Date registered: September 17, 2010
Apr
26
There are an increasing number of Trojan horses online, and that means it’s time for Mac users to saddle up (I couldn’t resist) and start becoming as vigilant as our Windows brethren when it comes to malware. And to be honest, it probably doesn’t matter whether what’s out there is a Trojan, a virus, or …
Jan
11
This month I’m going to consult my crystal ball and lay on you what to expect from Apple and the tech world in 2012. Hang on, this might be a bumpy ride! No more CD/DVD drives—Optical Drives (CD/DVD drives) will disappear completely from all Apple laptops. They’re finished, gone, kaput, history, see ya, wouldn’t wanna …
Jan
11
I am asked all the time, “Patrick, what software do you run on YOUR Macs?” So this month I’m gonna tell you! I’ll run down my favorite utilities, maintenance apps, productivity apps, imaging apps and anything else I can’t live without. So here we go: Dropbox—Dropbox is for the person who needs access to certain …
Jan
11
This month I’m going to talk to you about a variety of Apple stuff, their products, their culture and their future. AppleTV is due for an update and rumors say it’s coming soon. Expect it to include Bluetooth for the remote instead of the current IR system. It’s sure to have the iPad’s and iPhone 4S’s …
Jan
11
Warning: This is going to be a pretty geeky column this month. But I’ll be back to more average fare next month with several good Mac and iPad questions that you, my awesome readers, have sent in. I’m torn, people, torn I tell you. On the one hand, I want to buy a brand …
Aug
25
By now you probably know that Steve Jobs has stepped down as CEO of Apple. Apparently his bouts with cancer have left him unable to continue his life’s work. What none of us can know, however, is what his absence will mean for Apple going forward. You see, Jobs was quite rare as a CEO …
Jul
19
Apple has released their next big jungle cat, Lion AKA OS X 10.7. And while upgrades to OS X are always exciting, there are a few things you need to know before you take the plunge into new Mac OS X nirvana. The first question you need to answer, though, is do you need Lion? …
May
29
I love my new Roku video set-top box and I’m telling everybody I know! You see, I’m a video junkie. Movies, TV shows, concerts, I watch tons of it. My personal video library currently fills up almost half of a 1TB (1000GB) hard drive. I have a Netflix account, I sometimes buy or rent movies …
Jan
15
I get asked this question a lot: Do Macs get viruses? And the answer is yes, they CAN get a virus. All computers can get a virus, because a virus is simply software and all computers run software. But that answer is too simple. A better question is DO Macs get viruses? And the answer …
Jan
15
I’m not actually torn between two lovers, I’ve just been on a nostalgic music kick lately and that one popped up in my iTunes queue. It played a big part of my 6th grade life for a few weeks. Sue me. But I am at loose ends about something and I need to vent. You …