Category: Apple Computing

Nick Lee (@nickplee on Twitter) has successfully put the Mini vMac Emulator on the Apple Watch.  Running Mac OS 7.5.5, the watch performs as a full blown mac.  However, the speed is rather slow and although it proves the concept, we doubt that there are many people who will have the eyesight to actually read anything but the largest text on the screen.  Still it is a cool proof of concept and well worth the viewing.

WWDC 2015, the 26th edition of Apple, Inc.’s World Wide Developer Conference kicked off in San Francisco with Tim Cook and the Apple Team delivering a number of items to the Developers in Attendance. The annually held WWDC event gives developers around the globe a chance to rub elbows with the Apple Team and to meet other developers. For those of you who were not able to watch the Keynote live, it is now available online at Apple’s website at:…

While we normally do not talk about devices that are not Apple produced, this story of emulation caught our eye.  Corbin Davenport has managed to get the Open Mini VMac III emulator to run on his Android Wear.  While the sight of the old school Mac OS System 6.0.3 booting on an android device might be almost sacrilegious to the true Apple Fan, it is still pretty cool.  However, at the same time, Corbin seems to be a bit finger…

Apple has released an update to their Camera Raw Support package for Yosemite.  Update 6.04 adds RAW Compatibility for the a number of cameras including the following: Canon EOS 5DS* Canon EOS 5DS R* Canon EOS Rebel T6i / 750D / Kiss X8i Canon EOS Rebel T6s / 760D / Kiss 8000D Fujifilm X-A2 Hasselblad CFV-50c Hasselblad H5D-50c Leica C (Typ 112) Nikon 1 S2 Nikon D7200 Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II** Panasonic LUMIX CM1 Panasonic LUMIX DMC-GF7 Pentax MX-1…

For a long time I have been looking for the Apple //c Flat Panel LCD, one of the nicest items on the line. This monitor was short lived as its readability was poor and the item expensive. It was retired early so not many were produced, which is what makes them rare and sought today by collectors. I was lucky enough to be able to secure one, but quickly disappointed when first using it. I am a hands-on person that…

Apple has announced that the Apple Watch, will be available in nine countries on the release date, 24 April 2015.  Those countries include Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, the UK and the US.  Apple has also announced that walkin pickup of the watches will not be available, that you must make a reservation online through the reservation system or pre-order online beginning April 10th. For more information about the forthcoming release, check out the Apple Website at:…

According to a detailed article by Patrick Wardle, OS X with Gatekeeper is vulnerable to attack from applications loading dynamic link libraries (DLLs) that don’t specify a path name. “The operating system looks for the DLL file in a number of well-defined directories. An attacker could thus ‘hijack’ the DLL by placing a rogue DLL file into one of those directories, so that the operating system will find the rogue DLL first….Unfortunately, by abusing a dylib hijack, an attacker can…

Technology continues to March forward each year providing transformations in new levels of power, performance, conveniences in computing.  2015 surely is no different.  Apple will soon make available a familiar but yet radically different design for the computing paradigm.  Apple’s new dictate for computing will become either a love or hate situation.  As you might guess I am referring to Apple’s soon-to-be released Macbook next month.     So what are the issues?  And, why a love or hate sit…

Apples long announced Apple Watch looks to be coming on March 9th.  Apple has an announcement event planned for that day at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater in San Francisco at 10am PDT. Apple also will be live streaming the event over the Internet as they have done with all of their events since Tim Cook took the reins of the company. You can view the live stream using Safari or Apple TV on the day of…

some years ago, I got a //c 9” green monitor, which worked fine for a few months, but I missed the color games. My options were connected to a TV (impractical) and also tried a small LCD monitor without success, as new monitors are 16:9, much more elongated than the traditional 4:3. The best solution was to get a replacement color monitor of the same size. In many forums asked if I could adapt Color Classic Macintosh monitors, Sony televisions…

First impressions of Apple’s up and coming Photos app for OS-X Yosemite were just announced by a number of publications with Apple lifting it’s  embargo for media outlets to publish first impressions and hands-on reviews. the final Photos product will be delivered to Mac users as part of a free software update this spring with the 10.10.3 release of Yosemite. Photos for OS X will be a significant  improvement for users in the Apple ecosystem and will be a familiar experience for most Mac users.  Power…

One might think Apple’s MacbookAir is an incredibly thin machine, and indeed it is.  Well, 2015 is going to be the year Macbook Air  even sees further dramatic change.  The venerable MBA already thin and light will be slimming down further with radical new concepts on the horizon. For starters, Apple will do away with the internal fan.  This will allow quiet operation just like a fanless iPad.   Apple plans to jettison most of the ports on the current Macbook Air .  The…

The Apple II Scans website (http://www.apple2scans.net) has posted two new AppleSource Newsletters/  AppleSource was an Apple dealer centric newsletter produced by Apple Computer Inc. The latest additions include the AppleSource 24 and the non-numbered AppleSource issues. You can download all of the available issues from the Apple II Scans AppleSource page at: http://www.apple2scans.net/magazines/applesource/

Apple released their latest update version of their Yosemite Mac OS X Operating system this week.   10.10.2 includes a number of enhancements and fixes, including : Resolves an issue that might cause Wi-Fi to disconnect Resolves an issue that might cause web pages to load slowly Fixes an issue that could cause Spotlight to load remote email content when this preference is disabled in Mail Improves audio and video sync when using Bluetooth headphones Adds the ability to browse iCloud…

Apple has released an update to iTunes for both Mac and Windows.  Version 12.1 includes a new control widget which allows users to control which song is playing within the notification center.  It also includes fixes which are meant to improve the ability of iOS devices to sync with the desktop. The widget allows users to control the song choice, see which song is playing or to buy new songs or albums from the App store. http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1614?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US

CURVED/labs, a German company has come up with a design for an Anniversary Mac which pays serious homage to the 1984 Mac 128.  Using all of the advances of the past 30 years and the style of the current Apple computers, the Neue Mac designed by CURVED/labs is a hybrid of many items including an SD card slot replacing the floppy disk from the Mac128K. Sadly, this is just a design and no physical machine exists but the design is…

According to data released on the App Store Distribution page of the Apple Developer Support site, adoption of Apple’s latest version of their iOS 8 is now at a 68% of all iOS devices.  The site also says that 96% of the devices are using at least iOS 7 leaving just a miniscule 4% of devices using older iOS’s. It does not go into detail as to the device breakdown so it can only be assumed that the 96% is…

A critical Network Time Protocol issue has been patched by Apple, and is available for OS 10.8 through 10.10.1 via the Mac App Store.  While most Apple updates are user option installable, this particular update is being pushed out by Apple automatically in order to prevent machines from being hi-jacked by hackers.  If you have not seen a notification on your screen, you can install it from the App Store.

Randy Brandt announced the availability of the 30th Anniversary Edition of the Beagle Bros Game I.O. Silver.  According to his posting, “Looks like we made it! The 30th anniversary Edition of Beagle Bros’ I. O. Silver is now available for free download (with in-app purchases) from the Apple store. It’s been a labor of love for the past few years. Please support us by downloading it and giving it a try for free!” I.O. Silver was originally released by Beagle…

Mike Maginnis, the curator of the Apple II Scans website (http://www.apple2scans.net) has made available all of the issues of the Apple /// related Open Apple Gazette online.  The Open Apple Gazette was the newsletter produced by the San Francisco based Apple ///’rs, an Apple /// centric users group. You can download all nine of the issues of the Open Apple Gazette as well as the Promo edition from the Apple II Scans website at: http://www.apple2scans.net/magazines/open-apple-gazette/