Macintosh Articles

Ideally we would all have our Christmas shopping done by now. But that just isn’t the case for most of us, is it? If you’re in a bind trying to figure out what to get the Mac user in your life, these software titles are a good place to start. What could make…

Some owners of the new $99 Apple TV have experienced a frustrating issue when sharing content from their computer. They see an error stating “There are no songs in this library,” even though iTunes Home Sharing is set up correctly. Since the recently-introduced…

Following last year’s successful MacGraPhoto bundle – which featured 7 applications – Apparent Software has put together a bigger collection of quality graphics applications for the same price. As mentioned last year, software bundles aren’t usually posted…

If you’re a neat freak about how windows are sized and positioned on your Mac’s screen, Stay is a new application that will make your life better. It’s especially useful for those who connect to external displays. Obsessive-compulsive types often find…

When the completely redesigned iMovie ’08 came out, a vocal group of users complained that the user interface didn’t include the traditional editing timeline. With Apple’s new iMovie ’11, however, a couple clicks bring the timeline back. Apple touted the…

The Kanex iAdapt HDMI V2 lets Mac users connect their Mini DisplayPort equipped computer to an HDTV, HD projector, or AV receiver. Newer Macs support both audio and video output over a single cable. The evolution of Mini DisplayPort to HDMI adapters…

At this point, iTunes is so much a part of our daily lives that it’s a major event every time Apple touches it. While iTunes 10 is very similar to its predecessors, it still brings some new things to the table. Most of the attention paid to iTunes 10 centers around…

Do you ever get tired of manually changing the default alarm sound in iCal from “Basso” to something of your choice? Do you hate having an alarm sound at all? Take care of this annoyance once and for all. So you’ve configured iCal to add a default alarm to all…

Google’s Picasa is a popular way for people to organize, upload, and share their photos. Once they’re all uploaded into a Web Album, though, it can be a challenge to get them into Apple’s iPhoto software…

Do you often find yourself hunting down the same files, folders, and applications over and over again? With Blast in your Mac’s menu bar, these frequently accessed items are always within reach. Blast ($9.95) is a convenient Mac application from Apparent Software…

Many Windows users are familiar with the F8 keystroke required to start their PCs in Safe Mode for troubleshooting purposes. Mac users can do the same, but in a slightly different way. If your Mac is freezing, not starting up correctly, or behaving in another…

Folks who love listening to internet radio on their Mac will find plenty to like with Radium. It’s a lightweight application that sits in the menu bar and does its thing without ever getting in the way. The number of internet radio stations available…