27 April 2008
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New RSS Reader-Times

03/05/08 07:38
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I currently use Net News Wire as my RSS reader and why not? It's now free and does the job really well, especially when I am looking at my Mac updates feed. RSS readers are great because they allow you to quickly read through the headlines of stories and click on the ones that interest YOU so I was a bit surprised when I saw a new RSS reader that has a user interface similar to a Newspaper. It's called Times and in my test it's not bad but at $30 I think I'll stick with Net News Wire for now. Read More...
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Is Apple care or .Mac worth the money?

02/05/08 14:09
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I have two iMac's and signed up for Apple Care for both of them at a cost of $159.00. After some problems with Leopard and my iMac I have to say that for the most part Apple Care is not worth the money. The same can be said for a .Mac account which for a fee allows you get a Mac eMail address, publish your website on the Web and store back up files. However with more and more inexpensive and free services appearing unless Apple adds more value to .mac a lot of people may forgo this service. Read More...
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Performance test of new iMac's

01/05/08 15:16
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Primatelabs.ca published Geekbench scores for the iMacs that were released just last week. As I saw the release of the new iMac's I was wondering, should I go for another upgrade over my 24" 2.8 iMac? Well the results do not give me a compelling reason right now and maybe I can actually use my iMac for another year without needing to upgrade ! Read More...
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Erase and clean install of OSX

01/05/08 13:03
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With so many third party apps and utilities for OSX available there may come a time when you notice that Mac is running sluggish. The first step of course is to use disk utility to repair your disk permissions but if that doesn't work it maybe better to do an erase and install and start from scratch. Yes it can be a lot of work but you maybe surprised with improved performance of you Mac. Here are some steps to follow when you do your complete refresh. Read More...
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RapidoStart

01/05/08 07:22
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RapidoStart is a cool utility designed to quickly launch applications, open documents, or access folders. When there is not enough space in the Apple Dock, you can use RapidoStart to store an endless number of items! It can be used in conjunction with the Apple Dock or as its replacement. Oh and the best part is that it's free !! Read More...
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Wallpapers & Icons

01/05/08 07:12
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If you're like me you like to change the wallpaper on you Mac every once in awhile. The problem is where do you find really good high quality wallpaper customized for your screen resolution ? Well I found a great site that has a lot of wallpaper options with really good photography and they are all free. It's called Interfacelift and I usually go there at least once a week to see what's new. Read More...
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Video Box

27/04/08 07:49
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I like to record videos off the Web. There are some great videos of old TV shows and other things that I like to collect but the problem has always been that it's sometime hard to download without going through a log of apps. Well thanks to Video Box that problem is solved. Just drag and drop the URL of the FLASH you want to download and Video Box downloads the video and saves it to a location specified by you. It does cost $15.00 but this Leopard ready app will provide you with the ability of downloading a lot of FLASH videos. Read More...
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Free Stuff you should have

27/04/08 07:34
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One of the great features of OSX is the menu bar. A very quick glance at the top menu bar can give you a snapshot of your system, the weather, the date and time among other features. As much as I like apps for the menu bar I don't want to spend money to add them because they are "nice to have" and not a necessity. Here are some of my favorites courtesy of surfbits... Read More...
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