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Apple R&D spending spiked at the end of 2012

by Mike Schramm (Jan 28th, 2013)

Apple may be on the top of its game lately, but that doesn't mean the company isn't still looking forward. According to the LA Times, the company from Cupertino has jumped up its research and development spending over the last quarter, by a whopping 33 percent. According to the most recent ...

Quicken won't run on Lion: 10 Mac finance apps that will

by Steven Sande (Jul 9th, 2011)

OS X Lion isn't out yet, but it could be hitting the Mac App Store as soon as next week. For many Mac users, the decision on whether or not to upgrade to Lion is boiling down to one incompatible app -- Quicken for Mac. We've been hearing from our readers for several weeks that Quicken is the ...

Calibrate your monitors for cheap

by Erica Sadun (Jan 12th, 2011)

In the world of computer monitors, there's quality, ... and then there's the rest of us. I buy my monitors at places like Costco, Target and Best Buy, where you can pick up a 27-inch unit for under $300. Remember that statement about "you get what you pay for?" It's particularly true of ...

Steve Jobs spending less on flying

by Mike Schramm (Apr 27th, 2009)

This might be obvious to most of us, but the WSJ feels it's fit to print: while Steve Jobs' reimbursed budget for his private jet has been fairly considerable over the past year or so -- $580,000 for a six-month period a year ago and $30,000 during a quarter period, the past few reports have seen ...

Discounts, doorbusters, and more: TUAW sampler of holiday savings

by Michael Rose (Nov 28th, 2008)

Just because Apple aficionados have historically been willing to pay a modest premium for the world's best computers, music players and cellphones, that doesn't mean they don't enjoy the occasional bargain as much as their Windows-using, Zune-toting, Blackberry-typing brethren. In the spirit of ...

Doin' the Moneydance 2008r2

by Steven Sande (Aug 8th, 2008)

Keeping track of personal finances isn't usually something to dance about, but with the newly released Moneydance 2008r2 for Mac, you might at least do a little happy dance whenever your checking account balance is in the black. Moneydance is a full-featured personal finance manager with online ...

First Look: Pennies for iPhone

by Cory Bohon (Aug 7th, 2008)

Pennies is a new iPhone application from the same people who brought you AppZapper and Disco. Pennies is a simple, yet beautifully designed, application to manage your monthly budget right from your iPhone or iPod touch. When you first launch the application you are presented with a "This Month" ...

Cha-Ching update brings fixes, 1.0 by April

by David Chartier (Mar 30th, 2007)

Cha-Ching, Midnight Apps' handy Quicken-killer that takes the pain out of managing your money, has received a minor update to v0.5.2. While the notable changes like UI improvements, bug fixes and confirmation dialogs when deleting items aren't much to write home about, the third change from the ...