Automator is an application developed by Apple for Mac OS X that implements point-and-click (or drag-and-drop) creation of workflows for automating repetitive tasks into batches for quicker alteration, thus saving time and effort over human intervention to manually change each file separately. BUT there are a lot more things you can do on the go with it. Often [...]
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How to resize an image with Automator on a Mac
Intel SSD 320: newest Solid State Drive in town
March 31, 2011
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Intel officially announced the new SSD 320 Series drives yesterday, which feature proprietary Intel SSD processors paired to cutting edge 25nm NAND flash memory. This new family of drives, however, isn’t geared for ultra-high performance. While still fast, the overarching goals with the Intel SSD 320 series were increased reliability and security. Built with 25 nanometer [...]
HOT DEAL: Seagate Barracuda 2 TB $70!
March 31, 2011
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This is the best deal we’ve seen around for this reliable and very popular HDD. SEAGATE BARRACUDA Green will save you time. From the manufacturer: The fastest green drive performance enabled by the industries only 5900 RPM spin speed means the fastest data throughput of and “green” drive on the market. SmartAlign technology means you [...]
Mac OS X 10.6.7 updated for Air
March 31, 2011
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Two weeks after the release of Mac OS X 10.6.7, Apple has issued a supplemental update that patches the latest OS release. The update is specifically for the 13″ MacBook Air model released late last year. The update reportedly fixes an issue that made the devices unresponsive when launching iTunes and clocks in at a tiny 461 KB. You can [...]
How to recover your missing or stolen MacBook
March 30, 2011
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Prey lets you keep track of your phone or laptop at all times, and will help you find it if it ever gets lost or stolen. It’s lightweight, open source software, and free for anyone to use. You’ve just invested a lot of $$$ on your machine. What if you loose it? Or it gets [...]
Pixelmator: an easier and lighter image editor for Mac users
March 30, 2011
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A fast and powerful image editor that’s beautifully designed and easy to use, Pixelmator has all the tools, filters, and effects you need to create, edit, and enhance your images. Pixelmator has set out to become an economic alternative to Adobe Photoshop. For the most part, it accomplishes just that. Some features can dip into [...]
How to free some GB in your Apple OS X
March 29, 2011
You just bought a MacBook Air or you’ve just invested $$$ on a SSD. You’ll find that every byte of storage is now important. Few things can be done to get some storage space back. I do suggest to do a Time Machine back up before deleting stuff…just in case you change your mind later [...]
March 31, 2011
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