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...
Upgrading Your Mac Pro’s RAM To 128GB Will Cost You All Of The Moneys
Earlier this week we told you that it would soon be possible to upgrade your Mac Pro to have 128GB of RAM, thanks to Transcend’s...
‘iBetterCharge’, Have Your Computer Tell You When To Charge Your iPhone
It’s probably happened to all of us a dozen times. You’re walking out the door of your house and you realize that you forgot to...
OS X 10.9 Mavericks Server: A Review
Apple has released their tenth iteration of OS X, called OS X 10.9 Mavericks. OS X 10.9 Mavericks builds on the existing OS X 10.8...
Mini Metro Lets You Design A Subway, Gives You More Respect For Transit Engineers
I can become a bit obsessed with cities and transportation. I drew countless pictures of traffic signals as a kid, and would pore over road...
Lock Your Mac’s Screen To Foil Prying Eyes
If you use your Mac in a public or semi-public area—such as in an open-floorplan office—you might not want random people to be able to...