Category: Mac software

Why not make Flash free versions open to everyone?

March 17, 2010

NPR and The Wall Street are known to be remaking, at least in part, their sites in order to service Apple’s Flash free iPad. And, to my mind that’s a good thing™. However, why not let anyone with an aversion to Adobe’s buggy and resource hungry multimedia plugin connect to these Flash-free havens?

Macs are easier to support, say IT managers

March 16, 2010

Let the haters rail! Of the guys with their feet in the enterprise mud, a large a majority of those with dual platform experience are saying the support cost leader is the Mac with users of the fairer platform using 20 percent fewer resources.

Safari 4.0.5 speeds up Top Sites, plugins

March 12, 2010

Fire up Software Update because Apple’s got an important download for you. This maintenance release of the company’s popular WebKit-based browser offers important feature tweaks and fixes, including improved third-party plug-in stability (i.e. Flash) improvements.

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 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.

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.

‘The main thing is not to install Flash,’ says hacker Miller

March 2, 2010

Do you want to keep your Mac secure? The best advice one of the world’s most famous hackers “security researchers” has to offer is that you shouldn’t use Adobe’s crash prone, resource gobbling multimedia plugin — it’s just that simple.

What you need for an HTPC Mac mini

February 26, 2010

By now you’ve heard about Boxee and Hulu, two truly great applications for delivering television shows to a Mac. However, you may not know just how easy it is to take all of that free content and put it on your home’s big-screen TV. Here’s the stuff you need to get that done.


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