Showing posts with label Mac. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mac. Show all posts

10 Dec 2012

10 Mac Apps Every New iMac Users Should Download

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Apple's new iMacs are finally came out. The brand-new Mac is just 5mm thick at its edge around the display and having 21.5-inch display and offers an Intel Core i5 processor to start as standard equipment. Although it also comes standard with a hard-disk drive, customers can upgrade to Apple's Flash storage, which delivers better performance but a bit less storage capacity.Price of  the new Mac is $1299 .Here Gizmolab Posting Top 10 apps for all Mac Users a nice selection (Every Mac users should buy this Apps)
Apple's Keynote:

PowerPoint might get all the attention in the presentation space, but Apple's Keynote is arguably a better program. Keynote comes with more design ideas and typically delivers a better overall viewing experience than Microsoft's chief competitor. That said, it's in the Mac App Store for $19.99, so it's a bit expensive.

Window Tidy:
Are you searching for an app that helps you look at all your open windows at one time without being forced to switch back and forth? Window Tidy does the trick. The application lets users see all open windows in one pane and move and resize them as needed. Window Tidy, which is available for free, is simple, but it's a great way to increase productivity.

 Apple's iBooks Author:
Apple's free iBooks Author app was unveiled earlier this year. The program allows aspiring authors to create their own books and add a host of multimedia functions, including videos, interactive photos and more. It's a must-see for anyone looking to be (digitally) published.

Aperture:
At $79.99, Aperture is one of the more expensive applications in this roundup. However, for that price, customers are getting quite a bit, including advanced photo editing, the ability to quickly refine images and more. Aperture is a nice tool for aspiring photographers.

 iMovie
Do you have some home movies you want to turn into entertaining videos for all to see? Apple's iMovie might just be what's needed. The application, which costs $14.99, includes simple video-editing features, but it includes a host of nice options, such as effects and audio overlays. It also comes with a "trailer" feature and enables users to see a full-length video.

 Caffeine:
As new iMac owners will quickly realize, Apple's Mac App Store is filled with simple, but useful, apps. And Caffeine is one such program. The free application puts an icon on the right side of the menu bar, giving users the option whenever they wish to stop the Mac from automatically going to sleep or dimming the screen. It's especially useful for presentations and when viewing videos.

 Fuze:
Fuze, another free application, is designed with enterprise users in mind. The application allows users to hold high-definition meetings from their Macs. In addition, it supports audio conferencing and a digital laser pointer to pinpoint key aspects of a presentation. It's not overly powerful, but it might be worth checking out for smaller companies.

Fantastical:
Fantastical has been a Mac staple for years. The application, which retails for $9.99, is arguably the best event calendar on the Mac, keeping users fully up-to-date with everything going on in their lives. Apple's Calendar app is fine, but it's no Fantastical.

 DaisyDisk:
As folks start adding files and media to their new iMacs, they're going to quickly find that the 1 terabyte of storage isn't nearly as much as they thought. That's where DaisyDisk comes in. The application lets users see a visual representation of the storage available on their hard drives and quickly remove files and folders that are taking up too much space. It's a great utility for $9.99.

1Password:                                                                                        
Apple's Macs are viewed as quite secure. However, no operating system can protect folks from making poor decisions online. With 1Password, iMac owners can save usernames and passwords and create extremely strong passkeys for all sites. In order to input information, users need only to input a single password, regardless of the page, and 1Password takes care of the rest. The app is the most full-featured password program out there and, at $34.99, is actually worth the price.
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26 Oct 2012

Apple Launching it's New iMac on November 2012

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Apple is going to introduce it's new iMac in this year of November with all new elegant design, New features and powerful performance, Creating the stunning thin design of the new iMac took some equality stunning feats of technology innovation, The re-engineered everything about it from the inside out specifications.

The Latest Intel Processors:
iMac Powered by third-generation Intel Core processors, the new iMac is fastest yet. Every model in the lineup comes standard with a quard-core intel core i5 processor, starting at 2.7GHz and topping out at 3.2Ghz.

Brilliant Display:
Brilliance onscreen, gorgeous widescreen display ever better by making it 75 percent less reflective. And by re-architecting the LCD and moving it right up against the cover glass. So you can seeyour photographs, games, movies in vivid colors.




The Latest Intel Processors:
iMac Powered by third-generation Intel Core processors, the new iMac is fastest yet. Every model in the lineup comes standard with a quard-core intel core i5 processor, starting at 2.7GHz and topping out at 3.2Ghz.

High-performance feature technologies:
iMac includes third-generation intel core processors, the very latest NVIDIA graphics, thunderbolt, and ground breaking new storage options, the thinnest iMac yet.

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22 Oct 2012

Apple drops Java after experts warn Mac users on its security

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Apple has always taken their customers security issues very seriously. Because of this they have taken another step towards making OS X safer on the web. 

An update released recently removes the Java plugin from all Mac-compatible browsers installed on the system.Apple has said that they are removing old versions of Oracle Corp's Java software from Internet browsers on the computers of its customers when they install the latest update to its Mac operating system.

Apple had previously included Java with installations of Mac OS X. Now Apple has made the latest move in an announcement on its support site. It said that customers need to obtain Java directly from Oracle if they want to access web content written the widely used programming language. 

Java is a computer language that enables programmers to write one set of code to run on virtually any type of machine. It is widely used on the Internet so that Web developers can make their sites accessible from multiple browsers running on Macs or Microsoft Windows PCs.Two years ago both companies said they had agreed that Apple would one day stop providing Java software to Mac customers and that would ask Oracle to take on that responsibility. They did not provide a date for that transition.
Apple is implementing that change in the wake of a Java security scare that prompted some security experts to caution computer users to only use Java on an as-needed basis.
Java has been to root cause of a number of malware scares, including the Flashback Trojan that infected an estimated 600,000 Macs back in April. At the time the blame for this attack was viewed by most as an Apple issue. Then, in August, another serious vulnerability found in the platform that put millions of Windows and Mac users at risk from hackers.
Most experts agree that unless you absolutely, positively need Java, the best thing that you can do is to disable it. Chances are that you won’t even notice that it’s gone. This update from Apple makes it simple for Apple users to do just that.Some security experts in Europe discovered Java bugs in late August that hackers had exploited to launch attacks. It took Oracle several days to release an update to Java to correct those flaws.According to security experts the removal of Java from Mac browsers reduces the risks of an outside browser based attack.
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15 Oct 2012

Apple Planning to Launch 13-Inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display at a coming Event

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According to the 9to5mac Apple is going to announce Their 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro along with the iPad Mini at a coming event.

This new 13-inch MacBook Pro with a Retina Display is thinner and lighter enclosure when we compare with the already released 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display.

The new 13-inch MacBook Pro will be available in multiple(Two) configurations, with different processors and storage.

According to the sources 13-inch MacBook Pro with a Retina Display will be sold at a higher price like Macbook Pro 15-inch with a Retina display model.
Source:9to5mac
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22 Aug 2012

How to Automatically Shutdown or Start Up a Computer (Windows or Mac)

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Automatically Power ON or OFF a PC
The first thing we’ll show you is how to start up a Windows PC at a pre-determined time. Unfortunately, no application can actually perform this task if the machine is shut down, so the only way to do it is by messing with BIOS settings:

  1. Restart the PC and repeatedly press the “DEL” key right after the black screen.
  2. Navigate to the power options and depending on the BIOS version (some may not even allow it), you should find a function for automatically start-up. For my case it was “Resume by Alarm”.
  3. Enable the option and set the date and hour when you wish to start up the computer.
  4. Save and exit.
The other way around can be done by messing with the Task Manager or, using a third-party app. We’re going to take the second variant, as it offers more options and it’s user-friendly.

Using Sleepwalker:

Sleepwalker can configure Windows to manually shut down, restart, hibernate, log off, power down the monitor or simply run the screensaver, by taping a desired keyword combination. For example, you could use CTRL+ALT+P to shut the monitor and Y+ALT+M to run the screensaver. All these tasks can also be performed automatically by setting some ground rules. Sleepwalker has a few modes which can be quite useful:
  • Timer - perform actions after a certain amount of time or at a specific hour, only on weekends, in a certain day of the week or just once.
  • Idle - shut the computer after it has been idle for a specific amount of time.

On a Mac:

Things on a Mac can be done simpler because a dedicated function is implemented, but for those wishing to use it on laptop, the machine has to be connected to a power source for the procedure to work.
  1. Go to System Preferences -> Energy Saver.
  2. Click on the Schedule button.
  3. Check the “Start up or wake” box to configure when the machine turns on and the box beneath it to schedule restarts, shut downs or sleeps.
  4. Click OK to confirm.
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