Tag: Windows
Adobe only letting CS5 users upgrade to CS6
Long story short: IF ( Ver < = CS4 ) { FUUUU ($You,$YourWallet) }. So typically when you are about to get bent … Okay,...
Window resizing magic in Lion
For the longest time in Mac OS X windows were all resized the same way — via the little handle in the lower right hand...
Windows Azure Toolkit for iOS released
The Windows Azure Toolkit for iOS was released this week, which allows developers to access Windows Azure cloud storage from within iOS applications. Over time...
Dropbox hits 1.0, still smokes iDisk
Sharing files between computers used to be a nightmare. From the early days of floppy disks, technologies like the ZIP drive, burned CDs and USB...
Punishment 2: Windows in virtualization
If you thought I was done wasting time, energy, and good will in my last post, you were sorely mistaken. Never content to leave well...
Cruel and Unusual Punishment: Installing Windows on my Mac
I have a certain app that I’d like to run on my computer. Sadly, there is no Mac OS X version of this software. I...
Sam & Max: They Stole Max’s Brain to be released on June 22nd
Telltale Games has officially announced that episode three — They Stole Max’s Brain — of Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse will hit Mac OS...
Would you pay for a MacBook for your grade school children?
Kids need access to computers in schools, no one’s denying that they need to have access to cutting edge tools so that they have the...
Find your Keyboard Shortcuts with Keyonary
If you’re a keyboard ninja who spends all your time avoiding the mouse, you probably make efficient use of keyboard shortcuts to complete your tasks....
Google gives Windows the boot and opts for Mac and Linux computers
With Apple’s market share growth increasing you really don’t see a lot of companies moving from Windows-based computers to Macs. Sure, you will find mixed...
Star Coloring brings out your creative side.
I’m always on the lookout for great software for my kids to use on their iMacs. I like to find stuff that will hold their...
Why should Mac users have to pay an Internet Tax?
The Apple community so far has been immune to viruses and malware, as where the Windows community is rampant with all sorts of viruses and...
Using Microsoft Windows: Harder than it may seem
I consider myself to be a pretty smart guy. I know a good bit about computers, and that is why I write about them. I...
The Flip Side: Configuring a Dell With Windows 7
That’s right! Yours truly spent some time with a Windows-based laptop this week. My galpal doesn’t want a Mac (YET!), so I helped her order...
Dipping your Toe into the Mac Pool: Part II – The Small Things
Let me tell you, the small things really trip new Mac users up. If something is just a little different, most normal people are thrown...
Dipping your Toe into the Mac Pool: Part I – Platform Agnosticism
As the Macintosh market share grows, more and more Windows users will have to interact with a Mac at some point. Stepping back from my...
A Bag of Hurt: In Defense of Steve
BLU-RAY! I have been doing a lot of complaining lately about the lack of Blu-Ray playback on Mac OS X. If I want to watch...
Supporting Microsoft Windows for Friends and Family: A Mac-User’s Hell
RIIIIING! RIIIIING! RIIIIING! Waking up to a tech support call is the worst possible way to start out my day. After wasting an entire Sunday...