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Parenting Tip: How to control what your child watches on YouTube

by Kelly Hodgkins (May 23rd, 2013)

My kids are growing up as part of the internet generation and, as a result, they love watching videos online. Being good internet citizens, it's not surprising their favorite videos involve cats doing silly tricks. I would love to let them loose on YouTube to watch their cat videos, but there is ...

Twitter for Mac finally gains Notification Center support

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (May 23rd, 2013)

Well, here's something I thought we would never see -- a minor update for Twitter for Mac, which finally brings Notification Center support to the client. You know, it only took just shy of 10 months after the release of OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion for that to happen. The 2.2.1 update also fixes Growl ...

Google Chrome update adds a bit of Siri to OS X

by Steven Sande (May 22nd, 2013)

Google's Chrome browser for OS X has had the ability to do voice search for about two years now, but the latest version of Chrome appears to bring something a bit more Siri-like to the mix. Now, when you ask Google certain questions about the weather, sports scores, stock prices, directions and ...

OmniGroup releases OmniPresence, free sync technology for OS X and iOS

by Steven Sande (May 22nd, 2013)

OmniGroup, the Seattle-based developers of OmniOutliner, OmniGraphSketcher, OmniGraffle, OmniFocus and OmniPlan, has announced that today they are shipping OmniPresence document syncing. OmniPresence rounds out the automatic syncing solutions that OmniGroup added first to OmniFocus in 2008 and ...

New and notable apps for iOS and OS X - May 22 edition

by Kelly Hodgkins (May 22nd, 2013)

It has been busy in the App Store with a handful of new apps landing on iOS and OS X. Take a few minutes and check out our list of standout apps from the past few weeks! iOS Apps Video Filters [iOS Universal; Category: Photography & Video; US$3.99] Pro HD Video Camera with 100 Fully ...

New and notable apps for iOS and OS X - May 15 edition

by Kelly Hodgkins (May 15th, 2013)

It has been busy in the App Store with a handful of new apps landing on iOS and OS X. Take a few minutes and check out our list of standout apps from the past few weeks! iOS Apps A Beautiful Mess [iOS Universal; Category: Productivity; $0.99] The photo app from A Beautiful Mess is the easiest ...

Get the most out of Apple's Notes app

by Kelly Hodgkins (May 6th, 2013)

Notes took a great leap forward with the introduction of iCloud and OS X Mountain Lion. Once a static app that sat on your iOS device, Notes now allows you to jot down quick messages and sync them across your Apple devices. In a post from this weekend, Sandro Cuccia of The Mac Observer takes a ...

New and notable apps for iOS and OS X - May 6 edition

by Kelly Hodgkins (May 6th, 2013)

It has been busy in the App Store with a handful of new apps like Angry Birds Friends landing on iOS and OS X. Take a few minutes and check out our list of standout apps from the past few days! iOS Apps Toy Defense 2 [iPad; Category: Games; $1.99] Set in WW2, this action/strategy game is packed ...

Briefs for the Mac lets developers create interactive app demos with just a few clicks

by Kelly Hodgkins (May 1st, 2013)

Briefs is a design tool for the busy developer who wants to show off their beautiful app without crafting a full-on prototype. Created by Rob Rhyne of Martiancraft, the professional-level tool is filled with features that allow you to bring your app to life without typing a single line of code. We ...

New and notable apps for iOS and OS X - April 30 edition

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 30th, 2013)

It has been busy in the App Store with a handful of new apps like FocusTwist, Circles and Delicious Scanner landing on iOS and OS X. Take a few minutes and check out our list of other standout apps from the past few weeks! iOS Apps iLuv Drawing Vehicles HD [iPad; Category: Education; $1.99] ...

Baby Monitor 3G makes watching your baby much easier with new OS X version

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 30th, 2013)

Having a baby requires constant vigilance -- morning and night you are watching over your little one to keep them safe and happy. One indispensable tool for parents is a baby monitor that lets you watch over your child from afar. If you have an old iOS device lying around, then you might want to ...

6Wunderkinder brings new pro features to its Wunderlist task manager

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 25th, 2013)

6Wunderkinder today introduced a new Pro option in its popular to-do app, Wunderlist. The new Wunderlist Pro moves the task manager towards small business use by adding features that focus on team collaboration. Wunderlist Pro now lets users share their workloads by assigning tasks to ...

Timebar: Turn your menu bar into a countdown timer

by Erica Sadun (Apr 22nd, 2013)

Timebar ($2.99) has got to be one of the wackier utilities I've come across but it's one that may deserve to find a loyal audience. It works like this: You pull down the menu, set a stop time and an optional audio alert. Click "Start" and boom, the menu bar at the top of your screen ...

New and notable apps for iOS and OS X - April 22 edition

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 22nd, 2013)

New and notable apps for iOS and OS X - April 22 edition. It has been busy in the App Store with a handful of new apps landing on iOS and OS X. Take a few minutes and check out our list of standout apps from the past few weeks! iOS Apps Chew It Well - loose weight with fun [iPhone; ...

Extract App Resource Icons with AppleScript

by Ben Waldie (Apr 22nd, 2013)

Whether I'm preparing for a demo or writing an article, blog post, book, or technical documentation, I often find myself performing the same set of repetitive steps. I need to navigate into an app's packaged resources folder, find one or more icon files, occasionally convert them to PNG and scale ...