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 Use FileVault and Time Machine

Oct-7th-2011

I’ve never enabled FileVault because I’ve heard that it made backing up with Time Machine difficult. Is there a way to make FileVault and Time Machine play nice with each other? It’s true that FileVault and Time Machine have historically not played well together, but with OS X Lion, Apple has thankfully fixed these issues. [...]

Steve Jobs at Apple: A Timeline

Oct-6th-2011

Steve Jobs stepped down as Apple’s CEO on Wednesday and Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook was named as his replacement. Jobs will remain with the company as chairman of the board. Following are some highlights and key events in Jobs’ career at Apple thus far. 1971 — Meets Steve Wozniak, with whom Jobs will later [...]

Weighing in on the Apple Cinema Display

Oct-6th-2011

I’m a new iOS and Mac developer, and I need an external display to go with my 13-inch MacBook Pro (2010). I’ve seen the Apple Cinema Display, but is it actually worth its hefty price for someone who does developing and light gaming? In short, maybe. At $999, the Cinema Display is incredibly expensive, and [...]

How To Move Your Documents Folder

Oct-5th-2011

I upgraded my MacBook Pro with a solid-state drive for speed, but it’s too small to hold all of my files. I know how to move music and photo folders to an external drive, but how do I move my Documents folder? I created a Documents folder on an external drive, but no matter what, [...]

Parallels Desktop 7 Review

Oct-3rd-2011

The best keeps getting better In the wake of Apple’s transition to Intel chips in 2006, the longtime question “Mac or PC?” soon became “What’s the best way for me to run Windows on a Mac?” Virtualization specialists Parallels and VMware have been duking it out ever since with their respective Desktop and Fusion products, [...]

80 OS X Lion Features You May Have Overlooked

Sep-26th-2011

It’s been more than three weeks since OS X Lion escaped from the Mac App Store and took up residence in Macs around the globe, and for the most part users are quite happy with their new houseguest. Part of the fun with any new operating system releases is uncovering the new features — and [...]

Steve Jobs Resigns: Special Coverage

Sep-19th-2011

The day we knew was coming arrived. Steve Jobs, the iconic co-founder of Apple, has stepped down from the company he helped make one of today’s leading tech firms. Stating he could no longer perform the duties as Apple’s CEO, Jobs stepped down with Apple COO, Tim Cook, taking the reigns as Apple’s new leader. [...]

Apple Turns To Tim Cook To Replace Jobs

Sep-11th-2011

Apple’s newest CEO has a tough act to follow. But in turning to chief operating officer Tim Cook to replace Steve Jobs in the wake of the latter’s resignation Wednesday, Apple’s board of directors has chosen a familiar face with a proven track record with the company. Tim Cook, Apple’s New CEOCook is no stranger [...]

Best Way to Get Norton Antivirus Support

Sep-2nd-2011

Norton Antivirus software is a product developed by Symantec Corporation. It can detect and eliminate almost all types of computer viruses. It comes in different packages according to needs of the users. You can get it installed on your computer for different subscription periods. You have to renew its subscription every time when it expires [...]