Mac: One of the problems with playing a big playlist in Rdio or iTunes is that it’s hard to get a quick glimpse at what’s playing without opening the app or right-clicking the icon. If you’d like graphical representation, Skip Tunes sits in your menu bar and controls all three of those apps. More »
Building a hackintosh — that is, installing Mac OS X on non-Apple hardware — used to require extremely restricted hardware choices and quite a bit of know-how. Now your options are vast and the installation process is fairly simple. With that in mind, here is our always up-to-date guide to building a hackintosh that will walk you through purchasing compatible parts, building your machine, and installing OS X all on your own. Thanks to a new process, it’s even easier than before. More »
Mac: Software bundles are a great way to pick up new apps at a huge discount, and MacBundler’s latest offering is no exception. It offers up a number of useful and fun media apps, plus a few practical downloads for your notes, finances, automation and computer-cleaning needs. Here’s the entire list, how much they normally cost, and what each app can do: More »
If you don’t like the way your keyboard is laid out, a keyboard remapper can change it. There are only a few for Mac OS X, and the lack of development on many of your options makes your choice pretty easy. Regardless, KeyRemap4Macbook would rise to the top thanks to numerous remapping options, customisability and helpful bonus features. More »
Mac: When you’re working on a big project and consistently using a few specific folders, it’s nice to have a quick and simple way to access them. You can toss the folder in your Finder favourites, but if you’re looking for an automated solution, TopHat Folder Menu stuffs your most-used folders into the menu bar for quick access. More »
We noted yesterday that the new Snow Leopard update breaks Rosetta and that a group of high-schoolers had released a third-party fix. Fortunately, the wizards of Cupertino have either corrected this problem themselves or used the third-party fix — either way, the newest version of that update (Security Update 2012-001 v1.1) is now available on Apple’s site or using the Software update function. More »
It’s a sad fact of life that over time, all of our computers get a little bit slower. Before you start shelling out for a new machine, take some time this weekend to perform some maintenance tasks, upgrade a single piece of hardware, or even overclock your machine for a little speed boost. More »
If you’ve ever imported a couple hundred photos from your camera, you know the most common file names a camera uses are essentially meaningless. If you want a quick and easy way to find and replace specific parts of a file name, FreshBatch is a lightweight tool that does just that. More »
There are plenty of services that promise to keep your passwords safe, secure and synchronised across devices behind a single master password that you can remember, but Dashlane is a new service that does that, audits those passwords for strength, saves your form information for quick entry on new websites and even keeps track of the purchases you make with that information so you can see it all in one view — one that’s only available to you, not even Dashlane employees. More »
Apple updated OS X to version 10.7.3 today, which fixed a number of minor issues — but caused many big ones with some users. If you’re finding that apps are crashing as soon as you launch them, here’s how to fix it. More »
