Archive for the ‘Software’ Category

9 Essential Resources for Mac Newbies

Nov-4th-2011

So, you finally let Windows out to rot and made the switch to the Mac. Feeling a little anxious about it? Well, first of all, relax. There are plenty of resources out there to help you get situation, not to mention an amazing community of enthusiasts who have no problem helping you find your way. [...]

How to Restore the Status Bar in Lion

Nov-4th-2011

Do you know any Terminal tricks or third-party apps that can bring these three things back to Lion? First, the winding gear in the lower-right corner of a Finder window that lets me know the information is being accessed, just not visible yet. Second, the line of info at the bottom of the Finder window [...]

How to Quickly Upgrade Your MacBook Pro Without Buying a New One

Nov-3rd-2011

You know the symptoms: applications don’t open as fast as they used to, and you always seem to be running out of space on your hard drive. It’s painful to admit, but your MacBook Pro that was so shiny a year ago may finally be showing its age. But you don’t have to put your [...]

How to Improve Your Handwriting on an iPad

Nov-3rd-2011

Use a Stylus Practice, Practice, Practice Auto smoothing FTW! Watch That Wrist — And Those Fingers The iPad’s ability to register Multi-Touch gestures has allowed developers to create some truly innovative applications. Unfortunately, Multi-Touch is the pits when it comes to taking hand written notes on a screen. Most of us have spent the bulk [...]

How Can We Ditch Our Wallets for Our Electronic Payment Future in the Age of Hacking?

Oct-10th-2011

Last week, I was sitting on the Starbucks patio, sipping on a Frappachino, I watched a car pull up into the drive-through, and the gentleman took their smart phone and waved it over a smart phone reader which deducted the cost of his coffee from his Starbucks card which was inside of his smart phone [...]

Free Vs Bought Virus Removal Software

Oct-9th-2011

It’s important today for PC users to find out how to get rid of viruses and be designed with a fantastic anti-virus program. The increased variety of freeware anti-virus software has allowed the home user to try different programs and judge from their website, leaving the expensive commercial software with a low demand. Often, freeware [...]

Uninstall AVG – Learn How To Permanently Remove AVG Antivirus

Oct-9th-2011

Are you stressing over how to completely and permanently remove your AVG antivirus software from your computer system? AVG is a highly recommended piece of software, in regards to internet security because it can be downloaded free of charge. This is highly appealing to most the public. However as most people opt for the free [...]

Interactions adds $12M to its voice self-service tech

Oct-9th-2011

Interactions Corp., a provider of voice self-service technology, has closed a $12 million funding round, the company announced Tuesday. The Franklin-based company said the round was led by Sigma Partners of Boston, with participation from North Hill Ventures of Boston, Cross Atlantic Capital Partners of Pennsylvania and Updata Partners of New Jersey. The

How To Use Adobe Edge to Create HTML5 Animations

Oct-8th-2011

Adobe recently unveiled a new application to their suite of creative products called Edge. Adobe Edge is an application that lets users create Flash-like content, but using web standards like HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript. This is great news for web developers who wish to forget about Flash and move on to these newer technologies. Let [...]

Ask.com has an iPhone app that lets you ask and get local answers

Oct-8th-2011

Don’t worry, this isn’t another search app you’ll never use. Actually, Ask.com isn’t a search engine per se. Originally conceived as the place to ask complex questions and get relevant answers, Ask.com returned to these roots earlier this year after its owner IAC realized there’s no point in battling search behemoths like Google, Yahoo, and [...]