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There has been an ongoing debate in the Mac community regarding the usage of Blu-Ray technology on Apple’s fine line of computers. Some contend that optical discs are dying as a medium for software and multimedia distribution. Others disagree, but argue that Blu-Ray will not take off as a competitor to the DVD. I have mt own ideas about that topic, but politics aside (for now), my main aim is to show an intermediate solution for those of you who do desire to view Blu-Ray content on your Macs. Contrary to common belief, this is not impossible… Although it may not be what you were expecting either. Read on to learn more. Read the rest of this entry »

Imagine, you are sitting in a coffee shop, miles away from home when you realize you need to email your colleague the presentation you both are working on, then you simply open an app on your iPhone and send it. Here, File File! makes this and much more possible. Read the rest of this entry »

In what is starting out to be a daily topic, what we should have included yesterday… Apple could face new probes from the EU. Meanwhile, iTunes, a place of contention regarding trust laws, could get some competition.

DigiTimes is reporting that Apple has ramped up iPad production to over 2 million. In iPhone supply chain news, the iPhone seems to be facing challenges. That has led analyst to lower their predictions regarding Q3 iPhone sales. Speaking of sales, the NPD Group announced that Mac sales were up in May.

Apple responded to the recent events over iTunes, sort of confirming something fishy happened. FaceTime could be coming to the PC shortly. One thing that will be coming shortly is a carrier unlock for the iPhone 4. Gizmodo claims that AppleCare acknowledged that the software update won’t fix the iPhone’s Antenna problem. At least one person believes that Apple is developing a new (coding) language.

I am the only Apple user in a household of 5 computer users.  Due to this fact, I am forced to maintain knowledge in both the Windows and OS X side of computing – a fact grants me a somewhat unique perspective in discussing various hardware and software features and accessories available on either platform.  Our main television is controlled by Windows Media Center – a technology that, despite my allegiance to the Mac, does seem like a brilliant venture.  Unfortunately, there is precious little Mac-native hardware and software that provides for this same functionality on an OS X based computer.

There have been answers to this concern – Apple has made it easier for viewing media on a television via excellent content management software such as iTunes and Front Row – but these solutions always lack a critical feature – the ability to interface with your Cable box, Antenna, or Satellite box, and still interface with your HDTV in a pleasant. viewable manner.  Third parties have developed hardware and software solutions to help compensate for this lack.  Today, we will review one such solution: the TubeStick Hybrid by Equinux.  Review after the break. Read the rest of this entry »

Choosing the right laptop case is an extremely important decision – it can make all of the difference in the security, protection, and portability of your laptop.  Recently, Pelican kindly agreed to allow us to test one of their extremely tough offerings – and not only is it tough, it’s also secure, and has plenty of storage for the things you’ll need.  Our thoughts on the case after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »

So, we all love Steam for Mac and the fact that it brought us all a free copy of Portal and the ability to play Half-Life 2 on our Macs.  But wouldn’t it be great if you could play even PC games on your mac without booting into Windows or loading up a resource-heavy solution such as Parallels? Soon, this will all become possible.  Allow me to present to you: OnLive. Read the rest of this entry »

Today, Intego has announced that “the OSX/OpinionSpy spyware has been found in a number of applications and screen savers that are distributed on several web sites. This spyware performs a number of malicious actions, from scanning files to recording user activity, as well as sending information about this activity to remote servers and opening a backdoor on infected Macs.” The current list of Screensavers and Applications as well as the announcement PDF after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »