Mac
Apple to Release OS X Lion tomorrow
0Just a quick note as it’s getting late, but I wanted to get word out of this as soon as possible.
Apple have confirmed via their quarterly analysts conference call that OS X Lion will be released via the App store tomorrow (20th). (more…)
Send hyperlinks via email in Entourage
0One of the most annoying things left out from Entourage on the Mac is the ability to send hyperlinks in emails easily.
In Outlook (and even in the Mac versions of Word, etc.) you can right click any body of text and convert it to a hyperlink, pointing to any address on the web that you’d like. But in Entourage there’s no such feature (more…)
Review: Splashtop for iPad
0There are plenty of tools available that will allow you to use your iPad as a keyboard and mouse for your PC or Mac, but not so many that will allow you to view your PC’s screen on your iPad.
Enter; Splashtop. A full Windows and Mac remote control suite for your iPad. (more…)
OS X 10.6.8 Update causes problems
2Apple have released the latest major update for it’s soon-to-be replaced operating system, Snow Leopard.
The update is designed to “enhance the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac”. The specifics of this update relate to the App Store, the Preview application, VPN problems as well as removing the highly publicised malware “Mac Defender”. (more…)
Create your own dashboard Widgets in Mac OS X
0Widgets are a great way to quickly reference things in many operating systems, including Mac OS X.
They’re accessed via the OS X dashboard (pressing F4) on your Mac’s keyboard and give you instant access to things like your calendar, the weather, currency exchange, world times and all manner of other things. (more…)
Q&A: Is there an alternative to MSN messenger on Mac?
0One of the shortfalls of the iChat application built into OS X is that it doesn’t support MSN messenger (or Windows Live, depending on your era).
Microsoft do have a version of messenger that is suitable for Mac’s, but it’s not that great and doesn’t support a lot of the features that the Windows version does. (more…)