For enterprise Mac users, Apple dropped a mini-bombshell today: in less than three months, they will discontinue their XServe line of rack-mounted "blade" servers, to be replaced by the existing Mac Mini Snow Leopard Server, and a new configuration of the Mac Pro preconfigured with Snow Leopard ...
Live from the MacTech Conference
We are wrapping up our final day at the MacTech Conference 2010 in Los Angeles! This is a gathering of Mac developers and consultants from all over the world -- we've already met people who have come from Vienna, Melbourne, Genoa, and theres a whole bunch of us from the ACN community in New York. ...
Top 10 iPhone Apps for New Yorkers
These are my top 10 most useful iPhone and iPad apps for use in NYC. And most are even free. 1. CityTransit ($3), iPad and iPhone Maps of the NYC subway, buses, LIRR, and Metro North. Which you can use offline, like in the subway and need to figure out where to get off the train. It also locates ...
And yet another new one
I often say I see something new all the time in my work, and today it was my own computer who needed some expertise. It turns out that the files generated by a behind-the-scenes Mac OS X process called aslmanager was preventing me from, get this, opening Terminal. If you can't open Terminal, it's ...
What’s New in iPhoto ’11
Last week Apple announced a new iLife '11, which includes an updated version of iPhoto. What are the new features? Full Screen You can make iPhoto go into full screen mode by clicking on the green button in the upper left. So you won't see your Dock, or your menu bar, you'll just see your photos ...
Computer and Home Entertainment Cables, Deciphered
So why are there so many different kinds of computer tech cables, anyway? Why is it all so confusing? The New York Times online has a slideshow with close-up photos and descriptions of 12 different cables commonly used around the home or office. Plus they offer their opinion on whether to spend a ...