Archive for the 'Free Software' Category
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
Several apps from one developer have been expunged from the Apple App Store because some of them displayed photos of the unclothed anatomy, both male and female, in violation of Apple policy.
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Wednesday, June 24th, 2009
In a move that probably surprised no one but the developer, the Apple app store has rejected an iPhone app which emulates the venerable and still popular Commodore 64 microcomputer from the early eighties.
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Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009
When I last looked over the open-source movement’s answer to iTunes, it was clear that in spite of a number of great features, it was also lacking in some significant ways. Now, a few of those caveats have been addressed, so it’s time to look again at this surprisingly thoughtful and functional jukebox application.
Posted in Free Software, Leopard, Mac, Mac software, Macintosh, Tips, iPhone, iPod, iPod Touch, iTunes, opinion | No Comments »
Saturday, June 13th, 2009
When it comes to Web browsers for Apple’s Macintosh computers, there are a lot more choices out there than you may realize, including at least four Mozilla-based and, would you believe it, seven WebKit-based products. And, that’s just the beginning!
Posted in Free Software, Leopard, Mac, Mac software, Macintosh, Tips, iPhone, iPod Touch, opinion | 6 Comments »
Friday, June 12th, 2009
Eleven million people have downloaded Apple’s new and improved Safari browser in the three days since its release, including 6 million users of Microsoft’s Windows operating system.
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Wednesday, June 10th, 2009
Tweeting a photo that has already been uploaded to the web is as easy as right clicking (control clicking) to get that image’s address, then just pasting that into your Twitter client (browser window) and then you may tweet at will, or willfully, as the case may be.
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Wednesday, June 10th, 2009
At the end of May, Blorge took an in depth look at the extensive data and privacy trail Safari 4 beta left in its wake. Now, with the Safari 4 final in our hands, we pop the hood once again to see if any improvements have been made.
Posted in Apple, Free Software, Mac, Mac software, Security, Tips, Tutorials | 2 Comments »
Monday, June 8th, 2009
There are some changes, both visible and not so obvious, and perhaps some incompatibilities. Here are some of the things you’ll find after you download and install Safari 4 for first time.
Posted in Announcements, Apple, Free Software, Leopard, Mac, Mac software, Macintosh, Windows, news | 9 Comments »
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009

From simplistic to platinum, here are four tools designed to teach the beginner and help an expert polish his chops. Or, if you’re just looking to have some fun, treat yourself to a game or three or 10 while sprucing up your data input skills.
Posted in Free Software, Mac, Mac Games, Mac software, MacBook, Macintosh, Tips, opinion | 4 Comments »
Thursday, May 28th, 2009

When it’s time to duplicate and, more often than not, convert DVD content into the multiple formats we use daily—DVD media, iPod, iPhone, Apple TV—Mac users have been confronted with an oft confusing array of incomplete, overlapping solutions. This application unifies and simplifies the DVD ripping workflow.
Posted in Free Software, Leopard, MacBook, OS X, Tips | 5 Comments »