Most of the Apple announcements made last year were focused around the hot item of the year, the iPod. Steve introduced the first flash-based iPod at Macworld 2005, the Shuffle, and later introduced the Nano and the video-capable iPod. So, if 2005 was “The Year of the iPod”, what will 2006 be? The Year of […]

Here’s a sequal to a post from a while back. Since then, I’ve seen a couple good funny Mac videos, and I decided to share them with you. The Animated Switch Parodies is really three switch videos of Bill Gates, Big Brother, and the Dell Dude. Enjoy! Microsoft History 2006 Conan O’Brien iPod Ad Parody […]

For those of you that are constantly IMing, an alternative to using abbreviations is to actually let iChat type the whole word for you. With Tiger’s built-in dictionary, in iChat you can start typing a word and hit the “Escape” key. Then, iChat will display a list of possible words to use. Tiger’s buillt in […]

Apple seems to have made a serious mistake by accidentally mentioning a new product, iWeb, on a Garageband support site. The website also states “iLife ’06 Features”. This page has been viewed and many saw the error. So, what is iWeb? I’m guessing it is a publishing tool for .Mac, and maybe it can make […]

Yesterday, Mozilla’s Mac-only browser, Camino was updated to 1.0 Beta 2. The update features many great fixes for bugs, and also improved download speed. Some user interface changes were made, a change to some of the icons and preferences. To see all of the new fixes and improvements, take a look at the release notes. […]

Sound Shuffler is a preference pane that allows users to randomize system beeps and sounds. For example, if you get one error message, you will hear the sound “Basso”. The next time you get an error message, you will hear the sound “Hero”. Sound Shuffler was just updated to version 1.7, creating a link to […]

This is the widget I’ve been waiting for. The concept is basically of the This Day in History widget, but instead is focused on Apple history. The widget also adds a cool feature, where you can change the look of the widget to OS X, Classic, and Newton. Download This Day in Apple History.

Safari 2.0 needs a lot of improvement, so hopefully Safari 3.0 will fix the issues. Safari 2.0 introduced RSS capability, a growing and necessary feature in all browsers. Internet Explorer 7 is supposed to add this feature, along with many bugs in IE. I would guess that Safari 3.0 will finally get rid of its […]

One of the first things I discovered when I switched to Mac was the ability to control the computer with your voice. I am usually a keyboard shortcut guy, but lately I’ve started to use Speech to control my Mac. If you have never tried Speech before, you should give it a try. In the […]

ShowMacster is a really fun and helpful plug-in for iChat video conferences. ShowMacster works by taking over your current live picture from your webcam and replaces it with movies, picture slideshows, sounds, and even live screen captures. So, with Showmacster you can share your media to share with your family and friends. ShowMacster has a […]