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Archive for the 'Free Software' Category

Apple App Store fooled by racier images

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

Apple App Store fooled by racier imagesSeveral 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.

Apple says no Commodore emulator on iPhone

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009

Apple says no Commodore emulator on iPhoneIn 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.

Songbird 1.2: Two-way iTunes track, playlist sync plus a 10-band EQ

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.

Top 10 + 3 best Web browsers for the Mac

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!

Safari downloaded 11 million times in 3 days

Friday, June 12th, 2009

Safari downloaded 11 million times in 3 daysEleven 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.

How to: Tweet your iPhoto pictures with iPhoto2Twitter

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.

Safari 4: Leaving smaller data trail, eating more system resources?

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.

Safari 4: What’s new in Apple’s trendsetting WebKit-based browser

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.

Learn to type: Best typing tutor software for your Mac

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.

Mac software: Metakine’s Fairmount is a better way to rip DVDs

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.

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