August 2010
Adobe releases Lightroom and Camera Raw updates →
Apple A Day: Jungly Jump →
Sam & Max: The City That Dares Not Sleep is out... →
Apple A Day: FX Photo Studio →
Let’s Macgasm Together →
The Devil’s Playhouse Finale drops on August 30th →
Apple A Day: Podcaster →
“On the whole, I’d say thinking has been a tremendous inconvenience.”
– Jerry Holkins
Netflix for iPhone — Grab it now →
Apple A Day: SAS Survival Guide →
Instant Message on Facebook Chat and Google Talk... →
Apple A Day: Dictionary.com →
Macgasm Podcast #335 →
All Three Seasons of Sam & Max are on Sale →
Can Chatroulette Get It Up Again? →
“I think it declined because of all the dicks,” responded Peretti.
Quick Tip: Clean up your Dock with Stacks →
Macgasm Podcast #334 →
Macgasm Podcast #334 →
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The Weekly Roar #236 →
The Weekly Roar #237 →
The Weekly Roar #237 →
The Weekly Roar #236 →
The Weekly Roar #235 →
12-Core Mac Pros now Available →
Are you in need of the Ferrari of computers? Looking for something with some real pep? Well, Apple just released the brand new Mac Pro with two 2.66 Ghz six-core Westmere Xenon processors. If you want even more juice, you can bump it up to two 2.93 Ghz six-core Westmere Xenon processors for an additional $1,200 USD.
Playing Catch-Up: RIM to release iPad Competitor →
Digitimes is reporting that the Chinese site Apple Daily has information about RIM’s upcoming “BlackPad” that will be competing directly against the iPad.
The Macgasm Screencast Challenge — Mission... →
Last month, we ran a contest to find two new screencasters for the Macgasm Team. We received many submissions, and we’re working our way through them currently.
Movist — Play your Videos Without Hassle →
Movist is a free, open source movie player for Mac OS X. It combines ffmpeg with QuickTime to playback almost any video format you can throw at it. When combined with Perian, Movist is really impressive.
Saving Bandwidth with your Browser →
Some of us, unfortunately, have daily or monthly bandwidth caps. If we go over a certain allotment of data usage, either our speed will be throttled or our wallets will be molested. Saving a couple of megabytes here and there can really make a difference.
Saving Bandwidth with your Browser →
Some of us, unfortunately, have daily or monthly bandwidth caps. If we go over a certain allotment of data usage, either our speed will be throttled or our wallets will be molested. Saving a couple of megabytes here and there can really make a difference.
The Jailbreak PDF Exploit’s Days are Numbered →
CNET is reporting that Apple has a patch for the PDF exploit that allowed Jailbreakme.com to crack iOS from inside of Mobile Safari. As for a release date, Apple is keeping mum on the subject.
FilterTwitter: Censor your Incoming Tweets →
Are you tired of hearing about certain topics on Twitter? Well, Justin Williams has released a Safari 5 Extension called FilterTwitter. This 49 KB hunk of code will take the words or phrases you enter into it, and then remove those tweets from your timeline on Twitter.com. You won’t even know they exist.
ClickToPlugin stops Web Annoyances from Loading →
If you’re familiar with ClickToFlash and it’s Safari 5 extension ports, you’ll be familiar with the concept behind ClickToPlugin. Instead of just blocking Flash content from loading, this Safari 5 Extension halts Flash, Java, Silverlight, Windows Media, and QuickTime content from loading automatically.
FileMaker Pro 11 — A Review →
If you’ve ever had the need to catalog your information, you’ve most likely looked into Database solutions. Microsoft’s Access is a popular implementation, but it is sorely lacking as far as Mac OS X goes. That’s not a problem, though. FileMaker Pro is right at your finger tips, and you can try it for free.
The Weekly Roar #235 →
Lesson Learned: iOS as a Gaming Platform →
There is a saying that goes something like this: Beavers build dams. If you put a beaver on the top of the Empire State Building, he’s still going to try to build a dam.To break it down, that essentially means that once an entity finds a successful way to do something, they will attempt to shoehorn that methodology into anything they do. The print industry has been very guilty of this in the...
Mac OS X is losing Online Market Share, iOS Gains →
ComputerWorld is reporting that Mac OS X’s market share has dropped in five of the months in 2010. OS X has fallen back to the 5% share that it was back in February. In contrast, it’s highest point was 5.3% in October 2009. That said, these numbers don’t necessarily reflect the actual sales. Gregg Keizer notes “two weeks ago Apple reported it sold a record 3.5 million Macs in the second quarter.”...
Microsoft Office 2011 for OS X drops this October... →
Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac OS X has officially been announced as an October release. You’ll be able to purchase three different packages from $99.00 to $199.00 for single-user licenses.