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What does Google know about you? Well, that just depends on how much you use Google. Google is now being accused of eroding privacy... (Read More)
Adam C. Engst is reporting on the continuing saga of MacBook keyboard woes... See the full story...
... and see what you get. But try asking yourself what "Apple Computer" and "American Idol" have in common... ??? (Besides advertising!) This edition of Fred's 60-Second Windows takes a slightly skewed look at Apples and Idols...
I sure you have seen popups that tell you: "You have malware on your computer", download now to check your system. Of course, the warning tells you about PC files so it is a give away that it really isn't looking at your Mac. Now, there is one that does talk about Mac files.
By now you have probably heard one story or other about how a couple of guys wrote Graphic Calculator for the PowerMac when the PowerMac was underdevelopment at Apple. See the full story...
SheppyWare's web site is subtitled: "Software for the Apple II, Mac and BeOS. (Only they use all caps.) I found it by reading an article in Computer World about an Apple IIC that was recently sold on eBay for $2600. (Read More)
The Apple Mac mini (2-GHz Core 2 Duo) seems to be getting a lot of press these days... See the full story...
Our "Google caught, denies involvement" from last week about cybercriminals utilizing Google services brought quite a few responses. This one definitely knows the story, and we though should be passed along... (Read More)
Bill Westerman wrote this article last year, but it seems to be pretty up-to-date. He gives 10 points about malware on the Mac. See the full story...
By now you have probably seen that Apple is claiming to be the #2 music retailer in the U.S by surpassing Best Buy and Target. (NPD is making this statement.) See the full story...
Now includes the AES-128 encryption for journals to keep them safe from prying eyes, and a lot of other improvements. (Read More)
Is your hard drive okay? How do you know? SMART Utility hard drive diagnostic scanning application highlighting failing drives, expanding drive listings, to scan the internal hardware diagnostics system of hard drives See the full story...
Facebook: The Missing Manual -- Finally! A Missing Manual to Help You Navigate the World's Most Popular Social Networking Site See the full story...
David Pogue and Derrick Story Inside Apple iPhoto 08: The Missing Manual find everything you need to know to start using this popular digital photography software (Read More)
ProjectForum, a wiki-based collaboration application for small and medium workgroups, has been updated to version 6.0, a major new release. Highlights include an innovative new wiki editor, and a new site-wide user accounts option, previously only available in the high-end Enterprise edition. Anyone can install this powerful but easy-to-use workgroup wiki on Mac OS X in minutes.
Fluidmac application for Mac OS X - FluidNoise uses natural looking random noise to create images and movies from scratch - simple interface generates anything from clouds, fire or water to marble, wood grain or rusty metal. (Read More)
PTHPasteboard PRO 4.3 adds support for powerful new Web Enabled Filters. The Language Translation Filter, translates to and from various different languages using Google's Language Tools. See the full story...
GroupSmarts MemoryMiner is a fantastic complement to the iLife suite, MemoryMiner lets anyone zero in on stories depicted in their photos by linking them to each other based on people, places and time
We've said many times that A Better Finder Rename is the most comprehensive file renaming solution for the Macintosh ever made. Now it's gotten better... you need this! See the full story...
In any decision situation, the amount of relevant information available is inversely proportional to the importance of the decision.
- Paul Dickson
When the decision is up before you -- and on my desk I have a motto which says "The buck stops here" --the decision has to be made.
--Harry S. Truman
I invented this rule for myself. I would sort out all the arguments and see which belonged to fear and which to creativeness, and other things being equal I would make the decision which had the larger number of creative reasons on its side.
--Katharine Butler Hathaway
Have a great week... (See last week)
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