How to think like a Mac geek

Most of us have a go at it at least one somebody who ’s not merely a Mac user , but a dyed - in - the - wool Mac geek . You live the type : someone who has a large collection of Macs and is warm to tell you the chronicle of each one ; who keeps up with all the latest Apple news and hearsay ; and who seems to know the answer to any Mac question , no matter how obscure or expert ....

March 10, 2013 · 7 min · 1286 words · Christina Torres

Mobile World Congress from an iOS perspective

Apple does n’t do patronage shows these day , not even the man ’s largest mobile trade show . But that ’s no grounds to overlook last week ’s Mobile World Congress . Apple may not have get together other smartphone and tablet Divine in Barcelona , but the iOS platform is very much a focus of that mobile get - together . To find oneself out just how giving a shadow the iPhone and iPad regurgitate over MWC , I talk to two kinsfolk just back from Spain — Leah Yamshon and Armando Rodriguez ....

March 6, 2013 · 2 min · 391 words · Rebecca Taylor

Review: BearExtender Mini gets your Mac connected to faraway Wi-Fi hotspots

Expert’s Rating Pros Cons The $ 50BearExtender Miniis the follow - up to the company ’s 2010BearExtender n3 ( ) . Like its forerunner , the BearExtender Mini ’s goal is to let you use your Mac from further aside from your wireless base station . The new model is half the size of and more powerful than the original n3 . The company says that the BearExtender Mini can pick up Wi - Fi signals from two to four times further off than the AirPort card built into your Mac ....

March 5, 2013 · 5 min · 873 words · Tracy Harris

Review: B&W’s A7 AirPlay speaker offers outstanding sound

Expert’s Rating Pros Cons Our Verdict In my examination of AirPlay - enable speaker system , I ’ve found it to be mostly the type that , with sound quality , you get what you pay for . Which mean that Bowers & Wilkins ’ $ 800A7 — the most expensive AirPlay system I ’ve yet review — should sound very , very sound . gratefully , it does n’t let down : It sounds incredible ....

February 25, 2013 · 5 min · 1036 words · Lori Roberson

Creating remote presentations with Messages

The Macworld Video in the end repay to its hebdomadary schedule ! We kick off the video ’s rebirth with a unretentive deterrent example on how to share Keynote demonstration over a Messages chat . With a written matter of Keynote and Keynote intro in hand , you ’ll be share in no clock time . Transcript In this video I ’m going to show you how to put up a presentment to a remote drug user using the Messages diligence ....

February 20, 2013 · 2 min · 420 words · Justin Vega

Review: Sound Uncovered for iPad proves there’s more to sound than you thought

Our Verdict Just how much does your psyche functionality affect what you hear ? Your catgut reaction to that question might be “ not a lot , ” but the stave at theExploratorium , a helping hand - on science museum in San Francisco , ask you to reconsider that stead with its new Sound Uncovered app for iPad . According to the Exploratorium , you at last owe your sense of hearing “ not so much to your two ears as to what ’s between them ....

February 17, 2013 · 4 min · 685 words · Rebecca Buchanan

Remains of the Day: Funny money

Apple ’s involve stock of its stock situation , issuing update for AirPort , and thinking about making it easier to exchange cash via your iPhone . The remainders for Thursday , February 7 , 2013 are in the money . financial statement by Apple(Apple ) Apple was move to print a public note in which it explained that yes , it has just a metric ton of hard currency lying around , and that yes , it ’s thinking it ought to consider hold even more of that bread to its investors ....

February 7, 2013 · 3 min · 448 words · Deborah Cook

The Week in iOS Accessories: A little bit of everything

Would you like some soup with your iPhone ? How about a cup of coffee tree ? Some toy ? barrage ? This workweek ’s roundup has you covered . If the $ 1,259iPad , iPhone , iPod Wireless PA Systemsounds expensive , commemorate that it position out enough sound to clearly reach the ear of at least 500 people . It ’s portable , too , weighing in at 11....

February 5, 2013 · 4 min · 696 words · Victor Saunders

Stop squinting: Make text bigger in OS X

When you ’re on the other side of 50 , as I am , you become less concerned about how tight your Mac is , and more concerned in how well you’re able to see the text it display . Whether your eyes are age , your young eye need glasses , or someone that you furnish computer support for could use a boost in catch the screenland , no one should have to squinch when surf the vane , read electronic mail , or spell documents ....

February 3, 2013 · 6 min · 1266 words · Mr. Joseph Booth

iOS apps for resellers

Whether you’recleaning out your loo , reselling detail that you purchased at a sampling sales agreement , or sell your own original works of art , apps can aid you stay on top of your online reselling ventures . I go my own small reselling business . I purchase items at retail sample sale — giant gross sales that retail businesses hold to get rid of extra ware , ordinarily at a significant price reduction — and then I sell them on eBay for a profits ....

January 31, 2013 · 8 min · 1565 words · Olivia Bates

Just Mobile HeadStand headphone stand review

Expert’s Rating Pros Cons Our Verdict We ca n’t help thinking that Just Mobile ’s HeadStand is a costly folly : not everyone will be able-bodied to give up £ 40 for a headphone stand . If you may dispense with the cash , though , these are quite sumptuous : beautifully minimalist and well made . And while nobody needs a headphone stand , you may be surprised how useful you find it ....

January 31, 2013 · 2 min · 426 words · Mark Hall

Review: FreshBooks is a nifty accounting tool for iOS

Our Verdict FreshBooksis a free cloud - based accounting app that help you manage client and labor , send invoices , and track time , expenses , and reckon proper from your iPhone . The app is compatible with the iPhone , iPod tinge , and iPad turn tail iOS 4.3 or later . FreshBooks ’ design is simple and gentle to navigate . The main screen has a top standard that broadcasts how much money you ’re owed ( assume you use the app ’s invoice feature to placard your client ) , while the middle of the filmdom sport seven icons : account , clients , time tracking , expenses , projects , estimation , and report ....

January 31, 2013 · 4 min · 764 words · Jim Jones

Review: Sell or purchase items on-the-go with eBay for iOS

Our Verdict The first rule of on-line auctions is that you need be always connected — if not , how will you be capable to adjure on a desired item last minute if you ’re off from your reckoner ? Thanks toeBay ’s iOS app , you do n’t have to vex about ever missing an auction bridge . This full - fledged app allows you to do just about anything eBay ’s full website does ....

January 31, 2013 · 3 min · 580 words · Lori Gonzalez