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Houston Apple Store launch pushed back, maybe for new iPad

by Mike Schramm (Mar 1st, 2012)

The Houston Chronicle reports that Apple's latest retail store in that city is now set to open on March 16, and that date has led to some speculation about Apple's timing on the iPad release. Originally, the Houston store was set to open up in January of this year, but that launch got delayed. ...

MobileMe Calendar web app out of beta

by Mike Schramm (Oct 14th, 2010)

Apple has announced that the MobileMe Calendar web app is now officially out, leaving beta and becoming available to all MobileMe customers. The service allows you to check or update your MobileMe calendar from any computer or iOS device, share or publish calendars out to friends, family, or ...

GDC 2010: Hands on with Pocket Creatures

by Mike Schramm (Mar 14th, 2010)

One of the best things about going to a convention like GDC is what we in the business call "doing research," which you might know as "playing games." We often get to check out the latest and greatest that developers are working on, and so when Tactile Entertainment offered us a chance to check ...

Psystar releases Open(3), plays with fire

by Mike Schramm (Mar 19th, 2009)

Say, just for the sake of argument, that you're Psystar. You've been served by Apple for selling (they claim) illegal clones of their machines, and selling their OS (which you claim isn't even copyrighted) on illegitimate hardware. Sure, you've won a minor victory in the battle, but generally, the ...

Mac 101: Enter directory paths when in open/save dialogs

by Cory Bohon (Dec 30th, 2008)

Last week I told you about easily switching directories (folders) while in an open/save dialog. This was great when you knew where a folder was located in a specific place, and you could drag + drop it on the dialog. But what if you want to type in a directory path (i.e. ~/Desktop)? While in an ...

Mac 101: Quickly change directory in save/open dialogs

by Cory Bohon (Dec 24th, 2008)

More Mac 101, our series of tips for new Mac OS X users. Have you ever tried to open or save a file, and you want to quickly change from the directory (folder) you are browsing to another directory? It might be simpler than you think, and it doesn't require you to go searching for the directory ...

Psystar offers Blu-ray option for Mac clones

by Robert Palmer (Oct 29th, 2008)

Macworld's Jim Dalrymple reports that Psystar, the makers of legally-contested Mac clones, are offering Blu-ray drives for its products. Two Blu-ray burners can be added to Psystar's Open and OpenPro line of computers, a $310 6x Blu-ray burner, and a $350 6x Blu-ray burner that includes a 16x ...

Apple "wrestles" with 3rd party iPhone apps

by Erica Sadun (May 11th, 2007)

Will the iPhone open up to 3rd party apps? Steve Jobs says that Apple is wrestling with the decision, according to Tech.co.uk. Contradicting earlier statements that the iPhone would definitely be a closed platform, Steve Jobs cracked open the door a bit. Supporting this semi-statement is the ...

Monday man page: open

by Michael Rose (Feb 12th, 2007)

Just a quick hint for today's man page: the open command does just what you might think. It opens files, directories, applications or URLs; no muss, no fuss. For files, you can specify an application to open them with the -a flag (or just trust LaunchServices to pick the right app). If you want to, ...

MacLibre

by Dan Lurie (Sep 5th, 2006)

Readers with experience using certain distributions of Linux or Fink under X11 on OS X will be familiar with the concept of package managers. Basically, a package manager is an application or service with allows users to download and install applications of their choosing from a set catalog of ...

Shiira 2.0 Preview

by Dan Lurie (Jul 23rd, 2006)

Shiira has always been the browser we all have installed, play with when we're bored or need to test site compatibility, but never really use in day-to-day work. Despite the fact that the current version has essentially all the features of Safari, the interface and features always felt a bit ...

Possible fix for the iPod 'click of death'

by David Chartier (Jun 2nd, 2006)

JC at Mac Geekery has come across a potential solution to the iPod hard drive's 'click of death' that many owners will likely experience at some point or another (After all it's a hard drive and you walk/run/snowboard around with it all day. It has to throw in the towel some day). After hurling a ...

Stuffit 10.1 finally goes Universal, loses installer

by David Chartier (May 1st, 2006)

Allume Systems has finally cranked out a (beta) Universal Binary of their 'hate it but gotta have it lying around' free Stuffit Expander. It seems they were going for bonus points with this release, as they removed some of the 'hate it' factor by finally doing away with an installer; it is now a DnD ...