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The Mysterious Origins of the Mac “Spinning Beach Ball of Death”

I always wondered about this one. I guess I should have figured it out for myselft but things are always much clearer when someone spells it out for you… Spinning Beach Ball of Death (SBBOD) Officially the “spinning wait cursor” the spinning beach ball of death spells trouble to most Mac users, so we usually [...]

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Shift It – Simple, Fast, FREE Window Management App

I have seen so many references to the window management application Divvy lately. Divvy looks very cool, but I like free! I have been using “Shift It” for a while; It works great! The Shift It application will let you resize and move your windows without having to use a mouse (and/or via the Menu [...]

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CSSEdit – Cascading Style Sheets with a Dash of Love

I have been hand-jamming and/or utilizing DreamWeavers CSS tools for so long I never stopped to look outside the box. I honestly don’t know how or where I came across MacRabbit’s CSSEdit app, but I wish I had stumbled across it a long time ago. CSSEdit is nicely designed and fits in like a standard [...]

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Sync iPad Contacts, Calendar, Bookmarks | How To Guide

A big thanks to iPadDaily – I couldn’t figure out how to sync my damn iPad bookmarks with MobileMe. It has been so long since I figured it out on my iPhone I guess I had forgotten. Sync iPad Contacts, Calendar, Bookmarks with MobileMe To synchronize your calendar, contacts and safari with MobileMe: If you [...]

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Move Over Netflix – mSpot Movies is Here

mSpot Movie Rentals – Rent movies and not have to pay a monthly subscription fee; sign me up! mSpot Movies is an app much like Netflix but you don’t have to pay a monthly subscription fee to rent the movies.  Each movie can be rented whenever you want for a flat rental fee.  They do [...]

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iPhone 5 Exclusive – Reception Problem Solved

iPhone 5 Preview An exclusive preview of the new iPhone 5, set to have much improved reception compared to the iPhone 4. via iPhone 5 Preview on Flickr – Photo Sharing!.

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Dropbox Tips & Tricks – My Top 5

I love Dropbox; it’s simply amazing and über helpful. Appstorm has published several posts with some really useful Dropbox tips. Below are the five tips and ticks I can’t live without. Tips & Tricks If you’re not familiar with Dropbox, let me first start out by saying you’ve been missing out. There is a large [...]

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Farmville Now On the iPhone

Those crops need harvesting! Social phenomenon Farmville is now available on the iPhone and iPod touch. A portable iteration of Zynga’s popular farming simulation game was originally announced for Apple’s portables at this year’s WWDC, and the application is now available in all iTunes stores. The farming game, which sees players buying and selling crops [...]

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Mac “Classic” Apple iPad Stand – Nostalgia Baby!

Because Nostalgia Always Beats Practicality SiteHirac presents an iPad case for the gentleman-or-woman who wants to take it back to the day of beautiful, age-stained yellow computer casings – the day of the Mac Classic. And as far as I can tell, this is an actual Macintosh Classic, gutted and retooled into the cutest lil’ [...]

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25 Safari Extensions You Can Install Now

Apple’s new Safari 5 brings support for browser extensions. Until Apple showcases the extensions on its own gallery in a few months, we’ve compiled a list of some of our favorites. To learn more about using Safari, check out our Safari 101 screencast on TechUniversity (subscription required). Web & Utilities AdBlock The AdBlock extension is [...]

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