drive, had music stored on an external drive or used another solution to handle your growing or portable music collection, you have had duplicate songs in iTunes. You also know that once you get enough music on your computer, getting rid of these duplicates becomes quite the chore.

Telling Apple retailers to “stock up” on Macs and iPods, Apple is warning of a coming shortage that could affect availability. There is no word yet on the reason for the shortage, however, speculation looms that it goes hand in hand with their mystery product announcement from the fiscal quarter update call last week.

I am as big an Apple fangrrl as anyone, but lately Apple has just not been making happy news for me to write about. The company seems to be bound and determined to destroy all of the positive reputation it has built up over the years with a series of bad decisions and snafus.

Hictu is giving away a free, unlocked iPhone 3G. What is Hictu? A free micro video blogging service. Think YouTube meets Twitter, in a similar vein to 12Seconds or Seesmic. You record a simple, short video and other people see your video and comment on it.

If you are a student, right now is when you are looking to buy a computer for college in the Fall. Choosing the right machine for the job can be difficult at best, but it is even harder if what you need is a Mac. They all sound so good - how do you know which is the one you need?

In the news is Yahoo! Music’s complete and epic failure after three years of trying hard to be the music source for Yahoo! users. The failure could not have come at a worse time for the beleaguered company. Even worse is the effect his has has on Yahoo! Music users themselves.