Did you know that your Mac can be automatically turned on and off at a set time? Let’s say you get to work every day at 9am, you can set your computer to boot few minutes before your arrive, so that the machine is ready to work when you get in. Or if you are [...]
Tag Archives: Mac OS X Lion
New free OS X app: change scrollbars behavior per each app in Lion
January 11, 2012
A new lightweight and very handy utility for Mac OS X Lion, will make a lot of users happy. When Apple introduced Lion, they thought it would have been a good idea to hide the scrollbars. They are still there, but they only appear when you scroll or when you move the mouse over it. [...]
New Apps: Firefox 9 is out and vastly improved
December 20, 2011
Firefox released its browser number 9 one day earlier than expected and after using it all day, I’m positively impressed with its performance. The first thing I’ve noticed is the memory leak issue, always been Achilles’s heel for the browser, finally seems fixed. I have an add-on on Firefox called Memory Restart that warns you [...]
New Apps: Login HD for Mac OS X will customize and secure your lock-screen
December 17, 2011
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Login HD for Mac OS X is a new app that is worth checking out. What the application essentially does is giving users lots of different options when it comes to locking your computer and customizing your locked screen. A good and solid app designed to keep possible intruders out and give users a lot [...]
New Apps: Cocktail 5.0.3 for OS X 10.7 Lion is now available
November 26, 2011
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Cocktail, the very popular maintenance utility for Mac OS X, has been updated and it’s now supporting OS X 10.7 Lion. Cocktail is a simple and very effective tool that will maintain your Mac’s operating system fast and clutter-free. The application serves up a perfect mix of maintenance tools and tweaks, all accessible through a [...]
Mac OS X Lion growth stalling: only 4.5% in October
November 15, 2011
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I don’t know about you but when Mac OS X 10.7 Lion was released, I’ve immediately tried it out. After one week I went back to my loyal Snow Leopard and I’m still on it as I write. It seems I was not the only one to have done that. According to statistics gathered by [...]
How to customize Lion’s Mission Control, Dashboard, Launchpad, Login backgrounds
November 4, 2011
Lion Designer is a great free application for OS X Lion users that will let you change with just a couple of clicks the background images of your Dashboard, Mission Control, Launchpad and more. If you want to easily customize the look of your OS X Lion, this app is what you need. Without the [...]
February 23, 2012
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