Aperture 3 is an amazing upgrade. People had begun to worry about the future of the software, as it was two years since the last version came out, but I can see now that they’ve been doing some major work under the hood. I feel silly for doubting Apple’s commitment to the product now. What [...]
Whether you’re writing a simple article for a blog, piecing together the next blockbuster hit, or penning a 500 page romance novel, there are quite a few options for helping you get all of that information organized and drafted. There really are enough to chose from with a wide enough range of options that you’re [...]
I’m looking for a new RSS feed reader that offers good support for video, audio and photos. This post will discuss what I’ve found in that search. It’s not pretty so far. The content available in the market is moving much faster than the tools to consume it. SplashCast will play a roll in this [...]
Microsoft’s Vista has widely inspired the “Why do I need that?” question, which past “killer applications” have answered in different ways for different platforms during three decades of personal computing.
Top Tens must be a seasonal thing. Everyone’s doing it. Digg blogged a list of top ten apps for Mac. TUAW made a kind of anti-list.
There’s a list of ten fastest growing branded web sites with Apple on top. There’s even a list of ten signs that you are a GTD disciple.
Here’s my [...]
Recently, I received a fresh new laptop from Dell. Upon receiving it, I did the traditional “installation of Windows from scratch” on it to remove a lot of the garbage that is preinstalled on Dells. Then I got really busy installing tons of great software that takes care of pretty much every software need I [...]
Over the past couple of years of running The Apple Blog, I’ve tried out literally thousands of applications. A lot have been great apps that I still use today, but infinitely more have just been plain bad. I know I’m not the only one who’s experienced this. So to help you weed through the clutter, [...]
Hey web developer novices, here are some tools and apps you might not know yet. Check them out on the weekend.
If your email volume is anything like mine, it’s totally insane. Thousands of messages constantly streaming in and, only a tiny fraction of those are messages you need to see.
Surprising then, that only a few years ago I was literally living inside Microsoft Outlook. Rigid folders, the nightmarish rules “wizard”, and that annoying inbox [...]
Mac OS X Tiger seems to be the most stable and dependable Mac OS to date.
So why are there so many Mac maintenence utilities? Check the price tag. The Top 7 Utilities are free.
Does that mean your Mac running on OS X Tiger doesn’t need maintenance?
The truth is that Mac OS X is highly sophisticated, [...]
This is a list we are collecting in Middle-East-Developers user group about the best books in the field of Software Development, Engineering, Design … etc
These are some of our favorite Mac OS X tools. Some are free, some cost a little but all are going to make your Mac days that little bit easier.
Recover your data from failing hard drives. Call these services.
If your hard drive makes noises, is unable to read data or you need to recover your valuable data,
shut down the computer, remove the hard drive, and call any of these data recovery services.
Your Palm PDA can do a lot more than just contact and calendar management. Stock it with the right software and it can play music, stream RSS feeds, keep you entertained on the road, and even get you where you’re going.
What will the “right software” cost you? In some cases, nothing at all. A few [...]
Too many Photoshop filters and plugins simply perform neat tricks that soon get old. Some, like the radial blur filter are so specialized that you might use them once a year. However, a few of these are downright useful and sometimes indispensable. These tools provide a service that is impossible to replicate [...]
