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No Windows Live Writer for Mac

I never thought I’d say it – but maybe it just might be worth installing Windows on my Mac for one tiny little program. Windows Live Writer. If you blog – and you have a Windows machine then you have got to check this out. It’s free. It’s part of Windows Live Essentials. I haven’t [...]

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Clean Your Mac Keyboard

The thing about Mac keyboards – well, they are white. Don’t get me wrong – I like the white color. But the keys get soooo dirty. Just this morning – I could stand it no longer. I had shut down my Mac to add more RAM (another story). And since I was sprucing things up [...]

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iPad Puzzle Games

ArtPuzzle HD by MacPhun is a fun art history lesson on the iPad The iPad has transformed a lot of things – and now it has even brought us a new way to work a jigsaw puzzle. There are several iPad apps out there for working these age old games. One such app is called [...]

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Spiderman Book App for iPad

Can I tell you – I just want to be a kid again? Disney just introduced their new interactive Spiderman Book app for iPad and it really looks awesome. Every page is beautifully illustrated – and you can use the touch features of the iPad to interact with the characters in the book. The concept [...]

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Nova Development Mac Bundle

A new Mac bundle has just arrived in town. It will be sticking around for about 11 more days – so if you want it grab it now! This one is brought to you by Nova Development and includes $400 of Mac Apps for only $49. You can find more information about Mac Bundles here [...]

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Digital Color Meter Still Has Hex Values in Lion

Not every Mac user knows about Digital Color Meter. If you don’t know about it – you probably don’t need it. In fact – I use it primarily for designing websites and nothing else. (If you use it in some other capacity – please clue us in by leaving us a comment!). Anyhow, in Snow [...]

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Apple Textbooks 350,000 Sold

The new Apple iBookstore has been open for less than a week – and early estimates indicate that they have already sold 350,000 textbooks. Wow. All Things Digital reports that this figure was achieved in three days. I don’t know about you – but as a parent, I was pretty excited that textbooks had made [...]

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Picnik Alternatives

Yesterday Picnik.com announced that they were closing their doors on April 19, 2012. Many dedicated fans are shocked and dismayed. And they are looking – looking for Picnik alternatives. In my post about Picnik closing, I pointed out that Mac users have a bunch of options when it comes to photo editing software. But what [...]

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Picnik is Closing – RIP

Sad news for anyone that uses the popular online photo editing sofware at Picnick.com. At some point this wonderful service was purchased by Google. And today they have announced that they are closing their doors on April 19, 2012. Picnik.com had a free version – which was pretty darn good and a premium version as [...]

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I’m Not an MLG

(that’s Major League Gamer – I am too cool) … but I really like Angry Birds. I like it so much that I just lost a few hours out of my day under the guise of – er – doing a review. Sounds good, doesn’t it? I know, it seems like everyone has played this [...]

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How Much Data Are You Paying For?

I have a modern family – they love their gadgets. They love being connected. But this technology habit is getting pretty expensive. Not only do we have to buy the darn devices – but we also have to pay for data. All the recent iPad 3 rumors and the newly announced changes to the ATT [...]