Chris Breen, esteemed Senior Editor of Macworld magazine, gave a presentation at Macworld conference on Mac tips and tricks. Here are our top 5 takeaways from his presentation. 1. Switch off those annoying Mac App Store update alerts! If you’re in Mountain Lion or Mavericks: Go to System ...
Top 5 Apple Mail Plugins
We just came back from Macworld, and the seminar by Joe Kissell on Apple Mail for Power Users had some great tips on software you can purchase to enhance the functionality of Mail. Here are our top 5 Apple Mail plugins from his presentation. 1. Mail Act-On This plugin costs $30 and lets you ...
Top 5 Cool Hardware Finds from Macworld
We just came back from the Macworld conference in San Francisco, and roamed the show floor looking for cool hardware and gadgets. Here are the top 5 Apple-related items we found. Double Last year at MacWorld we saw the prototype of this machine. Now it’s actually for sale. For $2500 you can buy a ...
My First Shapeways 3D Design
My first 3D printed item that I designed myself arrived late last week. It's called the Scribble Necklace, and it's made with polished brass. How I made it: I creeated a free account at Tinkercad, which lets you do online 3D design. Then I made my scribble on a piece of paper, photographed it ...
Lots of iPads at Delta’s LGA Terminal in NYC
I recently flew Delta out of La Guardia airport in New York. It may be true what Joe Biden says, about La Guardia being like a third-world country, but Delta is looking to improve the gate-waiting experience by having an iPad at every single seat, whether at the food and drink bar or at one of the ...
Shapeways for Buying 3D Printed Items
After last week's trip to the 3D printing fair here in New York, I've been reading and researching 3D printing. The best-known website for buying 3D printed items is Shapeways. Recently I’ve bought a few items from Shapeways. Each item is printed to order, which means it takes a few weeks to get to ...