Speed Up Your MacBook With A 7,200RPM HDD
Originally released in May 2006, Apple’s iconic white plastic MacBook has finally been retired from their main product line in favour of the Pro and Air models. But, while the MacBook is no longer...
View ArticleSome OS X Lion Issues & How To Fix Them
Apple’s latest big cat is a great deal for Mac owners, introducing some much needed changes, exciting features and increased eye candy too. However, like any operating system, OS X Lion has its quirks...
View ArticleVMware Fusion: Run Windows Seamlessly On Your Mac
Following Apple’s switch from PowerPC to Intel processors as the engines to power their computers, the horizons of Mac users were thus widened to enable booting into a fully native copy of Windows,...
View ArticleUse Apptivate To Increase Your Productivity
Keyboard-driven launching applications such as Quicksilver and Alfred are a powerful and super-fast way to launch applications, search for files and even execute complex commands, but depending on your...
View ArticleDistraction Free Writing With WriteRoom For Mac
Many of us old enough to remember the widespread adoption of home computing began using Macs due to their superior word processing capabilities, but as our machines have become ever more powerful, they...
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The Search For The Best Mac Browsers
Mac users have never been so spoilt for choice with web browsers and it’s a good thing too, because your browser is the one application which you probably use the most. The OS X internet browser...
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Give Your Intel Or PPC Mac A New Lease Of Life
PowerPC Macs have been discontinued by Apple but they’re still capable of basic computing tasks such as word processing, emailing and web browsing, the latter particularly true if not surfing with the...
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Nuu Minikey – A Small Hardware Keyboard For iPhone 4
As a former enthusiast of PDA-style devices such as the Nokia N810 and PalmPilot, moving to the iPhone was a revelation for its slick, seamless UI and vast choice of apps, though I did miss having a...
View ArticleGetting The Most Out Of Your MacBook Air
The latest iteration of MacBook Air has proven to be very popular indeed, showing off incredible speed and beautifully engineered aluminium design. However, with the price of SSD drives still...
View ArticleSteve Jobs: 1955 – 2011
Editor note: We don’t usually cover any news or memorial, but Steve Jobs had been a great influence to us. As a tribute to him and all those wonderful things that he had done, we decided to publish a...
View ArticleA Brief Look At iOS 5
iOS 5 will be released on 12th October but the final pre-release developer preview known as the Golden Master has already been made available to those in Apple’s developer program and this is almost...
View ArticleUse MarsEdit To Create And Manage Blog Content [Mac]
The explosion of Internet users seen in recent years has resulted in a proliferation of blogs, both personal and professional, all catering to a myriad of tastes and topics. Whether you’re a...
View ArticleUseful Terminal Commands & Tips For Mac OS X
Mac OS X is built to be so user-friendly that anyone can use it, regardless of their level of experience when dealing with computers. However, delve beneath OS X’s shimmering surface by launching...
View ArticleMatias Tactile Pro 3 – A $150, Mac-configured, Clicky Keyboard
Since the 1980’s, laptop and desktop computers have become steadily more modular and streamlined. As a result, the old mechanical (or ‘clicky’) keyboards many of us grew up with have largely been...
View ArticleGet Many Of Lion’s Best Features On Snow Leopard
There are several reasons why you may not wish to make the upgrade to OS X Lion: If you still rely on Rosetta to launch applications with PowerPC code, if you have an earlier Intel Core Duo Mac which...
View Article4 Great Lightweight Media Applications For Mac
Mac’s are great for creating, altering and editing media, be it film, music or graphics and so it’s no surprise that some of the best content creation software is available for OS X – Photoshop, Logic...
View ArticleAn Updated Look At Quicksilver [Mac]
For a long time, Quicksilver was the primary keyboard driven launcher for Mac OS X power users, gaining popularity for its powerful and flexible interface which allowed the software to hook into many...
View ArticleUse Firewire Target Disk Mode To Troubleshoot A Mac
Since Apple were the main driving force behind the development of Firewire, it’s no surprise that the majority of Mac’s have shipped with support for the standard. While sometimes considered the sole...
View ArticlePreview Windows Phone 7 On Your iPhone
In an effort to poach new customers away from their existing iPhone and Android handsets, Microsoft has released an ingenious new web-based demo of Windows Phone 7.5 Mango which is accessible via the...
View ArticleMaximise Your Safari Web Browsing Experience
Apple’s own web browser may have fluctuated in popularity over the years but recent iterations have seen it become much more stable, swift and flexible in a bid to keep up with the innovation seen in...
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