Category Archives: Apple Computing

Apple iTunes App Store Downloads at 450 million to go until 25 Billion

The Apple iTunes App Store, long a point of pride with Apple is now reaching the 25 billion App download mark since it’s inception.  For one lucky user, that 25 Billion mark equals $10,000 USD in downloads from the store as a reward for downloading the 25 billionth download.  For the rest of the users, [...]

Don’t Run With a Plasma Sword Upgraded to Version 1.1.1

Program:    Don’t Run With a Plasma Sword Cost:  Currently Free! Publisher: XperimentalZ Games URL:     http://www.xperimentalzgames.com/ Don’t Run With a Plasma Sword (DRWAPS for short )is a high paced action game in which you are out to save the world from the alien invaders.  You jump, slide, dive and run through the levels, gathering stars, killing [...]

Beatles Ringtones Now Available in iTunes Store

The Beatles, the most popular band of all time, is now on your ringtone.   That is that you can now download the ringtones from the iTunes store.  According to the release statement, the ringtones will be available globally.  The Beatles made their albums available in September 2011, quickly shooting to number one on the charts [...]

Is Microsoft Office Suite for the iPad Really Here?

A photo on the Daily, a news site covering a variety of topics, claims to be the next generation Microsoft Office Suite for the iPad.  While not all that far fetched since One Note was released for the iPad, the fact that Microsoft would want to go beyond the On Live concept with their iPad [...]

Twitter App for iOS Updated

Twitter has updated their App for iOS to version 4.1.   The new version moves the App in line with the direction the website has been moving in recent months, adding more functionality including: Swipe shortcut Copy and paste for tweets and profiles Press and hold actions on links in tweet details Font size settings Direct [...]

FlightGear Version 2.6.0 Released

The latest version of the open source FlightGear flight simulator has been released.   Version 2.6.0 includes a number of improvements primarily in the handling of AI type aircraft, making load times faster as well as the CPU cost per AI aircraft much lower. FlightGear Version 2.6.0 is available for free download and is available for [...]

Apple Updates Printer and Scanner Software

Apple has released an update for the Printer and Scanner Software for Mac OS X Lion and Mac OS X V.10.6 based systems.  The update has fixes and patches for printers from: Apple Brother Canon Epson Fuji Xeron Gestetner HP InfoPrint Infotec Lanier Lexmark NRG Ricoh Samsung Saving Xeron, Tektronix You can download the driver [...]

An A.P.P.L.E. Review: AirServer — Play Videos from iPad to TV

Program:   AirServer Mac Cost:          $7.99 Platform:  Mac OS X 10.7.3 System:     Mac Mini URL:          http://www.airserverapp.com This month’s review is one of the more useful utilities we have found in a while.  Not exactly new or the latest and greatest, however, the App does what it claims to do and we figured this one deserved a [...]

Apple Unveils Mac OS X Mountain Lion Preview

Apple Inc. is giving users a bit of an advanced look at what the next version of Mac OS X will look like.  The Mac OS X Mountain Lion Website gives a few hints and also allows members of the developers program to download beta versions of the OS.  The Developers Program login requires membership [...]

A Public Sneak Peek At Messages from Mac OS X Mountain Lion

While the preparations for Apple’s next major OS upgrade have gone on quietly for some time now, the way Apple is treating its latest addition to the Apps of Mac OS X is anything but quiet.   Messages is Apple’s new app which allows users to “send messages to any Macintosh, iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch.” [...]