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Mon, 08/30/2010 - 19:40

Resize Images With Automator

Mon, 08/30/2010 - 19:40
Last week I told you how to use Automator to convert a bunch of iPhoto images to black and white. This prompted similar questions from forum visitors Macnutjohn...



IPhoto - Black & White - Photography - Photographers - Shopping

Hide an App's Dock Icon

Mon, 08/30/2010 - 19:10
OS X's Dock is a great way to organize the apps you use most commonly (as well as any others you might have open). But it can get cluttered quickly...



Operating system - Dock - Icon - Utilities - Mac OS

Cloud2go Brings Integrated File Sharing to IPhone, IPod Touch

Mon, 08/30/2010 - 18:50
The iPhone and iPod touch have a wealth of options for sharing files online, whether you need a collaborative service like Box.net or a Twitter app to broadcast...



iPhone - IPod Touch - Twitter - Box.net - Smartphones

Upcoming App Lets You Play StarCraft on Your IOS Device

Mon, 08/30/2010 - 18:50
Blizzard's long-awaited StarCraft II may soon find its way to your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad, thanks to a particularly enterprising indie developer.



iPhone - StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty - IPod Touch - IPad - StarCraft

DIY USB Typewriter: What’s Obsolete Is New Again?

Mon, 08/30/2010 - 18:45
A do-it-yourself USB typewriter keyboard lets you combine ancient hardware with the latest in computing technology, giving you a satisfying--if archaic--typing experience on your iPad and beyond.



Universal Serial Bus - IPad - Do it yourself - USB - Hardware

AMD Says Goodbye to the ATI Brand

Mon, 08/30/2010 - 18:40
After 25 years of existence, the ATI brand is getting the boot from AMD.



ATI Technologies - Advanced Micro Devices - Brand - Radeon - Graphics processing unit

Xbox Live Pricing Takes a Hike, But Not The Right Kind

Mon, 08/30/2010 - 17:45
Microsoft says it will raise Xbox Live pricing across all tiers effective November, but offers a conciliatory reduced one-year price for current members.



Microsoft - Xbox - Xbox Live - Games - Video Games

Apple Now Shipping IPad Within 24 Hours

Mon, 08/30/2010 - 17:30
Customers have had to deal with extended shipping wait times for the iPad pretty much since the Wi-Fi iPad began shipping on April 3, but Apple's production...



Apple - IPad - Wi-Fi - Apple II - Macintosh

PadTab Hangs Your IPad on the Wall

Mon, 08/30/2010 - 17:30
If you're looking for another way to hang your iPad prominently on the wall, the newly announced PadTab might be worth a look. It works on any flat surface, and...



IPad - Apple - Shopping - PadTab - Germany

Clearwire Launches Rover Prepaid Brand

Mon, 08/30/2010 - 17:20
Clearwire branched out in its WiMax mobile data service on Monday, launching a prepaid brand called Rover.



WiMax - Clearwire - Verizon - Business - Sprint Nextel

RIP ATI: AMD Rebrands Graphics Products

Mon, 08/30/2010 - 17:03
AMD is pulling the plug on the ATI name, rebranding the Radeon and Firepro product lines in anticipation of the upcoming launch of the new Fusion technology which merges processor and graphics on a single chip.



Radeon - ATI Technologies - Advanced Micro Devices - AMD Fusion - ATI

Why Oracle is Right to Sue Google

Mon, 08/30/2010 - 16:31
Analysis: Oracle's Android lawsuit is just the first step in the long-awaited resurrection of the Java platform.



Java - Oracle - Google - Oracle Corporation - Databases

Time for a Web Do-Not-Track List?

Mon, 08/30/2010 - 16:06
Analysis: It may be time to ban Is "ad-stalking," which serves up ads based on your earlier travels around the web.



Stalking - Crime - Prevention - Facebook - Recreation and Sports