Lion is now available via the App Store, but if you own more than one machine, you probably don’t want to download the 3.74gig installer on each computer. Thankfully, its pretty easy to create a Lion Installer DVD, USB Thumb Drive or SD Card. First, download the Installer via the App store, but don’t run [...]
Key Options Technology, Australia’s Premium Apple Solutions company, is looking for casual engineers to assist with supporting its client base of Windows and Macintosh computers, as well as an increasing role in iOS device support. The ideal candidate would be familiar with Mac OS X Mac OS X Server Windows Server 2003 and 2008 Microsoft Exchange [...]
We’re pleased to announce a special presentation from our friends at KERIO June 2nd, 2011 3-5pm CEO of Kerio, Scott Schreiman and Lead Sales Engineer, John Jones, will be on joining us for a tour of their latest online collaborative tool, Kerio Workspace. Get an under-the-hood look at how Kerio Workspace helps mobile teams store, share, [...]
And on the subject of updates, Apple have updated the current range of iMacs and MacBook Pro’s. Apple has issued several updates for Thunderbolt-equipped iMacs and MacBook Pros. The updates include: Mac OS X v10.6.7 Update for iMac (Early 2011) — includes general OS fixes and improved Thunderbolt device support. 382.56 MB. iMac EFI Update [...]
4.3.3 for iPhone and iPad is out, addressing the location cache controversy. You can now switch off location services and the entire cache of location data will be deleted form your iPhone. iOS 4.3.3 available, contains changes to location database.
One of the nice surprises from yesterday’s iMac update was the $100 drip drop off all models. The new iMacs now start from $1399 RRP. But the new iMacs aren’t the only machines to receive a price drop. Mac Prices Australia notes the entry level Mac Mini is now only $799, which is a saving $100. [...]
Yesterday Apple updated the iMac line of computers, and today we’re starting to see some of the benchmarks and performance boosts the new models have over their predecessors. The best summaries are as follows. TUAW have a great comparison of old and new models. Tidbits have a far geekier, in depth look under the hood. [...]
Probably the most handy Calendar extension for Mac and iPhone is QuickCal, which not only supports a very clean Menubar View similar to CalendarBar; but allows you to enter Calendar appointments and to-do lists in real world language. For instance, typing “Lunch @ 2pm at Big Bite” will create an appointment for lunch at 2pm, [...]
Speaking of Calendars, my favourite Mac App Store purchase so far has been the excellent Calendar Bar (iTunes Link) I can’t remember the exact price, but it was less than a few dollars, and works with iCal, Google, Facebook, and many other calendar services.
I’m a big fan of Fluid App. It allows you to make site specific instances of browsers, which is handy for using web sites as dedicated apps. I personally prefer Google Calendars web interface over iCal, and Command-Tabbing to a Fluid version of gCal makes it easier to manage than searching through 30 [...]
