Today in the MacNN forums members discussed what Mac models can run OS X 10.6, click here to read more. Also today Forum Regular Nergol was looking for hard drive recommendations in the thread titled "1TB Drive: Samsung SpinPoint or WD Caviar Blue?"
CoSoSys has updated their portable data security solution EasyLock to version 2.0, bringing with it cross-platform support for Mac, Windows and openSUSE and Ubuntu flavors of Linux. The program uses 256-bit AES encryption (CBC-mode) to turn any mobile drive into a secure data vault. Version 2 also sports a re-written user interface focusing on ease of use. The program can run off the USB or portable drive itself, requiring no installation or admin password.
At Apple's online store today save on a variety of refurbished Apple products from iPads and iPods to MacBook Pros. Starting at $399, after a $130 discount, is the refurb. 16GB iPad with Wi-Fi + 3G. The 32GB iPad 2 with Wi-Fi is available as well in both white or black for $499. At the top of the iPad pricing scale is the refurb. 64GB iPad 2 with Wi-Fi + 3G in black or white for $729 after a $100 price break.
At Apple's online store today there is a wide selection of refurbished Macs for $1000 or less. At the low end of the pricing scale is the refurb. Mac mini with a 2.3GHz Intel dual-core i5 processor, 2GB of RAM and a 500GB hard drive, now only $519. For a little more, $699, is the refurb. Mac mini with a 2.5GHz Intel Dual-Core i5 processor, 4GB of RAM and a 500GB hard drive.
Today at Apple's online store save on refurbished Macs, iPads and more. The Mac mini with a 2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 4GB of RAM and dual 500GB hard drives is now priced at $749 after a $150 price break. The refurb. 21.5-inch iMac with a 3.06GHz Intel Core i3 processor, 4GB of RAM and a 500GB hard drive is now $929, down $170 from the original MSRP.
Yesterday in the MacNN forums NobleMatt started a thread looking for a way to cahnge the name of the iCal account from which an invite is coming from, and has yet to find a solution. Forum members discuss RedSnow in this thread started by besson3c earlier this week.
Logitech has introduced the Cube for Mac or PC, combining some of the functions of a mouse with a presenter. The device is not much larger than a Zippo lighter, and will fit comfortably in a shirt pocket. In mouse mode, a user can use swipe gestures across its main panel to scroll down a slide using Logitech’s FlowScroll tech.
Hitachi has introduced a slew of new hard drive solutions for Macs ahead of CES 2012. Among the options for Mac users include new internal hard drives as well as desktop and mobile hard drive solutions. The new drives range variously in capacity from 750GB through to 8TB.
Yesterday in the MacNN forums, Forum Regular scip was looking for a way to do a clean install of Lion on a mid 2011 Mac model without having the internet. Mac Enthusiast mkral has been having trouble with appointments in Outlook disappearing and has turned to the forums for some advice.
Today at Apple's online store save big on refurbished Macs starting as low as $519 for a Mac mini originally released in June 2010, it features a 2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 4GB of RAM and dual 500GB hard drive. Currently iPad models start as low as $399 for the first generation iPad with Wi-Fi, and go up to $729 for the refurb. 64GB iPad 2 with Wi-Fi +3G.
Today in the MacNN forums one Fresh-Faced Recruit is running a Mac mini server with Lion at the office and has a few questions in the thread titled "adding badge notification to a folder." Senior User MacNNUK is looking for a way to record every site they download from, click here to read more.
At Apple's online store save on refurbished Macs starting at $749. The refurbished Mac mini with a 2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 4GB of RAM, dual 500GB hard drives and Snow Leopard Server has been reduced by $150 to $749. A $300 price break is available on the 11.6-inch MacBook Air with a 1.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 2GB of RAM and 128GB flash storage, now $799.
A Google administrator, Clay Caviness, who works with the search giant's internal "Macintosh Operations" team, has announced that the company will be releasing a range of tools that it uses to manage its Mac machines. The company has added a "macops" page on its project hosting site, where the utilities and scripts will be posted in the future.
Today in the MacNN forums vinodkalpaka has a question about using Mac mini with Lion Server with computers running Windows, read more and join in here. Yesterday one Fresh-Faced Recruit started a thread looking for advice on a printer problem in the thread titled "USB to Centronics adapter not working??" click here to join in.
Mozilla has posted the final version of Firefox 9 for Windows, Mac and Linux machines, following five weeks of testing in the beta channel. As expected, the release brings type-inference support that is said to significantly improve JavaScript load time for complex pages, along with expanded support for HTML5 and CSS standards.
Rumors that Apple is to launch a MacBook Pro with a Retina display have surfaced, and MacNN forum goers were quick to jump on the topic, click here to read more or join in. Earlier this week one Fresh-Faced Recruit started a thread looking for some help with MacBook Air iSight problems.
Microsoft's Windows operating system has experienced a slight surge in usage share from October to November, according to recent numbers published by data analytics company Chitika. The 1.4-percent gain negates Windows' slight slide in share between August and September, while pushing down competing desktop platforms and mobile operating systems.
Today at Apple's online store save big on refurbished Macs starting as low as $519 for a Mac mini originally released in July 2011, it features a 2.3GHz Intel Core i5 processor, 2GB of RAM and a 500GB hard drive. A $100 price drop is available on the refurb. Mac mini with a 2.5GHz Intel dual core i5 processor, 4GB of RAM and a 500GB hard drive, now $699.
Today at Apple's online store save on these five refurb. Macs for less than $1000. First on the list is the Mac mini with Snow Leopard Server, a 2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 4GB of RAM and dual 500GB hard drives, now $749 after a $150 price break. For $100 more is the refurb. Mac mini with Lion Server, a 2.0GHz Intel quad-core i7 processor, 4GB of RAM and dual 500GB hard drives, now $849.
Days after the completion of the last Humble Bundle offer, developer Jeffrey Rosen has launched a new promotion, dubbed the Humble Introversion Bundle. As with previous offers, buyers set their own price for the bundle, which this time includes four games from Introversion (with an option to get two more games). All games work natively on all major platforms (Mac, Windows, Linux) and are DRM-free. The money raised is split according to the buyers' wishes.
Yesterday one Fresh-Faced Recruit started a thread asking if others thought a MBP might make a good desktop computer after the recent death of their PC. Also yesterday David2213 had some questions about documents on iPad in this thread.
Today in the MacNN forums one Forum Regular started a thread looking for some suggestions about what to do with a MBP that isn't running Lion very well, join in here. "Insider asks "What feature should Apple add to iCoud?" in this thread started earlier this week.
Save big on refurbished Macs today at Apple's online store, like this $100 price break on a refurb. Mac mini with a 2.5GHz Intel dual-core i5 processor, 4GB of RAM and a 500GB hard drive, now $699. For a little bit more, $749, is the refurb. Mac mini with Snow Leopard Server, a 2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 4GB of RAM and dual 500GB hard drives.
Qualcomm Atheros just announced the release of the Skifta 1.0 Android app (free, Android Market) that will allow users to stream content from their Android devices or saved on the cloud to any DLNA-compatible device. It will offer a Channel library, that will let users access content from their Picasa, Photobucket, Soma.fm, Napster, ShoutCast, Revision 3 and TED Talks accounts or service, among others, without launching those apps separately.
Today in the MacNN forums one Grizzled Veteran has "A couple questions about iOS multi-tasking and data usage …" and has turned to the forums for some advice. Also today forum goers express their angst about issues with Safari in iOS 5 in this thread.
Apple is allegedly preparing to refresh its MacBook Pro notebook lineup sometime next week, unnamed sources have told 9to5Mac. Several recent reports appear to corroborate the same rumor, though the latest details suggest the launch event may be imminent.
Today in the MacNN forums The Godfather started this thread discussing T-Mobile's new "no contract" 4G plans. Also today members continue to discuss moving User folders to a second hard drive in this thread started last month by GSixZero.
A company called Joypad has released a self-title free app for the iPhone that turns it into a Wi-Fi, ad-hoc or Bluetooth synced controller for some popular retro-style games, including Super Mega Worm, Vertex Blaster and others. The app offers multi-button presses, five controller layouts (with support for additional ones), accelerometer and multi-player support as well as options for retro gaming. Joypad supports select iOS as well as Mac or Windows games.
Concern over the security of OS X Lion has popped up recently in the MacNN forums when one forum goer posted a link to an article about one Aussie researcher who cracked OS X Lion passwords, click here to read more and join in. The conversation about discontent with OS X Lion continues in the thread titled "restoring 10.6 after Lion?"
Apple's online store today has a selection of refurbished Macs at reduced prices. They start at $749 for the refurb. Mac mini with Snow Leopard Server, a 2.66Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 4GB of RAM and dual 500GB hard drives. For just a little more, $849, is the refurb. 13.3-inch MacBook with a 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 2GB of RAM and a 250GB hard drive.
Yesterday in the MacNN forums Dex13 started a thread looking for some guidance on what to do after an apparent disk failure in 10.5, click here to read more. Also yesterday one Mac Elite asked if there was a way to use an iMac as a screen for a Mac mini in the thread titled "strange question about a Mac Mini and an old iMac."
Portland, Oregon-based mSeven Software has announced the launch of mSecure 3.0, a cross-platform password and security manager for Mac, Windows, iOS and Android systems. The new version offers 17 pre-categorized groups for passwords, as well as the ability to generate new custom groups and favorites for fast access. It also features improved data security when syncing with "cloud"-based services such as Dropbox and (when available) iCloud.
Embarcadero Technology has launched a "CPU and GPU powered" rapid application development environment called FireMonkey aimed at business developers who need video and 3D, animation, interactive data visualization and enterprise-level database connectivity with native performance for Mac, Windows and iOS. By being able to leverage the native GPU, the program creates apps with scalable vector graphics, UI components and powerful image effects.
Today in the MacNN forums, one Mac Enthusiast started a thread looking for some rumors about when the next iPad might be available. Earlier this week, one forum goer asked "Is an MBA wrong for someone who wants to multiboot?" click here to read more and join in.
OfficeTime.net has updated its OfficeTime time-tracking software for Mac and Windows, as well as launched a version of the app for iOS devices. The new version of the desktop app improves speed and file opening, can optionally import contacts from Outlook (in the Windows version of OfficeTime) and now does automatic hourly, daily, weekly and monthly backups. The iOS version works with iPad, iPod Touch and iPhone comes in a regular and free edition.
Brother International has announced a new range of low-cost small-office or home-office All-in-One (AiO) color inkjet printers ranging from $100 to $150 that feature Mac and Windows software, a front-loading four-cartridge ink system, free phone technical support and (coming at the end of the year) mobile device remote printing options. The flagship model offers built-in two-sided printing and CD/DVD direct printing, along with direct uploading to select websites.
A mix of simulation game and action sports title, indie developer New Star Games have made New Star Soccer 5 for Windows and Mac available for download. Featuring retro-style graphics and play, sport humor and a free-to-play model with over 5,000 registered players, New Star Soccer 5, the latest instalment in the series lets players live the life of a young soccer star, gaining skills and pursuing other leisure activities as well.
Today in the MacNN forums one Professional Poster started a thread discussing an App called BetterTouchTool click here to read more. Also today one forum goer noticed that Bluetooth devices behave differently with Lion and is wondering if anyone else has noticed these differences.
Today at Apple's online store save on a wide selection of refurbished Mac models, like the refurb. iMac starting at only $889 for a 21.5-inch model with a 3.06GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 4GB of RAM and a 500GB hard drive. Or save $550 on the refurb. 21.5-inch iMac with a 3.06GHz processor, 4GB of RAM and a 1TB hard drive, now only $949.
Apple has expanded the Mac and iOS App Stores to reach another 33 countries, most of them in the Caribbean region, along with a few in Africa, the Mediterranean region and elsewhere. In addition to helping expand iOS device and Mac sales in those regions, the move will also make the iCloud service available to those countries when the service is rolled out this fall.
Apple has continued to achieve strong sales in the US, as one of only two companies to show positive growth from the second quarter of 2010 to the second quarter of this year, according to data collected by research firm Gartner. Mac sales in the US market were up by 8.5 percent, outpacing Apple's closest competitor, Toshiba, which showed gains of just 3.3 percent.
Earlier today in the MacNN Forums, one Fresh-Faced Recruit had a question about purchasing Lion and what computers would be authorized to use it; join in on the conversation here. Yesterday, besson3c started a thread about iTerm2 and made note of a few things he liked about it, click here to join in.
Western Digital has launched an update to its line of Mac-styled MyBook Studio external hard drives. The new units are available with power-conserving WD Caviar Green series hard drives in 1TB, 2TB, and 3TB capacities, and have both FireWire 800/400 and USB 2.0 interfaces. The drives' brushed aluminum exterior helps eliminate the need for an internal fan, which reduces noise and extends drive life. The drives are also compatible with PCs but must be reformatted.
Today in the MacNN forums one member started in a thread looking for someone who can help out with an iPod hard drive problem. One Dedicated MacNNer started a thread looking for some information on what options to look for in a used Mac pro, click here to read more.
Razer has brought out special editions of three keyboards designed specifically for Mac gamers. The BlackWidow, BlackWidow Ultimate, and Anansi keyboards are now available with the standard Mac key layout. These keyboards also incorporate Mac native drivers and, as a result, can be programmed much like their Windows counterparts.
Today in the MacNN forums Mac Elite selowitch started a thread looking for some assistance with video crashes that are causing their Mac to freeze up. Another forum goer seems to be getting iPhone and iMail messages from the year 1969, or blank messages with "No Sender and No Subject" and has turned to the forums to see if anyone else has had similar troubles, click here to read more.
TellTale Games has completed its five-episode run of Back to the Future: The Game, with the fifth chapter now available for Mac, Windows and soon for the iPad. The game series charts a sequel to the blockbuster movie trilogy, continuing the adventures of Doc Brown (voiced by Christopher Lloyd himself) and Marty McFly (voiced by soundalike AJ LoCascio).
Adobe has again issued a security update for a critical issue affecting Adobe Flash Player 10.3 and earlier versions for Macintosh, Windows, Linux, Solaris and Android, just over a week since the previous update. A new memory corruption vulnerability (marked by the company as CVE-2011-2110) can cause a crash and potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system, with reports that the problem has been spotted in the wild.
Today in the MacNN forums one Senior User asks "How do I increase font size on the Finder sidebar?" click here to join in or give some advice. Last week besson3c stared a thread containing a useful tip for disabling any Flash blocking extensions currently running, click here to read more.
Today in the MacNN forums one Dedicated MacNNer has started a thread inquiring about Thunderbolt-ready storage. The summer has hardly begun, but that hasn't stopped forum goers from talking about back to school specials from Apple.
