March

Mar 5 2009

MacMerc.TV– TextExpander


Get more from every keystroke with Smile On My Mac’s TextExpander. Rick Yaeger puts the Preference Pane through its paces in this edition of MacMerc.TV.

Click for special offer»

Be sure to subscribe to MacMerc.TV in iTunes to get the latest edition as soon as it becomes available. We offer an iPod version and an HD one for AppleTV.

If you have ideas (software you’d like featured or tech concepts you’d like explained) for future episodes of MacMerc.TV, send me an email.

A few notes:»

    If you decide to register TextExpander, use the code MACMERC09 when you check out and you’ll get 20% off!! This offer is only good until March 31, 2009, so hurry!!

    Powered by Hackadelic Sliding Notes 1.6.5
    • The photos I posted to my blog were taken for me as a favor by my friend and business partner Greg Grunberg.
    • The “crazy long Amazon.com link” I posted to Twitter was for Band from TV’s “Hoggin All The Covers” MacMerc.TV TextExpander, a CD/DVD of Greg’s band. Proceeds from the sale of this album go toward helping a handful of awesome charities and I heartily recommend buying it. These actors can really rock.
    • The exclamation that jumps out of the happy Mac at the end of the show is the logo for the product Greg, August Trometer and I are bringing to the iTunes App Store: Yowza!!.
    Powered by Hackadelic Sliding Notes 1.6.5

    By admin • MacMerc.TV, macmerctv, News • Comments Off • Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

    Feb 2 2009

    Apple plans the official obsolescence of a few of their older Macs

    deadg4 20090202 205002 Apple plans the official obsolescence of a few of their older MacsOn March 17th, the following items will be officially deemed “vintage” or “obsolete” in Asia-Pacific, Canada, Europe, Japan, Latin America, the United States and retail Apple Stores. After that date, Apple will not provide service parts or documentation for these products and the items cannot be sent in as Mail-In Repairs to AppleCare Repair Centers. Time to hit your parents up for some new tech, boys and girls.

    Here’s the “vintage” list:

    • Xserve RAID

    • Xserve (Slot Load)
    • Xserve (Cluster Node)

    …and here’s the “obsolete” list:

    • PowerBook G4
    • Power Mac G4 (Digital Audio)
    • Power Mac G4 (Quicksilver)
    • Macintosh Server G4 (Digital Audio)
    • Macintosh Server G4 (Quicksilver)

    Yup, the G4s are almost done as far as Apple support is concerned.

    What’s the difference between “vintage” and “obsolete”? It’s kind of a legal thing. Service parts for vintage products are only available to repair older Apple products purchased in the state of California, as required by statute.There is no difference between vintage and obsolete products anywhere else.

    Note:

    By admin • apple, General News, News • Comments Off • Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

    Nov 19 2008

    Frenzic, one of the most addictive games ever, as it was meant to be played…on the iPhone

    FrenzicIndex 20081119 183402 Frenzic, one of the most addictive games ever, as it was meant to be played...on the iPhoneFrenzic by the Iconfactory & ARTIS Software has always been a cool game: you race against the clock to strategically position pie wedges in available spots gaining points and power ups as you go. It’s been available on the Mac since March of 2007 but I had a better chance of resisting its addictive pull because the mouse and keyboard just aren’t the best method of input for a game like this. Frenzic is a “put that THERE!” kind of game…a game that begs to be instructed with the point of a demanding finger.

    …and now Frenzic has come to the platform that can do it right–the iPhone and iPod touch.

    frenzicaddict 20081119 182906 Frenzic, one of the most addictive games ever, as it was meant to be played...on the iPhoneA little while ago I was asked to test out Frenzic for iPhone
     Frenzic, one of the most addictive games ever, as it was meant to be played...on the iPhone while it was still in beta and I teased my Flickr friends with the picture shown here. This is what a typical iPod touch will look like shortly after installing Frenzic…the tell tail seven spot fingerprint pattern is unmistakable. It’s the sign of an addict.

    Frenzic is now available from the Apple App Store for USD$4.99, but be warned it pays back more than that in fun while making your free time vanish.

    Note:

    By admin • gaming, Geek News, News • Comments Off • Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 »