Tag: Mac
Apple Takes Down OSX Updates Due to Stability Issues
Apple sent out Mac OSX Updates last week for OS X 10.7.3 Lion fixing mostly stability issues, but instead caused some problems for updaters. The delta update exited beta testing and hit the average user fixing security problems and some bugs. A delta update replaces only those files that need updating, resulting in a smaller [...]
AirFoil Streams Audio From Your Mac or PC to Apple TV
If you have an Apple TV, you’ve no doubt used it to stream audio, like Pandora, to your home theater, but there is no Apple provided way to stream music from your MacBook or Notebook to your Apple TV or AirPlay speakers. Enter AirFoil, an AirPlay solution that lets you stream any audio from your [...]
Hitachi G-RAID with Thunderbolt Adds 4TB of Snappy Storage to Macs
If you create content for a living, you know the value of fast storage, and just how fast you can fill up a GB of storage space. The new Hitachi powered G-RAID and G-DRIVE external hard drives with Thunderbolt connectivity are aimed at answering this need with a combination of offerings up to 4TB of external storage [...]
Apple Pushes Minor Updates to Safari, Keynote & Windows iCloud
Apple pushed out some minor updates this week for the Safari Browser, Keynote (the company’s presentation application) and the iCloud Control Panel for Windows. The updates don’t add any new functionality to the supplications, but they do fix a few minor bugs. The update to Safari includes the following: Addresses issues that cause hangs and [...]
How To Use the Built-in DropBox-Style Sync in Mac OS X Lion
Did you know Mac OS X Lion has a folder that will sync files much like DropBox or SugarSync? Let me show you how to make use of it. If you’ve used DropBox or SugarSync, then you know of the beauty of putting a file in a folder on one computer and having it show [...]
New Lion Installations Down According to Web Stats
After a quick surge in the initial weeks after Apple’s new Mac OS X 10.7 Lion operating system appeared in the Mac App Store, the numbers of new Lion installations have slowed a little bit, according to numbers from ad firm Chikita. The number of visitors that the online advertiser sees in sites displaying their [...]
Dragon Express Brings Dictation To Your Mac for $50
If you want to talk to your computer instead of type, but you don’t want to spend the full price for Dragon Dictate 2.0 for Mac, Nuance has a new app you should check out. The Dragon Express app is a new Mac app that brings dictation to your Mac for just $50. This new [...]
Java Update from Apple for Lion and Snow Leopard
Apple posted a new Java update that brings compatibility and security fixes for versions running on Mac OS X Lion 10.7 and Snow Leopard 10.6. The update info window reads, “Java for Mac OS X 10.7 Update 1 delivers improved compatibility, security and reliability by updating Java SE 6 to 1.6.0_29.” Of course on a [...]
New Trojan Turns Off OS X Malware Detection
A new vulnerability has appeared on OS-X, exploited by a Trojan (a program that pretends to be another, safe piece of software to socially trick users into giving it a system password) that turns off the built in malware detection system. This piece of software will disable Apple’s XProtect system, which automatically and quietly downloads updates [...]
Fantastical: Fantastic Calendar Management For Everyone
As part of the recent MacUpdate Promo I downloaded and started using the app Fantastical, an OS X utility that runs in the background with an icon on your menu bar. The icon shows you the date but also interfaces with iCal to show you upcoming appointments when clicked. It also allows simple appointment entry. You [...]
