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FILTER RESULTS ►Take Over The World From Your Mac To An iPhone Or iPad With Conquist 2 [OS X Tips]
I’m a long time Risk player, with a penchant for grabbing up Australia or South America first, then blockading the heck out of them while I focus my expansion to the rest of the map from these well-fortified positions. While there is a fantastic Risk game for the iPhone, there’s not one for the Mac, [...]Show More Summary
Switch to Mac: Translating Windows to OS X
Congratulations! You've made the leap from a Windows PC to the Mac. Now that you're here, it's no surprise that you might be feeling a bit lost. We've assembled this chart to make it easy for you to find the feature you're looking for, whether it's your printer settings or audio controls.
Apple’s recent design changes betray a big design shift in the works
When Jony Ive took over the role of leadership for Apple’s Human Interface in October of last year, many speculated that the style of Apple’s design language across iOS and Mac OS X would also shift towards a flatter, more clean style. This speculation was fueled mainly by Ive’s feelings towards skeuomorphism and his minimalist […]
Google's Chrome team developing app launcher for Mac
Google is looking to bring a version of its Chrome OS app launcher to the Mac, possibly as an add-on to the Chrome browser, allowing users to access a slew of Web apps normally available only from within the
Chrome App Launcher Beta For Mac OS X Released
The beta of Chrome app launcher for Mac OS X has been released. It presents an easy way to launch Chrome web apps from the desktop. Like It, +1, Tweet It, Pin It Original content from Ubergizmo.
Leak points to ’5G Wi-Fi’ in next-gen Macs
It has been reported that Apple’s next-generation MacBooks will support gigabit Wi-Fi connectivity, evidence of which was discovered in a recent OS X developer build. The 802.11ac Wi-Fi standard, also known as “5G Wi-Fi,” is capable of delivering theoretical speeds of up to 1.3Gbps and is considered a major leap forward. Show More Summary
Google Chrome’s App Launcher Is Coming To The Mac
Google Chrome’s app launcher, which lets Chrome users quickly find and launch their favorite web-based applications, is coming to Google Chrome for Mac OS X. Google has already begun work on porting the feature to Windows, but it’s also been found in the latest Chromium build for OS X. The Chrome app launcher was designed [...]Show More Summary
Dogfight From Your Mac To iPhone With Sky Gamblers: Air Supremacy [OS X Tips]
What’s more satisfying than screaming through the air, blasting enemies coming at you in a full 360 degree radius around you, firing all your weapons and avoiding enemy flack and planes? Doing that with your buddies, of course! Namco’s Sky Gamblers: Air Supremacy is a gorgeous, fast-paced dogfighting air combat game for your Mac for [...]Show More Summary
Google Chrome app launcher making its way to the Mac
Anyone who has ever played around with Google Chrome OS will be familiar with the app launcher. Chrome runs nothing but web apps, but the app launcher provides the impression of a more regular OS, as you don't have to open a browser window to launch anything. Show More Summary
Challenge Your iPad-Owning Friends With Two Towers For Mac [OS X Tips]
Game Center, now on OS X as well as iOS, is Apple’s online leader board and game matching system. It lets you challenge your friends for both real-time as well as asynchronous multiplayer gaming, as well as give you bragging rights each time you beat out your frenemy’s high score on a Mac game you [...]Show More Summary
How to sync an Android phone to your Mac
Thanks to iCloud, syncing an iPhone with a Mac is a piece of cake. But Mac users who don’t buy into the whole “one vendor to rule them all” thing will find that syncing an Android phone with OS X isn’t quite as easy. That said, it isn’t...Show More Summary
5 Interesting Calculator Alternatives For Mac OS X
Compared to other standard calculators, Mac OS X users definitely can't complain. The Calculator app that ships with Macs by default is diverse and incredibly powerful. However, you simply can't build an app as general as a calculator to satisfy all possible user scenarios. Show More Summary
Dropbox Encore enables a second dropbox in a single OS X user account
Dropbox shared folders let two users (i.e., two accounts) share a folder of files. But sometimes Dropbox Sharing is not what you want, e.g., independent work and home accounts. The Joy of Macs' new Dropbox Encore enables a second instance of Dropbox to run in a single Mac OS X user account. Show More Summary
How to view content from your Mac on your Apple TV with AirPlay Mirroring
If you own a Mac running OS X Mountain Lion and either a second or third generation Apple TV, you have the ability to display content from your Mac on your TV wirelessly with AirPlay Mirroring. If you are familiar with how AirPlay works for iOS with display mirroring, it's very similar. Show More Summary
Ravensword Shadowlands Makes The Jump From iOS to Mac OS X
Crescent Moon Games, known for its quality iOS gaming work (Aralon: Sword and Shadow, Dig!), has just released it’s well-regarded iOS game, Ravensword: Shadowlands, for Mac OS X. Apple gave Ravensword: Shadowlands the Editor’s Choice designation for the iPad version, which can still be purchased for $7 on the iTunes App Store. The Mac OS [...]Show More Summary
Save Space On Your Hard Drive – Disable SafeSleep Mode On Your Mac [OS X Tips]
Warning – this tip is fairly advanced. Use it at your own risk. There’s a feature that debuted back in 2005, called SafeSleep. Basically, it’s a hibernation mode designed to save the current state of your running Mac, so that it can start up exactly the same way you left it when you put the [...]Show More Summary
New Mac spyware found on Angolan activist's computer
Previously unknown Mac OS X spyware, signed with a valid Apple Developer ID, has turned up on the laptop of an activist from Angola at a human rights conference in Norway. Security researcher and privacy activist Jacob Appelbaum found the spyware on the activist's Mac at the Oslo Freedom Forum earlier this week. Show More Summary
A Perfect Operating System? Getting Windows Style Features In OS X
Bring the best features of Windows to OS X. You did not read that incorrectly. Many Mac users won't admit it, but there are some pretty nice features in Windows – particularly Windows 7 and later. Maximizing apps in a way that isn'tShow More Summary
New OS X Spyware Discovered at Oslo Freedom Forum
During the 2013 Oslo Freedom Forum, an annual conference focused on human rights, a new piece of spyware was discovered on an attendee's Mac. The spyware, which was discovered by security researcher Jacob Appelbaum, is currently being analyzed by F-Secure to fully understand what it does. Show More Summary
Save Space On Your Hard Drive – Delete System Logs And QuickLook Cache Files [OS X Tips]
There are many files that help make your system usable, but they can build up over time. System logs, for example, keep track of usage, errors, and services running on your Mac, but unless you look at these often via an app like Console, you’ll probably not need a ton of log files taking up [...]Show More Summary
