Tag Archives: Mac
Clean My Mac – Spring Mac Cleaning Discount!
It’s getting warmer outside and you really want to go enjoy the fresh air … with your Mac by your side. The only thing is that the hard drive of that poor machine is so packed it’s a miracle that it’s even operating at all – time to clean some stuff up! A few weeks [...]
Full StoryHow to Clean Up a Mac (the easy way)
We’ve all heard it – Macs “just work” and nothing ever goes wrong with them. While that can generally be somewhat true, certain things don’t get advertised. The Macs, while fancier than most regular PCs, can collect digital garbage in a way similar to every Windows-based PC out there – the more you use them, [...]
Full Story11,760 Years to Restore a Mac Hard Drive
A friend of mine (Nikola Ranguelov) and an author here at TechJaws, shared this screen shot with me while restoring a Mac Hard Drive. It would take 11,760 years or 103,018,533 hours to complete this task. I think by the time the restore is completed; humans would be extinct, along with the Mac. Who said [...]
Full StoryHere Comes Tweetie for Mac
Tweetie is a new OS X Twitter client from atebits (makers of the iPhone app of the same name) that’s due to be released today, Monday April 20th. Tweetie for the Mac displays a compact window for reading tweets, replies and mentions, direct messages, and searching the entire Twitterverse. Tweets are displayed in an iChat-like [...]
Full StoryApple Celebrates an Anniversary
In 1984, Apple Computer began selling its Macintosh PC. This day marks the 25th anniversary for the Mac. The Macintosh initially sold well, but follow-up sales were not strong. The machine’s fortunes changed with the introduction of the LaserWriter, the first PostScript laser printer to be offered at a reasonable price point, and PageMaker, an [...]
Full StoryQuick Search Box Tool for Macs
Mac users can smile as Google is offering up something unique just for the Mac heads! Google has released a search box tool for Macs in hope that it will make searching outside the browser a breeze. In a Google blog posting the company revealed that it is interested in beta testers willing to participate [...]
Full StoryIs Apple Hiding from the Truth?
Apple has changed its stance that Macs require antivirus software. Yesterday, the computer maker received a lot of negative press after an article was discovered on the company’s site encouraging Mac users to install antivirus software. Less than 24 hours later, Apple has quietly removed this recommendation from its Knowledgebase. Is Apple projecting a false [...]
Full StoryNetflix Now Available for Mac Users
This is great news for Mac users who currently have an account with Netflix. Mac users can now stream movies through Netflix “Watch Instantly” feature. This is a beta version of the new service and Netflix hopes to have the new service in full operation by the end of the year. The new service offering [...]
Full StoryMac Users Can Now Stream Movies With Netflix
Great news for Mac users! Netflix, the online movie rental service, has finally added support for customers who use the service’s “Watch Instantly” feature on Apple machines. Up until now, only PC users were able to use Netflix “Watch Instantly” feature leaving Mac users in the dark. Netflix has adopted Microsoft’s Silverlight, which will allow [...]
Full StoryMobile Users Should be Concerned
Kaspersky, via PC Magazine, has graciously told the public to worry about mobile phone worms. According to Adam O’Donnell of ZDNet he doesn’t think you should be too concerned with mobile viruses just yet. Hush up Adam! Mobile users should at least be aware of the facts and also safe guard them selves from any [...]
Full StoryCool Free Fonts
If you’re a developer or a graphic designer who creates headers and logos than Fonts are key in pulling it all together. There are many good font sites, but far too many charge a fee for a single font file. You can never have too many fonts, but not having enough can really hamper your [...]
Full StorySpore Set to Release this Week
Spore will be released officially on September 7, for both PC and MAC. There has been so much hype about this game that even celebrities have tried it. Editor reviews have been positive with an average score of 88 according to metacritic.com. It seems that Spore will be a game worth playing for many online [...]
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