Macintosh Articles

Does your Mac’s battery not last as long as when it was new? Users experiencing noticeably shorter battery life on a MacBook, MacBook Pro, or MacBook Air can take a few steps to determine it’s health and overall condition. It’s completely normal for…

If your Mac’s CD/DVD drive is dead, you might not have to get a replacement or external drive. All you need is another Mac or Windows PC on your local network so you can remotely access its drive from your Mac. As one of the few components…

Switching from a Windows PC to a Mac is a big step. At first, Mac OS X can seem like a foreign land to folks who have only used Windows in the past. But with an open mind and a little re-training, it’s not so daunting after all. It’s actually pretty exciting!

“The operation can’t be completed because an unexpected error occurred (error code 0).” If you received this message when copying files from your Mac to an external hard drive or USB flash drive, there is a simple explanation. Most external hard drives and…

With just 10 days left till Christmas the clock is ticking fast for procrastinating shoppers. If someone you know has a Mac, one of these 10 hardware accessories will surely be a hit. As a follow-up to our collection of 10 Mac software titles that would make excellent…

Ideally we would all have our Christmas shopping done by now. But that just isn’t the case for most of us, is it? If you’re in a bind trying to figure out what to get the Mac user in your life, these software titles are a good place to start. What could make…

Some owners of the new $99 Apple TV have experienced a frustrating issue when sharing content from their computer. They see an error stating “There are no songs in this library,” even though iTunes Home Sharing is set up correctly. Since the recently-introduced…

Following last year’s successful MacGraPhoto bundle – which featured 7 applications – Apparent Software has put together a bigger collection of quality graphics applications for the same price. As mentioned last year, software bundles aren’t usually posted…

If you’re a neat freak about how windows are sized and positioned on your Mac’s screen, Stay is a new application that will make your life better. It’s especially useful for those who connect to external displays. Obsessive-compulsive types often find…

When the completely redesigned iMovie ’08 came out, a vocal group of users complained that the user interface didn’t include the traditional editing timeline. With Apple’s new iMovie ’11, however, a couple clicks bring the timeline back. Apple touted the…

The Kanex iAdapt HDMI V2 lets Mac users connect their Mini DisplayPort equipped computer to an HDTV, HD projector, or AV receiver. Newer Macs support both audio and video output over a single cable. The evolution of Mini DisplayPort to HDMI adapters…

At this point, iTunes is so much a part of our daily lives that it’s a major event every time Apple touches it. While iTunes 10 is very similar to its predecessors, it still brings some new things to the table. Most of the attention paid to iTunes 10 centers around…