Oh bugger, I found another Mac application that doesn’t play nicely with Snow Leopard. This time it’s GrabUp. GrabUp is a cute little application, resting nicely in the menubar until you need it. What it does, when you need it, is that it takes your screenshot and uploads it in a jiffy to either your … Read more →
I just couldn’t resist, I simply had to install Snow Leopard as soon as I got my hands on it, neglecting to check if my favorite applications and plugins were compatible. I thought, since Snow Leopard has been out with developers for so long, that surely they must have something ready by now. How wrong … Read more →
Don’t you just love myths? Some of them are funny, some of them are hard to believe are not really true and some of them are just…. weird!! One of the best websites ever, HowStuffWorks, has a whole section dedicated to tech myths. Below are my favorite top 5 tech myths about Apple, Google, Microsoft, … Read more →
iPhone users with a Facebook account, launch your App Store and download the latest release of the Facebook app for the iPhone. It has just been released in a 3.0 version. Facebook app developer, Joe Hewitt, has been working on Facebook 3.0 for quite some time. He submitted it to Apple for review on August … Read more →
Today is the big day, August 28th, where Apple releases their new big cat: Snow Leopard. We’re going to see Mac geeks all weekend creating countless of threads on Mac forums about this and that, how great Snow Leopard is, how much it sucks, how many installation problems they had, how easy installation went and … Read more →
James Slater, IT developer with a British firm that specializes in search engine optimization, has found a security vulnerability in the social network, Twitter. The simple act of reading tweets online on twitter.com could cause somebody to steal your login cookie and potentially get access to your Twitter account – or simply redirect you to … Read more →
So, there I was, minding my own business down at the grocery store on my way home from work. I just had to pick up a few items when I spotted this pack of toilet paper from Andrex. I needed toilet paper and I’m always trying to find the ones that are as soft as … Read more →
The day of the catalog is long gone. No longer can companies get away with having a purely physical presence in the marketplace. By that I mean that any company that thinks a catalog, a billboard, or some television advertisements are a sufficient marketing strategy are clearly mistaken.
The original image in this advertisement from Microsoft targeted at IT professionals, shows an Asian man, a black man and a white woman at a meeting. That’s all good, for an ad in the US. But when the same ad goes to Poland, the black guy apparently had to leave his head back home as … Read more →
You’re tech savvy enough to steer clear from hidden viruses and malware inside screensavers, ringtones etc. related to certain celebrities, right? Never the less, if you know somebody that’s not, make sure you send them the link to this post (or use any of the ‘social media’ icons at the bottom) – thank you! The … Read more →
The battery in your shiny new MacBook, or whatever laptop you might be running, is most likely the lithium-ion type battery. Compared to other batteries, lithium-ion batteries carries a lot of energy in a very small space, a one kilogram battery can supply 150 watt for an hour. Lithium-ion batteries degrades over time. No matter … Read more →
Last week I was very close to donating €10 to a 17-year old girl who was injured in an accident here in Malta where a lightning set collapsed and injured her spinal cord. The complete treatment should cost €150,000 and she needs to start treatment as soon as possible, in order to increase her chances … Read more →
Apple is now offering its users the ability to pre-order Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard from the Apple Store. You can get a single-user license for just $29 and a Family pack license (install on up to 5 Mac’s within the same household) for just $49. One should note though, these are Leopard upgrades, … Read more →
I got this one in my e-mail inbox recently, I don’t know from where it originated so I cannot give credit to the creator – but, let’s get on with it and enjoy the pictures! I call dibs on the Smamborghini, just so you know it. Which one do you want? The Smart Car What … Read more →
Are you a blogger? No! Then go become a blogger and return to this post once you get a blog going. Your future readers and blog commentators will love you for it! Yes! Great, are you using WordPress as your blogging platform then? No! Hmm, okay, I hope you’re happy with your current platform. If … Read more →
I’m sure you have seen one or two of those images already, but I received those in my e-mail and found most of them so funny that I just had to share them with you all… I don’t know if they are photoshopped by some creative people or if they are actual commercials from the … Read more →