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Is your Mac running hot with Lion? Here’s why.;

By Geoffrey Goetz Jul. 28, 2011, 3:32pm PT 11 Comments

After upgrading to Lion on my early 2008 15″ MacBook Pro, I started to notice that the computer was hot to the touch. Really hot. So I started measuring the internal temperature of my Macs to see if there was anything to be truly alarmed about. Read More »

The iPad as a Peripheral Display

By David Klein Feb. 28, 2010, 12:47pm PT 29 Comments

I was thrilled to hear that current apps will be compatible with the iPad, but I’m more excited for apps that haven’t been written yet. Apps for the iPhone and iPod touch are designed for use while being held. There’s an exciting new use case that… Read More »

Beginning Mac: Dashboard

By Jason Guthrie Feb. 11, 2009, 3:00pm PT 7 Comments

When the Mac operating system OS X 10.4 (aka “Tiger”) was first announced, there were two things that I instantly fell in love with: Automator and Dashboard. While Automator is great when you really want to geek out, Dashboard is a great companion for… Read More »

6 Ways to Trick Out Your Mac This Holiday Season

By Lisa Hoover Dec. 10, 2008, 9:00am PT 2 Comments

As you do your holiday decorating this year, don’t forget to trick out your Mac, too. Fortunately, it’s a lot easier than hauling out heavy decorations or hanging 40 miles of outdoor lights in sub-zero temperatures. I am always amazed at the creative widgets people devise and… Read More »

Weekly Widget: MadLibs

By Josh Pigford Apr. 3, 2008, 8:09am PT Comments Off

I remember in Jr. High and High School wasting hours of class time doing madlibs with my classmates. I’m quite positive I learned more reading madlibs than reading Edgar Allen Poe. Fortunately you now can waste your day away doing madlibs right on your Mac thanks… Read More »

Apple Store Status Widget

By Josh Pigford Feb. 22, 2008, 9:12am PT 3 Comments

Apple Store Status View Pingdom’s Apple Store Status. The guys at Pingdom have a released a fun new widget that you can put on your website that automatically gets updated whenever the Apple Store goes down (presumably to add new products). Now you can easily feed your… Read More »

What Widgets Can You Not Live Without?

By Matt Radel Aug. 23, 2007, 10:56am PT 17 Comments

As a former die hard Konfabulator user, it took me some time to get used to Dashboard. I fumed when I couldn’t keep widgets on my desktop at all times (without a terminal hack that is), and generally resisted it. But as time has… Read More »