New Apple Repair Program Addresses 2011-2013 MacBook Pro Video Problems
Do you have a MacBook Pro purchased from 2011 through 2013 that exhibits video problems? If so, you may be able to get your computer repaired...
Apple’s ‘Photos’ For OS X Will Arrive This Spring; Developers Get A Sneak Peek Now
Remember Apple’s Photos app for OS X? It made a brief appearance at WWDC and at the time, Apple stated it would come out in early...
OS X’s Spotlight Overrides Mail.app Privacy Settings, Could Give Spammers A Leg Up
Spam and marketing emails often contain content—typically images served up from a remote Web server—that make it possible to see if recipients actually opened the message in...
Apple Issues Software Update For Serious Security Flaw
Pop open the App Store app as soon as possible—it’s time for another software update. This particular update addresses a significant security flaw that affects...
Mac From The Past: That Old iBook Still Has Life Left In It
If you’re reading this, there’s a good chance that you have some sort of old old Mac sitting around the house gathering dust. There’s also...
Not Everyone’s Convinced That OS X 10.10.1 Fixed Yosemite’s Wi-Fi Issues
The OS X 10.10.1 update went live in the App Store on Monday, and according to Apple, the update “improves Wi-Fi reliability.” Presumably, this means it...
Yosemite Tip: Mute Conversations In Messages And Cut The Chat!
I swear; some people are just too chatty. And thanks to Yosemite’s Continuity features, I can get all sorts of SMS messages forwarded to my Mac,...
Yosemite Tip: How To Get The Old ‘Zoom’ Button Back
Prior to OS X Yosemite, the green zoom/maximize button would expand windows to a larger size in order to accommodate all of its contents. In Yosemite,...
Yosemite Tip: Turn Off Transparency Effects
Back in 2007, Apple released Mac OS X Leopard, and with it, introduced a new, transparent look to the menubar. It looked great in demos,...
Yosemite Tip: Put A Calculator In Your Notification Center
Notification Center in Yosemite has learned a few tricks from iOS, such as the customizable Today view. To change which widgets—which ranging from weather forecasts...
Apple Patches Bash To Guard Against Shellshock Exploits
It’s time for another round of software updates: Apple has released a collection of patches for the bash Terminal shell to correct the recently discoveed “Shellshock” security bug....
Google Quietly Releases 64-bit Chrome Canary App For OS X
Canary, a bleeding edge version of Google Chrome aimed at developers and early adopters is now available for download to Mac users. Google has finally...
Apple Blocking Old Versions Of Flash After Another Security Exploit
Apple is blocking older version of Flash on Mac OS X after yet another security exploit has been exposed for the plug-in. Users running old versions...
iTunes 11.2 Update Hides /Users Folder For Some, Makes Everyone Blame OS X 10.9.3
Has your /Users folder gone missing since you installed Apple’s latest round of OS X software updates? You’re not alone. Macworld points out that some...
Spotify Rolls Out A New Look, Shows That Black Is The New Black
This morning, the Spotify app on my MacBook Air alerted me to a new version and that I should restart the app to upgrade. So...
EverWeb Wants To Make Web Development Absurdly Simple
When Apple discontinued its iWeb webpage design app back in 2011, it left a lot of users who relied on it to design their personal...
MacPaw Announces Hider 2 At Macworld 2014
MacPaw, an independent Mac software company out of Ukraine, has announced Hider 2 at Macworld/iWorld 2014. This application is an update to the first edition...
Two Out Of Five Mac Users Have Upgraded To OS X Mavericks
We often hear about how quick the adoption rate is for software updates over on iOS, but what about OS X? A new report from...